80's Commercials Vol. 13

[@BionicDance]

I can't say it often or loud enough: I MISS THE 80's!!! That was the best time to be a kid.

[@chirho100]

I agree I was a kid in the 80s, I want a time machine and get a second go.

[@fkninmatt]

the whole time I watched this I just smiled. born in 83 but it was still very fun to watch. thank you.

[@youarenowreadingthis]

"We are boss" in the army ant comercial. Hahaha.

[@DanZero77]

Ernie Anderson... THE voice of ABC in the 1980s on the After Burner ad... SWEET!

[@CoileyCorey04]

GROOVE TUBES!! I had a pink and purple one...but lost the ball..haha.

[@cbecrad]

Scootin' hiiiigh, scootin' low. I loved that commercial. Man, we had some cool jingles in the 80s.

[@kristenburchfield]

No Clowns!!! It was so wrong to have 900 call for kids. I got in so much trouble for calling the new kids on the block hot line lol

[@naturalpro2003]

@PurpleBlackOut I grew up in the 1980s. America was an unquestionable superpower, and had economic prosperity. Foreign countries did not mess with America because it did not play nice. You could respect America without offending anyone (pledge of allegiance). Children were encouraged to play outside. The 1980s was a great era. I miss them!

[@rainbowstarkitten2445]

naturalpro2003 I know it seemed like a fun decade

[@bashir1980]

Wow! I haven't seen these or heard these in nearly two decades. It sure brings back so many good old memories and sentiments. How inspiring! Those were the days, unlike nowadays. Thanks for posting.

[@josetrujillo9906]

I’m on volume 13. These are bringing me so many memories. Especially my Saturday mornings. My parents could never afford the toys in these commercials back then.

[@myst4hire1]

Hi-C definitely got the vibe right on what it was like to be an 80's kid with this commercial! Friends, entertainment and Hi-C (or Capri Sun).

[@omigoshwayde]

The HI-C song is really, really catchy.

[@Storm10xx]

That boy clown at 2:41 dose the voice for hamburgler of ronald mcdonald movies wow i cant belive i remember that from when i was a kid.

[@CelesteK]

I still have my Groove Tube! :)

[@RaTTinvader]

I had Army Ants when I was a kid...wow these bring back some great memories!

[@thelastnotary]

happy 80s baby here back when you can ride a scooter without a helmet

[@5HREDD3R]

That Pogo Ball thing was a death trap!

[@Capt_Killingfield]

I can remember when the McDonalds sign read "millions served". Now, it's "billions served". Bastards.....

[@terrymccully]

Way back in the day I only ever seen that army ant one like 2 times.. I use to have them all and I would watch that same tv channel in hopes to see the same one again.. but never have... so for the last 3-5 years I have been searching the internet looking for this ... thanks so much for posting it again... I must have watched it here like 10 times

[@MysticalChicken]

Man, I always thought I watched a lot of TV as a kid, but I only remember a few of these, and mostly just for the product, not the commercial itself. I remember Giggle cookies (I think my mom bought a box or two when I was young), Transformers obviously, Pogo Bal (I could never get the hang of those things), and Dino-Riders, only because my little brother had a Dino-Riders VHS when he was like 6 years old. Oh, and Candilicious--I do remember the commercial for that one, albeit vaguely.

[@babygiraffe123]

To this day, I STILL laugh my ass off at that Army Ants commercial. And, every one of my friends had a Groove Tube at one point or another. It was one of the hottest toy crazes when I was about 5 or 6.

[@tomp2008]

some of these were still airing in the 90s

[@80sCommercialVault]

Yeah, the general timeframe would be from around '87-'88. All of these commercials are from random tapes of "The Real Ghostbusters" I recorded as a video crazed toddler, so the exact period of these are indeterminate.

[@neurospicyrainbow]

taken me back, remember army ants

[@timothysprengeler4071]

Ah, Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops. We had those in my area back in the day, but I haven't seen one in ages. Apparently they're still going strong in some parts of the country.

[@radix9523]

*tear in eye* Oh, if only I knew how good I had it back then. Growing up FTL.

[@liteskinnededgal]

I had a pogo ball! Disney don't even have a parade for Easter anymore...I used to look forward to that every year. As well as Thanksgiving & Christmas parades...

[@gooseisdead]

oh my thanks for this giggles cookies. do the arches? oh my so great

[@twitchster77]

Screw it... I'm moving back to the 80's. C-ya guys.

[@TheDoctor2007]

I’ll join you too bad I not an 80’s kid I’m a 90’s kid but the 80’s looks awesome

[@80sCommercialVault]

Definitely. I may have had help with recording though. Can't remember.

[@ClunkerSlim]

Is there anything more 80s than slinging a grove tube while bouncing on a pogo ball?

[@Cranberry333]

Army Ants...that's a throwback. I remember myself (age 6) and another child with the same babysitter had a laugh ATTACK one day watching this commercial - rolling on the floor holding our stomach's laughing so hard. I don't know why it was so funny THAT day, we'd seen it a million times LOL

[@oasisbeyond]

Man these were the days!!! Nothing beats the 80's it will never be the same.

[@wonderberrycindie]

i don't know what i like more, all the great 80s commercials or your funny side notes for each one! you make me laugh

[@PaulDostal]

I had 1 of those helmets. It was cool. I remember when family restaurants gave out frisbees as childrens plates too. Ah, back when our parents weren't afraid of letting us play at the park.

[@gleeb0278]

And Giggles...oh my God, I'm having 80s food withdrawals here....

[@erracht]

Pogo Balls were awesome. The "Army Ants" commercial with the parody of the Caissons song was one of my favorites.

[@domgproductions]

Hi-C Commercial was awesome. I didn't exist in the 80's.

[@sastov1681]

Man, frootloops with three flavors. I remember when they added lime what a big deal it was. These are awesome. Thank you for uploading them.

[@kimsy520]

I had a pogo ball! I always fell, but it was fun :)

[@TurqouiseTapioca]

I wish I grew up in the 80's!

[@joeleubanks6525]

i hope they bring back giggles cookes

[@coxmyth]

man I vividly remember all these. crazy

[@territorygal]

The cartoon footage on that first 976-number ad looks like it was taken from the 1937 Max Fleisher version of Gulliver's Travels. Speaking of 976 numbers, I tried calling one exactly once. It was called "Laugh Line" or something similar. Was totally stupid, and had to explain to my parents why there was a $5 charge on their phone bill the following month.

[@Britishdude1]

My sister got a pogo ball for Christmas sometime in the mid 2000's

[@christophercontard6497]

The After Burner ad reminded me that everything--and I do mean EVERYTHING--was cooler when you had Ernie Anderson's voice behind it.

[@FlyswatterOne]

helmet sundaes were great...i almost had all 26...i still have some of those original helmets. i had a pogo ball blaster too...

[@elineff6959]

On the Fruit Loops commercial, Number 5, the big bird is voiced by Joanne Worley from NBC's Laugh - In!! Cool, I know that high pitch anywhere

[@80sCommercialVault]

That would be the always amazing Ernie Anderson, who announced basically everything on ABC in the 80's and early 90's, including that lame Bob Saget show you mentioned.

[@Spaceprince72]

That's a brilliant and very accurate statement.

[@Maizan24]

I miss the theme songs all these 80s commercials had. Don't see that anymore. Now everything is a drug ad in slow motion.

[@recon55]

If you ask me I think entertainment whys that the 80s were the best commercials,movies,cartoons,even toys I think had a style to them.

[@lgbnad01]

I totally remember Groove Tubes!! I had one!! What happened to good toys like that?

[@seattlesfinestwrx]

Loving the feeling of being a kid again, because while I wasn't born I can certainly identify with these fads.

[@80sCommercialVault]

DVD recorder.

[@The80skid77]

hi-c ecto cooler and the blue labled can of pac-man pasta was where it was at! SSSips box juices too!

[@daabbot]

i use to love that army ant commercial. it would only come on a couple of times in the afternoon cartoon blocks during weekdays

[@kiminokami]

Groove Tube is so awesome! They should bring that back!

[@baladi921]

Gosh I want a groove tube!

[@MrMammon]

Oh. Balls. CANDILICIOUS. I HAVE REMEMBERED THE BEAT AND SOME OF THE WORDS TO THIS COMMERCIAL JINGLE BUT COULD NEVER REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE CANDY.

[@Whtxombi]

Little Clowns: start your child's phobia early.

[@Fathercoffee]

Scoots was ahead of its time.

[@BigBlueBeast]

This is cool! I get to relive 7th grade by looking at these commercials!

[@hgaray0911]

I love the 80s!!

[@MrSuavecito777]

great job and video quality...i memer these as a kid....brings back memories...

[@otillie]

Oh my god!!! I had a groove tube when I was a kid and I loved it!!! My husband had never heard of it and I just got to show him this...I think he was starting to think that I hallucinated the toy all together!! ha ha

[@corazonfeathers8116]

1:04 I swear every Transformers commercial I see makes me think that it's animated in Japan It just kind of gives me that old 80s anime vibe, especially the art style and how the animation flows

[@80sCommercialVault]

The first few commercials for Sega Master System in '86 were not voiced by him.

[@sarahsimpkins2021]

Yes I remember in the 80S SOMETIME toys was in box of cereal or candy or an free coupon was on the back of the cereal box.also I remember those giggles cookies.

[@YouthfulElf]

I have a feeling Groove Tube was an act of desperation by the toy companies back in the late 80's, for that was the time the Nintendo craze was in full swing. Another short lived toy I remember coming out at about the same time was Funnel Ball.

[@Busch22Fan]

That clown in the "Little Clowns" commercial sounds kinda like Cow from "Cow and Chicken".

[@sadlobster1]

Why did the Dino Riders never catch on? It's one of the most awesome ideas I've ever heard of

[@sadlobster1]

Mauricio Mesa With all the successful TV reboots being made of old shows like MLP and Transformers being made recently. I think the time has come for Dino Riders and Visionaries to make a comeback

[@sadlobster1]

Mauricio Mesa I hope it's for real

[@michaelfrazierjr3108]

Charlie Adler in Little Clowns?! 😱😱😱😱

[@ILoveES33]

Oh man! Love Coco pebbles! The Readasaurus sounds cool (wish I woulda been old enough at the time)! The 976 number seems cool to. Man I missed out living here in this dumpy state of Michigan!!!! Argh!! I looooove scooters!! They are sooooo awesome! Lol. Remember Joan London from ABC. Wish she were still on in the morning, but everything changes. Adore Oreos to! I can even sing the Oreo song word for word! Lol. & of course, who doesn't love MCDees!!

[@remmus64]

man...Dino-Riders ....I rember them...they weer awsome when I was a kid

[@NerdAtHeart1]

yeah they did! i remember always asking my mom for those cookies. i never wanted anything else!

[@brucesv912]

my sister and i had the pogo ball blasters and they were fun for all of 10 seconds lol

[@MAHD_Media]

Transformer toys are still just as silly. Things never change...!

[@crystalinedragon]

the voice of the clown at 2:40 was also the voice of spike the dragon in the old "my little pony" cartoons

[@Sinsdevice]

I like how on the groove tube commercial they actually encourage you to make that ball spin fast and place it over someones head lol hope the ball doesnt go flying and hit someone in the EYE!

[@electron2601]

Omg right?

[@MagnaderAlpha]

My god, the 976 CM with the two sock puppets. I I couldn't stop laughing!! They looked like they were eating each others faces! LOL! :D

[@Supermanohman]

in all those commercials like the pogobal blaster and the scooter they show professionals doing all these cool moves, then you get the toy home and you cant do any of that stuff

[@residentevilumbrella2001]

Giggles cookies! Boy, that takes me waaay back!

[@BONNEVILLE2000]

@PurpleBlackOut youre so right, and the toys, more geared for outside...outadays, eveerything is either for a video game system or something for indoors.

[@skywalker01974]

when i think about all the live that would have been saved had we not read enough books to hatch the the terrible readasaurus...

[@darkwolfinc2985]

Awesome. I had an Orioles helmet from BR

[@HamptonRoadsTVFan]

The Army Ants vocals sound somewhat like a sped-up version of Rob Paulsen's Yakko Warner voice.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

I love their take on the "Army Caisson Song"!

[@SouthOCmixdown]

Those Baskin-Robbins MLB ice cream helmets were badass. I ate like 50 scoops of ice cream when I was 9, until I could get my hands on a L.A. Dodger one. I think I was too fat to play for Little league that year. Good times!

[@mariahanover9335]

People often forget that the Readasuarus escaped the lab and killed 12 people before police shot it.

[@hermesfamily01]

The 80's were a great decade. Just sad to see how bad things have gotten. Not only our children but our country. Can't offend anyone. Kids too scared to go outside. Glad I grew up when I did!!!

[@heatscore76]

Tina Garza fast fwd to six years later and its even worse

[@caesar349]

heatscore76 fast forward another year to 2020 and the entire world is terrible right about now.

[@TheMiuToo]

@TurqouiseTapioca Me too. My mom and aunt would tell me how cool the 80's was. I ended up as a child of the 90's

[@80sCommercialVault]

LOL sounds like the plot of a sci-fi channel original movie...

[@CelesteK]

Mine is orange and royal blue.

[@SideSwipeGTA]

Headmaster Transformers are coming back with the brand new Titans Return line coming out this year.

[@badgersrule01]

Does anybody else think that looks like that might be Jerry O'connell at the beginning of the Oreo commercial? The kid taking the cookie out of his milk.

[@ladycplum]

I could never ever get the hang of those stupid Pogo Ball thingamajinkles

[@MarkHoltze]

I don't know where you dug up the Army Ants commercial. I couldn't wait every commercial break for that commercial come on ! lol Had a lot of fun with them actually. THey fit PERRRRRFECTLY into GI Joe Vehicles!

[@Reinminer]

OMG POGO BALL! I loved mine!!!!

[@Vebinz]

I'm thinking the people who made the Candilicious ad also did the one for Watchamacallit candy bar. Also, I don't recall the "doing the arch" ever catching on. The Baskin-Robbins helmets were beyond awesome. If they planned of having people buy lots of sundaes, then they succeeded. Finally, no, the Pogo Blaster never jumped higher than four or five inches off the ground.

[@MrGWHLevy]

To answer the question asked by "80s Commercial Vault", the point of "Groove Tube" was exercise - back in the day when we didn't have to think about it. You just hung outside with your friends and played!