#Infomercials

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Video thumbnail — Muzzy language course commercial
Trends 1986–present

Muzzy

The big furry alien who ate clocks — the mascot of a language course your parents saw advertised on TV. Muzzy came as a set of VHS tapes (and cassettes and workbooks) that promised to teach kids French, Spanish, German, or another language the way they'd learned their first one: by watching a cartoon. Whether it worked or not, that green clock-munching creature is unforgettable.

Video thumbnail — Pure Moods Vol. 1 90s TV Commercial (1997)
Music 1994–2004

Pure Moods

It's 11:40 p.m., the TV is glowing, and a whispery voice is listing track names over ocean waves: Enya. Enigma. The X-Files theme. "Call now." The Pure Moods commercial aired so relentlessly that the ad itself became the ambient soundtrack of 90s late-night television.