I created my own 1980s COMMERCIAL BREAK!!

Hello everyone and welcome back to the channel!
Today's video is a major project I have been working on for several weeks. I created MY OWN version of a commercial break from the 1980s, just as you would see watching your favorite television show.
The commercials included are listed below, including links to their real-life counterpart (if they have one):
0:00 ABN ID ("Only the Best" campaign, 1985-86)
0:13 American Airlines (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqK2oquJlNR-a7c)
0:43 ABN News at this Hour (kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpuqi3WAnqubi5I)
1:18 Andrew Ball Show Promo (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZKppHanbL2Yb9E)
1:48 Wake Up America Promo
2:13 AT&T (kzbin.info/www/bejne/m57dfGyam7Fjp68)
3:11 ABN Friday night promo (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZDRgn1vpJKDl9U)
3:32 ABN News promo (kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2HZfY2aet56a9E)
4:02 Metro-Sinai Health System (KBVN-TV ID)
4:07 The Okrah Windfire Show promo (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKC0p56eibdopqM)
4:37 The Law Offices of Wright and Hinkleman
5:20 KBVN-TV ID
5:27 Channel 7 Eyewitness News update
6:27 10PM PSA (KBVN-TV ID)
This is the most labor-intensive video I have ever worked on. I have tried to calculate how many hours went into this, but I can't come up with a good number. I worked on at least a portion of this video every day for more than two weeks, including days after work, and pulled two all-nighters for this project. As a detail oriented person, that usually adds time to the project.
Usually I can do a video in about 5-6 hours. I guess if we take that and multiply it by 14 commercials in this video, that's about 70-ish hours. I would say the AT&T and Okrah commercials took the longest to complete. Even some of the shorter videos, like the ABN ID, took longer to create. Then something like the KBVN-TV ID or Metro-Sinai ID was pretty quick to finish. So I would say 70 hours probably averages out.
I am so pleased with how it turned out. I hope you all agree since I have been talking it up for several weeks. This originally started as an idea to make a compilation of commercials I have already done. Then it turned into a mixture of old and new. Then it turned into strictly new commercials just for this video.
It also gave me a chance to do some remakes of commercials I have wanted to do for a while, like the longer AT&T jingle and the Oprah promo.
While the video length is not quite as long as "Scarves," this video by far took more time, both in terms of filming and editing. "Scarves" was one project or idea that flowed together - all the clips had to do with each other. This was multiple different things rolled up into one. It's crazy to watch this and see essentially 14 WEEKS of content (if we are comparing it to what I normally do) in one project.
Hope you all enjoy this as much as I do! Thanks for being here!
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[@beaniebaby29]

okra windfire i am done 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewball_]

Hahahaha - she's actually an old character of mine. Dating all the way back to a video I did freshman year of high school!

[@BetamaxKing]

Dude! This is wicked!!! You've even nailed the mannerisms and voice tones in the news segments, looking at the notes, using the vocal build on each headline. There's a lot of small details in here some people may not notice but you've paid attention to the little things that make yesterday's TV experience uniquely "yesterday". Incredible job man. Like really well done. I'm going to share it mid morning tomorrow.

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! I always look forward to your comments because I know you notice and appreciate the little things - as a detail oriented person, I am always happy when others notice it too. So, so glad you enjoyed this! Will definitely be forever one of my favorite projects.

[@WSNO]

👌

[@choastie]

Why is this so comforting?

[@andrewball_]

Those feelings of nostalgia!

[@retrovideoarcade9227]

Love the stranger things reference :)

[@retrovideoarcade9227]

Also I died laughing with the journalist team reveal. 10/10

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So, so happy you enjoyed it!

[@stephencraig342]

Good one

[@andrewball_]

Thank you!

[@JacobCanote]

So good. Lot of laughs.

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much - I am so glad!!

[@airliners6430]

Can't wait! Looks amazing!

[@andrewball_]

Can’t wait for you to see!

[@matttmj]

Love Okrah!!!

[@DonaldMclaughlin]

Very nicely done - very immersive 😊

[@andrewball_]

Thank you! I like your choice of adjective because that was my intention!

[@angeldemon9297]

So impressed 👏🏻👏🏻

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much!

[@tacoman1527]

This is awesome

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much!

[@retroworld1488]

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA! Would love to see more!

[@andrewball_]

THANK YOU! So happy you got to see it! I hope you enjoyed it!

[@moojuiceuk]

Impressive! A lot of work went into this. Also, you must have a wardrobe like Narnia!

[@andrewball_]

Hahaha - I wish! Would have more space to store all these outfits!

[@kimmirhoades]

this is one of the best videos i’ve ever seen 😂

[@andrewball_]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏

[@David-nb3ex]

I love this 😍

[@andrewball_]

So glad! Thank you!

[@beaniebaby29]

omg andrew from beginning to end I could not stop laughing!!!!! This is amazing absolutely amazing!!! It's like all of your retro work all rolled into one. I love it. Keep them coming.👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@andrewball_]

So glad you enjoyed! And yes, it was like a culmination of every project I've worked on: The Andrew Ball Show, Wake Up America, commercials, airlines - was so much fun!

[@sharonwoodworth9814]

Excellent job Andrew!! Love all the layering in the videos...especially ABN News!

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much, Sharon!

[@certaindeaf8315]

Oh God, that was awesome. I died when camera schlep waltzed by. I was waiting for the typist to hit the carriage return, sending it flying from the machine. And good work, not including an area code! Also, I remember using those dangblasted telephone calling cards.. it was like taking a calculus exam every time. Keep up the good work and remember, life isn't an event/point in time, it's a process.

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed! I'm so glad you noticed all those little details!

[@iconocat]

I love your videos so much! The attention to detail is crazy! And oh wow I’d love to know what was going on in Hawkins, sounds crazy! 😂😂😂

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! I loved making this video!

[@RobtheAviator]

Great job! The level of detail was very satisfying. 10/10 was entertained

[@andrewball_]

Thank you for your notice in the details! Always appreciated on my part!

[@erichanson134]

Impeccably detailed! I enjoyed every minute of your commercials

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! I am so glad that you enjoyed!

[@evw9]

Another masterpiece! You are a genius! This is so cool 😊

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! Thrilled that you liked it!

[@airliners6430]

Amazing work! This is even better than I expected! Fantastic!

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So happy to hear that!

[@TheyseekherthereASMR]

This is exactly like the old commercials/promos I love to put on in the background and just feel comfy. Amazing work!

[@andrewball_]

I do the same thing - haha! Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy and appreciate!

[@Jogjosmowwdkfs]

I’m so excited for this I love your videos

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much!!

[@tacoman1527]

This is literally the andrew ball verse

[@tacoman1527]

Acu

[@andrewball_]

Kinda scary isn't it? Haha

[@17Mav]

Awesome job! I love your delivery especially on the local news parts. If I didn't watch your channel I could probably almost be fooled into believing it was footage from local news stations somewhere just outside the area I grew up in, or before the anchors I grew up with started. The whole thing just gives me vibes of laying on the floor playing while the news rolls on our old wood cabinet CRT.

[@andrewball_]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the kind comments about its authenticity! One of my favorite things to try and capture in making these videos!

[@oodellay]

That was a lot of fun!! You really nail that news anchor voice haha. I really love some of the absurdist humor you use for your show segments! It makes for such an interesting look into this little world you've created!

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@bingbongzgaming]

this is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen ! you've really knocked it out of the ballpark this time ! you've really inspired me to start my own channel as well so thank you so much for that, keep it up man this is awesome !! ☺

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So glad that you are inspired to have your own channel! It can be very difficult, and I have not had much success by any means, but little things like this make it so worth it! Stick with it, but most importantly have FUN!

[@captainplzanet1815]

This is premium content much respect

[@andrewball_]

Hahaha - thank you so, so much!

[@news89]

Awesome job Andrew. This video is so spot with voice tones and everything else. Ohh new show coming soon? Okrah? I can't wait to see more of these type of videos and others.

[@andrewball_]

Hahaha - Okrah has been a character of mine ever since a video I did freshman year of high school. I also did an "Okrah" open to Oprah's 1996-1998 open. But that's way back on my TikTok.

[@news89]

@@andrewball_ I like it. When I was in high school we had a multi-media class I was in. But I never took the time to get creative. Keep up the great work. I hope to see more in the future.

[@Bast89]

You deserve so much more views! This is a lot of work and you nailed the 80s TV feeling, loving it!

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed this video! Will always be one of my favorites (and one of the most challenging videos I've done)!

[@WSNO]

Hey there! They call me the Bane Of Every Retro KZbinr's Existence because i nitpick the hell out of this kind of stuff for accuracy. Consider me the final boss of retro content. You did an absolutely fantastic job, tone's on point, lovin' the labor of love in recreating the feelings of the segment, and might i add your knowledge of and choices in women's fashion are PERFECT. You MUST have already known a lot, darling because oh my gosh i can't give you enough praise on that front. Even the graphics, while yeah made on a modern computer LOOKED identical. If you ran them through a tape before uploading i can't tell you for sure i'd be able to tell what i could without that step. You've got a knack for this and might i say i'm very proud of you. I have ooooone little gripe though. The shirt/tie/jacket combos while all on the correct path were very obviously 2010s. There's a certain fit and styling to blazers in every decade, in the 1980s ties were not only wider but they weren't as parallel on the sides, and shirt collars were varied but the length of the blade and the shape it makes above the tie...well usually there's not much of a shape above the tie. That's the biggest deadest giveaway of the 2010s. All the other menswear? Spot on.

[@andrewball_]

Well, thank you for the compliments. I am a very realistic person and so I try to detail things as much as I can to make it as realistic and authentic as I can. So I appreciate your noticing those details. Yes, I will give you the men's dress shirts. I have to wear a jacket and tie everyday to work, so those are old dress shirts I've retired. It would probably be better if I wore my classic button-down collar dress shirts that have been around since the beginning of time, but I try to keep my work clothes like that and video clothes separate. As for the ties, I'm just curious which ones specifically. The ties used in say "Miami Shores," by me in the Andrew Ball Show promo, or Phillip Moore in the ABN News promo are actual ties from that time period. Otherwise most all other ties (with the exception of the lawyer or Peter Downs in ABN News at this Hour) are classic Brooks Brothers ties that have been made for many years. Maybe not stereotypical 80s, but styles that were made even around that time. For instance, the Green and Navy tie with yellow and red striping (called an Argyll & Sutherland rep tie) worn by David Humley in the ABN News promo was worn by one of the villians in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Of course, even if the same patterns of ties were made, the overall shape may have changed slightly over the years. However, I will agree, I need to grow my 80s men's wardrobe. Those kinds of outfits are much harder to come across than say casual men's wear or even women's wear for that matter. Thank you so much for being here!

[@WSNO]

@@andrewball_ as far as the ties go, i did notice a few were more on-point than others, but in my experience even stuff that's "been made for many years" has some differences to be in line with other decades. Levi's jeans, for example, changes fit and cut even though most of the jeans stay the same. Those must be the ones that jumped out at me. I knew you were on the right path with them because there were some that the shape seemed off (might just be the shirt tbh) but the color shades and patterns were perfect. Really, its the jackets and the shirts. You're going to want to find blazers with medium width lapels (narrow are 2010s width, and wide are typically 1970s), and some with the notch at a different angle than you'd expect it at. Plaids and other materials like tweed and camel hair with the above you really don't see after the early 1990s, and there's a lot more shared between the late 1980s and early 1990s than there is different in TV. Grays are a safe bet but blues and darker & somewhat more muted tones of red and tan were more prevalent than in recent years. And the shirts, go for some extra color, but be wary about patterns if you don't know that its 1980s fur sure. There's plenty of plaid and gigham check in the 80s but 2010s versions look much different. One sure fire way i know to pick vintage over modern on similar styles of clothes (if you're thrifting for them, especially) is modern stuff always has these big silky tags with washing instructions in several languages. That wasn't really a thing before the 2000s. The graphic design on the tags is a good secondary check, but sometimes modern stuff tries to replicate it. And sometimes people cut those tags out but they always seem to leave a bit at the base so know where that tag's usually placed and check if there's any stub there if you're not sure. Thanks for hearing me out!

[@erichanson134]

Had another thought, I’d love to see you introduce a new ultra glam character, maybe someone ala Lauren Hutton in American Gigolo but maybe a more accurate late 80s reference, Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting or Melanie Griffith (not as a secretary) in Working Girl. Think, Softer hair and impeccible sharp clothes which I think was more prominent with wealthier and more higher ranking female business leaders. It would be a nice contrast and help to encapsulate the full 80s aesthetic even more! Maybe even a fashion commercial? Aha

[@andrewball_]

I have had "elegant" fashion or perfume commercials suggested/asked for. Just need to find the right outfits for something like that.... Will definitely put that on my to-do list!

[@erichanson134]

@@andrewball_ absolutely! Even maybe fake trailers for movies, or promos for artist/band albums launches & appearances would be great!

[@beemerz3fan]

You should collaborate with Skycorp Home Videos. Love dem old ads!

[@andrewball_]

Haven't heard of them... will check it out!

[@andrewball_]

I just checked their KZbin channel.... oh my god! Their VHS logos or IDs are INCREDIBLE! That feel EXACTLY! Thank you so much for introducing me!

[@beemerz3fan]

@@andrewball_ hey. You're most welcome! You guys should collaborate together!

[@MichaelCultrera]

Everything about this is spot on as far as that 1980s feel goes! I even like how you emulated the style of the NBC show promos of that time. That ABC News "America's Choice" promo that you did a takeoff on was also pretty famous, and I envy your editing effects with the multiple newscasters you inserted in there! Please don't give up on this channel. Someone may want to hire you someday for acting, voiceovers, or newscasting based on all of this (you definitely have the intonations of a news anchor).

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much for the kind words and compliments, Michael. So glad you enjoyed it and could appreciate the spin-offs from the real thing(s). I wanted to be a news anchor for many, many years. That's what I was going to school for up until this year when I decided to take a break. I think I've all but pretty much decided I would much rather do something related to this (KZbin and/or video production) as opposed to broadcast journalism.

[@garfieldclarkjr2483]

Not gonna lie but this is dope 😊

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So glad you liked it!

[@David-nb3ex]

Never stop making content

[@andrewball_]

Thank you for the encouragement, David!

[@Zman71389]

This was wonderful! 😊

[@andrewball_]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed!

[@ZacharyWhite25]

I have a project along these lines I want to do. This is so cool! My hat’s off to you Andrew!

[@andrewball_]

You definitely should! Thank you so much!

[@MarinaChristopher]

This is so good.

[@andrewball_]

Thank you! It was soooo much fun making this one!

[@amaplemfrazi]

I came from tik tok. I found you on TikTok.... But I like all the shorts put together it definitely feels like I'm watching TV

[@andrewball_]

I agree! Something like this or "Scarves" is MUCH better to watch all together. That's why I try to send people from TikTok here as much as I can! Hope you've subscribed!

[@amaplemfrazi]

@@andrewball_ I sure did as soon as I found your account on KZbin! :)

[@andrewball_]

@@amaplemfrazi 🙏🙏

[@beaniebaby29]

tammy mcneely is a cross over star

[@andrewball_]

Hahahaha

[@xoprincessleia]

You're so fuckin talented!

[@andrewball_]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@JustinSaysRadio]

Hello! I am very interested in doing the voice overs for videos like this! Would that be possible? Thanks in advance!

[@andrewball_]

Hi Justin! Hope you are enjoying the videos! Especially the news-related ones! I don't have much planned for videos with a voiceover (yet) as I will be working on more Christmas/holiday-related content for (mostly) what's left of this year! But I am always interested in knowing who enjoys that type of work, so I will add you to a list of people to reach out to!

[@JustinSaysRadio]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@sr.squaksalot4305]

I wish you were all my memory could conjure up when it comes too the news.

[@callmemrbroadstreet5602]

You understand. Salute from this Gen X.

[@andrewball_]

Thank you!!

[@cantbuyme80s]

This is so cool!!!!

[@andrewball_]

Sooooo glad you got to see it! Thank you!!