Sometimes I miss commercials

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Look for a 1980s TV spot for the Detroit Zoo. (It may have been used for other Zoos also.)

 

[Racan]

First time I'm seeing this. There was some serious talent behind this commercial.

 

[AndImSinging]

I wish they still aired the 2007 version of the Empire Today commercial. *sigh*

 

[Kaido]

The weights ROFL

 

[Kaido]

THROW THE CHILD!

 

[Charmonium]

Ooo, critical error in necro-ing this thread. I have comments about pretty much every ad I'm forced to watch. Thirty seconds is a long time if your brain is overclocked, so it needs either entertainment or input. IOW, I'll be back.

 

[Kaido]

Food for thought:

 

[Charmonium]

First time I'm seeing this. There was some serious talent behind this commercial.

Haha, so much work for an econobox.

 

[BudAshes]

Haha, so much work for an econobox.

More money was spent on the comercial than R&D on that shitbox.

 

[IronWing]

More money was spent on the comercial than R&D on that shitbox.

My takeaway is that car will leave you stranded on a deserted desert highway.

 

[Charmonium]

My takeaway is that car will leave you stranded on a deserted desert highway.

Adventure - always a good selling point.

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's funny to think someone looked at that car on the lot among all the others and was like "we'll take it!".

 

[Charmonium]

The 80's was the decade of the econobox.

In 1980, the average price of gas was $1.19 per gallon, which is equivalent to $4.60 in 2023 dollars. This was a tripling of the price of gas since 1972, when a gallon of regular gasoline cost 36 cents. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) embargo on foreign oil imports between 1973 and 1974 was a major factor in the price increase.

It was all about saving gas so styling wasn't a priority.

 

[Kaido]

1999 throwback:

 

[nakedfrog]

You know, pondering it now I think maybe part of your interest in commercials is the short form video, given your preference for TikTok.

 

[Kaido]

You know, pondering it now I think maybe part of your interest in commercials is the short form video, given your preference for TikTok.

I have a very short attention span lol