McDonalds NBC McMillions Sweepstakes (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | The sweepstakes that was notoriously a huge scam. Yes, they made a Ferris Bueller TV show.
Halloween Festival on American Movie Classics (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | I love these old promos. Not quite WPIX's Shocktober, but close enough.
Heinz Home Style Gravy (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | Good gravy. It's just brown and water.
Memphis Belle movie (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | Memphis Belle is a 1990 British-American war drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick. The film features an all-star cast with Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Harry Connick Jr. (in his film debut) in leading roles. Memphis Belle is a fictionalization of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress by director William Wyler, about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the Memphis Belle, based in England during World War II.[1] The 1990 version was co-produced by David Puttnam and Wyler's daughter Catherine and dedicated to her father. The film[2] closes with a dedication to all airmen, friend or foe, who fought in the skies above Europe during World War II.
Home Savings of America Bank with Hitler for some reason (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | I get how not investing in junk bonds is a good idea for a bank. But, the "not investing in foreign countries" and then cutting to black-and-white footage of a Hitler guy is hilarious. You gotta admit, Hitler wasn't from the U.S.
Fresh Prince of Belair and Ferris Bueller sitcom on NBC (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | Yes, they tried to do a Ferris Bueller TV show.
McDonalds NBC McMillions Sweepstakes 2 (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-26 | Similar to McDonald's famous Monopoly game, they had one involved with watching NBC.
Mercury Sable Other Cars Imitate This Car (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | There were an insane amount of car commercials in 1990.
NBC Sunday Night at the Movies (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | It's crazy how much a simple graphic like this made watching broadcast TV feel like it was a huge deal.
Motrin IB Pain Reliver (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | This is a VR experience for someone who is about to get really into opioids.
NBC Unsolved Mysteries, Fanelli Boys, Dear John (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Weird to imagine Unsolved Mysteries being back-to-back with some cheesy sitcoms.
Muppet Babies (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | It's not quite a mop baby. It's not quite a puppet baby. But when you put them together...
Nabisco Oreos Father and Toddler (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Remember that scene in My Life where Michael Keaton teaches his son how to eat an Orero before he dies from cancer?
National Healthcare Reform Now (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Crazy to think of a time when there was a healthcare issue in America, right? /s
Massengill Douche Mom, do you ever feel...not so fresh? (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | If there's one place to mention your lack of freshness with your mom, it's on a sailboat.
Jackie Collins Lucky Chances TV Miniseries (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Lucky Chances is a 1990 television mini-series written by Jackie Collins and based on her bestselling novels Chances and Lucky. It starred Vincent Irizarry, Sandra Bullock, Eric Braeden, Nicollette Sheridan, Anne-Marie Johnson, Phil Morris, David McCallum, Richard Anderson and Robert Duncan McNeill. It was directed by Buzz Kulik.
Lenny Sitcom on CBS (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Lenny starred long-time Boston stand-up comedian Lenny Clarke as Lenny Callahan, a working-class Bostonian who held down two jobs, a daytime one as laborer for the local electric utility and an evening one as a doorman at a posh hotel. His wife, Shelley (Lee Garlington) was a full-time homemaker and the couple had three children (presumably the reason Lenny needed to keep two jobs). One of their daughters, Kelly, was played by Jenna von Oÿ. Daughter Tracy was played by Alexis Caldwell. Other characters included Lenny's brother Eddie (Peter Dobson), a get-rich-quick schemer, and their parents, Pat (Eugene Roche) and Mary (Alice Drummond).Initially scheduled against two established programs, the Top 30 show The Wonder Years on ABC and the Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries on NBC, Lenny was a ratings failure and put on hiatus in October. It was brought back in a new time slot in December, but cancelled permanently in March 1991.
Loreal Color Supreme with Andie MacDowell (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist. And a toast to world peace.
Maaco with Robert Stack (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-24 | Nothing unsolved about the good service at Maaco!
Sprint nightmarish creepy (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | This is like the famous Apple 1984 commercial. Crazy stuff.
Professional Photographic Repair for VCRs and Camcorders (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | TV/VCR Repair? Someone went to the DeVry Technical Institute.
Super Force TV Movie (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | WHOA! This TV movie was the pilot for a series that ran for 48 episodes. It is about a former astronaut turned cop who uses a highly advanced combat armor and motorcycle to fight crime in the city of Metroplex during the future year 2020. A much better 2020 than the real one.Reminds me of Street Hawk.
Pic N Save (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | Mr. Pic 'N' Save is so enthused about a sale on socks, that it's like he's on a roller coaster.
Over My Dead Body TV series premiere (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | Over My Dead Body stars Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett, an aging mystery novelist whose three successful early novels were starting to be overshadowed by the reputation his two most recent works had developed as being "bombs." He was approached by young, struggling reporter Nikki Page (Jessica Lundy) who wrote for the San Francisco Union, and who came to him for help after witnessing a murder through her window and because he was her favorite author. After they solved this mystery, they became fast friends and began to work together in the "amateur sleuth" tradition to solve crimes.Over My Dead Body was produced by William Link, the man responsible for Murder, She Wrote, but while it shared the theme of an aging mystery writer as an amateur sleuth in real life, it shared none of the earlier program's success. It was cancelled after a run of less than three months, although a few leftover episodes were aired in June 1991.
Pizza Hut 4 Dollar Deal (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | The red colored glass. The weird stained glass lamps. The surprisingly dark dining rooms. Pizza Hut was something back then.
Pledge Lemon Clean Furniture Spray (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-23 | Man, Pledge was a big deal with moms back in the day.
The 24th Annual Country Music Awards (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-22 | For some reason, every country musician in the 90's was known by everyone on a first name basis.
The Heartbeat of America, Todays Chevrolet Suburban Kids Birthday Party (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-22 | ...
Uncle Buck sitcom, Major Dad on CBS (1990 Commercial) MassRepeater 2020-07-21 | They tried making an Uncle Buck sitcom. It did so bad that 6 complete episodes went unaired. Oddly enough, they tried to do another sitcom on Uncle Buck in 2016 that also failed.
