# Once upon a time... memorable commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [February 3, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504 "2019-02-03T09:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/1 "2019-02-03T09:40:46Z")
Across the 80s and the 90s there were funny and original commercials, so peculiar that they are still good nowadays. Let’s start with this one. A child missed the bus school to return home. It rains. The only way to return home is by foot. Suddenly, a meow meow catches her attention… ---
**Author:** ![Gffp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/gffp/32/12183_2.png) [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/2 "2019-02-03T10:27:32Z")
I remember the music but I didn’t know it comes from the Opéra Sauvage by Vangelis: ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/3 "2019-02-03T10:40:38Z")
Nor did I, until YouTube suggested me the video you posted. We are living in a magic time, where the knowledge is at our fingertips. In this era and time, ignorance is a fault. ---
**Author:** ![kaiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kaiman](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/kaiman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/4 "2019-02-03T11:22:22Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > In this era and time, ignorance is a fault. Unfortunately, it’s as readily available as knowledge, if not more so. As for commercials, I remember at University they’d host movies once or twice a month (not sure what projector they had, but for a full-length movie it required changing the roll once or twice). One thing they showed every year were the most funny commercials from around the world (and I gladly paid to see them!). Now I can’t even remember the last time I actually watched (much less paid attention) to an ad. One that stuck (not from the '90s, but not long after), was that one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t6zgQH3tUKk/hqdefault.jpg "xbox advert Life is to Short") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zgQH3tUKk) ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/5 "2019-02-03T11:41:59Z")
The only Xbox commercial I remember is the one with the mosquitoes: ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/6 "2019-02-03T12:33:25Z")
You know, in Italy this xbox commercial lasted only a few days, after that it had been removed because it was too rude. ---
**Author:** ![kaiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kaiman](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/kaiman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/7 "2019-02-03T12:52:34Z")
There’s one commercial that actually tells the truth (“Life’s too short”) and that one gets banned! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/8 "2019-02-06T13:21:13Z")
This one is very special: I wonder, why are there barely any jingles in commercials nowadays? Up to the 90’s almost any spot had a jingle and sometimes even a complete song. Isn’t that exactly the sort of thing which makes a commercial memorable? Every Kellogg’s flavor had its own song. Especially this one I never forgot: And this one is from the town I live: And here is a video of the sad state of the abandoned factory building: ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/9 "2019-02-06T15:53:31Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > I wonder, why are there barely any jingles in commercials nowadays? Up to the 90’s almost any spot had a jingle and sometimes even a complete song. Isn’t that exactly the sort of thing which makes a commercial memorable? Wasmachines leven langer met Calgon… Yeah, that stuff sticks around in your head. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/10 "2019-02-06T16:38:22Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > This one is very special: Very funny! I’ve understood only the “PIZZA” word, though! ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/11 "2019-02-06T16:41:38Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > I wonder, why are there barely any jingles in commercials nowadays? Up to the 90’s almost any spot had a jingle That’s true, here’s one of the most memorable ones, TABU (small liquirice pieces in a rounded case): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SU_z6NbnKPM/hqdefault.jpg "Tabu Spot tv italiana") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU_z6NbnKPM) ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/12 "2019-02-06T16:59:41Z")
Another commercial, this time it involves a can of paint. You can paint every surface, it’s easy (so easy that even a girl can do it 😮 ), directly on rusty parts. “Brava, Giovanna, brava!” it’s the jingle that sticks in mind! ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/13 "2019-02-06T18:01:10Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Very funny! > I’ve understood only the “PIZZA” word, though! There is also an English version. Some more nice commercial songs: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EQGgm1oK0GE/hqdefault.jpg "Beagle Music Ltd. - Like Ice in the Sunshine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQGgm1oK0GE) When Opel bought the song from Eric Claption: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8tyAFXfwB4) And I wonder, why wasn’t this catchy song played for the rest of the world: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zBfNzuo7jts/hqdefault.jpg "Australian Commodore 64 Ad - Improved Audio (1983)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBfNzuo7jts) And Maggi with the knot in the spoon and still with the jingle: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Gmd1Wj2IAeE/hqdefault.jpg "Maggi Werbung Löffel 1990") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmd1Wj2IAeE) And this was my first IBM compatible PC (warning: video is very loud!): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J5cxJD72DV0/hqdefault.jpg "Karstadt OKANO 486 PC TV Ad") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5cxJD72DV0) And when a ring tone has to be license free, you pick just a few notes from an old composition: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQzUx3QW2Y) ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/14 "2019-02-06T19:22:50Z")
_Like Ice In the Sunshine_ is especially catchy 🎶 …wait, did that kid at 1:13 just give someone the finger?! 😆 And that Karstadt PC ad is wonderfully cheesy. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/15 "2019-02-06T21:20:43Z")
Another one 🎶_want het leven is meer dan afwassen alleen_ ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/16 "2019-02-06T21:43:22Z")
I don’t really remember how Dreft goes. Maybe I’ve only seen it in magazines or something. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/17 "2019-02-06T21:48:12Z")
(If you like that one, [Here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YgudiL4ifdU) is some more of him with subtitles/in English) And when things are soooo bad and tasteless they are actually funny/good commercials: (Those two extra dancers 😂) ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/18 "2019-02-06T21:49:36Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > I don’t really remember how Dreft goes. I think it was “Per”! ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/19 "2019-02-06T22:12:11Z")
Oh boy… “because a woman’s hand is made for more than doing dishes” 🤦‍♂️ At least commercials were much more laid back, back then. And they still featured Lookie the lion in between. Can’t find that Per jingle though ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/once-upon-a-time-memorable-commercials/3504/20 "2019-02-06T22:22:52Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > I think it was “Per”! It’s possible, but [this random article](https://www.demorgen.be/plus/want-het-leven-is-meer-dan-afwassen-alleen-b-1412194352609/?referer=https://www.google.com/) says Dreft too. 😃