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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These action figures had semi-opaque armor and came with mini glowsticks. The commercial very indiscreetly rips off the Star Wars lightsaber.
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This talking Viewmaster player featured Michael Jackson reels, during the era when Thriller was still hot.
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February 14, 2007 22:18:24
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It's hard not to laugh at the different things this commercial claims that the watch can transform into. In reality - it was a square shaped watch that could detach when pressing in two pegs. The...
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This one-hour block aired nationwide in the US, and featured an episode of He-Man followed by one of She-Ra each weekday afternoon.
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The show opening of the live-action kid's show, "Carole and Paula's Magic Garden."
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February 11, 2007 12:13:56
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This amusing and long-lost commercial got its point across with humor - which was not typical of the brutally harsh nature of PSAs in the 1980s. It was typically shown during weekday afternoon pr...
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February 5, 2007 22:32:28
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The original commercial for Kellogg's double ring "C-3POs" cereal, featuring several movie-worthy shots and an appearance by C-3PO and R2-D2.
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February 5, 2007 21:49:24
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints released a slew of PSAs in the early and mid 1980s that were well directed and very memorable. Each one dealt with one particular lesson for young ...
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The show opening of the animated series, "Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats," along with every single show bumper from its original airing.
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The closing credits of the animated series, "Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats."
