10 Vintage TV Commercials You Won’t Believe You Forgot

Last Updated on: October 15th, 2023


Vintage TV Commercials

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There was much to love about TV in the 1980’s: Kick-ass prime time lineups, Saturday morning cartoons, music videos on MTV, the newness of cable TV, and the ads. Yes, the ads. It feels like TV commercials were a bit more creative and entertaining growing up in the 80’s and we loved to watch, and talk about, them.

Here is a quick rundown of the 10 vintage TV commercials I stumbled on recently for a history project I am working on and I had to share the nostalgia. Let’s see how many of these you remember!

Vintage TV Commercials

Apple 1984 Super Bowl (Apple)

Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)

Mickey Likes It (Life Cereal)

Help, I’ve Fallen and I can’t Get Up! (Life Call)

My Buddy (My Buddy)

Cha-Cha-Cha Chia (Chia Pet)

Zack the LEGO Maniac (LEGO)

Milk it Does a Body Good (Milk)

Time to Make the Donuts (Dunkin Donuts)

You Deserve a Break Today (McDonalds)




Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. Most of these fun facts come from internet reports and may not be official tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.