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Canadian Tire Christmas Commercials
Submitted by Nels N
There’s likely not a single Canadian who doesn’t know the famous “Give like Santa, Save like Scrooge” jingles that Canadian Tire used to subject us shoppers to every Christmas season. They usually had three or four different sets of commercials, each one running the weeks up to Christmas. Sometimes Santa got some advice from Scrooge on saving money, sometimes Scrooge got some advice from Santa on gift giving. Occasionally they might have featured other characters from the Charles Dickens classic or from the North Pole. Regardless they were quite fun to watch up until the company quit running them around early 2000. Here’s an early video of them from back in 1984. BONUS!: Has an A-Team Road Race set that Santa never bothered to give me for Christmas. *Hmph!*
Man from Atlantis is a short-lived American science fiction television series that ran for 13 episodes on the NBC Network during the 1977–1978 season, following on from four successful television movies that had aired earlier in 1977. A number of sources prepend the word The to the title; however, the actual on-screen title of the series, plus the title used for spin-off novels and comic books, does not include the article.
NBC commissioned four movies of the show during the 1977 season, exceeding ABC’s record of three for The Six Million Dollar Man.
Duran Duran are an English rock band from Birmingham, United Kingdom. They were one of the most successful of the 1980s bands and a leading band in the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” of the United States. Since the 1980s they have placed 14 in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold more than 100 million records.[7] While the group were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene, along with bands such as Spandau Ballet, when they first emerged, they later shed this image. The band worked with fashion designers to build a sharp and elegant image that earned them the nickname “the prettiest boys in rock”.[8] The band’s controversial videos-which included partial nudity and suggestions of sexuality- became popular in the early 1980s on the then-new music video channel, MTV. The band were among the first bands to have their videos shot by professional directors with 35 mm film movie cameras, which gave their videos a much more polished look. In 1984, the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows.
Sure, you can watch Disney make a plesant little cartoon out of a classic tale, but how epic was the series that ran for 3 years? Ron Pearlman plays Vincent (the beast) and Linda Hamilton plays Catherine (beauty). The two have an onscreen magic that sparked a cult series. I remember watching this on CBS when I was a kid and both admiring Vincent’s protective nature as well as Catherine’s determination. Though, I found stories focusing on Vincent to be much more interesting.
Daniel Constantine (Dan) Marino, Jr. (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. The last quarterback of the Quarterback Class of 1983 to be taken in the first round, Marino became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in league history, holding or having held almost every major NFL passing record. Despite never being on a Super Bowl-winning team, he is recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Remembered particularly for having a quick release and a powerful arm, Marino led the Dolphins into the playoffs on numerous occasions.
*keep an eye out for Larry Bird getting hammer truck head stuffed in #4 and #2.
From Wikipedia:
Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is best remembered for his stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. A nine time NBA All-Star, “‘Nique” is one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. Wilkins is also known as one of the best dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname “The Human Highlight Film.”
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a fictional gangster in the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again), Frank White (from the 1990 film King of New York),[1] and his primary stage name The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper.
Raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Wallace grew up during the peak years of the 1980s crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at an early age. When Wallace released his debut album with the 1994 record Ready to Die, he was a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York’s visibility at a time when hip hop was mostly dominated by West Coast artists.[2] The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released fifteen days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000.[3] Wallace was noted for his “loose, easy flow”,[4] dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities. Since his death, a further two albums have been released. MTV ranked him at #3 on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time.[5] Because of his success and influence on music, he has become a cultural icon.
Blades of Steel is an ice hockey video game released by Konami for the arcade in 1987, and ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. All teams are fictional but based out of real Canadian and American cities. The game is known for its fast paced hockey action and especially for the fighting. It is a one or two player game. When playing against the computer, there are three difficulty levels to choose from: Junior, College, and Pro (with Pro being the most difficult and Junior being the easiest). Each team consists of three forwards, two defencemen, and a goaltender.
It is rumored that the likeness of Peter Zezel was used to portray the celebration after each goal was scored.
Battle Beasts (ビーストフォーマー Beastformers) is a line of small 2″ tall action figure toys, in the form of an anthropomorphised animal with body armor and a unique weapon. Several figures have their left hand replaced by a weapon of some kind. Battle Beasts were created and largely produced by Takara and distributed by Takara in Japan (under the name “BeastFormers”) and by Hasbro outside of Japan, beginning in 1987.
Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of video games originally created and developed by New World Computing. As part of the Might and Magic franchise, the series changed ownership when NWC was acquired by 3DO and again when 3DO closed down and sold the rights to Ubisoft.[1] The games feature turn-based, fantasy-themed conflicts in which players control armies of mythical creatures. The series began in 1995 with the release of the first title, and has most recently seen a release in 2007 with an expansion to the fifth title.
The series is directed primarily at the DOS and Windows platforms, with sporadic support for Mac OS over the years. Heroes III was ported to Linux.[2] GameTap has carried the first four games in the series since 2006.[3] Remakes have appeared on the Game Boy Color.
