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 the massive USS FLagg playset displayed scale-modeled aircraft carrier that was designed to fit GI Joe aircraft.
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June 16, 2007 15:25:31
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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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A commercial for the large fold-out Crystal Castle playset for use with She-Ra action figure dolls.
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April 29, 2007 19:23:15
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This commercial features the larger Robotix expansion sets with more interchangeable and motorized parts.
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March 31, 2007 22:46:59
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The huge "Snake Mountain" playset for the Masters of the Universe toyline had an echoing microphone and trap compartments for action figures.
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March 25, 2007 12:06:41
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Sectaurs was an extremely short-lived cartoon series from 1985, that only had five episodes. Its vast toyline, however, was rather large - and each commercial was usually part of a 'soap opera', ...
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February 25, 2007 19:42:58
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This commercial features the most popular Roboix and leader of the "Terracores" as seen in the animated series: Argus. Robotix sets were modular building sets that had motorized parts a...
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February 21, 2007 22:22:38
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Everything is cooler with slime, including this unique playset for the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe collection. It featured an entrapment where a He-Man character could get doused with ...
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February 19, 2007 22:39:33
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The headquarters of M.A.S.K. - Boulder Hill, came complete with an opening base and moving boulder atop a rocky crag, whilst an innocent looking gas station transforms into a defense position.
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February 12, 2007 19:50:53
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Capsela sets featured transparent globe-shaped plastic parts that fit together with hex-shaped pegs. Some sets, notably the one shown in this commercial, were motorized and could be used to build...
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February 12, 2007 19:43:55
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This playset featured a few secret compartments, notably the massive cave monster that you could wear like a glove. It debuted after the Evil Horde characters were released.
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February 12, 2007 19:37:49
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This set of interlocking blocks could only be fastened with the usage of a special green screwdriver. Their slogan was "The Only Blocks That Lock."
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February 11, 2007 12:34:48
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This commercial features the massive rolling Battlebase for Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors action figures. Commercials for these toys never featured clips of the cartoon, nor its theme song.
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February 11, 2007 12:32:35
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This commercial advertises the Bespin setting playsets for the Star Wars micro toyline.
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February 4, 2007 13:03:26
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The commercial introduction of the Thundercats Cats Lair playset - showing off its hidden features and compartments.
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