OK, here's something a little different for a Friday evening: Ads and jingles I saw and heard growing up. You may have had a different mix if you listened to different stations. Some were for local firms, some for national ones. I wish I could convey how catchy some of these jingles were, but I don't have any recordings, and I'm sure not going to try to sing them here!<\/p>\n
Marion Bunside Dodge:<\/p>\n
\nMar-i-on is the name to remember,
\n7201 on the Sumter High-Way!
\nM-- \"More Service\"
\nA-- \"Able to Serve You\"
\nR-- \"Real Value\"
\nI-- \"something something!\"
\nO--\"something something!\"
\nN--\"something something!\"
\nToday!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nCommercial Office Furniture:<\/p>\n
\nYour next desk
\nWil come from C-O-F!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Captain's Kitchen<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nCome to The Captain's Kitchen for 'Treasures of the Sea'!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The whole Carpet Wholesaler's<\/i> series of TV commercials with Nevin Broome and Joe Pinner: \"Save! Save! Save\". My favorite though was the one where Joe comes upon Nevin who is tied up.<\/p>\n
\nJoe: What happened Nevin!?
\nBroome: My competitors tied me up, Joe. They don't want folks to SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
\nBroome: Untie me Joe!
\nJoe: I don't think so, Nevin (filches cigar from Broomes shirt pocket and walks off set).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMcDonalds:<\/p>\n
\nMcDonalds is your kind of place!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
which we always rendered:<\/p>\n
\nMcDonald's is your kind of place.
\nThey steal your parking space!
\nHamburgers out your nose,
\nFrench Fries between your toes!<\/p>\nAnd don't forget those groovy shakes
\nThey're make from polluted lakes!
\nMcDonalds is your kind of place.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBurger King:<\/p>\n
\nHold the pickles, hold the lettuce,
\nSpecial orders don't upset us!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Tons O' Toys elf:<\/p>\n
\nWith tons of toys for girls & boys,
\nToodly-oop!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nTime For Sounds<\/i> a daytime ETV program which ran while I was in elementary school. The hostess had a \"magic chalk board\" which was drawn with a music stave and which would play whatever notes she wrote on it. There was also a semi-animated classical re-working of \"Pop Goes The Weasel\" featuring \"Super Weasel\" which she played several times (or we just saw that episode several times). The main thing though was the opening theme<\/a> which though it had no lyrics I always heard as It's really time for sounds, it's really time for sounds!<\/i><\/p>\n
Ellison Insurance:<\/p>\n
\nThe El-is-son, The El-is-son,
\nInsurance agency, INSURANCE AGENCY!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n