80's Commercials Vol. 1181

These commercials aired on WXIA in April of 1980 1. Promo for "Charlie's Angels" and "Vega$" (0:07 Mike Brady as the villain? Commercials starting here aired 4/9/80) 2. Nabisco Chips (Featuring Corn Diggers and Potato Chipsters. From what I could find online these products were actually introduced around 1967 and permanently discontinued by Nabisco around 1986. This parodies the famous World War I anthem "Over There" written by George M. Cohan:    • WWI - Over There  ) 3. Richway 4. Free Alpo Coupon 5. Promo for "Tic Tac Dough" 6. WXIA News Update a. State Troopers sent to Wrightsville, GA to restore order after racial unrest b. Bert Lance corruption trial (Lance was a banker based out of Georgia who served as Carter's first OMB director before resigning in September of 1977 over a corruption scandal regarding his time serving as chairman of the First National Bank of Georgia. He was ultimately cleared of all charges in this trial) c. American Airlines Jet hijacked in California (The hijacker demanded to go to Cuba, stopped for fuel in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and eventually surrendered to authorities in Havana. No crew members were injured) d. Four children killed in trailer fire in Sylvania, GA e. Axe attack in North Augusta, GA 7. Lowe's 8. TV Spot for "Love At First Bite" (This turned out to be a hit, grossing $43 million from a budget of $3 million. This was either a theatrical re-release or was still playing in some theaters as it originally came out in 1979) 9. Tropicana Orange Juice 10. Dairy Queen 11. Radio Flyer 90 Wagon 12. Tab 13. Love TV & Stereo Rental (5:48 NOOOoo GARY! Don't step on the carpet Gary, the carpet is lava!) 14. Wickes Lumber 15. Mello Yello (With NBA players Randy Smith and Gus Williams, RIP to both men) 16. Burger King (The actor at 7:22 who says "I won a Coke!" is Harry Waters Jr. who is best known for playing Marvin Berry in "Back To The Future" 1 & 2) 17. Colortyme TV Rental 18. Instant Gatorade 19. Maybelline 20. Rolaids 21. In Tune With Atlanta: Dave Michaels (He left Atlanta for awhile but...we forgive him) 22. Promo for "20/20" (Commercials starting here aired 4/10/80) 23. Shoney's 24. Carpets By Currie 25. TV Guide (For the April 12–18, 1980 issue) 26. WXIA News Bumper 27. WXIA News Update a. Bert Lance corruption trial b. Protests continue in Wrightsville, GA c. Axe attack in North Augusta, GA (Lizzie Borden vibes) d. Iranian officials belittle sanctions outlined by President Carter (Hmm there’s something very familiar about all this…) 28. Trailways Buses (The first bus commercial I've posted I think) 29. Richway 30. Coca Cola (With B.B. King. For a second I thought it was going to be another BUS commercial) 31. Color Tile 32. Winn Dixie 33. NyQuil 34. Krystal Biscuits 35. Trailways Buses 36. Crayola Crayons 37. A&P Old Fashioned Bingo 38. Atari 39. Kmart 40. Free Alpo Coupon 41. McDonald's (With free Flair pen) 42. Babes In Toyland (Now with more disco!) 43. WXIA 11 Alive Tornado Map 44. "Star Trek" End Credits 45. Putt-Putt Golf Courses 46. Fayva Olympian Lightweights Shoes (Partial)