Lionel Trains 'Christmas Tradition' Commercial (1979)

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"Why just give a toy when you can give a tradition?"
Lionel trains commercial featuring the "Christmas tradition" of toy trains for the holidays. Spot aired November, 1979.
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@bazinga1783 2 жыл бұрын

I wish commercials were still like this.

@frankrizzo4460 Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree with you, I really miss those days now more than ever before 🤔

@Bassocontinued 10 жыл бұрын

Cool commercial! One funny thing I noticed was how the trains gradually get smaller and cheaper throughout the video. That just goes to show how the trains of the early 1900s were meant to last. Thanks for posting!

@historyboy08 Жыл бұрын

I agree and that's why there are so many standard gauge models still in existance.

@james1787 4 жыл бұрын

The "Midnight Flyer" featured as the last set in this commercial was my first train set in 1979 and I still have it!

@goldenmanuever1176 3 жыл бұрын

My first was the "Rail Blazer" from 1987. It was a Rock Island 0-4-0 and only DC.

@manderschannel2275 5 жыл бұрын

I use to really want Lionel trains, I use to have some, now just a couple, now I just want a well working detailed model railroad that I can fit in the space I have.

@ReadingAreaRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

I have the midnight flyer. Still running strong and flying through the night

@josephbonczyk3182 6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Lionel trains for Christmas aren’t just toys. They’re traditions! And that’s why from now on any other gifts I would want for Christmas is a Lionel train.

@danielhulse4076 8 жыл бұрын

When I have a son, for christmas, I'm getting him a Lionel. Kids these days want M rated video games and ipads for Christmas.

@bbstudiosandcrap7651 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Hulse Well I want a Lionel train too

@frasierthebichon7422 4 жыл бұрын

BB studios and crap .....me too

@nightisright1873 4 жыл бұрын

Why can’t the kid have both

@colton_fisher 3 жыл бұрын

This was worth the 100th like

@richardgordon8110 5 жыл бұрын

LIONEL MAKES EXACT 1/48th SCALE MODELS COSTING THOUSANDS THAT CAN DO ANYTHING A REAL ENGINE CAN DO AND THEY STILL MAKE TOY TRAINS THAT WE CAN AFFORD.

@BionicDisco 10 жыл бұрын

@D. McCafferty Good point & well spotted!

@Dimensioneer88 5 жыл бұрын

And then the 80s came around and the kids wanted all them "new-fangled video games and VHS boxes and toy robot cars."

@alleghenycityproductions 3 жыл бұрын

in the 2000s 2010s and 2020s i wanted a Nerf gun and a Lionel train

@thelonetrooper4141 3 жыл бұрын

By the 2030s kids wanted a iPad and a Lionel train.

@sarahhersheyboatwright8765 Жыл бұрын

@@thelonetrooper4141 in the 2040s kids wanted a working laser gun and a lionel train

@thelonetrooper4141 Жыл бұрын

Haha, older than a year old comment and I’m still replying

@TailsFan369no2 Жыл бұрын

Why does the dad look like tom mccomas

@tristanmundis3040 5 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how the sets got worse and worse until 1979 😂

@historyboy08 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or did Lionel just show how bad their products got over the years? I feel like the 1950s train set was far more suprior than that Mainline Flyer in 1979.

@TailsFan369no2 Жыл бұрын

Be glad it didn't fade into the way of ives