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 He-Man toy commercial featured the Bashasaurus vehicle, which had an extending arm that bashed the area directly in front of it.
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July 29, 2007 15:11:01
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This is the year that the Ninja Force characters were released: led by Snake Eyes, and also including Zartan, Night Creeper, Scarlett, Banzai, Bushido and Slice - including the Ninja Lightning cy...
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These action figures and vehicles were modeled after those of the short-lived, failed series from 1990: The New Adventures of He-Man.
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February 26, 2007 22:04:33
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This commercial's jingle "...can anything stop...the animal" may ring a bell. The motorized truck had retractable "claws" that would disengage to help it overcome rough terrai...
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February 19, 2007 22:29:53
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Two vital additions to the Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors line: Armed Force, Jayce's vehicle, and Sawboss - the main baddie of the cartoon series. Commercials for the toyline never featured clips...
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February 12, 2007 21:24:54
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This commercial cameos the GI Joe Battle Platform, and the floating Cobra Hydrofoil with missiles and torpedoes.
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February 12, 2007 19:34:19
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This is an early promotion for Visionaries vehicles and action figures - each with their own distinctive holographic emblem.
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February 11, 2007 12:21:33
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These Hotwheels cars changed color the instant they were exposed to water.
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February 4, 2007 17:16:41
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A motorized toy truck boasting "Reaction Traction" with its split-apart wheels, that allow it to travel over rough terrain.
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February 2, 2007 21:45:45
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Hot Wheels released this car wash playset, where a car could be dirtied, then sent through a rinse and scrubdown station.
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January 28, 2007 18:34:25
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"The army of hidden forces" from Kenner features these retractable toy jets, tanks and other futuristic military vehicles - each with their own spring loaded missles.
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December 29, 2006 15:35:07
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Powertrons were vehicle toys that "popped up" into robots when hitting a wall...undoubtedly taking advantage of the Transformer craze that had begun in 1984.
