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 commercial introduced the Autobot's "Perceptor," who transforms into a 'functional microscope.' It later went on to introduce "Triple Changers" - Transformers that had a ...
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April 3, 2007 20:09:26
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This commercial introduced two new playsets: "Matchbox Motors" - a large car dealership with functional elevator, and "Matchbox Car Wash" with a working car wash and spin dry ...
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April 3, 2007 20:05:32
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This classic board game, originally released in the mid 1960s, required participants to remove small plastic pieces from a puzzle without touching the tweezers to the metal ends of the slot. If ...
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April 3, 2007 18:46:39
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This McDonalds commercial introduces a one-time only snowman character who is helped back to a cold land by Ronald.
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April 3, 2007 18:43:32
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The show introduction of the animated series, "Tale Spin."
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April 3, 2007 18:40:33
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The season 1 show introduction of the animated series, "Aladdin."
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April 3, 2007 18:38:11
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The original commercial for Nintendo's "Rad Racer," a popular arcade-style racing game which had a 3D feature that came complete with included glasses.
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April 3, 2007 17:30:57
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These comic book style cartoons featured a team of superheroes with neon aqua colored Crest gel at the end of their oversized toothbrushes, which they used to fight the "cavity creeps" ...
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April 1, 2007 19:28:54
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This was a nationwide promotional commercial for the animated series, "Comic Strip." This particular one is for station WSBK-38 in Boston, MA.
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April 1, 2007 19:25:54
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This was a nationwide-run promotion for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This particular one is for the WLVI channel Kid's Club in Boston, MA.
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This promotional commercial advertised a nationwide appearance, from New York to Los Angeles, of Ronald McDonald at select locations.
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April 1, 2007 19:21:01
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The show opening of the animated series, "Monchichis," a part of the Monchichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich hour.
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April 1, 2007 19:17:48
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The show opening of season 4, of the live action series, "Knight Rider."
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April 1, 2007 18:32:33
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These bumpers were created especially for the Real Ghostbusters animated series, and would sometimes be shown between commercial breaks - beyond the generic ABC network bumpers.
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April 1, 2007 11:24:31
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The show opening of the live-action kid's series, "Masked Rider."
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April 1, 2007 11:21:58
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A commercial for the Mighty Ducks action figures, which were a spin-off of the short lived animated series from Disney, shown as a part of the "Disney Afternoon" rotation. The logo use...
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April 1, 2007 11:19:46
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The show opening of the animated series, "The Smurfs," from 1986.
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April 1, 2007 11:17:02
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The show opening of the animated series, "The Smurfs," from 1982.
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April 1, 2007 11:15:53
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This promotional commercial advertises ABC's 1983 Saturday morning lineup of Pac Man, Rubik the Amazing Cube & Menudo, and The Littles.
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March 31, 2007 23:15:52
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March 31, 2007 23:16:26
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This interactive board game simulated a mall shopping experience, and let participants use their own swipeable credit card.
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