The 50 Greatest Commercials of the '80s

We were planning to throw together a quick compilation of our five favorite commercials from way back in the 1980s, but then we found more…and more…and more. Eventually we just had to stop so we could get this monstrous thing posted before the weekend.

I don't agree with all of their choices (and some of them aren't even commercials, really) but this list ought to bring a smile to your face if you watched a lot of commercials in the '80s (which I did). I wasn't alone in my disagreement with their choices, as they responded to the many complaints with:

By Popular Demand: 50 More ’80s Commercials

We try to do something nice for you guys by bringing the American workplace to a complete halt with a list of the 50 top commercials of the 1980s, and all you guys do is complain, “Where’s this ad? You forgot that one.” Whine whine whine.