I decided to show a relative this video. Of course, we're both Australian but while she wouldn't have seen these ads before, she (and me) still enjoy watching them. However, she was delighted in particular by the "Arrid" commercial, a product she used to use that isn't sold here anymore. (I wonder if the "baby fresh" variant was ever sold here?)
On an unrelated note: Considering how popular there were, Video games don't seem to appear in many 1980s sitcoms or dramas. Mind you, I've also seen various 1950s TV series where the characters don't seem to own a TV set, which amuses me to say the least.
@Idoljunky32 I used to adore "American Bandstand", but I do like the theme song "Bandstand Boogie" by Les Elgart, one of the best that ever made. It came from an LP called "Band of the Year".
There was also Stevie Wonder in a TDK ad, classic. I have several of my TDK cassettes and it sounds great, the one I used to have is an AD series cassette from 1982, like the one in a commercial. I have the following TDK cassettes including the D and SA series tapes.
I believe, I'm NOT sure, that the blue shirted guy in the bubblicious commercial is actor Raphael Sbarge. He was in the 1983 Tom Cruise movie Risky Business in a small role as one of Joel's college friends.
Commercials 1-6 scared the crap out of me... That BK lady was CREEPY! I absolutely loved the Hawaiian Punch ad and i thought the 7-up add was sooo funny. Of Couse yah do!
@randileaN3 thank GOD I wasn't the only person who thought that BK lady was possessed! Commercials 1-6, I thought the Neon Nights album commercial, wonder if I can get it now!
Man, where can I get the Neon Lights album? I knew every song!
And I've always meant to ask this, does anyone know who did the voice for all of abc's primetime promos? His voice has always been epic. If you don't know who I'm talking about, listen to the Blues Brothers promo at the end of this.
As an obsessed PAC-MAN fan as a little child, I was totally overjoyed when the cartoon came out, and thought it was the greatest thing in the world.........EVER! :-)
"Also, what the hell is that crazy computer noise when the vapors rise out of it?"
See, the vapors are actually clouds of nanobots and the set mics were picking up their transmissions. What? It's as good an explanation as any.
Incidentally, the sound is either the same one or very similar to the one used in the Gene Wilder "Willy Wonka" when "Wonkavision" is being demonstrated.
Buddy, this has got to be one of my favorite sets you've posted. I use to love all of those Bubblicious ads. I love that Hawaiian Punch commercial as well. Who wouldn't want to go sail away after seeing this or hearing that jingle...LOL. I also loved watching American Bandstand back then. I seem to recall the headband guy at 7:44. He was a frequent dancer on the show.
Punchy's been around since 1962. This ad looks like it was designed to appeal to a young adult market...so instead of punchy...there are girls in bikinis on sailboats.
Wow! That bubblicious commercial really was a flashback! Loved that one as a kid, and the PacMan Cartoon, loved it! American Bandstand was my favorite growing up. Thanks for posting this great video!!
As unsettling as the ghost-eating in that Pac Man cartoon is, it isn't as nightmarish/awesome as that T-shirt of Pac Man as a real person. I wish pictures could be linked to on youtube....
Re 2:56. Cassettes are probably the only thing from the 80s I DON"T miss. Can't count the number of recordings that got chewed up lol. And I hated rewinding over and over again when I wanted to wear something out. Good riddance I say! 8)
I decided to show a relative this video. Of course, we're both Australian but while she wouldn't have seen these ads before, she (and me) still enjoy watching them. However, she was delighted in particular by the "Arrid" commercial, a product she used to use that isn't sold here anymore. (I wonder if the "baby fresh" variant was ever sold here?)
MattTheSaiyan 4 weeks ago
@MattTheSaiyan I haven't seen it, but they still sell Arrid here. It comes in either Extra Dry or Extra Extra Dry!
RetroToledo 4 weeks ago
On an unrelated note: Considering how popular there were, Video games don't seem to appear in many 1980s sitcoms or dramas. Mind you, I've also seen various 1950s TV series where the characters don't seem to own a TV set, which amuses me to say the least.
MattTheSaiyan 4 weeks ago
@Idoljunky32 I used to adore "American Bandstand", but I do like the theme song "Bandstand Boogie" by Les Elgart, one of the best that ever made. It came from an LP called "Band of the Year".
HomeoftheGoodGuys 1 month ago
There was also Stevie Wonder in a TDK ad, classic. I have several of my TDK cassettes and it sounds great, the one I used to have is an AD series cassette from 1982, like the one in a commercial. I have the following TDK cassettes including the D and SA series tapes.
HomeoftheGoodGuys 1 month ago
The boy in the Bubblicious ad is Raphael Sbarge.
guywalker29 2 months ago
ABC would soon learn that, while Joanie may love Chachi, America didn't.
Barney Miller and Hill Street Blues would be the big winners at the 1982 Emmys.
No matter how many bikini girls Hawaiian Punch puts in its ads, I'll never think they're anything but a kids drink.
So they ghosts actually work for another villian? What exactly does Pac-Man have that the guy with the cape wants so much? Power pellets?
The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!
MeInTX 6 months ago
The black guy in the 7Up commercial was the guy that adored Strange (Grace Jones) in Boomerang! LOL 'Birth! Birth! *kiss*' xD
jrmetmoi 7 months ago
Ahhh, the 80's.......a great decade compared to the barbaric, dangerous times we live in now.
blackandgold978 1 year ago 2
@blackandgold978 It's sad really.
RetroToledo 4 weeks ago
Awesome start with the "Come On Along With ABC" promo, I loved ABC's slogan and music from the 1982-1983 season, and Ernie Anderson!
The Burger King OH YEEAH guy, does he not look and sound like the late Redd Foxx? HANG ON BURGER KING IMA COMIN
I also miss the old CARTOON PREVIEW SPECIALS, which were HUGE in the 80s, and ABC's were the best.
The Pac Man cartoon would inspire the 1984 arcade follow-up, "Pac-Land".
Finally, those "AB" folks were sure ENJOYING the Dick Clark brainwashing!
DanZero77 1 year ago
One of the things I remember as a 3 year old is that I used to have nightmares about that 7up guy.
LBoogie416 1 year ago
I believe, I'm NOT sure, that the blue shirted guy in the bubblicious commercial is actor Raphael Sbarge. He was in the 1983 Tom Cruise movie Risky Business in a small role as one of Joel's college friends.
classicphile 1 year ago
i wish i could remember the name of that guy with the 7up. he looks and sounds so familiar.
slydawg221 1 year ago
@slydawg221 Why not take, like, 10 seconds of your time to read the video description?
80sCommercialVault 1 year ago
1. i just wasn't thinking about it and 2. most people don't put nearly as much thought or detail into the descriptions of their videos as you do.
slydawg221 1 year ago
Commercials 1-6 scared the crap out of me... That BK lady was CREEPY! I absolutely loved the Hawaiian Punch ad and i thought the 7-up add was sooo funny. Of Couse yah do!
randileaN3 1 year ago
@randileaN3 thank GOD I wasn't the only person who thought that BK lady was possessed! Commercials 1-6, I thought the Neon Nights album commercial, wonder if I can get it now!
rockergirl83 1 year ago
"Neon Nights" is an epic win. So are those Burger King uniforms
what's "rotoscope"?
They just don't make commercials like "Agree" anymore. Awesome.
"breath mints lead to casual sex" LOL
this was a GREAT volume. clever ads and defunct products make for some good chuckles
blugreen123 2 years ago
Rotoscoped animation is when live action footage is traced over.
80sCommercialVault 2 years ago
Man, where can I get the Neon Lights album? I knew every song!
And I've always meant to ask this, does anyone know who did the voice for all of abc's primetime promos? His voice has always been epic. If you don't know who I'm talking about, listen to the Blues Brothers promo at the end of this.
rockergirl83 2 years ago
The ABC announcer is Ernie Anderson...the most amazing announcer ever.
80sCommercialVault 2 years ago
In the certs commercial....OMG she soooooo planned that.
rockergirl83 2 years ago
What the heck is Retsyn (sp?) in teh Certs?
the1truebakasama 2 years ago
TDK was always the best. and I remember those Certs commercials
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
That Stevie Wonder commercial. Total 80s that's all I have to say ...
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
This one if the shit one of the better you have uploaded some of this could almost pass for vintage 70s
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
the early 80's were much like the 70's , partially why i dont miss the early 80's.
usamimiproductions 2 years ago
wow what a wierd commercial for hawaiian punch I never knew it was meant to be enjoyed by adults living a care free lifestyle on the beach lol .
Creepingdeathx81 2 years ago 2
As an obsessed PAC-MAN fan as a little child, I was totally overjoyed when the cartoon came out, and thought it was the greatest thing in the world.........EVER! :-)
m3trooper 2 years ago 8
"Also, what the hell is that crazy computer noise when the vapors rise out of it?"
See, the vapors are actually clouds of nanobots and the set mics were picking up their transmissions. What? It's as good an explanation as any.
Incidentally, the sound is either the same one or very similar to the one used in the Gene Wilder "Willy Wonka" when "Wonkavision" is being demonstrated.
Daeymien 2 years ago 4
God I miss the '80s
jaimehatespapi 2 years ago 9
1:33, it's Copyright N.A.T.A.S. SATAN backwards. Very weird...
TR47 2 years ago
@TR47 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
@TR47 Not that Satan doesn't have anything to do with it. But in case you wanted to know.
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
This is a very good collection. Raspberry was the best Bubblicous, I dont think you can get it anymore.
johnlovesbridge 2 years ago 4
Excellent set of commercials here.
agltbialik 2 years ago 8
Buddy, this has got to be one of my favorite sets you've posted. I use to love all of those Bubblicious ads. I love that Hawaiian Punch commercial as well. Who wouldn't want to go sail away after seeing this or hearing that jingle...LOL. I also loved watching American Bandstand back then. I seem to recall the headband guy at 7:44. He was a frequent dancer on the show.
mefault 2 years ago 5
No Punchy in the Hawaiian Punch commercial? WTH???
I used to watch Ripley's Believe It Or Not with my dad when I was 3 or 4. Talk about nightmare fuel...holy crap!
Boogeyman80 2 years ago 5
whed they add punchy? i thought he was a product of the 80's...but no longer used now, sad.
usamimiproductions 2 years ago
Punchy's been around since 1962. This ad looks like it was designed to appeal to a young adult market...so instead of punchy...there are girls in bikinis on sailboats.
80sCommercialVault 2 years ago
@80sCommercialVault Let alone having Punchy socking Oaf as usual.
RetroToledo 4 weeks ago
Wow! That bubblicious commercial really was a flashback! Loved that one as a kid, and the PacMan Cartoon, loved it! American Bandstand was my favorite growing up. Thanks for posting this great video!!
Idoljunky32 2 years ago 4
i will ALWAYS love 80s and 70s commercials. commercials today are all about being silly and making people laugh. no imagination.
drmagic 2 years ago 5
Who sings the Agree commercial?
BoogsterSU2 2 years ago
As unsettling as the ghost-eating in that Pac Man cartoon is, it isn't as nightmarish/awesome as that T-shirt of Pac Man as a real person. I wish pictures could be linked to on youtube....
troodon311 2 years ago
These commercials aired ONE day before my 10th birthday.........
lisamaria1972 2 years ago 3
LOL! I use to watch Joanie Loves Chachi!
lisamaria1972 2 years ago 2
7:46, Piston Honda?
FSinWCR 2 years ago 2
Lol there was a Pac-Man cartoon? Wish I was around for that..
grimdarkcold 2 years ago 2
@grimdarkcold Yeah, it's pretty good. There's a lot of episodes uploaded on Youtube.
Itzpower 2 years ago
I love 7up
fattoler 2 years ago 2
That was back when Halls came in donut flavor.
pandaKrusher 2 years ago 2
Yeah, what was up with that crazy computer noise when the vapors were rising out of the Halls drop?
And the Pac Man cartoon FTW!
Jukesette 2 years ago 2
Burger King's burgers look more smaller compared to todays BK burgers. 00:23
Holy crap! I forgot about Certs. Love them as a kid. 3:26
Itzpower 2 years ago
@Itzpower Explains all the fatter people
jrmetmoi 7 months ago
Re 2:56. Cassettes are probably the only thing from the 80s I DON"T miss. Can't count the number of recordings that got chewed up lol. And I hated rewinding over and over again when I wanted to wear something out. Good riddance I say! 8)
Libraloco73 2 years ago 2