80's Commercials Vol. 351

These commercials aired on ABC on December 30th, 1984
1. Sears Tire & Auto Center
2. V-8
3. TV Spot for "Starman"
4. TV Spot for "Micki & Maude"
5. Promo for "Hardcastle & McCormick" and "The Big Red One"
6. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
7. Promo for "The Sugar Bowl"
8. Duke Power (Possibly the most annoying ad I've posted)
9. Ford Carolina Closeout
10. WSOC Eyewitness News Bumper
11. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
12. Maximum Strength Tylenol Sinus Medication
13. Cheese
14. Publishers Clearing House
15. Promo for "World News Tonight"
16. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
17. Crest
18. Ivory
19. 7up (With Geoffrey Holder)
20. Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
21. Promo for "Street Hawk"
22. No Nonsense Panty Hose (What is this, Tron?)
23. AT&T (With Cliff Robertson)
24. Pedia Care

[@zachhoran]

Geoffrey Holder was another of many passing notables this year

[@hopegrimsley3427]

The irony of the Duke Power ad is that most of their target audience would not have the ability to hear those beeps from bedlam. Also, did dentists give kids “report cards” in the 80s like implied in the Crest ad? I first went to the dentist in 1994 and I don’t remember receiving anything like that.

[@OpinionVille]

Perfect way to start off the weekend! Thanks!

[@tdrewman]

I fast I forgot, long distance calls were not FREE!

[@FK_TRUMP]

Geoffrey Holder r.I.p

[@jdbrown55]

The man and woman in that Campbell's Soup commercial are in some shows, but can't remember their names. He is for sure.

[@Farzee49]

Yeah, ur right

[@Paganomation]

Pretty sure the woman in the Campbell’s Soup ad is Jennifer Hetrick. She appeared in a couple of Star Trek TNG episodes.

[@saintrocketIX]

@@Paganomation I believe you're correct. She also looks just like Stana Katic from Castle, it's eerie.

[@ThomasFoster]

That Geoff Pierson in the Campbell's ad.

[@YodaPagoda]

Does anyone know who did the V.O. for the ABC Sunday Night Movie bumpers? He did a ton of V.O. work for ABC. Those AT&T ads sure take me back...long distance calls were pretty expensive back in the day, when I worked for the telephone company, the old timers told me back before the breakup the average was 25¢ a minute, in 1980!

[@HamptonRoadsTVFan]

The late, great Ernie Anderson was the V/O

[@wildsmiley]

Street Hawk looks very 1984. Why were '80s motorbikes so cool?

[@Zeakthecat]

4:58 - 5:03 peter jennings RIP

[@TTrigg]

the ABC Movie was Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind..wonder if it was the Special Edition version

[@80sCommercialVault]

It was actually a hybrid of the original theatrical release and the 1980 special edition, retaining everything from both.

[@80sCommercialVault]

+Naminski Nguyen No. This 1984 TV edit is unique to this broadcast. The 1998 Collector's Edition edit still excises the scene with Dreyfuss' character at the power station from the original Theatrical release and also removed the scene inside the mothership added in the Special Edition. The 1984 TV edit includes both.

[@beckigreen]

That's Nicollette Sheridan in the no nonsense pantyhose commercial.

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

6:15 "Ho-*Ho*!"

[@xoPoetry4Everxo]

@3:59 I love cheese...but on apple pie?? lol

[@80sCommercialVault]

It's a New England/Northeast thing, and used to be more common.

[@miketroncin749]

It's big with the Midwest folks too, the Amish and the Shakers swear by it . While visiting my grandparents in Iowa as a kid I was forced to try it , and rather liked it. I still do it on the rare occasion I have apple pie and good cheddar in the house at the same time