62 SPOTS
| Year | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Alpo Beef Flavored Dinner 'My First Baby' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'I didn't know Alpo costs the same as other drys' — more meat protein than 10 pounds of steak, 'don't worry, you'll always be my first baby.' | :15 |
| 1986 | AT&T International Long Distance 'Stationed Overseas' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialA newly engaged couple faces 18 months apart — 'saying goodbye is never easy, but with AT&T International Long Distance, it's easy to say hello.' A 10-minute call to Japan averages 95 cents a minute. | :30 |
| 1986 | BMW 535i 'Ultimate Driving Machine' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial (Chicago)The E28 535i — agile suspension, computer-controlled engine, anti-lock brakes — from your Chicago-area BMW dealers. The ad joins in progress: a tape glitch on the 1986 layer clipped its opening seconds. | :23 |
| 1986 | Burger King vs. McDLT Comparison - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialBurger-war artifact: flame broiling against frying, a Whopper fixed your way against the McDLT — 'this is a burger.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Calvin Klein Obsession 'Between Love and Madness' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Between love and madness lies Obsession' — Calvin Klein's moody mid-80s classic, tagged for Chicago's Carson Pirie Scott. | :10 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Beyond the Screen: The Terminator' Featurette (1986)A Cinemax behind-the-scenes featurette on The Terminator, with clips and a look at how the film was made, ending with "The Terminator. This month on Cinemax." Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :348 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Brazil' Film Discovery of the Month Promo - Monday (1986)Cinemax promotes Brazil as 'this month's Cinemax film discovery,' one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial movies of the decade, set in a place where bureaucracy rules. The film airs Monday on Cinemax. | :60 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment' Comedy Special Promo - Friday 9 PM (1986)Cinemax promotes its comedy experiment Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment, Friday night at 9:00, 8:00 Central. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' Promo - Tomorrow Night at 11 (1986)Cinemax promotes Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, tomorrow night at 11:00, 10:00 Central. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :60 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Max's Mondo Madness' Promo with Max Headroom - Late Saturdays in July (1986)Max Headroom hosts Max's Mondo Madness, a run of cult oddities late on Saturday nights in July on Cinemax. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :50 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'The Max Headroom Christmas Special' Promo - December 19 (1986)Max Headroom pitches his own holiday special in this Cinemax promo: 'The Max Headroom Christmas Special premieres December 19th on Cinemax.' | :29 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Used Cars' Promo - Thursday Night (1986)Cinemax promo for the comedy Used Cars: 'Get set for explosive comedy when two rivals in the used car business compete head on.' It airs Thursday night on Cinemax. | :29 |
| 1986 | Cinemax Sessions 'Fats Domino and Friends' Concert Promo (1986)Cinemax Sessions presents Fats Domino and Friends, a rock and roll concert special on Cinemax. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :35 |
| 1986 | Cinemax Summer 1986 Lineup Promo with Max Headroom - Mondo Madness, Teen Wolf, Commando (1986)Max Headroom runs down Cinemax's summer lineup: Max's Mondo Madness in July, a Chuck Norris festival, and in August Teen Wolf, Commando, Volunteers and The Max Headroom Show. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :79 |
| 1986 | Clarion Cosmetics 'Pure and Simple' Introduction - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'It started with a simple idea: create a real difference in makeup' — introducing Clarion, ultra-pure, fragrance-free makeup 'with a sensitive touch. And that's the difference, pure and simple.' Noxell's big 1986 launch. | :30 |
| 1986 | Coty Wild Musk 'Got Change for a Dollar?' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Got change for a dollar?' 'Why?' 'Because I want to see what you see in me.' It must be the musk — Coty Wild Musk, and Musk for Men. | :16 |
| 1986 | De Beers 'A Diamond Is Forever' Train Platform - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialA misty train-platform reunion set to 'sometimes it's hard to say just what you feel inside' — De Beers, a diamond is forever. | :30 |
| 1986 | Dodge Dakota Launch 'First True Midsize Pickup' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialThe original Dakota introduction — cross into Dakota territory, the new state of the American truck. | :31 |
| 1986 | Duracell vs. Kodak Supralife - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialOutlasts Kodak's battery by up to 20% — we just can't help crowing about it. | :15 |
| 1986 | Fruit of the Loom 'Underwear Election' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'America, the vote is coming in on which underwear you choose most' — the Fruit of the Loom guys run a precinct-by-precinct landslide against 'the next five brands combined' — with the save-$5 bulletin tag. | :30 |
| 1986 | Harris Bank 'Santa's Mail-Order Operation' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial (Chicago)Santa's workshop as 'one of the largest mail-order businesses in the world' — a Chicago Harris Bank holiday spot ending on 'Happy Holidays. The Harris — move up to the Banking Lion.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Illinois State Lottery 'Give Them a Dream' Holiday - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'This year you can give someone more than just another present — you can give them a dream. And you can keep some of that dream for yourself.' Illinois Lottery tickets as stocking stuffers. | :30 |
| 1986 | Kodacolor VR-G 200 'The Color of Life' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialKodak's new Kodacolor VR-G film billboard and spot — stained-glass windows and 'the color of life.' VR-G was 1986's big film launch. | :42 |
| 1986 | Kodak Kodacolor VRG Film Launch - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialTrain platforms, fruit markets and theater aisles rendered in 'the most accurate, realistic color in print film' — new Kodacolor VRG. | :32 |
| 1986 | Kodak Supralife Batteries 'Go for the Gold' Launch - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialKodak enters the battery wars — Supralife lasts longer than ordinary batteries, 'and only Supralife has a real gold tip to ensure the best contact. Settle for the ordinary, or go for the gold.' | :31 |
| 1986 | Kodak VR35 K40 Camera - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Introducing the affordable K40 from Kodak. 35 millimeter? It's easy.' Kodak's push to make 35mm point-and-shoot simple. | :17 |
| 1986 | Le Jardin de Max Factor 'Romance Is Back in Style' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'They say romance is back in style. I say it never went out.' Le Jardin de Max Factor, the incurably romantic fragrance. | :15 |
| 1986 | McDonald's 'I'll Be Glad When I'm Done' Piano Recital - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialA kid dreads his piano recital until the promise of McDonald's after — 'oh, I wish I were already there, instead of here, playing this song.' A full 60-second story spot from the 'good time for the great taste' era. | :61 |
| 1986 | Comtrex Multi-Symptom Cold Reliever - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Do you have a cold?' Comtrex against Alka-Seltzer Plus and Contac — 'all by itself it relieves every major cold symptom.' | :37 |
| 1986 | Midol 200 'Shatter the Myth' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialMidol 200 takes on menstrual-pain myths with ibuprofen, 'a powerful antiprostaglandin ingredient' — 'stop the pain and shatter the myth.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Tylenol Extra Strength 'Largest Headache Study Ever' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Nothing you can take without a prescription is more effective for headaches than Extra Strength Tylenol. Nothing.' The largest clinical headache study ever against ibuprofen, per 1986 Tylenol. | :30 |
| 1986 | Something Wild Trailer - Melanie Griffith & Jeff Daniels (1986)Jonathan Demme's 'something different, something daring, something dangerous' — opening November 7, 1986. This trailer dates the broadcast to the night before. | :35 |
| 1986 | Amy Grant 'Headin' Home for the Holidays' McDonald's Billboard (1986)NBC sponsor billboard — 'Amy Grant, Headin' Home for the Holidays, has been sponsored in part by McDonald's.' | :12 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Another World' Promo (1986)'What exactly did you hear Brittany say?' 'She said she'd kill him.' A week of Another World in eleven seconds. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Hill Street Blues' Tuesday Promo (1986)'Tuesday on Hill Street, Frank investigates his father's death... I found the gun you hid downstairs.' Hill Street Blues, now on Tuesday. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC 'The Sound of Music' Promo - Next Sunday (1986)'The music that moved the world's heart to song' — NBC promotes its holiday airing of The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews, next Sunday (December 28, 1986). | :21 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia Continues' Amy Irving, Rex Harrison (1986)'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna continues, starring Amy Irving and Rex Harrison.' | :09 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Will Continue' (1986)The mid-movie NBC bumper — 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna will continue following these messages.' | :11 |
| 1986 | NBC Christmas Eve Lineup Promo - Highway to Heaven, Gimme a Break (1986)NBC's promo for its Wednesday, December 24, 1986 lineup — Michael Landon's Jonathan teaches a modern-day Scrooge a lesson on Highway to Heaven, plus Gimme a Break. 'Wrap up your Christmas Eve with love.' | :21 |
| 1986 | NBC Nightly News Promo - Brokaw Scoops the Iran Arms Scandal (1986)'The Iran arms scandal rocks the White House, and NBC News was able to scoop the competition. In a crisis, you can rely on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.' December 1986, as Iran-Contra broke. | :11 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Perry Mason 'Murder on Live TV' (1986)Raymond Burr returns — would you kill someone in front of 40 million people? | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Today's 1987 Outlook, ALF's White Christmas, Amazing Stories Santa (1986)Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley tease the week on Today ('the financial outlook for '87'), then tomorrow night: ALF learns he won't have a white Christmas, and Santa gets arrested on Amazing Stories — 'will the real Kris Kringle please stand up?' | :34 |
| 1986 | NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Facts of Life, 227, Golden Girls, Amen (1986)One promo, four sitcoms — a Facts of Life reunion, 227, Golden Girls and Amen. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Thursday Promo - Cheers, Night Court, L.A. Law Moves to Thursday (1986)The birth of NBC's Thursday: 'does Sam's little black book tell all?' on Cheers, indecent exposure on Night Court, and 'L.A. Law, now on Thursday' — the December 1986 schedule move that built Must See TV. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Wednesday Promo - Gimme a Break, St. Elsewhere (1986)NBC's Wednesday tease — Gimme a Break, 'then on St. Elsewhere, will Ehrlich win Lucy? That could go either way... and live to regret it.' | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Bumper - Gary Busey Joins Johnny Tonight (1986)Five seconds of 1986 late-night plumbing: 'Actor Gary Busey joins Johnny tonight at 10:30.' | :05 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Chicago News Tease - Bears Corral the Cowboys, 3 Shopping Days Left (1986)WMAQ Channel 5's Sunday-night news tease: three shopping days left until Christmas, a Christmas concert where the audience supplies the performers, and 'the Bears corral the Cowboys' — the day of Chicago's 24-10 win in Dallas. | :33 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Chicago News Update - First Day of Iran-Contra Hearings (1986)A Channel 5 news update sponsored by Wendy's Big Classic: the Secretary of State denies involvement on day one of the congressional arms-deal hearings, mayor's-race petitions, a cab crash at State and Monroe, and a west-side church miracle. December 1986 Chicago in 30 seconds. | :30 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Late-Night Promo Over Anastasia Credits - Best of Carson w/ Roseanne Barr (1986)Carol Murray's Channel 5 VO over the Anastasia end credits: news at 10, then Best of Carson with Gary Busey and 'comedian Roseanne Barr,' then Letterman with guest Jane Fonda. Pre-fame Roseanne, and the tape that started with a Jane Fonda workout ends by promoting her. | :28 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Promo - John Coleman Weather (1986)Channel 5's John Coleman goes where the weather is — from hurricanes to neighborhood corners. The beat of Chicago. | :29 |
| 1986 | Neediest Family's Christmas Fund PSA (1986, Chicago)A five-second Channel 5 appeal — 'help others by supporting the Neediest Family's Christmas Fund.' The fund was run by the Chicago Tribune (thanks to a viewer for the background). | :05 |
| 1986 | Old Spice 'I Love the Smell of My Daddy' Christmas - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Will Daddy like it?' 'Your Daddy loves Old Spice.' The classic Christmas gift-set spot — 'and so does Mommy.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Palmolive Automatic Dishwasher Liquid Launch - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'After 25 years, people have had it with dishwasher powders' — introducing Palmolive Automatic, the revolutionary liquid for automatic dishwashers. | :30 |
| 1986 | Seagram's Golden Wine Cooler 'Going Home' - Bruce Willis - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialBruce Willis, mid-Moonlighting fame, in his Seagram's Golden Wine Cooler holiday spot — 'hear that, Mr. Seagram? This little old bottle is going to sell itself for a while. I'm going home.' | :15 |
| 1986 | Lean Cuisine 'You Did It' Jingle - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialStouffer's Lean Cuisine's big jingle spot — 'you did it, Lean Cuisine, you gave me a way to eat right... more satisfaction.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Stouffer's Fettuccine Alfredo 'Dakota Durum' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialNorth Dakota wheat, slowly milled semolina, homemade pasta al dente — a full minute of 1986 food romance. | :31 |
| 1986 | Sure & Natural Maxishields 'Thin Pad' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'You'd probably laugh if I told you all you need on your heaviest days is a thin pad — so I'll show you.' New improved Sure & Natural with the ultra-absorbent core. | :31 |
| 1986 | Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt Fragrance - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Break free, and feel how splendid you are' — Vanderbilt, the rich, expressive fragrance. 'Let it release the splendor of you.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Wendy's 'Introducing the Big Classic' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialThe launch spot for Wendy's Big Classic — the soft kaiser bun, fat tomatoes and fresh toppings — plus the Big Classic Combo with regular fries and a medium drink for $2.50. | :30 |
| 1986 | Wendy's Big Classic 'This Is Not a Whopper' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialWendy's fires its own shot in the burger wars with the new Big Classic. | :12 |
| 1986 | Wheat Thins 'Thin and Square' Jingle - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Oh, they're thin and square, and they're light as air... something like a cracker, but more like a snack.' Wheat Thins, just for you snackers. | :15 |
| 1986 | Zayre 'Open 24 Hours Until Christmas Eve' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialThe dead discount chain Zayre rocks around the clock — open 24 hours until Christmas Eve with a 'lifesaving last-minute Christmas sale.' | :30 |