Diff’rent Strokes, 1978 – 1986
If forced to pick five favorites from among the great TV shows of the 80s, Diff’rent Strokes would definitely make the cut. The show wasn’t just about laughs, it was about breaking social and cultural barriers while learning about the important things in life – and, of course, it had Arnold’s catch phrase, “Whatchou talkin’ bout Willis?” (see video below). Diff’rent Strokes first aired in 1978 and...
80s TV – Then and Now . . .
Whoever said “What comes around, goes around” can “KISS MY GRITS!” Most of today’s popular TV shows are clearly attempting replication of the glory days of television – the 1980s. But in the end, they are simply poor substitutes for the veritable feast of legendary television we enjoyed 20 years ago. CSI? Give me Crockett and Tubbs any day . . . everyone knows that real men wear hot pink blazers and white pants. X-Files was clearly a...
Big Red Commercials
Kiss a little longer, hold tight a little longer . . . with Big Red. Check out these great 80s Big Red commercials. Grab a pack and kiss your main squeeze a longer today!...
Bartles and Jaymes Wine Coolers
04.27.07: New commercials submitted by site user, Patrick. Thanks, Patrick! Topping for Ice: Baseball-ese: Ed Knows...
General Hospital: The Soap Opera of the 80s
Okay, so the 80s didn’t exactly bring us General Hospital since the soap actually launched in the 60s, but General Hospital did start setting trends in the 80s that many other soap operas followed. For instance, the idea of the infamous super-couple, like the ones that soaps like Days of Our Lives and As The World Turns currently feature, was started by General Hospital in the 80s. General Hospital also introduced fast-paced...
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