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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Using various music video clips from the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Police, Hall and Oates, and Davie Bowie - this early MTV spot utilized the slogan, "You'll never look at music the sam...
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By far, one of the most popular and identifiable slogans of the 1980s: "I want my MTV!" debuted in these early commercials, which featured clips from various music videos of its time.
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This "Spring Break Body Snatchers" contest, sponsored by MTV, offered the chance to meet the Beastie Boys and fly to Florida for this event. The prize also included $5,000 and a walk-o...
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A promotion for "1-800-ROCK-JEM," a contest in 1987 where kids could enter to win a trip to the MTV Music Video Awards by singing the Jem theme song. Additional prizes included a televi...
