Mr. Banana Grabber!
From the bottom of this page otherwise devoted to college hockey:
Unstated premise? As one of the ads opened, Farrah was riding a cable car in San Francisco, and the male voice-over singing began:
and Mrs. Fawcett then sang:
A few more lines followed, but though I remember them, I’ll heed the directive against quoting lyrics in toto. If you’re willing to donate a couple of euros (the site doesn’t take dollars, apparently), you can watch a 1973 ad in which Farrah/Creamy sings to Joe Namath here.
Paul Bunyan was created for an ad? I had no idea. When? And what was he advertising?
Larry the Crime Donkey.
Viagra.
BOI-OI-OINGGGG!!!
Textbook Butterface.
For a recent one, Geico’s geeko will be around for years.
And somebody agrees with you! LINK
Spuds McKenzie! This dog even surfed.
What about the “Where’s the Beef” Lady?
Lucky from Lucky Charms.
And, my pick for best, Smokey The Bear. "Only you can help prevent forrest fires.
Jack, Chairman and CEO of Jack-in-the-Box. Or ‘Mr. Box’, more formally. And his protege, Antenna Ball (‘Mr. Ball’).
Best commercials on the air in the last decade.
Charlie the Tuna.
Quisp and Quake.
Mr. Whipple, who always ended up squeezin’ that Charmin.
I’m partial to the Trunk Monkey .
And how about the Taster’s Choice couple from days gone by? Did they ever get together and find bliss over a hot cuppa?
Moderator speaks: Lou, you’ve been around long enough to know that this kind of personal insult is not permitted in Cafe Society forum. Personal insults directed at other posters are not appropriate. Don’t do it again.
I apologize to everyone else that it’s taken me so long to see it, but I reacted when someone reported it.
Post #8.
Trojan mAAAAAAAn!
Quizno’s SPONGE MONKEYS!
We like the SUBS!
I hate them, and yet I love the Viking kittens created by the same guy, Joel Veitch.