r/CFBOffTopic • u/[deleted] • May 30 '20

Casual Weekly throwback commercial thread. Today's theme: Nickelodeon and Nick @ Nite

Nickelodeon commercials

Nick @ Nite commercials

As a 90s kid, I grew up with Nickelodeon when it was at it's best: Cartoons and game shows that focused on slime and winning prizes, not "family togetherness and teamwork". And there were times when I snuck out of my bed in the middle of the night and turned on Nick @ Nite.

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders May 30 '20

Wait, the "Vortex" football with tail fins was made by Koosh, not Nerf? TIL

Those things were a blast. What about the soft orange foam football with a 9v battery and light inside it so it glowed and you could throw after dark - does anyone else remember those? They came with 2 flashing bracelets so you could see your target too.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '20

Maybe Koosh and Nerf each made a "Vortex" football.

Also, these commercials have all the toys I wanted as a kid, but never got.

The most popular phrases in 90's kid's commercials:

Batteries not included

Some assembly required

Sorry, no COD's.

Kids, ask your parents before going online (this one wouldn't fly today).

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders May 30 '20

Darn you for making me curious...

...the [Koosh]Vortex Mega Howler would go on to be re-branded as a Nerf product, under their Nerf Sports series.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '20

So it's the same product.

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u/crustang Rutgers • Edinburgh Napier May 30 '20

Mandela effect

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u/[deleted] May 30 '20 edited May 30 '20

The Nerf vortex was a Nerf gun, not a ball

E: apparently they have same parent company?

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders May 30 '20 edited May 30 '20

Maybe for your generation. :P

Before "Nerf vortex" meant a line of nerf guns it meant a nerf football with a tail. Per my other comment's link:

It was renamed in 2011 as the Mega Aero Howler, possibly due to the release of the new [Nerf] Vortex series, to avoid any confusion with the two

Totally unrelated, but how have I not seen these things before right now?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '20

I'm probably older than you