Super Bowl’s Greatest TV Commercials of All-Time: A Look Back Over 50 Years

It’s that time of year again, the grand finale of the American football season, the SUPER BOWL, complete with all the hype that leads up to it, especially over the past two weeks. Even for the non-football fans, the commercials can be the main attraction along with the half time show, usually a music extravaganza. The focus here is strictly on those television commercials, the ones that the largest sponsors pay mega-bucks for, this year having hit around the five million dollar mark – and that’s per sixty second ad! This is the time of year sponsors pitch their best ad, knowing that this is the “holy grail” of TV viewership, millions and millions of viewers worldwide. Some are quite humorous, some are thought provoking, some are sentimental, some are bizarre, but most all of them are memorable for a long time afterwards, which is why they’re initially shown during this time to begin with. Love ’em or hate ’em, here they are in all their glory.

Here are the very best of the best…. year-by-year….. in reverse order

(2016) Super Bowl 50 – Hyundai Genesis “First Date”

(2016) Super Bowl 50 – Doritos “Ultrasound”

(2014) Super Bowl XLVIII – Doritos “Time Machine”

(2013) Super Bowl XLVII – Budweiser “The Clydesdales Brotherhood”

(2013) Super Bowl XLVII – Dodge Ram Trucks “Farmer”

(2013) Super Bowl XLVII – Doritos “Goat 4 Sale”

(2012) Super Bowl XLVI – Chrysler “Halftime In America”

(2011) Super Bowl XLV – Volkswagen “The Force”

(2011) Super Bowl XLV – Bridgestone “Reply All”

(2010) Super Bowl XLIV – Snickers “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry”

(2010) Super Bowl XLIV – Doritos “Slap”

(2010) Super Bowl XLIV – Old Spice “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”

(2009) Super Bowl XLIII – Pepsi Max “I’m Good”

(2008) Super Bowl XLII – Bridgestone “Scream”

(2006) Super Bowl XL – Fedex “Caveman”

(2006) Super Bowl XL – Bud Light “The Magic Fridge”

(2003) Super Bowl XXXVII – Reebok “Terry Tate, Office Linebacker”

(2003) Super Bowl XXXVII – FedEx “Castaway”

(2002) Super Bowl XXXVI – Budweiser “911 Tribute”

(2000) Super Bowl XXXIV – EDS “Cat Herders”

(2000) Super Bowl XXXIV – Budweiser “Whassup?”

(1999) Super Bowl XXXIII – Monster.com “When I Grow Up”

(1998) Super Bowl XXXII – Doritos 3D “Mad Skills”

(1998) Super Bowl XXXII – Tabasco “Mosquito”

(1996) Super Bowl XXX – Pepsi “Security Camera”

(1996) Super Bowl XXX – Budweiser “Clydesdales Football”

(1995) Super Bowl XXIX – Budwesier “Frogs”

(1993) Super Bowl XXVII – McDonald’s “The Showdown”

(1992) Super Bowl XXVI – Nike “Hare Jordan”

(1991) Super Bowl XXV – Diet Pepsi “You Got The Right One, Baby”

(1990) Super Bowl XXV – Coca Cola “Hilltop Reunion”

(1984) Super Bowl XVIII – Apple “Introducing Macintosh”

(1984) Super Bowl XVIII – Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef?”

(1980) Super Bowl XIV – Coca-Cola “Hey Kid, Catch!”

(1977) Super Bowl XI – Xerox “It’s A Miracle”

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Songs With Catchy Hooks From Recent TV Commercial Ads

Seems that lately there have been a plethora of lesser known or non-mainstream songs as well as artists being used in television advertising commercials that have a catchy hook or melody that I just can’t get out of my head. Some of these remind me of throw-back sounds reminiscent of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s while others have a very modern vibe that is very addictive. I find myself searching for info on Google as well as YouTube for the titles, artists and in some cases, lyrics.

So, with that being said, I present to you a few of my favorite memorable TV commercials featuring these addictive, catchy or simply irresistible songs in video format from YouTube. In a couple of cases, I also added lyric videos with audio from the original TV ad that others posted to YouTube who obviously had the same affection for them that I did. Hope you find these enjoyable and/or memorable as I did and please feel free to comment below. I also included a few of the classics from years gone by that you’re sure to remember if you’re old enough. To the younger viewers, discover some of the best and most popular advertisements in pop culture history.

I will more than likely be adding to this list as time goes on and new television ads with catchy lyrics or sounds pop up on the small screen. ENJOY 🙂

2013 Subaru “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” Commercial……….

“Future History” by Lightning

2012 Microsoft Windows 8 “Sign In With A Smile” Commercial…..

 “Bright Whites” by Kishi Bashi

2012 Apple iPad Mini “Piano” Commercial…..

“Heart & Soul” by legendary composer Hoagy Carmichael (1938)

2012 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Commercial…..

“Too Close” by Alex Clare

2012 Bing ‘Discovering Hawaii’ Commercial…..

“Ho Hey” by The Lumineers

2012 Visit San Diego “Enjoying Fall Season” Tourism Commercial…..

“Happiness Is Calling Me” by Mophonics

2012 Yoplait “Umbrellas” Commercial…..

“I’m Thinking Sunshine” by Max & Simon

2012 Kraft Cheese Commercial……….

“Bright Idea” by Mother Mother

2011 JC Penny “Back-to-School” Commercial…..

“Oh, Imagine That” by Max & Simon

Here is the full song with lyrics

2011 Pepsi “Flashback” Commercial…..

“Tonight Is The Night” by Outasight

2011 Nissan Versa Sedan “Headroom” Commercial…..

“Don’t Stop (Color On the Walls)” by Foster the People

2011 Travelers Insurance “Prized Possession” Commercial…..

“Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne

2010 Amazon Kindle Commercial…..

“Steal My Heart” by Little & Ashley

Here is the full song with lyrics

2010 Amazon Kindle 3 “Zest” Commercial…..

“Lovers Carvings” by Bibio

2010 Advil Commercial…..

“Chugjug” by Family of the Year

2009 Amazon Kindle Commercial…..

“Fly Me Away” by Annie Little

Here is the full song with lyrics

2009 Comcast “Future Hopping” Commercial…..

“Future Hopping” (an original)… very catchy! (lyrics below video)

Here are those fast spoken words to the video above:

New Sensation, Sending Shivers,
Flying Further, Dreaming Bigger,
Single Cable, One Decision,
Internet, Phone, Television

High-speed internet elation,
Crazy Fast Acceleration,
Awe Inspiring, Screaming, Yelling,
R O T F L O Ling

Voice-mail, E-mail, All connected,
Caller ID, Friend Detecting,
Kelly Calling, Conference Karen,
So much stuff to share with Sharon

More HD, awesome edition,
Def-defying definition,
Ninjas, Cowboys, Gangsters, Coppers,
Huge Explosions, Helicopters

Films Fantastic, Shows Outstanding,
Motherload of On-Demanding,
Hometown, Showdown, Perfect Timing,
Courtside, Kicking Back, Unwinding

Happy High-Tech Automatic,
Exponentially Ecstatic,
Speeding for future hopping,
Always dreaming, never stopping

C-O-M-C-A-S-T
C-O-M-C-A-S-T

2008 Sutter Health Commercial…..

“A Cold Wind Will Blow Through Your Door” by Bill Ricchini

2007 Toyota Prius “Yes” Commercial…..

“Rent A Wreck” by Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

2005 Diet Coke “Loft” Commercial…..

“I Like The Way You Move by” The BodyRockers

2005 Game Network Channel ‘G4’ ad for the Annual ‘E3’ Video Game Expo…..

“Believe It Or Not”

And here are a few more All-Time Favorites “Jingles”

from Way Back When…

1990 Coca-Cola “20 Year Hilltop Reunion” Commercial…..

“Can’t Beat The Real Thing”

1988 Wrigley’s Big Red Gum Commercial…..

“Longer”

1985 McDonald’s Big Mac Promo “It’s Mac Tonight” Commercial…..

“It’s Mac Tonight!” (2 different versions shown here)

1984 Pepsi “New Generation” Commercial…..

“Pepsi Generation” by Michael Jackson

1980 Coca Cola “Trucks” Christmas Commercial…..

“Holidays Are Coming”

1980 Hershey’s “Great American Chocolate Bar” Commercial…..

1978 Lowenbrau Beer Commercial…..

“Here’s To Good Friends” by Arthur Prysock

1971 Coca-Cola “Hilltop” Commercial…..

“I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing” by Hilltop Singers or the New Seekers

1970 Budweiser Commercial…..

“When You Say Bud”

1968 Kent Cigarette Commercial…..

“To A Smoker, It’s A Kent”

Worst Corporate Slogan Translations Ever Made

It seems that over the years, even some of the largest corporate advertising executives didn’t always do enough investigative research in their “homework” when it came to marketing American products in other parts of the world. Some of their marketing campaigns turned into embarrassing fiascos during translations from English into local native languages in other parts of the world. Checkout some of the more notorious as well as humorous examples below.

• In China, the Coca-Cola name was initially read as “Kekoukela”, which meant “Bite the Wax Tadpole” or “Female Horse Stuffed with Wax”, depending upon the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent – “kokoukole”, which translates into “Happiness in the Mouth.”

• General Motors had a notoriously famous fiasco when they tried to market the car model, Nova in Central and South America. Seems that “No va” in Spanish means, “It Doesn’t Go.”

• The Dairy Association’s huge success with the campaign, “Got Milk?” prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention that the Spanish translation read “Are You Lactating?”

• When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class seats in the Mexican market, it translated its “Fly In Leather” campaign literally, which meant “Fly Naked” (vuela en cuero) in Spanish.

• Remember the Pepsi advertising campaign back in the 60’s, “Come Alive, You’re in the Pepsi Generation”? Well, that didn’t go over too well when translated into Chinese. What it meant was, “Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave.”

• Coors put its slogan, “Turn It Loose,” into Spanish, where it was translated as “Suffer From Diarrhea.”

• Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, which just happened to be the name of a notorious porno magazine.

• When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the United States, with the smiling baby on the label. They later learned that companies in Africa routinely put pictures on the product label of what’s inside, since many people are illiterate and can’t read.

• In Germany, Clairol introduced the “Mist Stick,” which was a curling iron, only to find out that “mist” is slang in German translation for manure. Not too many people had use for the “Manure Stick.”

• Frank Perdue’s chicken slogan, “It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken,” was translated into Spanish as “it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate.”

• Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: “Nothing Sucks like an Electrolux”.

• An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market that promoted the Pope’s visit. Instead of “I saw the Pope” (el Papa), the shirts read “I Saw the Potato” (la papa).

• When the Parker Pen Company marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.” The company thought that the word “embarazar” (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: “It won’t leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.”

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TV Commercial Advertising: Greatest Slogans Jingles Taglines & Catchphrases of All Time

Reminiscing over the past 50-60 years or so, it seems that commercials have always had ‘catchy’ slogans to make you remember their products the next time you go shopping or are in the market to buy a specific product. Sometimes these catchphrases go even beyond that. They can get stuck in your head like bubblegum on the bottom of your shoe. It strikes me as kind of funny that, as I was compiling this listing, I was actually amazed at how quickly I was able to recall many of these, even though some are 30-40 years old or more. Guess it’s safe to say they did their job quite effectively.

A peppy jingle or clever catch phrase can make or break an ad campaign. Occasionally, an advertising agency will create a slogan or tune that resonates so strongly with the public that it remains in play for years or even decades. Many of these TV commercials are prime examples of that.

Some of these on the list are relatively newer ones from the past 10 years or so, as others harken back to the early days of television. There were many regional commercials but I tried to focus on majority of the national ones that hit the airwaves.

How many of these will you remember?

How many of these will get stuck in your head all over again just like they did when they originally aired?

Sit back, reminisce and enjoy the trip back in time through addicting, catchy, sometimes annoying, sometimes campy, but almost always entertaining…..  RETRO  TV  COMMERCIALS  😛

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PS — Be sure when you’re through with this post you check out another related post about advertising mascots and brand recognition.

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Most Popular Brand Advertising Mascots of All Time

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1. Ask any mermaid you happen to see…What’s the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea. (Chicken of the Sea Tuna)
2. Sorry Charlie!….. Star Kist doesn’t want tuna with good taste….. Star Kist wants tuna that tastes good (Starkist Tuna)
3. Look ma….. No cavities! (Crest Toothpaste)
4. It’s naturally sweet … Taste reminds me of wild hickory nuts. I call Grape Nuts my back-to-nature cereal (said by Ewell Gibbons) (Grape Nuts Cereal)
5. There’s always room for Jell-O (Jell-O Brand gelatin)
6. A little dab’ll do ya  (Brylcreem Men’s Hair Gel)
7. Time to make the donuts (Dunkin’ Donuts)
8. I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV (Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup)
9. Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? (Grey Poupon Mustard)
10. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing (Alka Seltzer)
11. Silly rabbit — Trix are for kids (Trix cereal)
12. Tastes great! Less filling! (Miller Lite Beer)
13. I want my MTV! (MTV ad)
14. Energizer! It’ll surprise you! Oi! (Energizer Batteries)
15. It keeps going and going and going … (Energizer Batteries)
16. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” (Timex Watches)
17. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat (ABC’s Wide World of Sports)
18. Waassup? (Budweiser Beer)aa
19. Where’s the beef? (Wendy’s)
20. Have it your way! (Burger King)
21. Nothing beats a great pair of L’eggs (L’eggs Stockings) 
22. My dog’s bigger than your dog….. My dog’s bigger than yours…(Ken-L-Ration Dog Food)
23. I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper, she’s a Pepper, we’re a Pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper, too….. (Dr. Pepper)
24. Like a rock (GM Trucks)
25. Winston tastes good like a cigarette should (Winston Cigarettes)
26. What do you want, good grammar or good taste? (Winston Cigarettes)
27. I’d rather fight than switch (Tareyton Cigarettes)
28. If it’s gotta be clean…..It’s gotta be Tide (Tide Laundry Detergent)
29. Meet the Swinger, Polaroid Swinger. It’s more than a camera, it’s almost alive, it’s only 19 dollars and 95. (Polaroid Camera)
30. Just a silly millimeter longer (Chesterfield Cigarettes)
31. Ajax – Laundry Detergent ….. is stronger than dirt (Ajax Laundry Detergent)
32. You get a quick tan with QT (Coppertone QT)
33. Hungryyyyy, Hungry Jack. They gobble ’em up and the plate come back for Hungry Jack. (Hungry Jack)
34. Please don’t squeeze the Charmin! (said by Mr. Whipple) (Charmin Bathroom Tissue)
35. It’s squeezably soft….. It’s irresistible (Charmin Bathroom Tissue)
36. Fly me (National Airlines)
37. Fly the friendly skies of United (United Airlines)
38. Because even an airline hostess should look like a girl (Braniff Airlines)
39. Mr. Bubble gets you so clean your mother won’t know you (Mr. Bubble Bath Soap)
40. Cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth. (Colgate Dental Cream) 
41. If you believe in peanut butter, you gotta believe in Peter Pan (Peter Pan Peanut Butter)
42. My wife….. I think I’ll keep her (Geritol Iron Supplement)
43. Help! ….. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! (LifeCall)+(LifeAlert)
44. Are those Bugle Boy Jeans that you’re wearing? (Bugle Boy Jeans)
45. This is your brain — This is your brain on drugs. (Partnership for a Drug-Free America PSA)
46. Ancient Chinese secret, huh? (Calgon Laundry Additive)
47. Sometimes you feel like a nut — sometimes you don’t. (Almond Joy & Mounds candy bars)
48. Gimme a break… Gimme a break…Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar (Kit Kat Candy Bar)
49. What would you do for a Klondike bar? (Klondike Ice Cream)
50. Melts in your mouth, not in your hands (M & M’s candies)
51. I don’t wanna grow up….. I’m a Toys R Us kid (Toys R Us toy store)
52. I’d like to teach the world to sing…  in perfect harmony… I’d like to buy the world a coke and keep it company (Coca-Cola)
53. It’s the real thing (Coca-Cola)
54. It’s so easy, a caveman could do it (Geico)
55. Like a good neighbor…..State Farm is there (State Farm Insurance)
56. What’s in your wallet? (Capital One)
57. He likes it! ….. Hey Mikey! (Life cereal) 
58. Think outside the bun (Taco Bell)
59. Hey, you sank my battleship (Battleship game)
60. They’re G-R-E-A-T! (said by Tony The Tiger) (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
61. You’re soaking in it (said by Madge The Manicurist) (Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid)
62. Have it your way (Burger King)
63. Nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s (said by Brooke Shields) (Calvin Klein Jeans)
64. Good to the last drop (Maxwell House Coffee)
65. The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup! (Folgers Coffee)
66. It’s mountain grown — the richest kind of coffee (said by Mrs. Olson) (Folgers Coffee)
67. It’s fun to tickle your tongue with Fruit Stripe Gum (Fruit Stripe Gum)
68. It’s the right beer now (Coors Light)
69. You’ve got the right one baby (said by Ray Charles) (Pepsi-Cola)
70. All of my men wear English Leather… or they wear nothing at all! (English Leather Cologne)
71. Strong enough for a man….. but made for a woman (Secret Deodorant)
72. Have a Coke and a smile (Coca-Cola)
73. Coors…the silver bullet! (Coors Beer)
74. This is a good place for a Stick-Up (Airwick Stick-Up Air Fresheners)
75. Plop Plop….. Fizz Fizz….. Oh what a relief it is! (Alka Seltzer)
76. I’d walk a mile for a Camel (Camel Cigarettes)
77. Share the moment….. Share life (Kodak) 
78. Doing what we do best (American Airlines)
79. Something special in the air (American Airlines)
80. “A” is for apple “J” is for jacks, Cinnamon crunchy Apple Jacks. Fun to eat an apply treat! Kellogg’s Apple Jacks (Apple Jacks cereal)
81. Oh, I’d love to be an Oscar Mayer Wiener….. That is what I’d truly like to be….. ‘Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener….. Everyone would be in love with me! (Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs)  
82. 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 say…  Cause Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A. (Oscar Mayer Bologna)
83. “Hot dogs!.. Armor Hot dogs!.. What kind of kid likes Armor hot dogs?.. Big kids, little kids, kids who climb on rocks!.. Fat kids, skinny kids,.. even kids with chicken pox like hot dogs! Armor hot dogs!.. The dogs kids love to bite!” (Armor Hot Dogs)
84. Get A little closer! Don’t be shy’ (Arrid Extra Dry Deoderant)
85. Look how good you look now (Avon)
86. You deserve a break today… so get up and get away…to McDonald’s…We do it all for you! (McDonalds)
87. Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun (McDonalds)
88. Be all that you can be (US Army promo ad)
89. M’m good, M’m good…That’s what Campbell’s soups are…M’m good! (Campbell’s Soup)
90. See the USA in your Chevrolet (Chevrolet/GM)
91. Double your pleasure….. double your fun (Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum)
92. Diamonds are forever (DeBeers Jewelers)
93. Just do it! (Nike Shoes)
94. The pause that refreshes (Coca-Cola) 
95. We try harder (Avis Rent-A-Car)
96. The Breakfast of Champions (Wheaties Cereal)
97. Does she or doesn’t she? (Clairol)
98. When it rains…..it pours (Morton Salt)
99. Let your fingers do the walking (Yellow Pages)
100. M & M’s melt in your mouth….. Not in your hand (M&M candies)
101. We bring good things to life (General Electric)
102. Come to where the flavor is…come to Marlboro Country! (Marlboro Cigarettes)
103. Come up to the KOOL taste….. taste extra freshness every time you smoke (Kool Cigarettes)
104. Outstanding…and they are Mild! (Pall Mall Cigarettes)
105. Show me a filter cigarette that delivers the taste, and I’ll eat my hat! (Lucky Strike Cigarettes)
106. LSMFT – Lucky Strike means fine tobacco! (Lucky Strike Cigarettes)
107. To a smoker….. It’s a Kent (Kent Cigarettes) 
108. Watch for falling prices! (Wal-Mart)
109. Put a tiger in your tank (Exxon Gas)
110. You can trust your car to the man that wears the star (Texaco Gas)
111. Don’t leave home without it (American Express)
112. Do you know me (American Express)
113. Master the possibilities (Master Card)
114. It’s everywhere you want to be (Visa)
115. Priceless! (Master Card)
116. There are some things money can’t buy….. For everything else, there’s MasterCard (Master Card)
117. In the valley of the jolly…ho ho ho…Green Giant (Green Giant Vegetables)
118. They’re magically delicious! (Lucky Charms cereal)
119. This Bud’s for you! (Budweiser Beer)
120. Only you can prevent forest fires (said by Smokey Bear) (US Forest Service)
121. We’ll leave a light on for you (Motel 6)
122. You’ll wonder where the yellow went….. when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent! (Pepsodent Toothpaste)
123. The Best a Man Can Get (Gillette Razor)
124. Let Hertz put you in the driver’s seat (Hertz Rent-A-Car)
125. Today the pits, tomorrow the wrinkles (Sunsweet Prunes)
126. Ring around the collar (Wisk Laundry Detergent)
127. The Uncola (7-Up)
128. You Like It, It Likes You (7-Up)
129. Nothing does it like 7 Up! (7-Up)
130. Crisp refreshing 7 Up (7-Up)
131. Never Had It, Never Will (caffeine) (7-Up)
132. When you want the taste of UN, there’s only one (7-Up)
133. Helps build strong bodies 12 ways (Wonder Bread) 
134. I want my Maypo! (said by Marky Maypo) (Maypo Cereal)
135. Leggo my Eggo (Eggo Toaster Waffles)
136. Everything you ever wanted in a beer…..and less (Miller Lite Beer)
137. Give a hoot…..Don’t pollute! (US Forestry Service)
138. Manly, yes…..but women like it too! (Irish Spring Soap)
139. Fresh as an Irish Spring morning (Irish Spring Soap)
140. The road will never be the same (Acura)
141. The Heartbeat of America! (Chevrolet)
142. Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick (Buick)
143. If it’s Borden….. It’s got to be good (Borden)
144. And away go troubles… Down the drain (RotoRooter Plumbers) 
145. The difference is Dell (Dell Computers)
146. Ask about it at work (Aflac)
147. We know money (AIG)
148. You’re in good hands with Allstate (Allstate Insurance)
149. Mama Mia…..Thatsa spicy meatball (Alka Seltzer)
150. Doesn’t your dog deserve Alpo? (Alpo Dog Food)
151. Behold the power of cheese (American Dairy Association)
152. For fast, fast, fast relief (Anacin)
153. Think different! (Apple Computers)
154. Reach out and touch someone (AT&T)
155. Higher Standards (Bank of America)
156. Thank you for your support (Bartles & Jaymes)
157. Bayer works wonders (Bayer Aspirin)
158. Flick my Bic! (Bic Pens)
159. Life’s messy….. Clean it up! (Bissell Vacuums)
160. The quicker picker-upper (Bounty Paper Towels)
161. Fill it to the rim — with Brim (Brim Decaffeinated Coffee)
162. The king of beers (Budweiser Beer)
163. The champagne of bottled beers (Miller High Life Beer)
164. A can a week….. That’s all we ask (California Almond Growers)  
165. Got milk? (California Milk Processor Board)
166. Calgon…..Take me away (Calgon Bath Products)
167. For virtually spotless dishes (Cascade)
168. I am stuck on Band-Aids ’cause Band-Aids stuck on me (Band-Aids bandages)
169. It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature! (Chiffon Margarine)
170. Fit for a king! (Imperial Margarine)
171. The only way to fly! (Western Airlines)
172. When you care enough to send the very best (Hallmark Greeting Cards)
173. We answer to a higher authority (Hebrew National Franks) 
174. Every kiss begins with Kay! (Kay Jewelers)
175. Come to where the flavor is….. Come to Marlboro country (Marlboro Cigarettes)
176. Tastes so good….. Cats ask for it by name (Meow Mix Cat Food)
177. Betcha can’t eat just one? (Lay’s Potato Chips)
178. The noisiest chips in the world (Laura Scudder Potato Chips)
179. It helps the hurt stop hurting (Bactine Antiseptic Spray)
180. They plump when you cook ’em (Ballpark Franks)
181. Because so much is riding on your tires (Michelin Tires)
182. Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride (Listerine Mouthwash)
183. Is it live or is it Memorex (Memorex Recording Tape)  
184. Beef…..It’s what’s for dinner (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association)
185. Pork…..The other white meat (Natinal Pork Board)
186. A-1 makes hamburgers taste like steakburgers (A1 Steak Sauce)
187. Ace is the place with the Helpful Hardware Man (Ace Hardware)
188. Stronger Than Dirt (Ajax Laundry Detergent)
189. Mama Mia, that’s a spicy meata ball (Alka-Seltzer)
190. Try it…..  You’ll like it! (Alka-Seltzer)
191. Doesn’t your dog deserve Alpo (Alpo Dog Food)
192. The incredible, edible egg
193. Don’t leave home without it. (American Express) 
194. Twice as much of the pain reliever doctors recommend most (Anacin)
195. The quality goes in before the name goes on (Zenith TV)
196. The King of Beers (Budweiser Beer)
197. This Bud’s for you (Budweiser Beer)
198. I love you, Ma-a-a-n (Budweiser Beer)
199. When you say Bud (Budweiser Beer)
200. When you say Budweiser…..You’ve said it all! (Budweiser Beer)
201. Think different (Apple Computers)
202. There’s something about an Aqua Velva man (Aqua Velva Cologne) 
203. Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger! (said by Bart Simpson) (Butterfinger Candy Bar)
204. Take it off…..Take it all off! (Noxzema Shaving Cream)
205. The nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head fever so you can rest medicine (NyQuil)
206. The mark of a man (Old Spice Aftershave/Cologne)
207. Catch our smile (Pacific Southwest Airlines)
208. The flavor says butter! (Parkay Margarine)
209. Is this any way to run an airline?…..You bet it is! (National Airlines)
210. This is your brain….. This is your brain on drugs….. Any questions? (Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
211. Just slightly ahead of our time (Panasonic)
212. Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful (Pantene Shampoo)
213. Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury Poppin’ Fresh Dough)
214. Once you POP, you can’t STOP! (Pringles Potato Chips)
215. It’s not polite to smack your lips but you just can’t help it with Frito’s Corn Chips (Frito’s Corn Chips)
216. Oot-fray, Oops-lay (Froot Loops Cereal)
217. Built Ford tough! (Ford)
218. Ford has a better idea. (Ford)
219. Have you driven a Ford lately (Ford)
220. Quality is Job 1 (Ford)
221. Get a piece of the rock (Prudential Insurance)
222. Something to smile about (Quaker Oatmeal)
223. You’ve got questions….. We’ve got answers (Radio Shack)
224. How do you spell relief? R-O-L-A-I-D-S (Rolaids)
225. The beer that made Milwaukee famous (Schlitz Beer)
226. It won’t slow you down (Coors Light Beer)
227. Always there in a pinch (Skoal Tobacco)
228. With a name like Smucker’s…..It has to be good (Smucker’s Jam/Jellies)
229. We make money the old-fashion way…..We earn it (Smith Barney)
230. Made from the best stuff on earth (Snapple)
231. Obey your thirst (Sprite)
232. Live in your world….. Play in ours (PlayStation)
233. You are now free to move about the country (Southwest Airlines)
234. Expect more…..Pay less (Target)
235. We bring good things to life (General Electric)
236. Imagination at work (General Electric)
237. Head for the border (Taco Bell)
238. Yo quiero Taco Bell (Taco Bell)
239. Can you hear me now? (Verizon Wireless)
240. I coulda had a V-8 (V-8 Vegetable Juice)
241. You’ve come a long way, baby (Virginia Slims Cigarettes)
242. Taste that beats the others cold…..Pepsi pours it on! (Pepsi)
243. It gets the red out (Visine Eye Drops)
244. Always low prices…..Always! (Wal-Mart)
245. The quality goes in before the name goes on (Zenith TV)
246. It’s such a comfort to take the bus and leave the driving to us (Greyhound)
247. Celebrate the moments of your life (General Foods)
248. Babies are our business (Gerber Baby Food)
249. Oh the possibilities (Fisher-Price Toys)
250. Look sharp…..Feel sharp (Gillette)
251. The best a man can get (Gillette)
252. Never let ’em see you sweat (Gillette Dry Idea)
253. Sooner or later….. You’ll own General (General Tires)
254. Deep down you want Hoover (Hoover Vacuum)
255. Breakfast never sounded so good (Jimmie Dean Sausages)
256. When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight (Fed Ex)
257. When EF Hutton talks…..People listen (EF Hutton)
258. You can be sure if it’s Westinghouse (Westinghouse Appliances)
259. It’s the oooonly way to fly (WesternAirlines)
260. Because life is not a spectator sport (Reebok Shoes)
261. Rice-A-Roni….. The San Francisco Treat (Rice-A-Roni)
262. Anything less would be uncivilized (Right Guard Deoderant)
263. You can take Salem out of the country but …..You can’t take the country out of Salem (Salem Cigarettes)
264. Everything You Love About Coffee (Sanka Coffee)
265. Grab life by the horns (Dodge)
266. Everybody doesn’t like something….. but nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee (Sara Lee)
267. You only go around once in  this life, so you have to grab for all the gusto you can get (Schlitz Beer)
268. When you’re out of Schlitz….. You’re out of beer (Schlitz Beer)
269. The more you know….. The more you trust Bayer (Bayer Aspirin)
270. Starts your car when other batteries won’t (Sears Die-Hard Batteries)
271. Run faster!…..Jump higher! (PF Flyers/Keds Shoes)
272. Floats the dirt right down the drain (Ajax)
273. Crisp and clean with no caffeine. (7-Up)
274. Taste the rainbow! (Skittles Candy)
275. Serutan ….. That’s Natures spelled backward (Serutan)
276. Hold that tiger! (LeTigre Shirts)
277. Fits your body like a hammer fits your hand. (Levi’s Jeans)
278. Let Hertz put you in the driver’s seat (Hertz Rent-A-Car)
279. 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 (Libby’s Canned Foods)
280. Kill the germs….. Feel the clean (Listerine Mouthwash)
281. Oh Fab…I’m glad…they put real Borax in you (Fab Laundry Detergent)
282. A Day Without Orange Juice is Like a Day Without Sunshine (Florida Citrus Commission)
283. Smart…..Very Smart (Magnavox TV)
284. Our repairmen are the loneliest guys in town (Maytag)
285. Great coffee taste without bitterness (Mellow Roast Coffee)
286. Bullish on America (Merrill Lynch)
287. Where do you want to go today? (Microsoft)
288. If you’ve got the time …..We’ve got the beer (Miller Beer)
289. Everything you always wanted in a beer…..and less (Miller Lite Beer)
290. Goodness you can taste (Minute Maid Orange Juice)
291. Do the Dew! (Mountain Dew)
292. Why don’t you pick me up and smoke me sometime? (Muriel Cigars)
293. Because I’m worth it! (L’Oreal)
294. Richness worth a second cup (Yuban Coffee)
295. Promise her anything, but give her Arpege (Arpege Perfume)
296. Ban won’t wear off as the day wears on (Ban Roll-On Deodorant)
297. Bayer works wonders (Bayer Aspirin)
298. Never let them see you sweat (Dry Idea Deodorant)
299. Everything’s better with Blue Bonnet on it (Blue Bonnet Margarine)
300. If it’s Borden, it’s got to be good (Borden)
301. Absorbs like magic (Bounty Paper Towels)
302. Thirst pockets for spill relief (Brawny Paper Towels)
303. Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick? (Buick)
304. Sometimes you’ve got to break the rules (Burger King)
305. Roll that beautiful bean footage (Bush’s Baked Beans)
306. Next to myself….. I like BVD best (BVD Underwear)
307. If it doesn’t get all over the place….. it doesn’t belong in your face (Carl’s Jr.)
308. Don’t bother me….. I’m eating (Carl’s Jr.)
309. Without us, some guys would starve (Carl’s Jr.)
310. The milk from contented cows (Carnation Milk)
311. If he kissed you once….. Will he kiss you again? (Certs Breath Mints)
312. It’s two…two…two mints in one! (Certs Breath Mints)
313. Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet (Chevrolet)
314. If you find a better car….. Buy it! (said by Lee Iacocca) (Chrysler)
315. If I have but one life to live….. let me live it as a blonde! (Clairol Shampoo)
316. Hair color so natural….. Only her hairdresser knows for sure (Clairol Shampoo)
317. Things go better with Coca-Cola…..Things go better with Coke (Coca-Cola)
318. It’s the real thing (Coca-Cola)
319. Have a Coke and a smile (Coca-Cola)
320. Coke is it! (Coca-Cola)
321. Can’t beat the feeling (Coca-Cola)
322. Just for the taste of it, Diet Coke (Diet Coke)
323. I go cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs! (Cocoa Puffs Cereal)
324. Sometimes you’ve got to break the rules – Burger King)
325. Something good always comes of it (Bisquick)
326. The proud bird with the golden tail (Continental Airlines)
327. Delta is ready when you are (Delta Airlines)
328. Brewed with Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water (Coors Beer)
329. Taste the high country….. Taste Coors (Coors Beer)
330. Don’t be a Paleface!”  (Coppertone Tanning Lotion)
331. Tan – Don’t Burn! (Coppertone Tanning Lotion)
332. Candy-Coated Popcorn, Peanuts, and a Prize…..That’s what you get in Cracker Jack  (Cracker Jack)
333. Cleans your teeth while it cleans your breath (Dentyne Gum)
334. Aren’t you glad you use Dial …..Don’t you wish everybody did? (Dial Soap)
335. I drink Dr Pepper and I’m Proud….. I’m Part of an Original Crowd… (Dr. Pepper)
336. Freshness never tasted so good (Hostess snack cakes)
337. We will sell no wine – before its time (said by Orson Welles) (Paul Masson Wines)
338. The most original soft drink ever in the whole wide world (Dr. Pepper)
339. It’s the cheesiest! (Kraft Macaroni & Cheese)
340. Finger lickin’ good (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
341. Kid tested…..Mother approved (Kix cereal)
342. Share moments…..Share life (Kodak)
343. When banks compete…..You win (Lending Tree)
344. Celebrate the moments of your life (General Foods)
345. Here’s to good friends, Tonight is kind of special. The beer we’ll pour, must say something more, somehow….. So tonight (tonight), Tonight, Let it be Löwenbräu (Lowenbrau Beer)
346. When the hungries hit…..hit the Red Barn (Red Barn)
347. Eat Fresh (Subway)
348. It’s a good time for the great taste of McDonalds (McDonalds)
349. I’m lovin’ it (McDonalds)
350. Did somebody say McDonalds? (McDonalds)
351. Do what tastes right (Wendys)
352. We do chicken right (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
353. Roll out the Burgie (Burgermeister Beer)
354. It’s not just a job…..It’s an Adventure (US Navy)
355. The few…..the proud…..The Marines (US Marine Corp)
356. Like a rock! (Chevrolet)
357. It’s the water! (Olympia Beer)
358. Crave the wave (Ocean Spray)
359. Come Alive!…..You’re in the Pepsi generation! (Pepsi-Cola)
360. You’ve got a lot to live…..Pepsi’s got a lot to give (Pepsi-Cola)
361. The choice of a new generation (Pepsi-Cola)
362. The closer you get…..The better you look (Nice ‘N Easy Shampoo)
363. Gentlemen prefer Hanes (Hanes Underwear)
364. Bring out the Best Foods and bring out the best! (Best Foods Real Mayonnaise)
365. Yes Yes YES!!! (Herbal Essence Shampoo)
366. The great American chocolate bar (Hershey’s Chocolate)
367. Fresh and clean as a whistle (Irish Spring Soap)
368. Anything less would be uncivilized  (Right Guard Deodorant)
369. The other guys! (Goodrich Tires)
370. We’re looking for a few good men (US Marine Corp)
371. The toughest job you’ll ever love (US Peace Corp)
372. RAID kills bugs dead! (Raid)
373. It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken (Purdue Chicken)
374. If it’s Ore-Ida…..It’s all-righta! (Ore-Ida Potatoes)
375. Only fit for a king (Nine Lives Cat Food)
376. What can brown do for you? (UPS)
377. Watch out Federal!…..Here comes Airborne! (Airborne Express)
378. Take life a little easier (sung by Rodney Allen Rippey) (Jack In The Box)
379. You get a big delight in every bite (Hostess Snack Cakes)
380. Choosy mothers choose Jiff (Jiff Peanut Butter)
381. Who wears short shorts? (Nair Hair Removal Cream)
382. I’m gonna wash that gray right outta my hair
383. That frosty mug taste (A&W Root Beer)
384. You asked for it…..You got it!…..Toyota! (Toyota)
385. Get your hands on a Toyota and you’ll never let go (Toyota)
386. Double A [A-A] [honk! honk!] M-C-O (AAMCO Transmissions)
387. Take a bite outta crime! (said by McGruff the dog) (National Crime Prevention Council)
388. Kibbles and Bits!…..Kibbles and Bits!…. I’m gonna get me some Kibbles and Bits! (Kibbles & Bits Dog Food)
389. They don’t say Hanes until I say they say Hanes! (said by Inspector 12) (Hanes Underwear)
390. How ’bout a nice Hawaiian Punch?…..Sure! (Hawaiian Punch)
391. My dog’s healthy and it shows….. cause he’s got the Hi-Pro glow! (Hi Pro Dog Food)
392. Don’t cook tonight….. Call Chicken Delight (Chicken Delight Restaurants)
393. Man to man smoke a Roi-Tan… Man to man smoke a Roi-Tan Cigar (Roi-Tan Cigars)
394. Take Sominex tonight and sleep, sleep, sleep (Sominex Sleep-Aid)
395. We’re gonna tempt your tummy, with the taste of Nuts and Honey, its a honey of an ‘O’, it’s Honey Nut Cheerios (Honey Nut Cheerios)
396. My Buddy….. My Buddy….. My Buddy and me!” (My Buddy Doll for boys)
397. Do a dallop!…..Do, Do a dallop (Daisy Brand Sour Cream)
398. Share the fantasy! (Chanel Perfume)
399. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more (Geico Insurance)
400. More Ovaltine Please! (Ovaltine Chocolate Malt Drink Mix)
401. Yeah!….. It’s that important (A1 Steak Sauce)
402. Eattin’ good in the neighborhood (Applebee’s Restaurants)
403. Reputation you can ride on (Big ‘O’ Tires)
404. What’s your share? (Ameritrade Stock Broker)
405. Get in!… Get out!… Get on with your life! (Chili’s Restaurants)
406. Easy to buy….. Easy to own….. Easy as Dell (Dell Computers)
407. It’s not delivery….. It’s DiGiorno (DiGiorno Frozen Pizza)
408. Get the door….. It’s Domino’s! (Domino’s Pizza)
409. Pizza! Pizza! (Little Caesars Pizza)
410. Gather ’round the good stuff (Pizza Hut)
411. The last honest pizza (Round Table Pizza)
412. Come hungry….. Leave happy! (IHOP Restaurants)
413. When you’re here….. You’re family (Olive Garden Restaurants)
414. Roaches check in….. But they don’t check out! (Black Flag’s Roach Motel)
415. Taste me! Taste me!….. Come on and taste me! (Doral Cigarettes)
416. It’s nice to feel… so good about a meal… so good about Kentucky Fried Chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
417. We do chicken right! (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
418. Come see the softer side of Sears (Sears)
419. It’s all inside (JC Penny)
420. You can do it….. We can help (Home Depot)
421. Let’s build something together (Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores)
422. You’ll love it at Levitz (Levitz Furniture Store)
423. And on you go (American Automobile Association – AAA Insurance)
424. Better ingredients…..Better pizza (Papa Johns Pizza)
425. Trust the Midas touch (Midas Muffler)
426. Next to you…what he likes best… and needs most (Chuck Wagon Dog Food)
427. Be careful how you use it (Hai Karate Aftershave)
428. The essence of man (Brut Cologne & Aftershave)
429. Share your fantasy (Chanel No. 5 Perfume)
430. Because you’re worth it (Oreal Cosmetics)
431. Now you have a friend in the diamond business (The Shane Company Jewelers)
432. That was easy (Staples)
433. It pays to discover (Discover Card)
434. You’re going to like the way you look….. I guarantee it! (Men’s Warehouse)
435. Keep America Strong….. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds (US Savings Bonds)
436. Mail moves the country….. Zip Code moves the mail (US Postal Service)

Just a reminder…..

Here’s the mascot link once again…..

Most Popular Brand Advertising Mascots of All Time

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Most Popular Brand Advertising Mascots of All Time

Mascots used in advertising over the years are the backbone of nearly all successful “image conscious” companies in the United States as well as worldwide. Mascots and icons conjure up all sorts of nostalgic images from childhood through present day. Many of the well remembered ones stood out in our minds as either funny, heartwarming, stupid, absurd or provocative. They also had another important element ….. having an identifiable character, a catchy jingle, or a cool well thought catchphrase.

Some of the best-loved ads of the 20th century have names like Charlie, Tony, Ronald, Betty and Mr. Peanut. Others, like Joe Camel, the Marlboro Man and the Kool Penguin, may not have been  as beloved, but grew to have immense worldwide impact and could instantly be identified with their respective product. Even Fred and Barney were used for advertising Winston Cigarettes at one time ….. before all the negative implications of how hazardous smoking was on our lungs and how impressionable they were on youngsters.

From frozen vegetables to packaged cake mix, from fast food to automobile tires, these well thought out, carefully drawn characters are the personifications of businesses that began small but grew to become dominant brands within their respective fields ….. thanks in large part to their famous icons.

This list below represents the majority of the most remembered, as well as successful, print and billboard ads, television commercials, product endoresements, mascots, icons and logos of all time. These have all made a powerful dent in our subconscious and made a powerful and longlasting impact in the marketplace. From the thousands of mascots and ads, these were the ones that stood out the most. The criteria used here is based upon overall effectiveness, longevity, recognizability and cultural impact.

Enjoy your trip down memory lane. Be watching for a forthcoming post featuring product catchphrases. I will have a link when the post is created.

UPDATED:  2 links have been recently added  that relate to this post – You can check them out at the bottom of this posting.

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See how many of the cereal brand mascots you remember in the collage below.

 

 

1. Mickey Mouse – Walt Disney Company/Disneyland/DisneyWorld
2. Energizer Bunny – Eveready Energizer Batteries
3. Tony The Tiger – Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Cereal
4. Charlie The Tuna – Starkist Tuna
5. Trix Rabbit – General Mill’s Trix Cereal
6. Speedy – Alka Seltzer
7. Poppin’ Fresh The Pillsbury Doughboy – Pillsbury Rolls/Products
8. Jolly Green Giant – Green Giant Vegetables
9. Nipper The Dog (fox terrier) – RCA Victor Company
10. Frito Bandito – Frito Lay Corn Chips
11. Chicken of The Sea Mermaid – Chicken of The Sea Tuna
12. Elsie The Cow – Borden Dairy Products
    
13. Miss Chiquita – Chiquita Bananas
14. Ham’s Bear – Hams Beer
15. M&M’s – M&M’s
16. Mrs. Butterworth – Mrs. Butterworth Pancake Syrup
17. Spuds McKenzie – Bud Light Beer
18. Gidget The Taco Bell Chihuahua – Taco Bell Restaurants
19. Dig ‘Em The Frog – Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks Cereal (renamed Honey Smacks)
20. Sugar Bear – Post Super Sugar Crisp (renamed Golden Crisps)
21. Snap, Crackle & Pop – Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Cereal
22. Jack – Jack-In -The-Box Restaurants
23. Marvelous Magical Burger King (the older cartoonish mascot – 2 versions) – Burger King Restaurants
24. Chef Boyardee – Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta
25. Ronald McDonald – McDonalds Restaurants (also included here could be Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese, Grimace & Birdie)
26. Kool Aid Man – Kool-Aid Drink Mix
27. Joe Camel – Camel Brand Cigarettes
28. Lucky The Leprechaun – General Mill’s Lucky Charms Cereal
29. Sonny The Cuckoo Bird – General Mill’s Cocoa Puffs Cereal
30. Toucan Sam – Kellogg’s Froot Loops Cereal
31. Martin The Gecko – Geico Auto Insurance
32. Geico Cavemen – Geico Auto Insurance
33. Morris The Cat – 9 Lives Cat Food
34. Colonel Sanders – Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants
35. Sugar Pops Pete The Prairie Dog – Kellogg’s Sugar Pops Cereal (renamed Corn Pops)
36. Cornelius The Rooster – Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
37. Mr. Peanut – Planters Peanuts
38. Great Root Bear – A & W Root Beer & Restaurants
39. Cap’n Crunch – Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch Cereal
40. Buzz Bee – General Mill’s Honey Nut Cheerios
41. Chester Cheetah – Cheetos Crunch
42. Quiky The Bunny – Nestle’s Quik (later changed to Nesquik) Chocolate Mix
43. Mr. Clean – Mr. Clean
44. Snuggle Bear (Teddy Bear) – Snuggle Fabric Softener
45. Dutch Boy – Dutch Boy Paint
46. Mr. Rollback – Wal-Mart Stores
47. Big Boy – Big Boy Restaurants
48. Sambo & Jolly Tiger – Sambo’s Restaurants
49. Punchy – Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix
50. Choo Choo Charlie – Good & Plenty Candy
51. Count Chocula – General Mill’s Count Chocula Cereal
52. Frankey Berry – General Mill’s Franken Berry Cereal
53. Boo Berry – General Mill’s Boo Berry Cereal
54. Sailor Jack & Bingo – Cracker Jacks
55. W.C. Fritos – Frito Lay Corn Chips
56. Foster Farm Chickens – Foster Farms Chicken
57. Geoffrey The Giraffe – Toys R Us
58. Aunt Jemima – Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix & Syrup
59. Buster Brown & Tige The dog) – Buster Brown Shoes
60. Kenner Gooney Bird – Kenner’s Toy Company
61. Quisp – Quisp Cereal
62. Sun-Maid Raisins Girl – Sun-Maid Raisins
63. Granny Goose – Granny Goose Potato Chips
64. Michelin Man (aka Bibendum) – Michelin Tires
65. Bullseye (the Miniature Bull Terrier) – Target Stores
66. Kool Penguin – Kool Cigarettes
67. Exxon Tiger – Exxon Gasoline
68. Aflac Duck – Aflac Insurance
69. Chuck E. Cheese – Chuck E. Cheese Pizza (formerly Pizza Time Theater)
70. Helping Hand – Betty Crocker’s Hamburger Helper
71. Little Foster – Foster’s Freeze Restaurants
    
72. Kernel Kleenup (aka “The Little Man”) – Western Exterminator
73. Little Miss Sunbeam – Sunbeam Bread
74. Umbrella Girl – Morton Salt
75. Tropic-Ana – Tropicana
76. Coppertone Girl – Coppertone Sunscreen
77. Pets.com Sock Puppet – Pets.com Pet Supplies
78. Reddy Kilowatt –
79. Jeff – Burger Chef Restaurants
80. Vlasic Stork – Vlasic Pickles
81. Gorton Fisherman – Gorton Seafood Company
82. Cool Spot – 7-Up Soft Drinks
83. White Knight – Ajax Laundry Detergent
84. Ajax Pixies – Ajax Cleanser
85. Betty Crocker – Betty Crocker Baking Products
86. Anderson Soup Twins – Anderson Soup
87. Campbell’s Soup Kids – Campbell’s Soup
88. Quaker Oats Man – Quaker Oats Cereal
89. Twinkie The Kid – Hostess Twinkies
90. Budweiser Frogs – Budweiser Beer
91. Brawny Lumberjack – Brawny Paper Towels
92. Brother Dominick – Xerox
93. Mr. Bluelight – K-Mart Stores
94. Carvel Ice Cream Guy – Carvel Ice Cream
95. Culligan Lady – Culligan Water Softener
96. Hy Finn – Standard Oil of California
97. Jello-O  Baby – Jell-O
98. Jared – Subway Restaurants
99. Mr. Owl – Tootsie Rolls & Tootsie Pops
100. Gerber Baby – Gerber Baby Food
101. Josephine The Plumber – Comet Cleanser
102. Juan Valdez – National Federation of Coffee Grower
103. Kedso The Clown – Ked’s Brand Sneakers
104. Mr. Bubble – Mr. Bubble Bubble Bath
105. Keebler Elves (Ernie The Elf) – Keebler Foods (Crackers)
106. California Raisins – California Raisins Advisory Board
107. Happy Cows (Talking Cows) – Real California Cheese/Milk
108. Little Caesar – Little Caesar Pizza
109. Little Old Winemaker – Italian Swiss Colony Wines
110. Madge The Manicurist – Palmolive Dish Washing Detergent
111. Marky Maypo – Maypo Cereal
112. Marlboro Man – Marlboro Cigarettes
113. Indian Maiden – Land-O-Lake Butter/Dairy Products
114. Maytag Man – Maytag Appliances
115. Little Mikey (the Freckly-faced Kid) – Life Cereal
116. Mrs. Olson – Folgers Coffee
117. Mr. Goodwin – Crest Toothpaste
118. Mr. George Whipple – Charmin Toilet Paper
119. Goodyear Blimp – Goodyear Tire Company
120. Mother Nature – Chiffon Margarine
121. Sunny – Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal
122. The Noid – Domino’s Pizza
123. Orville Redenbacher – Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Popcorn
124. Popsicle Pete – Popsicle Frozen Pops
125. Polar Bear – Icee
126. Slush Puppie – Slush Puppie
127. Oscar Mayer Bologny Kid – Oscar Mayer Bologny
128. Manny, Moe & Jack – Pep Boys Auto Parts
129. Rosie The Waitress – Bounty Paper Towels
130. Ty-D-Bol Man – Ty-D-Bol Toilet Cleaner
131. Uncle Ben – Uncle Ben’s Converted Rice
132. Honeycomb Kid – Post’s Honeycomb Cereal
133. Yipes The Zebra – Fruit Stripe Gum
134. Klondike The Polar Bear – Klondike Ice Cream Bar
135. Mr. Meow – Meow Mix Cat Food
136. Scrubbing Bubbles – Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner
137. Fruit of The Loom Guys – Fruit of The Loom Underwear/Sleepwear
138. Mario – Nintendo Entertainment System
139. Sonic The Hedgehog – Sega Video Games
140. Duke The Dog – Bush’s Baked Beans
141. Kash (with the googly eyes) – Geico Auto Insurance
142. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man – Stay Puft Marshmallow Company (actually a fictitious mascot from the movie Ghostbusters)

Below are two of my favorite current ads running that feature an ensemble cast of mascots from the past. Can you identify them all?

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PLEASE NOTE:  If you enjoyed this post of Most Popular Advertising Mascots … you may want to check out two other posts in this blog. One has over 300 of the more popular Catchphrases Expressions & Slogans of the 50’s – 60’s – 70’s -80’s – 90’s. A number of sayings and catchphrases that caught on from these advertisements will also be reflected in this post. The newest post contains TV’s Greatest Commercial Ads of Slogans, Jingles, Taglines & Catchphrases.

Simply click on the links below to continue your nostalgic journey down memory lane. 🙂

• TV Commercial Advertising: Greatest Slogans Jingles Taglines & Catchphrases of All Time

• Catchphrases Expression & Slogans of the 50’s – 60’s -70’s – 80’s – 90’s

“The Hostess Four”

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Catchphrases, Expressions & Slogans of the 50’s – 60’s – 70’s – 80’s

Here you will find a large assortment of the best known (or long forgotten) slogans, jargons, catchphrases and expressions of the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties (and a few into the 90’s). Some came from TV shows and commercials. Some are actually symbols or hand gestures. Most were passing fads of  long lost pop culture. A select few even actually stuck around or came back after skipping a generation. They were likely, but not limited, to be found on T-shirts, posters, bumper stickers, buttons, plackards – or doodled on school book covers, bedroom doors, closets, walls, high school yearbooks, etc…..I’m sure you get the idea. See how many of these you remember. There are probably a few more that you can think of ….. as I’m sure these will bring back memories of school days, summer fun, bored minds and mischievous adventures. Enjoy!! 🙂

* Check out more catchphrases, taglines, jingles , slogans and mascots from Television’s glorious past. The links are at the end of this posting. Simply scroll down and click!

1. Flower power
2. Have a nice day
3. I’m with stupid –>
4. Sit on it!
5. Sit on a happy face
6. Up your nose with a rubber hose
7. Kiss my grits
8. Bag your face
9. Keep on truckin’
10. Keep on keepin’ on
11. Let’s boogie
12. Sock it to me
13. Disco sucks
14. Easy does it
15. Try it – You’ll like it
16. Let it all hang out
17. Hang ten
18. What’s your sign?
19. It’s your thang
20. You’ve come a long way, baby
21. Here comes da judge
22. Good grief
23. The devil made me do it
24. What you see is what you get
25. Black is beautiful
26. Black power
27. Power to the people
28. Right On!
29. Rock On!
30. Far out man
31. Outta sight!
32. Rad!
33. That was totally rad!
34. That was radical, man!
35. Cool Daddy-O!
36. Dy-no-mite!!
37. Shazzam!
38. Bodacious
39. Totally rad!
40. Gnarly Dude!
41. Funky
42. Kewl!
43. Chill
44. Fab
45. Bitchin’
46. Groovy
47. Feelin’ groovy
48. Psyche!
49. Psychadelic
50. Bummer
51. Mellow out!
52. Hang in there baby
53. Butterflies are free
54. To know me is to love me
55. God is dead
56. Jesus is coming
57. Jesus is coming and boy is he going to be pissed
58. Honk if you love Jesus
59. Jesus saves
60. Save the whales
61. Save water – shower with a friend
62. Save a tree – eat a beaver
63. Real people wear fake furs
64. Express yourself
65. Peace out
66. Think peace!
67. Give peace a chance
68. Make love, not war
69. Make babies, not bombs
70. One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day
71. Ban the bomb
72. War is not healthy for children and other living things
73. Suppose they gave a war and nobody came
74. Draft beer, not boys
75. POW/MIA – You are not forgotten
76. Don’t trust anyone over 30
77. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns
78. America – Love it or leave it
79. American and proud of it
80. Keep America beautiful
81. Give a hoot – don’t pollute
82. Whip inflation Now [WIN]
83. I am not a crook
84. Eat beans – America needs the gas
85. Get your shit together
86. Question authority
87. I’m OK – You’re so-so
88. Today is the first day of the rest of your life
89. It’s about time, it’s about space, it’s about time to slap your face
90. Nanoo – Nanoo
91. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing
92. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is
93. Where’s the beef?
94. Live long and prosper
95. May the force be with you
96. Beam me up Scotty – There’s no intelligent life here
97. Virginia is for lovers
98. Love means never having to say you’re sorry
99. TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday)
100. You look mahvelous
101. Well, isn’t that special
102. No soup for you
103. Homey don’t play that!
104. How sweet it it!
105. Stifle!
106. Shit happens
107. Eat shit and die
108. Take it easy
109. Peace, love, dove
110. Catch a wave
111. Life’s a beach
112. Life’s a bitch and then you die!
113. Take this job and shove it
114. Love thy neighbor – but don’t get caught
115. Love is the answer … what was the question?
116. Go nekked! (naked)
117. Cure virginity
118. I’m a virgin (this is a very old shirt)
119. If this van’s a rockin’ – don’t bother knockin’
120. Smile if you’re horny
121. If it feels good – Do it
122. Let’s get it on
123. Turn me on
124. Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
125. Let’s get wasted
126. Party hardy
127. Suck face
128. We’re movin’ on up
129. Born to be wild
130. Live fast – Die young
131. Can you dig it?
132. Go with the flow
133. Kick out the jams
134. Cruisin’ for a bruisin’
135. Phony Baloney
136. No duh!
137. Freak out
138. Freak-me-out
139. Soulbrother
140. A friend with weed is a friend indeed
141. Where there’s dope, there’s hope
142. Up against the wall, mutherfucka!
143. Turn in, turn on, drop out
144. I get high with a little help from my friends
145. What goes around comes around
146. A mind is a terrible thing to waste
147. If it’s too loud, you’re too old
148. Cancer cures smoking
149. Love is a many-gendered thing
150. Have you hugged your kid today?
151. Baby on board
152. Baby in trunk
153. Nobody on board
154. Choose life
155. No intelligent life down here
156. Read my lips
157. You talkin’ to me?
158. Go ahead – Make my day
159. Don’t have a cow, man
160. Eat my shorts
161. Just say no
162. Just do it
163. Go for it
164. To the max
165. Book it!
166. That’s sick!
167. Don’t mess with ‘the man’
168. Boogie on down the road
169. Born to boogie
170. Born to shop
171. A woman’s place is in the mall
172. Girl’s just want to have fun
173. Girl’s just want to have funds
174. The one who dies with the most toys wins
175. The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys
176. Ain’t that a kick in the butt
177. How YOU doin’?
178. Greed is good
179. Wanna drag?
180. Save an alligator – Shoot a preppy
181. Die yuppie scum
182. Who shot JR?
183. May the force be with you
184. I brake for unicorns
185. Feel my wrath
186. Homework causes brain damage
187. Make me an offer I can’t refuse
188. Mean people suck
189. Hate is not a family value
190. Visualize world peace
191. Visualize whirled peas
192. What’s your tale, nightingale?
193. What’s buzzin, cuzzin?
194. Rattle my cage
195. Pop the clutch
196. Party pooper
197. Paper shaker
198. Catch some zzzzz’s
199. No sweat
200. Meanwhile, back at the ranch
201. Make the scene
202. Let’s make out
203. Made in the shade
204. Crazy, man, crazy!
     
205. Like crazy, like wow!
206. Let’s get crazy
207. Lay a patch
208. Later gator
209. See ya later alligator
210. After while crocodile
211. That’s kookie
212. How’d ya like a knuckle sandwich
213. That’s a kick
214. Let’s haul ass!
215. Grody to the max!
216. Goose it!
217. Get with it
218. That’s the bomb!
     
219. You dig?
     
220. Don’t get all bent out of shape
221. Don’t get your panties in a bunch
222. Floor it!
223. Fire that puppy up!
224. I got dibs on it
225. Cut it out!
226. Warm it up
227. He who smelled it, dealt it
228. 1, 2, 3, beaver (after someone farted)
229. Like crazy, man!
230. I’m cranked!
231. You got creamed
232. You’ve got kooties
233. Cool it!
234. Feel like I’m on cloud 9
235. Classy chassis
236. He’s a cool cat
237. Let’s burn rubber
238. They’re bad news
239. Boob-tube
     
240. In your face!
     
241. Don’t spaz out
     
242. Want not, waste not
243. Good night, John-boy
244. Catch you on the flip-side
245. Feel tha funk
246. Such a ‘putz’
247. What it is
248. What’s up?
249. Airhead
250. Awesome Possum
251. Backatcha!
252. Don’t bogart
     
253. Be There or be square
254. I’m bugged out
255. That’s so bunk
256. Buzz Off!
257. Deadhead
258. What a long strange trip it’s been
     
259. Catch my drift?
260. That’s so cheesy
261. That was really choice man
262. That was funkadelic
263. Choke-n-puke
264. Just kidding!
265. Cool beans
266. Pass the doobie
267. Who cut the cheese?
268. Way decent!
269. Totally dig those shades, man
270. What a doofus
271. What a dork
272. He’s so dorky
273. Are you down with it?
274. No dice!
275. What a drag!
276. That’s a drag, man
277. Faked him out
278. Having a ‘flash back’
279. fer shure (for sure)
280. Just testing
281. Hey foxy lady
282. She’s pretty foxy
283. Foxy mama
284. The “Fuzz”
285. That was a gas
286. Gag me with a spoon
287. What a geek
288. What a nerd
289. Gee whizz
290. That’s messed up!
291. Get real!
292. Gimme Five
293. High 5
294. Gimme some skin
295. That was gnarly!
296. Good vibes
297. That’s gross!
298. Stoners, jocks and nerds
299. Hey man, how’s it hangin’?
300. That’s heavy, man
301. What’s the skinny?
302. What’s crackin?
303. Hubba hubba!
304. Call ya out!
305. I’m trippin’
306. You ain’t got Jack Squat
307. Jive turkey
308. You ain’t jivin’, man
309. Keep it real
310. Killer diller
311. Later days
312. That’s nifty
313. Let it all hang out
314. Time to ‘peel out’
315. Give me the lowdown
316. No way, Jose!
317. That’s ‘off the hook’!
318. She’s a real ‘piece of work’
319. Pop a wheelie
320. Quit raggin’ on me!
321. You got reamed!
322. Say what?
323. Shotgun!
324. Smooth move, exlax!
325. That’s spiffy!
326. I’m gonna split
327. Let’s blow this joint
328. What a square
329. I’m stoked!
330. That was swell!
331. That was sweeeet!
332. Take a chill pill!
333. Ten-four, good buddy!
334. That’s so tubular, man
335. That’s tight, man
336. That’s so wicked!
337. Tight!
338. Toke
339. Totally!
340. That’s sooo trippy!
341. That’s unreal, man
342. That was way cool!
343. What’s happenin?
344. Wipeout!
345. Wowzers!
346. Yeah, right!
347. Barf me out
348. Bite me!
349. Big time!
350. Quit buggin’ me
351. That dude is wiggin’
352. Wannabe
353. Damn skippy!
354. Wherever you go, there you are
355. Don’t worry ….. Be happy

Added 7/8/09

1. Verrry Eeen-ter-es-ting (Very Interesting) from Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In on TV
2. Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls from Laugh-In TV
3. “One ringy-dingy…two ringy-dingies…” said by Lilly Tomlin on Laugh-In TV
4. Go To Your Room
5. You bet your sweet bippy
6. That’s easy for you to say
7. And that’s the truth
8. Ring my chimes
9. Blow in my ear and I’ll follow you anywhere
10. Same bat time ….. same bat channel from TV’s Batman
11. To the moon ….. Alice! said by Jackie Gleason from the Honeymooners TV
12. Bang ….. zoom!

Added 7/20/09

1. Hot-diggity-dog
2. Heavens to Betsy
3. Holy Moly
4. Whoa Nelly!
5. Big Whoop!
6. Whoop-De-Doo!
7. Yippie!
8. Yikes!
9. Eeee Gads!
10. Wanna chew the fat?
11. Saved by the bell
12. Mind your own bees wax!

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