What are the best commercials from the 1980s and 1990s?

Here are the best commercials from the 1980s and 1990s. Here are the famous 80s commercials that we still talk about today: Diet Pepsi & Michael J. Fox Image source: Fire, L.

What happened to commercial advertising?

Back in the day, power players like McDonald’s and Coca-Cold had it in the budget for years to come through with some interesting campaigns and commercials. It used to be that commercial advertising generated billions of dollars every year since that first Bulova Watch Company ad came out nearly 80 years ago.

Who is the guy in the Levi’s 90 AD?

In 1990, Levi’s released a minute-long ad starring the then up-and-coming Brad Pitt. The A-lister is released from jail and greeted by a beautiful woman in a convertible.

When did the first Coors commercial come out?

The commercial was one of their earliest advertising campaigns, coming out six short years after the domestic beer was released in 1979. Today, Coors sells about $117.48 million in cases of their beer alone. In the 1980s, soft drink sales were beginning to go down the drain.

What was the first TV commercial on the air?

The very first television commercial on the air was a short spot for the Bulova Watch Company in 1941. It was on the air before Mount Rushmore was completed and before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. You can say that commercial advertising is as part of American culture as apple pie and baseball.

Who is the boy in the Folgers commercial?

In the commercial, Peter comes home from college and brews some coffee for his ecstatic family, including his kid brother. Fun fact: the adorable youngster from the original commercial, actor Matthew Alan, went on to star in another ad for Folgers in 2009.