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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A series of these unusually drawn commercials were seen in the mid 1980s. All of them featured some sort of rivalry or tension between Count Chocula and Frankenberry.
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Undoubtedly the most famous mail-out figure ever, this G.I. Joe became an icon of the decade - from professional wrestler to action figure. Sgt. Slaughter made many commercial appearances through...
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Supertrooper was a special G.I. Joe mail-out figure available with several proofs of purchase.
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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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This commercial is for the illuminated He-Man Power Sword, of the "New Adventures of He-Man" animated series. The battery-operated sword made various sounds when it hit something.
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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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The official commercial introducing Batman cereal - following in the hype of the 1989 Batman movie, featuring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.
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This doll had a back-mounted cassette player that allowed it to talk while it moved its mouth. Kind of creepy.
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The show opening of the short-lived animated series, "Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion."
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