The Rabbit Hole
As a follow up to 5 Classic Board Game Commercials from the 1980s, here’s a set from the 1990s.
From 1993, I never thought the game was as fun as the commercial.
Also from 1993, this commercial rightly affirms the stereotype that, when it comes to thinking about the future, teenage girls only care about boys and the prom.
Puns away!
From 1991, this commercial is a clever combination of violent cartoons and live-action game play. I am a little bit concerned about how terrified those kids are.
My favorite part: the disclaimer at the end. Do you think a stupid customer’s complaint prompted that add-on? I sure hope so.
A total blast from the past–check out 5 classic commercials for beloved boardgames.
This commercial from 1989 features the infectious song I recall singing at the top of my longs anytime this game was refrenced in my childhood. Also in this commercial is a very young Danielle Harris.
Love the diagonal win–I’ve pulled that a few times myself. “Pretty sneaky, sis.”
This game fulfilled a strange fantasy for me as a child, since I love candy and was frequently denied it as a child. Just thinking about Gum Drop Mountain makes me salivate.
This was a game I never owned, but a friend of mine had it. She’d lost most of the white “marbles” that come with the game and we had to substitute with random marbles she stole from her brother. They were random sizes and usually got stuck inside. Great game though–helped us work out our pint-sized aggression.
Oh to be young and have things like finding a job, having money “maybe,” and having children just be a game. If only it were that easy.
Ikea is more than just flat-pack design furniture from Sweden. They also have some of the strangest commercials, most of which you won’t see on TV. Check out five of the most bizarre below.