80's Commercials Vol. 51

These commercials aired on local Fox affiliate KTVU on March 10th, 1989
1. "Alvin And The Chipmunks" Commercial Bumper
2. Squeezit (Grape Squeezit was tasty)
3. Autowest Toyota Fremont
4. The Bedroom (Amazing)
5. KTVU Kidstown Newsroom
6. "Alvin And The Chipmunks" Commercial Bumper
7. 3 Musketeers
8. Army Gear (None of these toys would be made today)
9. Promo for "Punky Brewster" (I only really remember the one where her friend gets trapped in a refrigerator and the one where she battles a giant spider. Both were nightmare fuel)
10. "Alvin And The Chipmunks" Commercial Bumpers
11. Oreo Double Stuf (They should just discontinue the regular Oreos and have all of them be double stuf. There, I said it)
12. Teddy Grahams (I remember dancing to these commercials back then. Now they just scare me. But the chocolate ones were delicious)
13. Cherry Merry Muffin (Chocolottie...LOL)
14. TV Spot for "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" (Did they make one of these every six months?)
15. "Alvin And The Chipmunks" Commercial Bumpers
16. Bits & Pieces (This was a series of PSA's featuring KTVU weatherman/amatuer puppeteer Pat McCormick)
17. Spitballs (At one point I had an eyeball that squirted water. It must have been one of these things)
18. KTVU Morning Schedule Bumper
19. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper
20. TV Spot for "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" ("Excellent!")
21. G.I. JOE Arctic Blast (I love these little songs)
22. Pretender Transformers
23. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumpers
24. Pocket Power
25. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation PSA (With Mary Tyler Moore)
26. Promo for "DuckTales"
27. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper

[@80sCommercialVault]

As a kid I always imagined the year 2000 being shinier, newer and better. Not unlike the 2015 depicted in "Back To The Future Part II". Now I just find myself wishing it was the 80's again.

[@tanquantwal]

I could look at these 80's commercials all night. There is so much nostalgia. I'm so glad that I was born in 74 so I had the opportunity to live in the 80's. The economy was bad but the memories are priceless. Thanks for the uploads

[@80sCommercialVault]

The mom in that commercial looks totally insane. And she actually seems interested in what her kid is playing with? Yep, definitely crazy.

[@Snagman67]

Wow, the class of 2000! That already has come and gone! Miss these days!

[@runawayuniverse]

That's the all time best Charley & Humphrey spot ever!

[@darkhelmut76]

i want the 80s back

[@iambeccasmurf]

Best part about watching this? Showing my 7 yr old all the things that were around when her Mommy was a kid and seeing the expression on her face of "really?!" Thanks for posting this, especially Charley & Humphrey-great memories of life in the Bay Area as an '80s kid!

[@80sCommercialVault]

Almost certainly.

[@atomofish]

Oh. man I remember Squeezits.

[@burgernfries9720]

I grew up in the bay area. most of these commercials are from 1989. I remember watching ducktales at 4pm everyday afterschool.

[@nlee4566]

Disney Afternoon 😁

[@alramone1]

that smoking 2000 program really worked!

[@devondavenport134]

wow im surprised to see stuff like this from my childhood on here! i guess people who recognize these tv commercials and ads grew up out here in the california east bay area

[@tomservo3401]

Not just there but also westen Nevada.

[@blind_t2]

Can Southern Cali get a rep here? I think there were some equals to what they had up north.

[@RockinDaBoombox]

I lived in San Leandro in ‘89. I was 11. Totally remember all of this stuff from back then.

[@looneytoon76]

I live in Northern California so this really takes me back to my childhood. I haven't seen that Bits and Pieces PSA in years. Pretty much the only thing left from the old KTVU days is the the 10 o'clock news and that moved from Fox to my local MyTV station

[@monicalee23]

I agree 100 percent!

[@CandyPockiix3]

I will never look at Teddy grams the same way o.o

[@80slove12]

The class of 2000, that was the year I was born!!!!! Boy, do I feel awkward now, my friends have always said I was born in the same year as my parents (1970) because of how much I absolutely love the Truly Outrageous eighties.

[@lwallace3ZZ]

The guy eating the 3 Musketeers bar looks kind of like Tom Verica, who played the father on American Dreams.

[@aBLACKGIRL1986]

Squeeze its...luved em'.

[@jamiewillkner8742]

Alvin was such an egotist! Cherry Merry Muffin was a poor girls Strawberry Shortcake!

[@Metlhd313]

Who'd ever think you'd see George Gaynes twice in a single block of commercials? (punky brewster and police academy 6)

[@UmbrellaAl]

This is my favorite of all!! So much nostalgia! Thanks for doing these, i love them!

[@rkmugen]

oh my god..... the old 3-Musketeers commercial!!!!

[@Boogeyman80]

That 3 Musketeers commercial is awesome! I haven't seen that in years.

[@optigrabbingit]

These are from 3/10/89.

[@tomservo3401]

Damn.. it sucks getting old. I wonder if kids today even still have saturday morning cartoons?

[@timothysprengeler4071]

Saturday morning cartoons are back, thanks to Me TV!

[@80sCommercialVault]

Yes, it's on the tape this is from. I was going to post it, but the episode is already on KZbin...

[@SuperFlashDriver]

4:17 I thought those guys were from showbiz pizza theater at first, but then it was teddy grams.

[@Bijoux246]

Wow, what a total blast from the past! I remember watching Charlie & Humphrey on Ch. 2, thanx for the memories :)

[@strafer8764]

@Kitsunefan9 No doubt. Back then there were a lot of toys and games centered around warfare for boys. I know I had a bunch of them.

[@runawayuniverse]

Those Bits & Pieces spots were the best.

[@KillingPepperonies]

Zack Morris in the Oreo Double Stuff commercial...Jaleel White is NOT in that commercial (whoever said that was wrong). Deon Richmond (Cosby Show, Trippin, Not Another Teen Movie) and Eugene Byrd (8 Mile, Perfect Harmony) were in Pocket Power commercial...

[@ScratStitch]

Wow. I''m amazed that commercial for The Bedroom could air during a Alvin & the Chipmunks.

[@80sCommercialVault]

This whole idea that it's weird or uncommon for blocks of cartoons to have the occasional ad targeted to adults is proved wrong by dozens of volumes I've posted. The truth is that these ads for local businesses probably played throughout the day, regardless of what program was showing.

[@m3trooper]

By 1989, GI JOE and TRANSFORMERS toys had already passed its prime. They were just tryin to squeeze as much out of those brands as possible.

[@jwgreek8606]

is that Gary Owens doing the vo for the bedroom?

[@dgendvil]

What has happened to the actor who played Sargent Slaughter? I miss seeing his face from those commercials, but it's long gone now.

[@fryersoncaptain]

I'm so glad I subscribed to this channel!

[@1weirdgurl]

lol squeeze its....yum..

[@luvasia]

Yes, I remember those one too. I guess the mondo drinks took over lol.:)

[@gleeb02788]

The fact that someone born in 2000, the year before I graduated, is old enough to be posting about these, makes me feel old.

[@LudicrousScotty101]

Heh heh Punky Brewster remember that :}

[@pika23]

well the kid with the oreos in front of his glasses is Jaleel (urkel) white

[@FunkMobbMack]

I live in the bay area i remember these! Musta been like 5 years old im almost 30!

[@Aboxatax]

The 80's ads are better that the 90's ads. Because with the 90's ads there's not much difference between then and now. The 80's ads however, have an entirely different feel. From an artistic point of view the 80's commercials are way more original. Even though most people think the 80's were cheesy/corny. I don't watch TV anymore. But I would watch an "authentic" 80's television network, if there were one.

[@kerric123456]

hey man, is gher any way u ca do like 00's comercial vaults ? from 200-210? it wpuld be awsome!

[@MMDAMV]

That commercial for The Bedroom shook me up a bit... >~>

[@Launchpad05]

Wow, that 'Ducktales' promo with Gyro as a games how host was neat. Never saw that one before.

[@encoli]

when I was a child in the late 80s I remember other kids having nintendo and sony walkmans. I don't really know how it was a simpler time to be a child then.

[@holbrooke7]

"....In the BEDROOM?!" lol, I don't wanna know.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

1:05--Looks like that's the name of a furniture store. Must be a regional chain, as I'm not from California, and I haven't heard of them.

[@Momojojo1885]

Yay...I've so remember this being that I'm from the bay.😀😀

[@disneyfan85]

Soleil Moon Frye of "Punky Brewster" sure looked a LOT different much later in "Sabrina".

[@ptb267ii]

The KTVU Kidstown would continue through the early 90's although when the AM block was discontinued in 1991 in favor of "Mornings on 2", the afternoon block would still continue right through 2002 when the whole block was discontinued after FOX's own kids block ended.

[@Nickrj3]

Was Fun House on as well?

[@LYip-uj3pp]

Charlie and Humphrey!!

[@cmiller415]

Oh yeah, I've heard that noise on VHS tapes before too. I think the person who commented below is right, it's artifact from a cell transmission. Thanks for posting these commercials! The Bay Area in the 80's... Why does that time period seem so much more innocent now?

[@dianavontease]

lol smokefree class of 2000

[@80sCommercialVault]

I'm not really sure, as these commercials aren't 30 years old yet.

[@disneyfan85]

I never would have found that diabetes PSA with Mary Tyler Moore had it not been for the Nostalgia Critic.

[@MassHysteriaChannel101]

Sgt. Slaughter was a professional wrestler by trade. The people who made G.I. Joe decided to make him a member of the Joes because his wrestling character of an army drill sergeant fit the mold. If you want to see some of his wrestling-related work, just search for "Sgt. Slaughter" on this site. It's not hard to find, I assure you.

[@DanZero77]

Is it sad that I remembered the Army Gear and Pocket Power commercials exactly as it was shown? WHATS THAT COMPASS THAT I SEE????????? AHHHH POCKET POWER!

[@TakumaMimura]

Sgt. Slaughter did all these commercials for the American Heroes, GI Joes, even had his own GI Joe figure, and yet the WWF thought it was genius to make him side with Saddam Hussein during Gulf War 1.

[@TechnoHajikelist]

@ali0tis I actually found The Bedroom at Fremont, California yesterday. It's still there and selling furnature, but for some reason the smiling guy in the logo was removed from the logo on the store. I wonder if the smiling guy has a name.

[@Tre404]

Because he's white.

[@yaywhewclips242]

"OH Punky!!" "One kid called me Pukey." I remember that line from the show when she attended the new school. Remember "Love, Sydney"?? w/ the amazing Tony Randle & Swoozie Kurtz!! how about "Small Wonder"??

[@timothysprengeler4071]

"Small Wonder" is one of my guilty pleasures; glad to see I'm not the only person who likes it. It's been on and off the Antenna TV schedule the last few years; currently off, and I hope they put it back on.

[@rkmugen]

You BORROWED it?! WITHOUT ASKING!? YES! O_O

[@80sCommercialVault]

@strafer The world prior to the internet was a much more interesting place.

[@Gravidtron]

The toy market is very different today than it was when these commercials were made... a commercial for water-squirting balls!? Aren't those more of an impulse buy that hangs on the candy rack at the register? Do we really need a commercial to make us aware of them?

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I love Bill and Ted.

[@StormsongK]

@bbooboo If you happen to come across a time machine, take me with you!

[@strafer8764]

@80sCommercialVault I know I had a blast in the 80's but that maybe because I was kid and didn't really have a frame of reference to compare it to. There was more innocence in media back then; tv shows, movies, music, etc. which I miss.

[@NoxHardigan]

I remember the Kool-Aid version of those Squeeze its.

[@Kitsunefan9]

That army gear would never be sold nowadays

[@mason000]

@danfuby I graduated in '00, and I'm smoking a cig as I type this. So, signs point to "No." lol

[@dignityshmignity]

16. McCormick doing a good James Best voice. 21. Sergeant Slobber!

[@strafer8764]

@80sCommercialVault Until you remember there was no internet in the 80's.

[@MeInTX]

Did the audience of Alvin & The Chipmunks routinely go out and buy cars and adult bedroom furniture from stores that had double entendre-laced ads? Bill & Ted was only rated PG? I could have sworn that had enough naughty parts to get a PG-13. And I'm sort of amazed that, after the first Police Academy was rated R, the series had devolved to a kiddie show by the time part 6 rolled around. Wouldn't the people behind Strawberry Shortcake be a bit upset over Cherry Merry Muffin?

[@TNTITAN]

I am in complete argeement with your stance on Double Stuff oreos.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

3:52--Cool variation of the classic Oreo jingle!

[@RoxyAlexander]

Oh, I begged for those dumb Squeeze-it drinks! And then when you actually drank one, the "squeeze factor" only worked while it was full, you really couldn't just squeeze & drink the whole thing. Oh, the memories! "Grape, Orange, Cherry and MOOOOOOOOOOORE!" Those Pocket Power toys look like something my 9 year old son would LOVE! The Woody Woodpecker show was one of the best cartoon shows ever made. My son saw a picture of him and didn't even know who he was! Sad.

[@jennymarie669]

They need to remake toys from the 80's

[@blind_t2]

Jenny Marie they did 1 i know from the top of my head, teddy’s back.

[@jennymarie669]

Pocket power I thought they said rocket power for a sec

[@MrJPEzra]

At 8:38 there is a noise, what is it? It's during the MTM diabetes commercial and runs to 8:43. The signal lasts for about 5 seconds. I use to hear this all the time as a kid watching tv in the Bay Area. What is it?

[@80sCommercialVault]

+MrJPEzra It's feedback from a cellular phone. It's not part of the original audio, it was probably introduced when converting the original VHS tape to DVD.

[@80sCommercialVault]

Um, no. Never. And no, it would definitely not be awesome.

[@jackedup447]

man life in the 80's mustve been great. nowadays weve got 8yr olds calling each ohter gay and carrying guns and racicm in our middle schools great job 2000's! :P

[@biffvonwrinkle]

what's going on in the bedroom!?

[@Dragonrider1227]

yeah, dumbest idea in wrestling history... EVER!!!

[@brian85013]

Wow Mary Tyler Moore asking for $ for Juvenile Diabetes back then too?! And now it's just gotten worse?! I blame the Double Stuffed Oreos and Sqeeze-Its.