Today I offer an 8-minute medley of some awesome commercials that aired on CBS on October 26, 1984, between the premiere airing of Garfield in the Rough (memories of which escape me) and the Halloween perennial, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
When such specials took over prime time, kids felt special themselves; choice TV real estate normally devoted to adults was now the terrain of kids, and we loved it! Even the commercials were evidence that this was our time. Some great examples here include ones for McDonald's Happy Meals, Frosted Flakes, a fantastic one for Bubble Yum bubble gum (clearly inspired by the video for the Cars song "You Might Think"), and, being just a few days before Halloween, an ad for Paas Halloween Make-Up Kits. This set instantly takes me back.
Speaking of Halloween, I should note that the 2018 Countdown to Halloween starts two weeks from today! Consider this an ever-so-slight teaser for the celebration.
Enjoy!
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Ah, those Nabisco ads "NA-BIS-CO." I'd get annoyed by those :)
Loved when holiday specials aired, especially the Peanuts ones. Part of a kid's tradition.
Do not remember "Garfield in the Rough", but according to IMDb it concerns Garfield, Jon and Odie in the great outdoors.
Thought that was Robin Williams as the "old man" in the Pryor's Place ad. Didn't watch the show, but had to look and see if it was him, and it was. The episode was called "Sax Education." Hmm...
Peppermint Patty commercials are tied in heavily with these specials for me, as they are with the annual Wizard of Oz airing. Just seemed to always go hand-in-hand.
And that Bubble Yum ad isn't just inspired by the Cars video, it freaking rips it off! LOL
Good times.
Thanks Jamie and Joe!
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