# Has any show's promotional product out lasted Flintstones Gummies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [March 31, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906 "2026-03-31T13:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/63 "2026-04-01T12:06:36Z")
Target is apparently selling Buster Brown Socks: > **[Buster Brown products at Target](https://www.target.com/b/buster-brown/-/N-q643leu7kp4)** > > Shop Target for a wide assortment of Buster Brown. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Expect More. Pay Less. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/64 "2026-04-01T12:12:28Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Target is apparently selling Buster Brown Socks: “sold and shipped by Prime Life Fibers Inc” > ### Prime Life Fibers Inc > > Dating back to 2002, we began & continue to uphold a commitment to designing reusable products that offer leak-proof coverage for light to heavy incontinence. Our mission is to provide you peace of mind so that you can enjoy your golden years or any stage you are currently missing out on, wrapped up in worry We not only believe it but know that you can be yourself again. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/65 "2026-04-01T12:23:30Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Media to promo product tie-ins were fairly new ideas in the early 20th century. Maybe the very earliest in the 1880s. So to beat Buster Brown we’d need to find something that is still in production now based off a media property that ended before 1923. Or assuming my 1880 cut-off is legit, some media property that ended then whose spin-off product lasted beyond 103 years later; so 1984 or later. Or something in between those two edge cases. > > Tall order IMO. Maybe Aunt Jemima? “To distinguish their pancake mix, in late 1889 Rutt appropriated the _Aunt Jemima_ name and image from [lithographed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithography) posters seen at a [vaudeville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville) house in St. Joseph, Missouri.” Notably, “vaudeville performer Pete F. Baker, who played characters described in newspapers of that era as “Ludwig” and “Aunt Jemima”. His portrayal of the Aunt Jemima character may have been a white male in blackface, pretending to be a German immigrant, imitating a black minstrel parodying an imaginary black female enslaved cook.” Product renamed in 2021, but apparently still mentioned in some slogans. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/66 "2026-04-01T13:12:02Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I can still “see” the shape and colors of the pills & remember getting the “These aren’t candy” briefing. My mom bought us exactly one bottle of Chocks and quickly realized they were dangerous so we never saw them again. Her instincts were sharpened by the incident some time earlier in which I downed an entire bottle of St. Joseph’s Aspirin for Children (orange flavored chewable aspirin). ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/67 "2026-04-01T13:22:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > My favorite canned spinach. That’s such a remarkable sentiment! Canned spinach was added to the Popeye storyline in the 20’s to encourage consumption because of widespread malnutrition among children. Very clever, but I remember clearly how futile that promotion was in the face of such a vile product. Of course, tastes vary widely but for me “favorite canned spinach” is like “favorite poke in the eye.” ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/68 "2026-04-01T13:43:59Z")
> [@sunacres](#): > > Very clever, but I remember clearly how futile that promotion was in the face of such a vile product. Of course, tastes vary widely but for me “favorite canned spinach” is like “favorite poke in the eye. Loved that stuff as a kid. I exclusively eat fresh now, but I bet I could still kinda like it, even if not nearly as much. I still rather like canned green beans, the only canned vegetable I’ll still buy even if only once in a blue moon. But I grew up on canned sweet peas and creamed corn. There’s one in every crowd 😉. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/69 "2026-04-01T16:18:50Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I recall Chocks being packaged in a glass bottle with a rubber stopper-type cap. That’s how I remember Flintstones being packaged circa 1972. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/70 "2026-04-01T16:37:59Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > My internet search for Buster Brown shoes has come up basically empty; all I see is Etsy pages or people selling reproductions. Does the Caleres company actually still make them? I’m guilty of taking @RealityChuck’s word on the shoes still being in production. Oops on me. Upon further review … I now think you’re right and they ceased production some time in the late 1980s to early 1990s. If we arbitrarily declare 1990 to be the shutdown year, then from when the comics stopped in 1923 to the shoes stopped in 1990 is 67 years. So coincidentally, just shy of the Flintstone vitamins which are at 68 years. I don’t think we can say for sure whether the shoes or vitamins are longer-lasting as of today. At least not without a bunch more research. But we can say the shoes’ record isn’t getting any longer while the vitamins are still going strong. So if the vitamins aren’t in the lead yet, they will be in a couple / few years. Unless they too suddenly succumb to a tragic marketing accident. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/71 "2026-04-01T16:51:26Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The concept has been around for more than a hundred years. Felix the Cat, Popeye, Little Orphan Annie…they all had branded products but none of them as long-lasting as those Flintstones products. Felix Chevy in Los Angeles has been using Felix the Cat branding since 1923. [Felix Chevrolet - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Chevrolet) ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/72 "2026-04-06T05:25:23Z")
Skippy peanut butter. The Skippy comic strip character is no longer remembered. > **[Skippy v. Skippy: The Great Peanut Butter Trademark Wars](https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/blogs/making-your-mark-blog/2014/march/skippy-v-skippy-the-great-peanut-butter-trademark-wars/)** > > According to the National Peanut Board, March is not only National Peanut Month, but it contains National Peanut Butter Lover's Day and National Peanut Cluster Day. That makes March a good time to remember one of the longest running battles in... ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/73 "2026-04-06T06:00:08Z")
This was the origin of the band name Betty’s Not A Vitamin. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/74 "2026-04-06T06:05:48Z")
I love Necco Wafers! MHO: Spinach is meant to be an ingredient, not a free-standing dish, whether it’s cooked or not. I do know that some people really do like to eat cooked spinach; go for it, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/75 "2026-04-06T15:59:35Z")
There was a sequel to that 1994 live-action Flintstones film in 2000, titled _Viva Rock Vegas_. Didn’t have John Goodman in it, though. This is an opportunity for me to share that I have nostalgic childhood memories of the 1994 film. I saw it in theatres when it came out, and the soundtrack CD was one of the first electronic media I ever bought myself. Still listen to it occasionally; includes an excellent rendition of the theme song by the B-52s. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/76 "2026-04-06T22:46:05Z")
I remember that the B-52’s did the theme for the movie, renamed the BC-52’s. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/77 "2026-04-06T22:50:18Z")
Was the B-side “Bedrock Lobster”? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/78 "2026-04-18T19:04:35Z")
Not a show, but since the thread has wandered a bit: in 1903 Beatrix Potter branded Peter Rabbit stuffed animals (supposedly the first licensed character), which you can still buy today. [Peter Rabbit blazed a trail still well trod](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/peter-rabbit-blazed-a-trail-still-well-trod-c9zdfx2c6nk) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906/79 "2026-04-18T23:13:24Z")
Several still available things are named after 18th century opera singers, including Pavlova, Melba toast, Jennie Lind dessert, Mulva Toast, Peach Melba etc. Of course this is not really what the OP has in mind. Kaiser buns date back to 1487 and Frederick III. Many other dishes have been named after famous people but created long after they lived. As for TV shows, I’d agree Flintstones vitamins are perhaps the oldest, but only considering the original chalky ones. Gummie vitamins became a thing maybe fifteen to twenty years ago? Flintstones chalk is well over fifty years old. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906.md?page=3)