80's Commercials Vol. 52

These commercials aired on local Fox affiliate KTVU on March 10th, 1989.
1. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper
2. Tyco Military Super Blocks (So this ad is basically saying that the Lego folks were allied with the Russkies?)
3. TV Spot for "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege"
4. Sliders
5. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper
6. Lucky Charms
7. Daffodil Day
8. Promo for "The Flintstones" (The sheer variety of programming for my generation is unequaled)
9. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumper
10. Chef Boyardee Dinosaur Pasta (Such a classic commercial. Amazing jingle)
11. Turbo Tricksters
12. McDonald's Mickey's Birthdayland Happy Meal (I definitely had the Donald Duck toy, and maybe a few others)
13. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumpers
14. Anti-Drug PSA ("I learned it by watching you!")
15. Pampers
16. Keds
17. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumpers
18. TV Spot for "The Rescuers"
19. Fruity Pebbles (I've actually never had these. Am I missing much?)
20. Dino-Riders (I had the stegosaurus)
21. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumper
22. Big Brother/Big Sister PSA
23. Jim Rogers: People's Lawyer
24. Skyhawk At Great America (These always looked stupid to me)

[@atomofish]

About the Fruity Pebbles.... No you didn't miss much at all. I remember they got soggy VERY quickly. And I NEVER thought I would see that Keds commercial again. That tune got stuck in my head.

[@twifofi]

7:00 Dino Ryders... where the fuck is my time machine?

[@ShutterbugF]

I miss them. Not as much as the original trix pebbles cerial. But I prefered the pebbles over froot loops

[@mustang6172]

My God, they're trying to sell curling to children!

[@eviljoebob]

those sliders remind me of that sport where one guy threw a thing that looked like that and the other pushed a broom in front of it. Anyone know what im talking about?

[@holbrooke7]

"I learned it by watching you!" Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, I guess....

[@MeInTX]

Since I curl, I would have loved pocket curling in middle school. It's a shame that it never caught on in Texas (or anywhere). As a kid, I never could wrap my head around the idea that that middle-aged nerdy guy was doing drugs. I'm not that naive now, but I still would be very surprised if that guy got busted. Weren't Fred and Barney best friends? Why couldn't Barney ask, or Fred share the cereal? And really, Fred, how often does Barney have to do the same trick before you catch on?

[@orion5175]

they should have stopped after police academy 3, the rest were more idiotic than funny. get three dinosaurs and win what exactly? I never understood that I miss keds I'm on converse chuck taylors now.

[@scottman117]

The drug dad wanted his kid's dealers' digits.... for himself. haha Seriously though, Thanks 80sCommercialVault. I was born in 89, but can't get enough of these ads!

[@Gravidtron]

Man, that Dinosaurs pasta contest was impossible-- did anyone ever get all three shapes on their spoon at all? I sure didn't! What was the prize?

[@towhead72]

In that Anti-Drug PSA, I think it would have been perfectly fitting if that kid had added a "Duh!" after "I learned it by watching you!"

[@kidmclain]

these commericals always put a smile on my face, some one should make an tv chaneel that plays nothing but 80s tv show all day long and for commerical break just play the 80s commericals (it won't happen but nice to dream any way)

[@timothysprengeler4071]

I love the retro-formatted TV channels available over the air nowadays (Me TV, Antenna TV, Get TV, etc.), but I do wish they could include some retro commercials in their broadcasts--maybe one or two commercials each half-hour that ran during the original broadcast of that particular episode. I believe the cable channel TV Land did something like that for a while.

[@jeffwilson6522]

Wonder if that Lucky Charms commercial was the beginning of using minorities for cartoon characters? Aka...the girl.

[@JackleTheMantle]

Wait...So your saying that Donald duck doesn't drive a car,but a fucking train?! That's hardcore,man.

[@JMein13074]

1. Were sliders a failed attempt at introducing curling to American kids? 2. Keds and Devo, nice!

[@2199]

Turbo Trickers was cool. But when I was growing up they had something called Penny Racers.

[@MassHysteriaChannel101]

"19. Fruity Pebbles (I've actually never had these. Am I missing much?)" The only way I can possibly answer your question is with a question of my own: What kind of 80's enthusiast are you?! You've NEVER had Fruity Pebbles?! The first chance you get after seeing this comment, take your ass to the grocery store and BUY SOME! It's one of the best cereals ever.

[@MassHysteriaChannel101]

One of the classic PSA's of the day. Maybe it's just me, but judging by the dad's eyes, he looked like he'd just finished puffing on a joint before bitching at his kid.

[@c1catwoman]

omg i forgot about the woody wood pecker show. cool

[@jakethreesixty]

i have the donald train why would i have that if i was born in 94? i guess someone gave it to me....

[@GOREG4SM]

That Ked's commercial is ripping off Devo HARD

[@mst3kanita]

Fruit Pebbles always leave a nasty aftertaste (at least with me).

[@Clay3613]

That KEDS commercial ripped-off a DEVO song

[@xenafairy3]

LOVE Fruity Pebbles....sugary goodness

[@80sCommercialVault]

@srkh28 If you search "Dr. Larry Sweet" on google, the fourth result is for a Dr. Lawrence D Sweet, MD, who practices neonatal-perinatal medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. Almost certainly the same guy. Most testimonials in commercials come from paid actors, but when they list credentials like "Pediatrician"...they're probably not lying.

[@80sCommercialVault]

Cocoa Pebbles just always looked more delicious.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

Not much that I recognized here--I was 18 years old in 1989 and had pretty much outgrown "kiddie" shows--but these are still fun to watch.

[@californiagirlx7]

March '89 is the month I was born!

[@rm-cl8su]

the keds commercial featured a song by DEVO

[@optigrabbingit]

These are from 3/10/89.

[@badgersrule01]

I think that is Jonathan Brandis in the Chef Boyardee commercial?

[@TheReviewingNetwork]

I was born 2 months before this aired.

[@nzoomed]

in NZ we still have it

[@ShamW0W]

same here, weird lol

[@JVM485]

Now Dinosaurs WITH MEATBALLS!

[@volkerball85]

Chef Boyardee dinosaurs. Best thing ever.

[@urangelofdeathawaits]

DUDE! I would so play some Sliders right now!

[@tiffsince84]

Chef Boyardee Dinosaurs was the shhh back then but not the one with the meatballs lol

[@80sCommercialVault]

There's an awesome Donald Duck/Chip 'n Dale cartoon called "Out of Scale" that features Donald's large-scale model railroad. The happy meal toy was likely based partially on that.

[@earthscraper69]

Freakin awesome I felt like a kid again watching this loved it !!!

[@astridkitty1212]

I love the 80s commercial for Chef Boyardee dinosaur pasta where the kids are hunting for dinosaurs and find them dancing around a volcano. I have to admit though that that tomato and cheese sauce tastes a bit wierd, though not terrible in my opinion.

[@Trainlover1995]

To answer your question about if you're missing much from Fruity Pebbles, I can confirm that you are. They're really good.

[@PTSTelevision]

GOD I miss Skyhawk.

[@aBLACKGIRL1986]

wow @ 3:56.of all the happy meal toys I've had i remember these vividly.

[@tinnitischannel]

@GOREG4SM The Keds commercial isn't ripping off Devo's sound. It's using the actual Devo song "Here To Go" (1984) with the word "Keds" in place of "Go". however, the end of the Fruitty Pebbles ad sounds inspired by Devo's work on the "Doctor Detroit" soundtrack (1983).

[@Dw_Tek75]

these were simple times. I sure do miss them.

[@Negamare1]

So do I.

[@80sCommercialVault]

Curling.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

1:04--That Sliders commercial did remind me of curling in miniature.

[@80sCommercialVault]

They're edited together. :/

[@Capt_Killingfield]

Keeps teasing me with Duck Tails...

[@xXxPobrecitoxXx]

Is it any coincidence that the "I learned it by watching you" ad is right at 4:19?

[@n8jmakai]

"YOU ALRIGHT...I LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING YOU!!!!!" Classic commercial!!

[@angryperson123]

I want sliders lol

[@acarlisle927]

Ahaha I totally still have my real 4 leaf clover key-chain my mom got me as a kid, I didn't remember where it came from!!

[@rchookie]

This is patching the potholes on Memory Lane.

[@fka.z3ro]

3:03 DINOSAURS WITH MEATBALLS - lol!! hahaha oh my god the 80s are soo awesome

[@ClearNPromisingSat]

Whoa, I saw the Keds ad listed in your description and remembered that I liked the jingle when I was a kid. Then when I saw the ad again I realized the jingle is based off Here to Go by Devo! I'm a huge Devo fan and it must have been one of the many ads Mark Mothersbaugh has worked on.

[@reelsweet25]

I remember that Lucky Charms commercial it was one of my favorite ones growing up.

[@mimicason1]

memories im getting old wow

[@pytko3]

I actually had that Ked's kite and those glow in the dark shoes. The kite flew pretty well. I remember when I was in school and we had to watch a movie for class, we turned out the lights all the kids noticed that my shoes were glowing the dark.

[@KevinMilwaukee]

This dude sure loves DuckTales!

[@stevenqbosell]

Sliders would be a great drunk game now that we are adults

[@Gaugzilla]

+Steve Bosell It's better known as shuffleboard at bars.

[@Jotinko]

8:13. Thats 6 4s, & then a 1. That made me hahahaha so hard. Those Ducktales promo's really take me back. I know they ran into the early to mid 90s cuz I clearly remember them. I loved Chef Boyardee. Ive been eating those cans since age 1 so Ive probably ate Dinosaurs at that time.

[@apachette07]

Although I was only 4 in 1989, I remember those Slider Toys. I wish Fruity Pebbles and Chef Boyardee came in the same packaging. They looked cooler back then! By the way, I love Fruity Pebbles!

[@Desirsar]

The amusing part about that comment is that putting "that sport where one guy threw a thing that looked like that and the other pushed a broom in front of it" into Google returned the Wiki article for Curling as the first result, and was likely the same back in 2010. When these commercials were aired, yeah, you had to ask people or look it up in the library, but who doesn't think to just start typing into Google this decade?

[@MrTheloniusFunk]

my fav so far! between the ducktales bumpers, penny racers, and dino chef boyardee I was a kid again for a solid 9min

[@radicalman33]

i am going on EBAY right now to buy some Chef Boyardee Dinosaurs because want to challenge someone at the collecting all 3 on the spoon first. anyone accept the challenge?

[@petfaxmachine]

Keds and Nordstrom don't seem to go together.

[@GokuMcDuck]

I remember the Dinosaurs soup commercial; they no longer make them as good as them. And DuckTales rocks.

[@realretrorelapse]

I found this video looking for Jim Rogers the Peoples Lawyer commercials. Those were always on late at night in the 80's and 90's.

[@dignityshmignity]

18. Cool Rescuers re-release. 19. Prior to 1985, they were pretty good. Just 3 flavors/colors. Since then, dozens of recipe changes and the damn stuff gets soggy before you've taken 3 bites! Also, some of the coolest cereal prizes of all time. Coin holders, dino coins, rock ball, trick camera, etc.

[@johnny2956]

tyco and lego are the best i played with and still do sometimes Fruity and coca pebbles are my favorite cereals

[@TNTITAN]

Hey we had those sliders thing for a while in Canada. Though we call it Curling.

[@tweekngeek]

Those were the days of when U could not say it if it was not true (so to speak)

[@timbreljedi]

How exactly does one "tame" a T Rex? It's not exactly a horse, y'know what I mean?

[@friscoHub415]

you all right I learned it by watching you parents who use drugs have children who use drugs. God I miss those days and these commercials are Bay Area gold

[@ameristar]

MUST. STOP. VIDEO. LIFE FLASHBACK IN PROCESS.

[@sarahsimpkins2021]

I remember every morning I used to watch the woody wood pecker show every day before I had went to school back in the 80s. Then I remember the chef boyorde commercial.

[@kiatasimeoni7036]

lol anyone else get this from the description box of 31 Weird Discontinued Products - mental_floss List Show Ep. 438

[@RiverSongMellodypond]

I still have turbo tricksters.... they are broke but I still have them :)

[@sammysmom2010]

I remember the Drug comerical and the penny cars.

[@jennymarie669]

They don't have Mickey Mouse in kids meals anymore

[@celticthistle619]

Year I was born! :O I love all these. Thanks for uploading!

[@HGbunny]

1:04...Tabletop Curling!

[@redneckpride4ever]

I remember seeing that sliders commercial as a kid and thinking it looked boring. There's some thing even advertising can't make a kid want.

[@jafri]

4:18 - This one i've remembered from Nostalgia Critic's Drug PSA videos.

[@SomethingReal1119]

Could you imagine giving those "sliders" to a 10 year old today? They'd look at you like you have three heads and say "What is this %$#%?" and then go to their room to play some mega violent, soft porn playstation3 game.... **sigh** I need a time machine, NOW! :0(