# 1970s commercial taglines **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684 "2005-09-27T16:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/41 "2005-09-30T14:26:04Z")
“ooey gooey rich and chewy inside Golden flaky tender cakey outside Take the inside and the outside (something something) darn tootin’ It’s a big Fig Newton” “Honey comb’s got big taste Big Big taste in a big big bite” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/42 "2005-09-30T14:32:10Z")
Whaddaya want when you gotta have sumthin’ And it’s gotta be sweet And it’s gotta be a lot and you gotta have it now and you only got a dime? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/43 "2005-09-30T14:49:37Z")
**AMC Gremlin** Where’s the rest of your car, Toots? ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/44 "2005-09-30T14:55:00Z")
Touche, Mr. Van Dyke? What was “and that’s not greasy kid’s stuff” from? That always sticks in my head but I’m not sure what it was for or when. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/45 "2005-09-30T14:56:57Z")
> [@pokey](#): > > Touche, Mr. Van Dyke? > > What was “and that’s not greasy kid’s stuff” from? That always sticks in my head but I’m not sure what it was for or when. IIRC, Brylcream - a men’s hair product ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/46 "2005-09-30T16:13:14Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > “I’m soaking in it???” > **Palmolive** It’s actually “You know, you’re soaking in it?” -Madge That’s actually an expression that comes in handy quite a lot. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/47 "2005-09-30T16:15:22Z")
Is that anyway to run an airline? You _bet_ it is except I can’t remember which airline it was ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/48 "2005-09-30T16:19:30Z")
_Pleeeease!_ Don’t squeeze the Charmin! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/49 "2005-09-30T16:45:50Z")
for Fresh Breath, not medicine breath (Scope) ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/50 "2005-09-30T22:06:58Z")
It’s Cal Worthington and his dog Spot! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/51 "2005-09-30T22:43:08Z")
_Call Roto-Rooter That’s the name And away go troubles Down the drain_ You have to admire the clever use of an assonance in place of a rhyme there. _What’s the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea!_ _Sorry, Charlie._ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/52 "2005-10-01T01:34:26Z")
Crazy Eddie!! His Prices Are\*\* INSANE!!!\*\* ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/53 "2005-10-01T01:39:18Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea! But is it chicken or fish? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/54 "2005-10-01T03:40:17Z")
_Mello-Yello makes you feel so good so fast From your head down to your toes! Mello-Yello makes you feel so good so fast You just can’t drink it slow!_ And: _Libby’s Libby’s Libby’s On the label label label Means good dinner dinner dinner On the table table table_ ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/55 "2005-10-01T04:17:04Z")
When it’s time to relax One beer stands clear Beer after beer … dammit, I forget the rest. I think it was for Miller. [Ricardo Montalban] This is ‘my car’.[/RM] - Chrysler Cordoba, Featuring _Corinthian Leather_. Mr Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? Tonight … let it be Löwenbrau. ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/56 "2005-10-01T04:32:07Z")
When 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. On preview, **jackelope** said it first. (But my version’s correct.) “They’re SUPERCHARGED!!!” (That damnable gymnast girl pushing batteries. Energizer, weren’t they? Mary Lou Retton, that’s who she was. Damn, I almost had that permanently blocked out. Thanks.) ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/57 "2005-10-01T04:39:31Z")
> [@wheelie](#): > > When it’s time to relax > One beer stands clear > Beer after beer > … dammit, I forget the rest. I think it was for Miller. _When it’s time to relax One beer stands clear When you’ve got the time We’ve got the beer… **Miller Beer** …_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/58 "2005-10-01T05:25:40Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > You got your peanut butter in my chocolate! > You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! > Two great tastes that taste great together! I pull this one out to my HS students, and get no response. How long has it been since those were aired? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/59 "2005-10-01T05:33:12Z")
> [@Cardinal](#): > > I pull this one out to my HS students, and get no response. How long has it been since those were aired? It was mid-to-late-70s, so about 30 years. :eek: [Here](http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/reeses.au) is an audio Quicktime of the 1978 cowboy/teenager confrontation… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684/60 "2005-10-01T05:35:32Z")
Incidentally, from the same site, [here](http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/mcd2.au) is the audio for the “Who’s the McFriendliest fellow…” jingle folks were posting about a page or two ago… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684.md?page=4)