{"id":60510,"date":"2024-09-01T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=60510"},"modified":"2024-09-01T17:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:41:42","slug":"1976-japanese-tv-commercial-for-the-national-cougar-2200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/1976-japanese-tv-commercial-for-the-national-cougar-2200\/","title":{"rendered":"1976 Japanese TV commercial for the National Cougar 2200"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1976 Japanese TV commercial for the National Cougar 2200 (aka Panasonic RF-2200 aka National Panasonic DR-22)<\/h1>\n<p>by 13dka<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FvqQ-FXbPbM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=60&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>(The commercial starts at the 1:00 mark. It&#8217;s part of longer video with Japanese commercials from that year, there is a whole collection on YouTube if you like those!)<\/h6>\n<p>Doing some research on other old technical gems from Japan I stumbled upon this 1976 National\/Panasonic TV commercial running on the domestic TV networks back then. While watching, I smiled and thought &#8220;only in Japan&#8230;&#8221; &#8230;it would&#8217;ve been perfectly normal to advertise something like a shortwave receiver in this fun (and funny) way. Anyway, I think RF\/DR\/Cougar 2200 owners and collectors (also the resident one on this blog , the blog owner) may want to have this link in their bookmarks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1976 Japanese TV commercial for the National Cougar 2200 (aka Panasonic RF-2200 aka National Panasonic DR-22) by 13dka (The commercial starts at the 1:00 mark. It&#8217;s part of longer video with Japanese commercials from that year, there is a whole collection on YouTube if you like those!) Doing some research on other old technical gems [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[433,3051,305,3196,288,7349,4796],"tags":[3478,9969,10599,10598,10597,2639],"class_list":["post-60510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mediumwave","category-mobile-shortwave","category-nostalgia","category-portable-radio","category-radio-history","category-tv","category-vintage-radio","tag-analog-tv","tag-commercials","tag-cougar-2200","tag-dr-22","tag-national","tag-panasonic-rf-2200"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fJY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47142,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/mario-spots-a-national-panasonic-cougar-2200-rf-2200-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":0},"title":"Mario spots a National Panasonic Cougar 2200 (RF-2200) on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"January 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi, who notes a National Panasonic Cougar RF-2200 that's currently available on eBay. The Cougar is an Asian version of the venerable Panasonic RF-2200. This model appears to have an original box in great shape. The price is steep, though at roughly US\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41892,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/a-look-back-memories-of-the-panasonic-rf-2200-and-its-sibling-the-national-panasonic-dr22\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":1},"title":"A Look Back: Memories of the Panasonic RF-2200 and its sibling, the National Panasonic DR22","author":"Thomas","date":"February 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), for the following guest post: A Look Back: Memories of the Panasonic RF-2200 and its Sibling, the National Panasonic DR22 by Mario Filippi, N2HUN All photos by author unless otherwise noted One of the preeminent AM\/FM\/SW portables of all time is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mario-RF-2200.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mario-RF-2200.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mario-RF-2200.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mario-RF-2200.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24921,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/panasonic-rf-2200-on-shopgoodwill\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":2},"title":"Panasonic RF-2200 on ShopGoodwill","author":"Thomas","date":"March 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN) who shares a link to this National Panasonic RF-2200 on ShopGoodwill. The bid is currently $78 and ends this evening. You must be registered with ShopGoodwill and have a PayPal account to place a bid. Note that I've had some very\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panasonic-RF200-Shop-Goodwill.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panasonic-RF200-Shop-Goodwill.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panasonic-RF200-Shop-Goodwill.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13481,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/the-panasonic-rf-2200-an-early-birthday-gift\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":3},"title":"The Panasonic RF-2200: an early birthday gift","author":"Thomas","date":"June 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This week, I purchased a radio that I have lusted after for years: the Panasonic RF-2200. I justified this eBay purchase because June is my birthday month and...well...do I need anymore justification!?! \u00a0Just look at this beautiful analog dial: In truth, I've been wanting a benchmark portable medium wave receiver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mediumwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Panasonic-RF-2200-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36370,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/guest-post-repairing-the-national-panasonic-dr22-the-panasonic-rf-2200s-euro-sibling\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":4},"title":"Guest Post: Repairing the National Panasonic DR22, the Panasonic RF-2200\u2019s Euro-Sibling","author":"Thomas","date":"March 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who shares the following guest post: National Panasonic DR22, the Panasonic RF-2200\u2019s Euro-Sibling By Mario Filippi, N2HUN (All photos courtesy of author) Thomas, your recent and thoroughly excellent post on the Panasonic RF-2200 was the inspiration for this short review of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Panasonic-DR-22-7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Panasonic-DR-22-7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Panasonic-DR-22-7.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/National-Panasonic-DR-22-7.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20904,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/ebay-find-mint-panasonic-rf-2200\/","url_meta":{"origin":60510,"position":5},"title":"eBay find: Mint Panasonic RF-2200","author":"Thomas","date":"August 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, \u00a0Jeff McMahon, who writes: There might be a bidding war on this \u201cpossibly never used\u201d with box Panasonic RF-2200. 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Last night, when Jeff sent this link, the price was still under $300--it's now over $400. \u00a0I suspect this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mediumwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RF-2200-eBay","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RF-2200-eBay-e1472436704734.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RF-2200-eBay-e1472436704734.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RF-2200-eBay-e1472436704734.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RF-2200-eBay-e1472436704734.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60510"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60512,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60510\/revisions\/60512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}