# Memorable advertising jingles for defunct products **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212 "2007-11-29T19:33:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/61 "2007-12-13T23:00:20Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] In NE Ohio we have: _Garfield 1 2-3-2-3_ Which is the old old old telephone number for [looks it up…] The Home Corporation which does…[looks it up…] “Home Improvements.” [/QUOTE] Apparently its old name, the Aluminum Siding Corporation, was seen as too limiting. The pitchman I remember from the days of my youth in suburban Cleveland was [Jimmy Dudley,](http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/dudleymemorial.html) who had previously been the radio voice of the Indians’ baseball broadcasts. “Call now, y’hear?” ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/62 "2007-12-14T06:59:26Z")
[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] Like **Hoopy Frood,** I remember _Crispy Critters_. But all I can recall is “The one and only cer- **e** -al that comes in the shape of an- **i** -mals.” [/QUOTE] And here, courtesy of YouTube, is [one of the commercials for said product.](http://youtube.com/watch?v=xY7GOC2HlJA) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/63 "2007-12-14T11:24:47Z")
[QUOTE=Bill Door] _My beer is Rheingold the dry beer. Think of Rheingold whenever you buy beer. It’s not bitter, not sweet, it’s the extra dry treat, won’t you try extra dry Rheingold beer?_ [/QUOTE] \*Deee dum deee dum deee dum duhdeee Deee dum deee dum deee dum duhdeee When you’re shopping in the sto-ore Here’s the beer to ask 'em fo-or Schaefer Pale Dry is its handle No other beer can hold a candle Make it clear, make it Schaefer When you do, you always will (echo chamber) Make it clearearear (/echo) Make it Schaefer Our hand has never lost its skill\* Last line sung in an odd, hurried rhythm so it sounded like “A hand has never lost a spill.” ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/64 "2007-12-14T13:01:12Z")
How about? “Don’t cook tonight . . . . . . call Chicken Delight” A piece of overcooked chicken, some undercooked fries and a tiny tub of slaw on a paper plate, with another plate stapled over the top. Don’t know what ever happened to them, but the local store disappeared when KFC moved into the neighborhood. Olive ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/65 "2007-12-14T18:06:09Z")
Call Roto-Rooter, that’s the name, And away go troubles, down the drain. ---
**Author:** ![sunny61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sunny61](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunny61)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/66 "2010-02-06T15:34:01Z")
A little late to the thread, but just found it. I can’t imagine why or how long these have been in my head: Get yourself a package of natural goodness Dorman’s Endico cheese From Wisconsin 100% grade A Grade A cheese the old fashioned way Dormans Dormans Moo moo moo moo moo moo-moo mooooooo No processing or flavoring Nothing artificial Get yourself a package of natural goodness Dorman’s Endico Cheeeeeeeese! (the cheese with the paper between the slices!) ---
**Author:** ![sunny61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sunny61](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunny61)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/67 "2010-02-06T15:35:29Z")
Or… It’s here it’s the beer with only ninety-five calories and the great imported taste that’s just right It’s the first light beer sent to us from Europe It’s here and it’s Amstel Light! ---
**Author:** ![sunny61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sunny61](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunny61)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/68 "2010-02-06T15:41:59Z")
Or… Seneca the first frozen apple juice enriched with vitamin c Crisp, delicious Seneca sweetened naturally Young and old love Seneca enriched with vitamin C or… Hey Hey what do ya know lemons, lemons in the snow new Pond’s Lemon Cold Cream and, for anyone who grew up in the NYC area in the 60’s… Palisades has the rides Palisades has the fun Come on over Rides and dancing are free so’s the parking, so gee Come on over Palisades from coast to coast where a dime buys the most Palisades Amusement Park swings all day and after dark Ride the coaster get cool in the waves and the pool you’ll have fun! So come on over Can’t help but wish there were room in my head for more important things - LOL! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/69 "2010-02-06T19:10:17Z")
Speaking of beers, here’s one I remember from the 70’s, Lowenbrau Beer: Here’s to good friends, Tonight is kind of special. The beer we’ll pour must say something more, somehow. So tonight (tonight), Tonight, Let it be Löwenbräu (let it be Löwenbräu). Then there’s also: If there’s Libby’s Libby’s Libby’s On the label label label You will like it like it like it On your table table table ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/70 "2010-02-06T20:01:11Z")
Alka Seltzer, the jaunty: _Plop plop fizz fizz Oh, what a relief it is!_ Hamm’s beer: (Drums doing that western movie “The Indians are attacking!” thing ) _DUM da dum dum DUM da dum dum FROM the land of sky blue waters Wa-aters COMES the beer refreshing HAMM’S the beer refreshing_ ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/71 "2010-02-06T20:10:08Z")
> [@HelloKitty](#): > > Then there’s also: > > If there’s Libby’s Libby’s Libby’s > On the label label label > You will like it like it like it > On your table table table I still remember as a kid the one from Johnny Carson when President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter got in trouble for (from Wikipedia) “In late 1978 and early 1979, Billy Carter visited Libya three times with a contingent from Georgia. He eventually registered as a foreign agent of the Libyan government and received a $220,000 loan. This led to a Senate hearing over alleged influence peddling which some in the press dubbed “Billygate.” A Senate sub-committee was called To Investigate Activities of Individuals Representing Interests of Foreign Governments (Billy Carter-Libya Investigation).” “With Libya Libya Libya on the label label label means I like it like it like it under the table table table.” Amazing what sticks in the mind 30+ years later from when I was 8-9 years old. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/72 "2010-02-06T20:28:45Z")
LS/MFT! LS/MFT! Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco! _If you want better taste from your cigarette, Lucky Strike is the one to get!_ _Light up a Lucky, it’s light up time, be happy go Lucky, it’s light up time! For the taste that you like, light up a Lucky Strike! Relax, it’s light up time…_ ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/73 "2010-02-06T20:35:49Z")
A local auto dealer’s “jingle” consisted entirely of driving directions: “Pete Ellis Dodge, Long Beach Freeway, Firestone Exit, South Gate. Pete Ellis Doge, Long Beach Freeway, Firestone Exit, South Gate.” Pete Ellis Dodge has been gone for decades, but I can still drive to where it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/74 "2010-02-06T20:38:28Z")
FROM the land of sky-blue waters _wa-haw-ters_ HAMM’S, the beer refreshing HAMM’S, the beer refreshing HAMM’S, the beer refreshing HAMM’S ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/75 "2010-02-06T21:52:12Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > They were still using this jingle in the 80’s, but it didn’t really do them any good since everyone remembered the jingle yet there was no way to “call” that number by then. There’s some impediment to dialing 421-2323, all of the sudden? Or do you just mean that many people don’t know how the mnemonic conventions for telephone exchanges work these days? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/76 "2010-02-06T21:53:12Z")
When they added “crazy shapes” to [Alpha-Bits](http://theimaginaryworld.com/opost02.jpg) cereal, they had a commercial with a jingle sung to the tune of “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” something like: ## _There are stars and canes and aer-o-planes A-and all kinds of crazy shaaa-apes!_ ---
**Author:** ![tattman40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/77 "2010-02-06T22:59:33Z")
This may have been only in the NY/NJ/CT area, but does anyone remember the “Great Bear” radio jingle? I cant remember all of it,except for… Gotta fix those brakes. Drive a little slower say a little prayer (cant recall words here) til you get to great bear. ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/78 "2010-02-07T02:21:23Z")
Rickel helps you do it better Do it better at Rickel Rickel was a home improvement store in the pre Home Depot days. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/79 "2010-02-07T05:06:58Z")
Well, look what emerged from the crypt - and with another allusion to Dorman’s Endeco Cheese. I did a Google search for “zombie” and “cheese” and came up with [this site](http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi?word=zombie%20endeco%20cheese). The results are rather…disturbing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212/80 "2010-02-07T05:26:29Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > The commercial is a direct parody of Lark cigarette’s “Show us your Lark Pack” commercial Jeno’s Pizza Rolls were too damned hot because nobody (and I’m looking at my SIL) took the “ten minutes” seriously. Larks blew, but I’d like one right now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-advertising-jingles-for-defunct-products/428212.md?page=5)