Gatorade is Thirst Aid...for that deep-down body thirst!

Before there was Michael Jordan, there were...normal people.



Now, compare that balding white dude with the "TV magic" no-look free throw to...Air Jordan? You can see why they made a change. Love the song, but...yeah.

Head for the mountains of Busch...beer!

Busch...the official beer of cowboys. Apparently.

(I apologize for the YouTube embed being a little off-kilter - not sure what's up with that.)


It's ironic that Coors, which is a beer that actually came from the mountains, didn't turn back to that image until much later. Busch, of course, is a beer that comes from St. Louis - which is not anywhere near a mountain that I know of.

Chiffon: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.

A little scary, a little cute.



Also, please tell me we aren't feeding the forest creatures raw margarine. That can't be good for them.

Meow Mix: Cats ask for it by name.

Darned catchy little song, and one of those interesting ads in which the jingle is also the slogan (in a way). This ad is a newer version, rather than the 1980s original I wanted, but the idea is the same.



And who knew that cats could be translated so easily?

You're gonna love Hi-C.

Dum-doobie-doo-wah...



This one is a permanent part of my childhood, because it was included on a Beta (yes, Beta) tape of the movie Dumbo that I watched over and over again. Ah, memories.

I'm a Toys 'R Us kid.

No, I'm not, actually. (When I was a kid, the going thing around here was Kay-Bee Toys.)


But it's hard not to know about the place if you ever watched Nickelodeon for any length of time during the 1980s-1990s, since they sponsored the annual "Super Toy Run" contest...


And yes, that is two videos in one post. I know, it's your lucky day!

You don't just eat your Dunkaroos.

Which raises the question - is there something else I'm supposed to do with them?



Dunkaroos, which are reportedly still available, were a staple school lunch addition during the mid-1990s. I only remember having eaten them once or twice myself - they're basically like Teddy Grahams with frosting dip. (That's a good thing, if you're confused.)

Of course, I'm sure most people remember the song more than they remember the snack - and to all the Australians in the audience, I'm continually sorry we Americans retain such a limited view of your culture. But thanks for (sort of) inspiring such an awesome snack, and another addictive jingle.

Juicy Fruit: Pop it in your mouth.

The 1980s - the decade in which marketing went nuts. Example one: Juicy Fruit, which was (is?) apparently the most exciting, active chewing gum ever made.



"Take a sniff / Pull it out" - was that required procedure? I don't remember a lot of people smelling their gum before "popping" it in their mouth.

There are more versions of this ad, of course - but this is the one that was stuck in my head all day today, for no particular reason whatsoever. And now it's stuck in yours. You're welcome!