80's Commercials Vol. 226

These aired on May 23rd, 1983. Thanks to Mike C for sending me the tape.

1. WSBK Station ID
2. Channel Changing
3. "Private Benjamin"/Grape Nuts Commercial Bumper
4. Grape Nuts
5. Jell-O Instant Pudding (With Bill Cosby and Emmanuel Lewis. "...creamy as cooked pudding!")
6. Hartz Reflecting Flea & Tick Collar (Such an odd product to advertise on TV. And complete with a cat dramatization no less!)
7. Channel Changing
8. Lawn Boy (Primitive CG wire-frame man is more frightening than "The Lawnmower Man")
9. News Promo (With John Moschitta Jr.)
10. Chevy USA-1 Sell-A-Thon
11. Red Sox Vs. White Sox Promo
12. Finast Cookout Sale
13. Subaru
14. Midas (Even with brakes that work, that driveway looks like an accident waiting to happen)
15. Promo for "Healthbeat Magazine"
16. Lee Dress Blue Jeans ("You bet I will!" Also: bad touch at 4:43)
17. Tropicana (With Bruce Jenner, back when he was still hu-man)
18. Murphy's Oil (Incredible. Though I pity the poor kid and the years of bullying he must have received)
19. Play 4 and The Daily Numbers (Cute girl, but those facial expressions are insane)
20. TV Spot for "Still Smokin"
21. Taster's Choice (Barf)
22. Channel Changing
23. Scholl Exercise Sandals
24. Frisbee (You just can't do it alone! /Innuendo)
25. TV Spot for "Return Of The Jedi" (So awesome! When I first started posting commercials I didn't think I'd ever be posting stuff from 1983, let alone an original ad for ROTJ!)
26. Planter's Peanuts
27. Nissan

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[TheBigclay03]

is it me or do the little boy in the Murphy's Oil commercial looks like one of the nerds on the Big Bang Theory

[80sCommercialVault]

@TheBigclay03 It's R.D. Robb (aka Schwartz) from "A Christmas Story".

[gctechs]

I only hope that those reflecting collars were not radioactive (radium dials anyone? :).

[80sCommercialVault]

@gctechs Use of radium based paint was phased out years before these aired.

[fast350vette]

Dear 80's Commercial Vault: I have been perusing your vids for about a week or so. I gotta say this. They absolutely take me back to that era. It's like a time warp. Lock stock and barrel. (Especially after a beer or 3) Keep up the freaking awesome work!

[silverose1209]

When I watch these and listen to them I can just imagine being a small child. Thank you for sharing. This set is 2 months before my 3rd birthday. :)

[beach54000]

Freesbee you just can't do it alone ! LMAO

[usa02]

We used to have Finast stores here in Northeast Ohio. Before then, it was known as Pick-N-Pay, then Finast and later Tops. All the Tops stores in Ohio closed down or were converted to Giant Eagle and Heinen's.

[bunnasoo2]

30 years from now I'll bet there won't be nostalgia about 2011 commercials because we all fast-forward over them now.

[pika23]

Yeah lawn mower man!!! Yknow Stephen King lives in New England...maybe this commercial inspired him!

[pika23]

Monty from Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta looks like Bruce Jenner! It's that girly hair cut!

[jasetraber]

Love that Murphys Oil Soap commercial!

[DanZero77]

I'm liking the WNEW and WSBK clips!

Hartz advertised all the time here on TV in the 80s.

I thought Lawnmower Man on that Lawn Boy ad too!

Those announcer voice overs like the one at 2:09 used to be LOUD and scary to younger folk in the 80s -- including myself!

If Bruce Jenner didn't get involved with a Kardashian, he would have faded into 80s obscurity forever.

It was easy for me to think of MST3K's "Crow" to sing that Taster's Choice ad in one of their bad films!

[blugreen123]

VEE-acom?

that's some head of hair on Bruce Jenner

the image on the Tropicana oj container is bizarre

Murphy's Oil Soap has the best jingle EVER!

yes, I'm sure the "soft flavor" Taster's Choice coffee settles all marital disputes

8:07, so the boys are only paying attention because of the sandles, and NOT the short shorts?

a comercial for Frisbee? "Okay, honey, give it to me again!"