Does anyone remember these television commercials from the mid-1980’s? It was during a time when Wang Computer was a “heavy-hitter”. Basically, the commercials would show 2 “yuppie” types talking to each other in extreme high-tech about a Wang solution they found for a customer. These 2 folks had a severe “here’s looking down at you” attitude and acted as if they were so much brighter than the common masses.
I was not the only one to feel this way. Anyone I ever talked to about these ads felt that those 2 folks deserved a serious beating. (and rightfully so).
I told someone in their 20’s about these commercials, but she obviously would not remember them. I have used Google™ to see if I can find links to video clips for these or even people’s comments on these. Well, I have found nothing. Can anyone else help OR if nothing else, post your comments on these ads - if you remember them.
The only thing that those WANG commercials remind myself of is Gordon Gekko’s philosophy for the era - “Greed is Good”.
I think I remember this.
I listened to it on the radio though.
Describing an office without an IBM computer, one guy said,"…no IBM iron anywhere…"
He said it in a real “tough guy speak”, cavalier manner.
It used to crack me up.
I remember SNL did a cool parody of those ads (yes, SNL was good once). The punchline was, “I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”
Evidently not. I opened this thread wondering how a wang could be obnoxious, and why anyone would put it in a computer ad if it was. Or possibly that Obnoxious Wang was a rapper.
Buy my Wang!
I was selling computers for a while back then so of course I remember WANG. Don’t remember the commercial though.