Diet Coke - Just For The Taste Of It commercial

[kryptonianpowers]

All the commercials for pop back in the 80s had style. Plus they were all real funky, too. :)

[980696]

was it law for every commercial in the 80's to have a saxophone?

[dynamitemike65]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the baddest man on the planet during the 80's. Nobody wanted to fight him. From 1980 to 1986 he knocked out everyone he fought except one and that was Roberto Duran.

[daeber08]

Just FYI, that is Marc Cohn backed by a group of amazing session musicians.

[shawreport]

So at 0:13 is that Willard Scott??

[electrovoxus]

I forgot to mention the saxophone with fire coming out at 0:19 (giant marijuana pipe being lit up); smoke from sax with fingers holding bong/pipe at 0:22; POT LEAVES at 0:23; then big backdraft of a pipe hit bellowing from the bell of the saxophone/giant bong pipe at 0:25.

[SHSephiroth]

hahaha,i like you comment man hahaha. damnn funny bro!

[electrovoxus]

Ever notice the quick flashing subliminal pot leaves at 0:23? That's marijuana you see there my friends. The brainchild of behavioral consultants hired by Coca Cola which wanted and saw an increase in sales of Diet Coke by showing people this subliminal picture; thereby, creating a non- conscious desire by association. Pot was a really big item with the target market back then.

[dustkee]

What makes these clearly visible images "subliminal"? It seems more like a straight-up, in-your-face move by Coca Cola, possibly designed to create a craving for Diet Coke amongst the dope-smoking loser crowd. That is, assuming that the image is indeed of "marijuana". I see nothing "subliminal" about it, however, regardless of the image.

This ad appeared around the same time period of the "New Coke" debacle. Clearly, the execs at Coca Cola were clueless as to what made their product desirable.

[VaderNES]

I hate Coca-cola Light and Diet Coke. Regular Coca-cola Classic tastes much better. However, I would choose Coca-cola Light or Diet Coke over shitty regular Pepsi and shitty Diet Pepsi anyday.

[Dalquaz]

I always got laughed at when I drank Diet Coke as a kid in the 80s and 90s, but it is as the slogan says, I liked the taste.

[slickvanloco]

just for the fun of it

[jewish420]

They need to make Grape Coke

[pannoni1]

Welch's is Grape Coke.

[miamivicepastels83]

lol at boxer wanting coke instead of water

[oldcbsfantwo]

Diet Coke® with Splenda® is better.

[nonclone]

Diet Coke with Splenda is a great product. I second that.

[oldcbsfantwo]

Oh,hell,yeah!!! It make's Diet Coke® more sweeter! I tried it somewhere around 2006.

[sterster01]

i would suck a dick for a diet coke...you know just for the taste of it

[DaunaD1]

It is Renee Simonsen

[spanishmoss]

Whack commercial, even whacker product. Aspartame kills!!

[babygiraffe123]

I love Diet Coke!!!!

[Dreamer2TV]

Willard Scott I know... who's the fighter?

[sil80d]

Holy shit,that is Kelly Lebrock.

[girlraw]

no I think it's renee simonsen! former girlfriend of Duran Duran's John Taylor

[gb23]

just for the taste of it.

tastes like ass.  mmmm. ass.

[55Porter]

Kelly Lebrock?

[xlogold]

back when diet coke actually had a slogan! thanks for posting this catchy commercial!

[SF78]

The boxer is Marvelous Marvin Hagler.