07/11/2004: 80s Commercials - Volume H2RE-46c!
Yeah, it’s late, but it’s up, here it is: 80s Commercials - Volume H2R3-46c. Another dozen in this batch, including Colgate Junior, the Mickey Mouse Playhouse, Roddy Piper and something about cheeseburgers. I sort of rushed through it so I’d have time to put together another article I’ve been meaning to write (and one that I spent a little too much money for the materials), but it’s all up and there’s plenty of downloads for you to check out. By the way, it’s way too hot out.
Discussion Thread: 150 comments
It’s hot here too, luckily, the pool got cleaned just now. Roddy Piper is the man.
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TJeremy @ 07/11/2004 3:12 PM EDT
YES!!!!!!! SECOND COMMENT!!!!! I"m the man!
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SHANE @ 07/11/2004 3:22 PM EDT
I LOVED Mutagen Man. He was SUCH a kick ass toy.
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mindsuckr @ 07/11/2004 3:25 PM EDT
Let’s get rooooooooooowdy!!!!
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Rowdy Roddy Piper @ 07/11/2004 3:29 PM EDT
Wow, My First Sony.
You also forgot to mention that Roddy was in Hell Comes to Frogtown.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093171/
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Teirusu @ 07/11/2004 3:38 PM EDT
OMG OMG TONKA HYPERDRIVERS WERE THE BEST…. they went sooo fast and were industuctable and rather large like you said. But to add onto that the track also let you make them crash the only downside to the wide varitey of the cars is that the AA batteries they ran on ran out soooo fast
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hannibal @ 07/11/2004 3:40 PM EDT
Mmmmm…Mutagen Man. Loved him; filled him with water. Loved him even more.
And don’t get me started on Panda Khan… always the second in command villain in my TMNT action figure wars.
And that Colgate commercial reminds me of those Crest Sparkle Mania ads from some odd years back.
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TurriFuri @ 07/11/2004 3:41 PM EDT
Ahh, The old Cocoa Pebbles Cereal commerical. Which remind me of the newest Cococa Pebbles Cereal commerical which Bareny this time gets Fred cococa pebbles by cloning himself 
Apparently, ceral Barney was much more intellent than we thought he was.
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Beta-Theta @ 07/11/2004 3:43 PM EDT
I found it a little creepy how the My First Sony ad has a child saying "It won’t be your last!" What, does a cheap tape recorder brainwash you into buying nothing but Sony for the rest of your life?
Good lord, the Mighty Dog commercial IS really effective. Something about seeing 25 dogs happily chowing down on mighty dog makes me want to run out and buy my dog some too.
Who is the cartoon character next to each of the links in the article??
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lain @ 07/11/2004 3:43 PM EDT
I never thought I’d ever hear that jingle for My First Sony ever again. Now i am scarred for eternity. Rowdy Roddy was definitely one of the best "heals" of all time. I always liked how he sounded like he was growling when he spoke and was really over the top without being cheesey. You can’t forget the fact that he wore a kilt which is the shit. For some reason lately i’ve been craving Magic Middles cookies. I’m sure you all remember them. They were shortbread cookies with the creamy fudge in the middle. I’m really suprised they didn’t last because they were really f’n good. maybe they will rise again someday….
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 3:43 PM EDT
Here’s a present.
http://piper.ytmnd.com/
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Teirusu @ 07/11/2004 3:44 PM EDT
Jesus Hubert Christ, I just watched the Piper commercial. I thought you were joking about the Lockness Monster and Grandma. He is fucking insane…
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Mindsuckr @ 07/11/2004 3:44 PM EDT
I’d have to say one of my fondest memories of old school WWF is I believe Wrestlemania 3 when King Kong Bundy wrestled those midgets. I remember when i was young I thought Bundy killed the one midget when he belly flopped on top of him. Pure cheese….you gotta love it
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 3:53 PM EDT
Ah yes, and you gotta love how even the midgets on Bundy’s team turned on him for it. Bundy pissed off a bunch of midgets, Hillbilly Jim and 900,000 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome. The year before, he was main eventing with Hulk Hogan.
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Matt @ 07/11/2004 3:55 PM EDT
Colgate Jr.! Ha, I remember that. I remember eating it right out of the tube (uggh…)- that and the sparkly blue Crest.
Dress and Dazzle. I had a few bits and bobs of these sets but I’ve now realized why I never had the "dress" sets- they were bloody expensive! I have a Sears Wish Book from 1989; $47.88 for a crappy poly-satin "Princess Di" hat and belt and some plastic jewelry. Too pricey? Okay, how about $14.99 for some fake hair?
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Jess @ 07/11/2004 3:55 PM EDT
I find Mighty Dog to be a sickingly cute dog. Tee hee.
Oh, has anyone here picked up that Transformers: Ultimate Guide book? I got mines yesterday for $25 (gasp) at Borders. Now I’m disappointed that it was also at Walmart for "only" $18.99 -_-
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marril159 @ 07/11/2004 4:02 PM EDT
Panda-Khan, an ally of the TMNT that I don’t remember. He kind of remind me of another ninja panda from another show. Does anyone know what show I am taking about?
As Lain stated before, the talking Colgate toothpaste indeed reminded me of the Crest Sparnkle Man. But, the Crest Sparnkle Man never made an appearance in (I guessing) an educational pamplet, like the Colgate toothpaste, preventing children from going to evil carnival run by germs that only wanted to ruin the children perfect, normal teeth.
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Beta-Theta @ 07/11/2004 4:06 PM EDT
Holy shit i forogt about Hillbilly Jim being in that match. What a great name for a wrassler. Another moment I vividly remember was I believe on Saturday Night Main Event that was on NBC. Akeem the dream got knocked over the ropes flipped backwards and squashed Miss Elizabeth. If I’m not mistaken that was one of the events that led to the split between Macho Man and Hogan because Savage got pissed because Hogan didn’t do anything to save her or something. Maybe you would know more about this Matt.
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 4:07 PM EDT
It was something like that — Boss Man and Akeem were fighting Hogan and Savage in what was basically the end of their big moeny feud…Liz got busted, so Hogan took her backstage, leaving Savage alone. So after months of build, Savage returns backstage after the match, loses his mind, destroys Hogan, somehow segues into kicking Brutus Beefcake right in the balls, and ultimately puts on one of the best performances of his career. I still loved him way more than Hogan.
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Matt @ 07/11/2004 4:11 PM EDT
Awesome, you are right. I’m sure Brutus deserved a kick in the nuts no matter what but no one needed it more than Ravishing Rick Rude. He was such a pussy.
Here’s another question (i’m sorry if my constant postings are getting annoying) I’m sure you remember the manager named Slick. Who was he the manager for because i can’t remember for the life of me. Its funny how most of the big time guys back then had "managers." People like Mr. Fuji and Bobby "the brain" Heenan. Jimmy Hart was an annoying little fuck. But i’m sure you knew that already…
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 4:17 PM EDT
Ironically enough, he managed Akeem and the Big Boss Man at the time. :) Slick ruled.
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Matt @ 07/11/2004 4:18 PM EDT
Wow. You are indeed a treasure trove of info Matt. All I gotta say is Koko B. Ware was the mack daddy.
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 4:23 PM EDT
The song in Ghostbusters two was the same song in Death to Smoochy! everytime I hear that song on the oldies radio station it makes me happy!!! And man! I laughed hard at that girl in the party dress ad, I wonder how many takes they had to do for that?
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Loozer @ 07/11/2004 4:54 PM EDT
I miss the old WWF. WWE needs more old-timey wackyness like that now. Matt, has ya ever talked about the Crest ads with the Cavity Creeps? (imitates cavity alarm) CRE-EST! CRE-EST! CRE-EST!
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kingklash @ 07/11/2004 5:04 PM EDT
I’ve asked this question several times, and I wont stop until YOU FRIGGIN ANSWER ME [Starts Hyperventilating]: What do you think of Butch Hartman’s other Nickelodeon show Danny Phantom? I know you loathe the Fairly Oddparents, but is this any better? ALso, can you please do an X-e exclusive interview with Butch Hartman (Just for X-E, not for UGO).
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TOM @ 07/11/2004 5:33 PM EDT
Don’t really loathe FOdd so much now that I’ve had a chance to see more of it. It’s not "up my alley" so to speak, but hey, my favorite show is Get A Life, after all. There’s usually a few really great lines in each ep. Haven’t seen enough DanPhan yet to give you a good opinion, but I’m sure I will.
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Matt @ 07/11/2004 5:36 PM EDT
That RGB commercial really was the ultimate homage to one of the greatest scenes in cinema history. I have always said that! ps. looking forward to the expensive article!
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Cameron Lynch @ 07/11/2004 5:46 PM EDT
That RGB commercial really was the ultimate homage to one of the greatest scenes in cinema history. I have always said that! ps. looking forward to the expensive article!
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Cameron @ 07/11/2004 5:46 PM EDT
Wrestling was so much cooler back then. I remember watching Maple Leaf Wrestling on Saturdays. Maple Leaf wrestling was what the WWF was called in Canada at one time before Vince Macmahon went out to be the only show in town, which was great for a whole 4 months.
My two personal favorite wrestlers of all time were Papa Shango and the Berserker. Papa Shango, for those that don’t know, was a voodoo-themed wrestler who spit fire and ‘acid’ at his opponents as well as weilding an impressive array of WWF voodoo dolls. I remember when his time was coming to an end (after his Wrestlemania tag-team championship with CoCo Beware) and he was feuding with the Ultimate Warrior. The arena lights went out as the Ultimate Warrior engaged in histrionics in the ring, and then the only light you could see was a small flickering flame which grew rapidly in intensity and activity and we see that the Ultimate Warrior’s feet are on fire! And get this, Papa Shango was not meant to have been in the same city! Classic stuff.
The Berserker’s schtick was that he was meant to be a viking berserker; wearing a horned hat, a fur shirt, crappy boots, and weilding a pretty deadly looking board sword. Cryptically enough, the Berserker (though he was a maniac slob) was a member of Ted ‘Million Dollar Man’ Dibiase’s crew. Eventually, the Undertaker (also part of the same super tagteam) turned against Dibiase and the Berserker and Adam Bomb (a guy who wore chemical gear and spit green acid [incidentally, is now Rhyno in the current incarnation of WWF]) were sent against him. The Undertaker dismantled them both, narrowly avoiding a couple savage sword swing which looked real for all the world, and they were not seen again for years.
*disclaimer: Now, I may be mangling all this, and it might be very hard to read or reconcil, but that’s how I remember it.
I loved wrestling once…maybe I will again one day.
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Cannibalizer @ 07/11/2004 5:51 PM EDT
GOd, that music for the Mickey Mouse Playhouse ad was catchy
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TOM @ 07/11/2004 6:37 PM EDT
Pure Beer? That’s some cool dog food.
I had three out of those four, and my cousin had the ray guy.
I think Panda Kahn & Napoleon are still kicking around in the more recent box of kids stuff stuck in the attic. And that giraffe guy. The later figures sure were weird.
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Piscez @ 07/11/2004 6:43 PM EDT
I don’t think Brian Clark played both Adam Bomb and Rhyno. I’m pretty sure he’s a different guy since he’s about two feet shorter and alot less ripped than Adam Bomb
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Pygmalien @ 07/11/2004 6:45 PM EDT
Adam Bomb definitely isn’t Rhyno. He got a tryout as part of Kronik (from WCW), had a terrible match with UT/Taker, quickly got the boot, the end. I always kinda dug him, tho.
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Matt @ 07/11/2004 6:48 PM EDT
"Kibbles n’ bits n’ bits n’ bits!"
I remember that ditty, and my family has never even owne d a dog. We do have a kitty, though. But he’s mean.
As for that WWF commercial, it left me with "WTF" look on my face.
Anyway, great ads, Matt. Quite memorable.
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Nate @ 07/11/2004 6:59 PM EDT
Man that was awesome, a Ghostbusters toy ad! Those things eventually led to me purchasing an old ambulance and turning it into an Ectomobile! The worst decision of my life! You bastard!
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Aaron @ 07/11/2004 7:21 PM EDT
Holy S#*t
an actual Real ghostbusters toy commercial, i don’t even remember that one. that was awesome thanks Matt.
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Randy @ 07/11/2004 7:32 PM EDT
had the wrong link for a minute, don’t go to the above link or you will go to the commercial page. sorry for the mix-up
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Randy @ 07/11/2004 7:34 PM EDT
You rock, Matt. It’s nice to see a fellow lover of 80s commercials. I have a two hour tape myself filled with stuff, but I envy you as you have more stuff than I do.
Anyway, I remember a few of those commershes, especially the King Kuts commercial you mentioned under the Mighty Dog entry. I remember the live dogs in pith helmets eating the King Kuts and then transforming into cartoon dogs doing the Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian" dance. I guess pet food companies come up with those extravagant ads to get people to buy their stuff.
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Bert Raccoon @ 07/11/2004 8:50 PM EDT
Honestly, Matt, how can you mention Rowdy Roddy Piper’s performance in They Live and not reference what it’s really known for? 
I want magic middles!!!!!
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 8:56 PM EDT
I think the worst wrestler ever was Doink the clown. I can’t say the name without pissing my pants laughing…
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phunqsauce @ 07/11/2004 8:59 PM EDT
Mighty Dog: As relevant in 2004, as he was in 1988.
Yeah, "GET A LIFE" was great. Still waiting for a REAL DVD on that so I can chunk my tape of 2nd season episodes with terrible audio.
Anyways, thanks for the commercials.
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manimal789 @ 07/11/2004 9:08 PM EDT
I loved the Piper. He delivered one of my all-time favorite quotes:
"I have come here to chew bubble gum, and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubble gum"
Gotta love those 80’s commercials too. I have plenty of them on tape myself, but I can’t put them on my computer unfortunately. I even have an amusing one for the failed Atari 5200 system.
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Number5 @ 07/11/2004 10:11 PM EDT
Man, I remember that Rowdy Roddy Piper commercial. Piper was definitely one of my favorites growing up…mostly because I thought he was certifiably insane.
All these years later it turns out I was right.
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Jared @ 07/11/2004 10:12 PM EDT
Unlike the first batch, I actually remember most of these, especially the "Dress and Dazzle," "My First Sony," "Mighty Dog," "Cocoa Pebbles," and "Colgate Junior."
My sisters and I wanted those "Dress and Dazzle" - type sets badly, but, as Jess mentioned, they were too expensive…not to mention seldom-seen in the south Jersey area. Most of our "dress ups" were hand-me-downs from our mom or friends or stuff Mom made or Halloween leftovers. It was probably more fun that way…and a lot more comfortable because some of it was around for YEARS. There was this one "dress up" dress my little sister lived in for months.
And, oh yes, it’s way too hot out even here at the southern Jersey shore…and I can’t afford the apartment I’m sitting in, much less air conditioning. I have one small fan turned on me and one large fan trying in vain to cool off the living room.
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starwenn @ 07/11/2004 10:39 PM EDT
I love the old "My first Sony" commercial… but does anyone else find it a little creepy at the end how that kids voice was all like, "It won’t be your last!" Like he (or she) knew the awesome power that Sony had on our weak American consuming souls?!?!?!
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JonnyRBee @ 07/11/2004 10:49 PM EDT
I should probably mention that I did end up going to Chuck E. Cheese’s today. I went and I left after about 4 minutes. For some reason, I remember it being better when I was a little kid. It actually had a lot of good video arcade games back then, and didn’t thrive solely upon skee roll. I guess it woudn’t have been so bad if it weren’t for the fact that there were 500 screaming little 8-year-olds running rampantly throughout the place. Plus, we didn’t even get to see Chuck (neither in person, nor in robot) After we left, we went and got something to eat and then went to a small casino arcade at an amusement center, which was far more enjoyable (I got a skateboard!). Robert Berry was well justified in saying that he doubted he would return within another 20 years.
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Nate @ 07/12/2004 1:22 AM EDT
Nate> I hear ya’. I went myself, didn’t seem as good as I remembered. The lack of video games was surely a contributing factor. Playdium is better. Still, might be fun to take the kids someday. Even though the prices are absurd.
And I forget, who’s Robert Berry, and why’d he say that?
On the TMNT commercial: only one there I had was Ray Fillet, though I called him Man Ray, like when he first appeared in the comics. He was pretty cool there.
LBD "Nytetrayn"
Also, for reference purposes- according to 1989’s Wish Book, the Mickey Mouse clubhouse retailed for $169.87. It also came standard with such features as a "working door" and "instructions". The playhouse featured in the catalog is incredibly bleak-looking compared to the one in the commercial. It’s just sort of floating in an empty blue netherworld. Maybe I’m being a little harsh- the picture next to it is one of a "3-tot rocker" featuring the creepiest looking kid I’ve ever seen.
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Jess @ 07/12/2004 2:56 AM EDT
dude!
I’ve got to see the midget wrestling.
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athathh @ 07/12/2004 3:20 AM EDT
Keep the great commercials coming. Someone should release DVD sets of these!
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Crimson @ 07/12/2004 3:25 AM EDT
I HAVE THAT "My First Sony" WALKMAN! It still works to this day; I still use it and I’ve never had to buy another. Well, to play CDs I can’t use it, but still…it still works. They sure made these better than the adult versions.
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Mars @ 07/12/2004 3:26 AM EDT
I enjoyed the TMNT comercial and how you HAD to see the hands moving the figures heads and weapons around. I guess this is after the dreaded "Guess Who" game comercial when kids thought the cards talked. I was an 80’s baby and I knew toys didnt talk.. a few bad apples ruined it for the rest of us ….
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KiddaKid @ 07/12/2004 3:48 AM EDT
I actually have the Colgate Junior commercial immortalized on my VHS tape with Pee-Wee Herman’s Christmas special, along with Zack the Lego Maniac, and at least seven hundred commericals for Isotoner shoes and gloves. Please review Pee-Wee’s Christmas Special, Matt! You know you want to!
Thanks for bringing up horrible childhood memories Matt 
If you remember those Mighty Dog commercials had run for a while during the 80’s, I remember as early as ‘83. That is the year that I tied a hand towel around my Aunts Shi tzu’s neck and threw him off of the second story stairs :(. I honestly, in my childhood naivete’(or stupidity) thought that he would fly just like Mighty Dog. He didn’t, he landed with a thud and broke his back. He recovered though (of course the dog died in the early 90’s because he was old by that point, but anyhoo) that was the first time that I realized that there is a line of reality between what is shown on TV and real life that shouldn’t be crossed. I still feel bad about it to this day.
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gl2899 @ 07/12/2004 11:01 AM EDT
Since there are already so many toy and kid show commercials on the site I would really love to see the other commercials of the 80’s I think nothing sums up pop culture of the 80’s better than beer and car commercials. All of the 80’s clothes, pontiacs driving down wet streets. I would love to see that stuff
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thejyav @ 07/12/2004 11:08 AM EDT
This goes a long with something in like the middle of the posts, I agree Adam Clark was great..infact that might be a good idea, teaming him with Rhyno. I know that match blew but lets see Taker, Kane, and Bryan Adams were in the match..meza thinks Clark was not the problem. I still say he was one of the better big men.
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Thejyav @ 07/12/2004 11:15 AM EDT
I loved those hyperdrivers. Unfortunately since they had "no track" that meant my little butt was chasing them down the street as they hyperdrive’d right into the storm drain……
God I lost like 10 that way…
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Matt @ 07/12/2004 11:23 AM EDT
Took this long to realize I said "Cavity Alarm!" Why does it seem like some of our favorite toys were the ones we lost the quickest? "Hey, check out this huge superball!" boing! "How far did that one go?" "Uh, I think ten blocks." As I recollect, a lot of Evel Kneivel Stunt Cycles were lost the same way as the HyperDrivers.
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kingklash @ 07/12/2004 12:01 PM EDT
Does anybody have an online source for Sears or Penny’s christmas wishbooks? (Or for that matter, Zellers or the Bay?). I can’t bring myself to actually spend money on them!
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JoMomma @ 07/12/2004 12:02 PM EDT
Mat, I’m just curious what do you think of Bionicle? It’s one of the few toylines today that is not 80s revival. Ifyou have no clue what the hell bionicle is go to BZpower.com. Also: Poll time! How many of you think CHalkzone (on Nickelodeon) sucks and Rudy,Snap and Peny should all burn in hell?
PS. Matt , can you please do an article on Bionicle(I know your busy right now, so maybe in a few weeks? IF YOU DONT,I SHAL KILL YOU AND PISS ON YOUR GRAVE [Starts Hyperventilating]:P
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TOM @ 07/12/2004 12:08 PM EDT
Wow, I really don’t remember any of those commercials. And I call myself a child of the 80s!!
Saw Spider-Man 2 this weekend. It was good, but not nearly as wonderful as everyone has proclaimed.
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4thDown @ 07/12/2004 12:09 PM EDT
I remember the "Dress And Dazzle" commercial.
Now that I think about it, the girls had all the cool commercials when we were kids.
Conspiracy!
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Chris @ 07/12/2004 12:40 PM EDT
Matt, could you get back to me on the Bamboo Peanut deal? [I sent you an eMail, from metroid5050.]
I would really like to know what I should do.
Thanks in advance.
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Mathew Olson @ 07/12/2004 1:13 PM EDT
Matt, could you get back to me on the Bamboo Peanut deal? [I sent you an eMail, from metroid5050.]
I would really like to know what I should do.
Thanks in advance.
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Mathew Olson @ 07/12/2004 1:13 PM EDT
I’m so glad you got my tape and used these commercials. The McRib ad from the last batch is one of my all-time favorites. Just wanted to make sure those ads got on x-e where they could be appreciated.
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Jessica @ 07/12/2004 1:25 PM EDT
HyperDrivers were amazing, but what I want to know is, is that Daniel Stern (Wonder Years, CHUD) narrating that BK commercial?
I thought about that pure beer in dog food.
Funny you should say something about The Real Ghostbusters. I have an old VHS tape with a long string of ABC’s Saturday lineup from around 1992. Okay, I’ll admit that all I wanted to do was frame-by-frame the DiC kid in bed logo. Damn, that thing still freaks me out.
Anyway, that tape sucked, but I found it in tact on an episode of Sonic The Hedgehog on another tape and it was pretty clear.
Matt needs to do a review of the DiC Kid in bed logo and make up some creepy story about it. Actually, he should do a review of all the creepy kids’ show logos.
The scary thing about it is that the kid’s bed is up against the wall, under the window and he keeps his lamp lit, which is located on the nightstand. It’s creepy because I have my bed in a similar position and _I_ keep a dim light on at night.
Are those cheap DiC animators stalking me…?
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AngeFaitore @ 07/12/2004 1:43 PM EDT
Hey, were did Elec Man go? Why’d you replace him with the girl from Tecmo World Wrestling, Matt? Elec Man would shock her scranny ass!
Speaking of which, I unlocked the first episode of the Mega Man anime series in Mega Man Anniversary Collection yesterday. All I could do was call out inconsistensies, like Mega Man was too tall and muscular, and Proto Man wasn’t built by Dr. Wily. God, I’m such a geek. Is there anybody who watched that show when it was on? This was around 1994, I think. Its available on DVD now, too.
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A-wel Cruiz @ 07/12/2004 1:50 PM EDT
Ahhh damn! I was the 69th comment! LOL Infinity!
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A-wel Cruiz @ 07/12/2004 1:51 PM EDT
Oh yea, that voice over for the BK ad sounds A LOT like the voice over for Wonder Years. Crazy.
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Derek @ 07/12/2004 2:21 PM EDT
The CHOMP thing in the McRib ads was a lift from a song called "Poke Salad Annie" because a "gator got her granny." Anybody else think Ronald McDonald ordered a hit on the Burger King, and now uses BK’s magic ring to do the stuff he does in today’s commercials?
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kingklash @ 07/12/2004 2:40 PM EDT
[responce to the comment about Doink]
depends on which version of doink you’re talking about…
Matt Borne’s Doink [the original, evil clown] was actually a descent gimmick…personifying a little kid’s fear of clowns…
once he left, the gimmick went downhill and fast
*sighs* i cant believe im aguring FOR a wrestling clown
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DantheApe @ 07/12/2004 3:48 PM EDT
JoMomma, click on my name for the Sears Wishbook reprints on Amazon.
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ME @ 07/12/2004 4:45 PM EDT
Just did a search and you can get the real Wishbooks use Ebay.
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ME @ 07/12/2004 4:47 PM EDT
Just did a search and you can get the real Wishbooks on Ebay.
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ME @ 07/12/2004 4:47 PM EDT
I’ll admit that maybe Doink the clown isn’t as bad as Giant Gonzales. I mean the guy wore a spandex shirt with muscles airbrushed on it. If I’m not mistaken that dude came back later as one of the oddities (the big dude that wore the swim cap and carried around the cartman doll). Its unfortunate though that the WWE ever teamed up with ICP because they have to be the biggest pieces of fucking shit i’ve hearn seen or heard. ’nuff said
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phunqsauce @ 07/12/2004 8:35 PM EDT
Nytetrayn-Yeah, I’ve been to Playdium in the Vancouver area before. Sweet arcades and sweet deals on them. As for Robert Berry, he is the webmaster at http://www.retrocrush.com, and used to write for X-E (I’m surprised Matt hadn’t already answered that question for you).
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Nate @ 07/12/2004 9:22 PM EDT
Dude Matt I think they’re gonna do a thing about Get A Life on Vh1 on I Love The 90s: 1992 tomorrow night!
Avoid Sweet Snacks!
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ADA representative @ 07/12/2004 9:51 PM EDT
Hey guys Im shuting down x-entertainment so ask me why
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Matt @ 07/12/2004 10:10 PM EDT
Speaking of pet food commercials that make you want to buy the product, when I was like 6 or 7 there was this fancy feast commercial and that cat food looked so good to my little mind at the time. I got some for my cat and tried some myself. Needless to say it was sick. Why the hell did they make it look so appetizing? Oh, and I don’t know who said it, but I agree about the dic kid, creepy stuff.
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sailor moon @ 07/12/2004 10:26 PM EDT
why?
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whatever @ 07/12/2004 10:28 PM EDT
Why? What happened Matt?
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Number5 @ 07/12/2004 10:41 PM EDT
Why Matt? Why? Are you really shutting down X-E? How could you do this to me? And after all we’ve been through. I thought what we had was special.
By the way, you better be kidding about shutting X-Edown.
WHy? copyright ingringement? WHY WHY WHY WHY????
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phunqsauce @ 07/12/2004 11:05 PM EDT
oops, infringement
but still WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY????????????
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phunqsauce @ 07/12/2004 11:06 PM EDT
Is it your new job at Nickelodeon????
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phunqsauce @ 07/12/2004 11:09 PM EDT
MAAATTT!!! I went to show my friend proof of the SHOCKMASTER on your site and to much sadness, the download wasnt there!!! gahhhH!!! please put it back up matt. We need this valuable piece of history back online.
STILL love your site
peace
JR
hey guys i must also b mat cause im such a gud speler
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Mars @ 07/13/2004 1:41 AM EDT
why? we love you!
must be the internet leeching bill
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ghh @ 07/13/2004 2:40 AM EDT
Please don’t let it be true. This is like the only website I visit everytime I’m online, it’s a necessary evil in my life! Think of all the sad people. Hopefully it’s an imposter.
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cheese is good @ 07/13/2004 6:07 AM EDT
The real Matt would never misspell "I’m" or "shutting", so no worries.
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Joe in OH @ 07/13/2004 7:09 AM EDT
Woooo! 100th post! Nothing else to add.
Oh, except that Matt is probably a fake, now that I think about it.
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A-wel Cruiz @ 07/13/2004 8:49 AM EDT
Hmmm…If it was the "real" Matt he would have written in by now. I’m sure t’was just the standard blog flamer. Flamers put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else, but after they get their pants on they post stupid crap and run. Besides, I’d have to agree with Joe in OH…Matt knows how to spel gud.
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Blah...blah @ 07/13/2004 9:41 AM EDT
Ha ha, how mighty original, pretending to be Matt, and saying something ludicrous like you are shutting X-E down. Please.
I can’t believe anyone fell for that illiterate asshole’s post. Not only are there simple misspells, it’s nowhere near what Real Matt would have said anyway. Geez. THINK, PEOPLE.
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Uschi @ 07/13/2004 9:59 AM EDT
Geez, haven’t you people been reading long enough to realize that not only is Matt an immaculate speller, but he doesn’t write anything in less than 30,000 words! He wrote 10,000 on a broom he found in an Advent calendar! I think he would write a lot more than that if he were leaving.
But let’s all hope he never does!
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Y2JB78 @ 07/13/2004 10:10 AM EDT
I can lend you my interdimensional portal so you can deal with the Imposter-Matt. Comes with 78-hour temp authority to use the Dork-Seeking Pool Cue. (now Teflon coated for smoother, less irritating retribution.)
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kingklash @ 07/13/2004 11:54 AM EDT
Noooo! you can’t shut down, what else would I look at to pass the time at work? WHY?!! Anyways more good commercials, I love them because I can remember most of the commercials from growing up.
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Caylor @ 07/13/2004 12:16 PM EDT
Wasn’t me. I’m at work. You should know better!
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Matt @ 07/13/2004 12:16 PM EDT
IF YOU ARE, GO BURN IN FUCKNG HELL YOU EVIL SICK BASATARD
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TOM @ 07/13/2004 12:17 PM EDT
I’m sure he’s kidding. At least, I hope so. :O
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A-wel Cruiz @ 07/13/2004 12:23 PM EDT
I’ll bet money that’s not the real Matt.
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Dan @ 07/13/2004 12:39 PM EDT
um, haven’t we seen imposter Matt’s like every few weeks? Try not to feed the trolls.
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kidneyboy @ 07/13/2004 12:57 PM EDT
Anyone notice Jake Fogelnest is on "I Love The 90s" as a commentator? He was a precursor to Matt in some ways. Click on my name for links about the guy.
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ME @ 07/13/2004 1:33 PM EDT
‘Prophetstown, Illinois Resident Bags $2,500 in Mr. Six Look-Alike Contest at Six Flags Great America’
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/20036/
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ME @ 07/13/2004 2:09 PM EDT
no he’s the imposter I am shutting down, I used a computer at work well I was on you break please belive me
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Matt @ 07/13/2004 3:27 PM EDT
ok fine my real name is Ant,
but Matt you really need to make your self a seprete acount for the blog because everyone and anyone could imposter you
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Matt @ 07/13/2004 3:33 PM EDT
Imposter you…imposter you… this is ant… imposter you…
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Matt @ 07/13/2004 4:20 PM EDT
STOP THIS ANNOYING CRAP AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!!
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Pedro @ 07/13/2004 4:32 PM EDT
mouth watering commercials as always matt!! also can we give a moment of silence and a big amen to the passing of a true 70s 80s icon ms.isebel sanford aka mrs.louise"WEEZY"jefferson!
movin on up!
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jay @ 07/13/2004 5:45 PM EDT
I wish I kept my Wishbooks or even the Toys’R'Us Christmas books that came in newspaper.
-First Doink was awesome, with the evil circus music, the other versions all sucked.
I Love the 90’s has some guy who’s a "pop culture expert". They should have used Matt instead.
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Paul @ 07/13/2004 6:54 PM EDT
Matt uses proper punctuation and capitalization. Fake Matt used the usual lack of punctuation and capitalization most people on the internet use because they’re too lazy to do otherwise.
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Teirusu @ 07/13/2004 6:56 PM EDT
The reason Matt never had to secure some way for no one to pretend to be him is that no one was stupid enough to try to do it before now. Honestly, why do you, whoever you are, want to imposter him? Unless you’re 13 I don’t understand the motivation.
About "Shredder’s" not-Shredder voice–remember doing the run of the original cartoon, there were a few episodes where a different guy did the voice? It really peeved me simply because the normal guy sounded so much better.
And am I the only 80s child who never watched pro-wrestling? Mostly due to the fact I wasn’t allowed to watch it. I only saw the WWF cartoon a few times and only remember the episode where they had an amusement park where every wrestler got a ride named after them. Hulk Hogan, of course, had the roller coaster.
That bubble-gum quote, Number5, is going to keep me laughing for a good day or so.
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inkmage @ 07/13/2004 7:42 PM EDT
Uncle Phil is the definitive Shredder.
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Dan @ 07/13/2004 7:44 PM EDT
Anyway, I’m looking forward to more 80s commercials. I think that TV commercials in the 80s were far more memorable than the 90s batch. Hope you got some of the good stuff like Twinkie the Kid, the Hubba Bubba Gum Fighter, Snausages, Klondike bars, and more Transformers commercials.
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Bert Raccoon @ 07/13/2004 8:15 PM EDT
Matt- Thanks so much for the commercials! So many of them I thought only I remembered the jingles to ("My first Sony" is permanently etched into my brain, I am pretty sure.) Glad to see all your WWF knowledge as well! DANTHEAPE- I went to a WWF show when i was 10- Front row….dream come true….BRET THE HITMAN HART .vs. ADAM BOMB WAS THE MAIN EVENT! (and for a Canadian kid like me Bret is ‘the best there is the best there was and THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE) but anyways- DOINK THE CLOWN was there too- and he came out with a bucket of snowballs and I got hit with one! I was one of the chosen ones! I agree with you- he was best at first.
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Muppet Baby @ 07/13/2004 9:28 PM EDT
Hey Matt, can you please do an article on Bionicle? I know it’s not 80s, but it is still a pretty frigging good toyline. If you don’t have a clue what the hell Bionicle is, go to BZPOWER.COM.
ALso: Poll TIme! How many of you think that Chalkzone sucks big monkey privates and that SNap RUdy and Penny are all so annoying , that they should all burn in hell
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TOM @ 07/13/2004 9:29 PM EDT
BERT RACCOON- Great name! "The Raccoons" rock!
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Muppet Baby @ 07/13/2004 9:29 PM EDT
Inkmage: Here’s the quote in WAV form http://www.moviewavs.com/cgi-b...vs.cgi?They_Live=kick_ass2.wav
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Number5 @ 07/13/2004 10:31 PM EDT
I’m practically pissing my pants as I read the comments of the impostor, and I’m not laughing with him. I seriously think that if Matt were to shut down X-E, he would’ve written something special about it in a new article (or at least a new blog entry).
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Nate @ 07/13/2004 10:43 PM EDT
Matt, I doubt you care, but it seems that Jake Fogelnest worked on pilot for Barry Sobel (of "227" fame, sort of) and VH1 called "The Old School Show."
Here are his journal entries on the show and pictures:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jakefogelnest/16390.html
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jakefogelnest/16808.html
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jakefogelnest/16915.html
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jakefogelnest/17340.html
http://www.jakefogelnest.com/oldschool/oldschool.html
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ME @ 07/13/2004 10:54 PM EDT
TOM, aren’t you like, ten? Chill on the language or you won’t have any curse words left to bug your parents with by the time you’re 15. At least hold back on the "C" word as your trump card.
Imposter Ant: nice lesson teaching, but it would be more effective if anyone had believed it was actually Matt for more than twenty seconds. I think people have been blocked from commenting on the blog in the past, so hopefully we’ll be spared if some other evil genius decides to replicate your insidious and ingenious plan.
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sick @ 07/13/2004 11:23 PM EDT
Actually sick, i’m twelve
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TOM @ 07/14/2004 1:18 AM EDT
Hey Nate, I think the real Matt wouldn’t have misspelled "shutting" either.
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IncogNegro @ 07/14/2004 2:52 AM EDT
GREAT 80′S ARTICLE AS USUAL BUT, YOU STILL NEED TO PUT THOSE MONTER CEREAL COMERCIALS!!!!
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Efra @ 07/14/2004 5:11 AM EDT
Uhhh in the Mickey Mouse commercial… that was a girl???
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ChillyWilly @ 07/14/2004 12:25 PM EDT
Awesome entry as always. Finally a Real Ghostbusters toy commersh! I was heavily into Ghostbusters right on through the dreadful sequel and yet I have never seen that ad before, nay, never even heard of the Slimed series until I got the internet. If you ever put up the series 1 ad, with stay puft, you’d make my year.
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Dan D. @ 07/14/2004 12:27 PM EDT
FakeMatt when you Die I shall send you to the innermost circle of hell.(scary laugh)
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MightyStalfos @ 07/14/2004 12:30 PM EDT
Hey Paul,are you related to Paul NGC On the VJoe Fansite?
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MightyStalfos @ 07/14/2004 12:34 PM EDT
Hey Paul,are you related to Paul NGC On the VJoe Fansite?
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MightyStalfos @ 07/14/2004 12:34 PM EDT
sorry bout that fakeMatt.I needed to blow off some steam.I lost my favorite Boglin.
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MightyStalfos @ 07/14/2004 12:36 PM EDT
"There’s so many ways to wear our Tonka 3 in 1 Part Dress." Wait, wha? Huh? I count three. Wha?! Dammit Matt, you’re making Nick’s brain hurt again with bad commercials. Yes I’m blaming you for the writing. And yes Roddy Piper is THE man for insane wrestling promos. I would love to see him and Dennis Miller just go head to head for insane rants.
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Nick @ 07/14/2004 2:44 PM EDT
I had the purple tonka hyperdriver!! That thing was awesome! You just turn it on and let it go whereever, it had major treads on it so it could climb the steepest carpet! The bumper had rollers on it so it would guide itself around walls. There was no stopping that thing!
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heeloyd @ 07/14/2004 3:41 PM EDT
Regarding Fake Matt:
Don’t you people realize that by making a big stink about the whole make-believe Matt thing, that you are just encouraging that kind of behavior? Whoever is doing that is only doing it to get a rise out of you, and you are all rewarding the impostor with each subsequent comment. Just ignore it and move on.
*sigh*
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Enough, already!! @ 07/15/2004 9:39 AM EDT
Colgate Jr. brought back memories of those Crest Gel commercials featuring the Thunderbirds-like superheroes…with the klaxon "Crest Gel, Crest Gel". Wait a sec…wasn’t there a dog that barked "CREST!"
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DragonJay @ 07/15/2004 10:30 AM EDT
Can anyone find old board game commercials like Operation? I’d love to see those again.
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fiannafi @ 07/15/2004 12:56 PM EDT
Hey Paul,are you related to Paul NGC On the VJoe Fansite?
No and what is the VJoe Fansite?
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Paul @ 07/16/2004 2:03 AM EDT
It’s just a site for fans of the game Vjoe.
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MightyStalfos @ 07/16/2004 2:52 PM EDT
I wonder if Matt did an article on carebears.
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CareBear @ 07/17/2004 12:10 PM EDT
The dude in the Burger King commercial with the tan coat is Steven Brill. He was a bit actor who later went on to direct the lame Mr. Deeds with Adam Sandler.
Just a little FYI: Frivilous Yawn-inducing Information.
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HokieGajan @ 07/19/2004 12:51 PM EDT
Just wanted to say you guys absolutely rock for sharing this 80’s nostalgia with us!
Rock ‘n Roll forever!
Cliff
PS Helloween does NOT suck
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Cliff 'fixer79' Laureys @ 07/20/2004 8:29 PM EDT
Man, Doink the clown was an awesome wrestler, I tell you. And he had that midget clown with him, Dink, except at times there were multiple Dinks, and I seem to remember one time all the Dinks swarmed some guy, like, 20 midget clowns attacking a guy, that’s quality entertainment right there.
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Morte_The_Skull @ 07/22/2004 11:12 AM EDT
I miss the old days of wrestling when it was all about what was going on in the ring not the soap opera crap in the background
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Josh @ 07/23/2004 12:32 PM EDT
SUP SUP SUP SUPERSTAR!!! It’s funny, but everytime I buy Colgate, I think of Colgate Junior which had a special star shaped tip. I STILL HUM that jingle too…
Also… my first Sony… I love that part when the little girl chimes in "It won’t be your last."
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Tom L @ 07/25/2004 2:32 AM EDT
Um. Is it just me, or does the narrator for the BK commercial sound like the guy who voiced Dilbert on the cartoon..?
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Shaun @ 10/04/2004 1:39 AM EDT
i love danny phantom!!! and danielle Phantom
man y’all are KILLIN me! how yall gonna forget the REAL DEALS the MAD BALLS the AT-AT commercial the twin pod cloud car commercial the CIRCUS FUN cereal with HORSES HOOPS BALLS BEARS ELEPHANTS N LIONS and those chronoform watches right before Robotech. shout out to Soundwave and Jetfire aka Skull-one.I knew the kid in the MAD BALLS commercial the red head he was in my karate class with his brother Steve who was a grade above me what were those SPIDER people there was a glove u put on it was the spider legs i remember wunna the guys name was SKULK Galaxy Rangers if from OHIO Superhost Sat morninz The Littles the REAL Tean Titans Molecu-Lad Kid Comet
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c2daj2datee @ 03/04/2007 9:00 PM EST
i had the rca /columbia official vhs version
of ghostbusters before the sponsored coca cola advert
they had this creepy advert for an vhs recorder and an vhs
camera and this creepy v.o said so sitback with an coke
and enjoy ghostbusters because it is the best movie around
it was dead creepy though.
frankie smales
(the daily krypton)
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