I enjoyed this collection of commercials from 1985 (another beaut sent to me by the esteemed Mr. Szwergold). I was five in 1985, so this is pretty much the first era of commercials that I remember. Watching them here…well, let’s just say Madeleine : Proust :: Vintage Sizzler commercials : Me.
Sizzler and Red Lobster had such allure to me as a kid, but I never saw any in Manhattan. Broiled shimp? Yes please! The restaurants I went to with my parents were never advertised in commercials. When we’d go down to Florida to visit my grandpa, I remember thinking “Maybe this time, we’ll get to go to a Sizzler!”
So, I liked the Sizzler commercial. I also liked OJ Simpson winking over a piece of fried chicken. And the guy in the paper bag hat. And the oak water beds. And every other part.
(via KLXT77)
