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Empire Carpet - Big Apple Carpets (1990)

Frys Commercial Vault 2023-01-07 | Local commercial for Chicagoland's Empire Carpet. Do I really need to explain more? This commercial from early 1990 is about how 'Big Apple Carpets' is mad that Empire has speedy delivery, delayed payments AND a big warehouse sale!

Fair use today, carpet tomorrow

Warner Home Video Commercial - Warner-Full Weekend (1981)

Frys Commercial Vault 2023-01-26 | First buy a VCR, then rent all these great Warner movies! But first you gotta buy the VCR or else you won't have a Warner-full weekend at home

Ten seconds long but eh, what are you gonna do about it

Isn't fair use Warner-full?

Butterfinger Commercial - Therapy (1991)

Frys Commercial Vault 2023-01-24 | Butterfinger ad with everyone's favorite yellow spike-haired cartoon character Bart Simpson getting 'therapy' from Dr. Marvin Monroe. One of the only Simpsons Butterfinger ads to not make it onto a season set!

Nobody better lay a finger on my fair use

Subway Commercial (1985 / 1995)

Frys Commercial Vault 2022-12-30 | Neon lights! Punks! Wild hair! Outrageous outfits! Here's a gloriously 80s Subway commercial. So '80s, in fact, that this was not even recorded in that decade. Instead, this is a mid-90s semi-revision! I think. All I know is that this aired before a new X-Files on Fox and this could have not possibly originated from the recording's date of April 28, 1995.

I want fresh delicious fair use

TV Guide Commercial - TVG Rap (1990)

Frys Commercial Vault 2021-02-24 | Just watch the video, man. A 1990 look at what 1990 American TV was like in 1990. 1990!

This video is fair U-S-E

Always Coca-Cola Commercial (1997)

Frys Commercial Vault 2020-12-25 | Coca-Cola commercial from early 1997. Pretty trippy stuff, really captures 1997. What that means I don't know, it's 2AM writing this. Regardless it's real catchy. Really wish I knew more about this, dangit Coca Cola release all your commercials on DVD or something. I know you have an archive of them in Atlanta

Always fair use

Twix Commercial - Its All In The Mix (2000)

Frys Commercial Vault 2020-06-26 | Creamy chocolate chewy caramel crunchy cookie. Interesting commercial for Twix, I like it's aesthetic. I wanna eat candy bars in a cool Y2K-esque lounge

Uploaded this mainly because the only other rip of this commercial here on YT is from 2008 and heavily compressed with Divx (and recorded in mono too). You can finally hear the mix in it's hi-fi glory

It's all in the fair use

Microsoft Network Commercial - This Way To The Internet (1996)

Frys Commercial Vault 2020-04-22 | Cool commercial about the wonders of the Microsoft Network (aka MSN) circa late 1996. Not all that interesting, but the music is pretty cool so there's that.

2023 UPDATE: I have just remembered that I uploaded this and did not mention ONCE that this uses the WELCOM98 soundtrack, as heard on fresh Windows 98 installs. Well here's proof it's older than Windows 98!

This way to the fair use

Ice Age TV Commercial (2002)

Frys Commercial Vault 2020-03-21 | Rare(?) TV spot from 2002 for the movie Ice Age. I haven't seen the movie to be honest, looks nice. (Edit: I have finally seen it, it was alright but man that CGI did not age the best)

Fair use I guess

A Question of Scruples Commercial - Blind Date (1987)

Frys Commercial Vault 2020-03-01 | One of those 'conversation and cocktails' games where you say a thing and another thing and you know the rest. Why did I upload this

The real game is a question of fair use

I swear I'll upload something that isn't from 1987 next time

Sheila Bs Popcorn Commercial (1987)

Frys Commercial Vault 2019-11-07 | A retro commercial from the Des Moines, Iowa area, this advertises now-defunct local microwave popcorn manufacturer Sheila B's. This is probably the only known document of this popcorn on the internet, since I can't find anything on these guys.

Pop, pop, pop! This video is fair use!

Dakin Commercial - Makin Friends (1987)

Frys Commercial Vault 2019-09-16 | A gut-wrenchingly sweet commercial about kids playing with plush animals. It's cute. Very cute. And if I say something's cute, you know it's cute. Also Garfield's in here.

2023 UPDATE: I have just noticed that kids aren't playing with these toys. They're all full-grown adults playing with them. Most of them at least, the baby is obviously real. That revelation made this commercial a little weeeirder

This video is fair use, Jon. It's what I do.

Tums Commercial - Two Good Reasons (1987)

Frys Commercial Vault 2019-09-05 | Tums is an antacid. Their jingle is based off the Dragnet theme. It's okay, I guess? You're probably not reading this, are you?

This video is fair use.

Sony FD Trinitron/WEGA Television Commercial - Castle (2001)

Frys Commercial Vault 2019-09-03 | A wonder-filled spot from Sony about how you 'feel' TV with their FD Trinitron/WEGA-line TV sets. Gives me a Dutch vibe that I like. I remember growing up with a Sony WEGA TV, those things were bulky but they lasted long, well into the 2010's.

With fair use, you don't watch TV, you feel it.

Diet Coke Commercial feat. The Pointer Sisters - Just For The Taste Of It (1987)

Frys Commercial Vault 2019-09-01 | Yay, I'm back, and this time I'm not gonna bail out after four videos! Here's a very 80's Diet Coke ad featuring the Pointer Sisters, mermaids, penguins, butlers, and a giant Diet Coke can. If you made this today you'd be committed to a mental institution

This video is just for the fair use of it

Toyota Celica GT Commercial - Floor Mats (1992)

Frys Commercial Vault 2018-12-24 | Who needs things like air conditioning or cruise control when you got FLOOR MATS

This is fair use, and that includes floor mats.

Hardees Commercial - Homestyle Thickburgers (1992)

Frys Commercial Vault 2018-12-23 | A commercial saying how Hardee's then-new 'Homestyle Thickburgers' are thicker than McDonald's, Burger King's, and Wendy's. In the end it doesn't matter since the closest Hardee's near me closed down two years ago

Grillin' up some homestyle fair use over here

Wausau Insurance Commercial - Presentation (1992)

Frys Commercial Vault 2018-12-23 | Back when Wasuau Insurance was still a thing. The most sought-after efficiency expert in business gives his speech on the best property, casualty and group health insurance companies. It's a very, very important one.

Wausau helped me get fair use insurance. That's a lie, since I own nothing

Taco Bell Commercial - Supreme Me (1992)

Frys Commercial Vault 2018-12-23 | Taco Bell commercial advertising their Supreme menu circa 1992. Their ads in the late 80's/early 90's were basically designed to get stuck in your head, and this one is no exception. Very catchy. Note the funky proto-1994 logo on the bag! Neat.

Supreme me with a Fair Use Supreme