1984 Taco Bell Commercial

[bertruleshard]

@ :17 in the boom mic almost hits his head. HAHAHA

[dancepiglover]

People used to get more excited in fast food commercials.

[vaibanez17]

This is the whitest commercial ever, so it's perfect for pushing fake Mexican food.

[frednora]

haha a big mean guy is intimidating a kid 0:15

[mukaikof]

Taco bell looked better back then, then it does today!

[Y2p731]

Only 44% real beef. Taco Bell... BOO! Del Taco... YAY!

[mjallen1308]

served in a bowl you can't eat.

[mujrfster1234]

Dont have taco bells in Ireland

[eldi72]

Yum! Brands ruined Taco Bell!!!

[SuperFlashDriver]

0:10 "THAT'S MY BOWL!!" XD My favorite saying so far in the 80's, even when I wasn't born yet.

[falcondriver100]

Taco Bell isn't fit for dog food!

[herschie91]

Was this by any chance on during the Cubs clincher?

[djrage70]

Boom mic in the shot at 0:16

[dph414]

@djrage70 LOL

[RorysWifey27]

i <3 tacooo belll:)))

[SuperFlashDriver]

OMG, I heard the first 1 note @ the end and it's my favorite. JUMP!!!!!!!!

[crisis1129]

This chick is insane

[crisis1129]

0:10 Rape 0_0

[onodrim20001]

back when taco bell was good

[jtwith]

@onodrim20001 it's still good! i love taco bell

[Manthing32]

@onodrim20001 Its true it was slightly more quality back then. better cheese or something.

[BreaksForFruitcups]

The bowl you can eat! ...we still put it in another bowl, though. We're really into bowls here at Taco Bell.

[t7g6s8]

i could see the microphone

[SuperFlashDriver]

@t7g6s8 Awww I saw that too. If the CM guy saw it back then, he would've been pissed off @ it.

[snootzie78]

I miss the old school Taco Bell--their NBG is crap these days.

[Nastynuts100]

press 9 to skip ads :P

[popstar598]

1984 Taco Bell Commercial / Over a black background, we see a Nickelodeon logo, which resembles a orange haystack. Copyright info is seen below.

[layzsailor]

Beginning of the song Jump???? :30

[19psi]

Some things never change.

Marketing at its best and it still works today on the average lard ass American....one of those "healthy" salads with around 1,000 calories, 50 grams of FAT, 70mg of Cholesterol and 1400mg of sodium.

[scottfrenz]

@19psi I was thinking the same thing: That meal CAN'T be healthy :). It wasn't advertised as such, but man...

[MrPopeye232323]

Holy Shit!! wait let me see if i got this straight... You can eat the bowl on witch you have food On...My God.. this is the greatest thing ever invented.

[MrCorporalTunnel]

@MrPopeye232323

Actually, back then, this was a fairly new concept. There was a local sub-shop chain here that had 'soup in a breadbowl' back in those days and they advertised it like it was the 2nd coming of Jesus. These days... Who cares? Right.

[ch20stn]

I wish Taco Bell would bring back the Bellburger.

[sorcerio]

They had tacos with shells made from that bowl material for a little while. I think they were called Taco Lites

[AllPro777]

Man, the fast food chain slogans in the 80's were so lame, and I'm not just saying that in hindsight, I thought they were lame at the time actually.

Pizza Hut - Make'in it great

Taco Bell - Just made for you

Dairy Queen - We treat you right

They got better in the 90's, but the 80's were just an abortion of ad writing. Smh.

[MrCorporalTunnel]

@AllPro777

McDonald's - It's a good time for the great taste.

Yeah, I know what you mean, but these aren't overly-cheesy or anything, just boring. Fast Food tasted better back then if you ask me, though. If there is one thing they can improve on now, it's that.

[slipknot789able]

@AllPro777 i think i saw a car commercial that had the slogan we treat you right

[newguy90]

@AllPro777

To be fair, the Apple "1984" commercial was the game changer in advertisement, and everyone but the ad agencies knew it. Most ad agencies at the time were made up of 50 year olds who had been using the same tired techniques that had worked for them since the 60s.

[samdoofy]

...Gotta have my bowl...

[narutowolf123]

thats not a mic at :15, its a black guy

[badasscyborg777]

"I'm gonna eat the bowl."

(turns to child, deepens voice) "But I'm gonna break it first."

[zalupastyle]

that's my hole

[XxLilMizMehxX]

0:15 you can see the mic lol

[hjkitten]

one question i ask myself: "Why am i looking at retro commercials??(i think its funny what happened 'Back then" XD

[lodoma]

They shouldn't have cut the video so soon, I swear Jump by Van Halen was about to come on.

[BMXvibe1]

i work at taco bell and these comercials are hillarious

[TurtlesThoughts]

lol @ the mic at 0:16

[Worldermort]

Too bad we have no taco bells in Sweden

[StoneCold75]

Taco Salad is like 6500 calories...but hey its a salad!

[mumucachu366]

man, nothing on the Taco Bell menu looks like that taco salad does

[bille77]

terrible



[Stephzism]

oh delicious diarrhea

[porksword11]

right when the commercial ended jump by van halen came on

[chadberry75]

great taco-stache..every man need's 1.

[Aquarius01271992]

I'd like to put my meat in her taco.

[kurtchrisandchad]

lets take an average housewife. pump er full of meth and jim beam. and send er to a chicago area taco bell. order her a taco salad then see what the f*ck happens. and we film it. and what the heck.. throw in an angry retired football player so he can frighten children... its a winner!

[corydwalker]

I'd like to see her taco

[brokenseeker]

Halk those toppings aren't even on the menu anymore.

[JEEminn3000]

OMG raiders te todd christensen?

[HelloFade2]

The lady on the thumbnail picture for this video looks like she's trying to smile but at the same time it looks like she's about to throw up.

[originosity]

It's made for me.

[SunsetSupermanRMB]

Van Halen's "Jump" was about to start at the end of this vid.

[andros1984]

@SunsetSupermanRMB Haha, I know that saw synth anywhere too!

[EpicDubTime23]

@SunsetSupermanRMB MTV for sure.

[nbrado]

pure yank shite

[TwinUzis]

@nbrado

0/10. Try harder.

[miguelloz24]

@nbrado 1. yank really isn't an insult

2. you misspelled shit, you dumb shite

[whoo689]

taco salad- one of the most disgusting-looking foods I've seen in my life. I don't think I'd ever be willing to eat one.

[mpressler]

Got to love the boom mike slipping into frame at 0:16.

[TheUtoobar]

The very end of this commercial leads into something else. It sounds to me like it might be a tiny sample from the beginning of the song "Jump" by Van Halen which was a hit around the same time as this commercial. Can the original poster of this video confirm if this is a fact or not?

[Samv100able]

She left her trash!

[RustySporks]

The guy at 0:16 looked just like my gym teacher from high school. Kind of spooky.

[hermes449810]

Why no Taco Bell in HK!?!?

[ArcticTrees]

ofmg were all commercials songs back then?

[onelove9oh9]

thats my bowl!

i always knew TB was for stoners.

[YukoAsho]

I love 80s commercials. They're so hilariously cheesy. Commercials today are just vanilla/annoying.

[TiffanyMarie105]

@YukoAsho Spot on.

Commercials nowadays are lame.

[anythingnew]

White people had accents.

[davecodave]

Hey. That was Todd Christiansen #46 Oakland Raiders

[williamherbert]

@davecodave At the time, they were the LA Raiders!

[SunsetSupermanRMB]

Lol, the sound at the end of the vid sounds exactly like the very beginning to Jump by Van Halen.

[claraclaralgo]

los verdaderos turcos del mundo :)

[gopconservative78]

yum....I love 36% meat

[eriggs1228]

lol @ 0:11......Thats my bowl, if she did that nowadays, she would have got shot by some sicko!

[jsh09d]

@eriggs1228 we live in some sick times then

[DracoAzule]

My grandmother used to make these before she passed.

[mccarrpo]

This was how taco bell used make tacos a long time ago. I remember they would always toss the fresh wet salad in your face and the meat would be scooped just like they show in the commercial, but then when Bill Clinton opened trade with Communist China, everything went to hell after that.

[foxh8er]

Taco Bell: the most foreign thing in Mississippi.

[theknowbody]

Ha ha, the boom mike at :16.

[edv11nas]

@theknowbody It's just too hard to miss it :D

[LickMyJunk]

I love eating Taco Bell. Who needs fibre in their diet after eating there. You can kill two birds with one stone.

[camas77721]

im gonna eat the bowl...but im gonna break it first!

[X2caveman]

UMMM ,.. CREEPY ?

[MazeleyFanClub]

The boom mic would taste better

[johnsrw]

I think its like their unhealthiest thing on the menu.

[MyCatIsFtww]

0:12 That actually looks like really good food.

[DA90027]

everything sucks these days.

[hanest3842]

She left her trash!!

[monkeybutler74]

Lol haven't seen the Raider's Todd Christiansen in ages.

[MrConsarnit]

Im gonna eat the bowl.....then im gonna head to the toilet!

[makowals]

Nice visible boom mike @ :17.

[TheSgtkim]

0:06

that would bruise the tomatoes.

[DiverseLA]

I still see those old-school taco bells (the brick style made to look like Mexican/Spanish adobe)... one is abandoned.

The closest one to me had that 70's/80's style and it's just now getting torn down to look more modern.

[MadameLil]

@DiverseLA One of those former Taco Bell buildings in my area is now a combo Italian/Greek/Middle Eastern takeout place featuring souvlaki.

[impulsewithMiggyVee]

By the way you can see the boom mIcrophone on top of the Footbal player at 00:17 in case no one spotted it

[impulsewithMiggyVee]

it looks like she bit her finger in the beggining

[pardyhardly]

That was back when Taco Bell actually had tacos and bells.

[Ladiespetmansthreat]

THAT CHICK ALMOST GOT HER ASS BEAT FOR TOUCHING HER SALAD LMAO

[alliktac]

I'm gonna eat the bowl... but i'm gonna break it first!

[daddyjankie]

Im Gonna Eat The Bowl ...But Im Gonna Brake It First,Watch Taco Bell Videos While High...Especially The Chihuahua.

[whinenonna]

dig those hairstyles!

[Tbladez56]

See the badass perm and stasch at :16

[kdeviljay]

@Tbladez56 That sir would be former NFL Tight End and tough guy Todd Christensen. Do two things: Look up his stats and then look at the early/mid 80s fashion. You will get an answer to both of your statements.

[solidsnake1211]

Man, we need more Taco Bells in Britain!

[babybrownsuga95]

@solidsnake1211 are there any in Britain?! :S

[solidsnake1211]

@babybrownsuga95 There's like, 2. Neither of which are anywhere near me :/

[KiloByte69]

@solidsnake1211

Meh, you're not missing out on much.

[stachowi]

She is hot for an 80's taco bell eating whore!

[neilmory]

Why her neck all bent like that? Then at the end she all like "Oops, all gone" 0:21. Oops? Why is that oops? And her neck's bent again? She's very squirrly.

[minneyarthorn]

she just left her tray on the table??? what a lazy bitch!!! too bad she didnt choke on her salad bowl!!

[lobotomykiller]

i can see you fuckin mic at 17 secosnds. ehhh tacoo la tenes adentroooo

[elchristo7205]

why is mr 46 so angry

[cashdoggplayer]

sucks we dont get commercials like this now-a-days

[philiptwood]

Wow I think I'm gonna get me taco salad right now. Yum yum. lol

[baraxor]

0:08

Taco Bell banned green onions after an e. coli outbreak in 2006.

[TheJcredible]

the mic 0:18

[genesisproject]

damn. taco bell didn't suck in the 80's? that looks way better than their food now.

[scottbaino]

@genesisproject People didn't consume vast fast food then like now. And people had money in the '80s!

[godlfire]

taco bell doesnt have olives any more and the lettuce comes preshredded same with the cheese

[zombieturd7]

id eat her taco

[cartlemmy]

Why did women always hunch their shoulders after taking a bite in 80's commercials?

[dgrz1]

The guy looks like a pro football player,Does anybody know who he is?

[Bitburgslim]

@dgrz1

Thats Todd Christensen, All Pro TE - He played for the Raiders who were World Champs when this ad was made

[dgrz1]

@Bitburgslim Thank Yoy

[dgrz1]

@Bitburgslim Thank You not Yoy

[Synith]

what's with the pedo bear at 16:00 ???????

[Synith]

@Synith er--- 16 seconds.

[louib716]

@Synith i thought he was funny. i just assumed that was the kids dad.

[GodExistsEternally]

Aaah, when Taco Bell wasn't an overpriced mess.

Del Taco owns them now. 3 tacos for .99 on Tuesday!!!

[DimitrioLewis]

Why is a man buying a salad? Something about this commercial seems staged.

[dgb751]

everything at taco bell is just rearrangements of the same 4 ingrediants.

[Luigi84289]

I want that woman. She's cool.

[XmcflyXXweezerX]

damn she was seriously pissed when her friend took some of her bowl that smack was wild.

[MrChaful]

1984 - just made FOR YOU!

heehahee :)

[El135o]

Why the hell are they tossing tomatoes onto a steel table? The tomato in my salad is all brown and squashed! Where's the manager?

To the blonde, ditch yer friend and let's peel outta here in my Camaro. Well, she can sit in the back.

[bestamerica]

'

is that robert wall on 016 to 018,,,

robert wall VS bruce lee on the movie

[Phenom7896]

2 girls 1 Taco bell salad. 10 times more disgusting then 2 girls 1 cup

[chimcharstar]

I like how you put this on YouTube 1 day and 23 years after it originally aired

[VinnieSkatesSentry]

Rofl.

[shinesthrudarain]

they never fill it like that LYING ATHEISTS

[rkmugen]

Taco Bell's quality back then was tha shit!!!

Today, it's just shit! =\

(sorry for any Taco Bell employees currently reading this)

[pneulancer]

i love the mic. that shows at the top of the guy's head at 0:16

[RAPPERSPWN]

was every fast food commerical a song back then

[rkmugen]

....back when 4MB of ram was considered gargantuan. lol

[shechshire]

wow the food is actually looks... real, lmao

[TheBillbot]

0:09 LOL

[Jshaw71]

heh wow, back when taco bell wasn't part of yum...

[shechshire]

@Jshaw71 yum is evil

[Jshaw71]

indeed, thanks for the reply...

[ChipiHuerta]

lo mas lejano a un taco que he visto

[theleadingplayer]

is it just me or does it sound like the song Jump by Van Halen is about to play right after this video clip?

[sorcerio]

@theleadingplayer

I hear that too. :D

[Xmomo91X]

@theleadingplayer That's what I thought too!! Lmao. :P

[Xmomo91X]

@theleadingplayer I heard it too! Lmao

[rycon246]

I thought it was called Taco Viva till the late 1980's or early 1990's ?

[countryboy44555]

when can I get it!

[monicannabella]

"I'm gonna eat the bowl, BUT I'M GONNA BREAK IT FIRST"

Why does he have to be so intimidating to a random child when he says this?

[wa7edfathey]

@monicannabella child abuse was encouraged back in 1984

[ISeenACar87]

lol boom mic fail XD

[ShadowLuigi333]

That looks like it'll make a mess lol

[briancom]

RIP Mr Bell

[jallendubya]

nice the booom mic comes into shot @ 0:16

after the guy says his line the kid screams "mommy thet man with the bulge in his tight biker shorts scared me!"

[TastyTumors]

@jallendubya LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Good catch!

[thespiswolf]

No one believes me that Taco Bell used to have black olives on their food!

[bebowilliams]

TACO BELL RULES!!!!

[TheRandomm4]

They were much smarter back then. None of these old commercials claimed Taco Bell to be Mexican food. Somewhere in the late 90's or early 2000's people (stupid people) began to think that Taco Bell is authentic Mexican food. I thought these older commercials would be much less politically correct since they are older, but they were much smarter.

[FasterThanYou321]

Boom mic visible at 0:17

haha! I thought when the one woman stole the others bowl, that they were gonna kiss, maybe....

[gopconservative78]

too bad the meat is ground up dog parts