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 Kool Aid ad featured the slogan "lots of great taste and a whole lot more," and sifted through tons of wacky transitions - not to mention an appearance by Kool Aid Man.
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This widely forgotten commercial advertised the vitamins in the Yoo-Hoo chocolate soft drink. A series of actors proclaimed "yoo hoo!" in front of the camera.
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The closing credits of the animated weekday afternoon series, "Lady Lovely Locks." The credits of this show actually contained its theme song, rather than the intro.
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The intro of the animated weekday afternoon series, "Lady Lovely Locks."
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Related to the cartoon series, Lady Lovely Locks dolls included a figure for each of the cartoon characters. Each came with a clip-on hair extension (called a Pixietail).
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Pee Wee makes a spotlight appearance in this PSA, to warn kids about the dangers of crack.
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The Transformers swooped in to action, to teach a bunch of teenagers about right and wrong in these mid to late 80s PSAs. The clips themselves were so much like that of the G.I. Joe ones, that th...
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This NYC area public service announcement features a young drug dealer stating his intentions, as his true snakelike self shows at the very end.
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A mini-series of these commercials for 3 Musketeers told a short story about three college-aged guys and their exploits, and ran throughout the late 1980s.
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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 commercial's sole purpose was to introduce a longer straw for Hi-C Cooler box drinks.
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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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...not the Football team - but the 80s pop group best known for radio hits like "You've Got It All," "Crush On You," "Cross My Broken Heart," "(I can) Rock It 2...
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These additions to the M.A.S.K. action figure line included Bulldog, Iguana and Bullet.
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Another commercial for the Colgate pump - an innovation that gained popularity throughout the 80s.
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