Posts Tagged ‘Spot’

Retro Commercial Break 105

March 10th, 2010

Another hodgepodge of commercials from around 1989-1990 1. Make delicious sandwiches with Play-Doh Make-A-Meal. 2. The Trix rabbit travels to Trix Land, where he finds zillions of other rabbits, all eating Trix cereal. 3. School principals and bus drivers can’t stand Bubble Tape. 4. Save a little Lost & Found and dry his real tears. 5. The 7up Cool Spots run around on a pool table. 6. A 7up Cool Spot tips a subway saxophone player. 7. Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner visit Mount Rushmore to teach kids about the Constitution. 8. Unless your face is made of rubber, you need a Bic Metal shaver. 9. Battle Ball, the name says it all. 10. Anytime’s great to get a .99 kid’s meal at Friendly’s. 11. Escaped prisoners can’t drink coffee without Sweet ‘n’ Low. 12. Reece’s peanut butter Easter eggs are getting quite a reception. 13. The flavor of Care-free sugarless gum will make pigs fly and cows come home. 14. Eat Trix yogurt ’cause lots of colors are more fun than one. 15. Fruit by the Foot is long on fun. 16. Part of a commercial for Pee Wee’s Playhouse Playset. 17. The Encyclopedia Britannica theme song: Living a Moment Can Capture Your Mind. 18. A 3-word phrase that means FUN: Charles in Charge.

Hard Times

March 3rd, 2010

Hard Times features a variety of characters from The Simpsons, most notably greedy billionaire C. Montgomery Burns. As Mr. Burns faces the loss of his fortune and worldly belongings, he learns to appreciate lifes simple pleasures like friends and family. The commercial was first shown during Super Bowl XLIV (44) 2010.

WITI TV-6 – Focus Team [1982] {30 seconds}

February 28th, 2010

witi’s Focus Team looks great in this fantastic spot. Possibly one of my favorite vintage spots of all time.

classic vw beetle commercial

February 14th, 2010

www.painteddesigns.nl Again a great vw beetle commercial telling us about de greatest car ever built! This 1974 beetle commercial is made with the same background music as the american commercial nr. 26. This is a 1974 VW mexican TV commercial, first aired on November 1973 (it starts wishing a happy new year!), featuring the new 1600cc. engine, new wider seats, a smaller stickshift, larger tailights and turn signals, this add was only made for Mexico and not Southamerica. Domestic mexican beetles were not exported at that time. changes on mexican Beetles were one year behind or two of those of the German beetles back then. From theDVD 'Legend on wheels'. Wanna have this DVD packed with 2 hours of high quality digitally remastered old vw commercials? The DVD really brings you back to the '60s and '70s. Send an email to beetlejuice150@hotmail.com

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Extended TV Spot #3: Epic Story [1977]

February 7th, 2010

The 3rdOfficial TV Spot for “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, titled “Epic Story”. Release Date: 25 May 1977 (USA) Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong {pwong@nt.net} Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1977) (USA) (theatrical), Lucasfilm, Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi [IMDB.COM]