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 Ghostbusters 2 cereal featured a record album box prize that promoted the contest where winners could visit Ghostbusters headquarters, and meet a "real Ghostbuster."...
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August 5, 2007 10:09:56
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The Energizer Bunny makes a Star Wars crossover. Luckily for him, Darth Vader's lightsaber was using crappy batteries.
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This claymation commercial introduced a bunch of products that could be ordered if you joined the "Kraft Chees & Macaroni Club."
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June 29, 2007 16:54:28
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This oatmeal brand came with a package of jam (or whatever it was...) that could be squeezed on the surface of the oatmeal. Evidently, the producers chose to throw in some 'walk like an Egyptian'...
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June 28, 2007 14:35:49
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This product was simply a bunch of mini cassettes with their own tape player. It was kind of a weird choice, considering most kids already had their own Walkman at the time, which is probably why...
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Pop Tarts always had a lot of very retro commercials, especially in the line of "so cool, they're hot" sloganed television commercials.
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June 28, 2007 14:30:17
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A whole set of these Teddy Grahams commercials were shown throughout the late 1980s, featuring three costumed rockstar teddy bears. They all featured an edited version of Elvis' hit "Teddy B...
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June 28, 2007 14:26:56
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In the same format as the Honeycomb commercial with Jesse the Body Ventura and Andre the Giant, this commercial featuring the "Honeycomb Hideout" shows a monster truck driving punk. The...
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June 28, 2007 09:40:23
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This was a nationwide-run promotion for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This particular one is for the WLVI channel Kid's Club in Boston, MA.
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April 1, 2007 19:24:07
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The show opening of the live action weekday afternoon kid's show, "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show."
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The show opening of the animated segment of the Super Mario Brothers Super Show, "The Super Mario Brothers."
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This was the original teaser for the Legend of Zelda cartoon that was shown on September 18, 1989. It is an extended version of what became the show introduction for the Friday afternoon cartoon....
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March 9, 2007 21:19:03
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The official commercial introducing Batman cereal - following in the hype of the 1989 Batman movie, featuring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.
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February 26, 2007 22:01:54
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This brief PSA featured the Budweiser mascot "Spuds MacKenzie" - a sunglasses-wearing Bull Terrier, who was always accompanied by a few female groupies. This commercial was first shown ...
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February 25, 2007 20:03:28
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The show opening of the primetime sitcom, "Doogie Howser, M.D."
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