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 introduces the Monstarr action figure - the main villain of the cartoon series, "Silverhawks."
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The introduction of the animated short series, "The Power Team," which was a special feature from episodes of the live-action video game show, "Video Power," from 1990-1991.
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The season 2 opening and bumpers for the kid's live-action video game review & game show, "Video Power." This season broke free from the first season's solo hosting, and became more...
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The ending credits of the live-action kid's video game review show, "Video Power."
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This is the show opening and bumper of the live-action kid's video game review show, "Video Power." The early season episodes featured the solo Johnny Arcade, reviewing video games and ...
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This joystick controlled 16-bit home console allowed you to draw directly on your TV.
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A series of "Buckle Up" PSA's featuring these two talking crash test dummies were frequently seen throughout the late 1980s. You might recognize one of their voices - it is of the late ...
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The show opening of the live-action kid's show, "Photon," with one show bumper.
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January 28, 2007 21:30:23
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This Lazer Tag clone featured forced feedback headsets that made you "feel" being zapped by your adversaries.
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Toys 'R Us advertises the new Super Nintendo home console to those who "Eat, Drink and Sleep Nintendo."
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Cartoon character "Lollipop Dragon" explains the importance of never getting into a stranger's car.
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This McGruff anti-drug spot featured pop singer Regina, and the new theme "Users are losers," which was used in a series of commercials for the proceeding years.
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles review a clip of a drug pushing bully and ask kids what the right thing to do is, in this PSA that gained a great deal of airtime throughout the early 1990s.
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Toys 'R Us continued on with their "I wanna be a Toys 'R Us Kid" slogan into the 90s, and advertised the new Sega Genesis at a $149.99
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This popular commercial for Kellogg's Corn Pops shows a teen's anguish as a box of mini Pops gets stuck in the coil of a vending machine.
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The inception of Genesis brought this: their very first commercial series, labeled "Genesis Does...You Can't Do This On Nintendo," and "Nintendon't." This aggressive phrase at...
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More than halfway into the show's short lifespan, the introduction was changed into a myriad of clips from various episodes, and the theme song became an instrumental with a short spoken part at ...
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Dragon Blaster Skeletor action figures featured a water-spraying backpack. The commercial goes on to give a sneak preview at the "Evil Horde," which later became featured in the televis...
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January 28, 2007 19:09:44
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This doll had clothing and hair that changed color with the usage of a specially included marker, when dipped in ice water.
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Nabisco advertises a mail-out sweepstakes to win select Nintendo cartridges.
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