MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS! #1980s #commercials Vol. 251 is live w/a 11/24/88 block with #ads for #volkswagen #dietcoke #emerson #shopvac #esteelauder #jeopardy #childrenspalace #kaufmanns #davebutz #charlesmann

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This #ChildrensPalace ad from the 1989 Christmas season hits me in the feels.

As a kid, circling what you wanted for Christmas from the holiday toy/gaming catalogs & weekly ads was peak childhood.

Toy Chest
Children's Palace
Babbages
KB Toys
Toys R Us

Didn't matter. The thrill was untouchable.