We've got to ask. "Where are they now?"

It's graduation time in Montana and soon we'll be sending cards and visiting parties. Poking around on YouTube today I found some awesome throwback TV commercials from Billings graduating classes of 1991 (and a few from 1992).

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TV was amazingly low-res in 1991. Image via YouTube/MasterLube
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MasterLube has been a huge local supporter of senior sober parties for decades. The "War of the Walls" voting is on now for which high school has created the best mural on the sides of local MasterLube locations.

On May 11, MasterLube will donate 100% of all proceeds to the participating high schools. This includes oil changes, washes, wiper blades, and air filters. It's a fun day; I've joined two of my grads at Masterlube Grad Day in Laurel.

Back to these awesome 1991 Billings TV commercials.

If you are one of the Class of 1991 Billings grads seen in the MasterLube ads, we'd love to catch up with you - 33 years later - and see how things turned out. You'd be around 50 to 52 years old now.

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Yes, this is how we dressed.

The video quality on TV in 1991 was bad. Compared to the ultra-crisp 4K we have on all of our screens in 2024, it's almost unwatchable by today's standards.

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Image via YouTube/MasterLube
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In 1991 the minimum wage in Montana was $4.25 per hour.

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Big hair, don't care. Image via YouTube/MasterLube
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The population of Billings in 1991 was around 81,500 people.

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Images via YouTube/MasterLube
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If you're reading this article on Facebook and you were in a 1991 MasterLube TV commercial, tag yourself. Or if you recognize a classmate, tag them too. You can see the 1991 Grad Day spots (and a few from 1992) for Senior, Skyview, West, and Central on YouTube HERE. I can be reached at Michael.Foth@Townsquaremedia.com.

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