Let's have fun laughing at the poor production quality of these pathetic commie-era TV ads. It's no surprise the suicide rate was so high over there. I was ready to open a vein just watching these clips. Or maybe it was the fact that they're in Windows Media format, the only format even more hideous than Real Player. I guess it's the perfect media player to showcase these TV spots — Windows Media feels like it was invented by eastern european scientists who had KGB agents holding guns to their heads. Link (Thanks, John!) Peter Orosz sez: When I read that post about communist era Czech ads, I recalled that 2 years ago I downloaded about 500 megs worth of ads made in communist Hungary. I was 9 when the communists got the boot here but I still remember seeing a few of them on TV (TV=2 state-run stations and there was NO BROADCAST WHATSOEVER on Mondays). Anyway, the ads are generally hideous but check out #1 (greasy horrible sausage), #29 (80's erotic home training system), #69 (Hungarian fast food chain) – all of them! [Note from Mark: this is the mother lode of commie tv commercials. There are 101 here. Amazing stuff!]
Communist era Czech TV commercials
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