When I was little I thought “lime-on”was an actual fruit until I was in first grade and the teacher asked a question having to do with fruit and I said “lime-on” and was informed there was no such thing lol
( 3:32 ) The Replay gum commercial with the all of the super free spirited 80s dancing/boogie-ing is fun for me because it has people in it from a couple of my favorite 80s musical flicks and TV shows! The long, dark haired gal (3:46) is Karen Kopins from the iconic (LOL) 1985 Dance/musical film "Fast Forward". That movie is so bad it's TOO good! Fun fact: She also co-starred in the classic 1985 comedy "Once Bitten" with a young Jim Carrey! Next (3:42 ) the curly haired girl Erica Gimpel played "Coco" in the early 80s TV show "Fame" (I LOVED her in that show --so pretty) Lastly, ( 3:49) the Black dude, Greg Brugge danced in the 1985 movie musical "A Chorus Line" as the dancer "Richie". I cannot say how much I loved that movie as a kid ---I've watched it a million times tbh. Mr. Brugge was so talented he had a great career as a choreographer (he did the "Bad"choreography for MJ) but sadly he passed away in the 90s.
Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island-was the first of a couple of tv movies where they tried to go with the concept of turning the island into a resort,for a possible "Love Boat" type series Sprite-kind of looked like a Coors commercial Kool-Aid Apple-that kind had a weird aftertaste Cool Whip/Jello-they actually served this dessert at those"cafeteria"-type restaurants The Texas Rangers-yet another pilot that was never picked up for series Lysol-with Gordon Jump and Vernee Watson Bitter Harvest-that's one way to get rid of tainted milk Positively Black-sounds like a Chappelle's Show skit lol
I didn't realize news reporter Carole Simpson ever worked for NBC. She would leave the following year for ABC, where she was a long time anchor for their weekend news. She retired from ABC in 2006.
Notice something? This video contains all the commercials from the original 1981 2-hour Gilligan movie broadcast and is just over 17 minutes long. That shows just how much ad time has increased on tv. A modern 2 hour tv broadcast has around 40 minutes of commercials. Or, to use another example. A standard 1-hour episode of tv from the 60's or 70's had between 8-12 minutes of commercials (An episode of the original Star Trek, for example, is 50-52 minutes long without commercials), while a standard 1-hour episode today has between 18-22 minutes of commercials (an episode of The Walking Dead, for example, is between 38-42 minutes without commercials).
WNBC! Nice to see them from here. Lots of great stuff you don't see anymore on TV as far as commercials go. Plus an old governor ad. Looks like it didn't go well for the mayor of Paterson!
@@80sCommercialVault It still seems pricey for those shoes. I remember I had a pair of shoes that looked like those but were a knock-off brand. My mom certainly wouldn’t have paid that much for shoes. lol
