[mnctvanj]

The thing that strikes me is how deep the pathos about Cleveland runs as the newscasters hype the event ("Cleveland is no longer the mistake by the lake!" as the balloons fly). And that everyone seemed so entirely sure that dumping a million balloons into the sky would somehow make everyone stop laughing at the city. And then of course they all landed in the lake anyway.

[brian-armstrong]

I think the Onion did a good job of capturing that here

https://www.theonion.com/cleveland-finishes-construction-on-...

[taurath]

The "newscasters" are Big Chuck and Little John which were a local TV comedy duo (similar to Almost Live! in Seattle). Its probably one of the more Cleveland things to happen in Cleveland though.

Random aside - local shows like that are pretty sorely missing now.

[selimthegrim]

Man, I miss those guys almost as much as Ghoulardi.

[PKop]

HASTILY MADE CLEVELAND TOURISM VIDEO[0]

Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt[1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM