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During the time period of October 31st to November 24th, 1998, kids were encouraged to mail in a post card to Fox Kids with their vote of their favorite tv show. The winning show would then air a marathon of episodes, thus "taking over the tv". Other prizes for voting included a wide screen TV and 1000 people who sent in postcards would win ''Crash Bandicoot: Warped Video Games''.


The [[Fox Kids Magazine - Winter 1998]] issue had the following full-page ad for the contest:


<player align="right" width="300">YH TVTakeover commercial.mp4</player>
[[File:Fox_Kids_Mag_-_Tv_Take_Over_(small).jpg|524px|thumb|center|Advertisement for the '''Fox Kids TV Takeover'''. The white space in the corner used to be a voting form before I filled it out and mailed it in as a kid ^_~ View a high-res version of the scan [http://yhwiki.com/images/b/b2/Fox_Kids_Mag_-_Tv_Take_Over_%28large%29.jpg here].]]
 
There was also a ''Young Hercules'' commercial filmed specifically for the contest:
 
<mediaplayer width='500' height='300'>http://yhwiki.com/videos/YoungHerculesTVTakeover.mp4</mediaplayer>
 
''Script:''<br>
The very beginning is cut off, but Iolaus said something like, "I have an idea."<br>
'''Hercules:''' Not again.<br>
'''Iolaus:''' We get your ol'Dad Zeusie-baby to rig the TV takeover.<br>
'''Jason:''' That's not fair.<br>
'''Iolaus:''' Fair-shmare.<br>
'''Hercules:''' Listen, we won't need his help. ''[to camera]'' Will we?<br>
'''Iolaus:''' Who are you looking at?<br>
'''Hercules:''' What?<br>
'''Jason:''' Who are you talking to?<br>
'''Hercules:''' Nobody. ''[to camera]'' Shh.<br>
''Hercules leaves. Jason and Iolaus stare at the camera, looking for who Hercules was talking to.''<br>
'''Iolaus:''' Hey, clean your room!<br>


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Revision as of 01:30, 25 August 2011

During the time period of October 31st to November 24th, 1998, kids were encouraged to mail in a post card to Fox Kids with their vote of their favorite tv show. The winning show would then air a marathon of episodes, thus "taking over the tv". Other prizes for voting included a wide screen TV and 1000 people who sent in postcards would win Crash Bandicoot: Warped Video Games.

The Fox Kids Magazine - Winter 1998 issue had the following full-page ad for the contest:

Advertisement for the Fox Kids TV Takeover. The white space in the corner used to be a voting form before I filled it out and mailed it in as a kid ^_~ View a high-res version of the scan here.

There was also a Young Hercules commercial filmed specifically for the contest:

<mediaplayer width='500' height='300'>http://yhwiki.com/videos/YoungHerculesTVTakeover.mp4</mediaplayer>

Script:
The very beginning is cut off, but Iolaus said something like, "I have an idea."
Hercules: Not again.
Iolaus: We get your ol'Dad Zeusie-baby to rig the TV takeover.
Jason: That's not fair.
Iolaus: Fair-shmare.
Hercules: Listen, we won't need his help. [to camera] Will we?
Iolaus: Who are you looking at?
Hercules: What?
Jason: Who are you talking to?
Hercules: Nobody. [to camera] Shh.
Hercules leaves. Jason and Iolaus stare at the camera, looking for who Hercules was talking to.
Iolaus: Hey, clean your room!