Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These commercials aired on NBC on October 11th, 1981
1. New Jeans by Male
2. USO PSA (With Michael Landon narrating)
3. WNBC News 4 Promo
4. Promo for "Battlestars" (If only they had filmed this in space...they could have called it "Battlestars Galactica")
5. Maxell
6. Navy
7. Max Factor Maxi Moist Lipstick
8. Jordache
9. Brut (With Joe Namath)
10. Maxell (A classic)
11. Playtex Tampons (With Brenda Vaccaro)
12. Close-Up Toothpaste
13. Maxell
14. Colt 45 Malt Liquor
15. Carabine (Jeez, how many designer jean companies had a logo with a horse back then?)
16. "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" Commercial Bumper
17. Northern New Jersey Cancer Information Service PSA
18. Targeted Jobs Tax Credit PSA
19. WNBC Live At Five News Promo
20. WNBC News 4 Promo
21. Odyssey House PSA (I never thought I'd see Art Linkletter wearing a disco suit. Nice unicorn logo)
22. Navy
23. Faberge Organic Shampoo
24. Made in US of A by Claude Clement
25. Summit Candy Bars (The boy wearing glasses on the right at 11:09 is Ian Ziering from "Beverly Hills, 90210"...back when he was actually a teenager!)
26. Alessio (I guess 1981 was the height of the designer jeans craze)
27. Lupus Foundation PSA (With Tony Bennett)
28. Marantz Gold Series (From what I see, these decks can go for quite a lot today. It was pretty smart of these companies specializing in audio components to advertise during a show specializing in live music)
29. Executive Volunteer Corps PSA
30. WNBC News 4 Promo
31. Help Yourself to a Smile PSA
32. "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" Commercial Bumper
33. United Way PSA
34. Jordache Downwear/Skiwear
35. Sugar Babies on Broadway (With Mickey Rooney)
36. WNBC Live At Five News Promo
37. Promo for "Donahue"
38. Promo for "Family Feud"
39. Promo for "Donahue"
40. WNBC News 4 Promo
These commercials aired on NBC on October 11th, 1981
1. New Jeans by Male
2. USO PSA (With Michael Landon narrating)
3. WNBC News 4 Promo
4. Promo for "Battlestars" (If only they had filmed this in space...they could have called it "Battlestars Galactica")
5. Maxell
6. Navy
7. Max Factor Maxi Moist Lipstick
8. Jordache
9. Brut (With Joe Namath)
10. Maxell (A classic)
11. Playtex Tampons (With Brenda Vaccaro)
12. Close-Up Toothpaste
13. Maxell
14. Colt 45 Malt Liquor
15. Carabine (Jeez, how many designer jean companies had a logo with a horse back then?)
16. "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" Commercial Bumper
17. Northern New Jersey Cancer Information Service PSA
18. Targeted Jobs Tax Credit PSA
19. WNBC Live At Five News Promo
20. WNBC News 4 Promo
21. Odyssey House PSA (I never thought I'd see Art Linkletter wearing a disco suit. Nice unicorn logo)
22. Navy
23. Faberge Organic Shampoo
24. Made in US of A by Claude Clement
25. Summit Candy Bars (The boy wearing glasses on the right at 11:09 is Ian Ziering from "Beverly Hills, 90210"...back when he was actually a teenager!)
26. Alessio (I guess 1981 was the height of the designer jeans craze)
27. Lupus Foundation PSA (With Tony Bennett)
28. Marantz Gold Series (From what I see, these decks can go for quite a lot today. It was pretty smart of these companies specializing in audio components to advertise during a show specializing in live music)
29. Executive Volunteer Corps PSA
30. WNBC News 4 Promo
31. Help Yourself to a Smile PSA
32. "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" Commercial Bumper
33. United Way PSA
34. Jordache Downwear/Skiwear
35. Sugar Babies on Broadway (With Mickey Rooney)
36. WNBC Live At Five News Promo
37. Promo for "Donahue"
38. Promo for "Family Feud"
39. Promo for "Donahue"
40. WNBC News 4 Promo
