“We didn’t want to resort to this, but you leave us no choice.”

All righty! Let’s move forward two decades and roll out an EIGHTIES Week. We’ll start this collection off with a Burger King commercial from 1983 starring Elisabeth Shue (at least, I’m fairly certain it’s her).

Following that charmer, you’ll enjoy ads for Gloria Vanderbilt’s fragrance, Hostess snacks, Betty Crocker cake mix & frosting, Dentyne Gum, Ford pickups, Minute Maid Orange Juice, and KitKat bars. It’s early 80s mayhem!

CLASSIC ’80S BURGER KING COMMERCIAL (1983)

_{Burger King restaurant commercial featuring a Wagner-like orchestral theme. The actor appears to be Elisabeth Shue. Spot aired December 1983.}

VANDERBILT FRAGRANCE COMMERCIAL (1983)

_{Gloria Vanderbilt fragrance commercial. Spot aired December 1983.}

HOSTESS SNACKS COMMERCIAL (1981)

_{Hostess commercial featuring Cup Cakes, Fruit Pies, and Twinkies. Narrator sounds like Len Gochman. Spot aired October 1981.}

BETTY CROCKER ‘BAKE SOMEONE HAPPY’ SONG COMMERCIAL (1981)

_{General Mills’ Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake Mix & Creamy Deluxe Chocolate Frosting commercial featuring a sentimental jingle. Spot aired December 1981.}

DENTYNE GUM ‘BRUSH YOUR BREATH’ JINGLE COMMERCIAL (1981)

_{Dentyne Chewing Gum commercial featuring a well-known jingle. Narration by Mason Adams. Spot aired December 1981.}

’82 ‘FORD TOUGH!’ PICKUP COMMERCIAL (1981)

_{1982 model Ford pickup truck commercial featuring a ‘Log Mountain.’ Spot aired December 1981.}

MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE COMMERCIAL (1981)

_{Minute Maid Orange Juice commercial featuring the orange peel carton gag. Spot aired October 1981.}

KITKAT CANDY COMMERCIAL (1980)

_{KitKat candy bar commercial featuring a ‘Grease’/1950s-style candy store theme. Narration by Peter Thomas. Spot aired September 1980.}

Previously on 80s Commercials: 80s Commercials: Jell-O Dream Pie, Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum, RCA, Fruit & Fibre, Polident, Ford EXP, Wonder Bread, Razzle Game (1981)

More Burger King: 70s Spots: ‘Burger King And I’ (1978 & ’79)

More Gloria Vanderbilt: Super 70s Ads: Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans (1979)

More Hostess: Daily 70s Spot: Hostess ‘King Ding Dong’ commercial (1971)

More Betty Crocker: Daily 70s Spot: Betty Crocker Snackin’ Cake (1974)

More Dentyne: 70s Spots: Rerun & The Lockers, Tickle, Dentyne

More Ford: 70s Commercials: Star-Kist Tuna, Sta-Puf, Bell Yellow Pages, Ford Trucks (1976-79)

More Minute Maid: Daily 70s Ad: Minute Maid Orange Juice ‘Bing Crosby’ (1970)

More KitKat: 70s Commercials: KitKat Candy, Bell System ‘Feelings,’ Trident Mints, Pepto-Bismol (1978)