Blade II Commercial 2002

 Blade II is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional character Blade from Marvel Comics, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. A sequel to Blade (1998), it is the second installment in the Blade franchise, followed by Blade: Trinity. The film follows the human-vampire hybrid Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires, finding himself in a fierce battle against a group of mutant vampires who seek to commit global genocide of both vampire and human races. Blade and his human allies are coerced into joining forces with a special elite group of vampires.

Blade II was released on March 22, 2002 and was a box office success, grossing over $155 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, earning praise for its performances, atmosphere, direction, and action sequences, although its script and lack of character development have been criticized.

Raisinets Commercial 1991

 Chocolate-covered raisins are a confection consisting of individual raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate.

CFRA Commercial Early 2000s

 CFRA is a news/talk radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. The station broadcasts at 580 kHz. CFRA's studios are located in the Bell Media Building on George Street in Downtown Ottawa's ByWard Market, while its 4-tower transmitter array is located near Manotick.

Sirius Satellite Radio Commercial 2007

 Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. It was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, merging them into SiriusXM Radio. The company also has a 70% equity interest in Sirius XM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. On May 21, 2013, Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. was incorporated, and in January 2020, Sirius XM reorganized their corporate structure, which made Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed it. The merger created a company with 18.5 million subscribers, and the deal was valued at US$3.3 billion, not including debt. The proposed merger was opposed by those who felt it would create a monopoly. Sirius and XM argued that a merger was the only way that satellite radio could survive.

Burkholder Furs Commercial 1994

 Commercial for a local Ottawa area fur store from the 1990s

Citytv Ident 1990s

#citytv #1990s #toronto

Canada Reconnect Commercial 2003

 Commercial for a service that reconnects your phone - I don't know, wouldn't it be easier to just pay your phone bill? 

Tim Hortons Muffins Commercial 2002

 Commercial for Tim Horton's as seen in 2002

Natural Solutions Spa Commercial 2001

 Commercial for a Toronto area spa

Swiffer Duster Commercial 2003

 It's the Swiffer Duster! 

Working.com Commercial Early 2000s

 

Newfoundland Tourism Commercial 2001

 Commercial for Newfoundland and Labrador tourism

Neocitran Commercial 1994

 Cold medicine from the 1990s

CBC Royal Canadian Air Farce Promo 1999

 The Royal Canadian Air Farce was a comedy troupe that was active from 1973 to 2019. It is best known for their various Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series, first on CBC Radio and later on CBC Television. Although their weekly radio series ended in 1997 and their television series ended in 2008, the troupe produced annual New Year's Eve specials on CBC Television until 2019. CBC announced that, due to budgetary constraints, the special scheduled to air on December 30, 2019 would be the final in the series.

RBC Investments Commercial Early 2000s

 Commercial for RBC from the 2000s

Downy Ball Commercial 2002

 The Downy Ball is sold by Procter & Gamble specifically designed for use with traditional agitator-based top-loading washing machines which lack built-in fabric softener dispensers, and it won't work correctly on front-loading machines. Liquid fabric softener is poured into the Downy Ball through a hole on the top side. The ball is then tossed into the washing machine with the clothes and detergent, where it floats in a vertical position, with an internal rubber weight floating inside and trapping the softener inside. In the spin cycle, between the wash and rinse cycles, the internal rubber weight moves aside due to Newton's first law of motion, allowing the fabric softener to spill out onto the clothes, just in time for the rinse cycle.

KFC Commercial Early 2000s

 Another one from KFC!

Wendy's Commercial 2002

 Another Commercial for Wendy's from the early 2000s

CTV W5 Edition 558 Broadcast Jan 1984 Full Episode

#w5 #ctv #1980s #canada CTV W5 is a long-running investigative journalism program in Canada. It covers a range of topics, including social issues, politics, and human interest stories. The show is known for its in-depth reporting and has won numerous awards for its contributions to journalism.

Best Western Hotel Pembroke Commercial 2003

 Commercial for the Best Western Hotel in Pembroke Ontario

Ivory Soap Commercial 2003

 Ivory is a flagship personal care brand created by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), including varieties of white and mildly scented bar soap, that became famous for its claim of purity and for floating on water. Over the years, the brand has been extended to other varieties and products.

Olympic Ski Shop Commercial 1993

Commercial for a local ski shop 
 

Nutella Commercial 2001

 

Pietro Ferrero owned a bakery in Alba, an Italian town known for the production of hazelnuts. In 1946, he sold the initial 300-kilogram (660 lb) batch of Pasta Gianduja, derived from Gianduja. Originally sold as a solid block, Ferrero started to sell a creamy version in 1951 as Supercrema gianduja.

In 1963, Ferrero's son Michele Ferrero revamped Supercrema gianduja with the intention of marketing it throughout Europe. Its composition was modified, and it was renamed "Nutella". The first jar of Nutella left the factory in Alba on April 20, 1964. The product was an instant success and remains widely popular.

In 2012, French senator Yves Daudigny proposed a tax increase on palm oil from €100 to €400 per tonne. At 20 percent, palm oil is one of Nutella's main ingredients, and the tax was dubbed "the Nutella tax" in the media.

On 14 May 2014, Poste italiane issued a 50th anniversary Nutella commemorative stamp. The 70 Euro cent stamp was designed by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and features a jar of Nutella on a golden background. Ferrero held a Nutella Day on 17 and 18 May to celebrate the anniversary.

CFTO News Jan 29 1984

#retro #nostalgia #cfto #toronto #news #1980s

The Brick Commercial 2002

 And yet another one from The Brick

Havelock Country Jamboree Commercial 2003

 The Havelock Country Jamboree is a four-day country music camping festival held in the village of Havelock, Ontario (located 170 km northeast of Toronto). Canada's Largest Country Music and Camping Festival. The festival has a Thursday through Sunday schedule on the third weekend in August every year. The Jamboree has Built New World Class Twin Stages each stage measuring 60'wide by 40' deep.

Natural Instincts Commercial 2003

 Commercial for hair color

Lady Speed Stick Commercial Early 2000s

 Speed Stick is an American brand of deodorant/antiperspirant produced by multinational healthcare company Colgate-Palmolive. It was formerly known as "Mennen Speed Stick" prior to Colgate-Palmolive's purchase of The Mennen Company. Currently, the products feature the words "by Mennen" in a small font on the label. Speed Stick comes in both deodorant and antiperspirant forms. Speed Stick is both a sponsor and the official antiperspirant of the NHL.

Speed Stick comes in forms for men and women (Lady Speed Stick) and in stronger "24/7" forms. Both Speed Stick and Lady Speed Stick are available in Stick and Gel form.

Speed Stick product types include 24/7, Pro, Stain Guard, Irish Spring, and Original.

Sears Travel Commercial 2001

 Commercial for Sears travel services 

Michelin Tires Commercial 2002

 Michelin full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA) is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and larger than both Goodyear and Continental. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the Kléber tyres company, Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company, SASCAR, Bookatable and Camso brands. Michelin is also notable for its Red and Green travel guides, its roadmaps, the Michelin stars that the Red Guide awards to restaurants for their cooking, and for its company mascot Bibendum, colloquially known as the Michelin Man.

Michelin's numerous inventions include the removable tyre, the pneurail (a tyre for rubber-tyred metros) and the radial tyre.

Michelin manufactures tyres for Space Shuttles, aircraft, automobiles, heavy equipment, motorcycles, and bicycles. In 2012, the group produced 166 million tyres at 69 facilities located in 18 countries

In Charge Debt Services Commercial Early 2000s

 Commercial for a debt recovery company

CTV Network ID Early 2000s

 CTV ID from the 2000's 

CBC Canada Now Promo 2002

 Promo for a CBC Newsmagazine show 

LifeFit Commercial Early 2000s

 Commercial for a local fitness center 

Crest Whitestrips Commercial 2003

 Crest White Strips Commercial 

Walmart Commercial 2002

 Commercial for Walmart as seen in 2002

First Choice Hair Cutters Commercial Early 2000s

 First Choice Haircutters is a Canadian hair salon company. The company originated with a single salon in London, Ontario, in 1980 and began franchising about 2 years later. First Choice Haircutters was purchased by Regis Corporation in October 2000. Currently it has over 400 locations throughout Canada and the United States. It is a franchise company, and experienced system-wide sales of nearly $3 billion in 2007. First Choice Haircutters is a subsidiary of Regis Corporation, the largest hair salon chain in the world which also owns other concepts such as Supercuts, Vidal Sassoon, Cost Cutters and SmartStyle.

Dexatrim Commercial 1994

 Dexatrim is an over-the-counter (OTC) dietary supplement meant to assist with weight loss. Dexatrim claims it "gives you the power to lose weight, curb binges, and keep you in control of your diet." Current Dexatrim products available are in capsule form and include Dexatrim Max Complex 7, Dexatrim Max Daytime Appetite Control, Dexatrim Natural Green Tea, and Dexatrim Natural Extra Energy. The major active ingredients found in current Dexatrim products include caffeine, green tea extract, Asian (Panax) ginseng root extract, and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

Always Commercial 2001

 Always is an American brand of menstrual hygiene products, including maxi pads, ultra thin pads, pantyliners, disposable underwear for night-time wear, and vaginal wipes. A sister concern of Procter & Gamble, it was first introduced in the United States in test markets in the spring of 1983, then nationally in May 1984. By the end of 1984, Always had also been introduced internationally in United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, and Africa.

Always products are manufactured in Belleville, Ontario, Canada at a 700,000-sq.-ft. plant with 175,000-sq.-ft. of warehouse. The plant is one of Procter & Gamble's largest in North America. Although Always has local factories in the countries that it sells in, in some cases, its products are manufactured and exported.

According to Rising Tide: Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & Gamble, Always was Procter & Gamble's "first truly global brand."

Home Outfitters Commercial 2002

 Home Outfitters originally launched in 1998 as Bed, Bath & More, before being revamped and relaunched under the new name in 1999. The chain peaked at 69 locations in October 2014.

In July 2014, HBC announced that it would begin integrating Home Outfitters into its Hudson's Bay retail division (including increased availability of its product line through Hudson's Bay locations and its website), along with the closure of 2 stores. In 2016, HBC rebranded three Home Outfitters locations in Winnipeg under the banner Hudson's Bay Home as a pilot.

In February 2019, HBC announced the closing of all 37 locations of Home Outfitters. The chain ceased operation and closed all its stores at the end of July 2019.

Bravo Channel Promo 2001

 The channel was founded as the Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo (which is now owned by NBCUniversal) on January 1, 1995 by Moses Znaimer and its owner CHUM Limited, and originally focused on performing arts, drama, and independent film. As with its U.S. counterpart, the channel has dropped its arts programming but unlike its U.S. counterpart, which shifted to female-targeting reality and lifestyle-oriented series, the Canadian channel adopted a general entertainment format with a focus on drama.

In 2007, Bravo was among the channels acquired by CTVglobemedia after buying the assets of CHUM Limited. The channel was relaunched in 2012 under a new logo and separate branding from its former American counterpart. Seven years later, the channel would rebrand again under its current name of CTV Drama on September 12, 2019.

1986 Ford Mustang Commercial

 The legendary Ford Mustang!

CBS Line Up Promo 1992

 Prime Time Line Promo for CBS from the 1990s

KFC Commercial Early 2000s

 Another one from KFC!

Coote / Hayes End Screen Early 2000s

 End screen for an Australia based TV production company 

Ontario Liberal Party Commercial Early 2000s

 The Ontario Liberal Party  is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. 

The party espouses the principles of liberalism, and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum, with their rival the Progressive Conservative Party positioned to the right and the New Democratic Party (who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments), positioned to their left.

The party has strong informal ties to the Liberal Party of Canada, but the two parties are organizationally independent and have separate, though overlapping, memberships. The provincial and federal parties were organizationally the same party until Ontario members of the party voted to split in 1976.

The Liberals lost official party status in the 2018 Ontario provincial election having fallen to only 7 seats, the worst defeat of a governing party in Ontario history. Prior to the 2018 election, the party had won every election since the beginning of the 21st century and had governed the province for the previous 15 years. In the 2022 provincial election, the Liberals saw a modest increase in support, finishing second in popular vote, but only winning 8 seats.

Polar Ice Vodka Commercial 2002

 Polar Ice is a Canadian vodka produced by Corby Distilleries Ltd. Produced from Canadian corn, it is quadruple distilled, which vendors claim rids the vodka of microscopic impurities and gives vodka a smoother taste. The vodka is an eighty proof spirit. Polar Ice Vodka has several products in various sizes and formats (plastic and glass). The brand line includes Polar Ice Vodka (40% alc./vol), Polar Ice Vodka Arctic Extreme (45% alc./vol) and Polar Ice Vodka Ontario Peach. Polar Ice Vodka is available across Canada and in some cities in the United States of America.

Southway Inn 2002

 From a news article in 2015

"...For nearly six decades, the Southway Hotel, at Bank St. and Hunt Club Rd. in south Ottawa, has been a “home away from home” for northerners heading to the capital to shop, relax, get well, play hockey, golf or to just spend a night on their way somewhere else.

And so it was with disappointment that many Nunavummiut discovered this week that the Southway, Ottawa’s first official “airport hotel” will close at the end of the year and be transformed into a retirement home.

“Honestly the best staff I have ever experienced in the hospitality industry. If they don’t have it, they get it. If there is something they don’t know, they will find out,” wrote Christal Byrne, who works for the Nunavut Housing Corp. in Iqaluit, in an email to Nunatsiaq News.

“It makes us all very sad to know that this summer will be our last stay there. They were so dedicated to accommodating every weird request us northerners had (and there were some pretty weird requests at times.)”

Deenah Kelly and her husband Rick say they’ve been staying at the Southway two or three times a year for the past decade whenever they come to Ottawa from Iqaluit, including for extended medical stays.

Kelly said staff came and replaced the shower head to a hand-held one once to make it easier for Rick to shower in bandages.

“Always treated northerners with respect and appreciated our problems, like having to bring four or five Tupperware containers back to the hotel for that early flight in the morning back home,” Kelly wrote in a Facebook message to Nunatsiaq News. “Always made accommodations to put stuff in the fridge or freezer for you....."

Wall's Country Wide Commercial Early 2000s

 Commercial for a local furniture store - sadly no longer with us. 

Revlon Commercial 2003

Revlon, Inc. is an American multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company. Revlon is headquartered in New York City and was established in New York City on March 1, 1932. Revlon is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Revlon is sold in 150 countries and has many global locations including Mexico City, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sydney, Singapore, and Tokyo.

Canadian Music Week Commercial 2001

 Canadian Music Week began in 1981 and has grown to become one of Canada's largest and most influential media and music conferences. It draws top industry professionals to participate in a four-day program of activities.

Designed to stimulate the exchange of market intelligence, increase dialogue and provide networking opportunities, Canadian Music Week continues to present the ideal platform for more than 3,000 national and international delegates.

CMW is the single longest running multi-day Canadian music and media event. It manages to consistently bring together more than 3,000 music industry professionals for the week's events – combining conferences, award shows and one of Canada's biggest "New Music" festivals.

Throughout the duration of the event, performers put on shows at venues ranging from popular bars and halls, to trendy clothing stores and cafes. Many emerging new bands use the festival as an opportunity to be spotted by the A&R representatives who are around in greater than average numbers during the festival. In January 2017, Jim Beam along with Canadian Music Week Canada launched Jim Beam Make History Talent Search

CHUM FM Commercial 2002

 CHUM (1050 AM) is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned and operated by Bell Media. CHUM's studios are co-located with TSN at 9 Channel Nine Court in the Agincourt neighborhood of Scarborough (with auxiliary studios located at 250 Richmond Street West in the Entertainment District of downtown Toronto), with its transmitter array located in the Clarkson neighborhood of Mississauga (near CFRB's own transmitter array). TSN 1050 is simulcast on Bell Satellite TV channel 989, and on Shaw Direct channel 867. The station is also carried on the 3rd HD digital subchannel of CKFM-FM.

Future Shop Commercial 2003

 Future Shop was a Canadian electronics store chain. It was established in 1982 by Hassan Khosrowshahi. By 1990, the chain had become the country's largest retailer of computer and consumer electronics. In January 2013, the company operated 139 locations across Canada.

In November 2001, Future Shop was acquired by a similar American chain Best Buy. Although Best Buy began to establish Canadian locations under its own name following the purchase, it continued to operate the Future Shop stores as a separate chain. Even though many of the new Best Buy locations were in close proximity to existing Future Shop stores, the two chains were differentiated primarily by their in-store experiences.

On March 28, 2015, Best Buy announced the dissolution of the Future Shop brand and the closure of 66 of its locations. The remaining stores were converted to the Best Buy branding and format

Gravol Commercial 2003

Dimenhydrinate is marketed under many brand names: in the US, Mexico, Turkey and Serbia as Dramamine; in Ukraine as Driminate; in Canada, Costa Rica, and India as Gravol; in Iceland as Gravamin; in Russia and Croatia as Dramina; in South Africa and Germany as Vomex; in Australia and Austria as Vertirosan; in Brazil as Dramin; in Colombia as Mareol; in Ecuador as Anautin; in Hungary as Daedalon; in Indonesia as Antimo; in Italy as Xamamina or Valontan; in Peru as Gravicoll; in Poland and Slovakia as Aviomarin; in Portugal as Viabom, Vomidrine, and Enjomin; in Spain as Biodramina; in Thailand as Daimenin; in Israel as Travamin; in Pakistan as Gravinate; and in Ethiopia as dimenhydrinate.

SlimFast Commercial 1994

 SlimFast was started in 1977 as a product line of the Thompson Medical Company, founded in the 1940s by S. Daniel Abraham. Thompson Medical also sold the controversial weight loss dietary supplement Dexatrim. In 1987, Abraham took the brand private, and it was acquired by Unilever in 2000. In 2014, Unilever sold SlimFast to Kainos Capital. After the sale, KSF Acquisition invested with Kainos Capital in order to take responsibility for the SlimFast brand in the UK, Ireland and Germany.

In 2018, Glanbia Plc. acquired SlimFast from Kainos Capital.

On December 3, 2009, SlimFast recalled all of its canned products due to possible bacterial contamination. The company stated that it had halted production until the cause was discovered. No further problems or issues have been noted. In 2011, SlimFast stopped producing cans and has since used plastic bottles.

Tetley Tea Commercial 2000

 Tetley Tea as seen in the 2000s

Quest Personals Commercial 2002

 Hot Singles are waiting for you!

Hellmann's Mayonnaise Commercial 1992

 Hellmann's is an American brand name that is used for the same line of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sauce, salad dressing, condiments, and other food products. It has been owned by the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever since 2000, the Hellmann's brand is sold in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, Latin America, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Canada, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. 

Freedom Writers Movie Commercial 2007

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey and Mario.

It is based on the 1999 book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell and students who compiled the book out of real diary entries about their lives that they wrote in their English class at Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. The movie is also based on the DC program called City at Peace. The title of the movie and book is a play on the term "Freedom Riders", referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in 1961.

The idea for the film came from journalist Tracey Durning, who made a documentary about Erin Gruwell for the ABC News program Primetime Live. Durning served as co-executive producer of the film. The film was dedicated to the memory of Armand Jones, who was killed after filming Freedom Writers. He was fatally shot at age 18 in Anaheim, California after a confrontation with a man who robbed Jones of a necklace in a Denny's restaurant.

Wintario - Full Broadcast from Langton Ontario July 1986

Wintario was Ontario's first provincial lottery, introduced in 1975 by the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC). It was a weekly lottery that became quite popular, not just for the prizes but also for its televised draws, which featured hosts such as Faye Dance and Fred Davis. Wintario was unique because it wasn't just a lottery; it also played a role in funding public projects across Ontario. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales went towards funding arts, sports, recreation, and cultural projects in communities throughout the province. The lottery ran until 1996 when it was discontinued, as other forms of lotteries and gaming became more prominent in Ontario. However, Wintario is remembered fondly by many Ontarians, both for its community impact and its role in the early days of provincial lotteries. #1980s #wintario #ontario #langton #lottery

Bounty Commercial Early 2000s

 Bounty is an American brand of paper towel that is manufactured by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the United States. It was introduced in 1965.

From the 1960s to the 1990s, veteran character actress Nancy Walker appeared in a long-running series of popular commercials in the US, in which Walker played Rosie, a waitress in a diner, who used Bounty to clean up spills made by the diner's patrons and demonstrating its better absorption, compared to other brands. The original tag-line, "the quick picker-upper", was soon changed to "the quicker picker-upper", which became a common catchphrase (with variations) long after Walker ceased appearing in Bounty ads.

Hamburger Helper Commercial 1991

 The packaged pasta brand "Hamburger Helper" was introduced in 1971 in response to a meat shortage and rising meat prices. In 2005, Food Network rated it third on its list of "Top Five Fad Foods of 1970". In 2013, the company shortened the brand's name to just "Helper".

The Hamburger Helper mascot is "the Helping Hand" or "Lefty"—a four-fingered, left-hand white glove with a face on the palm and a red spherical nose. It often appears in the product's television commercials and on packages.

Presidents Choice Commercial Early 2000s

President's Choice, also known as PC, is a Canadian private label or store brand owned by Loblaw Companies Limited that includes a wide variety of grocery and household products, in addition to financial services and a cell phone service (PC Mobile operated by Bell Mobility). The products are available from the company's various retail outlets including Loblaws, Loblaw Great Food, Dominion, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Maxi, Pharmaprix, Provigo, Extra Foods, Your Independent Grocer, Atlantic Superstore, Zehrs Markets, Valu-mart, Fortinos, Shoppers Drug Mart, Wholesale Club and T & T Supermarket.