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Brian · 01-23-2004, 03:06 AM

What commercials from years ago can you remember? I remember seeing ads for Little Caesars in the early 1990s yet I haven't seen any in over a decade at least. Their ads were funny, at least from a little kid's point of view. I also remember ads for a product called "Squeeze-It", which is/was a fruit drink that comes in a bottle that you squeeze. I haven't heard of this product in years and I didn't see any at the store recently.

No Got Milk ads today could match the ones that were from the 1990s. Here's some from what I remember

* A priest buys a chocolate cake, eats it, tries to get a milk from a vending machine that rotates it's products with a card, only to cause it to malfunction. He then proceeds to hit and kick it only to see several nuns watching it.

* A man is walking and tells someone on his cell phone that he's fired, then is run over by a truck. He wakes up in a room with a white cat (I think), a white fish, big chocolate chip cookies, and a huge refrigerator which he opens and finds a whole lot of milk cartons. After eating part of a cookie, he tries to get the milk only to find all the cartons are empty. He then goes, "Wait a minute! Where am I?" The words "Got Milk?" are shown in flames, indicating that he is in Hell.

* A man is in a restaurant and is served pancakes and water. He asks for some milk but is informed that the lady next to him as the last one. While she is away, he drinks the milk and finds that there is only a quarter of it left in the glass. He puts his water in the milk and pushes it to her side of the table just as her boyfriend settles in. She comes in, gives a dirty look, and you hear the words, "Check, please."

* A man in a body cast is fed a chocolate chip cookie but experiences a minor torture when the family who fed it to him starts drinking milk and he really needs some.

I remember getting an old tape with the Muppets 30th Anniversary in 1986 and I have to say, those were the best years for commercials. The McDonalds ad that was on there rocked. Better than any ad for that company today. The Doublemint commercial with the familiar, "Double Pleasures" song was on there, too. And who could forget the Mighty Dog commercial with a dog dressed in a superhero outfit.

The Energizer ads, don't get me started on those. I remember an ad where Darth Vader has his light saber ready to slice and dice the Energizer Bunny but it runs out of power. He then checks the batteries and it they are "Supervolts". He then yells in frustration. Another commercial I remember is the one where the Bunny outsmarts a vampire, who is turned to dush by the morning sun.

Speaking of batteries, the Duracell commericals with the wooden family members with the batteries in their backs were sort of cool. But no battery ad could beat the Energizer ones of the early 90s.

Boy the 80s and the early to mid 90s were the best years for commercials, don't you think?

Kristina · 01-23-2004, 03:15 AM

I don't really remember any commercials, not even from the late 90's. Or now.

1-800-94JENNY! That is the only one that stands out, because those commercials were ~*hawt*~. That's it. Don't know any other commercials.

Janice · 01-23-2004, 03:51 AM

Pets.com had those hilarious Sock Puppet Ads in the late 90s. They used to crack me up every time.

PZelda · 01-23-2004, 11:20 AM

I have a tape from March of 1990 that has a LOT of commercials on it. I had another tape that I think was from 1988, but I'm not sure where it is at now. One of the commercials I remember on it was a Pepsi commercial - I think it was PROBABLY local - they just showed a bunch of Pepsi cans stacked on the top of each other, then you saw a handful of Mario memborilia. (sp?) That was it. On my tape from 1990, they had this REALLY weird Ocean Spray commercial (anybody remember those? Do they even make Ocean Spray juice anymore? As I recall, those were popular the whole decade). You remember how neon was in then, right? Well, it started out with a lady wearing a neon pink dress that, get this, GLOWED IN THE DARK. She was just dancing to some music and then the lights went out and her whole dress glowed in the dark, then she picked up a cup of Ocean Spray grapefruit juice, and the juice was also GLOWING.

Then a man appeared out of nowhere and parts of his tux was glowing, like his tie. Then it showed an ocean making waves at the end to show the Ocean Spray logo.

I have many shampoo commercials on it...Finesse, Heads & Shoulders, etc.

There's a KFC commercial on it that amuses me. It was some limited-edition promotion that they had in the spring of 1990 for Hot 'n' Spicy Chicken. I don't know how long they had that promotion, but yeah. It showed a bunch of guys sitting around a HUGE tub of chicken...The black guy sitting with them took one out, ate one and then he started talking and then breathed fire. The fire shot so far out of his mouth that it reached one of the basketballs at the other end of the court, then the ball bounced to the guy, he grabbed it, shot it and it went through the hoop AND burned the hoop.

It's been quite a while since I last watched my tape...I'm going to be stopping by my dad's later today, so I'll see what more tapes I can walk away with.

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Originally posted by Brian
What commercials from years ago can you remember? I remember seeing ads for Little Caesars in the early 1990s yet I haven't seen any in over a decade at least. Their ads were funny, at least from a little kid's point of view.

* A man in a body cast is fed a chocolate chip cookie but experiences a minor torture when the family who fed it to him starts drinking milk and he really needs some.

The Energizer ads, don't get me started on those. I remember an ad where Darth Vader has his light saber ready to slice and dice the Energizer Bunny but it runs out of power. He then checks the batteries and it they are "Supervolts". He then yells in frustration. Another commercial I remember is the one where the Bunny outsmarts a vampire, who is turned to dush by the morning sun.

Speaking of batteries, the Duracell commericals with the wooden family members with the batteries in their backs were sort of cool. But no battery ad could beat the Energizer ones of the early 90s.

Boy the 80s and the early to mid 90s were the best years for commercials, don't you think?

Oh God, you're getting me nostalgic! I remember the commercials listed...*sigh* What gets me even more nostalgic is when I see 80's/early 90's logos....they're so primitive compared to now. I remember when somebody would be speaking on the TV screen, say during the news, and just their name would come up, and not the accompanying channel's logo...Here's an example.

Those are both from 1983, but I remember they used them well through the early 90's or so. *nostalgic*

Jenya · 01-23-2004, 11:41 AM

Don't ask me to get into any details on this guy, but my fiancé remembers the Burger King Who Can Do Anything guy from the 1970's. here's Burger King's picture. Does anybody remember him?

hawaii five-o · 01-23-2004, 01:47 PM

A few days ago, TV Land showed a retromercial for Honey Comb where the kids were in the Honey Comb Hideout singing "Honey Comb's big, yeah, yeah, yeah..." It brought back a lot of childhood memories and I've had that song stuck in my head ever since.

MandieR1980 · 01-23-2004, 02:08 PM

my favorite was the cheese commercial with the little yellow guy and he'd sing "I hanker for a hunka cheese!"

Brian Damage · 01-23-2004, 02:14 PM

Wendy's use to have the funniest commercials back in the 80's. It started the whole "Where's the beef?" mania. Federal Express had some real good ones too.

Janice · 01-23-2004, 02:16 PM

I loved Jerry Seinfeld's American Express commercials.

Brian Damage · 01-23-2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally posted by Janice
Pets.com had those hilarious Sock Puppet Ads in the late 90s. They used to crack me up every time.

The puppet has resurfaced as the new spokesman of 1-800-Bar-None commercials.

Janice · 01-23-2004, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
The puppet has resurfaced as the new spokesman of 1-800-Bar-None commercials.

Great! I haven't seen them yet. It could be that they're not airing here.

Sterling Holobyte · 01-23-2004, 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by hawaii five-o
A few days ago, TV Land showed a retromercial for Honey Comb where the kids were in the Honey Comb Hideout singing "Honey Comb's big, yeah, yeah, yeah..."

I saw that one as I was editing my "The Family" skits from the Carol Burnett Show marathon down to one video(two actually).

I decided to keep that commercial in there!

Sterling Holobyte · 01-23-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by MandieR1980
my favorite was the cheese commercial with the little yellow guy and he'd sing "I hanker for a hunka cheese!"

Was that technically a commercial? I seem to remember it as one of those Public Service Announcements on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Like the School House Rock sort of thing.
But I remember when I would be out playing and I would feel myself getting hungry, I would start singing that song in my head. Then I would go in and eat some cheese!

PZelda · 01-23-2004, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
Wendy's use to have the funniest commercials back in the 80's. It started the whole "Where's the beef?" mania. Federal Express had some real good ones too.

They showed that as a Retromercial during The Carol Burnett Show marathon last weekend! I was changing tapes as it was going to commercial, so I waited for the "Where's The Beef?" commercial to end, because I wanted that on tape.

Brian · 01-23-2004, 07:09 PM

I remember a McDonanalds ad with then-NBA start Charles Barkley in the mid 1990s. A little kid came up to him and said, "Hey you're the guy who can't sing the Big Mac Song." The joke was that there were a series of Mickey D's ads where Charles Barkley had trouble singing and remembering the lyrics to the Big Mac Song. "Cheesy beefies? Beefy cheesies?"

01-23-2004, 03:06 AM	#1
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Old TV commercials What commercials from years ago can you remember? I remember seeing ads for Little Caesars in the early 1990s yet I haven't seen any in over a decade at least. Their ads were funny, at least from a little kid's point of view. I also remember ads for a product called "Squeeze-It", which is/was a fruit drink that comes in a bottle that you squeeze. I haven't heard of this product in years and I didn't see any at the store recently. No Got Milk ads today could match the ones that were from the 1990s. Here's some from what I remember * A priest buys a chocolate cake, eats it, tries to get a milk from a vending machine that rotates it's products with a card, only to cause it to malfunction. He then proceeds to hit and kick it only to see several nuns watching it. * A man is walking and tells someone on his cell phone that he's fired, then is run over by a truck. He wakes up in a room with a white cat (I think), a white fish, big chocolate chip cookies, and a huge refrigerator which he opens and finds a whole lot of milk cartons. After eating part of a cookie, he tries to get the milk only to find all the cartons are empty. He then goes, "Wait a minute! Where am I?" The words "Got Milk?" are shown in flames, indicating that he is in Hell. * A man is in a restaurant and is served pancakes and water. He asks for some milk but is informed that the lady next to him as the last one. While she is away, he drinks the milk and finds that there is only a quarter of it left in the glass. He puts his water in the milk and pushes it to her side of the table just as her boyfriend settles in. She comes in, gives a dirty look, and you hear the words, "Check, please." * A man in a body cast is fed a chocolate chip cookie but experiences a minor torture when the family who fed it to him starts drinking milk and he really needs some. I remember getting an old tape with the Muppets 30th Anniversary in 1986 and I have to say, those were the best years for commercials. The McDonalds ad that was on there rocked. Better than any ad for that company today. The Doublemint commercial with the familiar, "Double Pleasures" song was on there, too. And who could forget the Mighty Dog commercial with a dog dressed in a superhero outfit. The Energizer ads, don't get me started on those. I remember an ad where Darth Vader has his light saber ready to slice and dice the Energizer Bunny but it runs out of power. He then checks the batteries and it they are "Supervolts". He then yells in frustration. Another commercial I remember is the one where the Bunny outsmarts a vampire, who is turned to dush by the morning sun. Speaking of batteries, the Duracell commericals with the wooden family members with the batteries in their backs were sort of cool. But no battery ad could beat the Energizer ones of the early 90s. Boy the 80s and the early to mid 90s were the best years for commercials, don't you think?

01-23-2004, 03:51 AM	#3
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Pets.com had those hilarious Sock Puppet Ads in the late 90s. They used to crack me up every time. Attached Images

01-23-2004, 11:41 AM	#5
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01-23-2004, 03:15 AM	#2
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	I don't really remember any commercials, not even from the late 90's. Or now. 1-800-94JENNY! That is the only one that stands out, because those commercials were ~hawt~. That's it. Don't know any other commercials.

01-23-2004, 01:47 PM	#6
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	A few days ago, TV Land showed a retromercial for Honey Comb where the kids were in the Honey Comb Hideout singing "Honey Comb's big, yeah, yeah, yeah..." It brought back a lot of childhood memories and I've had that song stuck in my head ever since.

01-23-2004, 02:14 PM	#8
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Wendy's use to have the funniest commercials back in the 80's. It started the whole "Where's the beef?" mania. Federal Express had some real good ones too.

01-23-2004, 02:16 PM	#9
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I loved Jerry Seinfeld's American Express commercials.

01-23-2004, 07:09 PM	#15
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I remember a McDonanalds ad with then-NBA start Charles Barkley in the mid 1990s. A little kid came up to him and said, "Hey you're the guy who can't sing the Big Mac Song." The joke was that there were a series of Mickey D's ads where Charles Barkley had trouble singing and remembering the lyrics to the Big Mac Song. "Cheesy beefies? Beefy cheesies?"