What were you doing in 1997? - Retro Commercials Vol 385

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#retrocommercials #90scommercials #1990s

[@timbenson5156]

1997: man I can’t wait to see all the cool things in the future! 2020: 90’s come back!

[@Thollis1987]

Man, I felt that!

[@kamsavart]

@@Thollis1987 Exactly!!!

[@venom74799]

We’ve arrived in the future and I am not impressed.

[@seanvasquez523]

@@venom74799, Most of us are not impressed with the 2020's so far. Can someone bring back the 90's already please?

[@DomOfSin666]

That’s basically every generation ever unless they’re blinded by nostalgia. The 2010s had a lot of good stuff, and most people I know took it for granted. Now look where we are lol. Just make the most out of what you have now and stop thinking about the past, you gain nothing from it

[@Daehawk]

Spending the best decade of my life with my wife. She passed last year after 31 years together. The 90s will always be my best decade.

[@DavesArchives]

Sorry for your loss, but glad to hear it holds your best memories.

[@augurseer]

Hold onto those memories. She will live forever in that. Stay strong brother.

[@chillydawgg4354]

Out of the 4 decades i've lived so far, the 90s was my favorite

[@Billythekid-hd9ev]

Good Bless you sir...cherish the memories

[@bgimusic]

sending love 🤍🙏

[@subituning3048]

Ah.. 15 years old in 97. I’m so glad I grew up when I did. No social media, the ability to actually hangout with friends without distractions.. good times!

[@dennismolina9033]

Agreed! I was born on Oct 7 '80, we're the last old school generation before social media

[@JTCLAN1]

I'm actually jealous of y'all lmao I was born in 2000 so I'll never get to experience that time period for myself.

[@memyself898]

I was 15 as well.

[@BBAERSTANCE1]

I mean you had it in your 20s

[@Pixiesfairiedust]

@@JTCLAN1 same here, don’t get me wrong technology is a beautiful thing, and it’s crazy how we pretty much have mini computers in our pockets all the time, but too much of a good thing can backfire. I can’t even talk to my mom without her scrolling through her phone, my mom! Phones are the new addiction, the reason our entire generation is so anti social is because we just cant seem to spend two seconds without staring at the dam thing.

[@regeice]

Nostalgia is the most powerful drug ever. Makes you think you actually enjoyed watching these commercials.

[@dontbotherreading]

I feel like it's more with the general vibe of the commercials brings us back to when things were like that, not really the commercial itself.

[@zzioni9813]

I see the commercials.and i see like small sneak peaks of my past i completely forgot about not really the commercial its what i was doing when i saw it

[@orcusdei]

It's a thing that will always hold people back too.

[@7igerpr1nce]

I did actually. It has nothing to do with nostalgia. Enjoy your cage thats coming.

[@gorillaump5869]

Thats the same thing I always tell people! 25 years from now people will be having Covid-19 nostalgia talking about how covid -19 was nothing compared to 105 degree winter of 2045.

[@MrPacMan36]

You're doing a service that is incredibly appreciated

[@DavesArchives]

Much appreciated!

[@chasegriffin5205]

I couldn't agree more 👍

[@bgimusic]

forreal! a major service to our nostalgia

[@DavinDaGeek]

Right? I love these types of videos, brings me back to my childhood.

[@sonofsuicide]

Seriously this gives me feelings of better times

[@p-mac5969]

Me in 97: ugh commercials Me in 2020: I’m gonna watch 90s commercials while I poo

[@RA-VEN8]

Welcome too the KZbin life.

[@conductorquackers]

Thats exactly what im doing as I type this. Facts.

[@amyhoard1222]

Me in '97: wish there was a way to fast forward through these damn commercials. Me in '20: watches a KZbin vid of 90's commercials...

[@milltymefresh]

@@conductorquackers me too🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@divulgewithchip1099]

Tmi

[@somerandomeguyonyoutube]

the 90's will always be the best decade in modern memory, there was no social media to spread malarky and just enough tech to keep people entertained from the stress of life.

[@davidhutchinson7888]

America's last great decade.

[@trueneutral3092]

"social media" existed, but not under that name. social media is a fancy politically correct term for online communities. there were still tons of people online then, but without all the CCP propaganda. i practically lived in AOL chat rooms.

[@master-ik9ro]

Nah it's the 80s

[@mikemcdonald2755]

Exactly!!!

[@queen4269]

Haha Malarky!

[@LiverAndOnions69]

When I was a kid the idea of Netflix sounded awesome . Now that I'm an adult , I wish I could go into a blockbuster and find that one copy of a movie I've been dying to see . Be kind , rewind .

[@Pres_NotSure]

@The Brooklyn Introvert I feel like that feeling is dead altogether. Convenience is a silent killer

[@jrwheeler81]

That's honestly one of the things that I miss most about the 90s, going to the video store with my mom on Fridays after school. It was like our tradition when I was a kid. I would always get a movie or two as well as some video games and my mom would get a movie for her and my dad to watch over the weekend. Then, we would go home and order pizza and my best friend would usually come over and spend the night and we'd stay up all night watching movies and playing SNES games. It was a sign that the weekend was here. There was just something so magical about browsing the aisles filled with movies and video games. I think the novelty of it stemmed from the fact that you actually had to leave the house, get in the car, and travel somewhere to rent movies. There wasn't any way around it. Today, you don't even have to leave your couch or your bed to do that. There's just nothing exciting about it anymore because you know that all you have to do is hop on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. and watch practically any movie or TV show that you want without even budging. It's the same thing with photos. You used to have to buy film to take only a limited number of photos, then take the film to be developed, go back a day or two later and pick up your photos after anxiously waiting to see what your pictures looked like. Now, we all have phones with amazing quality cameras and can take as many pictures as we want whenever we want. Everything today is about instant gratification, which spoils the excitement of having to wait for results. I miss the good old days!

[@mattl8774]

Apparently there is an air bnb in Oregon that's an old fully stocked blockbuster. So you just might be able to do that.

[@mattr8251]

@@jrwheeler81 the saying "it's about the journey not necessarily the destination" has more meaning now

[@mstrikesback168]

Makes me want to go on ebay and buy a Blockbuster card. Oh yes, they still exist. And some people on there will make you one with your name on it.

[@ragnakak]

I know its more convenient to stream, but I miss the experience of going to video rental places and browsing the movies and video games.

[@DavesArchives]

Me too

[@RETROGEMS]

It really was more the *experience* rather than the watching of the actual movie. I miss it too. There was the weekend buzz and excitement in the air, the unique smells of the video store mixed and mingled together--the smells of popcorn, carpet and something sweet like bubblegum, I recall. The feeling of browsing the cover art, plucking the ones that were the most eye-catching and had the most interesting cover blurbs. Even the movie-theatre type lights throughout the store that put you in the mind of a marquee a little bit. The whole thing was a fun experience.

[@AmariMarvelous]

@@RETROGEMS I can relate.

[@duncancannon1998]

That was part of the experience , in my opinion it was the best part

[@sesabio]

I don't miss that one bit!

[@jessossenkopp]

It’s 2020 and that Toys R Us commercial hurt.

[@BeniRoseMusic]

Those people are probably well into their late 40s or early 50s at this point...

[@Solisium-Channel]

I had my first guitar there for my birthday. Sad man!

[@bentonrp]

Rest assured KayBee's prices were always better

[@ScrewedUpClick8900]

@@bentonrp we didn't have a kaybees where Im at

[@weezalicious]

Bad

[@amputeevictory700]

When you watch a nostalgic video like this and remember the exact way life was during these times.... It’s like you’re in your living room watching television during the 90s and waiting for your favorite sitcom to come back on after the commercial, but it never does and it saddens your soul a little. 🥲😂

[@damonsalvatore3222]

This shit legit made me a bit teary eyed remembering

[@GiveItUpDot]

💯💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯

[@morganophelia5963]

Yep 😢

[@mikelopez4846]

Same bro, same

[@prof3ssor178]

Forreal.. im over here damn near crying watching this WOW life was life back then forreal. People were kind, and actually said thank you, you're welcome, excuse me, please,etc etc. 1997

[@the_keto_dealer]

So nostalgic!! My high school sweetheart and I spent some of the best years of my life in the 90s...mini golfing, watching movies, going to theme parks and just having FUN. He passed in a motorcycle accident when we were in college and 21 years later I still miss him everyday. Watching things like this brings back great memories. 💕

[@filmgirlLisa]

When you're watching a video of commercials but it gets interrupted by ads...and you click "skip".

[@JackTheripper911]

Just think, we will be watching *those* ads in a video much like this in 2047, skipping the new-age ads of that year.

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yep. I was pissed when that happened.

[@atg2727]

You should've learned from the back to the future 2015 scene and when 2015 actually happened lol . No flying cars lol

[@msve3730]

But the ads are only more commercials 😡

[@msve3730]

@@atg2727 well the Segway came out that year. They were tryna get close to back to the future. But only came as far as the Jetsons

[@Joi_Robb]

I ditched 2020 and have secretly been living here, in 1997.

[@DavesArchives]

Me too! :)

[@broscoreufskee6649]

It was a good year.

[@MDG-mf9ww]

Me 2

[@angelone1839]

Lol. I was 5 and i really miss this time.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Not a bad choice.

[@kourtneyw8442]

I wish we could go back to 97

[@BonoTheManShow]

Me too

[@rudyiraheta80]

72

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Eh, I spent much of the last 1/3 in Marine Corps basic training. Lol I don't wanna do that again.

[@DrEvil-sd9nu]

I still remember, in September of 97 I was a senior in High School and my gf at the time when dump me right in front o f all my friends and all her friends at school! Good old days😁

[@donnalombardo1135]

Anything but the 2000s will do

[@RainbowScorpFem]

I felt so old when my husband, his sister and I were talking about Blockbuster in front of my niece. She was about 17 at the time, and she interjected and asked, "What's Blockbuster? Is it a dance?" It took a solid 5 minutes for all the adults to stop laughing.

[@nsasupporter7557]

LOL!!!!

[@ShawnFerrell]

I was 12 in 1997, these commercials are freaking therapy.

[@aaronkirchdorfer7779]

Nice I was 11. I feel ya.

[@jkllad]

@@aaronkirchdorfer7779 I was 11 too. At least we got to enjoy the last decent childhood decade.

[@nickabbott319]

@@jkllad The 2000s were hella cool too

[@d23]

I agree

[@DM-ty4jb]

I was 13 in 1997 and I feel the same way.

[@sobored6165]

Remember staying up late as a kid to watch the hotline commercials with my little brother lol, good times.

[@ChillVibezzzzz]

Or girls gone wild on channel 60 something at like midnight on the weekend haha

[@trueneutral3092]

@@ChillVibezzzzz or, even better, the scrambled porn on channel 78.. or whatever it was, lol.

[@Joey_Avocado]

I'm watching this video using ad blockers for an uninterrupted ad watching experience.

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

The 90’s wanted soo bad to be in the next millennium, now that we are here I think we can see it’s not what we hoped it would be

[@carlosr.5971]

@EM lol

[@VeinySausage]

@Thy Staff the real question is where do you even find those anymore?

[@ozmosisjohn90garcia13]

@@VeinySausage I still own both of those items till this very day

[@solomontrump]

9/11 and overpolicing sent us in the wrong direction.

[@ryanl784]

@@solomontrump A lot of people don't realize that 9/11 is what did it. There's a distinct before and after. I've seen many people blame it on the internet, but 9/11 was the biggest factor.

[@dollysinn]

That moment is here when 1997 is considered retro. Getting old.

[@joegraves3596]

Don't say that ...LOL

[@rudyiraheta80]

is 72 old

[@scottymathieson9529]

Loved the 1990's, great food, new tech coming out, great bustling economy, easy to find a job fast, neon colors, Pay per view , e-mail & internet, Blockbuster, toys r us, Big cars.....After 9/11 & 2008 recession the USA never recovered quite the same...and OH God COVID 2020

[@diegosilang4823]

Notice the pattern? 1920’s is so wonderful and magical until the Great Depression then WWII. 50’s and 60’s so great until JFK assassination, race riots then Vietnam war. 80’s and 90’s so great until the 9/11, War on terror, war on Iraq, recession, ISIS,

[@daknight4520]

Turned 19 in 1997😂 I miss the 80's and 90's.

[@jrwheeler81]

I turned 16 in 1997! Best decade EVER to be a teenager in!

[@SlimSamari]

Just born in 1997 hello world

[@jenniferyowell3381]

Class of 97! Turned 18

[@joshblack4291]

The times when we weren't reliant on the internet. Glad I got to experience the 90s in my childhood and early teen years. Also, RIP Phil Hartman.

[@jeffmorse645]

1997 - I was not on the computer... because I didn't have one. I also wasn't on a cell phone... because I didn't have one. I went out with friends way more often, I read way more books, magazines and newspapers, I went to the movies more often. Basically, I was more social than I am now. Technology is nice, but there are definitely downsides to a person like myself that can easily slip into being an introvert.

[@josephcontreras8930]

They actually printed good magazines with great pix and great insightful stories and that was the only way you got to find the 411 on your fave music artists like rolling stone mag and got in depth behind the scenes of tv shows movies in special editions life magazines.

[@codylee1682]

I feel ya man. I didn't get a cell phone till 99' when I was 16. I went outside and played all the time. Now I'm 37, and rarely leave the house

[@jrwheeler81]

Honestly, I think technology has made a lot of people introverts who were once very extroverted. I'm guilty of it myself. I, too, was an extremely social, outgoing person who loved to go out and loved talking to friends on the phone; however, technology has changed me. Sometimes when people call me now, I think to myself, "Why couldn't they have just texted me instead???" It's a VERY different world.

[@freewillie26]

In 1997 I was 16 trying to lock down a beautiful 17 year old girl that is now my wife! We’ve been together since August 23, 1997!! 23 years and three kids later we are still going strong!

[@josephcontreras8930]

God bless you two!!!☺ my granddaughter was born December of that year but she wasn't my GD yet until I got serious with my gf at the time who was the mom of the teen girl who gave birth to her. We're still going strong too.

[@furgulley8077]

I was 17 and met my wife in November of 97. We have 2 kids now and are still going strong as well.

[@dennismolina9033]

Congratulations! U definitely have a soulmate!

[@freewillie26]

@@dennismolina9033 Thank you Sir. I definitely appreciate that fact everyday! Also thankful everyday to whoever or whatever is up there watching over us for sending such an amazing woman and kids into my life!

[@dennismolina9033]

@@freewillie26 ur very welcome! 😉👍

[@faub3282]

The light buzzing in the background makes it all legit.

[@sharplikecheddar2]

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you actually left them”

[@Pres_NotSure]

Too late now 😂

[@TPRES_74]

Blockbuster made a killing for several years with those late fees.

[@robloxvids2233]

years and fees are just plural words, so no apostrophes.

[@Cronus1977]

@@TPRES_74 i still have at least 3 vhs in the blockbuster case i saw recently

[@videogameguy101]

OMEGA-P _74 Come on, man. We’re too old for that.

[@campkira]

97.. all i think is window 97

[@MsHeartIsArt]

Alex Ferreras how much did you pay Blockbuster for them? 😂

[@hephaestus6365]

Simpler times, before the internet ruined the world.

[@kiaas]

it's not the internet that ruined the world. What ruined the world ruined the internet, the world would have been ruined either way.

[@JackTheripper911]

I mean the internet was already a thing in 1997, try again kiddo.

[@dirtybongwater5751]

The boomers who preceded you: *sigh* simpler times, before the automobile ruined the world

[@alanpow5292]

You're damn right

[@dudeguy7347]

Im from the 1800s. You damn kids and your electricity!

[@dcchavez97]

I just graduated High School in 1997. Southern California was another world!

[@TrilogyNjStorm]

99 jersey/ny was it also I will go to my grave with social media killing the world the way we think communicate use our natural skills you had privacy real privi

[@traviseastwood]

Deftones and Korn

[@Dunkaroos248]

I got down there in 99. San Diego state. Seems like yesterday

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

I graduated on May 27,1997. Seems like it was yesterday.

[@jrwheeler81]

1997 was an awesome year! I didn't graduate from high school until 2000, but I LOVED being in high school in the late 90s! I had the best time ever!

[@AdrianSanchez-im9em]

All my joy and everything associated with it, is held in the 90’s I miss this human interaction before we all stared into screens.

[@jrwheeler81]

Same here! In the 90s, if you wanted to talk to somebody, you either had to pick up the phone and call them, page them, or wait until you saw them in person. Now, all you have to do is send a totally impersonal text message or Facebook message. I remember my parents getting so annoyed with me for tying up the phone line every night when I was in middle school and high school in the 90s. They finally had to put in a second phone line so I wouldn't constantly tie up the main line by endlessly talking to my friends or wasting time in AOL chat rooms! I am just SOOOOOOOOOOOO glad that social media didn't exist when I was growing up! I can't even imagine being a kid nowadays and having to deal with all of the bullying, harassment, and humiliation that goes on via Facebook, Instagram, etc.

[@mattl8774]

I'm with ya brother. Calling a friend to meet up instead of texting. The era felt more genuine somehow. Unfortunately, there's no going back.

[@RudyHarlanPhantomBoom]

Damn it, why is this bringing a tear to my eye? Nostalgia strikes again.

[@tiffanyf7383]

Thought I was the only one crying over 90's commercials 😛😜

[@mr.snippy]

That Levi's commercial was pure nonsense lol.

[@RetrocadePodcast]

Mr. Charles Snippy it made no sense lol. Typical 90s

[@brittlia_]

Right and to think that I thought commercials nowadays are dumb lol

[@leonserya720]

AMC offered Levis interior packages in the 70's. The seats were covered in Levis denim.

[@jw9737]

I gotta say, I had no idea where that was going until the end!

[@AnkhInfinitus]

I think they were selling their brand rather than their products, something companies still do today. Maybe now they do it slightly less weirdly though. Remember the old Cherry Coke ads with the weird song and the guys riding ostriches?

[@lisa-gu9ft]

In 1997 I was trying to keep my tamagotchi alive

[@DavesArchives]

Ha! I remember those :)

[@adamscott7354]

The Hype around that was scary...

[@wilhelmklieschnikov7185]

1997- Working at Compaq Computers. - Smoking a lot of weed - Playing a Death Metal band. - playing Resident Evil on Ps1 - had a caller ID box connected to my cordless land line phone -Driving an 88 Chevy Blazer

[@waynepetersen9082]

Funny that I’m watching commercials from the 90s but won’t watch the ones today haha

[@duncancannon1998]

That's because commercials today suck and dont really mean anything they aren't exciting and enjoyable to watch like they were back then I remember growing up thinking alright commercial break let's see which commercials are going to play lol

[@sferna]

I just watching what the world is doing when i was born

[@Greatwealthgentleman]

I bet in 20 years you’ll be saying you miss 2020 comercials

[@Allious131]

@@Greatwealthgentleman Correction nobody is going to miss 2020 trust me nobody.😂😂😂😂

[@arthursalas8010]

All I watch is KZbin and I can some up the commercials in two sentences: “rise of kingdoms... start now for free” and “are you still working a 9 to 5 job when you could be making passive income with Amazon drop shipping”

[@lobster7799]

97 was the year I graduated high school and was the best decade of my life. My parents provided me the best childhood. I feel I live a very blessed life today but still look back to a more of a simpler time and it always brings the biggest smile to my face

[@numan2985]

97 was bliss

[@rockcatinc.4814]

I feel like this was yesterday. I miss the 90’s.

[@scottareevesrecords]

23 years later: the best time to watch commercials, the only time they aren't annoying.

[@BM-wh5qk]

Sean Hayes playing a straight guy in the cat litter commercial LOL

[@KelseyDunlevy]

I thought that was him!

[@JohnnyWayneCharms]

Thanks again Dave, for the Vids. Your channel helps me remember the good times when all there was to worry about was getting up out of my seat to turn the channel to 3 to play video games , getting up early enough to catch my cartoons on Saturday morning , and trying to figure out which sugary cereal to enjoy while doing such activities. Keeping it nostalgic for real. THANKS BRO!!!

[@DavesArchives]

Most definitely, Johnny!

[@PhantomOSX]

Are you the 1992 WWF Champion?

[@JohnnyWayneCharms]

@@PhantomOSX Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhyeahhhhhhhhhhh!

[@vangmx]

Was born in 82. The 90s for me were great times growing up. Watching these commercials is like unlocking parts of my brain that have been lost for decades. It's exciting and at the same time nostalgic. Thank you for the memories.

[@bgrace94]

11:55 - “Hi I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such commercials as ‘1-800-COLLECT’ and ‘The Best of Air Supply.’”

[@somberstricken4424]

I still a 34 year old Toys R Us kid.

[@sjcflawless]

Now a Amazon Grown up!

[@tru3sk1ll]

I'm a 45 year old toys r us kid :D

[@armstrongjosh]

I just turned 35 a few hours ago, and still, 34 seems so long ago.

[@kendrajones9708]

I sing “ I don’t want to grow up, I wanna be a Toys R Us kid” all the time as I’m getting ready for work. Ohhh, where has the time gone 😭

[@somberstricken4424]

@@kendrajones9708 I do to. I sing it to my kids and they look at me like I'm crazy. Good to know I'm not the only one.

[@RayfieldA]

'97 was a major life changing year for me! It's unfortunate that KZbin is the closest thing I can get to owning a Time Machine! 😔

[@MBThomas]

As I watch these commercials, I must shed a tear for Phil Hartman.

[@jrwheeler81]

I wonder how many people actually remember him! I haven't heard his name in probably a good 20+ years, but as soon as I saw that commercial, I immediately remembered him! That was such a sad situation. :(

[@Shay-nu7id]

I was 27 and my daughter was five yrs old . Blockbuster night every Saturday ! Miss those times! 💜💜💜💜

[@Eric-ro8bw]

In 97' I was out partying and getting wasted instead of doing my homework. Now I'm a 40 yr old security guard. Let this be a lesson to all of the young people out there.

[@gator9339]

At least you're not working fast food

[@Allious131]

What's wrong with being a security guard actually it's pretty good job. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Allious131]

Actually sir you would have did worse if you would have stayed in school.Then you would have had a whole bunch of student loan debt.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@juliogonzo2718]

Either because I'm in Canada and didn't see as many American commercials, or possibly my misspent youth, I don't remember any of these lol

[@homeoftheinepttulpagamer]

At least you partyed young

[@juryc9042]

I miss walking in with my dad to a hollywood or blockbuster vid, the smell of popcorn, all the candys they had available, the feeling of being in awe at so many videos they had. Miss those days with my dad.

[@archangel5627]

Back in 1997 I was too busy going to heavy Metal shows like Megadeth’s Tour for Cryptic Writings. I also was going to a lot of Punk shows like the newly reformed Misfits with Michale Graves and the Ramones reunion shows. Music was everything to me at that time. I was even going to concerts to see the artists and groups my dad grew up listening too as well. The mid to late 90s were a great time to be alive and 1997 will always a special place in my heart!💪🏻🤘🏻

[@shaylarz]

Cryptic Writings I'd a fantastic album. I'm not a huge Megadeth fan but that one hits just right. Except for Spanish Trust. Like couldn't he have sang the entire song in Spanish? Brb gonna fight Dave Mustaine.

[@eccentriceli3541]

What about Blink 182?

[@johnsnowwww]

Me: I'm so busy, I can't find time for anything Also me: *watching a 90s commercial compilation*

[@MrJmuno]

I feel the 90s was also the decade where people were obsessed with Louis Armstrongs “what a wonderful world”

[@LazyPirate8]

That explains why my dad keeps settling his speakers to full blast of that song every day

[@mr.nobody9697]

Because in the 90s it was. Except for a few wars and genocides going on around the world. If you were in America though, times were great!

[@Bates1960]

Those were the days. Back when pagers were the life lines and com links. That was the form of communication we had back then. They were real distractions back then.

[@tiberius1837]

It was simpler times. Back when no one gave a shit about us blowing shit up in the middle east, and the only gripe about our president is he wasn't honest about getting head from an intern...

[@adamscott7354]

Because people rediscovered the gem that is Good Morning Vietnam as Robin Williams gained superstardom, was also rebooted as a music video for MTV and such

[@chadkobylenski4193]

I started my Senior year of high school in 1997, and I remember seeing some of these commercials. Hard to believe that in 1997 things like the Ericsson phone were considered "cutting edge" technology, when we have smart phones nowadays.

[@Tractionless]

3 commercials in, and I'm already tearing up. RIP Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, and Toys "R" Us. :'(

[@Trekapedia]

1997 was one of my favorite years. Fox Kids, Kids’ WB!, Nickelodeon, SNICK, MonsterVision with Joe Bob Briggs, Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, WWE, WCW, ECW, all the great stuff. Ty again and keep the amazing stuff coming please!

[@qwertylaservisionguy]

So pizza is still the same price in 2020 as it was in 1997.

[@EagDesert]

Inflation. 9$ then was worth more than 9$ dollars now. Plus everyone now is doing $5 ultra crappy pizzas now. Pizza quality from these places has gone way down the toilet compared to then. They take out all of the trans-fats and bad stuff that made it taste so good back then.

[@mollies13]

Pizza hut use to be goodback in 90 and 2000 and now it taste like crap so i still go domino pizzza but im not a fan of pizza so i dont eat pizza.

[@donnawinters3587]

I think the quality took a nosedive. But maybe I'm misremembering. I was 7 in 1997 so all pizza was good pizza

[@christophersuswal9544]

I dunno man. I worked at Dominos in high school and college, 2000 through about 2006. Their pizza has really improved. Wasnt very good when I worked there lol

[@EagDesert]

@@christophersuswal9544 Loved Dominoes before they completely re-invited their pizza recipe. You either loved it or hated it. Since the change it's just another "eh" brand that it's nobody's favorite, but nobody hates it either. Tastes like everything else.

[@thomastripp9002]

8 years old, playing mainly PlayStation 1 and SNES, listening to Puff Daddy (my then-15-year-old brother had the album and that’s when I started cussing), Salt-N-Pepa, Blackstreet, watching NBA Inside Stuff, X-Men, Kenan and Kel, All That, The Wayans Bros., etc., watching ACC Basketball on WCTI-12 (ABC in New Bern, NC), going to my buddies house to play Sega Genesis and my last year living in New Bern, NC, before moving to Raleigh

[@thomastripp9002]

Cade Absolutely!

[@lotionInTb]

Loved kenan and kel!!! Never missed it!

[@marslowell3992]

Awesome

[@PoliticalAbstract]

NY in the 90s was the best!!! I miss being a little kid back then!

[@wonderful-wafwaf]

So all black stuff then. It's a shame you were isolated from white culture. Consoles are a joint white and Japanese culture as we are closer culturally. I can see why so many blm bad people now. I hope you aren't one of them. KZbin officer Tatum. He's a great guy. Good luck. And Jesus is all that matters my friend

[@ratedray1]

These commercials just made me feel safe again plus took me back to feeling like a kid again

[@runninrebel1520]

Thank God for KZbin. Our modern day time machine 🙏🏼

[@The_Almighty.]

The 90s were so cool so many new things coming out no social media everyone was content with themselves such an exciting time to be a kid playing outside with the neighborhood kids everyday with no parents telling us to go in the house until it was late at night

[@SheikMMO]

i still ahve thoose nostalgia trips when i was a kid being outside, digging in the dirt trying to find dinosaur fossils after watching jurassic park as a kid...

[@HypnoticAbyss]

Amen

[@joshblack4291]

I was outside all the time, watched and played sports, or playing SNES, NES, or my PS1 haha

[@mstrikesback168]

Its getting dark. Time to come in and watch SNICK

[@CondemnedandEnslaved]

What was I doin' in 1997? Starting 4th Grade, turned 9 y.o., played Final Fantasy VII for the 1st time (the hype was unreal!!) Watching TV shows like Xena, All That, Angry Beavers, and BET's Rap City, just to name a few...

[@gina85girl]

These were my favorite shows also

[@WCCXtra]

All That is such an underrated show. Snick was the best.

[@gina85girl]

@@WCCXtra Oh yes, Saturday nights were the best

[@appleforever6664]

Damn! I was in college! Now I have a Masters Degree!

[@PrimalMoodz]

I was 4. Now I'm 27. Lol I was big chillin in 1997.

[@trdjody]

Loved renting movies with my mom and she made family fresh popcorn on the stove 👌

[@technicstudios24h67]

For some reason these commercials brought me peace.

[@pacificnorthwestkais5086]

90's me: These commercials suck! Now : ah, 90 commercials. So soothing.

[@JackTheripper911]

Just wait for that same thing to happen 20-30 years from now and we're nostalgic for 2020 commercials

[@kreeperfrm559]

@@JackTheripper911 2020 will always be gay af

[@JackTheripper911]

@@kreeperfrm559 You know i honestly wasnt thinking of any Covid commercials or shit like that 😂 you're right fuck 2020, 2017, 2018 and 2019 will be looked back on with nostalgia

[@kreeperfrm559]

@@JackTheripper911 lol

[@aquarian-talk]

Lol

[@konami1979]

To quote Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live: "I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS."

[@seanhassett797]

Found it....that's the comment I was lookin for...hahahaha

[@bobroothide4651]

Al bundy's brand of choice

[@jancw]

"I HATE YOU... BOTH"

[@armybeef68]

Actually I do....2002 with over 230,000 miles, bought it three months before I went to Iraq, it's got a lot of memories.

[@frankbarlow6487]

Toys - R - Us commercial...officially sad now.

[@ThommyofThenn]

remember, they were just another megacorporation only concerned with profit

[@adamscott7354]

@@ThommyofThenn Isn't the point, despite that, the memories associated with the place, going there are overwhelmingly positive for those who were kids anyway, likely more negative for parents because begging, tantrums, prices, carrying the thing

[@eroc198231]

I was 14 when I got my first Motorola pager and every weekend me and my friends would go to the pager store and switch out different color cases . I miss the 90s😔

[@philippulliam]

Sean Hayes in a Tidy Cats commercial just before hitting the big time as Jack on Will & Grace!

[@walylama1672]

1997: Listening to Primus and playing Nintendo 64

[@jamesespinosa2875]

Primus sucks .

[@XxSTARMeRcYX]

Primus sucks!

[@ne8521]

Primus is great!

[@mr.snippy]

Primus was great BECAUSE it sucked.

[@CaptnCrunch247]

"Hi kids! Do you like Primus? Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?"

[@Zwisermon1]

Omg, Block Buster and Hollywood video we’re my most favorite places to visit. Primarily for n64 and Ps1 game rentals. R.I.P Toys-R-Us I will miss getting lost in your stores. Thanks for the nostalgia, I will find a hidden area to cry at 😭

[@Joesbeasty]

Here we are with anything we could possibly dream up to watch at our fingertips and we are watching those commercials we used to wish so badly we could fast forward through at the time. If that doesn't speak to how good the times were.

[@ln5321]

HI, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such commercials as 1-800-collect.

[@jaimereynolds258]

In 1997 I was 15 and loving every minute of it. Being a teen in the 90s was great 🙂❤

[@veeeeediots]

I was 15 too but back then I always wished to have lived in the 70's. Now I miss the 90's the most!

[@jaimereynolds258]

@@veeeeediots LOL I always wanted to be a teenager in the 80s

[@ColtonIverson420]

Idk why this is making me sad. Probably because I was too young to remember this time period, but it seems so much better than now.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

lol Senior year of high school for me. It was fun.

[@megandolimpio6579]

I'm sorry for you kiddo, it was epic

[@jrwheeler81]

Yes, it was much, much, MUCH better than now.

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

Laughing about a 1 800 collect commercial while watching it on my phone.

[@aaronoutdoors7556]

2000's will just be pill and insurance commercials

[@Lupo32]

Smiling bob from enzyte .

[@arri275555]

Graduating high school. I miss the 90s

[@keymaster7798]

Same

[@kevincampbell5785]

The 90's were special, no way to forget them.

[@seanvasquez523]

@@kevincampbell5785, Yeah let's just forget the 2000's, the 2010's, and the year 2020. The 90's are all the way baby hell yeah gotta love that decade man.

[@jimsquire9048]

The year I married my wonderful wife. We're still going strong.

[@WhatChuSay]

Yanking the door handle on a van as hard as you can and it still wouldn’t open...every 90 kid remember 😅

[@brookejohansen1681]

Ah yes, the year I graduated high school. Also actually working at Blockbuster.

[@Keaton0801]

Do you know anyone who still had late fees, and never had to pay them since corporate closed down. (Just yes or no, don't call them out by name).

[@brookejohansen1681]

Keaton0801 ha! No!! But I do know people who’s late fees got sent to collection. I also knew of a couple people who had warrants out for their arrest for theft for never returning a movie!

[@tonyo3544]

Me too

[@keymaster7798]

Same yr I graduated too🙃

[@Hereathome7]

No shit? I graduated in 97 and worked at blockbuster 😂

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

I sure do miss Blockbuster Video, Toys R Us, and Phil Hartman.

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

@BrooklynEagle In addition to voicing Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons, he was also Henry Mitchell in Dennis the Menace (1986), and Ted Maltin in Jingle All The Way. A lot of people say the decline of The Simpsons began after the death of Phil Hartman.

[@JesusChrist-xk9ee]

OMG, I used to work for Hollywood video from 2001 to 2002 in R.I.

[@codylee1682]

90s were great. I was born in 83. I remember all these awesome commercials

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO HOLLYWOOD VIDEO TOYS R US

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO HOLLYWOOD VIDEO TOYS R US

[@jordandupuis1249]

Well blockbuster still exist in Oregon and toys r us did come back last year

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

Funcoland

[@RETROGEMS]

Hollywood and Blockbuster especially were a few of my favorite hangouts as a kid. The weekends meant maybe a pizza and swinging by Hollywood or Blockbuster for video rentals, where I'd explore the horror movie aisle, soaking in all of the creepy and fantastic VHS cover art. Great times! It really made me sad when the last Blockbuster in my area folded. :(

[@CaptnCrunch247]

@@RETROGEMS - The kids today will NEVER know the joy of foraging the aisles for the perfect pick.

[@wanzeviera]

These old commercials calming my mind. And I dunno why.

[@SWFLHomeAdvantage]

That Toys R’ Us commercial hits hard...

[@one7decimal2eight]

1997. The year I graduated from high school. What a glorious time to have grown up in. The 80s and 90s before the dark times. Before 9/11 and the pointless wars.

[@merakki]

When I had no cares in the world.Now I'm old and made terrible life choices.

[@kingdavid9252]

Right

[@alex_p90]

Turn it around then!

[@videogameguy101]

Alex P 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Motivation of the Year

[@mic_derin]

As long as your breathing you can change your life

[@clintdavis9511]

Yep. I had an 82 TA, 86 Firebird and a 64 Chevy truck and a house. All paid for. Now I ride a bicycle and barely make rent. Im pretty sure I fucked up.

[@eldritchthorne]

I was eight in 1997 and I remember a LOT of this, mainly from staying with my grandmother until I was ten. This brings back a lot of memories of sitting in the living room with her. I wish there was a way to turn back time and relive it all.

[@wutdafeezi]

I’m skipping ads on KZbin but I am watching old ass ads from the 90s.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

They should have added an intermission for that Levi's commercial, good grief

[@mattr8251]

We actually didn't finish the commercial.. not sure how it ends

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

@@mattr8251 I've been to funerals that were shorter and less painful

[@SharpMagnets]

I like how he puts his own commercial in the commercials lol

[@cgreenfield6655]

That James bond commercial was nostalgia ridden spine tingles!!!

[@gerrypattino2830]

That was Idris Elba in that commercial too 😁

[@prescriptionoatmeal7970]

I'm still scratching my head at that Levi commercial

[@Gunsforfreedom]

Graduated high school. I miss the 90's every day...

[@SgtPnkks]

I pay to not have ads on KZbin and here I am watching ads

[@Sunflower94H]

I remember most of these commercials. I actually enjoyed watching commercials growing up. I teared up watching this..

[@mutalix]

Thank you for this amazing trip down memory lane I was 8-9 yo during 97, this is great!

[@Clyde.artwork]

With every passing day I love the 90s more and more and more.