The decade of excess, the "Me" decade: no matter what you called it, the 80s was a peculiar decade packed with flavor and originality. Cranking out more icons and memories than you can shake a stick at, revisit the 80s here with tons of 80s TV commercials and show intros, from a time when imagination had no limits.
The decade that introduced a whole new generation of slackers and lazy Gen-X'ers: the 90s had attitude; breaking free from New Wave to embrace grunge, hip-hop and techno. See the progression of pop culture and values in the many commercials and TV shows displayed in this section.
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This commercial for Star Wars action figures featured characters "Zuckuss" and an AT-AT Commander.
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June 20, 2007 16:49:14
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Another commercial illustrating the style of the early 1980s, from company Palais Royal.
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The season 1 show opening of the series "Knight Rider."
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May 6, 2007 13:30:08
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The season 1 show opening of the sitcom "Family Ties."
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May 6, 2007 13:21:22
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An early 80s commercial advertising Hubba Bubba soft bubble gum in a wild west setting. There were several of these commercials in a series.
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April 29, 2007 19:25:02
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Lotus records advertised this LP, which contained tracks from .38 Special, Loverboy, John Cougar, Rainbow, Joan Jett and more.
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April 29, 2007 00:17:07
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Atari's Megaforce game is based off the 1982 movie of the same name, starring Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare and Jerrold Immel. It is a side-scrolling adventure wh...
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April 26, 2007 21:24:11
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The nearly endless line of E.T. merchandise expanded into these character-shaped chewable vitamins for kids, close in similarity to the Flintstone vitamins, which also gained a great deal of popu...
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April 18, 2007 19:34:45
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This cutting edge early 80s commercial advertised the new Quartz crystal watches, which were incepted into the market in 1980, effectively replacing the pin-lever design.
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April 18, 2007 19:22:13
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This 'sneak peek' trailer introduced 1982's "Conan the Barbarian," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a preliminary look at the upcoming 1983 movie, "E.T."
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The popular catchphrase "inquiring minds want to know" promoted this tabloid throughout the 1980s. This particular commercial advertises an early 1982 edition with predictions for the y...
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April 14, 2007 13:42:26
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The original commercial for Donkey Kong cereal, which was much like Cap'n Crunch. Ralston later released Donkey Kong Jr. cereal the following year.
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This was a local NYC metro commercial for the Imus in the Morning Radio Show.
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April 10, 2007 22:16:47
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The show opening of the short lived live-action comedy series starring Leslie Nielsen, "Police Squad."
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April 10, 2007 20:08:40
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A promotion for the Go-Gos album, 'Vacation,' featuring some footage from the music video.
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