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 is the original campaign advertisement for Ronald Reagan in 1980, advertising his qualifications for President of the United States.
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Lotus records advertised this LP, which contained tracks from .38 Special, Loverboy, John Cougar, Rainbow, Joan Jett and more.
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Kudos advertised its granola bars with the slogan "Kudos: I'm Yours."
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Ktel advertises this 14-track LP, which includes tracks from The Police, Def Leppard, Rick Springfield, Eurythmics, Styx, Bryan Adams, Naked Eyes, Michael Sambello and more.
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One of the earlier additions to the long line of "Milk: It does a body good" commercial series.
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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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Another part of the very long line of "Milk: It Does A Body Good" commercials that had airtime between Saturday morning cartoons the mid 1980s.
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Following in the footsteps of the massively popular "Teddy Ruxpin" doll, Worlds of Wonder created this Mickey Mouse version. The doll spoke via a tape cassette that could be inserted in...
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The show opening of the live-action kid's weekday afternoon show, "Xuxa," starring the Brazilian actress of the same name. The show was a variety series of songs, games and contests.
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This popular series of commercials featured a woman with a southern drawl who would advertise Bonkers soft chewy candy. Every time she announced the candy, a gigantic piece of fruit or chocolate ...
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Atari's Megaforce game is based off the 1982 movie of the same name, starring Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare and Jerrold Immel. It is a side-scrolling adventure wh...
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This M&Ms candy commercial combined live action and animation with a Wizard of Oz setting.
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One of the characters during the "Soggies" era of Cap'n Crunch commercials was the large robotic boss known as the Sogmaster.
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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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A Saturday morning promo for Richie Rich, which aired after Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling on CBS.
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