Comments on: Retro action

Retro action

dersins — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:49:03 -0800

The Retroist is a veritable treasure trove of 80's (and 70's) goodness. TV commercials, catalogs, and of course the poetry of Mr. Leonard Nimoy. The Youtube channel alone is worth the price of admission-- Tobor! Diet Rite! Candyland!

By: jquinby

jquinby — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:52:16 -0800

I wonder: when was the last time a board game was advertised on television?

By: dersins

dersins — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:55:43 -0800

*cues jonmc to come in and tell me how lame this is*

By: Stonestock Relentless

Stonestock Relentless — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:58:26 -0800

Hoping for a long desired glimpse of the Galactic Battleburger.

By: DU

DU — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:01:12 -0800

There's stuff in here that looks like it's from the 50s and there's at least one "I'm Batman" reference, which I guess could be late 80s. Pretty sweet. I'm trying to figure out why "tobor is robot spelled backwards" is supposed to sell me on the product.

By: everichon

everichon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:02:55 -0800

why "tobor is robot spelled backwards" is supposed to sell me It's a telesonic robot, hello?

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:04:35 -0800

when was the last time a board game was advertised on television? I know I've seen ads for, at the very least, Cranium and Sorry in the not-very-distant past. Gotta say, though, that Candyland ad doesn't even try to make it sound exciting or fun.

By: DU

DU — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:08:15 -0800

I'm actually kind of comforted by how few of these I recognize. Except Cindy Crawford turning into Rodney Dangerfield--I remember that one. Not with Kramer, though. Also, I always thought this line was from Homer. I guess it was one of many references I missed. Or maybe Homer never even said it.

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:21:22 -0800

I don't know that the Greeks ate meatballs back when Homer was writing.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:25:53 -0800

Fuck Friendly's. Worst service on the planet, every location. I don't know why you'd choose it over a diner, unless all you want is a Reese's Pieces sundae. The peanut butter sauce is like an orgasm you can eat. That doesn't sound right. But you get the point. I got my girlfriend to take me there the day I had my wisdom teeth taken out, high on some kind of synthetic opiate, wearing pajama pants (she made me take off the fuzzy Eeyore slippers), just to have a sundae. Of course, I couldn't chew the candy, but damn that peanut butter sauce was delicious.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:07:30 -0800

If this sort of thing floats your boat, a buddy of mine has a ton of (mostly Canadian) commericals, public service announcements and station identification signals on his YouTube page.

By: mr. creosote

mr. creosote — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:18:06 -0800

TV ads for Frank-N-Stuff hot dogs or early-1980s Crystal Light commercials is my litmus test for a good archive of retro ads.

By: rlk

rlk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:47:51 -0800

I had a Tobor. Picking up that little box was ridiculously difficult. Also, I was pretty certain it got even harder after I accidentally broke the antenna off Tobor's head.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:50:46 -0800

I just spent two hours being 12 again. I owe you.

By: dilettanti

dilettanti — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:56:01 -0800

I had totally forgotten about the E.T. board game! My vague recollection is that the game was unplayable crap, but it was fun just having an E.T. figure with the ghost covering and the cardboard spaceship to play with. The card game was much better. And I did love my key car.... Good stuff here - thanks!

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:56:43 -0800

Hey, remember that time when I posted that link to the Retroist? Yeah, that was awesome.