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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Chatbot was a remote control robot that could record and play up to 30 seconds of audio. Audio messages could be recorded separately and played as such via remote control buttons.
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June 16, 2007 15:21:06
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The introduction of the animated series, "Robocop."
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June 2, 2007 23:18:59
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This commercial features the larger Robotix expansion sets with more interchangeable and motorized parts.
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March 31, 2007 22:46:59
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This commercial features the most popular Roboix and leader of the "Terracores" as seen in the animated series: Argus. Robotix sets were modular building sets that had motorized parts a...
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February 21, 2007 22:22:38
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This set of Robotech action figures features Rick Hunter and nemesis Britai.
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February 20, 2007 22:26:52
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Capsela sets featured transparent globe-shaped plastic parts that fit together with hex-shaped pegs. Some sets, notably the one shown in this commercial, were motorized and could be used to build...
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February 12, 2007 19:43:55
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This promotion for Robocop II featured a 900-number that kids could call, for a chance to win the Robocop Game Boy game - or the ultimate prize, the official Robocop pinball machine.
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February 10, 2007 14:49:47
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Introduces Nintendo's Robotic Operating Buddy, and displays its interaction with Gyromite; as well as the light-sensing Zapper. The general theme is Nintendo's traditional "Now You're Playi...
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February 5, 2007 21:54:30
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These buildable robotic motorized toys from Tomy closely resembled the monsters of Godzilla and various Japanese shows such as Dynaman. Various parts of each creature could move after assembly, a...