Sony Trinitron Advert

This is one of my favourites from childhood. Simple locked-off camera, comedy, sadness, it's all there. And in those days, Sony TVs really did last that long.

[@gilbertozo]

This is better than all those artsy ones that I keep seeing. Minimalist, no words, and just entertaining. Best commercial I have ever seen. Sony should make another like this one.

[@yordan9669]

When planned obsolescence was still not a the only strategy used by manufacturers.

[@nyceyes]

Beautiful commercial, and a little sad, too.

[@TheCRTman]

Hilarious. My Trinitron TV from 1995 still works.

[@wv9mm]

The picture frame was a nice touch.

[@amberiner]

Wow finally found this ad.Been looking 4 it all my life since i am one of the triplet babies in the ad itself (yey we're famous again)me Genna, Rachel and Rebecca (Harris) Can't believe it. I've been contacting sony also but they lost track of it somehow. Did see it supprisingly, when my dad took us to MGM studios in Florida when i was 10, but they were unable to give us a copy. Now i'm 24 i can now put my search to bed. Thankyou.

[@nyceyes]

Wow. Is that true? 😊🤓🎉

[@itsjemmabond]

@@nyceyes It is, she left a similar comment in another video

[@JoeEkaitis]

Never. Gets. Old. :)

[@maruku4445]

Even if people themselves do.

[@YouTuber-qv2qm]

Now, it's Bravia.

[@boywoolner]

Glad to be of service. It's always best to ask the advertising agency if you need to get hold of an ad. This is one of my favourite ads of all time. Lucky you.

[@shaneblandford-scherr3375]

Duarable couch to!

[@RobertK1993]

Sony Bravia needs an advert like this.

[@corplhicks]

Yeeeeaaaaaah ours just broke after eighteen years. Guess that's some good life, though. But I'm only 30. Not 96.

[@JohnReid99]

lol was just watching a replay of game 6 of the 93 world series and this came on during the post game. What a classic

[@StormsongK]

I just noticed after years of knowing about this ad that the plants in the picture grow and die too.

[@CRTWorlds]

Great commercial, and it's TRUE! My sony crt has lasted me since childhood and I still use it in my videos! They are built to last! Thanks for sharing, I subscribed!

[@kikook222]

We just got a new LCD 52in Sony tv for my dads Bday and its the clearest picture you can get. It does make old movies look like plays though its wierd as hell.

[@AliceC993]

That was back when TV's actually lasted more than 2-3 years. I have a Trinitron VGA 15" for my computer and the cable's bent. 200SX, built in 96, just stopped working.

[@muzakkifuad]

i have the 94's trinitron, the one and only tv i have. and its still works as well.

[@thumb6170]

Upgraded yet?

[@abc-ni9uw]

great, thou im trying work out where the black kid came from lol

[@itsjemmabond]

Maybe he was adopted. The son was a hippie, maybe they were trying to build a rainbow nation.

[@gilbertozo]

@@itsjemmabond Yeah.

[@Sal30]

Sony USED to be the best, but now Sony Makes 120hz LCDs which make everything look fake, and Pioneer makes the BEST FLAT PANELS (Kuro Plasmas). I work at an electronics store and I see them everyday. I wish Sony still made Trinitron XBR CRTs because they were awesome.

[@TT_1221]

I remember this, haha. Still funny!

[@tahitinguyen4822]

Need to know the brand of the sofa. I'm impressed!

[@itsjemmabond]

I remember this ad!

[@PhilippMaierTelevision]

Thats what i want to have. A TV that outlasts myself! I remember, the Trinitron-TV my parents had lasted my whole childhood (I think i was 17 or 18 when they replaced it with a modern Trinitron) - try this with an LCD.

[@kikook222]

You have to think as well that VHS is the best animation since it uses fluent motion instead of pixels. The Tv changes the video to Hd so if you have an old movie that is in good condition if will look like a play. To this day the best Hd experience is from movie "Film" not moviefilms but the tape they use to make htem.

[@amberiner]

Wow 25yrs ago i was sitting on that sofa. One of the Triplet babies. Ha ha. Last time I saw the clip was in MGM studios Disneyland Florida. They wouldnt let us have a copy. It was produced by Sony in 1984. Wonder if we could do something like that again with our babies.

[@antimiasma]

Thank you so much. I've wanted to see that ad for so long and I never thought I would. I howled with laughter the first time I saw it and it still makes me laugh. I do seem to recall that it ended with a skeleton on the sofa. Was that cut for some reason? Thanks again, that's a memory I've been hunting for years.

[@giavide]

when was released this ad?. I owned 3 trinitrons, The first one ( a 1543 model wooden box) was bought in '81 and last until 2002. The second was bought in '84 and was used about 15 years. The last one (a 21") was bought in '91 and remains in use. The average service time is 16 years.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I’m more impressed with how well that white couch lasted while staying clean and bright. Where can I get one of those?

[@tonyferreira6679]

I bought a tv Trinitron 32'sony,2004ive,It till today,never broken,fail

[@soupalex]

I moved into a flat with an old Trinny CRT (possibly 90s) and I think the electron gun has seen better days. It's been temperamental for the past year (flickering display), but generally responds to a few hard wallops. I don't remember this ad, before my time (if just); is it just me, or have some advertisers today, ahem, "borrowed" quite heavily from it?

[@goldheartbadge]

@jmaytum - I don't know the title of the tune, nor who's playing it. It sounds a lot like Lindisfarne, though - the harmonica player has a very similar style to Ray Jackson.

[@clansman89]

My Trinitron was made to last for about 35,000 hours. As soon as it reached that number, serious problems started to occur.

[@JayArgonaut]

Oh wow! I haven't seen this since the 1980s and I've never forgotten it. I always wondered if it was by the same director who made the Talking Heads videos. One of those few ads that are really honest. My Gran had a Trinitron and it outlived her and then was given to my bro. I've own a 100Hz Trinitron and I imagine it will last for a long time to come. How did you manage to find a copy, from the advertising agency? Thanks for uploading this!

[@Clara-ph7my]

I remember walking to school in the early 80's chatting about TV and I said I love this advert. I watch it again now . Did the old man not get up with his wife, kiss and dance? Or might be confusing it with something else.

[@danibmx1]

its very nice...but it makes me have a lot of nostalgia

[@Ashworth6]

Reminds me of the ending of the Sean Connery movie "Zardoz"

[@TheCRTman]

Just donate it to a thrift store or something. Then you can get your new LCD TV.

[@netako]

I T ' S A S O N Y

[@patrickprendergast9589]

i whonted a trinotron when i was a kid

[@r4f4st4n1]

I still have one sony trinitron, and it still has an exelent quality, I'm looking foward to buy a sony bravia, unfortunatly theres no HD here in portugal

[@user-xt1ni6ih7f]

人生の双六 波瀾万丈

[@Maverick1701A]

@Sprafikk I doubt it.

[@boywoolner]

Yes. I've still got an old 4:3 CRT Trinitron. I wish it would break as I really fancy a LCD TV.

[@BavarianM]

Legend says it's still works

[@JohnSmith-cj9cx]

But wife/mom is gone after the baby is born. MMM. It's kind of pathetic the guy died alone in front of the TV.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Really unrealistic the kid stayed with him.