Category: 1980’s
It Was More Fun the Colorforms Way
As requested by a number of viewers, here is the Raggedy Ann Colorforms commercial I remember from childhood. I have…
Two All-Beef Patties…
This 1975 commercial begins with customers confidently attempting to describe a Big Mac. Most of them quickly stumble over the…
The DeLorean: A Dream Car With a Wild Story
The DeLorean DMC-12 looked like it had arrived from the future, even before Doc Brown turned one into a time…
Professionally Speaking, Meet the Ajax Man
We just told you about Madge the Manicurist. How about our favorite, or possibly only, professional dishwasher? Actor Eugene Roche…
Madge and the Palmolive Soak
Madge worked at the fictional Salon East Beauty Parlor, where nearly every manicure ended with the same surprise. After listening…
Don’t Squeeze the Charmin Fun Facts
Beginning in 1964, shoppers were repeatedly warned, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!” The commercials followed grocery store manager Mr. Whipple…
George Plimpton Sells Intellivision
Mattel chose writer George Plimpton to promote Intellivision because he brought both intelligence and sports credibility to the commercials. Plimpton…
ABC’s Wide World of Sports
For generations, Saturday afternoons meant watching Jim McKay “span the globe” on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Beginning in 1961,…
Slip ’N Slide Memories
I’ll never forget when we got our first Slip ’N Slide back in the 1970s. I had to be the…