Unless you’re a chain restaurant with a big marketing budget, odds are you’re not going to be doing too much in the way of television advertising these days. Commercials for non-chain restaurants, for ...

In the 1990s, Nydia Huizar spent most summers as a little girl in San Antonio glued to reruns of “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley." That's when one of the most beloved local TV commercials would ...

DETROIT – Talking animals, funny music and graphics -- yes, it's a commercial for the Detroit Zoo - and it's our throwback Thursday special today. In this commercial released sometime in the 1980s, ...

Ah, the '80s, a time some of us remember fondly or not at all. But if you remember anything beyond the brief, awful neon clothing trend, Izod shirts with designer jeans, and bad hair of all sorts, ...

DETROIT – Talking animals, funny music and graphics -- yes, it's a commercial for the Detroit Zoo, and it's our throwback Thursday special today. In this commercial released sometime in the 1980's, ...

The stewardess, er, flight attendant, flush with first-day jitters, passes through the cabin practicing her routine on imaginary passengers: greeting them (“Friendly to the welcome skies,” she says ...

Advertising is about attracting, holding, and focusing attention, and nothing gets our attention like a funny TV spot. But funny is a double-edged sword. Why do so many advertisers use humor in their ...