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McDonald's - Egg (1981) - 0:30 (USA)

McDonald's focuses on breakfast.

McDonald's - Hot McChicken (1981) - 0:30 (USA)

Hubba Bubba Grape Flavor - Train Robbery (1981) :30 (USA)

"This juicy new grape flavor has gotta get through" No problem say the cowboys!

Reese's "You got peanut butter in my chocolate" (1981) :30 (USA)

When seen through today's lens it's difficult not to read this spot as being one big sexual innuendo.

Marathon - Comes up peanuts! (1980) :30 (UK)

A cute jingle for Marathon - knowns as "Snickers" everywhere else.

Shredded Wheat - Hotel / Richard Kiel - (1980) :30 ( UK)

Richard Kiel as Jaws

Alpo Dog Food - Lorne Greene - Meat protein in a dry meal (1980) :30 (USA)

Lorne Greene talks about dog food.

Bubblicious Bubble Gum - Space flight bubble (1980) :30 (USA)

Warner-Lambert

Wrigley - Doublemint Chewing Gum / the single most favorite double in the world (1980) :30 (USA)

At the circus, in the park, watching the ventriloquist - the single most favorite double in the world is Doublemint gum. 

Big Red Cinnamon Chewing Gum - Kiss a little longer / Opera / Kissing booth (1980) :30 (USA)

"So kiss a little longer, sing a little longer, laugh a little longer...."  ​From the kissing booth to the opera, everyone chews big red.

Thomas' English Muffins - "Where are the Thomases'?" - (1980) :30 (USA)

"Where are the Thomases'?" "Hey, you're wrecking the joint!" "Where are the Thomases'?"

Dannon lowfat yogurt - Faye and Kaye Young / Identical twins (1980) :30 (USA)

Faye and Kaye Young

Heinz - HomeStyle Gravy (1980) :30 (USA)

Trust the old ladies and little cowboy kids, homestyle gravy is where it is at.

General Mills - Betty Crocker Snackin' Cake (1980) :30 (USA)

Hey! There's a snack inside my snacking cake!

Oxo - Chicken or cube? - (1980) :20 (UK)

Penguin - p-p-p-pick up a - (1980) :30 (UK)

Burger King Make it special - High School days (1980) :30 (USA)

"High school days come only once, have some good times by the bunch."

Burger King - Make it special for my girl (1980) :30 (USA)

It's "take your daughter to work" day, and dad made a jingle out of that - "Make it special for my girl!" the jingle goes, as

Alpen - cheaper? - (1980) :30 (UK)

Smash - Baby Robot - (1980) :30 (UK)

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Arbys - Beef n Cheddar (1980) - 0:30 (USA)

McDonald's - More McMuffin (1980) - 0:30 (USA)

McDonald's - Snow (1980) - 0:30 (USA)

Snow day and the kids are out to play - then treat themselves to McDonald's
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Dolly Madison Fruit Pies - Peter pie picker - Neat-to-eat-treats and puzzles too (1980) :30 (USA)

Once there was a Peter Pie Picker.

Crispy Wheats and Raisins - Hey this isn't raisin bran! Variant (1980) :30 (USA)

Family is surprised at the taste because this isn't raisin' bran! Crispy Wheats and Raisins  "Hey this isn't raisin bran!"

Fritos - "Muncha a buncha, Muncha a bunch Fritos go with lunch" (1980) :30 (USA)

The little boy seems terribly bored with his lunch offering until mom pops some Fritos corn chips on his plate. Sing alone!

Cadbury - Almond Joy and Mounds / College / Highschool Jingle (1980) :30 (USA)

Sometimes you feel like a nut! Sometimes you don't! Almond Joys got nut! Mounds don't.

Swiss Miss Pudding - Lunchbox treats - (1980) :30 (USA)

"In twelve years of school, the average parent gives the average child this many lunchbox treats.

Kraft - Real mayonnaise makes it rich (1980) :30 (USA)

"Potatoes are just potatoes, tuna is just a fish, and a sandwich is a poor thing, 'til the mayonnaise makes it rich!"

Hardee's - Philip eat your salad / Best eatin' in town and all around (1980) :30 (USA)

Hardee's is the Best eatin' in town and all around, and listen to Philip's mom, the salad is good for you.

Burger King - New Roast Beef Sandwich / Dyn-O-Mite (1980) :30 (USA)

You just can't beat it!

Perdue Farms - Wonder why some chickens are so white (1980) :30 (USA)

"I wonder where the yellow went!" It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken. 

Dunkin' Donuts - It's worth the trip (1980) :30 (USA)

A group of cute kids sing the jingle: "Dunkin' Donuts, you can't buy'em in a grocery store.

McDonald's - Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsauce(1979) print (USA)

You just read the recipe for McDonald's Big Mac sandwich.

Seven Eleven / 7-11 - 'Breakfast' (1979) (USA)

Do you remember what breakfast used to be like?

Walls Sausages - Grandad babysitter / Porkie-workie (1979) :30 (UK)

Walls Sausages, made with prime porkie-workie.

Hovis - Runaway (1979) :45 (UK)

I was no more than knee-high to a grasshopper when I ran off from home.

Birds Eye pie - Mrs. Shakespeare (1979) :30 (UK)

June Whitfield plays Shakespeare's wife, and passes the Cod in Sauce pie off as her own.

Trident - New softer gum & New Tooth (1979) :30 (USA)

"Gee mom, I like this new Trident" "Good, cuz I like that new tooth"

Wendy's - A real good hamburger (1979) :30 (USA)

Do you know what you could get at Wendy's in 1979? A real good hamburger, that's what. 

Mrs. Butterworth's - Thick and rich and yummy! (1979) :30 (USA)

A blond girl with braids asks Mrs. Butterworth why she's so good. It's because she's so thick and rich Mrs. Butterworth explains.

Chupa Chups - tickle your little taste buddies! (1979) :30 (Australia)

This was broadcast in 1986

Ortega Tacos - Fun to make Fun to eat (1979) :30 (USA)

What's the most fun about Ortega tacos? EATING THEM!

Hershey Foods - Reese's Pieces Cowboy & Circus act (1979) :30 (USA)

"Well imagine your surprise, when you realize - WOW some difference - Reeses Peanut Butter flavor inside!"

Kentucky Fried Chicken - It's nice to feel so good about a meal (1979) :30 (USA)

All American family talks about fried chicken.

Dunkin' Donuts - French Croissant (1979) :30 (USA)

Fritos 'Munch-A-Bunch' Song (1979) (USA)

Sing along!

Grandma's Fruit'n Oatmeal Bars (1979) (USA)

McDonald's - Big Mac - Sink Your Teeth (1979) - 0:60 (USA)

Boy is this McDonald's girl animated.

Ponderosa - Because (1979) - 0:30 (USA)

Top Ramen - How many noodles (1979) :30 (USA)

Mm, that looks good Cory. How many noodles do you think are in that top ramen noodle soup?

Bovril - Terry Wogan (1978) :30 (UK)

1978 Terry Wogan

McDonald's - Hash Browns - (1978) :40 (USA)

McDonald's hash Browns may look funny, but they taste good.

Reggie Jackson presents Reggie - The candy hit (1978) :30 (USA)

Now that was a day that I'll never forget - and it helped me get my own candy. 

Pillsbury cake - The women have switched (1978) :30 (USA)

Jane Tahan in Scottsboro, Alabama switched to the Pillsbury cake. 

Dunkin' Donuts - Supermarket Undercover / It's Worth the Trip (1978) :30 (USA)

Always fresh, but we like to make sure.

Dunkin' Donuts - Fred the Baker - Making donuts (1978) :30 (USA)

Time to Make the Donuts with Fred the Baker

Little Caesar's Pizza - pizza! (1978) (USA)

Look at them flipping that pizza!

Arnold - WheatBerry in Paris (1978) :30 (USA)

"MMm, we respect you Americans"

Smucker's Grape Jelly - Mom teach me how (1977) (USA)

Little girl needs help making a sandwich, and mom shows her how but also reminds her that Smucker's is economical.

Jif Peanutbutter - Mrs Carol Heintzelman - (1977) :30 (USA)

During a blind testing at the super market Carol finds that the peanut butter she selected is not the one she's been buying for ten years.

Chef Boyardee - Spaghetti Sauce test by Mrs Maccarino (1977) (USA)

Mrs Doris Maccarino knows her spaghetti sauce.

Estrella - Björn Skifs / Eating chips for dinner (1977) :30 (Sweden)

Björn Skifs vill äta chips till middag!

WASA crisp bread - Knäckebröd - Magnus i munnen (1977) (Sweden)

Magnus Härenstam climbs through an open mouth stage to explain that every mouth likes crispbread. Which is true. Can't argue with that.

SMÖR / Butter - The Farmer (1977) :50 (Sweden)

In this fascinatingly silly ad from 1977, we see a farmer milking his cow when a group of rowdy people in white overalls drive by.

7-eleven "brings out the best not the beast in you (1977) :30 (USA)

"Some mornings, there is a little monster in all of us" - Morning Fred! - RAWR

Jif Peanutbutter - Fresh Ground - (1977) :30 (USA)

What difference does it make which peanut butter she buys? But wait : New Jif It's Fine Grind - which is why choose moms choose Jif.

9 Lives presents - Morris! (1976) (USA)

That cats really like, even Morris. "Who could face tomorrow without 9 lives?"
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Tic Tac - The Girl (1976) :30 (UK)

An animated film noir, complete with the femme fatale and hard-boiled guy in a trenchcoat.

Orville Redenbacher - Mine pops bigger (1976) :15 (USA)

"Mine pops so much bigger it's blowing the top right of the popper!"
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McDonald's -Big Mac - (1976) - 0:60 (USA)

McDonald's - Quality is Makin' it (1976) print (USA)

Makin' it with ground beef that's 100% and leaner than most beef that you can get at the store... Makin' it with fish that is U.S.

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