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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C-3PO and R2-D2 host this public service announcement that denounces smoking cigarettes.
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July 29, 2007 15:01:42
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He-Man, She-Ra and Orko speak about how kids should be on the lookout for "bad touches" and report them to someone they trust.
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July 13, 2007 14:40:40
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Pee Wee makes a spotlight appearance in this PSA, to warn kids about the dangers of crack.
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The Transformers swooped in to action, to teach a bunch of teenagers about right and wrong in these mid to late 80s PSAs. The clips themselves were so much like that of the G.I. Joe ones, that th...
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July 3, 2007 16:00:20
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This NYC area public service announcement features a young drug dealer stating his intentions, as his true snakelike self shows at the very end.
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July 3, 2007 15:55:58
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A series of PSAs featuring Popeye and his sons were shown in the mid 1980s, each with a different lesson for children. They were nationally syndicated.
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A series of these "Betcha don't bite a chip" slogan commercials appeared throughout the 80s. This one also advertised an ancient Egyptian treasure hunt map prize contest.
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This is a Boston, MA local area commercial with an anti-drinking message for teenagers.
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May 12, 2007 14:05:40
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This was a local Boston-area PSA with a "stay in school" message, from channel 7 WNEV-TV.
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April 23, 2007 21:15:07
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Mascot 'Woodsy Owl' had numerous PSAs throughout the 1980s in the USA, which taught kids the importance of trees, and not polluting. The more popular was the latter, specifically the slogan &quo...
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"Computers are coming your way!" The ABC network ran these "Computer Critters" PSAs, which helped familiarize children with computers (this was at a time when PCs had just beg...
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April 4, 2007 20:18:45
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"Computers are coming your way!" The ABC network ran these "Computer Critters" PSAs, which helped familiarize children with computers (this was at a time when PCs had just beg...
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April 4, 2007 20:17:57
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Time for Timer public service segments had a lot of airtime in the late 1970s to mid 1980s, and displayed minute-long cartoon segments that taught children lessons about proper eating and exercis...
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March 31, 2007 20:12:18
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In the spirit of "Schoolhouse Rock," these ABC Saturday morning short animated PSAs introduced various lessons to children. "Zack" was a recurring segment that gave kids a pos...
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March 25, 2007 13:03:39
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McGruff the crime fighting dog speaks about how kids who get into strangers' cars may never be seen again, in this stark PSA that ran during Saturday morning cartoons.
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