Amy’s Adventures

Don’t underestimate kids insatiable appetite to see the big guy delivering the goods. In the 80’s these kids rigged a Polaroid camera for a glimpse. Today, kids would rig up a webcam with a direct feed to their website and Youtube for the whole family and world to discover that the big guy comes in the disguise of their parents. If a kid can operate a remote control at the age of 1, don’t think for a minute they won’t figure a way to use technology to catch Santa in the act.

Once upon a time, kids were tied to one place by good old-fashioned landlines and phone cords. This AT&T commercial from the mid-80’s reminds of us a pre-ADD society when we actually had conversations without doing anything else.

Getting back on track with my Christmas commercial countdown with this favorite from the Gap. Christmas is not Christmas without colorful scarves, sweaters, mittens and good beat to get your holiday spirits a lift. This version is by far the best–a combination of Sleigh Ride and 80’s boy band, New Edition, Cool it Now, I can’t help but go to iTunes and download the original, 1985 song, Cool it Now. Can you sing it? Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like the girl who cares who you like?

So what Christmas morning superhero were you in the 70’s? I was Wonder Woman! Not too much has changed in 30 years.

Another 70’s classic–”Be a Christmas morning hero!”

Remember gift certificates? Yes, before gift cards became all the rage, gift certificates would often make their way to our Christmas stockings. This 1975 McDonald’s commercial starring a three year old Corey Feldman reminds us of a time when that .50 gift certificate could actually buy us something at McDonald’s. It was “something special for someone special.”