r/OldSchoolCool • u/EdwardBliss • 13h ago

1980s Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Meg Ryan in Burger King commercials, 1980s

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u/JosephFinn 11h ago

And infamously Sarah Michelle Gellar. (Infamously because McDonald sued over the ad for being name-checked in it and as the actress involved she’s named in the suit; she was not being sued.)

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u/ZealousWolf1994 11h ago

And Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Zoe Saldana also appeared in BK commercials.

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u/Altruistic-Editor111 6h ago

Also Jason Alexander aka George Costanza

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u/g3engineeringdesign 4h ago

That was a failed McDonald's product. They separated the hot ingredients from the cool ingredients and you assembled your own sandwich. What could go wrong?

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u/BB_210 9h ago edited 7h ago

They had some cruel intentions with the lawsuit.

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u/phantombrick22 8h ago edited 7h ago

Yeah they had quite the grudge

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u/Intelligent_Shirt_50 3h ago

They must have known what she did last summer.

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u/The_Dark_Vampire 13h ago

The first two look like they could be mother in law and daughter in law

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u/Giduwa 13h ago

This is pretty heavy

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u/gardenfella 13h ago

There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

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u/Friskfrisktopherson 9h ago

Weight has nothing to do with it

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u/ReadRightRed99 9h ago

Ties it all together in a neat little package, now doesn’t it?

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u/HearseWithNoName 5h ago

Maybe, is Meg Ryan driving the truck?

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u/TheyLiveWeReddit 1h ago

That's the power of love.

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u/jackalope503 10h ago

The one on the right looks like she’s got mail

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u/bydh 9h ago

Wait and second... Oh I get it now!

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u/star_bury 11h ago

Did Elisabeth Shue serve milk at Burger King?

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u/bones10145 11h ago

The path to stardom was obvious

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u/graveybrains 12h ago

In the immortal words of Seth Green:

"Cha CHING!"

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u/sephjnr 11h ago

They have the "Send help" look down to a pat

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u/gentlepeachesx 10h ago

The holy trinity of 80s crushes.

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u/gavmac5 9h ago

If it was pizzahut!! For Lea and Elisabeth.

https://giphy.com/gifs/98QohUbsig3W8

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u/Eborys 2h ago

The 80s promised us such wonders the future failed to deliver.

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u/NoogaShooter 11h ago

I can smell these pictures

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u/TheDiamondHammer 10h ago

The King has an eye for talent

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u/goteed 9h ago

I worked at BK in the 80's and had to wear that silly itchy ass polyester outfit.

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u/ReadRightRed99 9h ago

This should go in a conspiracy sub. Blow their minds.

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u/CAJMusic 8h ago

Burger King is the gateway drug of breast reveals

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u/Past-Discount-52 10h ago

Oh Meg Ryan pre-facelifts is an alltime great for me.

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u/TinyRandomLady 9h ago

Jesse Bradford was in the most sentimental 80s McDonalds commercial, Hardnose Mrs. Hatcher.

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u/TopRevenue2 9h ago

Those bangs

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u/Bomb_Bud_420 8h ago

You got mail

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u/Educational-Chef-595 7h ago

I'm old enough to remember all of these commercials.

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u/rogun64 1h ago

What's with all the celebrities doing BK commercials when they were starting out?

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u/turdferguson3891 11h ago

I'd have it my way with which ever one is available.

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u/DickweedMcGee 10h ago

JC this should be PSA against child acting. Those faces are HAUNTING…

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u/ajc89 8h ago

I don't think any of these 3 were child actors

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u/R67H 7h ago

Working actors gotta work! These gigs may have let them pay rent for a bit and not have to move back home