Atari Television Commercials


        From 1975 through 1984 Atari heavily advertised in magazines, newspapers, radio and especially television.   Atari became a household name only second companys such as IBM, Coke-Cola and moms apple pie.    Many of these commercials won awards, but more important spread the word of Atari around the world in a non-stop effort to ensure Atari's presence in everyone's home.   Below is a listing of commercials and when they were first aired and in what markets and shows.   This list incomplete and we will attempt to fill in the missing spots as we find more information.

The Following are various commercials run by Atari from 1975 through 1984:
 
This information was taken from VMS commercial listings.
 
Product                       Description                                                  Elapsed Date       Market           
 
Atari/Super Pong Not Just Another Video Game 30 secs 11/21/76 N.Y. 
Atari More Fun to Play 30 secs 08/27/77 N.Y.
Atari Video Game Don't Just Watch TV Play It! 30 secs 09/15/78 N.Y.
Atari Game Systems Don't Just Watch TV Play It! 30 secs 11/18/78 N.Y.
Atari Video Games Billie Jean King/Anyone for Atari 30 secs 11/22/78 N.Y
Atari Video Games America's Hottest New Game 30 secs 11/27/78 N.Y
Atari Touch Me 3 Different Games in One 30 secs 10/27/79 N.Y
Atari Electronic Games Nobody Has as Many Cartridges 30 secs 11/16/79 N.Y
Atari Video Games Nobody Has as Many Games 30 secs 11/12/79 N.Y.
Atari 400 Boy Learns French 30 secs 09/27/81 ST/BK
Atari Home Stock Broker 60 secs 10/31/81 ST/BK
Atari Home Man Works, Lady Plays Game 60 secs 10/22/81 Newschannel 4
Atari Home Girls Asks Mother States/Capitals 30 secs 11/14/81 ST/BK
Atari 400 Boy Learns French 60 secs 09/25/81 Movie
Atari Defender, 2000 Programs 30 secs 11/08/82 News
Atari Home Hundreds of Fantastic programs 30 secs 09/19/82 Tonight
Atari Home Man Enters Workshop, Only Atari 30 secs 11/25/82 Emmy's
Atari Home 2 Families and their computers 30 secs 11/25/82  Hill St Blues
Atari Super System Centipede Game, Pause Button 30 secs 11/20/82 Basketball
Atari 400 Video games Girl in Lawn Mowing Business 30 secs 09/23/82 Movie 
Atari 800 Home Man & Infant at Computer 30 secs 09/16/82  Discover
Atari  Computers, Games, Discover 60 secs 02/08/82 Movie 
Atari Games, Home Computers, People 30 secs 02/08/82 NBC Magazine
Atari Travel to New Frontiers… 30 secs 05/08/82 BasketBall
Atari Worlds Most Popular Video Game 60 secs 05/15/82 BaseBall
Atari Only Home Computer w/Pac Man 30 secs 05/15/82 BaseBall
Atari Father & Son Learning French 30 secs 09/01/82 Movie
Atari 2 Families Learning Computers 30 secs 10/12/82 World Series
Atari 2600 Man, Girl in Store. Pac Man Rebate 30 secs 05/28/83 TJ Hooker
Atari 2600 Educational Games 30 secs 08/03/83 ST/BK
Atari 2600 Big Bird Catch  30 secs 11/20/83 ST/BK
Atari 2600 Alan Alda, little girl at computer 30 secs 11/21/83 Kennedy
Atari 2600 Little Boys Birthday Party 30 secs 05/27/83 Benson
Atari 2600 Man, Salesman Pac Man rebate 30 secs 09/23/83 Mork & Mindy
Atari 2600 Boy Practicing to ask for 2600 30 secs 09/23/83 Mork & Mindy
Atari 5200 Pac Man, Arcade Graphics 10 secs 01/22/83 Newsbrief
Atari 5200 If your dealers sold out, keep trying 30 secs 02/07/83 Winds of War
Atari 5200 Various new games comming 15 secs 04/11/83 Oscars
Atari 5200 Various new games comming 30 secs 08/04/83 Simon & Simon
Atari 5200 show'em Pac Man 30 secs 04/24/83 Discover
Atari 5200 Making them as fast as we can… 10 secs 05/18/83 Newsbrief
Atari 5200 Real baseball on Atari System 30 secs 05/21/83  Baseball Bunch
Atari 5200 Sneak Peeks, Colecovision Compare 30 secs 05/22/83 Newsbrief
Atari 5200 Car Driving down road, comming soon 10 secs 05/22/83 Movie
Atari 5200 Different Games, Compare Coleco 30 secs 06/06/83 Movie
Atari 5200 2600 Adapter, Trakball $30 rebate 30 secs 09/01/83 20/20
Atari 5200 Boy in Barbers chair, Pac Man Cart. 30 secs 30 secs 09/22/83 ST/BK
AtariWriter New for under $100 30 secs 07/01/83 Wimbledon
Atari Alda and computer, New Business 30 secs 07/16/84 Convention
Atari Artist Alda Using Computer 30 secs 08/11/84 Olympics
Atari Touch Tablet Alda and Boy at Computer 30 secs 08/10/84 Olympics
AtariWriter At Computer, copywriter, printer 30 secs 06/03/84 Movie
Atari XL With computer, accessories, easy. 60 secs 01/26/84 Cable: Music
Atari 2600 Man in store at counter 30 secs 05/14/83 Movie