watch it: 1980s 1-800-FLOWERS New Year’s ad
One of the weirdest ads I’ve come across yet…
1980s
watch it: 1980s Atari Christmas E.T. commercial
I fight it rather disturbing to think about E.T. masquerading as Santa. I also wonder if a being from a culture that has mastered intersteller travel would find the Atari 2600 game system rather primitive.
retro trailer: ‘Victor Victoria’
RIP Blake Edwards (1922–2010).
watch it: 1980s Christmas Flinstones Fruity Pebbles commercial
What does artificially flavored and colored junk food breakfast cereal have to do with Christmas? Would cavepeople have celebrated Christmas? Inquiring minds want to know…
watch it: 1980s “Coffee Achievers” ads
It’s shocking how propagandistic this looks today…
watch it: 1980s California raisins commercial
Those damn singing raisins were everywhere in the 80s…
watch it: 1980s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commerical
From the era when eight-bit was delicious…
retro trailer: ‘Road House’
I’ve actually never seen this movie. I have heard all the MST3K jokes about it, though, including the traditional singing of the classic holiday carol ‘Let’s Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas.’
watch it: 1980s European Volkswagen Beetle commercial
A hilarious tie-in to this week’s unveiling of never-before-seen video of Eric Stoltz’s brief tenure as Marty McFly…
