Co-branded spot alongside RadioShack.įire HVAC Security Equipment and Controls And you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984."Īlan Alda unpacks, hooks up, and turns on an Atari XL home computer in a 30-second commercial.īill Bixby pitches the new Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 in space. The ad closes with the narration "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. Being chased by police, the Olympian throws a hammer at the screen overlord and a beacon of light shines, to the amazement of the followers. In what some call the greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time, an Olympian runs to save a race of hypnotized humans from their computer overlord. Toyota's new trucks for 1984, cause other pickups to lift up and stand on their rear bumpers. around the Riverside International Raceway. John Madden explains why he prefers taking the train over flying.Ī Chevy Camaro drives around Mars, while bystanders, with glowing eyes, watch the car drive by them.ĭan Gurney takes his wife, Evi, out for a ride, in a Toyota Supra. OJ Simpson explains how Hertz gives customers the "Best of Both Worlds with the gifts they provide their customers and the travel rewards program that they offer as well. Two kids are playing hopscotch while singing the McDonald's menu. The man shows that now you can have a flash on your Polaroid Camera, showing brighter photos. After Greene drinks the Coke, he "sweetens" up and offers the kid his jersey, saying, "Hey, Kid.Catch."ġ980s 1980 (XIV) Product TypeĪ couple walks in a park. Greene is his usual "mean" self until the kid insists Greene has his Coke. While out running in Paris, France, Jim Fixx explains why he uses American Express.Ī young kid tries to talk to "Mean" Joe Greene by the locker room after a game. The Budweiser Clydesdales stroll through the snow, while the famed Budweiser-jingle, Here Comes The King, plays.įeaturing footage of the Miss Budweiser hydroplane, the Budweiser-sponsored Spyder NF-10 Can-Am car, and the Budweiser Hot-Air Balloon in action. The jingle sung in the ad ("Buy the World a Coke") was later adapted to a full-length song (removing the Coca-Cola references) twice, becoming a hit song. Several teenagers from around the globe sing on top of a hill in Italy while holding bottles of Coke.
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John Cameron Swayze promotes H&R Block's tax return service.Īdvertising the Polyglas tire from Goodyear. The ad ends with the close of up Knutsson's lips, telling the viewer that this is how close they can get when they use Noxzema. After she says that, the camera begins zooming up close to her lips. Gunilla Knutsson appears on screen with a can of Noxzema telling men how close they can get when they "take it off" with Noxzema cream. Highlights the usage of tungsten steel for the products line of razor blades. On a cold and snowy night, Andy Granatelli is able to start his car and drive in the freezing weather, thanks to using STP Motor Oil.
Features a Cricket driving inside a circle formed of various Plymouth cars, before parking in a space left open for the car. ( February 2018)Ī scuba diver in a dreamy sequence with groovy music introduces Chrysler as "the Possible Dream."ġ970s 1970 (IV) Product TypeĪ young man pulled up in his GTO to a drive-in restaurant with dramatic music and exhaust noise in the background, pulling the "exhaust" knob to activate the vacuum operated exhaust, drowning the noise out, and then drive off.Īdverting the new Plymouth Cricket. The commercials included ads from "Ford, Chrysler, RCA, RJ Reynolds Tobacco, McDonald's, Budweiser, among others." 1968 (II)