Retro TV Movie of the Week Promos!

This week, I have been enjoying watching

the Friday the 13th films on AMC's FearFest.

While the movies are edited for television and have ads,

I enjoy watching them for the feeling of camaraderie.

It reminds me of the old days, when you would watch something on TV,

and you knew some of your friends were probably watching it as well.

These days, with so many channels to watch

- on TV, online, on Netflix - it seems so different.

This got me to thinking about when these movies aired on television,

on the USA Network, local channels or even as a network's Movie of the Week.

Remember those?

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Enjoy some of those old TV promos!

Damn, this looks like a fun night.

I might have been watching, I just can't remember.

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Another great night. Imagine never seeing this until they aired on TV!

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Awesome. Some of these new Retro TV channels should air old TV movies!

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Never would have seen a movie like this back then were it not for airing on TV.

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And this needs no explanation. Such a different era!

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TV movies even gave us some classics like this. Great film.

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Imagine being so excited for these to air each night.

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Creature Double Feature aired all over.

This promo is from my area, where it aired on Channel 56 each Saturday.

Saw so many great films that way. Great memories.

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Even oddities like these. Would love to see some of them now!

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And they could be fun, too.

Nothing like USA and Friday the 13th coming together.

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Ah well.

Like I said, I miss those old days.

Glad we have channels like AMC doing something, at least.

Like old TV stuff? Check out

My Third Parent

my retro television blog.

Can you guess the product?

Before the ad ends, can you guess what they're selling here?

The Exorcist ? from MrPrice2U on Vimeo.

Coffee & Christmas

The Retroist posted this classic Christmas ad:



Cheesy? Schmaltzy?

I don't care. I like it.

Halloween Month: 13 Horror/Humor Ads

B-Movie Becky at The Horror Effect mentioned a memory she had of a commercial, which triggered the same memory for me. That all led to this post. Enjoy!

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Here is the ad Becky and I remembered, for dependable Chevy vehicles:



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Volkswagen did a similar ad:



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Nike had a similar idea:



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Nike did it again, with a foreign soccer ad:



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AT&T / Cingular had a take on it, too:



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Coors got into the act:



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A foreign ad for cable TV:



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Dulux Paint had an ad that got banned:



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The Energizer Bunny up against Count Dracula:



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Frankenstein finds a supplement that helps:



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Vincent Price plays up the benefits of Polariod VHS tapes:



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This one is a good match up of creature and product:



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K-fee kafee ad or car ad? At the end, you won't care:



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Okay, now you are all mad at me.

Sheesh! It IS Halloween Month, ya know?

Here, something to lighten your mood:

Electronic Cerebrectomy has a post of Heineken Halloween ads.

The last one is worth the click over there!

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Good Knight: Clap

Had to share this, which I found via Neatorama, which has partnered with VeryFunnyAds.com, by TBS, to do weekly round ups of odd ads.

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HAH! I love it!

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