Hah I thought it looked a little different. I saw one on ebay a while back and noticed the font for "Simon" on the front and on the box was different from the 1978 original. Not knowing why really bugged me lol. So I guess this must've been a 1990's re-release.
I was only 5 in 1990. From my memories of this commercial and how I viewed it back then, makes it seem very pathetic. Either I simply grew out of it, or I liked it too much because I was little, and now those memories of joy coming back seem overly because of my age now. Just like I used to watch the Smurfs, Rupert, Little Lulu. Now I look back at it and I feel regret. If I were born a female, then it wouldn't matter IMO.