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John Hancock - Michael Mark (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Single, and making $30. Real life, real answers.
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American Express - Tom Landry (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Northwestern Mutual - Elevator (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Don't gossip in elevators.
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IBM - We're Your Type (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Citibank Visa / MasterCard - Vincent Price (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Oh, isn't wonderful?

John Hancock - Irving Marcelle (1986) - 0:60 (USA)

A retiring football player.

Discover - Dawn of Discover (1986) :60 (USA)

This is the dawn of Discovercard, they sing in the jingle to a montage of weddings, beach vacations,

Transamerica - King Kong (1986) - 0:30 (USA)

Barclays Bank - Futureworld bank Query (1985) :30 (UK)

In this noisy, dirty overcrowded bladerunner-like future, a man is on a mission to get a small business loan from his bank.

Lotto - A new thriller every week (1985) :45 (Sweden)

Once again the old man gets his ears pulled because the other man didn't learn what the lottery numbers are.

Folksam - Under 27 / Europe travel (1985) (Sweden)

In a funny animation, our hero falls through a manhole on his European travels and then goes through a Pythonesque series of tunnels and tribulations.

American Express Card - Roger Daltrey (1985) :30 (UK)

Roger Daltrey explains that you really know who is who with the American Express.

Illinois State Lotto- Richard Kind / Wall climb (1985) :30 (USA)

The caped wall climbers!

HSB - Baby bed / Spjälsängen (1985) :30 (Sweden)

Parents prepare a nice little birthday party, singing with the cake all the way through the hallway until they reach their child's room. 
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Trygg-Hansa - Museum / No Photo Senor (1985) :50 (Sweden)

A Swedish man films in a museum when a museum worker tells him this is not allowed.

Lotto - The family / Familjen (1985) :30 (Sweden)

The family gathers to check the lottery numbers. 

IBM - Charlie Chaplin - Bakery (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

IBM - What That Freds Gettin? (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

IBM - Charlie Chaplin - Stacks (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

Minolta - Tony Randall - Agent (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

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Apple - Lemmings (1985) - 0:60 (USA)

this is one of the most hated ads of the superbowl, though I really like it.

Northwester Mutual - Client Lunch (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

Northwestern Mutual - Train (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

Nynex - Animals (1985) - 0:30 (USA)

United Way (1985) - 0:60 (USA)

American Express - Seve Ballesteros Soccer at the beach (1984) :30 (UK)

American Express ad with Seve Ballesteros

American Express Travelers Cheques -Young ladies of refinement (1984) :30 (USA)

When her great aunt made the grand tour, she would always stop at the American Express office, a home away from home. 

GMAC Financing - Automatic Teller - (1984) :30 (USA)

Bay Bank - Bobby Orr "I loved the game" (1984) :30 (USA)

Bay Banks - Something better

National Savings Income Bonds - (1984) :40 (UK)

TDK - Andy Warhol (1984) 0:17 (Japan)

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Barclay Loan - Message in a bottle - (1984) :30 (UK)

TSB - TSB for life - (1984) 0:40 (UK)

Standard Life - Starting out - (1984) 0:30 (UK)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Spectrum+ - (1984) 0:40 (UK)

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GE "Beeping Dishwasher" (1984) :30 (USA)

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Apple - 1984 (1984) - 0:60 (USA)

Trivia: No matter what advertising myth you've heard, this ad ran more than once.
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Atari - Alan Alda - Get Started (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

It takes Alan Alda no time at all to set up an Atari computer, but he can't hold a candle against Apple in this year's super bowl.

Dollar Savings Bank - Free Phone (local) (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

This is a regional ad, Columbus Ohio.
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IBM - Differences (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

Shake hands and settle your differences!

Nationwide - Puppy (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

Young Andrew is going to learn a lot about love, and responsibilities.

Northwestern Mutual - Golf (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

Playing some golf

Northwestern Mutual - Client Lunch (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

Businessmen at lunch

Northwestern Mutual - Tough Act (1984) - 0:30 (USA)

Insurance men complaining that the other insurance has a much better offer.
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Macintosh - 1984 (1984)

This ad rewrote ad history in 1984 - not only by being a fantastic ad that (re)launced the Mac - but also for their ingenious media buying.

Citibank Visa - 18-wheeler (1983) :30 (USA)

Nat West - On a mission - (1983) :30 (UK)

Rank Xerox - Team Xerox - (1983) :40 (UK)

Digital - The Exclusive (1983) - 0:60 (USA)

This is the 60 of "the exclusive"

Merchants Bank - Puzzled (local) (1983) - 0:30 (USA)

Merrill Lynch - Change (1983) - 0:30 (USA)

Merrill Lynch - Chess (1983) - 0:30 (USA)

Radio Shack - TRS-80 Model 12 (1983) - 0:30 (USA)

United Way - Sylvester Stallone - Rocky (1983) - 0:78 (USA)

Hey look, it's Rocky Balboa!
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Xerox - Comparison (1983) - 0:30 (USA)

American Express - Jim Henson & the muppets (1982) :30 (UK)

Jim Henson attempts to leave the muppet studio, but the muppets all pack and join him.

The bank of New York - Giant Thumb (1982) :30 (USA)

A giant thumb comes to push you down, well that sucks.

Pioneer - Ry Cooder (1982-1985) 1:00 (Japan)

Barclay Card - English Holiday - (1982) :30 (UK)

AC Delco - Ice Block Demo (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

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Bendix - Intelligent Life (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

Canon AE-1 - Joe Theisman (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

Nationwide - Wedding (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

Northwestern Mutual - Calendar (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

See the calender?

Northwestern Mutual - Convention (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

Dinner with the co-workers brings up some stuff.
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P&C - Anniversary (local) (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

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Radio Shack - TRS-80 - At Home (1982) - 0:30 (USA)

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