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red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 01:20 PM Oct 2018

Post a line from a TV commercial & see if anyone knows the product without using Google..Part 3

Last edited Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:36 PM - Edit history (8)

1) "Let your fingers do the walking" (answered)

2) "The quicker picker upper" (answered)

3) "Inexpensive, and built to stay that way" (answered)

4) 'You never get a second chance to make a first impression" (answered)

5) "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" (answered)

6) "It's everywhere you want to be" (answered)

7) "Fly me" (answered)

8) "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature" (answered)

9) "Something special in the air" (answered)

10) "Pass the orange juice, Nathaniel" (answered)

11) "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV"

12) "Gentle as a lamb?" (answered)

13) "We will sell no wine before it's time" (answered)

14) "Just for the taste of it" (answered)

15) "When you got it, flaunt it"

16) "The best a man can get" (answered)

17) "Think small" (answered)

18) "Like a rock" (answered)

19) "You can pay me now, or pay me later" (answered)

20) "For those who think young" (answered)

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Post a line from a TV commercial & see if anyone knows the product without using Google..Part 3 (Original Post) red dog 1 Oct 2018 OP
You've got "It's everywhere you want to be" in there twice. n/t TygrBright Oct 2018 #1
Thanks for catching that red dog 1 Oct 2018 #2
"XXXXXX, take me away!" ret5hd Oct 2018 #3
Calgon! geardaddy Oct 2018 #7
Here are my guesses geardaddy Oct 2018 #4
#12 Chipper Chat Oct 2018 #6
You got six of them right red dog 1 Oct 2018 #12
Here are a few: geardaddy Oct 2018 #5
# 1 Wendy's....# 2 Hamms Beer...# 4 Camel red dog 1 Oct 2018 #9
Yep! geardaddy Oct 2018 #13
Yer a Minnesotan, aren'tcha? TygrBright Oct 2018 #15
Ha! How'd you guess? geardaddy Oct 2018 #16
#8 MiniMe Nov 2018 #60
You got it right! geardaddy Nov 2018 #62
#7 Heartstrings Nov 2018 #103
You are correct! geardaddy Nov 2018 #134
So, no one can remember #6? geardaddy Nov 2018 #135
I'll also add a few more for ya: TygrBright Oct 2018 #8
"He likes it..Hey Mikey" is Life Cereal red dog 1 Oct 2018 #10
All right except the coffee is Maxwell House. n/t TygrBright Oct 2018 #11
Damn, I should have known that! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #14
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Alka Seltzer? - yup... PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #86
Stronger than dirt - Ajax? (I remember the ads with the knight) yardwork Nov 2018 #55
All correct! n/t TygrBright Nov 2018 #56
Okay, I'll bite jmowreader Nov 2018 #69
I remember a lot of these from the 1970s! moose65 Oct 2018 #17
Ding! Ding! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #18
"Because so much is riding on your tires" red dog 1 Oct 2018 #19
Michelin Tires Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #37
Correct! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #97
"It's got more meat and it's got more flavor..It's got more meat to make him feel the way red dog 1 Oct 2018 #20
Dr. Ross, of course. Whoever he or she was. Shrike47 Oct 2018 #29
Of course! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #32
"Tastes as great as it's name" red dog 1 Oct 2018 #21
Old Milwaukee (beer) jmowreader Nov 2018 #155
Yes red dog 1 Nov 2018 #156
Fly me -- Pan Am perhaps? flor-de-jasmim Oct 2018 #22
Good guess, but no red dog 1 Oct 2018 #23
Fly me- TWA? Stuart G Nov 2018 #74
Nope,it was an ad for National Airlines red dog 1 Nov 2018 #121
An oldey from 1974 Mendocino Oct 2018 #24
I don't know that one, but, speaking of an oldie dog food commercial, see reply # 20 red dog 1 Oct 2018 #25
#7 Braniff Airlines? Glorfindel Oct 2018 #26
No, not Braniff Airlines, but you got the other two right! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #28
"Who made the salad?" DBoon Oct 2018 #27
#12 Shrike47 Oct 2018 #30
Correct! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #34
Take it off...take it off, Mendocino Oct 2018 #31
Noxzema? red dog 1 Oct 2018 #33
"Pizza! Pizza!" red dog 1 Oct 2018 #35
Little Caesar's wryter2000 Nov 2018 #102
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #122
#6: VISA "It's everywhere you want to be" Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #36
Correct! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #39
#7: "Fly me" National Airlines? Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #38
Yes! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #40
"Who put 8 great tomatoes in that itty bitty can?" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #41
Mother, please, I'd rather do it myself!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #42
A headache remedy wryter2000 Nov 2018 #105
It was a headache remedy red dog 1 Nov 2018 #124
# 19 Framm Oil Filters Grammy23 Nov 2018 #43
Yes red dog 1 Nov 2018 #44
"A five cent packet makes two whole quarts" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #45
Kool Aid! zanana1 Nov 2018 #58
Yes red dog 1 Nov 2018 #59
"Boy, you in a heap of trouble!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #46
Sheriff Joe Higgins House of Roberts Nov 2018 #114
Sheriff Joe Higgins it is! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #115
" Your gonna love my nuts!" Texasgal Nov 2018 #47
Slap Chop LeftInTX Nov 2018 #49
10 Spoiler alert denbot Nov 2018 #48
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #50
"We bring good things to life" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #51
GE? wryter2000 Nov 2018 #106
Yes! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #123
Aye, aye, aye.... dawg day Nov 2018 #52
"Don't leave home without it" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #53
American Express wryter2000 Nov 2018 #107
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #125
Just do it" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #54
Nike backtoblue Nov 2018 #145
3 is Subaru jmowreader Nov 2018 #57
Yes red dog 1 Nov 2018 #64
"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #61
Timex MiniMe Nov 2018 #63
Yes red dog 1 Nov 2018 #65
"The best part of waking up is..." red dog 1 Nov 2018 #66
"Folgers in your cup." jmowreader Nov 2018 #67
Wow! ..That didn't take long! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #68
My turn jmowreader Nov 2018 #70
# 3 is Marlboro, # 4 is McDonalds...Is # 7 Chiffon Margarine? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #75
Right on all three jmowreader Nov 2018 #79
Is # 1 Martinellis Sparkling Cider? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #87
No. Cheap champagne jmowreader Nov 2018 #89
Mumm's? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #90
Andre. jmowreader Nov 2018 #94
#2 is Folger's LeftInTX Nov 2018 #100
For some people, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without that spot jmowreader Nov 2018 #111
6 wryter2000 Nov 2018 #117
Yes, BASF jmowreader Nov 2018 #119
"Mama puts it in my milk for extra energy" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #71
"Betcha can't eat just one!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #72
Lay's wryter2000 Nov 2018 #109
Yes! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #126
"This happy, joyous musical is now playing in the theaters" Stuart G Nov 2018 #73
"Hey, this stuff is made in New York City!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #76
Pace Salsa? Ohiogal Nov 2018 #104
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #127
"No stems no seeds that you don't need..." n/t brewens Nov 2018 #77
Isn't that from a Cheech & Chong song? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #83
You got it. It's The Acapulco Gold jingle. Ends with, "Acapulco Gold is...Bad Weed!" brewens Nov 2018 #93
I think Tommy Chong does have his own commercial pot business now. red dog 1 Nov 2018 #95
Momma Mia zipplewrath Nov 2018 #78
Alka Seltzer? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #80
Very good zipplewrath Nov 2018 #82
Well, I remember it red dog 1 Nov 2018 #84
Give your cold to ______ and your love to me MLAA Nov 2018 #81
Nyquill? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #85
Contact! MLAA Nov 2018 #91
" " , a little dab will do ya. nt doc03 Nov 2018 #88
Brylcreem red dog 1 Nov 2018 #92
"The choice of a new generation" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #96
Ancient Chinese Secret... ariesgem Nov 2018 #98
"Still going...nothing outlasts the ______" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #99
Energizer Bunny wryter2000 Nov 2018 #110
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #120
9 wryter2000 Nov 2018 #101
You got it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #113
I didn't the first time wryter2000 Nov 2018 #116
Number 4 was driving me nuts Ohiogal Nov 2018 #108
That's it! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #112
"Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chuckin' mah wood!" pnwest Nov 2018 #118
"Biggest candy bar on reservation!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #128
Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. Mrs. Overall Nov 2018 #129
Almond Joy/Mounds Runningdawg Nov 2018 #133
Does she or doesn't she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure. Runningdawg Nov 2018 #130
Clairol? red dog 1 Nov 2018 #131
Yes Runningdawg Nov 2018 #132
"At ___, quality is job 1" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #136
"_ ___ will clean up dirt & grime & grease in just a minute/ _ ___ will clean your whole red dog 1 Nov 2018 #137
"The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #138
Not a commercial,it was an intro for ABC sports Bengus81 Nov 2018 #141
It was also used in a commercial for ABC Sports red dog 1 Nov 2018 #147
"The quicker picker-upper" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #139
Hmmm....Dr. Pepper? Bengus81 Nov 2018 #142
No red dog 1 Nov 2018 #148
Bounty paper towels jmowreader Nov 2018 #159
Yes! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #160
"The king of beers" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #140
Budweiser......... Bengus81 Nov 2018 #143
Absolutely! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #149
"M'm! M'm! Good!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #144
Campbell soup? backtoblue Nov 2018 #146
Yes! red dog 1 Nov 2018 #150
"Just do it!" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #151
21 TwistOneUp Nov 2018 #152
"Think different" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #153
"A diamond is forever" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #154
"Stronger than dirt" red dog 1 Nov 2018 #157
Ajax, laundry detergent.. annabanana Dec 2018 #161
Yep! red dog 1 Dec 2018 #162
You have my word on it. Xipe Totec Nov 2018 #158

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)
4. Here are my guesses
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 01:52 PM
Oct 2018

1) "Let your fingers do the walking" The Yellow Pages

2) "The quicker picker upper" Bounty

3) "Inexpensive, and built to stay that way" ???

4) 'You never get a second chance to make a first impression" ???

5) "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" Schlitz

6) "It's everywhere you want to be" ???

7) "Fly me" TWA?

8) "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature" Some brand of margarine. I don't remember

9) "Something special in the air" ???

10) "Pass the orange juice, Nathaniel" ???

11) "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" Anacin?

12) "Gentle as a lamb?" ???

13) "We will sell no wine before it's time" Paul Masson wines

14) "Just for the taste of it" ???

15) "When you got it, flaunt it" ???

16) "The best a man can get" ???

17) "Think small" Volkswagen?

18) "Like a rock" Chevy

19) "You can pay me now, or pay me later" ???

20) "For those who think young" ???

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
12. You got six of them right
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 02:31 PM
Oct 2018

Last edited Mon Oct 22, 2018, 03:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Numbers 1, 2, 5, 13, 17, 18 are all correct
# 8 is a margarine

# 7 isn't TWA

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)
5. Here are a few:
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 01:56 PM
Oct 2018

1. Where's the beef?

2. From the Land of sky-blue waters.

3. Brewed in God's country.

4. I'd walk a mile for a xxxx.

5. Save big money at XXXX.

6. XXXX? I'm staying!

7. And I helped!

8. The beer to have when you're having more than one.

9. Ancient Chinese secret, huh?

TygrBright

(20,759 posts)
15. Yer a Minnesotan, aren'tcha?
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 02:40 PM
Oct 2018

1. Wendy's

2. Hamms

3. Old Style (s/b "PURE brewed in God's country, btw)

4. Camel

5. Menard's

6. ??

7. Shake n' Bake

8. ??

9. Calgon

reminiscently,
Bright

TygrBright

(20,759 posts)
8. I'll also add a few more for ya:
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 02:07 PM
Oct 2018

"It's stronger than dirt!"

"You're soaking in it."

"He likes it! Hey, Mikey!"

"Hasn't scratched yet."

"Maybe she's born with it"

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

"Good to the last drop."

"I liked it so much, I bought the company."

"What can brown do for you?"

"Special orders don't upset us."

"Melts in your mouth, not in your hands"

"Leave the driving to us!"

"Cats ask for it by name"

"The dog kids love to bite."

"Gets you so clean your Mom won't know you."

"The hit of the day when you're ready to play."


helpfully,
Bright

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
10. "He likes it..Hey Mikey" is Life Cereal
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 02:27 PM
Oct 2018

Is "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Alka Seltzer?

"Melts in your mouth, not in your hands' is M & Ms

"The dog kids love to bite" is Armor Hot dogs

"Leave the driving to us" had got to be Grayhound

"Good to the last drop" is Folger's

Is "You're soaking in it" Palmolive?

yardwork

(61,599 posts)
55. Stronger than dirt - Ajax? (I remember the ads with the knight)
Sun Nov 11, 2018, 03:52 PM
Nov 2018

Hasn't scratched yet is Bon Ami.

Maybe she's born with it - Maybelline?

Brown - UPS

Special Orders - Burger King

Cats - Meow Mix

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
69. Okay, I'll bite
Tue Nov 13, 2018, 05:14 PM
Nov 2018

1: ?
2: Palmolive dish detergent
3. Life cereal
4. Bon Ami cleanser
5. Maybelline
6. Alka-Seltzer
7: Maxwell House
8. Remington shavers
9. UPS
10. Burger King
11. M&Ms
12. Greyhound
13. Meow Mix
14. Oscar Mayer hot dogs
14 & 15. ?

moose65

(3,166 posts)
17. I remember a lot of these from the 1970s!
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 03:28 PM
Oct 2018

Isn't #8 Chiffon margarine? It also had another slogan: "If you think it's butter, but it's not - It's Chiffon!"

#16 is Gilette - I think an ad for razors but I'm not sure. Might have been aftershave.

You forgot the classic of all time - "Sometimes you feel like a nut...."

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
18. Ding! Ding!
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 03:54 PM
Oct 2018

" Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" was Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars......(I always "felt like a nut" & preferred Almond Joy)

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
20. "It's got more meat and it's got more flavor..It's got more meat to make him feel the way
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:45 PM
Oct 2018

Last edited Thu Oct 25, 2018, 03:47 PM - Edit history (1)

he should - Dr. ___ dog food is doggone good!"

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
25. I don't know that one, but, speaking of an oldie dog food commercial, see reply # 20
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 05:20 PM
Oct 2018

(You might know that one)

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
34. Correct!
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 06:03 PM
Oct 2018

I think it was "Pampers"

I remember the jingle too - I think it went like this:

"Pampers, Pampers, new shampoo
Gentle as a lamb, so right for you
Gentle as a lamb?
Yes, ma'am
Pampers, Pampers, new shampoo"

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
50. You got it!
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 03:19 PM
Nov 2018

Bing, his lovely wife, and his youngest son, Nathaniel, all sitting out on the patio having breakfast.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
70. My turn
Tue Nov 13, 2018, 06:00 PM
Nov 2018

1. "Ring in the holidays, ring out the year, sparkling with (name of product), love and good cheer."

2. "Peter! Oh, you're home!"

3. "Come to where the flavor is."

4. "You deserve a break today."

5. "The most glamorous cars in a generation."

6. "We don't make a lot of the products you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better."

7. "If you think it's butter but it's not, it's (name of product)."

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
79. Right on all three
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 05:07 PM
Nov 2018

1 and 2 are from Christmas spots. You've seen them a million times.

6 is a German chemical company.

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
83. Isn't that from a Cheech & Chong song?
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 05:12 PM
Nov 2018

I forget the name right now...(it might be "Acapulco Gold&quot

(I know it's not "Panama Red" because that's a New Riders song)

brewens

(13,582 posts)
93. You got it. It's The Acapulco Gold jingle. Ends with, "Acapulco Gold is...Bad Weed!"
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:17 PM
Nov 2018

I thought they might even hook up with a commercial outfit that wanted to use that now. It's probably pretty limited what they can do to promote weed though.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
82. Very good
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 05:09 PM
Nov 2018

One of the interesting things about that ad was that as popular as it was, it was a failure as an ad. No one remembered who the commercial was for. Frequently they guessed it was for Ragu or pasta or something.

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
92. Brylcreem
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:04 PM
Nov 2018

Brylcreem, a little dab' will do 'ya
Use more, Only if you dare
But watch out, The girls will all pursue 'ya
They love to get their fingers in your hair

I used that crap, but I don't recall any girls wanting to "run their fingers through my hair"...... [I was only about 10 or 11 then]

Ohiogal

(31,992 posts)
108. Number 4 was driving me nuts
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 05:32 PM
Nov 2018

for the longest time, but I think I've got it .... Head & Shoulders shampoo?

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
137. "_ ___ will clean up dirt & grime & grease in just a minute/ _ ___ will clean your whole
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 06:14 PM
Nov 2018

house and everything that's in it, _ ___, _ ___, _ ___"

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