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(22,239 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2012, 01:45 PM Sep 2012

What older commercial can you quote verbatim from memory? [View all]

Woman: How do you get your shirts so clean, Mr. Lee?

Mr. Lee: Ancient Chinese Secret.

Mrs. Lee: My husband, some hotshot. Here's his ancient Chinese secret: New improved Calgon! Calgon's two water softeners soften water so detergents clean better. In hardest water, Calgon helps detergents get laundry up to 30% cleaner. We need more Calgon!

Woman: "Ancient Chinese Secret", huh?

I don't know if the commercial was effective, or just sad that I know it.

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What older commercial can you quote verbatim from memory? [View all] Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 OP

Crest toothpaste Mr.Bill Sep 2012 #1

I still know this one too! vanlassie Sep 2012 #56

This jingle from the early 60s aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #2

Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese on a pickle bun LynneSin Sep 2012 #3

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #7

Two all lettuce patties, pickled onions and sesame beef sauce hifiguy Sep 2012 #10

Hold the pickles. Hold the lettuce. Special orders don't upset us... Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #11

Rai-Nier - Beer lame54 Sep 2012 #4

I loved that commercial. LNM Sep 2012 #18

Hot dogs, Arrrmour hot dogs geardaddy Sep 2012 #5

Singing voices: "Groucho sent me to see the new DeSoto Glorfindel Sep 2012 #6

"It's stuck, Helen." - "It's cold again too." HopeHoops Sep 2012 #8

Winston tastes good hifiguy Sep 2012 #9

"See the USA in your Chevrolet" - one of my earliest memories aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #13

I remember a similar commercial during the early Bonanza shows Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #69

Pepsodent benld74 Sep 2012 #12

I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener geardaddy Sep 2012 #14

There was an animated version of that commercial Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #33

Bryl-creeeem, a little dab will do ya! kwassa Sep 2012 #15

"J'aime mes amis, les jours ensoleiler, et mon vin prefere le Piador ..... applegrove Sep 2012 #16

Shoot me... hunter Sep 2012 #17

"Let's get Mikey to eat it!" - "He won't eat it. He hates everything! Hey Mikey!!" Bucky Sep 2012 #19

Once, during the physical act of love, I suddenly broke out in the Riceland Rice jingle... Bucky Sep 2012 #20

Ritter Finance (Philadelphia) and Ballantine Beer (from watching Phillies games) HERVEPA Sep 2012 #21

Local bakery in San Francisco bay area circa 1962 Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #22

Me, it's Helms bakery... hunter Sep 2012 #44

Have a Coke and a Smile (1980)... cheezmaka Sep 2012 #23

As soon as I saw the thread title - before reading the whole OP nadine_mn Sep 2012 #24

It's Prince spagetti day! Teamster Jeff Sep 2012 #25

My bologna has a first name woodsprite Sep 2012 #26

I am so poor my bologna doesn't have a first name. n/t Grantuspeace Sep 2012 #64

You'll wonder where the yellow went The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #27

Girl: "I win!" ChromeFoundry Sep 2012 #28

Can't think of any. bigwillq Sep 2012 #29

Hotdogs, Armour hotdogs. beac Sep 2012 #30

I got a Jooky halibut! XemaSab Sep 2012 #31

Time to make the donuts (Dunkin Donuts). Where's the beef? (Wendys) riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #32

There was a YMCA swimming school commercial back in the '60s Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #34

Loosner's Caster Oil Flakes. RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #35

I remember that Lieutenant Bradshaw was constantly irritated Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #36

You win! RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #39

That's Brisk Baby Xyzse Sep 2012 #37

Stephan. Jaaaaack Stephan. IndyJones Sep 2012 #38

Once Upon a Time there was an engineer, Choo Choo Charlie was his name we hear Burma Jones Sep 2012 #40

I remember that commercial Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #52

"I'm the sole sur-VIV-or! geardaddy Sep 2012 #41

Strrrrrretch your coffee break DawgHouse Sep 2012 #42

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is. BarbaRosa Sep 2012 #43

You're old. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #50

Snap, what a happy sound. msu2ba Sep 2012 #45

Excellent. vanlassie Sep 2012 #57

A Midwestern one: Oh ma! It's the Omar man! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #46

That reminds me of 588-2300, Empiiiiiiiiiiire..... nt riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #47

"Hi, I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe! That's my dog Tie, he lives there, too! n/t mia Sep 2012 #48

oh that one! flamingdem Sep 2012 #59

"Kool Aid, Kool Aid, a five cents package makes two quarts of..." mia Sep 2012 #49

Hamms Beer and Jax Beer Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #51

I loved this Colt 45 commercial Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #62

This: nolabear Sep 2012 #53

That commercial brings tears to my eyes Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #66

"That's what I said! Bunny Bread." Neoma Sep 2012 #54

Was Bunny Bread a local brand? Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #61

A Triscuit a Trasket a Green flamingdem Sep 2012 #55

Tuesday is Reds Tamale Day vanlassie Sep 2012 #58

Mabel, Black Label Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #60

These cards are marked. They are a mess.... Grantuspeace Sep 2012 #63

Some old advertising slogans from old commercials: Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #65

Mama mia that's a spicy meatball! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2012 #67

That commercial was for Alka-Seltzer Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #68