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In Videos: Food Commercials of the '80s, Chain Restaurants Edition
In the '80s, Taco Bell pushed burritos and tostadas using old women with a penchant for gardening, Red Lobster enticed customers with the promise of a grand shrimp-filled adventure, and Ponderosa used a disco beat to illustrate that they were "really cooking for you."
Let the mouth-watering fun begin, after the jump.
Taco Bell (1981-04)
Red Lobster (1983)
Ponderosa (1980)
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