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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The Colecovision home gaming console introduced this trackball-driven "Roller Controller," which was similar in fashion to the trackball used for arcade games such as Centipede.
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This pay-by-the-minute hotline targeted Al B. Sure fans (you might remember him for his big hit, "Night and Day"), and promoted his 1988 Heartbreak Tour.
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This is one of the first promotional spots for the A-Team, from the NBC network.
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During the Empire Strikes Back craze, this commercial advertised Star Wars themed boxes of Puffs tissues with a cameo from R2-D2 and C-3PO
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The popular catchphrase "inquiring minds want to know" promoted this tabloid throughout the 1980s. This particular commercial advertises an early 1982 edition with predictions for the y...
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The original commercial for Donkey Kong cereal, which was much like Cap'n Crunch. Ralston later released Donkey Kong Jr. cereal the following year.
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The original commercial for the Star Frontiers science-fiction role playing game, which had a cult following since the early 1980s.
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This is perhaps one of the very first bumpers shown for the Disney Channel's inception in 1983.
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These gloves were a mid-80s fad from the company Swany, as they displayed different colors and images when the temperature dropped.
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This was a local NYC metro commercial for the Imus in the Morning Radio Show.
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The show opening of the live-action sitcom, "Alf."
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The show opening of the animated series, "Super Mario Bros. 3," which was originally a segment of "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show," and later became its own series.
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The season 1 show opening of the animated series, "Pokemon."
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The show opening of the live-action series starring Soleil Moon Frye, "Punky Brewster."
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The show opening of the live-action drama/action series starring Patrick Swayze, "Renegades."
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The show opening of the short lived live-action comedy series starring Leslie Nielsen, "Police Squad."
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The show opening of the live-action series, "Manimal."
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The show opening of the live-action series, "Wizards and Warriors."
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The show opening of the live-action sci-fi series, "Misfits of Science."
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April 10, 2007 20:04:18
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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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