TV Commercials from the 70’s and 80’s

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched a compilation of 70s commercials and there was one for carnation powdered milk promising it would really bring down your monthly milk bill, and another for unsweetened KoolAid to which you could add your own sugar as a very economical way to feed your children (with Vitamin C)! Man, we forget how poor everyone was in the 70s. That frozen concentrate OJ was like a major splurge. Now my kids are like “what? It’s not fresh squeezed?”

wait—you could but kool-aid with the sugar already in it??

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The unsinkable taste of Cheerios!
Not a lot of sugar to weigh down those
Cheerios!

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My favorite? “Punch it Margaret!” I still quote it.

But I still sing the cereal ones the most. I must’ve watched a lot of Hanna barbera cartoons…

Puff puff Cocoa Puffs
Chocolate tasting Cocoa Puffs

Honeycombs big yeah yeah yeah
It’s not small no no no

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just watched a compilation of 70s commercials and there was one for carnation powdered milk promising it would really bring down your monthly milk bill, and another for unsweetened KoolAid to which you could add your own sugar as a very economical way to feed your children (with Vitamin C)! Man, we forget how poor everyone was in the 70s. That frozen concentrate OJ was like a major splurge. Now my kids are like “what? It’s not fresh squeezed?”

wait—you could but kool-aid with the sugar already in it??

Not at my house. No koolaid ever. Just milk or water. My kids are also picky … but they happily drink milk or water!

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Calgon take me away

When E F Hutton talks, people listen

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Calgon, take me away!

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Ring around the collar. Ring around the collar.

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Anonymous wrote:Saturday morning cartoon ads were the best ads.

My Buddy (my buddy)
My Buddy (my buddy)
Wherever I go, he goes.
My Buddy (my buddy)
My Buddy (my buddy)
My Buddy and me!

Also the Mon Chi Chi (?) song. Those little monkey dolls that sucked their thumbs? Does anyone else remember that song?

Mon Chi Chi
Mon Chi Chi
OOO so soft and cuddly

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Tootsie Pop owl

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Bounty, the quicker picker upper

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Wessonality!

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I adored the cheesy Mentos commercials. “Mentos…the freshmaker.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just watched a compilation of 70s commercials and there was one for carnation powdered milk promising it would really bring down your monthly milk bill, and another for unsweetened KoolAid to which you could add your own sugar as a very economical way to feed your children (with Vitamin C)! Man, we forget how poor everyone was in the 70s. That frozen concentrate OJ was like a major splurge. Now my kids are like “what? It’s not fresh squeezed?”

wait—you could but kool-aid with the sugar already in it??

Sure...we brought it to camp and would eat it by licking it off our fingers.

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Oh the jingles. Still remember them.

Canada Dry (Jason Alexander!)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5fS2P0TWNM

Orange crush

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSUtGhQwqQ

Connect 4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KN3nohBw_CE

I was born in 1974. Watched a lot of

It was a lot more food & toy commercials - less banks, insurance & tech.