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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In the spirit of Schoolhouse Rock segments, ABC showed various segments including this one: a character reminiscent of "The Fonz" who taught kids that chewing rougher foods strengthens ...
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ABC showed its "Weekend Specials" program after Saturday morning cartoons from 1977 throughout the 1980s. They were typically hosted by a guest, and featured the puppet "O.G. Readm...
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These two network transitions featured a cartoon pencil and notepad, or a wind-up clock, which were displayed before Saturday morning cartoon programming. It was typically seen between episodes s...
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The show opening of the animated series, "Thundarr the Barbarian."
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A self-promotional piece for ABC's programming schedule.
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A self promotional for ABC's programming schedule.
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A series of PSAs featuring this limerick-speaking cartoon character (of which had its own television series on ABC in the early to mid 1980s), encouraged children to read and limit their TV time....
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A series of PSAs featuring this limerick-speaking cartoon character (of which had its own television series on ABC in the early to mid 1980s), encouraged children to read and limit their TV time....
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Infamous for being seen between episodes of the Real Ghostbusters, and other ABC Saturday morning cartoons like Wuzzles, Care Bears, Flintstone Kids and Jem - these variations showed Claymation c...
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These network bumpers were featured on ABC's Saturday morning cartoon lineup - this was one of many variations. It was typically seen between shows such as The Bugs Bunny Show, Ewoks, Droids, Sup...
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