Back in the 80’s I actually watched commercials. For some reason, today I started recalling a lot of old products from the 80’s that I remember from their commercials. A lot of them happen to be breakfast cereals.
- Croonchy Stars cereal. This one didn’t last long, but I thought the commercials were hilarious. Ryan got me a box of these for my birthday one year and this had to be the most entertaining cereal box ever made. It’s hard to tell from the pictures in the link above, but I do remember having to find how many times the word “RUTEBEGA” appears on the box. Then it said that occurrence didn’t count, and then every other time you find it they have some funny reason for why that occurrence doesn’t count either. I wish all the text in those pictures was readable.
- Nintendo cereal. “Nin-ten-do, it’s a cereal for breakfast! Nin-ten-do.”
- Crispy Critters cereal. “Hello my name is Crispy, how do you do? Crispy Critters cereal is entirely new. It’s indubitably, indubitably, indubitably, DELICIOUS!”
- Mr. Gameshow. I remember in the commercial a family playing and Mr. Gameshow saying “Correct-a-mundo J. J….” Anyone remember how the rest of that went?
- It’s probably sad that I can still recite the whole McDonald’s menu song from memory. Remember that one with the campaign where they put a square record in the newspaper and if your copy made it all the way through the song you win the grand prize? “Big Mac, McDLT, a quarter pounder with some cheese, Fillet o’ Fish, a hamburger, a cheeseburger, a Happy Meal, McNuggets, tasty golden french fries, regular and larger sizes…” etc. It’s not as impressive to type it out and you probably just think I found it somewhere on the web. Ask me to recite it verbally sometime when you see me.
6 comments:
I'd forgotten about the Croonchy Stars commercial. I do remember the rutabega on the box though.
That McDonald's song was far superior to the annoying "Ba-da ba ba baaaah" that they're using now. If I hear that stupid jingle in the morning, I'm ruined for the rest of the day.
I remember it as:
Nin-ten-do
It's for breakfast now!
Nin-ten-do
It's a cereal -- WOW!
There was also a Legend of Zelda rap.
"Which -- way -- to -- go?"
I found the Zelda rap while I was doing my Nintendo research for my blog. I'll see if I can find it again.
"salad chef or garden or Chicken salad oriental...." I'm with you on that one.
You forgot - KOOL-AID MAN... OH YEAH (sorry but he is in the new Family Guy so that's why I thought of that one) and MY BUDDY (or kid sister for the ladies). "My buddy and meeeeeee..."
I could have gone on with a lot more examples, but I just went with the ones that came to mind right away.
I think you're right about the Nintendo lyrics Dan. I guess I've been remembering them wrong all these years.
Anyone else collect Garbage Pail stickers?
Wasn't there a Rotten Ryan?
He-Man, then Transformers, then GI Joe.
Those were my favorite toys growing up in the 80s.
Speaking on Nintendo.
I still have Nintendo. It's hooked up to my big screen next to my Xbox. And in fact, it still gets played more than my Xbox.
Last Friday I bought Punch-Out for $1.99. Not Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, but post-rape, plain Punch-Out.
A hosted a poker night with 14 guys. And everyone wanted to play Punch-Out or Techmo Bowl.
I still LOVE Tetris. And other great games I own are Baseball Stars, Excitebike, RC Pro Am, Pro Wrestling and of course Super Mario Brothers.
If fact, I still have several games that I bought from Kahn.
I really regret that I sold my Atari several years ago.
But it wouldn't work at all.
I saw two old guys at lunch today which triggered a Bartles and Jaymes flashback.
"Thank you for your support."
Does anyone even both advertising for wine coolers anymore?
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