Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A compact blast of late-’70s/early-’80s TV nostalgia:
First we have the opening bumper for Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (aired November 25, 1980) announcing “presented by Mattel”.
Then the video cuts to a 1979 Mattel commercial for the Speak & Say toy: a child demonstrates the toy, we hear about about learning to read/spell, and the tagline reinforces the toy’s educational play value.
Two pieces of vintage advertising back-to-back, showing the bridge between seasonal special bumpers and toy marketing from that era.
Hashtags:
#ThanksgivingInTheLandOfOz #Mattel #SpeakAndSay #LostClassics #80sCommercial #VintageTV #RetroToyAd
A compact blast of late-’70s/early-’80s TV nostalgia:
First we have the opening bumper for Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (aired November 25, 1980) announcing “presented by Mattel”.
Then the video cuts to a 1979 Mattel commercial for the Speak & Say toy: a child demonstrates the toy, we hear about about learning to read/spell, and the tagline reinforces the toy’s educational play value.
Two pieces of vintage advertising back-to-back, showing the bridge between seasonal special bumpers and toy marketing from that era.
Hashtags:
#ThanksgivingInTheLandOfOz #Mattel #SpeakAndSay #LostClassics #80sCommercial #VintageTV #RetroToyAd
