Retro Commercials

These commercials aired during the 1984 Olympics on ABC on August 12th, 1984. These are from a 24 year old beta tape that my Aunt and Uncle recorded, so the quality isn’t the best. 1. McDonald’s (An EPIC one minute ad, featuring that great 80′s jingle) 2. Dean Witter (With Paul Gleason) 3. General Motors (Their feeble robots couldn’t hold up to the brutal efficiency of the Japanese variety) 4. Gatorade (I love the pixelated bodies) 5. Symphony Software by Lotus (A word processing suite for …

These commercials aired during the 1984 Olympics on ABC on August 12th, 1984. These are from a 24 year old beta tape that my Aunt and Uncle recorded, so the quality isn’t the best. 1. Atari 5200 (That guy looks so disappointed when he’s called out) 2. TV Spot for “Dreamscape” (“Quaid, Start the Reactor!”) 3. Nissan 300ZX 4. Promo for “Webster” (How sad…) 5. Swanson Ford (Looking at these car prices is even sadder) 6. Gerard Tires 7. Promo for “Taxi” 8. McDonald’s 9. Levi’s Cords (There’s …