1982 World's Fair Commercial

1982 World's Fair Commercial

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• 1982worldsfair
• worldsfair
• knoxville
• knoxvilleworldsfair
• 1982

[UrsoChappell]

Sadly, we've only had one more world's fair in the United States since 1982: the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. We're working on bidding for 2020, though... a world's fair in Silicon Valley.

[PancakeSally]

The World's Fair in 1982 left the city of Knoxville 40+ million dollars in debt & the 1984 Fair in New Orleans went bankrupt, taking government funds just to keep the thing open until it was supposed to end. No wonder there hasn't been another one in the U.S. since.

[GeorgiaKev]

I visited the World's Fair in Knoxville back in 1982. Going up in the Sun Sphere was the highlight of the day.

[Diskoboy1974]

Oh man, the 3 hour line to get in the Japanese pavillion was torture. But once you got in, it was totally worth it. And everytime I visit Knoxville, I make it a point to hit up Petro's, since they closed the one here back around 2001.

[spiderjohn420]

Guess we should all say thanks to Jake Butcher.

[BigOrangeTitan]

I'm originally from Knoxville I remember one year before it opened they had a 365 day countdown. everyday on the news they'd say "The World's Fair is coming in __ days!" The Sunsphere had a restaurant in it and it rotated so you could see the city. I never got to go to the Fair though. My cousin did, he saw the Steelers play the Patriots.

[tcporco]

great memory!

[GWhiz99]

I was a 6th grader when this commercial for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, TN first aired. I saw it for the first time since ’82 on April 21, 2011--two days past NFL STRONG safety TROY Polamalu's 30th birthday. The LEFT football player at :42 has the YELLOW, GOLD & BLACK of Polamalu’s Pittsburgh Steelers—a team witch also has SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA-born (3/8/76) WR Hines WARD. Unrelated: 5586; confiscated comics; 9331 Cherry Valley; or suffix 5123 now with WALDEN at 921 Jr. High (+4 zip 1219)

[GWhiz99]

I was a 6th grader when this commercial for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, TN first aired. I saw it for the first time since 1982 on April 21, 2011. From :38 to :42 YELLOW-clad CLOGgers evoke Adam & Eve--not heart disease; a BMX stunt; sprinter crotch shots (yellow & blew notable); a wok (GLOBAL EAST/foul food); more hetero dancing; phallic CABer toss; veggie stir fry into wok (foul food following phallic caber); AUSTRALIA-indigenous kangaroo, rear near wok. Unrelated: watch?v=YsJyfJ0b-WA

[GWhiz99]

I was a 6th grader in a majority-black school district in the rural south (neighboring North Carolina) during the 1982-83 school year when this commercial for the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN aired. I saw it for the first time since 1982 in the 12 PM (EDT) hour of April 21, 2011. I decided to search for it on YouTube since the tune had stayed in my head ALL THAT TIME. I didn’t remember the soaring solar flares / astronomical activity around planet Earth, but the tune sure was indelible.

[RubberWilbur]

@UrsoChappell there must be some serious politics going on for it not to be in the US in 25 years. Something is up with that.