I Remember These Commercials Airing Constantly!

I think it was Drew Carey who had a joke about these commercials. You can learn veterinary medicine and gun repair through the mail. Talk about being a regular at the pet store.

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Former_Tadpole_6480@reddit

Back in the 90s it was easy to believe the world was filled with endless opportunities.

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JB92103@reddit

It was a more hopeful time overall. The Cold War just ended, technology was advancing rapidly, 9/11 hadn’t happened yet, and aside from the Y2K scare, everyone just seemed happier.

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I read this and I simultaneously agree with you … and then consider the possibility that we are literally days away from being the same age as the crazy old uncle or granpa that talked about the good old days. Remember those days before penicillin was invented? Wait what were we talking about?

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Turbulent-Pea-8826@reddit

We all thought the 21st century would bring flying cars, jet packs and robots.

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WaxWorkKnight@reddit

They were. You can look at a number of changes, economically, legally, and politically in the 90s and early 2000s that gave us the unhappiness we have now. It has created such a state of existential dispare that therapists, psychologists, etc. Are having a hard time addressing it.

How do you respond to someone who states concisely why they are depressed and it is literally everything over the last eight years?

It'll get better? What in time for some other bullshit to come to fruition?

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HatRemov3r@reddit

Peep show jizz mopper

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BlackshirtDefense@reddit

"Or get your degree. You can major in Business or Accounting."

https://youtu.be/7RKQRVn4NAs?si=PDLR2-vEZxkppg3m

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imrealsleepy@reddit

Sally Struthers wad Rebecca from TaleSpin?! What else have you been keeping from me?!

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BlackshirtDefense@reddit

She was also Charlene Sinclair on "Dinosaurs" and Pebbles Flintstone on "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show."

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veringer@reddit

And, of course, Gloria on All in the Family.

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snowflake711@reddit

Don’t forget Gilmore girls

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Res_Novae17@reddit

I was about to say "And the mom on Step by Step!"

Nope. Suzanne Somers! Can you blame me?

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Remote_Independent50@reddit

Crazy!!! Cartoon Rebecca just became less attractive

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Putrid_Sympathy2279@reddit

Or get your degree!

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ThisBodyHoldingMe18@reddit

You can major in business management or accounting

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snowflake711@reddit

Bahahaha

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Jaereth@reddit

Ok can someone link the damn commercial now lol I wanna watch it.

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openurheartandthen@reddit

https://youtu.be/08M4TSty9lg?si=cr8jKcIGZQKFC4Ns

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Evening_Warthog_9476@reddit

Still two scam degrees lol and I’m an admissions counselor

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imrealsleepy@reddit

A memory I didn't realize I had. Wow.

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im_THIS_guy@reddit

That pretty much describes this sub.

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Druidicflow@reddit

No. It was “you can major in business management or accounting?” Sounded like she was asking a question and drove me nuts every time.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

"Make this important call right now" (I think)

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snowflake711@reddit

High school, tv/vcr repair, computer programming, electrician…..

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SteakJones@reddit

I love how there’s just “Art”

Like… hey what do you do? Me? Oh… I do art.

Art you say?

Yup. Art.

Wow that’s great!

Yep. Well I’m off now. Gotta go do art.

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RedJohn04@reddit

And yet… I can never find a good VCR repairman these days.

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surewhynotokaythen@reddit

High school, tv/vcr repair, computer programming, dental assistant and more!

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Alarming-Mongoose-91@reddit

Or… get your high school diploma

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Thereminz@reddit

vcr repair KEK

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Podwitchers@reddit

I’m so glad I got my VCR Repair certificate after paying the fee and studying hard. It sure has paid off!

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Alertox@reddit

Me too! I’ve been scamming this same old guy pretending to fix his VCR for 20+ years now! He’s never going to see those Night Court tapes!

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MlsterFlster@reddit

That's right, Jay!

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hahnsolobolo@reddit

Was looking for this!

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plasma_smurf@reddit

Pizza rolls

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OllieKaboom@reddit

Let the girls he keeps in the basement loose, will ya?

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Platt_Mallar@reddit

She's 35 now.

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Podwitchers@reddit

Nice! That’s how you do it! I can tell you took heavy notes during the program!

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tedsmitts@reddit

I know a guy who repairs/restores "antique" rotary phones - some for collectors, but mostly for TV/movies. He seems to do quite well for himself.

I guess there are people who just love the idea of having a working Princess phone in their lives.

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degjo@reddit

I wonder if he can fix my hamburger phone

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tedsmitts@reddit

He could, the dude is a mister fix-it

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RavishingRickiRude@reddit

But what about my Sports Illustrated football phone?

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angrybirdseller@reddit

Haaha, until 1998

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Objective_Problem_90@reddit

Do you think it's too late to go into VCR repair?

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Hyperion1144@reddit

Too late? Nobody else offers it, so now is the best time!

You won't have any competition!

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Dan_inKuwait@reddit

"Reddit moderator"

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bnjmnzs@reddit

Obey

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boyerizm@reddit

Anyone remember Ricardo Montalban selling holy water in a small vial on an infomercial? I’ve tried to find this online but can’t. Fairly certain I’m not imaging this, but it’s a possibility.

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Lumpy_Potential_789@reddit

Anyone remember the commercial w the pudgy old white dude selling “Air Page”? Targeted towards the elderly in case they need help. Hilarious and I can’t find it.

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Remote_Independent50@reddit

I was really hoping to see some testimonials from some Reddit User. "Dude, I fixed so many firearms!!! I'm rich now!"

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Hey-buuuddy@reddit

When people ask what we did before the internet, one answer is watching infomercials with stuff like this.

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Intrepid_Secret5@reddit

I actually did a correspondence course through a similar company (PCDI) about 20 years ago. I would get regular shipments of reading materials and multiple choice quizzes which I would take and mail back. At the end (and after I paid the entire fee) I got a "certificate" for bridal consulting. I had this big dream of owning a one stop shop for all wedding planning needs. But the only wedding I ever planned was my own.

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veringer@reddit

Between reruns of Gilligan's Island and The Munsters.

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Opening-Bank@reddit

It didn't matter which subject you wanted, it was all $800.

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M-S-S@reddit

That's why I have 20 certificates for $16,000. I opened my own TV/Gun/Accounting/Computer Repair firm. I have side hustles as an Electrician, Vet and Day Care worker.

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Slater_8868@reddit

Damn, no heating and air conditioning technician certificate? I was looking for someone with your EXACT skill set for my startup company, but after careful consideration I'm sorry to inform you that you're not qualified enough :(

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M-S-S@reddit

Once the Chinese Buffet next door closes down, I'm thinking of expanding...

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goat_penis_souffle@reddit

Even if you majored in business management or accounting?

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Ordinary_Aioli_7602@reddit

Those are some teleprompter eyes if I’ve ever seen em lol.

Totally forgot about these lol

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BootsOfProwess@reddit

3 of these course are obsolete!

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RedSix2447@reddit

And the other on Call Ms.Cleo.

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Immediate_Birthday80@reddit

Gun repair was always my favorite

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Lord_Wicki@reddit

I want my money back for Travel/Tourism, because the Internet killed that industry.

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Wild_Chef6597@reddit

I found a VCR repair books from one of these groups. Helped me fix a vcr.

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arcxjo@reddit

I got 14 degrees while on my lunch take! Now, I can legally prescribe marriages in the state of Kansattica!

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marcusdj813@reddit

I hadn't thought of that ad in a minute and seeing this post made me remember it as if it aired yesterday.

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Solid-Hedgehog9623@reddit

It wasn’t til I grew up that I realized these commercials were aimed at motivating unemployed folks. They only ever aired on week days, during working hours. Is there something similar out there today? Online universities are all I can think of, but these were geared toward someone who was looking into jumping right into work.

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GarbageCollectionGuy@reddit

"I went on the Internet... found Education Co-Nec-Tion!"

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TheRealHiFiLoClass@reddit

Obligatory Strong Bad parody:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1061QisVs

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ErrantCanadian@reddit

What about Hotel/Motel Management?

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Russianskilledmydog@reddit

I got my PHD in Animal Husbandry from them!

I am now a very successful person of note.

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