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These commercials aired on ABC on November 16th, 1980
1. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Intro: "Saturday Night Fever" (Whatever your feelings are about disco music and the resulting fad, this is a way better movie than it has any right to be...with some real drama, pathos and great acting by Travolta. IMO it's one of the most quintessentially New York movies of all time and conveys both the good and bad aspects of the city during that troubled period)
2. Dr Pepper (With David Naughton)
3. Body On Tap Shampoo (With Cristina Ferrare)
4. Black & Decker Dustbuster (A quaint little item from the 1980's)
5. Close-Up Toothpaste
6. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
7. Jean Nate After Bath Splash
8. TV Spot for "Seems Like Old Times"
9. RCA's Christmas Bonus Days
10. Quaker Oats
11. Promo for "Eight Is Enough"
12. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
13. ABC Station ID
14. Alpha Beta
15. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
16. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumpers
17. Eraser Mate Ballpoint Pen by Paper Mate
18. McDonald's
19. Small Miracle Conditioner
20. Pepsi
21. Promo for "Three's Company", "Too Close For Comfort" and "Hart To Hart"
22. Promo for "Taxi" (The season premiere was not until November that year due to the 1980 actors strike: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_actors_strike)
23. Promo for "Soap"
24. American Cancer Society (With Farrah Fawcett, who unfortunately died of cancer in 2009 at age 62)
25. ABC Station ID
26. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
27. Renault 18i
28. Pan Am
29. Sears Pre-Holiday Kenmore Home Appliance Sale
30. Revlon Soft Lash Mascara
31. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
32. Promo for "Too Close For Comfort"
33. Gloria Vanderbilt Stretch Denim Jeans
34. Canon AE-1 Camera (With NFL Quarterback Joe Theismann who played for the Washington Redskins for 12 seasons. Theismann is perhaps best known for a career-ending compound leg fracture he sustained in 1985. He eventually became a sportscaster after his NFL career was over)
35. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
36. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumpers
37. Coca Cola Wish Upon A Star Game (We still have that exact Winnie the Pooh plush seen at 14:03)
38. Skippy Peanut Butter (With Annette Funicello)
39. Energizer Batteries
40. Samsonite
41. Promo for "Happy Days" (I have to imagine Henry Winkler grew the beard out for a play or something and they just worked it into the show. Bearded Fonz is like a cool unlockable character skin you get after beating the main quest) and "Laverne & Shirley"
42. Lipton Cup-A-Soup
43. Maximum Strength Anacin
44. Zales
45. Dr Pepper (With David Naughton and Mickey Rooney)
46. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
47. Promo for "World News Tonight"
48. 1981 Mazda GLC
49. TV Spot for "The Idolmaker" (Apparently Prince was a huge fan of this movie and it inspired him to create musical acts apart from himself such as The Time and Vanity 6)
50. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
51. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
52. Olympus OM10 (With Cheryl Tiegs)
These commercials aired on ABC on November 16th, 1980
1. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Intro: "Saturday Night Fever" (Whatever your feelings are about disco music and the resulting fad, this is a way better movie than it has any right to be...with some real drama, pathos and great acting by Travolta. IMO it's one of the most quintessentially New York movies of all time and conveys both the good and bad aspects of the city during that troubled period)
2. Dr Pepper (With David Naughton)
3. Body On Tap Shampoo (With Cristina Ferrare)
4. Black & Decker Dustbuster (A quaint little item from the 1980's)
5. Close-Up Toothpaste
6. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
7. Jean Nate After Bath Splash
8. TV Spot for "Seems Like Old Times"
9. RCA's Christmas Bonus Days
10. Quaker Oats
11. Promo for "Eight Is Enough"
12. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
13. ABC Station ID
14. Alpha Beta
15. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
16. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumpers
17. Eraser Mate Ballpoint Pen by Paper Mate
18. McDonald's
19. Small Miracle Conditioner
20. Pepsi
21. Promo for "Three's Company", "Too Close For Comfort" and "Hart To Hart"
22. Promo for "Taxi" (The season premiere was not until November that year due to the 1980 actors strike: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_actors_strike)
23. Promo for "Soap"
24. American Cancer Society (With Farrah Fawcett, who unfortunately died of cancer in 2009 at age 62)
25. ABC Station ID
26. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
27. Renault 18i
28. Pan Am
29. Sears Pre-Holiday Kenmore Home Appliance Sale
30. Revlon Soft Lash Mascara
31. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
32. Promo for "Too Close For Comfort"
33. Gloria Vanderbilt Stretch Denim Jeans
34. Canon AE-1 Camera (With NFL Quarterback Joe Theismann who played for the Washington Redskins for 12 seasons. Theismann is perhaps best known for a career-ending compound leg fracture he sustained in 1985. He eventually became a sportscaster after his NFL career was over)
35. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
36. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumpers
37. Coca Cola Wish Upon A Star Game (We still have that exact Winnie the Pooh plush seen at 14:03)
38. Skippy Peanut Butter (With Annette Funicello)
39. Energizer Batteries
40. Samsonite
41. Promo for "Happy Days" (I have to imagine Henry Winkler grew the beard out for a play or something and they just worked it into the show. Bearded Fonz is like a cool unlockable character skin you get after beating the main quest) and "Laverne & Shirley"
42. Lipton Cup-A-Soup
43. Maximum Strength Anacin
44. Zales
45. Dr Pepper (With David Naughton and Mickey Rooney)
46. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
47. Promo for "World News Tonight"
48. 1981 Mazda GLC
49. TV Spot for "The Idolmaker" (Apparently Prince was a huge fan of this movie and it inspired him to create musical acts apart from himself such as The Time and Vanity 6)
50. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
51. "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" Commercial Bumper
52. Olympus OM10 (With Cheryl Tiegs)
