Toy commercials from 1977-1980
Submitted by MMacG1167 on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:46.
I'm interested in finding a couple of old toy commercials. One is for a toy from Gabriel called "Chutes Away". I don't remember it but I've heard that Dick Van Dyke is in it. The toy came out in 1977, I believe, so that should be when its from. The second ad is from 1980 and for a dollhouse that was made by Tomy and called "Smaller Home and Garden". Home may be "Homes" or "Home" I cant remember which.
I've looked around some and haven't been able to find anything on them. I have not asked at USATVads.com, although I wouldn't be surprised if they have them. But they would also want $1050 for the two of them, and that is not going to happen.
Thanks for any help
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$1050!?
Sheesh, and people bitch about a five euro upgrade. Do you get broadcast quality and rights management with that?
All ads from 1975-1985 cost 525$ each. I may have seen 1 or 2 on youtube that somebody got from them, and at least from them it looks like the USATVads.com web address is flashed on screen during the commercial for a number of seconds - so even at 525$ you may not get a completely clean commercial. The quality looked pretty good although I would not say excellent.
Yes, I don't know how they stay in business with charges like that, or who buys their stuff. Although at those prices, I guess they only need a few takers to make enough money. Their "cheapest" rate is for "Current" commercials (2007-present) which are a mere 100$ apiece.
Then again, with youtube slimming down anything that you upload there, one can not judge quality based on that.
For your information all commercials from that time period were mastered on 3/4inch umatic tape and the quality is still very good. We do not include the usatvads.com super on those commercials. We have been been in business for 34 years, so something must be working.