Post a line from a TV commercial & see if anyone knows the product without using Google..Part 6

[red dog 1]

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1) 'When it rains it pours" (answered)

2) "Good to the very last drop" (answered)

3) "There's always room for ____"? (answered)

4) "Think different" (answered)

5) "Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's ______"? (answered)

6) "They're Grrrrrreat!" (answered)

7) "Beanz Means ____"?

8) "Have a break..Have a _____"? (answered)

9) "I'm lovin' it!" (answered)

10) "A __s encounter"

11) "Keep Walking!"

12) "Mama puts it in my milk for extra energy" (answered)

13) "Tuesday is __'s Tamale Day" (answered)

14) "Coffee at it's best"

15) "Butter, eggs, __ __ bread"

16) "What's the worst that could happen?"

17) "Probably the best beer in the world"

18) "Grace, Space, Pace"

19) "Biggest candy bar on reservation"

20) "It does exactly what it says on the tin"

21) "If you're not using ____, you're working too hard"

22) "Gentle as a lamb, so right for you"

23) "I'm not a doctor, but i play one on TV" (answered)




More unanswered TV commercial lines from Part 5:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181166625

[dhol82]

1. #1 Morton's Salt

[red dog 1]

11. Yes!

[dhol82]

2. #2 Maxwellhouse Coffee

[red dog 1]

12. Yes!

[dhol82]

3. #4 Apple Computer

[red dog 1]

13. Yes

[dhol82]

4. #6 Frosted Flakes

With Tony the Tiger.

[red dog 1]

14. Yes!

[dhol82]

5. #12 Ovaltine?

[red dog 1]

15. No

[Lithos]

80. Bosco?

If so, before my time - binged old commercials not too long ago...

[Ohiogal]

6. #9

McDonalds
#8 Kit Kat

[red dog 1]

16. Yes to both

[dhol82]

7. #3 Jell-O

[red dog 1]

17. Yep!

[surrealAmerican]

8. 3. Jello

5. Clairol (or maybe some other hair dye)

[red dog 1]

18. Jello is correct

# 5 isn't Clairol

Hint: It's also the title of a Chuck Berry song

[Karadeniz]

9. Is 12 bosco?

If so most are two young to remember. We once told our Japanese maid how to make a sandwich: tuna and bosco!

[red dog 1]

19. You got it!

They lied about Bosco.

"Bosco gives me iron, and sunshine Vitamin D.. Oh, I love Bosco, that's the drink for me!"

All Bosco had was sugar, corn syrup & cocoa powder.
The iron and vitamin D came from the milk

But I loved the stuff!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. #5 Maybelin.

[red dog 1]

20. "A little powder sure does a lot for an underarm spray"

[red dog 1]

21. "I'd rather fight than switch!"

[jmowreader]

71. Tareyton cigarettes

[red dog 1]

22. "Look, Ma, no cavities!"

[Angleae]

24. Crest toothpaste

[red dog 1]

45. Yes!

[red dog 1]

23. "Is it in you?"

[red dog 1]

25. "The quicker picker upper"

[Starseer]

27. Bounty Paper Towels

[red dog 1]

29. Yes!

Welcome to DU!

(btw, Bounty Paper Towells is a Koch Brothers product)

[red dog 1]

28. "The relentless pursuit of perfection"

[Wounded Bear]

50. Mercedes Benz...nt

[red dog 1]

56. Nope

[Wounded Bear]

58. BMW, then...

[red dog 1]

60. Nope

[Wounded Bear]

65. Thought it was a German car...Lexus?

[red dog 1]

67. That's the one!

[red dog 1]

30. "Let your fingers do the walking"

[Wounded Bear]

49. Yellow Pages...

Nobody uses phone books any more.

[red dog 1]

55. Yellow Pages is correct.

[red dog 1]

31. "The happiest place on Earth"

[Wounded Bear]

59. Nobody guessed Disneyland?

[red dog 1]

62. Not until you did just now

[red dog 1]

32. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste"

[Wounded Bear]

48. United Negro College Fund...nt

[red dog 1]

54. You got it!

[red dog 1]

33. "Think small"

[jmowreader]

153. Volkswagen

[red dog 1]

154. Yessiree!

I've had 5 Volkswagens.

4 Bugs and one VW Bus.

One of the Bugs had a Porsche engine...That was a fast car!

[red dog 1]

34. "Can you hear me now?"

[red dog 1]

35. "What Can Brown Do For You?"

[Angleae]

36. UPS

[red dog 1]

37. Yep!

[red dog 1]

38. "___, ____ gives you more, of what you changed to a filter for"

[red dog 1]

39. "__ are for kids"

[Angleae]

40. Trix

[red dog 1]

41. Yes!

[red dog 1]

42. "All the news that's fit to print"

[jls4561]

128. NYT

Don't they still use that?

[red dog 1]

130. I don't know

[red dog 1]

43. "Obey your thirst"

[red dog 1]

44. "We make money the old-fashioned way..We earn it"

[Angleae]

47. Smith Barney

[red dog 1]

53. Yes indeed!

[red dog 1]

46. "That was easy"

[bluecollar2]

226. Staples...

[red dog 1]

229. Yes

[Squinch]

51. 5 is Maybelline.

[Delmette2.0]

52. "And I helped!"

[okaawhatever]

74. Crisco. It was fried chicken I think. nt

[Delmette2.0]

77. Close, but no winner.

The fried chicken part is correct.

[okaawhatever]

78. Wesson Oil? nt

[Delmette2.0]

79. No. Keep trying with a Southern accent.

[Delmette2.0]

107. See below.

You were so close.

[leftieNanner]

101. Shake N Bake

[Delmette2.0]

106. You got it right!

I was about to give up on anyone else remembering that commercial.

[red dog 1]

57. "Leave the driving to us"

[Wounded Bear]

61. Greyhound Bus Lines

[red dog 1]

63. You got it!

"Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us"

[Wounded Bear]

64. To be fair, my aunt and uncle used to work for them...

ran the Pasco, WA Greyhound bus station for many years.

[red dog 1]

66. Interesting!

I was in Pasco one time - either coming back from or going to C'oer d'Alene, Idaho back in the '70s

[red dog 1]

68. "We want to help you do things right"

[red dog 1]

69. "You can trust your car to the man who wears the star"

[okaawhatever]

76. Texaco? nt

[leftieNanner]

112. Texaco

[red dog 1]

115. "The big, bright, Texaco star!"

[red dog 1]

70. "Tastes as great as it's name"

[red dog 1]

72. "That was easy"

[red dog 1]

73. "You never get a second chance to make a first impression"

[okaawhatever]

75. My wife. I think I'll keep her. nt

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

131. Geritol. Lots of alcohol in Geritol, which made for a happy wife.

[okaawhatever]

133. LOL You're correct. nt

[red dog 1]

81. "Imagination at work"

[red dog 1]

82. "Impossible is nothing"

[red dog 1]

83. "Never Knowingly Undersold"

[red dog 1]

84. "Just do it!"

[ohtransplant]

171. Nike n/t

[red dog 1]

85. "Don't be vague, ask for ___"

[red dog 1]

86. "99 and 44/100 percent pure"

[Angleae]

87. Ivory soap

[red dog 1]

88. You got it!

[red dog 1]

89. "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"

[oasis]

123. Alka Seltzer.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

132. "I've never seen a dumpling that big." "I wanted to impress you."

same product, different ad.

[Wolf Frankula]

90. 16 is Dr. Pepper

Before the "I drink Dr. Pepper and I'm sick" song made us forget it.

Wolf

[red dog 1]

91. "We Deliver!"

[red dog 1]

92. "It hasta be ____"

[Angleae]

93. Shasta

[red dog 1]

94. You got it!

[red dog 1]

95. "It works every time"

[red dog 1]

96. "Obey your thirst"

[red dog 1]

97. "Because so much is riding on your tires"

[leftieNanner]

102. Michelin

[red dog 1]

109. Absolutely!

[red dog 1]

98. "With a name like _____s, it has to be good"

[leftieNanner]

105. Smuckers

I can still hear the guy's voice.

[red dog 1]

108. You got it!

Great jingle!

[red dog 1]

99. "Fly Me"

[bluecollar2]

225. National Airlines...n/t

[red dog 1]

230. Yes!

[red dog 1]

100. "Fi___t, and forget it"

[leftieNanner]

103. #13 Red's

[red dog 1]

110. Correctamundo!

I wasn't sure anyone would ever get that one!

I loved those frozen corn tamales, and so did my dad.

[leftieNanner]

111. Were they regional?

My husband remembers eating them too. Bay Area.

[red dog 1]

113. Yes, I think they were regional.

We lived in San Francisco, & I remember the TV ads, so yeah, the Bay Area.

[leftieNanner]

114. I knew you were a San Francisco kid

because of that long conversation we just had about the rides on the Emporium roof etc.

[red dog 1]

116. Oh, that was you?

I love walking down Memory Lane, especially San Francisco memories.

Did you ever visit Playland at the Beach?

[leftieNanner]

117. Loved Playland!

Laughing Sal was guaranteed to make you laugh. A friend of mine's father knew the owner and he took over the whole place one evening for a birthday party for her.

I used to take ice skating lessons at Sutro's when I was very young. And I remember swimming in Fleishacker pool.

All these things are gone now, except in our memories. And now here on DU!

[red dog 1]

118. I used to go to Sutro Museum all the time!

I loved looking at all the antique "penny arcade" games they had, some of which still worked.

Also, they had a Tucker car, (1947 Tucker, I think)

I remember the Tom Thumb exhibit too.

I loved that place.

That skating rink originally was one of the larger pools when it was "Sutro Baths"..which was way before my time.

If you were upstairs, you could look through the windows & see the empty pools from Sutro Baths.

[leftieNanner]

104. "If you can't see through yours like I can see through mine"

[bluecollar2]

119. #7 - Heinz?

[artislife]

223. Yes, I lived in England for 5 years. nt

[bluecollar2]

224. A million housewives every day

Pick up a tin of beans and say...

Born there and remember some of the ads...

Some would never be allowed over here....way too suggestive.

[artislife]

227. The one that sticks with me

not suggestive but fun

Is an old lady making jam in the oven and singing Bob Marley's "Jamming, jamming, jamming to the break of day"


Also I still say "It's for you hoo" from the British telecom ads.

[red dog 1]

120. "Tastes as great as it's name"

[red dog 1]

121. "Have it your way!"

[Angleae]

122. Burger King?

[red dog 1]

124. Yes!

I remember when those commercials started.
McDonalds burgers were always already cooked & ready to be sold.
Burger King promised to sell burgers that only had what you wanted on them, and nothing more.
I hate onions and relish, so I did go to Burger King once in a while back when I was much younger.
I never did like McDonalds much, (although my kids did), except for the French Fries.

[red dog 1]

125. "M'm! M'm! Good!"

[Angleae]

127. Campbell Soup

[red dog 1]

129. Yep

[brandnewday2009]

126. .... Applied directly to the forehead.

This commercial is the ultimate non-musical earworm.

[red dog 1]

134. "I hate washing dishes! I hate washing dishes!"

[red dog 1]

135. "I want my M____"

[brandnewday2009]

136. TV

[red dog 1]

137. Nope

Welcome to DU!

(Hint: It's a 5 letter product that starts with the letter M)

[brandnewday2009]

139. I saw the commercial 100s of times in the 1980's!

[red dog 1]

140. I guess you were right then

I didn't know about that MTV commercial.

The commercial I was referring to was for a product which also started with the letter M

[Shrike47]

178. Maypo.

[red dog 1]

179. Bingo!

I loved Maypo!

[red dog 1]

138. "I'm going to ______"

[red dog 1]

141. "How many times have I told you to keep Billy's bike OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY!!"

[DFW]

142. "Quick As A Wink, You're In The Pink"

[DFW]

143. "It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature!"

[red dog 1]

144. Chiffon Margarine?

[DFW]

145. They dared to fool Mother Nature

And Chiffon margarine did suffer the consequences--BOOM!

[red dog 1]

146. "What's in the bag, goose?"

[red dog 1]

147. "He likes it..Hey Mikey!"

[Angleae]

148. Life cereal

[red dog 1]

149. Yep!

[red dog 1]

150. "_____, _____ gives you more...of what you changed, what you changed to a filter for"

[tblue37]

151. Morton's salt; Maxwell House coffee; Jello. (23) Phillips milk of magnesia; (24) Vicks Formula 44.

That's all I've got.

[red dog 1]

152. Morton's Salt (# 1), Maxwell House (#2), Vicks Formula 44 (#24) are correct.

# 3 has already been answered (Jello)

# 23 is not Phillips Milk of Magnesia

[red dog 1]

155. "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."

[Angleae]

156. Almond Joy/Mounds

[red dog 1]

157. Yes!

I always preferred Almond Joy.

[red dog 1]

158. "With a brand new flavor, it's dandy for your teeth"

[red dog 1]

159. "The only way to fly!"

[red dog 1]

160. "Gee that's great Ha___ro, what else is new?"

From the late 1950s - early 1960s

[red dog 1]

161. "You're soaking in it!"

[Angleae]

162. Palmolive (dish soap)

[red dog 1]

163. Yes indeed!

[red dog 1]

164. "Democracy dies in darkness"

[java108]

165. "Take it from me; I love you!"

Hoping someone here is a Mr. Show fan...

[red dog 1]

166. "But I like it too"

[red dog 1]

167. "We want to help you do things right"

[red dog 1]

168. "Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundred percent pure"

[Angleae]

172. Ivory Soap

[red dog 1]

173. Yes

I think future-porn star Marilyn Chambers was the model for the original ad.

[eppur_se_muova]

169. I'm just guessing -- but I think #10 is the same as #4. nt

[red dog 1]

170. Thanks

[red dog 1]

174. "Ask the man who owns one"

[red dog 1]

175. "All Because The Lady Loves Milk Tray"

This one's "an oldie but a goody"

[catbyte]

176. 4: Apple 5: Maybelline

[red dog 1]

177. You got 'em both!

[red dog 1]

180. "Because so much is riding on your tires"

[red dog 1]

181. "I don't want to grow up, I'm a __ _ __ kid"

[Angleae]

182. Toys R' Us

[red dog 1]

183. You got it!

[red dog 1]

184. "_____, and forget it"

[red dog 1]

185. "From the land of pines, lofty balsams"

[red dog 1]

186. "Don't cook tonight, call ______n ______t"

[red dog 1]

187. "Breakfast of Champions"

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[Angleae]

189. Weaties

[red dog 1]

192. Yes

I threw in an easy one there.

[red dog 1]

188. "Can you hear me now?"

[Angleae]

190. Verizon

[red dog 1]

191. Yep!

[red dog 1]

193. "My baloney has a first name.."

[Angleae]

194. It's OSCAR

My baloney has a second name, it's MEYER.

[red dog 1]

195. Yes indeed!

[red dog 1]

196. "Fair and Balanced"

[red dog 1]

197. "See the USA in your ______"

[red dog 1]

198. "I liked it so much, I bought the company"

[Angleae]

205. Spatula City? (although it's from a movie)

[red dog 1]

207. No

Spatula City?...What movie is that from?

[Angleae]

208. UHF

[red dog 1]

199. "Drivers Wanted"

[red dog 1]

200. "We try harder"

[pangaia]

201. "Use Ajax, bum bum."

(republican contribution.)

[red dog 1]

202. "the foaming cleanser, Floats the dirt, right down the drain

bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum"

[pangaia]

204. Yup...

[Boxerfan]

203. Can anyone ID this?

"Bona Maka pea sigh"

I have tried a google but the spelling is a mystery. Above is my attempt at a phonetic spelling.

It is a very old (*) commercial played on TV.

[red dog 1]

206. "Impossible is Nothing"

[red dog 1]

209. "Get more!"

[red dog 1]

210. "I hate washing dishes! I hate washing dishes!"

[red dog 1]

211. "Have a ___ and a smile"

[red dog 1]

212. "A clean, fresh explosion of mint"

[red dog 1]

213. "Hello Boys!"

[red dog 1]

214. "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"

[red dog 1]

215. Where's the beef?"

[Angleae]

216. Wendy's

[red dog 1]

217. Yes!

[red dog 1]

218. "Let's give it to Mikey, he hates everything!"

[Angleae]

219. Life cereal

[red dog 1]

239. Yes

Sorry it took so long to reply....I just saw this one now.

[red dog 1]

220. "Like a cigarette should"

[red dog 1]

221. "Butter, eggs, __ __ bread"

[red dog 1]

222. "Gentle as a lamb?"

[red dog 1]

228. "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and _____"?

[red dog 1]

231. ".....tastes good, like a cigarette should"

[red dog 1]

232. "Boy, you in a heap of trouble!"

[red dog 1]

233. "Hello Boys!"

[GregW]

234. "I can feel a ______ coming on"

... and it's not an ad for condoms.

[red dog 1]

235. "A ___ a day helps you work, rest and play"

[red dog 1]

236. "You've got your own cigarette now, baby"

[red dog 1]

237. "The Uncola"

[red dog 1]

238. "Here he comes, here he comes, the greatest toy you've ever seen, and his name is Mr.____?"