I was born in 1983 and I do remember a lot of these commercials growing up in Canada but mostly like 87 88 and up in all through the 90s such a way better time to be alive, nowadays everything just sucks hahahaha
Most of "A Christmas Story" was shot in Toronto, Scarborough, ans St. Catherines. The interiors of Ralphie's house were filmed in what used to be called Magder Studios (where "SCTV" was made). The Christmas tree lot was on Queen St. W., where Tribal is now. Ralphie's school was a real school in St. Catherines (now a women's shelter). The bridge where Ralphie said THE word is on Cherry Street just south of what used to be a T&T supermarket (and was a Knob Hill Farms before that). And Bow Ling's was filmed in what's now a French bistro called Batifole.
yep indeed but then my dad was a Grinch , every year he would tell us that he didn't make much money that year & looks like were gonna have to skip Christmas
CBC eh? We'd get CBC in a Detroit suburb across the river from Windsor, Ontario. These are one-offs from the US commercials I remember, so thanks for the variety! :)
It was Christmas for me with the following ads - Toys R Us - Short boy having to stand on Yellow Pages to kiss taller girl under mistletoe - Coca Cola Truck with the "Holidays are Coming" chant
16:12..that was one terrifying santa... dragged there straight from the nearest downtown bar on a promise of a bottle of wild turkey if he didn't drop the kid..also i love it when tv shows are dsecribed as a 'global' tv special blah like everyone on the planet is tuning in 🤣
Yeah, (at the beginning) commercials that make white people look like piss-tank losers. While Christmas became largely commercialized in Ontario in the 80s, it was still a time observed as significant and meaningful by the majority of this province' residents. It was a time when CBC, CTV and Global appeared to be on the same page in the best interest of Canadians. Consumers Distributing and the Sears Wishbook were the bible of gifts at Christmas. CFTO-TV was a true purveyor of all things Christmas back-in-the-day, and Peterborough Square actually had a professionally produced commercial.
