MetroCard Gold TV Commercials (1997)

[@DrSurprise]

it's been 3 years since I last saw this video and I still love the trip down memory lane. Does anyone remember the commercial they used to air every christmas with "tis the season to be jolly" in the background? I hope that commercial is around youtube somewhere

[@carloctave]

This takes me back to my childhood days of living in Bed-Stuy. Those good old 90s!

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

I miss the 1990s of Brooklyn, New York when the cost of living was way cheap and affordable.

[@SigmaRho2922]

0:00 Metrocard preview 0:31 Metrocard initial 1:01 Metrocard generic 1 1:31 Metrocard winter 2:02 Metrocard summer 2:32 Metrocard spring 3:03 Metrocard fall

[@joaquinhernandez3193]

On July 4th Is Going To Be MTA Metrocard Of 20th Anniversary Of Gold This Year!!!....

[@hintonT85]

I miss these commercials. I have been looking for them for ever... Thank you!!!

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

Same here they don’t show this type of MTA Commercials anymore.

[@DrSurprise]

great commercials! i like the music as well! they make the commercials more catchy

[@youminholastransit3218]

Uhhh ok boomer

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

In what year did Long Island Bus started operating under the MTA?

[@tweetingsparks]

1:33 The Redbirds.

[@kevinwong6588]

0:43 103 Street Station (7) 1:32 R36 GE WF 9602 at 61 Street-Woodside (7) 1:38 M42 at Tudor City 1:40 South Bronx near Mott Haven (appears to be then new M6 Cosmopolitans, delivered by MK 1994) 3:15 "American Legion" Staten Island Ferry (built 1965, retired 2006)

[@visulino]

1:40 in the background the 4 Taino towers in Harlem, to the right an apartment building on Lexington and 120 (or so) and between the 2nd and 3rd Taino towers a tower on 95th and Second Avenue (UES) across the @nd avenue subway.

[@DR-om9ce]

Where is 1:07

[@kevinwong6588]

@@DR-om9ce It's a LIRR M3 in a park. My guess would be Stillwell Woods Park east of Syosset which has trails along the line.

[@AlexanderPerez-hv4nu]

Also the Metro-North P32AC-DM (Genesis) is new to the system

[@lawfrmtheave]

Oh man I remember when they had chrome wheels on the Orion Vs, D60Hfs and NovaRTSs

[@KevinMeno2008]

If this ad were to air in NYC today, it would be "MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro North Railroad, one system that gets you where you want to go" and feature the newer equipment, like the XN40s, XD60s, and the M7s and M8s

[@dodge1515]

Don't forget NICE bus. Probably either an XN40 or a Gillig Advantage BRT Plus CNG.

[@dodge1515]

For NYCTA, probably cuomo schemed XD40s and LFS's. lol

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

@@dodge1515 Long Island Bus operated under the MTA from 1998-2011.

[@dodge1515]

@@FernandoIfillRuiz 1995-2011.

[@EastGermany-pc2lw]

@@FernandoIfillRuiz they split?

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Holy Mackerel, I had never seen these MTA MetroCard commercials on TV before when I was young. : 0

[@demonslayer3452]

Wow! Seeing all these Train routes that’s no longer here or doesn’t serve that station anymore really make me feel like I’m apart of the 90s Generation

[@PrimaryConsult]

Wow I remember these ads, especially the one starting at 1:01. They were usually on NY1, and late at night on the broadcast channels. Good times.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Good knowledge

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

The MTA doesn’t show this commercial anymore because times have really changed over the years.

[@Vxllain]

@@FernandoIfillRuizits from the fucking 90s ofc they dont show it anymore 😂

[@MannyMensah94]

0:00-1:00 What was the song of those commercials?

[@benjybronk7718]

Its raining men...

[@MickeyMouseAndPals-Disney]

I Miss This Bring It Back 😭

[@fawnjoe9669]

"they say you can never go home, not true"

[@CaseysTrains]

These commercials use to get me hyped as a kid. Now living in Philadelphia they just got their tap cards and we starting to see commercials similar to these since SEPTA's Key Card is going to work for the Commuter train system as well.

[@SpartanFret]

Who's watching this in 2024. I used to say the beginning of a whole new Transit System

[@gamesnmusic17]

i was 5 in 1997 i feel special

[@AndyL6]

Ahh... The old L10Gs on LIB.. How could anyone forget those...

[@donaldboothe1680]

I missed those days when I was just only 11 that time of my life.

[@Izakokomarixyz]

they really loved color grading the shit out of video footage back then huh...

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 2:01 To 2:31, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #5 From 1997.

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

They're all from 1997.

[@NeoNitty]

I remember this commercial

[@kilojuliet6889]

1:02 the old brwon M train

[@boatymcboatface18]

Jay-Z was tired of people asking him if his real name was Jay-M/Z.

[@ifoxy-]

It's Even Seen On 0:53

[@bebo2good1]

@MegaSlickdude The Blue Metrocard got replaced by the gold, i guess to improve security with the current gold and prevent misuse.

[@FalconsEye58094]

ah, memories of watching the same commercial a million times

[@RellyOhBoy]

Remember the first Blue Metrocard?

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

That was only out for 2 years and the gold one phased out Tokens

[@addfellow]

Never realized 'til now that it's Mandy Patinkin doing the voice overs.

[@DrSurprise]

forgot to mention that i remember some of these commercials. brings me back to my childhood. the MTA should bring back these commercials with these nice soothing and catchy music but maybe change the videoshots or something.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Facts

[@JUSXTREME96]

MTA had black tinted RTS 04's

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 0:00 To 0:30, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial From 1997.

[@merlinnieves9704]

Musics? Names?

[@error46146]

I miss the MTA commercials...good times

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

Times have really changed over the years and they don’t show this MTA commercials anymore.

[@phillipboothe4611]

As a young boy those days were the best without the pandemics.

[@billlu9468]

IKR? Also these were the days before Sept. 11, 2001, the definitive date when Lower Manhattan changed, and IMO, it wasn't completely for the better.

[@phillipboothe4611]

@@billlu9468 that's right.

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

1:08 The Henry Hudson Bridge, also operated by the MTA.

[@eskinny21]

they don't have Long Island Bus anymore o.O

[@fernandoifill-ruiz3475]

The last day of the MTA Long Island Bus was Saturday December 31st, 2011 and the next day Sunday January 1st, 2012-present it’s now called NICE Bus.

[@kalelc1996]

Back when MTA had EQUIPMENT on the rail and road

[@TheRailLeaguer]

They still have equipment on the rails and roads.

[@Kareem4692]

You mean real trains and buses not the junk they got now

[@kalelc1996]

@@Kareem4692 exactly

[@GIJew]

Slogan today: "MTA: Fuck you, give us your money."

[@visulino]

I can't believe all of these are 1997. Some of them aren't that old.

[@visulino]

Something is different. I think they were in Spanish also.

[@bebo2good1]

Although the Gold was introed in 1997, This doesn't mean Metro-Cards were introduced.. It was introed as the Blue Metrocard in 1993 with testing spreading to every IRT / IND / BMT and NYCTA / MaBSTOA buses along the way. Great video of course, man the Redbirds and the 80s, 90s.. Those were the days unlike today!

[@AshleyRyan15]

What's the music in this?

[@JakeGaming2634]

Metrocards are going to be discontinued in 2024. Getting replaced by OMNY. Good old days with these metrocards.

[@thenycsubwayfoxykidrailfan5722]

Now this is great

[@agitohd]

We’re those commercials voiced by Bernie Wagenblast?

[@axeladame9376]

I remember the Commercials in the 90s

[@mikeythesoulace]

@MegaSlickdude yes. metrocard gold is the yellow metrocard. the blue card doesnt have free transfers.

[@matthewleon7300]

0:32 the sign is not E F 6 it’s now E M 6

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@Cakk407 and Ace Gaming facts

[@Andres-ko2hc]

Now it back to E F 6. Until early 2024

[@VinceHere98]

I want this kind of metrocard!!!! Give me one before the metro-card expires in 2019 ;_;

[@AshleyRyan15]

Every metro card since 1998 is a metrocard gold

[@mk3a]

Someone should remake these commercials for OMNY.

[@DDELE7]

Wasn't this such a majestic ad

[@arielgonzalez5296]

I was 4 year old

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

So the metrocard don't work on green lines, command bus, or jamaca inc busses?

[@SomeRamdomAhole]

Yes they did

[@charliegeraldjr5926]

Nyc Subway Fan yes they did

[@AlgonquinRider810]

Wow very nice ads

[@merlinmerchan4123]

Anyone know thw name of theses musics?

[@janedoe3921]

metrocard gold in 1997

[@eskinny21]

too bad Long Island Bus is no longer in the MTA, as seen in the commercial

[@julez5900]

David Pujadas it is now run by an asshole named ed mangohead

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

I miss those days when Long Island Bus was operating under the MTA but that’s been dead since January 1st, 2012.

[@theL3gITs0aP]

1:30 where is that place

[@Boris_1130]

1:30

[@d.g91]

Thats long beach

[@kalelc1996]

OMG! RTSs & Orion Vs

[@Northeastern292]

@hintonT85 Same here! Mandy Patinkin just ROCKS!!!

[@themultiman1000]

Oh, so this is when the metrocard gave you free transfers

[@Northeastern292]

You can thank Nassau County for that one!

[@Richard-pf5xs]

Many people did not use the internet in 1997

[@JakeGaming2634]

Because Social Media doesn’t exist back then.

[@theL3gITs0aP]

no one had any idea how it would turn out in 2011

[@tm5506]

1:33 redbrid (7) train

[@boatymcboatface18]

Ah yes, when transit functioned well in NY... Incredible how far the system had come by the 90's only to fall head first back into a state of disrepair again. And for all the talk about poor management by the MTA I understand that the system is starved for cash on a federal, state, and city level.

[@JUSXTREME96]

Now the old Orion V's look like crap boxes since some were transferred to MTA Bus (ex-PBL).

[@Northeastern292]

@DrSurprise Same here! I miss downstate!

[@hintonT85]

MTA got rid of the commercial because they know it is not less expensive no more

[@philosofaux]

Reynolds Channel Bridge / Long Beach harbour.

[@Justinian43]

Now the Metrocard ordeal is unbearable,,,, 2.50 for a ride.. LIRR tickets keep rising, i feel sorry for my future kids, i bet they would have to pay even more than what i pay.. god bless New York but not the MTA lol

[@doobiesoda3873]

Yeah it was less expensive until they kept raising the fares. It should've stayed at 2.00 per ride, what the fuck.

[@R160A]

@hintonT85 Me too

[@psychicfriendfreadbear6025]

wait... the yellow Q ran back in the 90s???!??!

[@williamj.s.rodriguez4761]

psychic friend freadbear The only nostalgia remain In Coney Island-Stillwell Aveune Terminal In the Discontuned Orange Q Sticker On the F train Platform.

[@charliegeraldjr5926]

psychic friend freadbear I it’s still yellow

[@mamatemari6061]

My dad still works there and he's on the way to retirement

[@arielgonzalez5296]

That's very cool

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 1:00 To 1:30, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #3 From 1997.

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 1:30 To 2:01, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #4 From 1997.

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 0:30 To 1:00, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #2 From 1997.

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 2:31 To 3:02, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #6 From 1997.

[@erikstone179]

In This Clip, From 3:02 To 3:35, It Was MTA MetroCard Gold Video Commercial #7 From 1997.