80's Commercials Vol. 776

[@yusakug]

Weird Al is always a welcome sight. One of the few people in my mind who can be labeled a musical comedy genius. This was the point when many considered him a fad, but he wound up outlasting many of the artists he spoofed. And for good reason. He is timeless, as is his humor. Plus, Coke using him was quite clever, given Michael Jackson was doing Pepsi advertisements around this time, I think.

[@hopegrimsley3427]

@yusakug, Amish Paradise >> Gangster’s Paradise.

[@gillyac81]

Totally! Weird Al is the man, also loved UHF 👍

[@yusakug]

1:31 - Oh man, I forgot all about those little square-shaped Hawaiian Punch juice boxes. Just seeing it here made me think of how often they were in my lunchbox throughout elementary school.

[@aestroai8012]

Commercials were more entertaining back in the 80's than some actual shows today.

[@hopegrimsley3427]

Agreed! Although I would say most. I am trying to think of a show created in the last 10 years that I even like except Game of Thrones and Stranger Things and Stranger Things plays homage to the 80s.

[@DanZero77]

I was excited to see this video when I saw the Weird Al thumbnail and I was not disappointed! I wonder how well those 1984 Olympic coins held their value.

[@TheComicRelief9001]

There's nothing more nostalgic to me than eating a Twinkie while watching a Twinkie commercial. I think I got crumbs on my comic books...oh, wait, they're all digital now XD

[@commander1982]

Thank you for posting. I miss the 80s more than ever.

[@lorenrobertson1886]

Not one lawyer or pharmaceutical commercial. So nice.

[@PunTimesWithNeil]

Pharmaceutical ads are awful

[@gillyac81]

Loved this video even though I was barely turning 3 years old when all this aired. Cheech and Chong in the Corsican Brothers and the Jungle Book promos were a trip down memory lane. So thankful for being an 80's baby and 90's kid. Can't forget Knight Rider.❤

[@Clam73]

I hit peak life as an 11yr old in 1984...Knight Rider, Hawaiian Punch from those big metal cans, Twinkies, McDonalds and Weird Al...oh yeah and Wonder bread.

[@DavesArchives]

Yup, as soon as I saw Weird Al I just had to click. :)

[@hopegrimsley3427]

Thanks for the 17-minute vacation! This is my holiday from real (thanks Andrew McMahon!).

[@jenwaddell9632]

I miss these days so bad😳

[@magaleta52]

Me too bad!!!!

[@skyblueerik]

"Mondale pulls ahead of Reagan". Lol

[@80sCommercialVault]

This was his post convention bump, but the poll cited here would have been an outlier. Reagan polled ahead of Mondale for pretty much the entire election year.

[@hopegrimsley3427]

Incredibly ironic considering that Reagan won by a landslide. I think the only state he didn’t win was Minnesota, Mondale’s home turf (and DC). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election. Makes me think of season 3 of Stranger Things.

[@80sCommercialVault]

Again, this would have been based on an outlier poll immediately following the Democratic National Convention (held on 7/16-19/84) in which Candidates typically receive a bump in polling. Reagan was ahead in polling for pretty much the entire year leading up to the election, and nobody seriously anticipated a Mondale victory at any point.

[@aestroai8012]

So Pepsi got Michael Jackson, and Diet Coke got... Weird Al pretending to be Mike?... Okay.

[@yusakug]

Coke got the better deal, honestly.

[@AndrewCarlisle]

@@yusakug yep and at least Weird Al's hair didn't catch on fire.

[@JJMCB26]

Nice to see Weird Al Yankovic in a Diet Coke commercial, that man is a legend! :)

[@LittleDebbie187717]

Oh hell yeah!

[@VelvetCyberpunk]

I was fifteen when these aired. Just three months before my sweet sixteenth birthday. Ah, memories.

[@hopegrimsley3427]

I love that Hawaiian Punch jingle (1:23)! Makes me want to go sailing! And, the little Denny’s tune sounds elegant (2:24). Enjoyable little ditties on this volume.

[@A1collect]

12. "One of the best comedies of the summer" MY A**!

[@ScratStitch]

@8:39 "Kodak: Because time goes by" takes on a surreal level of poignancy there given the World Trade Center is in the background.

[@AndrewCarlisle]

It's good to see the WTC without 9/11 being attached to it.

[@WARcarlito]

Commercials were so entertaining back then what happened?

[@Panzer83]

This volume of 80's commercials is so good, especially seeing Weird Al on the thumbnail! I knew it was the Diet Coke commercial that he was on especially for his song Eat It. Also, The Corsican Brothers is considered to be one of the worst Cheech & Chong films ever made. I've seen the whole movie, & it wasn't even all that good.

[@pineapplesandbass2442]

I love these commercials ❤

[@stephenbride1308]

I wish there was a playlist of the Olympic adverts like those here. Something especially enjoyable about watching every company try and ride the good pr of the Olympics. Personally think the 7/11 adverts based around the sponsorship of the velodrome (they didn't even know what a velodrome was when they agreed to sponsor it) is the best one by a mile.

[@c1catwoman794]

$1.99 build a break fast!

[@80sCommercialVault]

$1.99 in 1984 = $4.96 today

[@hopegrimsley3427]

80sCommercialVault still a pretty good deal :). You can barely get a Starbucks drink for that price. I really wish we could all go back to the 80s...

[@shaneinkster4775]

Kool. Weird Al Yankovic in a Coca-Cola commercial

[@moubear32]

He did what Michael would never do, hold and consume the product on television.

[@bgates275]

It's hard to imagine a time when Weird Al was ever cool.

[@masoncooper8830]

@@bgates275 yeah well that’s just like your opinion man

[@30over3]

1:15 - Cobra Kai never dies!!

[@KwaIified]

I noticed it too....was like holy shit

[@MyMelodyOfTheHeart]

They should've had that "Twinkie The Kid" mascot do some gymnastics in the Twinkie Commercial.

[@gingerbeyotch94]

McDonald's never did admit how much money they lost because of the "If the US wins, you win" promotion

[@melissacooper4282]

Well they never did that promotion again did they?

[@nocturned85]

Melissa Cooper nope

[@sisawesome]

i miss the 1980s

[@TheDoctor2007]

I wish I was around in the 80’s, I’m a 90’s kid I missed out glad I can find these old commercials :)

[@annacribbs4142]

I use to watch "Santa Barbara" love that show even if it was only 39 min long....

[@YoursTrulyMrsMoores]

2:19 lmao can't stop rewinding

[@johnlovesbridge]

Hawaiian Punch was hot in the 80s damn 🔥

[@samanthab1923]

It's back. McDonalds has it instead of their old standby Hi-C orange 🍊 drink.

[@rabiroden]

this is perhaps the most 80s distilled video you've uploaded yet

[@Theonetruewonderfly]

I was about to say, this feels just so....pure 80's. Maybe it's because it's smack dab in the middle of the decade. It's glorious.

[@Senseman]

2:19 Al snarfs a bite of the infamous Twinkie Wiener Sandwich.

[@foxyman9449]

Interesting. I've seen that Sears commercial before and never noticed Tracey Gold from Growing Pains in the painting scene.

[@kristinel1117]

William Zabka from Karate Kid too

[@andrewoconnor2981]

If you wrote commercial jingles in the 80's, you had it made.

[@OM19_MO79]

Kim Carnes, Wierd Al, the kid from ET and diet Coke. You can't get more 80s than that (80s for real, not that dumbed down fad there was some months ago).

[@samanthab1923]

And a thin James Coco! Thought that was a weird group.

[@thetxaggie6575]

The kid is Henry Thomas

[@GalaxyIsADork]

Omg I feel old😵

[@AndrewCarlisle]

3:30 thars actor Josh Miller who was in the films "River's Edge", "Teen Witch", and "Class of 1999". He was also in an episode of "21 Jump Street" and an episode of "Family Ties".

[@jamsmonroe]

Man the 80s LOVED MILK

[@TTrigg]

Impulse-the body spray that attracts stalkers Diet Coke-where is Kim Carnes these days... Knight Rider-yet another attempt at a big-screen reboot is in the works..chances are it may star Dwayne Johnson Forbidden Paradise-a.k.a"Hurricane" Best Defense-even Eddie himself hated making the film(admitted as much on SNL) Santa Barbara-looks like this guy wont be welcomed back with open arms Shogun-Richard Chamberlain,the original"Last Samurai" Child Bride Of Short Creek-"Based on actual events"..?

[@Lurker1979]

"Best Defense" has a 3.8 on IMDB. lol

[@hopegrimsley3427]

It was playing randomly at my gym recently. RIP Dudley Moore.

[@VelvetCyberpunk]

I don't even remember it.

[@moubear32]

It wasn't bad but I wouldn't do it again.

[@zachhoran]

Santa Barbara preempted a game show, the recently unearthed Match Game-Hollywood Squares hour

[@melissacooper4282]

As for the Ortega taco shells commercial? I usually don't have the taco break apart on me at the first bite but the toppings still fall onto my plate or on my shirt!

[@seibervideo]

Huh, I didn’t realize there was a 2 1/2 hour version of Shogun broadcast. Hmm. I do believe I saw it when it was originally on, but also possible I saw this airing too. My mom liked it. 🤔

[@bgates275]

By 1984, I think the economic accomplishments of Japan had started to pique the curiosity of the American mainstream. By 1989, a lot of Americans were probably starting to worry about their jobs. But then the economic bubble popped in the 1990's and Japan became more of an afterthought.

[@jorgeescobar8326]

Ethel is a player. Wow! Lol.

[@davidkoester258]

I just saw a commercial for denny’s build a breakfast but it’s 6.99 now

[@80sCommercialVault]

$1.99 adjusted for inflation = $5.66 today.

[@QueChingar]

"Last night they had as little party with a rock band, and your red eyes show it." HAHAHAHA WTF? Also, 1984 Olympic Silver Dollar is worth a whopping $20 nowadays.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

I always thought it was gutsy for Coke’s answer to Pepsi having Michael Jackson as their pitch man, was the best known MJ spoofer Weird Al.

[@katrinashostakovich3607]

What is Santa Barbara?? I wasn't born till 88, but I live in Santa Barbara lol

[@80sCommercialVault]

Soap Opera that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1993: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara_(TV_series)

[@charliejoson9145]

I miss the OG Wendy's salad bar. From where I live all Wendy's still have it BUT takeout from the salad bar is not allowed anymore and 1 plate per person no more going back for seconds. Weird Al on thumbnails but me as F.R.I.E.N.D.S fan see teenage Ross Geller. Sorry 😢

[@wildsmiley]

I miss Wendy’s salad bar.

[@davidkoester258]

Ya, we had that here too, there’s alot i miss from those days

[@jamesmc75]

So why was Henry Thomas in a Diet Coke commercial? Don't really think kids would be craving Diet Coke.

[@80sCommercialVault]

These Diet Coke ads featured a lot of random celebrities in cameos. In 1984 "E.T." was then the highest grossing movie of all time and Henry Thomas was a recognizable child actor to adults as well as kids.

[@bopaintsminis]

Before Craftsman tools were made in China.

[@losttribe3001]

🎶🎶”...you only have to taste it once...”💲💲. Ummmm...maybe don’t add a line to your Hawaiian Punch commercial that can be taken as if one taste and you’ll never drink it again. 🤷‍♂️🤷

[@MichaelMangi]

TIL that Hershey's did a Take Five bar before the current iteration.

[@MonsterStew]

Take 5 is a totally different chocolate bar thankfully.

[@lisawood1052]

Oh man, why do I know the kid from the aquafresh commercial? I feel like he plays a sort of doofy bully in something but it won't come to me.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

JIM PAYMAR!

[@robertferguson4965]

Here’s a gymnast doing front flips, now buy twinkies!? WTF