1988 Disney Christmas Parade!
Boy, I’ve been absent as hell from After Dark lately — sorry about that! December always ends up being one of those months where it’s impossible to keep up with everything. I can’t believe that Christmas Eve is in a freakin’ WEEK. (Another reason why I always embrace November as part of the season — this month just goes too quickly!)
Here’s the 1988 edition of the Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, which I haven’t really checked but assume must be fantastic.
Hope everyone is having a decent season! I’m prepping next week’s run of articles to make sure I cram in as much holiday fun as possible… before it’s too late!
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas!
Here’s Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas, from 1992:
Yes, this is another repeat from last year’s run of holiday specials on Dino Drac After Dark. What a good memory you have!
1993 Christmas Commercials!
This batch of commercials was pulled from the CBS broadcasts of Charlie Brown and Garfield’s respective Christmas specials, back in December of ’93. They’re not exclusively holiday-themed, but there’s still a lot of fun stuff in here:
Highlight for me: That 7UP commercial, which is way rarer than their other Christmassy ads. Forgot all about it!
1980s Kraft Holiday Commercials!
Here’s a neat batch of 1980s Kraft commercials, all holiday-themed and all pulled from one specific broadcast. They will make you hungry for the sorts of appetizers too few people make anymore:
The uploader’s description is dead-on: “These commercials aired during ABC’s presentation of Jim Henson’s The Christmas Toy on December 6th, 1986. All of the fatty foods and cheesy narration manage to perfectly sum up what Christmas was like in the ’80s.”
Amen, stranger!
PS: Just so you know, Free-For-All Friday Threads have not been discontinued. After missing so many After Dark updates lately, I figured it was best to add a video since I actually had time tonight. But you can talk about whatever anyway… it’s not like the conversation has to be completely Kraft-centric. (Even if all conversations really should be.)
