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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The show opening of the Hanna-Barbera animated series, "HBTV." HBTV was a short-lived series that played in between weekday afternoon cartoons, premiering on "The Funtastic World ...
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Flex was a gimmick battery-operated truck whose "power tires" would expand to accommodate different kinds of terrain, then retract back down to their standard mode for flat surfaces. Th...
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This animated commercial series featured a toothpaste superhero who prevented cavities from getting to children.
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This battery-operated truck rendition of the real life monster truck "Warlord" was part of the "Muscle Machines" collection, made popular by the monster truck "Bigfoot.&q...
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This show opening appeared during the earlier seasons of the animated series, "Mister T." It also includes the original NBC bumper for the show, from its original airing.
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This series of dancing dolls from Worlds of Wonder would react and dance when music was played, and would stop when it was turned off. They included characters from Muppet Babies and classic Disn...
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This series of Levis animated commercials, reminiscent of the early MTV station bumpers, featured miscellaneous cartoon action happening in and around the red Levis tag. They usually began with a...
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This series of Levis animated commercials, reminiscent of the early MTV station bumpers, featured miscellaneous cartoon action happening in and around the red Levis tag. They usually began with a...
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Two sharks attempt to bully Sugar Bear out of his Super Golden Crisp.
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Sega's portable Game Gear system announced the Sonic the Hedgehog cartridge as a free promotional inclusion for Game Gear purchases, after its inception in 1990.
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Tamagotchi quickly rode the wave of being a major fad of the 1990s, by releasing many niche-themed versions of its electronic virtual pet toy - including this one.
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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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The "American Egg Board" released a handful of these animated commercials that illustrated the benefits of eating eggs, to kids. These commercials had decent airtime in the early 1990s,...
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The "American Egg Board" released a handful of these animated commercials that illustrated the benefits of eating eggs, to kids. These commercials had decent airtime in the early 1990s,...
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Burger King advertised this series of 4 comic book style plastic cups, which were a part of the franchises' "Meal Pack": their then-answer to the "Happy Meal."