Sears Microwave Commercial from the 80s

[ntxguy]

@itbrandonsilver...jealous

[JimmySand9]

When it really counts, get Glad-Lock.

[jgjfnxdnsdnsns]

kinda wierd how the kenmore ovens look like our wards oven

[nomadcowatbk]

a kid in Nebraska died in one of those giant microwaves

[danrichards23]

i cant believe im watching commercials and liking it. damn im getting old.

[landongendur]

Seriously that guy never had hair! He now does commercials for Goodyear Tires

[lol21432]

@landongendur yeah he always looks like that, jason alexander too

[mypalrocco]

I was deemed sterile due to those early microwaves...three headed and double tailed sperm! Damn them!

[Membrane556]

Those 80s microwaves are tanks.

As for safety these old ones probably leaked a lot less RF then the made in china jobs we have today.

[ItBrandonSilver]

You DUMBASS American.

[jpsmommie]

Mike McMannis and Tom Sharpe. Classic commercial actors!

[Cargo1273]

Kenmore microwaves back then were from Whirpool which were actually manufactured in South Korea by Samsung and LG and use to last for years.

Nowadays they are made in China, by either Haier or Galanz for Whirpool and relabeled Kenmore., you will be surprise if it last more than 1-year.

[Membrane556]

People where making jokes about old microwave ovens leaking RF the heavy construction of those vintage units means they are less likely to leak RF.

The ones today probably leak far more microwave energy.

Remember china can't even get dog food right.

[lee4hmz]

I seem to remember the really old ones being Sanyo; that's who made the Sears microwave my grandparents had back in the late 1980s. Sears had a pretty big sweetheart deal with Sanyo at the time (most of their TVs and VCRs were Sanyo then too), so it made sense They switched to Whirlpool later (early 1990s, I think).

[ringbolt9]

wards.. haha I forgot about them. we had a little 'catalog showwoom" in my town. you had to order the stuff and come back in a week for it.

[Flailwielder]

I used one of those in summer camp years ago......a third ear grew on my shoulder 3 days later......

[Cargo1273]

Funny. I grew a larger penis.

[111JFish]

What the fuck?

[xundaman]

Careful with these old microwaves! They let electromagnetic radiation leak which may be harmful!

[anakin8054]

My parents bought one of these in 1984 (for about $600, I think) and the thing still works to this day. Impressive...most impressive.

[knasty827]

@anakin8054

Ya. I have a GE microwave from 1987 that still works beautifully.

The thing gets a shit load of use too.

[lol21432]

@anakin8054 wow, definitely got your money's worth...wow 600 bucks

[MicrowaveDisplaycom]

@anakin8054 Made by Sanyo, I'm sure. Those WERE the days....

[Liquidduck]

We have been using the same microwave oven for the past 22 years. You can easily fit a today's oven in this thing.

[ethen24]

1980's microwaves? Quick! Everyone, put on these lead vests!  XD

[smokes2468]

Those microwaves are like shit now. They were so big and clunky.

[OpenArms81]

forget sears,we bought A Microwave at Wards,back in 83';it still runs?!

[newenglandvideo]

Sears was a great store back then. Was.

[CoastersNSich]

Who's the balding guy? I remember hearing him on several different commercials and TV shows.

[ecwforever]

He is Thom Sharp and I remember him doing many Eckerd and Goodyear commercials plus his guest appearances on "227" and "The Golden Girls" around 1987.

[gshowguy]

He did a few Glad commercials, too, IIRC.

[cpowers94]

Just for curiosity's sake, when did Sears change to that modern all caps logo?

[mrath]

Sometime in the mid-80's

[DontBeTrippin]

The all-caps logo first appeared in the summer of 1984.