These commercials aired on ABC on December 3rd, 1994. Thanks to Nanto for sharing these from his massive collection of old VHS tapes. 1. “After These Messages” Commercial Bumper 2. Frosted Flakes 3. Partnership For A Drug-Free America PSA (Another one of those things I saw a million times as a kid but haven’t thought about in forever. HEY GUISE wanna have some fun?) 4. “Free Willy” End Credits 5. ABC Station ID 6. Crayola Jumping Colors Markers 7. Promo for “Wheel Of Fortune” 8. “After These Messages” Commercial Bumper 9. Hot Wheels Top Speed Ultra Pipe Fight Set (PIPE FIGHT! PIPE FIGHT! PIPE FIGHT! I got into a pipe fight as an adult and couldn’t walk for a month) 10. Fantastic Sticker Maker 11. Fantastic Color Surprise (Recreate the beauty of nature with our synthetic polymer spray!) 12. “After These Messages” Commercial Bumpers 13. My Pretty TopsyTail 14. Lego Pirates (I had all of these sets) 15. National Safety Council PSA (If you want to be cool, helmets are the rule) 16. Promo for “Bump In The Night” 17. Promo for “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” 18. “After These Messages” Commercial Bumpers 19. K’nex 20. McDonald’s (With Tonka Truck Happy Meal toys) 21. Secret Keepins Pups (Are they suggesting that children should literally hide their love from others?) 22. Stretch Armstrong 23. Partnership For A Drug-Free America PSA (Creepy) 24. “After These Messages” Commercial Bumpers 25. Micro Machines Super Van City (I didn’t have this, but I did have a similar fold …
Video produced in the Envision Cinema program at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, CA for the Natural High PSA Video Contest. The Natural High® DVD Series are produced and distributed through the Sundt Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization fully supported via donations and sponsorship. The Foundation’s mission is to influence the hearts and minds of kids by inspiring them to choose a natural high and reject drugs. The goal is to change culture so that it is cool for kids to say “YES” to life and “NO” to drugs. Video Rating: 4 / 5
These commercials aired on ABC on December 31st, 1978 1. ABC Station ID 2. Promo for “AM” (With Regis Philbin) 3. Promo for “The Gong Show” (This show *scares* me. It’s like an elaborate anti-drug PSA warning against heavy cocaine use) 4. KABC Happy New Year Bumper 5. “Rockin’ NYE” Intro (I’d really like to post more from this, but DC Productions shoots on sight) 6. “Rockin’ NYE”/Dr. Pepper Plug (The NYE event at Times Square has drawn over one million people in recent years. I’d still like to time travel back to the end of the civil war though!) 7. Dr. Pepper (This is so crazy! With Jimmie Walker and Fred Flintstone!) 8. “Rockin’ NYE”/Excedrin Plug 9. Excedrin 10. Body On Tap (With Kim Basinger. Not for drinking!) 11. Dr. Pepper (With David Naughton. Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?) 12. “Rockin’ NYE”/Dr. Pepper Plug 13. Sugar Free Dr. Pepper Video Rating: 4 / 5
This is “Drugs” from “LP4″ set to the 1990 anti-drug propaganda PSA “Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue”. Please enjoy…
These commercials aired on local ABC affiliate KGO on October 29th, 1989. Most of these were posted way back in Vol. 11 but here they are in their original order and better quality! 1. Prodigy (My dad was pretty hip with computers but we didn’t get the internet until ’95…and it was AOL) 2. Channel 7 News Bumper 3. Triple-Action All 4. Orville Redenbacher’s Light Popcorn 5. The McRib at McDonald’s (Made from the meat of an elusive, magical beast that only appears in the fall every few years. Choamp!) 6. “Free Spirit” Commercial Bumpers 7. Nabsico Shredded Wheat (Imagine the horror of living in a world where the gravity of Milk was reversed) 8. Wendy’s (With Dave Thomas!) 9. Promo for “Who’s The Boss” and “The Wonder Years” 10. “Free Spirit” Commercial Bumpers 11. Wrigley’s (I petition for this jingle to become the National Anthem in the event of a zombie apocalypse or other large-scale disaster. Who’s with me?) 12. Subaru Legacy 13. Anti Drug PSA 14. Promo for “The Real Ghostbusters Halloween Special” 15. “Free Spirit” Commercial Bumper 16. Promo for “Doogie Howser MD” and “Anything But Love” 17. Bounty 18. Gerber 19. Channel 7 News Bumper 20. “The Real Ghostbusters Halloween Special” Commercial Bumpers (Brought to you by Luvs) 21. Luvs 22. Toys R Us 23. “The Real Ghostbusters Halloween Special” Commercial Bumpers 24. Toys R Us (I want that inflatable Tyrannosaurus Rex) 25. Downy 26. Downy/Ivory Night Before Christmas Sweepstakes 27. Bambi on VHS (I found this movie … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Here are some kid-oriented commercials that aired on KBHK TV 44 and ABC around 1987 and 1988. Commercials for: 1. Cocoa Krispies (Now with hallucinations!) 2. Masters of the Universe 1-900 commercial (Things can get pretty racy with He-Man on the line…) 3. Nosy Bears (Teddy Bear + Popcorn in nose = My Head Explodes) 4. M&M’s (Only in the 80′s…) 5. Honey Nut Cheerios (I remember playing with wooden blocks like these all the time in preschool) 6. Bubble Thing (People who want to be your friend only for your giant bubbles aren’t really your friend) 7. Promo for “Heathcliff” (Heathcliff, Heathcliff no one should…terrify the neighborhood!) 8. Anti Drug PSA (Brought to you by the California Attorney Generals Office and your Local Rotary Club) 9. Atari 2600 (Prices low enough to give you a rap induced seizure!) 10. Super Golden Crisp (Sugar Bear is such a pimp. And I totally had that little cloth figure with surfboard) 11. Hollywoods (Psychotic) 12. Honey Comb (Featuring a rare appearance from Big Bad Moe, the Motorcycle Maniac) 13. Maple Town (I think I had the bear figure) 14. Promo for “The Jetsons” (SORRY GEORGE) 15. Perfume Pretty Barbie (I like Ken’s Members Only Jacket) 16. Barbie Ferrari (“Fer-arri!”) 17. Cocoa Puffs (Man, I haven’t had a bowl of these in ages) 18. Promo for “My Little Pony ‘n Friends” (I totally remember tuning in for the Potato Head Kid episodes) 19. Wish World Kids (I really like the stop motion stuff here) 20. Hooks (Again, there were very … Video Rating: 4 / 5
These commercials aired on local Fox affiliate KTVU in March of 1989. 1. “The Woody Woodpecker Show” Commercial Bumper 2. Tyco Military Super Blocks (So this ad is basically saying that the Lego folks were allied with the Russkies?) 3. TV Spot for “Police Academy 6: City Under Siege” 4. Sliders 5. “The Woody Woodpecker Show” Commercial Bumper 6. Lucky Charms 7. Daffodil Day 8. Promo for “The Flintstones” (The sheer variety of programming for my generation is unequaled) 9. “DuckTales” Commercial Bumper 10. Chef Boyardee Dinosaur Pasta (Such a classic commercial. Amazing jingle) 11. Turbo Tricksters 12. McDonald’s Mickey’s Birthdayland Happy Meal (I definitely had the Donald Duck toy, and maybe a few others) 13. “DuckTales” Commercial Bumpers 14. Anti-Drug PSA (“I learned it by watching you!”) 15. Pampers 16. Keds 17. “DuckTales” Commercial Bumpers 18. TV Spot for “The Rescuers” 19. Fruity Pebbles (I’ve actually never had these. Am I missing much?) 20. Dino-Riders (I had the stegosaurus) 21. “DuckTales” Commercial Bumper 22. Big Brother/Big Sister PSA 23. Jim Rogers: People’s Lawyer 24. Skyhawk At Great America (These always looked stupid to me)
Roosevelt Intermediate School are the winners of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Middle School PSA Challenge. Visit www.drugfreenj.org and www.GetSmartnj.org to learn more Here are Dylan Olson, Kevin Morris, Katherine Mcinley, Devin Cash, Tracy Kaplan, Rob Bunting, Jack Kephart as they discuss the creation process and then debut the PSA! Video Rating: 4 / 5
These commercials aired on KCAL-TV during a Lakers/Sonics game on February 28th, 1990. 1. Toyota 2. Valvoline 3. Taco Bell 4. Anti Drug PSA (Member’s Only LOL) 5. Northwest Airlines 6. Jack In The Box (They recently changed their logo. I’m disappointed in them) 7. Coast Auto Insurance Services 8. Toots Lagoon (This commercial definitely encapsulates what people looked like around my area in the early 90′s) 9. cigarrest (This “pharmacist” is creepy. I love the sheer variety of people interviewed) 10. LA Hearne & Company 11. Mr. Z (Near the AQUARIUM!) 12. Northwest Airlines 13. California Fresh Eggs (We don’t want your stinkin’ Nevada Eggs here!) 14. mcdonald’s 15. Camino Camper 16. Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
These commercials aired on KCAL-TV during a Lakers/Sonics game on February 28th, 1990. 1. Toyota 2. Valvoline 3. Taco Bell 4. Anti Drug PSA (Member’s Only LOL) 5. Northwest Airlines 6. Jack In The Box (They recently changed their logo. I’m disappointed in them) 7. Coast Auto Insurance Services 8. Toots Lagoon (This commercial definitely encapsulates what people looked like around my area in the early 90′s) 9. cigarrest (This “pharmacist” is creepy. I love the sheer variety of people interviewed) 10. LA Hearne & Company 11. Mr. Z (Near the AQUARIUM!) 12. Northwest Airlines 13. California Fresh Eggs (We don’t want your stinkin’ Nevada Eggs here!) 14. mcdonald’s 15. Camino Camper 16. Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital