I remember my older brothers and I taping that Simpsons Christmas special and showing it to our friends off and on that week. The entire family even watched our tape when the relatives came over for Christmas Eve. It was the talk of my Sixth Grade class the day after it aired as well. For me, Christmas 89 was all about getting a stereo with CD player, DuckTales for the NES and the Simpsons Christmas episode.
One of the most important nights in television history: the debut of The Simpsons. Meanwhile, there's probably one Totally Hidden Video fan who's very disappointed.
I taped this and watched it a few dozen times when I was 10 and never would have imagined there would come a day when I would get sick of the Simpsons being on tv.
@@80sCommercialVault That would have been a good time to stop. I think I stopped watching the show a few years before the movie, although I did see it in theaters.
This is the highest quality version of the Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial I've seen since it was current! I absolutely love this commercial, and it always makes me feel like a kid waiting for Christmas again.
The rare 1980s commercial for The Simpsons is one to behold. We would have over 36 seasons worth of it and counting or until it is finally done and over with. By which I mean, the series wraps up and becomes a legacy in animation history. Just to clarify. Sam Kinison was the best part of comedy. He left us too soon. And him and Al Bundy were the funniest together for the holidays. Frosty was animated and uncredited by the same guy who gave us Space Adventure Cobra. Hence making Frosty the first holiday anime ever. Doctor Doctor had a really good theme jam, and it had Max Headroom himself as the main guy of the sitcom. Eventually he would be doing voice acting on Tiny Toons, Toonsylvania, and the short lived Dumb and Dumber animated series(I wish it was a fib, but it happened) where he played Lloyd Christmas with Harry Dunn being voiced by a certain starfish whose lasted over 25 years. And finally, I forgot those singing raisins had an animated series. Too use to them being clay. But at least we have a lasagna cat who made Saturdays worth while. Lorenzo Music was perfect to voice him.
Coca Cola Classic- I remember seeing the “Letter To Santa” Template on boxes of cans of Coca Cola that’s being advertised in this commercial. From what I remember, the Template didn’t give you very much room on it to write what you wanted from Santa Claus. So kids, if you’re using this Template, don’t ask for too many toys from Santa. Levi’s 501- The boy playing the Saxophone throughout this commercial has great potential to become the next Kenny G. Sunmaid Raisins- There’s just something so charming about the way the boy in this commercial casually imitates a strong man with big muscles at 12:00.
5:34 After all these years I've noticed that the premise of this 7up ad is either: A. Santa sometimes forgets to deliver gifts and leaves with them still in his sack, 2. Billy got some *other* Billy's firetruck, thereby screwing 2nd Billy out of a gift, or D. The 7up spots are little vessels of fate and delivered a gift even Santa was unaware of.
The joy of holiday advertisements. The George C Scott Christmas Carol is my favorite. The 7up and MB Pocket Board Game commercials were very nostalgic. Thanks.
Triscuit Bits! That's a cool discontinued snack I haven't heard of... but I just found out there are Triscuit Minis in stores now, I would like to try those sometime!
You better believe I was front and center watching the VERY FIRST EPISODE of The Simpsons that night! From DC these ads were kind of close to New York and WNYW!
05:14 I tried to give Prancer a chance as an annual Christmas movie to watch but she is too obnoxious throughout the movie, even in this clip when she yells "SURPRISE" The movie and plot are good and Same Elliott is awesome as always but too bad they didn't cast the main character right
My personal gold standard for depressing 80's small town drama Christmas Movie is "One Magic Christmas" from 1985 with Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. Besides good performances from the leads, Elisabeth Harnois gives a very good performance considering she was only around 5 when they filmed it. Since parts of it are so depressing it's not one that I watch every year but it's definitely worth checking out.
The Simpsons Christmas Special-first introduction to Santa's Little Helper Apple Cinnamon Cheerios-the beginning of the ad kind of looked it would've been in a aftershave commercial Married With Children-classic Christmas episode inspired by It's A Wonderful Life Fudge Covered Oreo-"I'll have the cookie she's having."
It's definitely something to consider when looking at prices from back then. Yes, the overall cost of living was lower and more affordable but many of the things we take for granted like cheap electronics were exorbitantly expensive.
Dang…$777 for a tiny handheld video recorder. I truly wish I could go back in time and bring my smartphone with me….show them what the future would be like.
That was fairly cheap considering the average price of a VCR in 1984 was around $500 and even higher before that. For reference, $500 in '84 would now be $1500 adjusted for inflation and $227 in '89 would now be $568.
I remember my older brothers and I taping that Simpsons Christmas special and showing it to our friends off and on that week. The entire family even watched our tape when the relatives came over for Christmas Eve. It was the talk of my Sixth Grade class the day after it aired as well. For me, Christmas 89 was all about getting a stereo with CD player, DuckTales for the NES and the Simpsons Christmas episode.
Classic!
One of the most important nights in television history: the debut of The Simpsons.
Meanwhile, there's probably one Totally Hidden Video fan who's very disappointed.
5:30 - Another one of my holiday favorites. The Cool Spot sure was a great ad campaign. Glad this channel continues to preserve our history.
I taped this and watched it a few dozen times when I was 10 and never would have imagined there would come a day when I would get sick of the Simpsons being on tv.
It should have ended after the Simpsons movie came out nearly 20 years ago. Right now, I feel like it will continue even after the main cast is dead.
@@80sCommercialVault That would have been a good time to stop. I think I stopped watching the show a few years before the movie, although I did see it in theaters.
Almost 35 years already?! Has it been that long? I was only in the sixth grade at the time of the original air date of The Simpsons pilot episode!
Bittersweet 😢
This is the highest quality version of the Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial I've seen since it was current! I absolutely love this commercial, and it always makes me feel like a kid waiting for Christmas again.
12:26 Barney: Hey Fred, How come we celebrated Christmas as Jesus isn't born yet?
Yes, there are a few logical inconsistencies in the cartoon where dinosaurs and humans co-exist.
My goodness, these commercials are in pristine quality!
The rare 1980s commercial for The Simpsons is one to behold. We would have over 36 seasons worth of it and counting or until it is finally done and over with. By which I mean, the series wraps up and becomes a legacy in animation history. Just to clarify.
Sam Kinison was the best part of comedy. He left us too soon. And him and Al Bundy were the funniest together for the holidays.
Frosty was animated and uncredited by the same guy who gave us Space Adventure Cobra. Hence making Frosty the first holiday anime ever.
Doctor Doctor had a really good theme jam, and it had Max Headroom himself as the main guy of the sitcom. Eventually he would be doing voice acting on Tiny Toons, Toonsylvania, and the short lived Dumb and Dumber animated series(I wish it was a fib, but it happened) where he played Lloyd Christmas with Harry Dunn being voiced by a certain starfish whose lasted over 25 years.
And finally, I forgot those singing raisins had an animated series. Too use to them being clay. But at least we have a lasagna cat who made Saturdays worth while. Lorenzo Music was perfect to voice him.
Coca Cola Classic- I remember seeing the “Letter To Santa” Template on boxes of cans of Coca Cola that’s being advertised in this commercial. From what I remember, the Template didn’t give you very much room on it to write what you wanted from Santa Claus. So kids, if you’re using this Template, don’t ask for too many toys from Santa.
Levi’s 501- The boy playing the Saxophone throughout this commercial has great potential to become the next Kenny G.
Sunmaid Raisins- There’s just something so charming about the way the boy in this commercial casually imitates a strong man with big muscles at 12:00.
5:34 After all these years I've noticed that the premise of this 7up ad is either:
A. Santa sometimes forgets to deliver gifts and leaves with them still in his sack,
2. Billy got some *other* Billy's firetruck, thereby screwing 2nd Billy out of a gift, or
D. The 7up spots are little vessels of fate and delivered a gift even Santa was unaware of.
The joy of holiday advertisements. The George C Scott Christmas Carol is my favorite. The 7up and MB Pocket Board Game commercials were very nostalgic. Thanks.
Wow an original recording of the Simpsons christmas special? One of my favorites. I watch it every year. classic simpsons!
I've always had a Rude Dog VHS. Got a close attachment to it.
Triscuit Bits! That's a cool discontinued snack I haven't heard of... but I just found out there are Triscuit Minis in stores now, I would like to try those sometime!
Quite the roundup of the end of 1989, the end of the decade. I felt like things were moving so fast and I couldn't keep up.
You better believe I was front and center watching the VERY FIRST EPISODE of The Simpsons that night! From DC these ads were kind of close to New York and WNYW!
Michael Bell with the VO on Mazda. Duke, Prowl and Handy Smurf.
05:14 I tried to give Prancer a chance as an annual Christmas movie to watch but she is too obnoxious throughout the movie, even in this clip when she yells "SURPRISE"
The movie and plot are good and Same Elliott is awesome as always but too bad they didn't cast the main character right
My personal gold standard for depressing 80's small town drama Christmas Movie is "One Magic Christmas" from 1985 with Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. Besides good performances from the leads, Elisabeth Harnois gives a very good performance considering she was only around 5 when they filmed it. Since parts of it are so depressing it's not one that I watch every year but it's definitely worth checking out.
The Simpsons Christmas Special-first introduction to Santa's Little Helper
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios-the beginning of the ad kind of looked it would've been in a aftershave commercial
Married With Children-classic Christmas episode inspired by It's A Wonderful Life
Fudge Covered Oreo-"I'll have the cookie she's having."
1:38 - It’s commercials like this that make the AI holiday ad Coke did all the more disgusting.
The price of electronics when you consider inflation 💀
It's definitely something to consider when looking at prices from back then. Yes, the overall cost of living was lower and more affordable but many of the things we take for granted like cheap electronics were exorbitantly expensive.
@80sCommercialVault I'd much rather go back to expensive electronics and cheap housing. 😉
If only we could build houses out of electronic gadgets and cheap TV's
Dang…$777 for a tiny handheld video recorder. I truly wish I could go back in time and bring my smartphone with me….show them what the future would be like.
VCR for $227?? I feel so old lol. Im in mid 30s now
That was fairly cheap considering the average price of a VCR in 1984 was around $500 and even higher before that.
For reference, $500 in '84 would now be $1500 adjusted for inflation and $227 in '89 would now be $568.
I got a discount Goldstar VCR for $100 at Zayre in 1987 and felt lucky.