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 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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Tom Carvel personally narrated all of his company's commercials throughout the late 1970s and 1980s - and introduced the "Fudgie the Whale" ice cream cake. This was one of the company'...
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This was a local NYC metro commercial for the Imus in the Morning Radio Show.
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April 10, 2007 22:16:47
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Located in Brooklyn, NY: Crazie Eddie was well known for his flamboyant, loud commercials that used fast talking and sound effects to sell electronics. Whether you found him to be a marketing gen...
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April 8, 2007 00:25:29
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This was an early 80s promotional spot for the World Trade Center's observational deck, and its outstanding view of the city.
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Located in Brooklyn, NY: Crazie Eddie was well known for his flamboyant, loud commercials that used fast talking and sound effects to sell electronics. Whether you found him to be a marketing gen...
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February 20, 2007 21:26:04
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Located in Brooklyn, NY: Crazie Eddie was well known for his flamboyant, loud commercials that used fast talking and sound effects to sell electronics. Whether you found him to be a marketing gen...
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Another familiar jingle from New York in the 80's: Newmark & Lewis was a local electronics retailer from Long Island, with branches in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The...
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February 20, 2007 21:20:14
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The show opening of the live-action kid's show, "Steampipe Alley." Hosted by Mario Cantone, this show was broadcast from WWOR-9 in Secaucus NJ, and was shown in the NY/NJ/CT area from 1...
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February 17, 2007 23:56:59
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Located in Brooklyn, NY: Crazie Eddie was well known for his flamboyant, loud commercials that used fast talking and sound effects to sell electronics. Whether you found him to be a marketing gen...
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February 11, 2007 12:59:57
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This message from the Poison Control Center was an extremely memorable, yet extremely low budget PSA - featuring singing "pills" next to a cardboard cutout of a bottle. "This is se...
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February 8, 2007 20:31:26
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This commercial introduced the "Masters of the Universe Power Tour," a live-action He-Man and She-Ra presentation that was a limited edition run at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.
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Hip hop legend Melle Mel and Van Silk rap against crack at a time when abuse was at an all time high.
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