RIP to the most Radical Dude EVER...our DAD!!!

Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers are FantaSTICK!!!

Here is an old Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers commercial from 1995. It features "Stick Figure" who is the famous plastic red stick you use to spread the cheese with. He's a pretty funny guy! Was he in any other commercials or did Kraft fire him since they thought he was too cheesy? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Stick Figure has some great lines such as:

          "My rooms got a sunroof...I can eat crackers in bed...AND I get to splash around in a tub full of cheese!!"

          (Acts like he's JAWS) "Pretty scary huh? Oooh! I'm shakin' in my cheese!!"

          "Give me all your cheese! This is a STICK up!!"

          "It's great being me. Only one small problem. NO ROOM FOR A BRAIN!!!"

          "Enough with the yackin'...it's time for snackin'!!"

          "Handi-Snacks. FantaSTICK!!"

I used to love eating these during lunchtime when I was a kid. My mom didn't buy them too often so whenever I'd open my lunch bag and see the cheez'n crackers goodness, I'd be so happy. I haven't tried them in sooooo long. Are they any good anymore???


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Video Title: (1995) Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers "Stick Figure" - 90's TV commercial
Product: Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers
Original Air Date: 1995
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BREAKING NEWS: "Macho Man" Randy Savage Dead at age 58

Today we lost a legend of the 80s and 90s. "Macho Man" Randy Savage died after having a heart attack while he was driving his car, which then smashed into a tree. It is believed that the trauma from the car accident was the cause of death.

He was definitely one of our favorite wrestlers to watch back in the WWF days. We have many good memories watching him say “Oohhh Yeahhhhhhh!!!” and finishing people off with his famous elbow drop.

Randy, you will be missed!

Here's a flashback to 1992 with "Macho Man" Randy Savage selling WWF wrestling toy figures!

Sensodyne Toothpaste: Wives know best when it comes to sensitive teeth

Here are two Sensodyne Toothpaste commercials that we recorded back in the summer of 1995. They both aired during "Those Incredible Animals" on the Discovery Channel which we recorded back then because animals are radical.

Both commercials are pretty similar with the wife giving the husband the ability to help his sensitive teeth. Of course both husbands are a bit reluctant, but after their Sensodyne experience, both mouths are feeling fresh, cool, and clean!!

This husband kind of reminds me of Jefferson from "Married with Children". Well, at least he can enjoy his iced teas now - thanks to his wife!!

This guy sticks his finger in his wife's toothpaste.......and she likes it.


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Video Titles: (1995) Sensodyne Toothpaste w/ Baking Soda - 90's TV commercial
(1995) Sensodyne Toothpaste w/ Cool Gel - 90's TV commercial
Product: Sensodyne Toothpaste (GlaxoSmithKline)
Original Air Date: Summer of 1995
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A&P and Pathmark in 1989. Come share the proud new feeling!

One day back on July 28, 1989 we accidentally recorded three supermarket commercials. Two being A&P and the other one was Pathmark.

These supermarkets were huge in NY, NJ, and PA (we locals call it the Tri-State Area). Some consider A&P the original Wal-Mart. Pathmark was big too. They both had their heydays but as you know, times change. Pathmark was eventually bought by A&P.
And, you guessed it, A&P eventually filed for bankruptcy.

Here are their commercials back when their golden years were long gone and they were on their last legs. You would never know it from these commercials!!!

Come share the proud new feeling...at A&P! So much is going on in this commercial. They're really promoting their "Get More, Spend Less" campaign - it's everywhere. Notice the 80's looking products such as Ritz Crackers, Planters Corn Chips and Cheese Curls, and Charmin Free toilet paper. Also, it goes by really fast, but at the very end check out the kids flying by the camera - one is pushing his shopping cart while the other kid is inside! That looks so much fun!! A&P had so much hope back then.

So much is going on in this commercial too. It's kind of like the first one but it has a much better song. This song just makes me so happy and I just want to join the proud new feeling...at A&P! (I've actually seen the same exact commercial on YouTube from 1989 but instead it was for SuperFresh which is a division of A&P. They just made some minor changes. Interesting.)

This is a Pathmark commercial that was aired alongside the A&P commercials. Who knew that just under 20 years later, A&P would buy-out Pathmark? It's a crazy world.

Actor James Karen was Pathmark's spokesperson back then. You may know him from TV classics such as "Eight is Enough" or "As The World Turns" and "All My Children". Maybe you even saw him in "Poltergeist" or "The Return of the Living Dead" or "Wall Street".

In this commercial he was promoting Pathmark's "21st Anniversary Sweepstakes" in which they were giving away 1989 Cadillac Sedan Devilles. You could also pick up coupons to save up to $16 at Six Flags Great Adventure. How could you not have shopped at Pathmark back then?!?

SIDE NOTE: As of this blog entry, all of the Pathmarks and A&P's that were near our house when were were kids are still around. I wonder for how long...


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Video Titles: (1989) A&P Supermarket - 80's TV commercial #1 and #2
(1989) Pathmark "Cadillac Sedan Deville Sweepstakes" - 80's TV commercial
Product: A&P and Pathmark Supermarkets
Original Air Date: July 28, 1989
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Kentucky Derby just days away: Will there be a "Grand Champion"???

2RadicalDudez just found this horse commercial.

2RadicalDudez want to know how many girls actually owned "Grand Champions".

2RadicalDudez want you girls to tell the truth.

2RadicalDudez will crush your "Grand Champions" horses with MADBALLS!!!!

Take that you dainty ponies.

MADBALLS: 01 - Grand Champions: 00


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Video Title: (1995) Grand Champions toy horses - 90's TV commercial
Product: Grand Champions
Original Air Date: 1995
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If you ERECT it, they will cum...err, come

This rap about the Erector Set is totally radical. Didn't all 90's commercials have rap involved some way or another?

Did you guys erect things with the Erector Set? We never erected Erector Sets....we were Lego guys.


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Video Title: (1995) Erector Set - 90's TV commercial
Product: Erector Set
Original Air Date: 1995
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What would YOU do with a hundred grand?

Here is a classic Nestle 100 Grand candy bar commercial from early 1996. This is the shorter version of the "Beauty Pageant" commercial which was popular in the mid-1990's.

Basically the host asks three beauty pageant contestants what they would do with a hundred grand? The first one says she would buy everyone a puppy. The second one would sprinkle flower seeds all over the world. The last one would eat it!

What would YOU do with a hundred grand???


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Video Title: (1996) Nestle "100 Grand" candy bar (Beauty Pageant) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Nestle's 100 Grand candy bar
Original Air Date: 1996
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Burger King + Mini Cheeseburgers ÷ by 1987 = "Burger Bundles"

Here is a Burger King commercial from 1987 promoting Burger King's new mini cheeseburgers which they called "Burger Bundles". You could get 3 of them for $0.99 back then! And it looks like they included a pickle slice!

Was Burger King trying to cramp White Castle's style by having mini-burgers too?
We think so. Was it successful? Probably not. Do you guys remember the
"Burger Bundles"??? We don't. But they do look pretty tasty!!


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Video Title: (1987) Burger King "Burger Bundles" mini cheeseburgers - 80's TV commercial
Product: Burger King's "Burger Bundles" mini cheeseburgers
Original Air Date: 1987
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MORGUE MONDAY: Ralph James (aka Mr. Turtle)

Right now, we know you're asking yourself, "Who is Ralph James"? We asked the same question. Ralph James was a voiceover artist who voiced Mr. Turtle from the classic Tootsie Pop commercials, which ran from 1978 to 1982. Ralph James died at the age of 67 on March 14, 1992. That was 19 years ago today! He had a small part but he will be remembered forever!

We have fond memories of this commercial. We always liked how Mr. Turtle was a grumpy old man and didn't want to deal with the weird naked kid's questions. "GO ASK MR. OWL, YOU YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPER SON OF A BITCH YOU!!!!"

RIP Ralph James

It's NERF Liquidator Football or nothin'

Here is a NERF Liquidator Football commercial from 1995. This football has a really cool design which creates a perfect spiral and allows you to throw the ball far as ever! There's a "hydro ring" filled with liquid that's around the football that helps you complete that perfect Hail Mary pass in the end zone for the win!

Do you know what NERF stands for? Well, it stands for "Non-Expanding Recreational Foam". We personally don't remember the NERF Liquidator Football but certainly remember the classic fluorescent colored NERF spiral footballs which everyone in the neighborhood had back in the early 90's.

Do you guys remember the NERF Liquidator Football? We googled it and it's nowhere to be found anywhere online. Looks radical though!


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Video Title: (1995) NERF Liquidator Football - 90's TV commercial
Product: NERF Liquidator Football (Tonka)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Classic Mentos commercial with burly men in overalls

Here is a classic Mentos candy commercial from 1996. This is the commercial where the lady has her tiny, red car crammed into a parking spot since an inconsiderate bastard was in a rush to go upstairs to his office. Luckily, four burly men all wearing overalls came to the rescue! In the end, everything worked out. Was it because of the Mentos? Yes. Yes it was.

Also, the Foo Fighters made a parody of this commercial (and other Mentos commercials) in their "Big Me" music video which is pretty funny!

I would have loved to see one of the Foo Fighters only wearing one overall strap on his shoulder. Just like the one guy in the original Mentos commercial. It would've been a nice little touch and a good eye to detail. Right?? But it's cool anyways.


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Video Title: (1996) Mentos "Car Movers" (Foo Fighters parody) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Mentos mint candies
Original Air Date: 1996
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'Whiskas' Lovebird says your old cat food belongs in the dumpster!

Here is an old Whiskas cat food commercial from 1992. It features a talking Lovebird with a French accent. He basically tells cat owners to throw away their old cat food and feed them new recipe Whiskas instead. He believes that this will stop "uncivilized felines" from attacking "small, colorful birds" like himself.

Also, the commercial states that "Cats would buy Whiskas". I'm pretty sure that my cat wouldn't buy Whiskas. If she had the choice, she'd continue chasing, terrorizing and eating birds and other small animals in my yard. But that's just my cat.

Would your cat choose Whiskas over hunting and eating animals in your yard??


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Video Title: (1992) Whiskas cat food "Lovebird" - 90's TV commercial
Product: Whiskas cat food (Mars, Incorporated)
Original Air Date: 1992
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Dizzy Grizzlies: Now that's a double snack!

Here is a Dizzy Grizzlies cookie commercial from 1995. These cookies were a spin-off of Teddy Grahams. The cookie consists of a graham cracker shaped as a gnarly Grizzly Bear who is shreddin' it up by rollerblading, biking, or skateboarding. The back side of the cookie has a layer of either chocolate or vanilla frosting mixed with rainbow sprinkles.

As an added bonus, on the back of each specially marked box has a 3-D puzzle made from magic sprinkles! We actually took a screen grab from the video to see if the 3-D magic eye puzzle would still work.

Guess what? It works!! And we discovered a secret word next to the bear (which wasn't mentioned in the commercial). Go give it a try and let us know what word you see!

Stare at this 3-D magic image. What do you see?

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Video Title: (1995) Dizzy Grizzlies cookies (Teddy Grahams) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Dizzy Grizzlies (Nabisco)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Flash your friends with Nickelodeon's Flash Screen!

Here is a Nickelodeon Flash Screen commercial from 1994. This toy looks so awesome and it's perfect for sleepovers! You basically have to stand in front of the screen which can attach to any door. Then you or your friend must hold the "zapper" and let it flash. It will leave a shadow of whatever is in front of the screen. And it gets even cooler since at the end of the zapper is a glowing pen which you can use to alter the shadow however you like! Also, it's a nice touch how the light is green - just like Nickelodeon's famous slime!

Now that's rad!!

What isn't rad is that this toy was discontinued due to the fact that it was possibly causing kids to have seizures. These toys are worth a lot of money now so go check your attics for one!!

The zapper

The zapper with screen and door hanger

Flash Screen box

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Video Title: (1994) Nickelodeon Flash Screen - 90's TV commercial
Product: Nickelodeon Flash Screen (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1994
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Pop-a-wheelie on a Big Wheelie!

Here is a Big Wheelie commercial from 1995. These look so fun. It's cool how these boys make it look so easy to pop a wheelie and spin at the same time. What a great idea for a toy! We never had this kind of toy bike. We always had the regular Big Wheels. Did any of you guys have these?

Bad ass lookin' Big Wheelie

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Video Title: (1995) Big Wheelie (Big Wheels) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Big Wheelie (Empire)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Have some Strollin' Fun with Barbie and Kelly!

Here is a Barbie commercial from 1995 that shows a Strollin' Fun Barbie and Kelly toy set. What makes this set special is that Baby Kelly will start waving to everyone as she's being pushed in her stroller! What a happy baby!!

This Barbie playset includes a Barbie doll, a Kelly doll (which you can make wave), a stroller and lots of baby play pieces.


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Video Title: (1995) Strollin' Fun Barbie & Kelly - 90's TV commercial
Product: Strollin' Fun Barbie & Kelly (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1995
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A Barbie-Q picnic! Thanks to Barbie and her minivan!

Here is a Barbie commercial from 1995 that shows a Barbie mini-van toy set. This Barbie Minivan is awesome since you can fit many Barbie dolls inside it. It looks like it can fit Barbie, Ken, Barbie's friend, and a spot for Baby Kelly (it even includes a baby seat for Baby Kelly!!!)

It becomes even cooler since it has a sunroof, the seats are adjustable, the baby seat for Baby Kelly is removable, and there's a trunk that has many outdoor grilling accessories (plus many more surprises!)

Wow!! All of this makes a perfect Barbie-Q!!!!!


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Video Title: (1995) Barbie Mini Van (with baby seat for Kelly) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Barbie's Mini Van (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Time to make the donuts...

There were many, many Dunkin' Donuts commercials in the 80's and 90's. During this time a star was born and his name was Michael Vale, otherwise known as "Fred the Baker". We all felt his pain when this sleepy-eyed mustachioed Dunkin' Donuts worker had to wake up early and say the famous catchphrase, "Time to make the donuts..."

He played this role for 15 years from 1982 to 1997 and I'm sure he loved every second of it. Johnny from The Outsiders was correct when he said that "nothing gold can stay", because the legend Michael Vale passed away on December 24, 2005 due to complications from diabetes at age 83.

In this commercial Fred the Baker is being rewarded for his 99 cent croissant breakfast sandwiches that he graciously baked for all of America. Here's to you Fred!


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Video Title:  (1988) Dunkin' Donuts Croissant Sandwiches - 80's TV commercial #1 
Product: Dunkin' Donuts
Original Air Date:  1988
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Is this 'Maytag Repairman' Jesse White's last commercial ever?

This commercial shows truckloads of Maytag appliances being driven around and getting ready for Maytag's Truckload Sale. They got Washers, Dryers, Dishwashers, Ranges...
With this sale you can save $30!!

But it's sad because an old, lonely appliance repairman says "At least they got some place to go". Well, that old man has some history to him. He played a character created for Maytag and his real name was Jesse White (who already had a substantial acting career with roles in Broadway shows, feature films, and tv shows which included The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Donna Reed Show; The Munsters; The Addams Family; and I Dream of Jeannie, among others).

His new role was to be a repairman and show that Maytag appliances were so reliable that he wasn't needed anymore. He was this character from 1967 - 1988. This campaign ended up being very successful for Maytag.

Interestingly though, this commercial that we have here for your viewing pleasure, might be his last EVER as the "Maytag repairman" since it's the same year he stopped being that character.

Several actors took his place thereafter with not as much success as Jesse White had. Eventually, the "Maytag repairman" character became a symbol for a professional whose services are rarely needed which some say, among other reasons, led to the decline of Maytag.

R.I.P. Jesse White and Maytag Repairman

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Video Title: (1988) Maytag appliance - 80's TV commercial
Product: Maytag Appliances (Whirlpool Corporation)
Original Air Date: 1988
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