What commercial jingle or catch phrase do you remember from your childhood?
I was reminiscing about old coffee commercials today, thinking about the lack of decent “jingles” in today’s commercials and wondering what you think of from Saturday mornings ‘round the TV…
“The best part of waking up is Folger’s in your cup!” and the like come to mind for me.
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Too many to name—if you attach a melody to something, I remember it very easily.
I remember the Goldfish song.
Here’s our jingle for Goldfish – wrote a song for Goldfish.
The wholesome snack that smiles back until you bite their heads off.
Can you see the fishes swimming? Oh look, the pretzels winning.
The snack that smiles back – Goldfish!
Also…
Meowmeowmeowmeow meowmeowmeowmeow meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow
Meowmeowmeowmeow meowmeowmeowmeow meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow Meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow Meow Meow Meow… Meow Mix.
Damn, that last one was difficult.
Candy for breakfast??!!!!
Cocoa Wheats, Cocoa Wheats can’t be beat
Its the creamy hot cereal with the cocoa treat
to be big and strong
have lots of fun
Eat Cocoa Wheats, Cocoa Wheats, everyone!
Too bad they’re a regional thing. My mom has to ship them to me in WY.
“How about a nice Hawaiian punch?”
Ohhh yeaahhh!!
Take that as whatever you want
Does anyone remember Ecto Cooler? That stuff was awesome. Slimer was the best.
It’s the Real Thing, (Coke is)...
My bologna has a first name
It’s O-S-C-A-R
My bologna has a second name
It’s M-A-Y-E-R
Oh, I love to eat it every day
And if you ask me why, I’ll saaaaay….
That Oscar Mayer has a way
with B-O-L-O-G-N-A!
::munch:: How was that?
1–2whoo-3.
how many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop?
the world may never know.
two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles on a sesame seed bun.
a catchy tune for mc donalds “big mac” back in the day.
“that’s the way it is,” a coca-cola commercial where people held hands all over the world about “coke.” the soft drink, that is.
What walks the stair without a care and makes the happiest sound? Everyone knows it’s slinky, everyone knows it’s slinky!
What’s this stuff?
Some cereal. It’s s’posed ta be good for you.
You try it?
I’m not gonna try it, you try it!
I’m not gonna try it!
Let’s get Mikey!
Yeah!
He won’t eat it, he hates everything!
He likes it! Hey, Mikey!
“Me and Sparkletts Water makin’ friends.”
“Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is.”
11 herbs and spices. finger-lickin’ good.
@Zen ok ok. i mean, it was like over 30 years ago.
It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature!
@Zen i mean, “that’s the way it is” was in the song somewhere along the line… geez
Wow I have never been so much offended before seeing that Ancient chinese secret video
Naw, I’m just playing, y’all!
hey, that’s my chocolate in your peanut butter. no, that’s your peanut butter in my chocolate.
@SuperMouse I recognize the name Cal Worthington dodge but I didn’t ever see that commercial. Before my time perhaps.
“My bologna has a first name it’s O-S-C-A-R…”
“IIIIIIII wish i were an oscar mayer weiner.. that is what i’d really love to beeeeee…”
“The best part of waking up is folgers in your cup”
(quick aside.. if i ever reach a point in my life where the best part of waking up is folgers in my cup… i’m not sure i want to wake up)
“Just for the taste of it… Diet Coke!” (especially the one that came in the VHS for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where the old guy ends it saying “You have chosen wisely”)
“Pepsi.. the voice of a new generation”
soooooo many more….
@Sarcasm & @SuperMouse “Cal worthington Dodge in Carlsbad open till 10” used to be the line.. now it’s open till midnight and the old fart is still doing the adds! (no more animals though).
@teh_kvlt_liberal there is absolutely no way that commercial could air today! It is rather offensive when it comes right down to it.
@Dr_C Cal Worthington must be 150 years old by now!
@SuperMouse p.s. my neighboor always thought the add said “Pussy-Cow” instead of “Go see Cal” and I believe Cal is closing in on his Bi-centenial
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.
Could be my motto.
…and we thank you for your support.
“The Incredible Edible Egg”
“Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!”
“Milk. It does a body good.”
Here’s one for Cracker Jack (yeah, I’m old). See ya….Gary/wtf
@Zen is obviously just a youngster. Here’s a Dr. Pepper from my day. See ya….Gary/wtf
“Mother please, I’d rather do it myself.”
“Is it true blonds have more fun?”
And to “tickle your innards,” here one from Mt. Dew
M&Ms: melts in your mouth—not in your hands.
cocoa puffs—part of this complete breakfast.
land of sky blue waters, Pabst blue ribbon beer.
My Buddy, My Buddy.
Where ever I go, he goes
My Buddy, My Buddy
My Buddy and Me!!!!!!!!
Then came “Kid Sister” for us girls.
@Ansible1 you probably aren’t old enough to remember when cereals were called Super Sugar Crisp and Sugar Corn Pops! No more “sugar” in cereal names anymore!
“I am stuck on Band Aid brand, cause Band Aid’s stuck on me….”
Digger the dog
Digger he goes with you
where you explore
Just pull his leash
and go for a walk
he’s your dog, for sure
Boy: “What’s your dog’s name?”
Girl: “Digger!”
“The best part of waking up is Folger’s in your cup.”
“I feel like Chicken Tonight, like Chicken Tonight!”
“Double your pleasure, double your fun with Doublemint, Doublemint, chewing gum!”
here’s to good friends
the night is kinda special
the beer we’ll pour
must be something more
good times… (damn, is that where that phrase came from?)
let it be lowenbrau.
anybody here on this site still drink lowenbrau? i mean, it’s like an 80s beer.
@aprilsimnel ok ok. one of those beers. i had a couple tonight so my memory is a little off.
@charliecompany34…
“the beer we’ll pour
must say something more somehow
so tonight, tonight
let it be Lowenbrau.”
“Double your pleasure, double your fun.”
“Is it true blonds have more fun?”
“I’m Chiquita Banana…”
“Duz does everything…”
“Good to the last drop…Maxwell House Coffee.”
What rolls down stairs
alone or in pairs,
rolls over your neighbor’s dog?
What’s great for a snack
and fits on your back?
It’s Log! Log! Log!
It’s Log, Log
It’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood!
It’s Log, Log
It’s better than bad, it’s good!
Everyone loves a Log!
You’re gonna love it, Log!
C’mon and get your Log!
Everyone needs a Log!
LOG!
From BLAMMO!
@SuperMouse dude, thanks for the correction, but i just can’t get it right tonight for some reason. if you and i were drinking together tonight, we’d slur the words and laugh about them old days.
“For weekend update, I’m Chevy Chase… and you’re not”
i remember a signature sign-off song from carol burnett that i occasionaly sing at the end of a days work, but for some odd reason it is escaping my memory bank now, probably because i have all these jingles above in my head. somebody knows.
last line is, “but now we have to say so long.” wink and tug of ear…
OK, I was an infant when this was on the air, but it’s been one of my favourite ads ever since I first saw it in college.
“Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?”
“I’d Walk a Mile for a Camel.”
MmmmMmmmm good, MmmmmMmmmm good, that’s what Campbell’s soup is,
MmmmMmmmm good!
It’s so thick, you can eat it with a fork!
“Only you can prevent forest fires.” – Smokey (the bear)
“Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.” – Sam Elliot
“Conjunction, junction, what’s your function…......” and a half dozen other things from Schoolhouse Rock
“Only from the mind of Minolta.”
Car-vel… ice cream…
America’s freshest ice cream
Every day at… Carvel!
and
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us Kid
You just said the magic word and look what you did!
Mom… do you ever get that “Not so fresh” feeling?
The red car and the blue car had a race, all red wanted to do was stuff his face, he eats everything he sees from trucks to prickly trees, but smart old blue he took the milky way.
He’s looking for a treat thats fluffy and light, coz he knows it won’t spoil his appitite, OH no the bridge has gone, old red can’t carry on, but smart old blue he took the milky way!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXJL2hL6kI
WOW! I was off line last night & you people REALLY took me back.
I loved “ancient Chinese secret” as a kid…so did my Chinese best friend…mind you she also loved to call me a honky cz she watched The Jefferson’s too much
My other favs were: the Native crying
Pringles dumb 80’s “fever” ad!
Chester Cheetah with Daffy
Fill it to the Rim with Brim Nice sexism in many of these oldies, too ;)
HEY! Kool Aid
There’s another one I can’t find from McD’s where kids sing this “Whack Whack Waddle Waddle” song while w/a teacher & all were wearing raincoats..But until I find that one, there’s this Big Mac song I used to say while jump roping with friends at recess. (roping @ recess is so 80’s ;)
@gailcalled Did you do the “naughty” Miss Susie rhyme or the latest McD’s rhyme whilst wearing your leg warmers over your jeans? ;) lurve!
Canada Dry Ginger Ale! Canada Dry Ginger Ale!
Its America’s ginger-upper.
With a flavor that will satisfy.
Why don’t you do as millions are doing…
Switch to Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Canada Dry Ginger Ale…
@PerryDolia: you reminded me of another!
It’s not too sweet, it’s a cool refreshing treat,
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, it’s not too sweet!
It’s not too sweet, it’s crisp, it’s dry, it’s neat,
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, it’s not too sweet!
where oh where
are you tonight
why did you leave me here all along?
i searched the world over
and thought i found true love
you met another
and (insert wet fart sound here) you were gone
This isn’t a jingle or catch phrase but it was a public service message about littering that I distinctly remember when I was young. Does anyone remember the Native American in the full headdress standing by the side of the road and as a car passes, they throw a bag of garbage out the window and it breaks and ends up scattering trash all over the feet of the indian man? The commerical ends with a tear running down the cheek of the man and a message about not littering or something. I don’t know why but I always thought that message was poignant in its own way.
@Bluefreedom – Iron Eyes Cody (who was actually Sicilian)? What American, and perhaps Canadian, of the age of reason in the 70s and 80s doesn’t remember him?
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Here’s one I think of whenever I’m at the market in the cereal aisle, which means the ad agency did their job right.
Kids like Kix for what Kix has got.
Moms like Kix for what Kix has not.
Kix has corn and that’s enough.
‘Cause Kix hasn’t got any fancy stuff.
No added sugar;
Kix doesn’t need em!
No added flavors;
Kids love to eat ‘em!
It’s low in sugar,
so it’s not too sweet.
A good Kix breakfast; it’s hard to beat!
Kids like Kix for what Kix has got.
Moms like Kix for what Kix has not!
Kix! Kid tested, mother approved!
Kix is actually one of my fave cold cereals.
@aprilsimnel. Great link and information about that individual. Thanks!
Trix is for kids. (Silly rabbit.)
Honeycomb’s big. Yeah, yeah, yeah!
It’s not small. No, no, no!
Honeycomb’s got a big, big bite;
Big, big taste in a big, big bite!
someone got paid to write this crap?!??!?
@Bluefreedom I have the “Native crying” ad up there a few ^^^^ In my answer.
“Raise your hand if your Sure.”
There’re a lot of Gen X’ers in here, aren’t there?
The Cracker Jack commercial where the kid hits the box along the picket fence as he walks.
If anyone know this besides me, I’d love to hear from you!
Give him Dr. Ross Dog Food, do him a favor.
It’s got more meat and it’s got more flavor.
It’s got more meat to make him feel the way he shou-ould!
Dr. Ross Dog Food is dog-gone good!
(Woof! Woof!)
@pdworkin….Why do you insist on exposing our age, here?
See ya….Gary/wtf
Sorry, Pops – never heard it.
I am a grumpy old geezer.
@grumpy old geezer….Here is an article all about dog food from Time Magazine, over 50 years ago. I was a child of 4½ but remember the jingle very well. See ya….@not so grumpy old geezer/wtf
thanks wtf, if that’s really your name.
Well, I answer to it….what more is there to a name?
OK, it is not the name given me by my parents, tho they have had that wtf look on their faces in my presence, more times than I care to remember
I have another one for you, whoever you are:
Stanley, Stanley, Stanley Chevrolet,
Two blocks off the Santy Ana Freeway,
One One Nine Eight Oh, East Firestone.
Stanley Chevrolet. (Wahh-wahh)
Well, I’ll eat a bug! Cal Worthington came to our high school and gave a talk about the car business and the importance of distinguishing one’s business through advertising. He seemed to be a very nice gentleman, good-natured but very serious about his business. Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal!
Gary is the rather eccentric, good-for-nothing husband of Sherry, aka @sccrowell….you know, he is the bastard that was too lazy to go into the next room to propose marriage to Sherry and opted instead to sit on his fat ass and type the proposal via fluther. I cross paths with him often (I suddenly feel I have a Gail/Milo complex sans intelligence and wit)
Shouldn’t you be studying? We have a fresh week upon us!
It’s 3:00. I should be sound asleep but the Baby Jesus doesn’t seem to agree.
ThisisCalWorthingtonofWorthingtonDodge, in the city… of Encino!
Another Alou kid? That family is very prolific with excellent professional baseball player genes. See ya….Gary/wtf
Speaking of old geezers, does anyone else remember the Burma Shave signs along the highways?
One typical example;
The whale
Put Jonah
Down the hatch
But coughed him up
Because he scratched
Burma-Shave
Holla, Gen-X Southeastern Wisconsin!
Ernie von Schledorn…
Main Street
in
Men
Nom
Mo
Nee
Faaallls!
Who d’ya know wants to buy a car?
“Money talks, nobody walks…..”
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