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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One of the earlier additions to the long line of "Milk: It does a body good" commercial series.
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April 29, 2007 00:10:10
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This M&Ms candy commercial combined live action and animation with a Wizard of Oz setting.
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April 23, 2007 21:30:54
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This very early promo advertised the Playboy Channel. Evidentally, advertising was done much differently then, as model shots took a backseat to corny stock video footage.
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April 18, 2007 19:32:07
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K-tel records featured commercials for their compilation LPs in the early 1980s - this was one of them, featuring tracks from The Kinks, Human League, Musical Youth, A Flock of Seagulls, Culture ...
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April 18, 2007 19:27:35
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Tom Carvel personally narrated all of his company's commercials throughout the late 1970s and 1980s - and introduced the "Fudgie the Whale" ice cream cake. This was one of the company'...
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The Colecovision home gaming console introduced this trackball-driven "Roller Controller," which was similar in fashion to the trackball used for arcade games such as Centipede.
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This is one of the first promotional spots for the A-Team, from the NBC network.
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April 14, 2007 13:46:35
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The original commercial for the Star Frontiers science-fiction role playing game, which had a cult following since the early 1980s.
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April 14, 2007 13:37:45
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This is perhaps one of the very first bumpers shown for the Disney Channel's inception in 1983.
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April 14, 2007 13:35:03
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The show opening of the live-action drama/action series starring Patrick Swayze, "Renegades."
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April 10, 2007 20:10:33
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The show opening of the live-action series, "Manimal."
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April 10, 2007 20:06:43
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The show opening of the live-action series, "Wizards and Warriors."
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April 10, 2007 20:05:37
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A commercial for the original helmeted Cobra Commander action figure and vehicle.
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April 9, 2007 20:33:01
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This commercial advertised Synsonic drum pads - a vital addition to any pop rock band at the time.
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April 9, 2007 20:30:45
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The original trailer for Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano and Bronson Pinchot.
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