MTV's Iconic Catchprase Was A 'Rip-Off' Of A Classic Oatmeal Ad Campaign

An advertising slogan can make or break a company, and MTV found a great one at just the right moment. As it turns out, ...
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Retro Fun: MTV's 'beer' commercial from 1987

Back when MTV was great — and if I had a nickel for every time I've said that, I'd have at least 78 nickels — quirky and clever promo ads were almost as entertaining as the videos. This one was a ...
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Madonna's banned commercial airs during MTV VMAs, 34 years later: 'Thank you, Pepsi, for finally realizing the genius of our collaboration'

Madonna in her recently unearthed, banned "Make a Wish" Pepsi commercial from 1989. (Pepsi via YouTube) Thirty-four years after Madonna’s $5 million Pepsi commercial was yanked from the air due to the ...