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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These two station IDs were featured in between ABC's Saturday morning cartoon lineup, and were typically found between airings of shows such as Super Friends, Mighty Orbots, Turbo Teen, Dragon's ...
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The show opening for the animated series, "Turbo Teen."
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The ending credits for the animated series, "Turbo Teen," from its original airing, with commentary.
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The show opening of the animated series, "Rubik the Amazing Cube."
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