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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.

Posted by Matt on 07/11/2004. E-mail me!

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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.

Chestnuts roasted by Jess @ 07/12/2004 2:56 AM

dude!
I’ve got to see the midget wrestling.

Chestnuts roasted by athathh @ 07/12/2004 3:20 AM

Keep the great commercials coming. Someone should release DVD sets of these!

Chestnuts roasted by Crimson @ 07/12/2004 3:25 AM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 07/12/2004 3:26 AM

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 ….

Chestnuts roasted by KiddaKid @ 07/12/2004 3:48 AM

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!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Monkey @ 07/12/2004 9:40 AM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by gl2899 @ 07/12/2004 11:01 AM

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

Chestnuts roasted by thejyav @ 07/12/2004 11:08 AM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Thejyav @ 07/12/2004 11:15 AM

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…

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/12/2004 11:23 AM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/12/2004 12:01 PM

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!

Chestnuts roasted by JoMomma @ 07/12/2004 12:02 PM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by 4thDown @ 07/12/2004 12:09 PM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Mathew Olson @ 07/12/2004 1:13 PM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Mathew Olson @ 07/12/2004 1:13 PM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Jessica @ 07/12/2004 1:25 PM

HyperDrivers were amazing, but what I want to know is, is that Daniel Stern (Wonder Years, CHUD) narrating that BK commercial?

Chestnuts roasted by BaronVonHotPants @ 07/12/2004 1:34 PM

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…?

Chestnuts roasted by AngeFaitore @ 07/12/2004 1:43 PM

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.

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 07/12/2004 1:50 PM

Ahhh damn! I was the 69th comment! LOL Infinity!

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 07/12/2004 1:51 PM

Oh yea, that voice over for the BK ad sounds A LOT like the voice over for Wonder Years. Crazy.

Chestnuts roasted by Derek @ 07/12/2004 2:21 PM

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?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/12/2004 2:40 PM

[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

Chestnuts roasted by DantheApe @ 07/12/2004 3:48 PM

JoMomma, click on my name for the Sears Wishbook reprints on Amazon.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 07/12/2004 4:45 PM

Just did a search and you can get the real Wishbooks use Ebay.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 07/12/2004 4:47 PM

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