80's Commercials Vol. 361

These commercials aired on NBC on December 24th, 1989. Merry Christmas!
1. Promo for "A Muppet Family Christmas" (This is probably my favorite Christmas special period. This special is sadly rarely seen anymore because the copyrights for the various Henson properties in it are owned by different companies now. Exorbitant royalties on a few of the Christmas songs have also prevented it from being released in it's original, unedited form in the US)
2. "The Magical World of Disney" Intro (With Michael Eisner and Kermit the Frog)
3. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumper
4. Listerine (And what does mouthwash have to with baseball exactly?)
5. Luvs Deluxe
6. Promo for "The Sound of Music"
7. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumpers
8. Juicy Fruit (Love the colorful 80's ski gear)
9. Nut & Honey Crunch
10. Country Crock
11. Promo for "Alf", "Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes" and "Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey"
12. Promo for "Chameleons" (Looks awful)
13. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumpers
14. IBM (With Alan Alda)
15. Aquafresh For Kids
16. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumper
17. Promo for "King Orange Jamboree Parade", "Sunkist Fiesta Bowl Parade" and "Tournament of Roses Parade" (Because what's more exciting than watching hours of parades on television? NOTHING)
18. Huggies Pull-Ups
19. KCRA Weather Update
20. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumper
21. Extra Sugar Free Gum
22. Oreo
23. Ore Ida (With Brian Austin Green)
24. Kellogg's (Very cool to see all of their cereal mascots together for Christmas. I don't remember this one at all)
25. Promo for "The Eighties" (OMG it would be amazing to see an 80's retrospective from the 80's!)
26. "The Magical World of Disney" Commercial Bumpers
27. TV Spot for "Prancer"
28. L'eggs Sheer Elegance
29. Disneyland (I saw the "Very Merry Christmas Parade" several times as a kid)
30. Disneyland Funniest Home Movies
31. A Muppet Family Christmas" End Credits

[@DeadAutumnLeaves]

Mr. and Mrs. Country Crock Hand have the most impossible adorable relationship.

[@Whtxombi]

As a youngster I enjoyed the old Disney made-for-TV movies. Child of Glass was my favorite but I also enjoyed the treasure hunts too.

[@YummyYammie]

Heh, Christmas 89. I was six--good times. This was the year I woke up at 3AM and opened all the presents (including those of my baby sister--I put pretty much everything she got in and around her crib). I didn't live that down for years. My dad guarded my room every Christmas Eve after this until I was about ten thanks to that little stunt. My sister seemed to appreciate all the new toys magically appearing in her crib though. Anyway, on topic... This batch was especially great. LOVED the Kellogg's commercial. I don't remember it either--they must have only played it a few times or not at all in my region (I lived in Florida, and I know that some of these ad campaigns were region specific). Either way, it's a shame it wasn't used for subsequent years like the McDonald's Ice Skating commercial or the Fruity Pebbles Christmas one. Also--the Muppet Family Christmas Special is about the best thing EVER. A shame copyrights are such a pain in the @$$--I'd love to have this on bluray. I'm sure it's on the internet somewhere, but still. I haven't seen it since it aired in 89'. I used to confuse it all the time as a kid for the Muppet Movie for some reason. It's like they blurred together in my brain. That commercial of the kid dodging the commercial to make those microwave fries made me laugh. How were we to know back then that we'd someday seek these commercials out in our spare time? LOL Anyway, great as always man. I'm sad I didn't have a chance go to through these before Christmas, but at least I can enjoy them now. :)

[@TremendousSax]

Great comment. It is strange but delightful that these end up being so enjoyable all these years later

[@YodaPagoda]

This is just incredible...I'd imagine Disney was asking for actual FILM from folks who'd used 8mm cameras, because even by 1989, video cameras were still pretty expensive and bulky. Actually I don't remember my mom getting a camcorder until the mid-90's because of the price and size.

[@wildsmiley]

How many other people sang along to the Juicy Fruit commercial 'cause they can still remember all the words? My brain has had 'em in a dusty filing cabinet for 25 years and 80scommercialvault opened it up for me.

[@YummyYammie]

I still hum that one all the time. Doublemint Gum and Big Red too.

[@alfabdall]

Its the eighties all over again. Merry Christmas

[@Vebinz]

Thank you for all your continuing work, and have a Happy New Year.

[@GreyBlackwell]

That Juicy Fruit commercial with the skiers was spoofed on one of the Family Guy Star Wars parodies. Very funny.

[@80sCommercialVault]

It wasn't actually the ad seen here, but another skiing themed ad from earlier in the 80's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpDEZaB5h66DiLs

[@GreyBlackwell]

80sCommercialVault Interesting. Didn't realize there had been an earlier version. Thanks for sharing!

[@DreamDancer82]

RIP Jim Henson.

[@Cat-uf5ts]

I had that Goofy hat!

[@SeraphisCain]

I did a quick search and it turns out that "The Eighties" special is actually on KZbin. Just search for "NBC SPECIAL: The Eighties". Definitely going to be watching this.

[@JohnnyUtah15]

If it's the special that I think you're talking about, I did see it listed at one point on the with the other related videos but didn't watch it yet. I will look it up later, though.

[@JohnnyUtah15]

That Juicy Fruit commercial always reminded of two movies: Hot Dog... The Movie and Better Off Dead. I had such a huge crush on Ann Jillian especially when she was in Mr. Mom. Also, does anyone recall the name of the gum that had a liquid center? I think it was square-shaped with rounded corner. It didn't seem powerful in flavor. I remember Velamints but that wasn't gum. It had an indented center on both sides and I think Cathy Crosby did the commercials with the sleigh riding. Oh, Merry Christmas everyone!

[@miketroncin749]

There were a few ... Chewels, freshen up, tidal wave...

[@JohnnyUtah15]

I think it may have been Freshen Up, not sure, but willing to bet on it. Thanks for the reply.

[@miketroncin749]

I want my two dollars!!

[@TTrigg]

"Chameleons" was to have been a ongoing series but the pilot was never picked up.. Directed(and created) by none other than Glen A.Larson(R.I.P) That "The Eighties" special was nothing like VH1's "I Love The.." shows..