Tag: 1980s commercials
FREDDY KRUEGER HAD A 900 NUMBER — AND THE PHONE BILL WAS THE REAL NIGHTMARE!
Remember when you could call your favorite celebrities on a 900 number? Well, back in the late 1980s, you could…
Only Vincent Price Could Make a VHS Tape Sound Terrifying
Only in the 1980s could Vincent Price sit in a creepy castle and convince us to buy blank VHS tapes…
Would Kids Today Take a McDonald’s Gift Certificate — or Trick Your House?
To me, a gift certificate was delayed gratification on Halloween night. By the time my parents got around to bringing…
SEARS IN ITS HEYDAY — “THERE’S MORE FOR YOUR LIFE AT SEARS”
Believe it or not, Sears has an early online-shopping story that deserves a report all by itself. I’m working on…
Cathy Rigby Built Quite a Career After the Olympics
This old Cathy Rigby Stayfree commercial brings back a completely different Cathy Rigby memory for me. Back in the 1990s,…
Peter Pan Peanut Butter
How many of you remember this Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercial? This one really seems to have stuck with people,…
Whoop-dee-doo for my Subaru Midas Ad
I recognized Midas right away, but the lady driving the Subaru is another familiar part of this commercial. That’s Loretta…
7 UP the Uncola
How many of you can still hear Geoffrey Holder’s booming voice and unforgettable laugh before this commercial even gets going?…
George Plimpton Sells Intellivision
Mattel chose writer George Plimpton to promote Intellivision because he brought both intelligence and sports credibility to the commercials. Plimpton…
Did You Get Your Dodge Boys Shorts?
Phil Rizzuto pitched plenty of products in his day, but this Yankees/Dodge Boys spot is one of those commercials that…