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Local Ads From Super Bowl XXI — 1987

This is what ran in the local spots for the 1987 Super Bowl. The 1980s were kinda before ads became

I found what has to be one of the most 1995 ad breaks ever: a rare spot for OK Soda,

Big laugh at “WOW, LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN.” It was not uncommon for some local advertisers to run two 15-second

With their next ad, Boyds decided to parody another recent media hit — When Harry Met Sally. Specifically the most

One day Boyds Coffee thought “hey, y’know, if coffee is a standout element of this new and popular TV show,

This spot uses the same music from that amazing 1981 KGON ad but “updates” the visuals to something a bit

Since VCRs were only a niche possession during the Carter Administration, finding a local recording made during his time in

Break a window, pop a tire Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Set Scott Thomason’s car on fire Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Donated by Croix

This early campaign incorporates one of Meier & Frank’s most well-known traditions — the animatronic displays in the windows of

So I showed one of these ads already, but back then I didn’t have an actual internal copy of the