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Jeremy Riggs


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This is a topic I heard on local talk radio recently, and it was a kind of fun trip down memory lane, although I only got to hear a short part of it. So I thought it would be nice to finish up here on the station/forum.

Now in order to TRULY enjoy this thread you have to be old enough to REMEMBER some of the old commercials, so sorry Molly, that probobly leaves you out.

Advertising Age magazine recently announced it's winners for it's Advertising Icon HOF, this years winners were:

M&M Characters

Mr. Peanut

Pillsbury Doughboy

Tony The Tiger

The Aflac Duck (A lot of people thought this was too new and not really good enough to make the list).

One of MY ALL-TIME favorites was Charlie the Tuna for Starkist Tuna. He'd always TRY to get caught by the fishermen, but they'd keep moving the hook away from him and say "sorry Charlie, only good-tasting tuna can become 100% Starkist".

Ok, so now it's your turn, what advertising icons to you remember from childhood?

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Laura and I both remember Mr. Whipple! "Please don't squezze the Charmin!"

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Oooh, that's a huge one. He was really big for awhile.

As I just mentioned, the Jolly Green Giant was big too (no pun intended).

For Mr. Whipple, those women would torment the poor guy, going over to the display and squeezing all the packages of TP

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Hey, Riggs.  Mr. Peanut was for Planters.

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I can't think of any now, but maybe the Michelin Man (marshmallow) has been around a long time. But just wanted to add that the freaky Burger King man should NEVER MAKE IT!

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Aaaaaaaaaah, but you DO remember freaky burger king man DON'T you!

What about Snap, Crackly & Pop!!!



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Here's another one. How 'bout Mrs. Olsen? For Folger's Coffee. And of course, who could forget WHERE's THE BEEF?"

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Molly


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Okay, enough of the young jokes. I get those enough from my local friends!

I don't know if he ever had a name, but I remember the White Cloud white cloud. I seem to remember a commercial with him on an airplane, which just seems surreal...

And of course, we can't forget the Michelin Man!

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YES! Where's the beef!



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What about the Campbell's Soup kids....MMMM MMMM good!

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Time to make the

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Wow, I don't remember that one Pambo!



Even after seeing them I dont' remember!

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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?


One, two, three.



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Way to make me feel old, man!

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Oh Oh OH! I remember Mikey, he'll eat it, he likes everything!


 


 


Life cereal!



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How about Mr. Bubble?

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Jeremy Riggs wrote:

YES! Where's the beef!
Her name is Clara Peller...

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Molly


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Oh yeah, Mr. Bubble!

What about the Gerber Baby?

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Jeremy Riggs


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This may have been regional, but the Hamms bear was a great one, and had a great jingle too.

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And the Snuggle bear.

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How about the talking butter and magarine bowls?

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Molly


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Don't forget Chester Cheetah!


Or of course the Lucky Charms Leprechaun


Or the California Raisins!


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Whoa, I'm surprised it took so long for one of us to remember the raisins.

My mom was NUTS about those guys. She bought their album, she bought the little play figures. She had all the stuff.

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My mom worked at Hardees when the raisins came out. Which reminds me, I loved the Hardees' Moose!



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Seeing the cereal made me think of the Trix rabbit. And now I forgot the other one that popped into my head. Darn.

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Keebler Elves

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Hey, we forgot Cap'n Crunch and the Crunchberries!


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I remember now - it is Tucan Sam - Foot Loops.

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Molly,

I don't remember the Hardees Moose, but I remember the Hardees star, that was one bad ad campaign.

Most of our Hardees went out of business now.

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Count Chocula & Frankenberry...

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