Wow. Square dancing cigarettes. This one pretty much speaks for itself, except I should mention that “L.S., L.S. M.F.T.” is a horrible acronym to look at and say. It is also, however, brilliantly simple and the commercial is catchy. If you were born in the 80’s like me, you know, the time when Cigarettes have…
Back when cigarette ads flooded the airwaves, this goodie appeared on television. We’re introduced to a cheering crowd as what appears to be a matador collects a chewed at off the ground thrown at him by a spectator. Why on earth has this man eaten his hat? Because Lucky Strike has produced a filtered cigarette…
A UK double-feature Atari commercial for two entirely different games, Frogger and Star Wars, broadcasted in 1982.
Yet again with seniors playing video games, this time we watch as Mr. Hooper is challenged by a gender neutral child in a game of Pac Man. Mr. Hooper, most well known from Mr. Hooper’s Store on Seasame Street, is far too busy running his fantasy store to keep up with the latest games and…
I think the point of this commercial is that “Atari offers so much crap that you can’t possibly carry it out the door or you’ll break the bank trying.” Only the most masochistic impulsive shopper would allow themselves to be burdened down in such a way, like our gulliable friend in this commercial. Little did…
Since it’s hard to imagine Atari’s”Baseball as baseball and Atari’s Breakout to be anything other than a simple and addictive pixel block action game, 80’s commercials often spruced up the game’s monotonous and repetitive gameplay by adding living characters playing out their video game fantasy by doing more exciting things, like breaking out of jail…
Don’t beat a witch doctor in Dr. Mario he’ll shrink your head. Wasn’t head shrinking done after they killed the victim? This guy lucked out. To the theme of “Witch Doctor” this 1990 commerical touts Dr. Mario for both NES and Gameboy.
Did you know senior citizens played video games? Nothing gets your grandmother spry like Atari. An overly-excited grandma springs up at the suggestion of playing Berserk, hopping up and racing off without Grandson to the video arcade. Grandson reminds her that she can now play Berserk at home, something she’s either forgotten about and the…
Back in the 80’s, video games weren’t just a fun, engaging, and mild form of cheap entertainment. They will kill you in any moment, any place, and any time. Just ask this family. In this piece of video game commercial history, a family of yuppies happily cruise through suburbia on their Sunday drive when father…
What is clearly Mickey Mouse Club inspired choreography and a catchy jingle was “rad” enough for the coolest kids on the block to “Do the Pac Man” This commercial takes the cake for 80’s cheese. But this isn’t about cake and cheese, it’s about cereal and video games. This cereal appears to be a rendition…
