Poll: A little dab'll do ya'

Walt Garrison. But who was in the ad with “I think I’ll play some touch…Skoal brother!”?

  1. Yes
  2. No, assumed it was something baby boomer-ish
  3. 27

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Well, just to be contrary:

  1. No.
  2. No. I’d have guessed Burma Shave, as I’ve never heard of Brylcream.
  1. Yes.
  2. ETA: Whoops. Now that I know I’m right, I won’t spoil it for others. But I did know it.
  3. 32

Yes.

Yes.

Yes
Yes
31

My dad used to hum it. He’s always humming commercial jingles. I don’t think I’ve actually ever heard it in its original context.

Yes, yes and 42, although I think I first heard it from the Jimmy Buffett reference.

Yup, bryl Cream, hair dressing. 49.

1 Yes
2 Yes
3 47

I just asked the above questions of my son, aged 25. He asked, “a little dab of what?” His education is obviously lacking.

  1. Yes
  2. Yes. In fact, I have used this product, back in the 4th grade. My son was laughing at my 4th grade picture just the other day.
  3. 53
  1. Yes
  2. Yes
  3. 25

I seem to remember the jingle from a commercial for a Time Life collection of old commercials. It probably aired on Nick-at-Nite when I was a kid in the early 90s.

Yes.
Yes. For a while, I used it.
60.

It’s referenced in John Hiatt’s song about having to get back to Memphis In The Meantime to regain his sanity.

When The Flintstones hit the air, a couple of my friends said they thought Fred’s signature bellow was inspired by “a little dab’ll do ya,” but I never bought into that. One look at Fred’s 'do will tell you he never heard of the stuff. :dubious:

  1. Yes.
  2. Yes.
  1. Yes
  2. Yes
  3. 32
  1. Yes, and I can sing the jingle.
  2. Yes
  3. 26

Yes
Bryll Cream
46

Yes
Yes
53

I don’t think my dad used it, though. I think that was Vaseline hair oil or something like that.

Yes
Yes
63

I didn’t look at the other responses before posting.

  1. Yes
  2. I think it’s Brylcream Hair stuff for men.
  3. 50