There are still plenty of us around who remember seeing Radio Shack
commercials on TV back in the days when all television sets had at least one
vacuum tube in them - the CRT (cathode ray tube). All my TVs were of the CRT
variety up until 2008 when I bought a 26" Sharp LCD set with a built-in DVD
player. It is still my only TV as of this writing. As evidenced by the huge
number of vintage Radio Shack commercials posted on YouTube, and the amount of
views for them, there is still a desire by people to take a nostalgic trip back
in time to see the content they remember. Of course at the time we usually
considered all commercials an imposition on our TV program watching. One of the
annoyances of modern TV programming is that even though you have to pay for the
service, you still have to sit through even more commercial time per show than
was imposed when reception was free (over the air). I have to be honest and
admit that I don't recall ever seeing any of the Radio Shack commercials in this
collection of videos, but they definitely have the "look" of the ones I do
remember from the days of yore. I used to visit the Radio Shack stores quite
often, and always took a stroll through the ones in the malls where we lived. As
with so many other familiar stores, it's sad to have them gone now. Enjoy.
Radio Shack - Life in America
1976 Radio Shack TV Commercial - Archer Bike Radios
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There are still plenty of us around who remember seeing Radio Shack
commercials on TV back in the days when all television sets had at least one
vacuum tube in them - the CRT (cathode ray tube). All my TVs were of the CRT
variety up until 2008 when I bought a 26" Sharp LCD set with a built-in DVD
player. It is still my only TV as of this writing. As evidenced by the huge
number of vintage Radio Shack commercials posted on YouTube, and the amount of
views for them, there is still a desire by people to take a nostalgic trip back
in time to see the content they remember. Of course at the time we usually
considered all commercials an imposition on our TV program watching. One of the
annoyances of modern TV programming is that even though you have to pay for the
service, you still have to sit through even more commercial time per show than
was imposed when reception was free (over the air). I have to be honest and
admit that I don't recall ever seeing any of the Radio Shack commercials in this
collection of videos, but they definitely have the "look" of the ones I do
remember from the days of yore. I used to visit the Radio Shack stores quite
often, and always took a stroll through the ones in the malls where we lived. As
with so many other familiar stores, it's sad to have them gone now. Enjoy.
