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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An animated commercial for Solo detergent that had heavy airtime during weekday morning television in the mid 1980s.
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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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July 3, 2007 15:55:58
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In a long-standing line of TV commercials, Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah attempts to snag a bag of Cheetos and always winds up with some unfortunate circumstance.
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June 29, 2007 17:03:08
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This product was simply a bunch of mini cassettes with their own tape player. It was kind of a weird choice, considering most kids already had their own Walkman at the time, which is probably why...
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June 28, 2007 14:32:56
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The show opening of the primetime sitcom, "Nurses." This sitcom was displayed in a similar format to the series "Empty Nest," and even had a crossover episode.
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June 20, 2007 16:45:29
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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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June 20, 2007 16:42:14
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This commercial for the massive USS FLagg playset displayed scale-modeled aircraft carrier that was designed to fit GI Joe aircraft.
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June 16, 2007 15:25:31
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A series of PSAs featuring Popeye and his sons were shown in the mid 1980s, each with a different lesson for children. They were nationally syndicated.
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June 16, 2007 15:19:01
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This series of dancing dolls from Worlds of Wonder would react and dance when music was played, and would stop when it was turned off. They included characters from Muppet Babies and classic Disn...
