I grew up in the New York media market, and watching commercials from other markets offers a whole other kind of nostalgia for me. Thanks for sharing such great gems!!!
Paul Lynde and Minnie Pearl in the same video...This has to be the most flamboyant volume yet. And it is a beautiful thing. And just to make it even more beautiful, throw in a couple promos for Zapped. Brilliant.
I'm from Australia and I love seeing the 80's Australian commercials, they are closest to home and bring back memories. But watching the American ones offers a different kind of nostalgia. One I never knew but that I know other people have, and it's basically more 80's goodness that I've never seen before. Thanks for uploading.
I used to get a bacon cheese burger and fries, then head over to the salad bar and cover my fries with thousand island and bacon bits, then add ranch to my burger! Boom! And it was free!
Again...inflation. $4,795 back in 1982 is around $12,000 today. Renaults were budget cars back then and there are cheap cars today that run in the $12-13,000 range.
I remember 80-82 being such weird years. It wasn't the 70s anymore but it wasn't quite the 80's yet either, it was somewhere in between bell bottoms being a thing of the past and neon sweatshirts not being a thing yet lol.
@@powertothesheeple5422 $150 per month for 3 years and then you OWN it... big difference! Leasing (renting) a car that you cannot afford is something for todays Kardashian sheeple generation!
We used to LOVE going to the Wendy's Salad Bar as a kid! Today I enjoy the Wegmans salad and dinner bars but they're expensive though... "Sheila Devine Is Dead And Living In New York" starred Jeannie Berlin (she is the daughter of the famous director Elaine May). Jeannie also co-starred in the big 70s comedy "The Heartbreak Kid" with Charles Grodin that her mother directed. Her performance in "The Heartbreak Kid" got her an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress! I kinda want to see both movies and just immerse myself in the old 70s style of moviemaking.
I've seen ads featuring a spokesman that had recently died not being able to get pulled in time before (some of the last Billy Mays ads and a reverse mortgage spot featuring actor/former Senator Fred Thompson airing about a week after he died), but it's strange (to me, at least) seeing the Paul Lynde ad considering that he had been dead for a while when this was recorded
HRTVFan2 I remember an infomercial that ran with Michael Landon after he died. More creepy to me is the laugh tracks that were recorded from I Love Lucy. Imagine laughing at something on TV that was made long after you were dead!
i saw the ad and watched the movie right up, i like it, it's like an old version of american pie with a back to the future vibe. very underrated if you ask me
in the beginning of the video, I was wondering why I hadn't seen any of those episodes of "Charles In Charge"... never knew the two worked on a movie prior.. hope the movie's worth a watch, cause I'm gunna give it a shot..
Zapped-the movie which Heather Thomas didnt want to do a nude scene for :( The Concrete Jungle-wouldnt be a women-in-prison film without the crazed head prison guard TV Guide-"Almost Miss America"-good title for a made-for-tv movie Aunt Mary-maybe she should enlist the boy with the prosthetic arm to take out those two punks The Incubus-probably wasnt a good idea to hide in a bathroom stall Prisoner of 2nd Avenue-rent must be(too damn) high
I could see the Channel 50 antenna from my front porch as a kid in Farmington Hills, and remember all these commercials. Bill Kennedy's movie at 1 was the stay home sick from school standby. I seem to remember "The Perils of Pauline" being on every couple of weeks.
I’m from central Florida and our thing was on Saturday afternoon, the “Creature Feature” hosted by Dr. Paul Bearer. 😂 It was a horror movie double feature. He was a local celebrity. Great memories.
5:20 - The monthly payment on a 1978 delta 88 is more than the monthly payment on a 2018 Impala. Just think about that for a second. The 80's had to be the worst time in history to own a car.
That 2018 Impala's MSRP is $29,000. The Delta 88 would be $17,500 in today's dollars. The average car payment today is about $500. Back then, $149 is today about $479, below average. I'd say now is the worst time to own a car.
But, back then auto loans were a lot harder to get. I bought my first car in '83 and they practically did a colonoscopy on me just to get apprpoved. You could have your loan rejected for just one missed payment to someone.
I’m sitting here thinking car dealership commercials haven’t changed much, then all the stock number and pricing info shows up! Makes you realize that people were a little more honest back then.
They were a big chain starting in the 50's, had over 1,000 restaurants across the country in the early 70's. They were sold off to the parent company of Hardee's in 1982, the same year that these aired. Within a few years of this most of them were converted into Hardee's.
I worked at USA broadcasting/Univision broadcasting for a couple of years doing commercial ingest ... I spotted two promo's that were "shaved" by the board operator for time allowance or they were recorded from the wrong start time and ended up going out early ... master control operator needs investigated and if not found there Go to traffic ...I was only 10 years old in 1980 ... Who would think I would critique them now ha ha whatever ....
Not sure what parts you're referring to, but the tape these are sourced from was someone recording a bunch of episodes of The Benny Hill Show on the same tape, recording over sections of the tape each night that it aired. There are a lot of jump edits/partial ads because of that, not because the station was cutting them off.
What I love about commercials from 81-82 is how you can tell the 70s are quickly fading out and the 80s taking over.
Again, whoever recorded these in 1982 must have been loaded. Very high quality equipment. Great quality, thanks 80sCommericalVault!
These recordings of the Benny Hill Show from WKBD came from VHS tapes.
I hope our virtual technology becomes so hi tech that the 80s can be introduced to those who didn't get to experience such an awesome time.
I grew up in the New York media market, and watching commercials from other markets offers a whole other kind of nostalgia for me. Thanks for sharing such great gems!!!
Paul Lynde and Minnie Pearl in the same video...This has to be the most flamboyant volume yet. And it is a beautiful thing.
And just to make it even more beautiful, throw in a couple promos for Zapped. Brilliant.
Before internet and cell phones, a much more peaceful time. I was 11 in '82.
RockTheSix I agree. These commercials just don’t have the same aggressive style that stuff today has.
Lord I remember all of these commercials. Thank you ....made my day
The 80s. The last time we lived in a normal decade.
Holy crap I graduated from high school in 1982. Seems like yesterday.
I'm from Australia and I love seeing the 80's Australian commercials, they are closest to home and bring back memories. But watching the American ones offers a different kind of nostalgia. One I never knew but that I know other people have, and it's basically more 80's goodness that I've never seen before. Thanks for uploading.
I'm 41, love the 80s,
I feel like my life now has no meaning now that I know I have never been to a Wendys with an all you can eat salad bar.
Ohh you have no idea what you missed. The salad bar had three parts. One for mexican food, one for italian and the third was for...... salad stuff.
I used to get a bacon cheese burger and fries, then head over to the salad bar and cover my fries with thousand island and bacon bits, then add ranch to my burger! Boom! And it was free!
They got rid of the salad bar circa 1998
God I miss that! It was overwhelming--but in a good way. A true gutbuster. @@jpowers55
wow if cars cost that much today i could actually buy one.
Again...inflation. $4,795 back in 1982 is around $12,000 today. Renaults were budget cars back then and there are cheap cars today that run in the $12-13,000 range.
Memories💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 i was 8years old in 1982. 😊 channel 50 or 20 is nothing like it was back then.
I remember 80-82 being such weird years. It wasn't the 70s anymore but it wasn't quite the 80's yet either, it was somewhere in between bell bottoms being a thing of the past and neon sweatshirts not being a thing yet lol.
I was born in 81 and I loved the 80s
Being in the double digits during the 1980s was a good time, and I remember the growing up in the 1970s too
I miss the Wendy's Salad Bar!
OK, I'm officially old.
My boyfriend had a Le Car 🙊 What a piece of crap
The husband of one of my cousins had a LeCar. My mom said her, my dad, and my dad's cousin used to call it LeJunk.
Greatest time! I was born in 81 I loved my childhood!
I remember these , back when commercials were actually good , oh the 80's can we go back, can we vote on it?
I forgot about Wendy's salad bar
80s cars were boxes on wheels. Not the most attractive era in auto making, but I do love that $4.7K price tag.
Definitely dark times for the auto industry. Unless you were talking Corvette or Firebirds.
Yeah but how about the monthly payment? $149 a month for a 1978 Delta 88. You can lease a new car today for less than that a month.What a joke.
@@powertothesheeple5422 $150 per month for 3 years and then you OWN it... big difference! Leasing (renting) a car that you cannot afford is something for todays Kardashian sheeple generation!
Burger Chef and Hogan's Heroes, two of my favorite things in life.
eating wendys right now, forgot they had a salad bar
I loved the Super Bar! $2.99 salad, Taco, Italian...fruit...dessert miss the old days
grew up in Detroit, loved wkbd and wxon
Damn, I’m from Detroit so I remember all the local commercials. Channel 50 is just not the same anymore and boy do I miss Burger chef.
Bill Bonds news was the best!
Also grew up in Detroit, love the Mel Farr commercial!
We used to LOVE going to the Wendy's Salad Bar as a kid! Today I enjoy the Wegmans salad and dinner bars but they're expensive though...
"Sheila Devine Is Dead And Living In New York" starred Jeannie Berlin (she is the daughter of the famous director Elaine May). Jeannie also co-starred in the big 70s comedy "The Heartbreak Kid" with Charles Grodin that her mother directed. Her performance in "The Heartbreak Kid" got her an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress! I kinda want to see both movies and just immerse myself in the old 70s style of moviemaking.
Orange lovers have a crush on us! Damn right they did.
Now I drink that orange and grape crush water enhancers.
Grew up in Battle Creek and remember watching TV 50 out of Detroit and "Shock Theatre" (horror movies) and old Godzilla movies on Saturdays. 😂😂😂
Saturdays at 3: 00 ~~ "Creature Feature"
Thank you, I was trying to remember the name of that show!
Aww ZAPPED. It's what inspired me to get that Heather Thomas in the pink bikini, poster 😉
Yep...I had it too...
Haha. Back when commercials were actually entertaining
I don't remember Wendy's ever having a salad bar. 😃
WKBD brings back some good memories! We were able to get this channel in Kalamazoo.
1982 that's when a 1 hour football game actually only took an hour and a half to play! It didnt take 3 or 4 hours to play the game!!
God,TV Guide. That was actually pretty convenient.
wow. Wendys went down hill since then lol
I loved that salad bar. So much stuff in it. Salad, pasta, fruit. Also miss the fries from that time. :(
There are Ball Park beef hamburger patties now... and they DO NOT PLUMP. Their ad from 30 years ago lied to me! lol.
8:41 Unintentionally hilarious
*baseball crashes through window menacingly*
Terrified Aunt Mary: "My coaching days are over, Nicholas."
Wow...Hudson's...Worked there in the 80's at the Pontiac Mall...
Oh man I loved Zapped!
Thx for the time machine
I've seen ads featuring a spokesman that had recently died not being able to get pulled in time before (some of the last Billy Mays ads and a reverse mortgage spot featuring actor/former Senator Fred Thompson airing about a week after he died), but it's strange (to me, at least) seeing the Paul Lynde ad considering that he had been dead for a while when this was recorded
HRTVFan2 I remember an infomercial that ran with Michael Landon after he died. More creepy to me is the laugh tracks that were recorded from I Love Lucy. Imagine laughing at something on TV that was made long after you were dead!
11:05 - Wow, just love those 1982 Vox digi sound effects. :)
The good old days
11:16 Livingrooms, bedrooms, dinettes, oh ya!
Harry's Army Surplus is still open on Telegraph road in Dearborn. I live about 5 minutes from it.
RIP Mel Farr
Cue the music ~~~ "Come to Mel Farr superstar - - for a Farr better deal"
Now there are Ball Park burgers, but they certainly don't plump when cooked.
11:16 living rooms... bedrooms... dinettes...
oh yeah
you can find'em
at the market
i'm talkin bout flea market
"OH I WISH I SAID THAAAAT" in my comment above!
I love you. you are doin tHE LORDS WORK
Damn.... my buddy's parents had that living room set @ 11:16 when I was a kid......
The Le Car dont think there are any on the road anymore!!
Zapped - 7% on Rotten Tomatoes, for those of you who were dying to see it lol
WorldMan1975 it looks like one of those movies where they’re so bad you gotta see it.
i saw the ad and watched the movie right up, i like it, it's like an old version of american pie with a back to the future vibe. very underrated if you ask me
Harry's Army Surplus is still there on Telegraph.
Burger Chef...We always went to the one in Sikeston, MO on the South end of town.
5:30 LOL "Not Farr from Northland". I see what you did there, Mel Farr
theredbaron057 oh, I saw that too but I thought it was a misspelling. I get it now.
in the beginning of the video, I was wondering why I hadn't seen any of those episodes of "Charles In Charge"... never knew the two worked on a movie prior.. hope the movie's worth a watch, cause I'm gunna give it a shot..
I was born and raised in Michigan, but I have never heard of Burger Chef. I remember Hardee's, though.
If you were born after these aired, there's really no reason why you would have heard of it. The chain was bought out by Hardee's in 1982.
I was born in 1978. I lived in Michigan until 1997.
Well, then you would have only been 4-5 years old when Burger Chefs in Michigan were being closed and converted over to Hardee’s locations.
"Zapped" looks cheesy great!!!
Paul Lynde! I am loving these local Michigan ads! Zapped looks like the stupidest movie since YOR.
Kathy Florcruz Whenever I hear YOR, I think of the similarly released Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn.
Chris Lang Oh, dear. I guess I missed that bit of classic cinema. Maybe it would be good for MST3000?😂
'Zapped' was pretty bad. But they made a sequel....
Bill Seipel Oh, no!!
Kathy- You're high!
Zapped was an ok movie!
I miss all those jingles.
Zapped-the movie which Heather Thomas didnt want to do a nude scene for :(
The Concrete Jungle-wouldnt be a women-in-prison film without the crazed head prison guard
TV Guide-"Almost Miss America"-good title for a made-for-tv movie
Aunt Mary-maybe she should enlist the boy with the prosthetic arm to take out those two punks
The Incubus-probably wasnt a good idea to hide in a bathroom stall
Prisoner of 2nd Avenue-rent must be(too damn) high
I could see the Channel 50 antenna from my front porch as a kid in Farmington Hills, and remember all these commercials. Bill Kennedy's movie at 1 was the stay home sick from school standby. I seem to remember "The Perils of Pauline" being on every couple of weeks.
Rob Dudley I'm from Toledo and I remember watching channel 50 in the 80s. Can't believe how much I miss those days....
I’m from central Florida and our thing was on Saturday afternoon, the “Creature Feature” hosted by Dr. Paul Bearer. 😂 It was a horror movie double feature. He was a local celebrity. Great memories.
a pre Charles in Charge Baio and Willie Aames
Also a pre Bibleman Willie Aames.
5:20 - The monthly payment on a 1978 delta 88 is more than the monthly payment on a 2018 Impala. Just think about that for a second. The 80's had to be the worst time in history to own a car.
That 2018 Impala's MSRP is $29,000. The Delta 88 would be $17,500 in today's dollars. The average car payment today is about $500. Back then, $149 is today about $479, below average. I'd say now is the worst time to own a car.
Chris M Except that today's base models have features only found on the highest luxury models in the 80's.
But, back then auto loans were a lot harder to get. I bought my first car in '83 and they practically did a colonoscopy on me just to get apprpoved. You could have your loan rejected for just one missed payment to someone.
The build quality is similar.
Mel Far Superstar lmao 😂😁😂😁😂😀😁 lawd have mercy
I’m sitting here thinking car dealership commercials haven’t changed much, then all the stock number and pricing info shows up! Makes you realize that people were a little more honest back then.
HUDSON'S!!💖
I remember my Heather Thomas poster!
How about that mini-skirt Liquid Nails girl holding two coc....err.....caulk guns....lol. That wouldn't fly today.
Pretty sure that the cowgirl hasn't been on their packaging for 20 years or more
Where the hell is burger chef????? I never heard of them.
They were a big chain starting in the 50's, had over 1,000 restaurants across the country in the early 70's. They were sold off to the parent company of Hardee's in 1982, the same year that these aired. Within a few years of this most of them were converted into Hardee's.
I remember going a few times
Also, they were the site of a famous unsolved murder in Speedway, Indiana in 1978.
Wow, I did not know Renault even tried to sell cars in the US.
They partnered with AMC from 1978-87. AMC dealerships at the time were advertised as selling "AMC/Jeep/Renault"
Oh yeah and what a piece of garbage they were.
Doesn't anyone think Phil Ruppe looks like Mr. Rodgers?
lol I see it
Funny...Ball Park hamburgers now exist...
At 7:08 - Ten bucks for a gallon of paint? It's about $25 nowadays!
It's called inflation. $10 in 1982 money is exactly $25.81 today.
I worked at USA broadcasting/Univision broadcasting for a couple of years doing commercial ingest ... I spotted two promo's that were "shaved" by the board operator for time allowance or they were recorded from the wrong start time and ended up going out early ... master control operator needs investigated and if not found there Go to traffic ...I was only 10 years old in 1980 ... Who would think I would critique them now ha ha whatever ....
Not sure what parts you're referring to, but the tape these are sourced from was someone recording a bunch of episodes of The Benny Hill Show on the same tape, recording over sections of the tape each night that it aired. There are a lot of jump edits/partial ads because of that, not because the station was cutting them off.
Foul - the commercial about 'Hogan's Heros' was for syndicated reruns of a show that was discontinued in the early '70s.
All of these ads date from a recording made in the summer of 1982, as noted in the description. It really doesn't matter what year the show is from.