80's Commercials Vol. 158

These aired on WTTV in August of 1988. Thanks to Corey for recording these and sending them my way. BTW, 80's Commercial Vault recently celebrated its 2nd birthday!

1. "Jem" Commercial Bumper (Truly, truly, truly outrageous!)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures (I remember kids pretending they were the Ninja Turtles on the playground at preschool around this time and not knowing who the hell they were. I felt so out of the loop)
3. Flipsiders
4. Brush & Grow My Little Pony
5. Promo for "Webster"
6. "Jem" Commercial Bumper
7. Count Chocula & Frankenberry Monster Mallows (I think I only ate Count Chocula once at a friends house. I don't think it was sold much around here)
8. Cheerios Kid Power Election
9. Dino-Riders (One of the few 80's franchises I eagerly await a remake of)
10. Promo for "Finder's Keepers"
11. "Jem" Commercial Bumper
12. Sylvanian Families
13. Jam Ball
14. Baskin Robbins (Wow, they had mini football helmets too?)
15. Lookin' Smart Maxie (LOL at the hair on the boyfriend doll)
16. Promo for "Yogi Bear"
17. Froot Loops (Something that could only happen in a cereal commercial. Everyone knows that penguins and toucans are natural enemies!)
18. "Jem" End Credits
19. WWF at Market Square Arena
20. Frosted Flakes (Sorry to post this ad for the thousandth time, but look! A free Frisbee Flyer!)
21. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (With Jonathan Brandis. And more footage of Wendell and those two poor bakers he brutally murdered)
22. 4-Wheel Off Road Jamboree Nationals (OMG I want a free gigantic monster truck coloring book!)
23. McDonald's (Holy crap...I had that Grimace bag and used it to carry my lunch during preschool and kindergarten! I remember that the bag itself was made of some strange vinyl material that smelled funny. I haven't thought of that in over 20 years)
24. Promo for "Alvin & The Chipmunks"
25. WTTV Station ID

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[MeInTX]

I thought TMNT got big after 1988, but then again, the live-action movie came out only a year and a half later.

I vaguely remember participating in that Cheerios voting thing, and really wanting to go to DC. Sadly, I didn't win and didn't get a photo op with my congressman.

Even as a kid, I had the feeling that Finders Keepers was just a Double Dare ripoff. It was way too easy to accidently bury what you were looking for in each room, as I recall.

I guess HB started syndicating Yogi again.

[80sCommercialVault]

@MeInTX In '87/early '88 it began to be syndicated widely and was sort of an underground hit. I don't think it became *huge* until the action figures came out in the summer of '88.  By the time I was in Kindergarten in 1989 it was completely inescapable.

[violetzebras]

I love the toy commercials. I had sooo many Barbies growing up and no Kens, so I would use the neighbor boy's Ninja Turtles. They would marry my Barbies and go live happily ever after in the sewers.

The stinky Grimace bag! I had the same one and I remember the smell exactly! Thinking about it makes me want a PB and J sandwich and some carrot sticks.

[troodon311]

Jeeze, you weren't kidding about this being an amazing volume. One of the best. Happy birthday, Vault!

As the official youtube guardian of the show, you have my full support for a Dino-Riders remake. If there's one thing kids these days need, it's dinosaurs with lasers.

[TypesEvilAspieEyes]

I was 4 yrs old back then

[TypesEvilAspieEyes]

I used to LOVE  jem!!

[TypesEvilAspieEyes]

I LOVED the grimace bag from mcDonalds!! Smelly good vinyl

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

The voiceover announcer for the Flipsiders game was done by a New York radio legend, Dan Ingram. Dan was a Top 40 jock on WABC for many years in the 60's and 70's and then he was on CBS-FM back in the 90's when he was on weekends. I used to listened to Dan and I enjoyed it! He does a lot of voiceovers for all of the Milton Bradley commercials.

[effmidi]

Growing up in the '80s was so much fun.

[oracle19]

@WebVMan As far as I know, Warrior, Honky Tonk Man, and Jake The Snake are all still alive.

[freedombear79]

I had the green Happy Meal box and the yellow Happy Meal bag. I took my lunch to school in the yellow bag. I used the green box for school supplies. I also had the Jam Ball game. There was really nothing great about catching a ball with mini toilet plungers.

[IluvDonnieandJordan]

I remember watching Finders Keepers, when I was a kid. Thanks for the memories.