1989 Pizza Hut Commercial

[GWhiz99]

The “Vanessa’s New Class” ep. of “The Cosby Show” aired 2/14/85: Cliff Huxtable recalls Malcolm Jamal-Warner’s Theo drinking from a departed restaurant patron’s glass containing cigarette butts. Unrelated: “J.J. The Teacher” ep. of CHICAGO-set sitcom “Good Times” airing 2,308 days earlier on 10/21/78. With Hal Williams as abusive dad Frank Mitchell, a construction worker and Ernest Harden Jr. as his son Earl Mitchell. CHICAGO-raised NFL QB Donovan McNabb was born on Harden’s 24th b'day: 11/25/76

[paulandj]

I miss them damn boxes, that shit used to taste different, real talk.

[tavern2468]

a relief pitcher seems like something you pee into

[TheShadowParliament]

For everyone watching this commercial, Pizza Hut cost at least $2-3 dollars cheaper on average at that time depending on what kind of pie you bought.

[onenonlyprincess2]

can't even stand either dominos or pizza hut anymore. Rarely will order it, but I can't stand it. The commercials for them now suck. I'm glad I was born around the 80's, when pizza hut was good. Pizza hut: "Makin' it gross"

[ccrosbie33]

@Melvinie73 Hey, if you're just pitching it's no big deal. I can't imagine what C. C. Sabathia has before he goes out on the mound...

[kamo7]

why was everyone scared of the cat :((

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@kamo7 because they think it's bad luck because it's black and that's racist because it's just a color! I'm not trying to be racist in any way, shape, or form but I call that cat an African-American cat because in other words, it's just a color. Once again, I'm not being racist!

[Nefus1988]

@Melvinie73 Thought the same, why ruin the kids baseball there they can get fit with Pepsi and Pizza? No wonder Americans are fat.

[jcrowley1985]

@Melvinie73

Foreign guy who just learned sarcasm: "Hahaha, it's funny because pepsi no healthy at all"

[NeiL17X]

Pizza HUT vs Baseball, omg, good combination (:

[OneNationUnderNerv]

wow companies used to give a crap about things like little league baseball.......? or children reading through the "Book It" club

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@RetardedAnime I know that's racist!

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@PchanStitch I know the cat was like "bunch of racists, just because I'm black!"

[benjuiceman]

"SOME GUYS RUB THEIR BAT FOR LUCK"

GOLD

[chillowpillow]

"Some guys rub their bats for luck"

I do it for fun, but thats just me.

[PchanStitch]

Poor cat was like "What did I dooooo!?"

[McMIxTER]

ah good ol times.. it was the best times before 2000

[BrooklynEagle]

0:25--Cubs fans? Lol!!!

Thanks to that magnificent black feline @ Shea (likely a hungry hairball over from the "Iron Triangle" who snuck in the stadium) back in '69, AND, the Midwestern version of the "Curse of the Bambino" (1932 Series; Northside players--and fans--were some fucked-up "people" in those days), the bummy cubbies will NEVER win a world championship again. End of story. Yeah, they do have beano-town's golden dildo jew, Theo, right now. But that won't change jack shit at Wrigley!

[mr00jimbo]

Aww that cat's dead by now. :(

[harro123]

@Melvinie73 You know, I grew up with this sort of thing and I was thin well into my 20 before I finally put on some weight. No one I knew was fat either. I would say it was because even if we had the giant glass of Pepsi it was once or twice a week and we were outside playing and riding bikes all day.

[ilovegnomeland]

@harro123 I don't think that's the point. I think that the problem is the possibility of getting a stomachache or not being properly hydrated. Gatorade or just plain water is much better before a game than Pepsi.

[harro123]

@ilovegnomeland Now that I think about it, I think I got Pepsi once a month lol. It was water from the tap or hose growing up.

[shechshire]

I used to remember pizza hut buffets in the 90's. It was just like a restuarant. You could either order a specialty pizza or choose the buffet option. They used to have one down here in miami.

[shechshire]

@Melvinie73 that's what i was thinking too & not to mention getting bloated on a nice big greasy pan pizza lol.

[12345678901112137651]

@theboombody Squeeze Me married With Children

[Zer0Funk]

"Shit Guys, it's a pussy! Quick, run to the hot dog shack!"

[SuperFlashDriver]

Who is scared of black cats?

[abehammy]

pepsi had owned pizza hut, taco bell and kfc at this point.

[RetardedAnime]

why is everyone hatin on the cat? cause its black?

[kbd668]

@RetardedAnime black cats are a sign of bad luck usually

[RetardedAnime]

oh yeah thanks

[deen1207]

they forgot to spit in the tracks of the cat :/

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@jargainjones oh yeah pet cemetery I thought they were being racist towards the cat because he was black. That's why I compare black cats to black people to show that it's just a color and not bad luck so he's a Negro cat. Nothing racist intended!

[madrain100]

@thehoosierfortheUK you couldn't just say black cat can you

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@madrain100 No offense; I didn't mean anything by it; don't worry, I'm not racist! In fact, I'm close friends with alot of African-Americans and Africans.

[Sheri451]

We have one of those Pepsi pitchers in our cabinet.

[MrSoAwesomness]

I wonder if I can still get refills.

[SuperSpanishChicken]

Get the pussy out of the frame!

[ZeeJeff]

If they re-introduced this special nowadays, Pizza Hut would go bankrupt in 10 seconds.

[kennyscott11]

all the pizza hut resturants with old logos were assome until whe i looked at them again its a new logo im upset old pizza hut is assome and $2.49 pitcher with free refil thats a good price now and i miss the old pepsi logo

[leafyutube]

Hershiser didn't need no relief pitcher. He could finish games himself.

[FrenzicGamer651]

sadly that was when the dollar had a lot of value.

[animejump12]

DAMN. $2.49?! THATS HELLA GOOD

[001GenLee]

I miss seeing the old Pizza Hut logos. Newer isn't always better. The new logo sucks, bring back the old one! There are a few Pizza Huts still around with the old logo / lettering....keep it that way. =) Pizza Hut is THE best pizza out there. Papa John's tastes like cardboard to me and Little Ceasars tastes good, but Pizza Hut's where it's at!

[JonKinchIsLegit]

@001GenLee If you think Little Ceasers is better then Papa Johns you must not used to real ingredients you scum bag nigger.

[dmaster92289]

@JonKinchIsLegit hey chill out with that racist crap, there's no need for it. it's only his opinion.

[MRTTheRomhacker]

@JonKinchIsLegit LOL u mad bro?

[soymilkmilk]

Sounds like a pitcher that you relieve yourself in.

[90scoolll]

pizza is the most loveable food on the planet, it bring the joy and kinda happiness<333

[Synthetrix]

Pizza Hut. Still the worst pizza chain on the planet. Well maybe better than Little Ceasars, but that isn't saying much.

[TR47]

@Synthetrix The difference is, back when this commercial was new Pizza Hut actually made fresh dough for the pizzas, but switched to frozen dough in the mid 90's. They also used to be a real sit down restaurant, not the crappy delivery/take out factories they are now. I guess that's what happens when you're bought by a soda company.

[clarkbell]

@TR47 I really miss the dine in ones of the 60's and 70's (same with Dairy Queen) but I loved the novelty of a delivery one which had an interesting shape which opened near me in 1994.

[thehoosierfortheUK]

Running from the black cat, That's racist!

[shadowfox1383]

@thehoosierfortheUK Be nice to cats.

[thehoosierfortheUK]

@shadowfox1383 Dude, I love cats in fact I have a cat myself! People shouldn't get scared over a cat just because it's black that's racist!

[jargainjones]

@thehoosierfortheUK I know you are making a joke but the reason they were really afraid of the cat, that nobody here understands, is because this was released the time PET CEMETARY was. Go look that movie up, thank me later.

[Sheri451]

@jargainjones I saw this movie, I have it on DVD, Church was Gray not Black.

[jargainjones]

@Sheri451 yeah i know but that is what they were making this commercial based on.

[Sheri451]

@jargainjones Oh! Okay. I didn't know this. I knew I saw Pet Semetary and it scared the crap out of me,. Especially when little Gage was running around with that scalpel.

[RedSHARK6]

Black Cat: "Hey guys! Can I have some pepsi?"

[shechshire]

yea because every little leager should be drinking at least 8 oz. of soda before a game... lol

[SirFakeName]

Superstitious fools. But that was a great deal though.

[Matt13789]

"Then get free pepsi fillups all summer with any dinner size pizza to go."

I was born that summer - July '89

Crazy how time flies...

[txcountryboy01]

I remember this in the early 90's too. They arent the same anymore.

[Thunderstar1000]

LOL i heard "some guys rub their bats for half an hour" not some guys rub their bats for luck

[bukakee1]

How do you train a cat?

[benjafisha1]

Why is it called a relief pitcher? I'm going to get a relief pitcher of beer at Danny's tonight.

[likethepear]

Pepsi owns Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell. 

[conrailforever1999]

@likethepear cool

[jeremyschultz1]

I still use my Relief Pitcher!

[intellectualmastadon]

Remember when Pizza Hut pizza was good?

[Seargent363]

@intellectualmastadon It was good? I remember liking it during the 90s, but now I hate it.

[intellectualmastadon]

@Seargent363 I was very young when this commercial was out and liked Pizza Hut pretty well. But yeah, now it just sucks!

[sonikdude49]

black cats most times are not all black if you see one on a sun spot you see they have brown fur too

[Bla31n]

The last great year I had before the Nihilistic Nineties and the Naughts. Now everything sucks deep. I can't wait for 2012.

[machinegunangel]

Pizza Hut used to have the best crust. What the hell happened to my PIZZA HUT CRUST DAMNIT!!!

[temasongu]

I remember when Orel Hershiser played for the Indians, good times.

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Pizza Hut still hires teenage girls with braces? I just saw a new Pizza Hut ad. I thought teenage girls just lived off of their wealthy father's income.

[BrooklynBaller101]

the pizza hut in my town still uses tht logo and still has tht hut shaped building

[piemanization]

OMG THE BLACK CAT IS HERE NUUUUUUUUUUUU

[Wolfbane8]

I want pizza hut now...

[Nefus1988]

haha no wonder americans are fat, eat a bigass pizza after every baseball match.

[N1TEWALK3R]

@Nefus1988

no wonder you are that stupid... senseless comment after an jurassic commercial...

[Darkwalker1990]

Was pizza hut better back then?? silly question i know :D

[xboxplaya420]

@MIssJustineCherie racist

[The1989KID]

yes.

[BridgetSullivanMusic]

Yay!!! All the soda I can drink during my baseball game!! Go America!!

[MattTheSaiyan]

I love old VHS tapes from the 1980s.

[XKG80]

Who would have thought a nerdy looking guy named "Orel Hershiser" would be a World Series-winning pitcher?

[Conduit13C]

yep, i remember those ol school pizza boxes with the little white football-tee looking thing that they put in the center of the pizza...or was that Dominoes? Anyway, ah, the 80's...what a shit decade.

[atmatheprophet]

I'm thinking a relief pitcher is for relieving yourself and not for drinking out of.

[goonie50]

what happened to the lil white tables that used to be in the middle of the pizza

[WETNWILD85]

Pizza hut actually used 2 be edible back then,and up to 2003. I don't know what the hell happened.

[superdave7498]

@WETNWILD85 big business (PEPSI / YUM)  took over. the food is less personal and more "cookie cutter"

[loonmaniac]

Pizza Hut didn't always suck. You could get a decently sized meal with tons of Pepsi, or beer, and the pie didn't taste like garbage on a circle of cardboard, either.

[sj4]

i remember the old pizza box

[kramnrublaw]

Also; anyone still have their Land Before Time hand puppets? I don't. The one I had was Littlefoot.

[Migliux555]

PEPSI yummy

[taledarkside]

I liked the older restaurants too. not the remodeled.

love the booth seats, next to the window. Makes the dining experience a lot better

[kramnrublaw]

@taledarkside I just miss late 80's, early 90's Pizza Hut in general. It seems impossible to find a sit down Pizza Hut these days. I remember going to Pizza Hut and having the wait staff bring out a pitcher of your choice of soda. Then you would pour it into those dark, red, bumpy drink glasses. They would bring your pizza out sizzling in a black, deep dish. They also had a jukebox with Salt-N-Pepa, Heart, T'Pau and Starship (with the song "Sara"). I was only 9 in 92' but I would kill to go back

[taledarkside]

@kramnrublaw

I don't know if you had it. But our school had "book it" you read 5 books in a month and you get a free kids pizza at pizza hut.

[onenonlyprincess2]

@taledarkside i had that book it, again when I was in school in the 90's when pizza hut was good

[crispy1995]

@kramnrublaw My Pizza Hut in New York is sit-down, with pitchers, servers and black pans. No jukeboxes, but there are some video games. And thanks for reminding me of T'Pau, I'm listening to "Heart and Soul" now :-)

[lowmazda626]

@ForzaIV The pitcher is $2.49 with purchase of dinner size pizza.

[ForzaIV]

Holy fuck, $2.49 for a pizza? That's a steal.

[djlfilms]

No, 2.49 for a big gallon pitcher u can fill up with coke anytime u buy a pizza. The pizza was probably like $1.00 or $2.22 something like that.

[001GenLee]

I remember that Pizza Hut Cooler that they sold that you could buy extra. I wanted one, but mom never got it for me. Watcher, you hit the nail on the head! People ARE TOO TOO caught up into the future now days, and don't take time to stop & remember who made them who they are today, the Great 80's & 90's. I agree, the Pizza Hut logo needed not to change. I liked the original one better, and there's a few Pizza Huts around here that still carry the classic logo.

[Batamon1997]

It's gay now!

[pannoni1]

Nowadays, many don't visit Pizza Hut anymore to "sit in", they just call, order and pick up from any pizzeria.

[gulfcoastdude]

@pannoni1 , I go on Tuesday nights (buffet night) ; )

[awachtel]

Ah Orel Hershiser...we got such a kick out of a ballplayer named Orel when we were 8 years old..

[brandthman]

yeah not to metion I wish they would have deals like that today,people are cheap today!

[myusernameis654]

Lol! Before My games I like to get as much grease in as possible..

[radicalgarbage02]

LMAO it's funny that for so much more value in food back then, only now are we getting fatter.

[manco82]

Somehow I don't think big league pitchers are drinking sugar sodas as part of their fitness program.

[AvenueD417]

these were the days when pizza hut was really good. not diggin them anymore, too salty

[corydwalker]

I wonder if anyone still has those pitchers and goes in there and gets free refills. I would if I could find one and then if they said anything to me, I'd say "Hey, watch the commerical on YouTube dumbass" and then if they said anything else, I'd call corporate on their ass and tell them that.

[jsharp1701]

Read the fine print at the end. Refills available through Labor Day of that year.

[jbracer86]

Orel Hershiser! Go DODGERS!

[GlowingGreenSkull]

$2.49 with free fill-ups? holy cow!

[sonikdude49]

@GlowingGreenSkull with a medium pizza

[Seargent363]

@sonikdude49 and only during the summer

[MrHoppers002]

you only get fill ups for free with a pizza dinner.

[ScaryUnleashed]

@GlowingGreenSkull back then, $2.49 was like $6 today

[RockyBalboa211]

This is the reason I hate being born in 1989, I was born in 1979 I could had watched this awesome commercial!!

[TTOMO]

Everything was more interesting in the 80's and 90's. Fuck now!

[Watcher3223]

Not to mention things were more fun, especially the 80's.

A lot of people today take themselves WAY too seriously.

P.S. I miss the old Pizza Hut logo that we see in this commercial. The current logo just feels too commercialized. At least the old logo reminds me of pizza, especially how the Zs they used to spell "Pizza" in the old logo reminds me of melted mozzarella.

The new logo tries too hard, almost as if Pizza Hut suddenly became posers.

[theboombody]

@TTOMO

Eh, some 90's stuff was good, like pro wrestling and Married With Children, but overall the 80's were way better.

[AntiVenom36]

@theboombody Actually, Married With Children begins in the late 80's in 1987.

[rmbb10]

kewl.

[tvpirate05]

I loved the old "Makin' It Great" jingle! Classic stuff.

[therulerofthewolves]

0:25 - 0:28 the cat in the 1989 Pizza Hut commercial.

[chumbersdee]

Orel was the man back in the end of '88 season.

[gangsterhood21]

man i miss the old days with the old pizza hut and pepsi logo

[CubsFan2812]

Luckily, the old logo is available at some select older Pizza Hut restaurants. Unfortunately, the old Pepsi logo is no where to be found. :(

[Castoc1]

yeah it is in the one near where i live, and i know the new pepsi logo is so dang gay!!! uggh :(

[zardcat1111]

I miss the brown pizza boxes, too.

[Lisa13245]

Same here.

[lessthantom2]

@gangsterhood21 I agree the old logos were better. The new pepsi logo is terrible!

[marinetiger29]

@gangsterhood21

Yeah. That's when Pizza Hut in the old days was actually good.

[twinkle2414]

me too. how funny.

[tygersflowerz]

I miss their old logo.

[Maestrohbill]

I worked at PH in 1989. I remember my manager asking me who Orel Hershiser was. We had a big picture of him in the lobby. How could he not know a guy who had been all over the news in the game in late 1988?

[MandyMA100]

Clayton Kershaw reminds me a lot of hershiser, if for only the way they both look.

[blakefavre]

Orel has the most bland and boring haircut in this vid I've ever seen.

[rxqueen210]

dang they should do this still