My grandparents had the daily newspaper, so I would just borrow their paper when they were done with it to see what me, and my dad wanted to watch on a Sunday afternoon as he was a big movie buff. it was also the days when on Sunday in my area due to blue laws almost nothing but gas stations, and places eat( a lot elected to not open before 1pm) could open before 1pm So it was almost always a 1:30 pm or 2:30pm movie for us on a lazy Sunday.
@@cristinaf3844 None of the theaters in my area had that till the mid - late 90's, and by that point I could just use my dial-up internet, and look up the listings for all the theaters in my area via Yahoo, Excite, or Lycos faster along with getting quick reviews so I did not waste my money on a bad movie.
Excellent varied compilation, Dave. The fridge, Adam ant the "actor," and catchy jingles for sun in and family fitness; Beetlejuice can't be 33 yrs old; how has the time gone! I loved wolfman Jack and the midnite hour.
Wow, I can't believe how expensive VCRs were! When looking back we tend to think things were cheaper but that's not always the case. Love the memories! Thanks!
Thank you Dave, I love to see so many items that I have forgotten even existed, you are living an era that was truly the best when watching this:) So glad I found your channel and subbed and hit that like button! I forgot, most everything made proudly here in the great USA too;)!!!
13:16 the voice of Doug Paul for KTLA. His voice will be familiar to viewers of WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. 1:51 & 6:57 fast-talking Tom Campbell on the voice-over for DOW Stereo/Video. You'll also know his voice from Cal Stereo commercials.
Close to 800 bucks for a camcorder the size of a car battery. I paid 200 dollars for a phone the size of a pocket notepad that shoots in 4k resolution and is only one of at least a dozen things it can do. Boggles the mind.
Wife was the first person I knew that had a cell phone. We were dating still. It was 25 cents.........A MINUTE to use. We went to a museum a few years ago and that phone was in it haha. You could have thrown it through a car windshield it was so heavy.
I love the view into the electronics store...it’s almost like shopping the way the world used to be before it went ‘tits-up’(“Maximum Overdrive”). My mom did not approve of Suddenly Salad😂 Her company made it, she sold it, but it wasn’t “real” food. My sister(who doesn’t cook/me too)brought it to a fam picnic once...I give her thumbs up for being ballsy like that😂👍🏻 Great peek at happier days Dave💗
2018 was my best year for watching old commercials. January 1 to December 31st were magical for me, as I watched you, Pannoni, and any other "old commercials" channels in between (btw do you know Pannoni?)
turned out he was so popular people where buying tickets to other movies they did not care about, that they knew had the Batman movie trailer, and would walk out right after the trailer went off, sometimes leaving near empty theaters. There was also a high theft of movie posters as well, so some theaters just stopped putting them out.
Its also Tim Burton at the time only has Pee Wee's Big Adventure to his credit, a mixed reception to that at best, and Beetlejuice while absolutely brilliant and hilarious, few people saw, because word didn't get around so easily and a few critics had a monopoly on being listened to about what to see or skip
The Hyundai Excel was a death trap! My girl at the time got one and I remember driving to Florida in it and over 60mph it would feel like it was going to fall apart. It was a week old.
My friend’s mom bought a Hyundai Scoupe from that era. Said friend slammed the door one day. His mom yelled, “DON’T SLAM THE DOOR! THIS CAR ISN’T BUILT LIKE A CUTLASS!!” 🤣
would do anything to get a copy of that Recycler ad sheet. a few years back I found a stack of early 90s Washington Posts under a trailer. the personal ads were phenomenal; I still remember “Bi Beauty Queen, you are free and like dating.”
I remember in the early 83 when my mother got her first VCR being a top loader that popped up cost her well over $400 USD, and we kept that sucker well in the the mid 90's when it finally died, and could not be fixed. Don't quote, but think it was a Panasonic model, we also had a Mattel Intellivision which she said cost her $250 USD, while also buying her first house as a single mother on a banker's salary. So it guess it depended on how good your job was, but stuff sure was more expensive back then when account for inflation, but a lot of it was built to last.
@@CommodoreFan64 WOW! I purchased a brand new VCR two years ago with the purpose of transferring to digital for $30. By todays standards of course its insane to buy a VCR at $400 LOL.
There was a time long ago, when we opted and invested in cable television to escape and avoid commercials. Forty or so years later we're watching those commercials. Just an observation, carry on.
I don't remember that "World Gone Wild" movie at all...🤔 However, I do remember seeing "Stakeout" in the movie theater. Whatever happened to Emilio Estevez?
I love movies like that, and strange I don't remember that one either, as my dad would take me to the movies about twice a month, and a movie like that would have been up his ally as well, as he liked action movies. so yeah I'm gonna have to check this one out if it's free on streaming. Far as what happened to Emilio, this should answer it. www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-emilio-estevez
Pitiful attempt to mimic Road Warrior after the fact of Fist Of The North Star doing the same thing in anime but pretty well i'd say for what it was, so someone gets inspired to do the apocalyptic late 80's BDSM, broken football gear, mohawk rocking raider rapists all trying to kill eachother in a world gone mad with lawlessness and little to survive on
@@asecretone Well he said it with no ending G, saying nice "fuckin" model which is still technically descriptive, damn Tim Burton more sly than we thought
Do you think you could get away with putting uncut broadcast material from back then on RUclips? Since it’s literally not accessible anywhere else, I’d say you have a decent fair use argument
I believe the biggest sticking point to posting uncut broadcast material from years ago would be objections from the rights holders to the music that would be heard on old broadcasts.
Good observation. I noticed that starting in the late 80s advertisers began using very generic sounding voices on their commercials. And they did sound the same. In the 70s and early 80s, we heard tons of voice-overs by guys like Casey Kasem, Mason Adams and Peter Thomas, whose voices were really distinct.
i MISS THE WHOLESOMENESS OF THOSE COMMERCIALS. i'M NOT SAYING i'M PERFECT OR ANYONE ELSE IS BUT IT USE TO BE PEOPLE HAD AN EXPECTATION OF GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Remember when you had to buy the paper to check when movie times were? What a time to be alive.
Every Thursday, I would check to see what was playing for the next week...I miss those days
I wish I got to do that :(
My grandparents had the daily newspaper, so I would just borrow their paper when they were done with it to see what me, and my dad wanted to watch on a Sunday afternoon as he was a big movie buff. it was also the days when on Sunday in my area due to blue laws almost nothing but gas stations, and places eat( a lot elected to not open before 1pm) could open before 1pm So it was almost always a 1:30 pm or 2:30pm movie for us on a lazy Sunday.
Or call the movie listing phone line and have to listen through all the titles...
@@cristinaf3844 None of the theaters in my area had that till the mid - late 90's, and by that point I could just use my dial-up internet, and look up the listings for all the theaters in my area via Yahoo, Excite, or Lycos faster along with getting quick reviews so I did not waste my money on a bad movie.
OMG, that 976-CHAT commercial! 🤣
I couldn't figure out if it was a naughty chat line, or a chat line just for people who just need someone to talk to.
@@kylemartin5245 I'm thinking both. 😏
What was with the astronaut gear?
@@christineferreira2181 sex in space? 😉🤣
@JRebecca well that’s certainly using protection 😆
3:52 Good ol' Wolfman Jack. Thanks Dave.
You got it!
@@DavesArchives okay dave.
Nothing like going to the local video store on friday night and coming back home to put in those VCRs!be kind,rewind lol...🙂
I love the am pm commercial and the video library jingle!
Excellent varied compilation, Dave. The fridge, Adam ant the "actor," and catchy jingles for sun in and family fitness; Beetlejuice can't be 33 yrs old; how has the time gone! I loved wolfman Jack and the midnite hour.
Yay! Back to the 80's!!
Awesome! Another Sunday visiting the 1980’s. Thanks Dave!!
I'm so grateful for your channel, Dave! Watching these is such a treat, if not bittersweet!
Wow, I can't believe how expensive VCRs were! When looking back we tend to think things were cheaper but that's not always the case. Love the memories! Thanks!
Love these as always. Never stop uploading friend
Thank you, and I I'll always keep the train goin~!
@@DavesArchives go on dave.
HAPPY SUNDAY DAVE CHEERS!
Happy Sunday, Thomas!!!! :D
@@DavesArchives you are dave.
Thank you Dave, I love to see so many items that I have forgotten even existed, you are living an era that was truly the best when watching this:) So glad I found your channel and subbed and hit that like button! I forgot, most everything made proudly here in the great USA too;)!!!
Damn, I miss those times... :(
Damn I love it when they promote the prices!
AYY THE FRIDGE!!! The Bears!!! 😭❤️ wish they were are good now as they were in the 80s!!!!
An excellent mix of local and national stuff
13:16 the voice of Doug Paul for KTLA. His voice will be familiar to viewers of WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York.
1:51 & 6:57 fast-talking Tom Campbell on the voice-over for DOW Stereo/Video. You'll also know his voice from Cal Stereo commercials.
The Wild World movie trailer was a strangely accurate prediction of life in the 21st century.
Great video Dave!
Another assortment of great videos like always
Close to 800 bucks for a camcorder the size of a car battery. I paid 200 dollars for a phone the size of a pocket notepad that shoots in 4k resolution and is only one of at least a dozen things it can do. Boggles the mind.
Wife was the first person I knew that had a cell phone. We were dating still. It was 25 cents.........A MINUTE to use. We went to a museum a few years ago and that phone was in it haha. You could have thrown it through a car windshield it was so heavy.
Hmmmm.
Imagine spending $300 for a VCR, lol. What a magical time...
Yesssss! All the San Diego based commercials!
Summer of '88: neon, spandex bicycle shorts and day-glow tank tops as far as the eye can see!
I love the view into the electronics store...it’s almost like shopping the way the world used to be before it went ‘tits-up’(“Maximum Overdrive”).
My mom did not approve of Suddenly Salad😂 Her company made it, she sold it, but it wasn’t “real” food. My sister(who doesn’t cook/me too)brought it to a fam picnic once...I give her thumbs up for being ballsy like that😂👍🏻 Great peek at happier days Dave💗
Wow, May Company. That brings me back.
Ummm “The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad!” was the best cop movie of 1988. “Stake Out”? Surely you can’t be serious!
"Stakeout" definitely had its moments. And don't call me Shirley.
@@richardgadberry8398 I heart U
Stake Out is an awesome movie
@@jamesmanley894 yeah,but it doesn’t have a nice beaver.
Me reading @ these weird ass looking comments -
_ALLLLRIIIIIIGHT, MOVE ON, NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!_
Please disperse! _nothing to see here PLEASE!_
Atom Ant! 👍
2018 was my best year for watching old commercials. January 1 to December 31st were magical for me, as I watched you, Pannoni, and any other "old commercials" channels in between (btw do you know Pannoni?)
Nice! I only know his work. He has done a lot of good for our community!
@@DavesArchives you are dave.
I love this channels Intro and look! I want to go back!!!
Thanks, Kaz! Me too!
@@DavesArchives you too dave.
Beetlejuice is the reason why people doubt Michael Keaton being the right choice to be Batman....who knew. lol
turned out he was so popular people where buying tickets to other movies they did not care about, that they knew had the Batman movie trailer, and would walk out right after the trailer went off, sometimes leaving near empty theaters. There was also a high theft of movie posters as well, so some theaters just stopped putting them out.
Its also Tim Burton at the time only has Pee Wee's Big Adventure to his credit, a mixed reception to that at best, and Beetlejuice while absolutely brilliant and hilarious, few people saw, because word didn't get around so easily and a few critics had a monopoly on being listened to about what to see or skip
Yes.
Oh yea! That’s the good stuff!! I still buy and eat suddenly salads
My mother still makes those things for family get togethers, I personally never have liked them.
You.
The Hyundai Excel was a death trap! My girl at the time got one and I remember driving to Florida in it and over 60mph it would feel like it was going to fall apart. It was a week old.
My friend’s mom bought a Hyundai Scoupe from that era. Said friend slammed the door one day. His mom yelled, “DON’T SLAM THE DOOR! THIS CAR ISN’T BUILT LIKE A CUTLASS!!” 🤣
Yes.
Wow, gym memberships haven't gone up much. 9.99 for American Fitness in 1988 and $10 a month for Planet Fitness in 2021.
I was wondering what those 2 athletic people look like now?
ha!
@@DavesArchives I get it.
I was 3 yrs old!
The 80's were legit. I miss being a kid back then 😕
You.
I was 20, having the time of my life.
Man, as a Chicagoan, I miss William "The Refrigerator" Perry. That's when the Bears were still good.
Good set. Also, who composed the tune at the end? I like it. It's catchy.
Can't recall the name - it was a royalty free song I grabbed from motionarray.com :)
@@DavesArchives wow.
Even though I knew. I still tried calling the chat number, of course no service LOL.
In a way this is also depressing to watch...start missing the old days.
I wake up missing the old days, every day ! :D
@@DavesArchives yes dave yes.
$366 for a vcr in 1988 lol. My first job in 1993 paid $5.25 / hour
would do anything to get a copy of that Recycler ad sheet. a few years back I found a stack of early 90s Washington Posts under a trailer. the personal ads were phenomenal; I still remember “Bi Beauty Queen, you are free and like dating.”
FYI: Clicking on the Patreon link in the description returns a 404.
Thanks for the heads up! I updated the link :)
@@DavesArchives you too dave.
Nice tv from southern California grew up there
I think I went to see David Copperfield that year when I was a kid. :)
Lucky
The ford Aero Star.
Heavy Sun In user back in the day. 🙋🏻
Are ampm stores in the Midwest? I thought they were only on the west coast.
I’m from Chicago and I was surprised to see the fridge perry doing an ampm ad. I have been to these on the west coast. Thought the same thing.
I went to one in Connecticut.
Yes.
Steve's Ice Cream next to D'angelo way back when.
10:27 is that Mr. Belding?
I wanna go back.
I miss the good ole' days when pharmacist were in on the ad...
The auto parts guy flipping through the huge book! No computers.
when can we get another special soon? i'd love to see an all-food commercial special one day!
How about a fast food special?
@@DavesArchives yes please.
Sure why not, just remember to stick some healthy choices in there
@@DavesArchives yummy 😋😍😜😊💕😀 dave and loving it.
I used Sun In and it turned my hair white 🤣🤣
David Copperfield looking like he’s gonna bust through the TV with all that hair
His eyebrows still intimidate me to this day.
He is.
Damn, $200 for a VCR
Like a weeks pay back then.
I remember in the early 83 when my mother got her first VCR being a top loader that popped up cost her well over $400 USD, and we kept that sucker well in the the mid 90's when it finally died, and could not be fixed. Don't quote, but think it was a Panasonic model, we also had a Mattel Intellivision which she said cost her $250 USD, while also buying her first house as a single mother on a banker's salary. So it guess it depended on how good your job was, but stuff sure was more expensive back then when account for inflation, but a lot of it was built to last.
@@CommodoreFan64 WOW! I purchased a brand new VCR two years ago with the purpose of transferring to digital for $30. By todays standards of course its insane to buy a VCR at $400 LOL.
Nice.
Stakeout? Never heard of it or seen it. Must have been one of those the critics loved it and everybody else hated it.
Yup!
Saw it as a kid in theater and part 2. It was a great movie.
A different type of Beverly hills cop, Turner and hooch etc kind of buddy cop feel.
I remember renting it with my dad.
@@DavesArchives not you dave.
13:25 Keith Olbermann as a local sportscaster. This is prior to him becoming a complete psycho!
That announcer at the end also used to do announcements for WGN in Chicago in the 1980s; anyone know what his name is?
That's the voice of Doug Paul. You're absolutely correct... he was a promo voice for WGN in Chicago and also WPIX in New York.
Remember him.
That Mad Max rip off actually looks kinda cool but I would really watch that "Stakeout" flick
There was a time long ago, when we opted and invested in cable television to escape and avoid commercials. Forty or so years later we're watching those commercials. Just an observation, carry on.
I don't remember that "World Gone Wild" movie at all...🤔
However, I do remember seeing "Stakeout" in the movie theater. Whatever happened to Emilio Estevez?
I love movies like that, and strange I don't remember that one either, as my dad would take me to the movies about twice a month, and a movie like that would have been up his ally as well, as he liked action movies. so yeah I'm gonna have to check this one out if it's free on streaming.
Far as what happened to Emilio, this should answer it.
www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-emilio-estevez
Pitiful attempt to mimic Road Warrior after the fact of Fist Of The North Star doing the same thing in anime but pretty well i'd say for what it was, so someone gets inspired to do the apocalyptic late 80's BDSM, broken football gear, mohawk rocking raider rapists all trying to kill eachother in a world gone mad with lawlessness and little to survive on
Oh.
My Fridge G.I. Joe obviously wasn't to scale.... 😂
Lindsay Wagner. What a classy chick. Eh?
My parents paid $700 for our first VCR in 1985/86.
Beetlejuice was 1988? I could have swore that was 1986?
march 30th 1988 its almost 33 years old
Oh.
"Hy-tachi"??? I've never heard it pronounced that way before.
Yep, they pronounce TYOTA!
I was about to comment this...like 🤔🤔🤔🤔 "Hy-tachi"?? [and "amphibious formula"? 🤔🤔🤔🤔]
Of course.
Ads from 1988 (remembering 1988).
Wow.
4 pack of toilet paper. 89 cents! LOL!!
Wait.
Beetlejuice was PG but it has one f-bomb. When did that change?
WTF.
You can't R rate a film for one Fbomb
@@adamscott7354 depends on the usage. If you use f as a descriptor or insult it's ok. If you use f as a verb, it's an R even if it's one use.
@@asecretone Well he said it with no ending G, saying nice "fuckin" model which is still technically descriptive, damn Tim Burton more sly than we thought
Aaannnndd Keith Olberman on sports! lol
if that's the same one that's a big leap going from covering sports, then turning into a raging loony on MSNBC 😂😂
Wow.
Looking up WORLD GONE WILD as we speak.
Lol 😅 stop it 🌺
Now it's wild.
I wonder how much cocaine was being smuggled in with that Colombian coffee back in the 80's😉
'88 Year I was born! Late 80's-Mid 80's kids
What about 1987?!!!!!!!!!!
I cant remember these commercials because I was probably at the hospital being born at the time 👶🏽 1988 LOL
I was 9 when these commercials were released.
@@TaliaIGhul yeah cool 😃👍🏽
Yes.
These weren’t east coast commercials.
Do you think you could get away with putting uncut broadcast material from back then on RUclips? Since it’s literally not accessible anywhere else, I’d say you have a decent fair use argument
I believe the biggest sticking point to posting uncut broadcast material from years ago would be objections from the rights holders to the music that would be heard on old broadcasts.
Yes.
Pretty sure it was same guy doing every voice over.
Good observation. I noticed that starting in the late 80s advertisers began using very generic sounding voices on their commercials. And they did sound the same. In the 70s and early 80s, we heard tons of voice-overs by guys like Casey Kasem, Mason Adams and Peter Thomas, whose voices were really distinct.
Good.
this is based from san diego
I suppose sun in was only for Blondes?
Wow, a phone-based chat line - entrepreneur's dream - 8 ppl at 2 bux/minute. Wonder who "won" on that venture while it lasted? LOL
ha!
@@DavesArchives nice dave.
i MISS THE WHOLESOMENESS OF THOSE COMMERCIALS. i'M NOT SAYING i'M PERFECT OR ANYONE ELSE IS BUT IT USE TO BE PEOPLE HAD AN EXPECTATION OF GOOD BEHAVIOR.