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 commercial introduces the action figures "Jake Rockwell," "Ace McCloud," and enemy "Doc Terror" in the Centurions toy line...based upon the long-lost cartoon se...
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February 19, 2007 22:24:51
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This commercial shows off the Autobot Omega Supreme: who turns from a rocket base complete with patrolling tank, to a massive robot.
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February 18, 2007 00:06:23
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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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February 14, 2007 22:24:57
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Some commercials for M.A.S.K., including this one, had live-action appearances by the characters themselves. This one advertised Firecracker, Firefly and Vampire.
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Another hugely popular themed addition to the Transformers: the Insecticons - the Transformers who changed into insects, and were Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback.
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February 12, 2007 21:19:38
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Featuring Tomax and Xamot - the evil twin brothers and leaders of the Crimson Guard. When one got hurt, the other felt the pain. The figures, as well as the characters from the animated series, w...
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The original commercial introducing one of the most beloved additions to the Transformers series: the Dinobots, featuring Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop.
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February 12, 2007 19:40:05
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This is an early promotion for Visionaries vehicles and action figures - each with their own distinctive holographic emblem.
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Based upon the animated series, "Rambo: Force of Freedom," this action figure line featured all main characters of the series.
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The Transformers toyline introduces the aerialbots - a new group of transformers that join together to form the giant robot, Superion.
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The Supernaturals set of action figures never did have its own cartoon series, but was very similar to the "Visionaries," in the sense that all characters and vehicles had their own hol...
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The "Empire Strikes Back" 47-strong toy line is introduced by C-3PO and Chewbacca, showcasing clips from the movie.
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February 4, 2007 01:33:59
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WWF's wildly popular large action figures had great commercials in the 80s, with a full cast of everyone's favorite wrestlers.
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The introduction of the Berzerker character line of the Thundercats action figure series, including Top-Spinner, Cruncher, Hammer Hand and Rambam.
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This commercial introduces the Monstarr action figure - the main villain of the cartoon series, "Silverhawks."
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