Most memorable TV commercial jingle ever (preferably good)

[Bossy Monkey]

It might also be useful to restrict these to national ad campaigns. It's kind of difficult for something to be Most Memorable if it was only ever heard by say 50,000 people, ya know?

Also, though it's impossible to keep straight all the songs that were hit records somewhere first and only later adapted into jingles from those that were written as jingles, let's try to avoid the former where possible.

Earlier today, some vengeful god decided to visit upon me the Electrolux jingle from the '70s. It was in the style of the '50s, I guess, but regardless was a little slice of catchiness hell. Among those that were insanely catchy but which I at least liked, leading the pack is probably the "Taste Sheraton" number and campaign, also from the '70s. (It was the last time I watched TV without a zapper to kill the commercials, so the last time I caught-- or was caught by-- many.) I'm not exactly sure, but I really think that the "I'd Like To Buy the World A Coke" version came before the "Teach the World to Sing" one, but I don't really feel like looking up New Seekers history at this time. I guess David Naughton's "I'm A Pepper" song and dance was pretty effective; anyway I still remember it after all these years. I'd like to count Edie Adams' "Hey Big Spender," but obviously that wasn't originally written as a jingle. I was still at least five years from puberty, but it caught my attention pretty spectacularly nevertheless.

Whatchagot?

[Joe Fields]

1. "I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony..."

It's the real thing.

[driver8]

13. Oh yeah...I remember that one.

What a great idea for an ad campaign.

[GCP]

20. The only ad I really liked

Great song and great thought.

[qnr]

2. Well, in the sense of "memorable" the first one that pops up in my memory

is "Stronger than dirt!" for Ajax.

Edit: Though I don't really remember if that was a whole jingle, to be honest.

[lost-in-nj]

3. The Rice Krispies song

to Palgiacci(sorry for the spelling)
I bought you Rice Krispies
Oh please take my Rice Krispies
I bought you 2 months worth
That's how long I'll be staying

(sung by HIS mother in law)



lost

[Bossy Monkey]

25. That was so funny! One of maybe 3 commercials ever I've wished

they'd bring back.

[NanceGreggs]

46. Thanks for posting that!

I was beginning to think I was the ONLY person on earth who remembered that commercial. I've described it to people over the years (when discussions come up about TV ads), and people look at me as though I made the whole thing up in my head -- and I was beginning to think so, TOO!

One of my all-time favourites!

[AwakeAtLast]

4. I am stuck on Band-Aids

'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me. That one was written for my sister. She should have bought stock! :D

[driver8]

12. That's a good one. n/t

[begin_within]

5. Gentlemen Prefer Hanes. More Than A Credit Card, It's A Money Manager.

[blondeatlast]

6. "My bologna has a first name...

It's O-S-C-A-R..."

Hey, you asked for it!

[KatyMan]

15. Seconded

I believe that song has been in my head for about 30 years, and is probably the reason I often crave hot dogs...especially Oscar Meyer hot dogs..

[Phillycat]

26. Yep, that was my pick too.

I also enjoy "A is for apple, J is for jack, apple-y sweet Apple Jacks!" etc

[Zomby Woof]

7. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!

[meegbear]

18. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!

[Rhiannon12866]

22. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!:rofl:

[myrna minx]

30. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! :rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

42. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!:evilgrin:

[Zomby Woof]

45. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5595335

[Rhiannon12866]

50. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!:rofl::rofl::rofl::silly:

Love your thread! Have you been watching Jon Stewart?!:rofl:

[Zomby Woof]

51. I watch Stewart all the time!

:rofl:

I get my Stewart/Colbert/Olbermann fix nightly! :D

[Rhiannon12866]

53. Me, too! IMHO, the best shows on TV!

Though I made it a point to tune into Larry King tonight, since Jimmy Carter was on. He was just excellent, speaking out against Bush* Middle East policies in that informed and understated way that he has, so that no one can't take him seriously. He just gets better and better...:patriot:

[meegbear]

57. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! :rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

58. HEAD ON!

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!:rofl::silly:

[Rhiannon12866]

60. Available without a prescription at retailers nationwide.

:silly:

[mykpart]

8. Cracker Jack

What do you want when you gotta have somethin
And it's gotta be sweet, and it's gotta be a lot
And ya only got a dime, Whadda ya want?

Lip smackin, whip crackin . . . . .

[FredStembottom]

44. Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts, AND A PRIZE!

...THAT"S what you get in Cracker Jacks!:toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Gold mine!

Look 'em up and listen here: http://www.geocities.com/foodedge/jingles.htm

:bounce:

Edit: I forgot this... http://www.reelradio.com/je/index.html#spots5070 ... which is nearly an hour's worth of radio commercials from the early 1950s through the early '70s. It includes what seems like every soft drink ad ever.

[hickman]

10. I'ts local to the Detroit area.

Get on the right track
to 9 mile and Mack...

Ask anyone who ever grew up in the Detroit area in the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's. Roy O'Brien (Chevrolet, Ford, Whatevertheysellnow).

[driver8]

11. "If it says 'Libby's, Libby's, Libby's' on the label, label, label...

you will like it, like it, like it on your table, table, table."

Or something like that.

[AwakeAtLast]

39. Hey! That's a good one, too!

:hi:

[joneschick]

14. See the USA in a Chevrolet!

[radwriter0555]

16. Mmm, mmm, good, mmm, mmm, good, that's what campbell soups are..

mmm, mmm, GOOD!

[Jokerman]

17. "My dog's better than your dog...

My dog's better than yours.
My dog's better cause he eat Kennel Ration.
My dog's better than yours.

Ironically, I don't even know if I got the brand name right or if it still exists but that damn tune is etched into my brain.

[Z_I_Peevey]

19. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is!

That's the first one my ad-tortured brain lit upon.

[Xipe Totec]

21. Coca Cola - I'd Like to teach the world to sing

http://www.peterdoylewebsite.net/newseekers/teach.htm

[catmandu57]

23. Chef Boyardee

Beefaroni beefaghetti repeat repeat repeat they're both so good.
That's been stuck in my head since the seventies.

[azmouse]

24. I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner...

That is what I'd truly like to bE-e-E.
Cuz if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner, everyone would be in love with me!!

[Left Is Write]

29. That gets my vote too.

[SOteric]

31. Yep, that's my vote.

[momophile]

27. big mac fillet 'o fish quarter pounder french fries icey coke

thick shake sundays and apple pies!

at McDonald's...

[momophile]

28. or two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles

onions on a sesame seed bun

[zonkers]

32. BUM BUM BUMBLE BEE BUMBLE BEE TUNA. I LOVE BUMBLE BEE

BUMBLE BEE TUUUU-UUU-NA,
BUM BUM BUMBLE BEE BUMBLE BEE TUNA,
THE BEST TASTING TUNA'S BUMBLE BEE.


And frankly, Bumble Bee Tuna gold pack premium is the best goddam tasting tuna there is. Word.

[driver8]

41. I used to have that song stuck in my head all the time!!

Pretty catchy tune.

[quiet.american]

33. "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle, onions...

... on a sesame seed bun."

[Twillig]

34. "Even kids with chicken pox love hotdogs--

Armour hotdogs! The dogs--Kids--Love--to--bite!"


Seymour Skinner: I have a bomb.
Chief Wiggum: Wait a minute. Those aren't bombs. They're hot dogs. Armour hot dogs.
Superintendent Chalmers: What kind of man wears Armour hot dogs?

[Flying Dream Blues]

35. Maybe not good, but my others were already taken

You've got a lot to like in a Marrrlboro

Filter, flavor, pack or box!

I think that's right...hard to believe cigarette ads were on TV.

[KamaAina]

36. Happy peanuts soar /Over chocolate covered mountaintops...

And waterfalls of caramel.
Prancing nouget in the meadow/Sings a song of satisfaction
...To the world.

(The world!)

[Pool Hall Ace]

37. Charlie says,

"Love my GOOD and PLENTY",
Charlie says "Really rings my bell",
Charlie says, "Love my GOOD and PLENTY!
Don't know any other candy that I love so well."

[bertha katzenengel]

38. N-E-S-T-L-E-S -- Nestles makes the very best . . . .

chooooooooooooocolate.

:)

[DawgHouse]

40. Let Noxema CREAM your face... so the razor don't!

[ScreamingMeemie]

43. Meow, meow, meow, meow, Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow,

meow, MEOW, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow,

...so good, cats ask for it by name. :hi:

[auntAgonist]

47. My bologna has a first name it's O S C A R ,

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, Ooh, I love to eat it everyday and if you ask me why I'll say, cause Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A."

:hi:

aA

[NanceGreggs]

48. Little girls have pretty curls ...

But I like Oreos.
Oreo is the best because, it's the very best cookie that ever was.
Girls are nice, but oh, what icing comes in Oreos ...

[auntAgonist]

49. Jello! Hey you kids,

get OUT of that jello tree!! (Bill Cosby)

[benny05]

52. Big Mac

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1046/

[CanuckAmok]

54. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW

[Vidar]

55. "Wonder where the yellow went, when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent."

[Lasher]

56. Burger Chef - 1963

I swear I didn't look it up, this is from memory:

Fifteen cents
A nickel and a dime
At Burger Chef
You get better every time

Because a nickel and a dime will get:

French fried potatoes
A big thick shake
Or the greatest fifteen cent
Hamburger yet!

[Montauk6]

59. Nothing like the 70s

"You've come a long way, baby" - Virginia Slims

"Taste me, taste me" - Doral

"Life Savers... a part of living" - Life Savers

"Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce" - Burger King

"And like a good neighbor, State Farm is the-e-e-e-re" - State Farm Insurance

"Icebird, Icebird, you're such a nice bird, let's make an Icebird treat" - Icebird snow cone toy

"Toni-i-i-ight, let it be Lowenbrau" Lowenbrau beer courtesy of the great Arthur Prysock

"Kinda free kinda WOW!!! CHARLIE!" Charlie perfume courtesy of the legendary Bobby Short

[Bunny]

61. That Empire Carpet one drives me nuts.

800-588-2300. Empire. Today.

Bastards. :grr: