Submitted by Exciting-Ant4077 t3_106m07q in boston

Boston Herald:

https://youtu.be/yNZYqf4eaHs

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Loan Depot: (this will forever be stuck in my head)

https://youtu.be/mpWOFN2KfCw

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Bank of Boston: (I used to love this ad)

https://youtu.be/KVQWv2QWPgk

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Star Market:

https://youtu.be/F5wXTErsjfk

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Tweeter: (no, YouTube, I did not mean Twitter)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M35FL968cU

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Stop & Shop:

https://youtu.be/4UEEx7dSNSY

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Water Country:

https://youtu.be/1kl3hkl0DBI

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Giant Glass:

https://youtu.be/nQVDTw5HFuE

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Bernie & Phyl's:

https://youtu.be/NmjfLyy3j-g

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And, of course, Dunkin' Donuts:

https://youtu.be/BwSdXbkflV0

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Feel free to add some of your own retro Boston commercials!

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print_isnt_dead t1_j3h778h wrote

Find a Dean's Home Furniture one, and you'll win the internet.

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Tigerguppy t1_j3jqt4d wrote

There's a sub /r/Idoubtit dedicated to finding it.

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LadyCalamity t1_j3kb2af wrote

I still can't believe that no one has found a video of this yet! Like did it actually exist or did we all just collectively hallucinate this catch phrase?

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Pard22 t1_j3hapfx wrote

Loved Deans. Had a shop in Malden I believe

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Beccachicken t1_j3hk90j wrote

Quality comfort and price….that’s nice.

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TheAVnerd t1_j3i59tr wrote

I worked on Bernie and Phyls, Sullivan Tire, and Christmas Tree Shops commercials.

I think my legs are in a shot of the Tim Wakefield Bernie and Phyls spot, and some of my family were in a Christmas Tree shop commercial. For Christmas Tree Shops we would shoot at a new location every 1-2 months. The shoot would be at night after the store closed early and was stocked with the new items that were coming out. Then the friends and families of store employees would be invited to the shoot and we would prompt them to explore and pick out items or deals that excite them. We would usually have like 5 items we had to feature then a bunch that were “nice to haves”.

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botulizard t1_j3hb5ng wrote

Rotman's- It's Faaaantastic!

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LoanWolf888 t1_j3hg4ir wrote

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LackingUtility t1_j3izy02 wrote

My brother is the voice of the kid who can walk like a penguin. My father was an audio engineer, and the original recording of the on-screen kid was unclear, so he had my brother overdub the line.

I still tease him with it.

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spiffyP t1_j3jxr1z wrote

We used to say it while walking off the diving board at Lincoln Hancock pool. Protomeme.

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Exciting-Ant4077 OP t1_j3i2ta1 wrote

Today, every kid knows what their voice really sounds like, and we also know that the dinosaur's little tiny arms were actually wings.

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VMP85 t1_j3ia30f wrote

Dave Dinger Ford.....in Braintree...........in Braintree

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JayP4 t1_j3hlw33 wrote

Jordan’s furniture “Not to be confused with Jordan Marsh”, which later became “No longer confused with Jordan Marsh”

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Exciting-Ant4077 OP t1_j3i2cb6 wrote

Yes, and then when Jordan Marsh closed, their ad said, "Jordan Marsh is closing, but we're still here."

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CoriCel3sti t1_j3i5228 wrote

Does anyone remember that "TURTLE FOOD!" pet supply store commercial? I've been looking for that one

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jennc1979 t1_j3pc85s wrote

Where is the Carvel commercial!?! You have to show Cookie Puss or Choco, the Whale or this exercise in quintessential classic Boston commercials hasn’t yet taken the Gold!

Edit: educated myself! Founded in New York, TIL. By a Greek gentleman. So, that leads me to my recovery attempt. https://youtu.be/I2GZrEhYyT4

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MeatSack_NothingMore t1_j3iyxh8 wrote

I can’t find a link but I still have “Manhattan’s you don’t know ya better ask somebody” jingle in my head 20 years later.

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