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Post by Dino on May 20, 2011 10:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on May 20, 2011 11:00:10 GMT -5
1. Look how young they were. 2. Well played Mauer. |
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Post by Jiggy on May 20, 2011 12:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by Dino on May 20, 2011 12:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by Queenie on May 20, 2011 13:31:52 GMT -5
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on May 20, 2011 13:34:12 GMT -5
Centipede was a great game. I favored Donkey Kong Jr. over Donkey Kong.
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Post by Queenie on May 20, 2011 13:39:23 GMT -5
Centipede was a great game. I favored Donkey Kong Jr. over Donkey Kong. I would have to agree. I liked Centipede better than Millipede too, but the DDT bombs you got with Millipede were freakin awesome. |
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Post by Opus on May 20, 2011 15:14:57 GMT -5
I disagree. Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis is the best game ever.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on May 20, 2011 15:45:03 GMT -5
I disagree. Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis is the best game ever. Donkey Kong sucks. |
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Post by Queenie on May 20, 2011 15:48:27 GMT -5
I disagree. Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis is the best game ever. Mortal Kombat was a pretty awesome game. Gotta love the SEGA!! |
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Post by Jiggy on May 20, 2011 15:51:21 GMT -5
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Post by Queenie on May 20, 2011 16:55:20 GMT -5
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Post by Rebel on May 20, 2011 20:11:42 GMT -5
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Post by Rebel on May 21, 2011 9:42:11 GMT -5
I'm curious to know if anyone besides me, Biff and Queenie has any clue what the pic right above the can of Pepsi Free is?
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Post by potthole on May 21, 2011 11:52:10 GMT -5
I'm curious to know if anyone besides me, Biff and Queenie has any clue what the pic right above the can of Pepsi Free is? Is it some sort of TV remote? |
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Post by Rebel on May 21, 2011 15:18:12 GMT -5
Close...it's a cable box. That very one was sitting on top of my family's lone, 19-inch color TV in 1981 when MTV was born. The switch on the left selects the band, the buttons select the channel, and the dial on the right adjusts the fine tuning.
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Post by potthole on May 21, 2011 22:17:41 GMT -5
What's the story behind that Count Scary doofus?
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Post by Rebel on May 21, 2011 23:24:02 GMT -5
He hosted the weekly creature feature/B-grade horror flick on Channel 4, Detroit's local NBC affiliate. His signature line was "Ooh, that's SCAAARY!" Delivered in a cheesy Transylvania accent, of course. I'm sure Hot Wings and Zane both remember him.
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Post by Rebel on May 22, 2011 0:11:49 GMT -5
Here are some more Detroit-specific ones:
This one was iconic--everybody knew it (careful, it's REALLY LOUD!):
Yes, this is THAT (former Detroit Lions running back) Mel Farr:
An ad for Boblo Island, which is on the Detroit River and used to have an amusement park on it. It's technically on the Canadian side, but you used to be able to take a steam boat ("The Boblo Boat") and go to the island without passing through Customs.
Highland Appliance was one of two major appliance chains in the Detroit area. Their HQ was in Plymouth, where I grew up. They always spent big on their ads, and made some very memorable ones:
The other big appliance chain was Fretter. Ollie Fretter wasn't as liberal with the ad budget.
Faygo ad--a true classic:
Oooh, look what I found by accident!
Bonus blast from the past with the Dick Purtan gag. He was a legendary morning radio host. He started before I was born, I think, and just retired a year or two ago.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on May 23, 2011 8:07:28 GMT -5
I remember Highland and Fretter: Ollie's Oops sales and 50 watts per channel babycakes!
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Post by Rebel on May 23, 2011 18:45:17 GMT -5
I remember Highland and Fretter: Ollie's Oops sales and 50 watts per channel babycakes! I think "Babycakes" was the best ad ever produced! |
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Post by potthole on May 24, 2011 16:46:53 GMT -5
So that Count Scary doesn't seem as lame as I initially thought based off of the photo. Seems like he was pretty funny and not taking it serious.
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Post by Rebel on May 24, 2011 19:34:04 GMT -5
So that Count Scary doesn't seem as lame as I initially thought based off of the photo. Seems like he was pretty funny and not taking it serious. Pretty cheesy by today's standards, but, you know...it was shtick comedy. That was OK in the 80's. |
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Post by potthole on May 25, 2011 19:38:22 GMT -5
Pretty cheesy by today's standards, but, you know...it was shtick comedy. That was OK in the 80's. Cheesy's perfectly fine with me, I tend to like that. When I first saw that photo posted in the thread I thought the guy was seriously trying to be a spooky vampire, to which I thought he was a massive dork. |
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Post by Jiggy on May 27, 2011 15:54:03 GMT -5
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Post by FUSTERCLUCK on May 27, 2011 20:55:47 GMT -5
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Post by Dino on Jun 2, 2011 16:43:00 GMT -5
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