# fig newton song **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 25, 2000, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641 "2000-11-25T12:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![powder\_king](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@powder\_king](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powder_king)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/1 "2000-11-25T12:57:25Z")
I’m trying to remember the lyrics to the Fig Newton jingle from the 70’s “the big Fig Newton”. I remember the “soft and chewy on the inside” part and the last line “THE BIG FIG NEWTON”, but the rest of the jingle escapes me. I asked Nabisco, but they were no help at all. There’s alot riding on this information, that’s why I came straight to the pros. Any help will be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/2 "2000-11-25T13:05:20Z")
Ooey, gooey, tasty chewy inside Golden flakey tender cakey outside, put the 2 together and its a good darn tootin called the Big, Fig Newton (here’s the tricky part) the big, Fig Newtoooon! ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/3 "2000-11-25T14:42:22Z")
From memory, but I believe I’m closer than the previous post in a couple of places: Oooey gooey rich and chewy inside, Golden flakey tender cakey outside, Put the inside in the outside and it’s good Darn tootin’ Doin’ the big . . . Fig . . . Newton. The big . . . Fig . . . Newton. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/4 "2000-11-25T15:52:48Z")
I agree with **rackinsack** , except I didn’t think he said “Doin’ the big…”. I thought he said, “It’s the big…” At the end the actor struck a pose (standing on one leg, IIRC) and said “Here’s the tricky part.” ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/5 "2000-11-25T17:16:28Z")
I always thought it was Chewy chewy rich and gooey inside Golden flakey tender cakey outside Wrap the inside in the outside Ain’t it good You’re darn tootin’ It’s the big fig newton. BTW when they did the dance it was the doing the big fig newton Now here’s the tricky part… ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/6 "2000-11-25T20:18:50Z")
That was little Homer’s bedtime song on the Simpsons. He is a **bit** like a fig newton… ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/7 "2000-11-26T03:46:36Z")
The song that my brainpan spews forth is: Ooey gooey rich and chewey Inside Tender flakey, golden cakey Outside Wrap the Inside in the Outside And it’s good darn tootin’ Doin’ the Big Fig Newton… (Here’s the tricky part) The…Biggg…Figgggg…NEWTON!!! To those who don’t remember, the song was sung by a rather sad looking guy with “no talent” dressed in a Big Fig suit. Balancing on one foot was a stretch for him. The tricky part is that this jingle has encrusted itself on my brain. Time for a skull wash… ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fig-newton-song/42641/8 "2000-11-27T22:33:44Z")
The sad-looking guy with “no talent” was, in fact, Jonathan Winters.