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 She-Ra action figures features a transparent Swift Wind horse, and Starburst She-Ra.
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July 20, 2007 17:33:26
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This great series of tiny action figures featured mythological beast-like humanoids. They belonged to one of four factions: fire, wood or water - and each faction had an "opposite" that...
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June 29, 2007 17:06:38
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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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These miniature Transformers, reminiscent of "Micro Machines," made their way into stores well after the Transformers movie.
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June 13, 2007 13:35:00
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This Inhumanoids action figure placed captives in his hinged ribcage, and was known to turn humans into living zombies [in its cartoon series, featured during Super Sunday].
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June 13, 2007 10:10:32
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This commercial for the revitalized "Power Master Optimus Prime" brought back the late Autobot hero as a more powerful version of his former self, with a nebulon engine.
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June 3, 2007 00:14:30
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This commercial introduced the "Ultra Magnus" Transformer, who changed from robot to car carrier. The action figure itself almost appeared to be an exact replica of Optimus Prime, but i...
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June 3, 2007 00:10:55
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The original commercial displaying the complete Voltron Lion Force figure and playset series, as well as the complete Voltron robot.
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May 27, 2007 21:49:45
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One of the earliest He-Man commercials, this one advertised Castle Grayskull, the He-Man action figure as well as the Ram Man figure. These earlier commercials were typically simple, and did not ...
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May 26, 2007 12:36:07
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These additions to the M.A.S.K. action figure line included Bulldog, Iguana and Bullet.
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April 29, 2007 19:18:55
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This commercial introduced one of the more bizarre G.I. Joe toy concepts - a cobra one-man pod that "hopped," and the G.I. Joe S.L.A.M. (Strategic Long-Range Artillery Machine) - which ...
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April 26, 2007 21:38:39
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This is a partially-animated promotion for the "Wastors" and "Cosmittor" action figures from the short-lived Starriors toy line. There is speculation that the animated introdu...
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April 23, 2007 21:22:45
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A commercial for the original helmeted Cobra Commander action figure and vehicle.
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April 9, 2007 20:33:01
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This commercial introduced three new characters in the G.I. Joe character lineup: Footloose, Flint and Bazooka; as well as the Mirage cycle, and the Cobra Flight Pod.
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April 3, 2007 20:12:05
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April 3, 2007 20:14:50
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This commercial introduced the Autobot's "Perceptor," who transforms into a 'functional microscope.' It later went on to introduce "Triple Changers" - Transformers that had a ...
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