1972 Toys R Us Commercial - 10 seconds

[StevenFallonOfficial]

I would love to walk through a Toy R Us circa 1972. The awesomeness of those great toys would rule.

[Metaldog67]

gay

[CyberLance26]

That was a commercial?

[WebVMan]

Those two humans don't want to grow up, but if they did, they would be a LOT less creepy.

[MOPARGEORGE]

Kids nowadays are retarded, The Giraffe was the TRU Icon.

[stopjoshin]

why do mascots always have talk as if they came off the short bus? lol

[johnkandultraseven]

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[MattTheSaiyan]

Very low budget but that is what makes it great.

[MusicLover0961]

:O when the advert first popped up on my computer screen I seriously was freaked out and had to leave the chair...

[Katshiro234]

wouldnt it of been cheaper not to waste your money on the tap dancers and just say toys r us the wolrds biggest toy store

[LaughLoveMusiK]

Simplistic, I lvoe it :)

[WebVMan]

Where a kid can be freaked out by dancing adults.

[ZackNormandin]

hahahahaha

[HamptonRoadsTVFan]

Just rediscovered the Pleasant Family Shopping site yesterday.

[Nokitfer]

Here, have a reversed R for in the title Я : )

[HamptonRoadsTVFan]

Let me guess. Advertising budget was about $3.50.

[heine71]

Tidbit: Did you know the original name for Toys R Us mascot Geoffrey Giraffe was "Dr. G. Raffe"?

[umbsix]

I like that commercial.

[LEDRavecom]

This had to be right after they changed their name. Toy's R Us's former name was Bargain Town.

The commercials shouted BARGAIN TOWN! BARGAIN TOWN! BARGAIN TOWN!

Anyone else remember this in the Chicagoland area?

[heine71]

@LEDRavecom A/k/a Children's Bargain Town USA.

[lustacularlysimple]

It could've been a local commercial, like WGN only or something, in which case yeah it would've been simple and low budget. Still cool to see though. I miss the original store designs so much.

[legoboy1754]

There are no words to describe this but pathetic.

[Jordan4139]

eew

[Arcanine74]

U OWE MY COOKIE AND 11 SECONDS

[GarBagePaiLkidS1]

the giraffe was still recovering from the 60's. During the 80's he was recovered and did better commercials because the 80's were the height of EVERY TYPE OF NEW TOY IMAGINABLE

[bearniebearns]

A STEPDANCING GIRAF!!!!!!! cool... today the children would run away screaming...

(sorry for bad spelling, im from denmark)

[ColorsBright]

what the heck were they selling back then.... stick figures ? ?

[8447michael]

its eleven seconds

[Friendulum]

Loved the choreography!

[SuicideOnMyMind]

now we are shown why drugs are necessary

[MissDtheoneandonly]

@SuicideOnMyMind why is that your screenname???

[JMein13074]

The guy in the Geoffrey suit sounds suspiciously like Dr. Demento.

[cheesedude24]

no meth at all.

[heine71]

Nice tap dancing...

[FurryFenNick]

This isnt normal, but on meth it is...

[heine71]

TOYS...

R...

US...

[djdovewhite]

sheesh, glad they never got a 30 second slot.

[PCgame4life]

What was they advertising? Crack.....?

[ShadowWarSong]

lolx

[1Zakatak1]

hahahah

[compuhelp101]

lol hahahaha that was so boring..

[retroventure]

geese - their advertizing budget must have been almost nothing back then...

[MissDtheoneandonly]

@retroventure I know...right???

[brianpadraic]

@retroventure Yeah. They just showed up with a camera and a soundman at a local high school and said, "Roll sound, camera speed, action! Now just do something. That's good. Cut! That's a wrap everyone!" LOL!

[Rich87]

wtf?

[TechnoWaffol]

So glad I had the 80s/90s commercials during my youth.

[joebeckham]

kinda slow, boring, makes me wanna not go there. haha the 70's omg

[rescuehero942]

lol

[hothickster]

damn toys'rus I miss children's palace

[Megavids3]

not very eventful

[guy666]

umm that's it?!?!

[heine71]

Nice tap dancing in it!

[heine71]

Thanks for uploading this finally, Wookie Cookie. This is the earliest Toys R Us TV commercial I have ever seen! The earliest TRU commercial on YouTube was a Christmas one dated 1976 (The Toys R Us Time of year).

[PeerlessPaavo]

Still going strong, too. At least this week.

[iambernig]

that was weird.