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Relive great 80's TV commercials

Who misses the McDLT? Ah, for those long lost days of oversized styrofoam packaging. Fortunately, I can relieve the glory days with this fantastic Jason Alexander commercial.

Cruising YouTube is a good way to pass a few minutes (or hours) when you have nothing better to do or simply can't be bothered to get on with your work. You can discover all kinds of interesting video clips - such as commercials from the 1980s. Granted, the commercials were irritating when they first aired, but they have a certain amount of appeal now. It's hard to say whether it's the fact that most of them have jingles/music or that they're simply hilarious. Here are a few more favorites, all worth reliving:

Pringles decided to use technology, and some stereotypical geeks to sell their product. Too bad they also decided to use "deep fried taste" as a selling point.

I love Max Headroom... even if I didn't love the New Coke.

Tollhouse morsels had the Worst. Jingle. Ever.

This terrifying old lady asks "Where's the beef" in this Wendy's commercial, but I'm still asking why on earth they thought she would sell burgers.

Tootsie Pop's "How many licks" ads were classic - and more people tried to count than are willing to admit to it. 

Open a Pepsigeneration style!

Filed Under: Television/Film
Tags: 1980s, 80s, 80s commercials, ads, advertising, coke, commercial, commercials, jason alexander, max headroom, mcdlt, new coke, pepsi, pringles, television, tollhouse, tootsie pop, tv, you tube, YouTube

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Dr. Electro

7-04-2006 @3:58PM Dr. Electro said... I am mentally throwing cream pies at you for that. My mind had succeeded in repressing all those. Both amusing and annoying, those commercials really colored our television experience in the Eighties. I still laugh when I see Jason with hair on his head.
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Nicole Weston

7-04-2006 @4:39PM Nicole Weston said... It's not nice to throw food - though I can sort of understand it in this case. And I'll take the pies, because watching these commercials again was completely worth it!

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Billi

7-04-2006 @6:24PM Billi said... Nice and funny video. Nostalgy is oversizing. Espessially I like Pepsi's ad
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Garrick

7-05-2006 @9:29AM Garrick said... The McDLT commercial -- did you notice that's Jason Alexander, Seinfeld's George but with hair, doing the singing!? I'll bet he'd like to forget this!
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Jen

7-09-2006 @9:36PM Jen said... This commercial is really funny!!! I can't remember the last time when I ate food in a styrofoam container!!
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Richard

7-10-2006 @2:03AM Richard said... The McDLT! I remember that jingle where it said "...the hot stays hot and the cool stays cool..." Right to this day that's the way I always liked a hamburger (nowadays with secret sauce and sometimes bleu cheese--like Father's Office pub of Santa Monica CA). Yep, I don't miss the oversized styofoam, though I liked the classic McDonald's design. Gotta remember my teenage years (yes I was a teen during the 80's).
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Cynthia M. Shopoff

7-10-2006 @5:53AM Cynthia M. Shopoff said... The best tv commercial I ever saw was when Paul Abdul danced for I believe it was Pepsi. She catapulted and tap danced all over the stage with famous stars of long ago that were in someway superinposed. It was memorable.

Unique and showcased her talent.
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