These commercials aired on ABC on September 25th, 1982
1. We'll Return After These Messages" Commercial Bumper
2. Lego Beta-1 Command Base/Mobile Rocket Transport (These early space sets were several years before my time, but I really like their aesthetics. They seem incredibly grounded and realistic for space toys and the focus is on science and exploration rather than just people fighting aliens with spaceships and lasers. They definitely lost sight of that concept over time)
3. Honey Nut Cheerios
4. "Dough Nuts: Little Sally Meesmer"
5. "Richie Rich" Commercial Bumper
6. Promo for "Pac-Man" (I'm a huge Pac-Man fan but this cartoon is just ridiculous...though I do have a soft spot for the "Christmas Comes to Pac-Land" special)
7. We'll Return After These Messages" Commercial Bumper
8. Nerf Soccer Ball
9. Raisin Bran (The sun may seem really nice and friendly, but don't forget that he's an enormous bright white burning ball of hydrogen that will incinerate you)
10. Schoolhouse Rock: Love Will Work Wonders PSA
11. "The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show" Commercial Bumper
12. ABC Station ID
13. McDonald's (I still find it incredible that McDonald's never made a TV series or even a half hour special centered around these characters back then)
14. "The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show" Commercial Bumper
15. Play-Doh Fun Factory (Looks almost like they just left kids alone with Play-Doh in a room while cameras were rolling)
16. Hershey's Chocolate Syrup (With Peter Billingsly aka Ralphie of "A Christmas Story" fame! Soon he would be endorsing another brand of chocolate drink. BESURETODRINKYOUROVALTINE)
17. Western Barbie (OMG love the winking action)
18. "The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show" Commercial Bumper
19. We'll Return After These Messages" Commercial Bumper
20. Alpha Bits (In the veritable ocean of animated cereal mascots that existed back then, I think that this bipedal talking St. Bernard character might have been the strangest)
21. Brooke Shields Doll (I think that this might be the most ridiculous commercial I've ever posted. First, the product itself. Second, the lyrics "she's a beautiful doll" might be the most uninspired bit of hack jingle writing out there. And lastly, the LJN reveal at the end just brings everything full circle)
22. McDonald's
23. Schoolhouse Rock: Water PSA (The common sense advice given to kids in little cartoons like this probably did a lot more good than the mandatory blocks of "educational programming" that replaced Saturday Morning Cartoons)
24. Promo for "Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour" and "Pac-Man"
25. We'll Return After These Messages" Commercial Bumper
26. Lego Castle (This was the first Castle set that Lego made. I much prefer the castles made later when I was a kid like "Black Monarch's Castle" • LEGO Black Monarch's C... but I guess they had to start somewhere)
27. Star Wars: "The Empire Strikes Back" Action Figures (I just love these vintage Star Wars ads. The outdoor settings and the little voices the kids do just makes you want to go out and play in your backyard all day until your mom yells at you to come inside and eat dinner)
28. Willie Survive PSA (Nowadays parents would just never allow their kids to be out alone and experience the world)
29. "Pac-Man" End Credits
30. ABC Station ID
31. Capri Sun (I always liked the pouches that they came in with the little straw. I don't think I really enjoyed the flavors much though)
32. Boys Scouts Of America PSA
33. Promo for "Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour" (Did Fonzie have super strength ala Popeye in these cartoons? Seems somehow appropriate)
34. We'll Return After These Messages" Commercial Bumper
35. Raspberry Hubba Bubba
36. Fashion Jeans Barbie (Something tells me that "Fashion Jeans Ken" wasn't really into Barbie)
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