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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:44 AM
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Obscure fictional commercial icons
I remember:
Buffalo Bee - Nabisco Wheat Honeys
Sugar Bear - Super Sugar Crisp
Otto the Orkin Man
Speedy Alka-Seltzer

Who do you remember?
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rwenos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:46 AM
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1. Reddi Kilowatt
Was the corporate icon for Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco Bay Area power utility, in the 1960's and 1970's.

I always thought Reddi Kilowatt was kinda cute. In a manly way, of course!
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bubblesby2002 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:50 AM
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4. We had Reddi Kilowat too
Up here for BC Hydro. In Vancouver, when I was little and we drove by the electric station, he was there in neon. I was emotionally attached to Reddi.hahaha
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:51 AM
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5. Dallas Power & Light
had Reddi Kilowatt also! Wow, I had forgotten him. He had a little jingle:

I'm the little man who's always there
I'm a powerful high-voltage guy.
With my powerful spark I can light up the dark
And you should see me with my electric eye!

I wash and dry your clothes, play your radios
I'm what keeps your coffee hot
And I'm always there with lots of power to spare
'Cause I'm Reddi Kilowatt!
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rwenos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:55 AM
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8. Just Proves Power Co's Conspired
We always suspected they were in it together. The Pacific Northwest has public power, makes much more sense. Oddly, California is supposed to be such a socialist republic . . . but the utility companies here (PG&E, SoCalEdison) are private. Except for LA DWP, which is as bad or worse than any of the private utilities.

Remember the movie "Chinatown"?
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:49 AM
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2. I'm not sure if you would call him commercial
It's arguable either way, but Mr. Zippy (or something like that) comes to mind. It was from the postal service.

And, btw, I resent you calling Sugar Bear obscure. :)
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:54 AM
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7. I think the Post Office
may still use Mr. Zippy.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:49 AM
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3. Nauga, the icon for Naugahyde (circa 1965)
Incidentally, it's called "Naugahyde" because it was invented in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

"Naugatuck" is an ancient Native American word that means "Not Waterbury." :evilgrin:
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:53 AM
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6. I remember the Nauga!
They had a slogan something like, the nauga is gentle, but the hyde is tough! Good one!
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:59 AM
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9. The Cheerios Kid
and of course the politically incorrect Frito Bandito. Before the Bandito, Fritos was represented by a cartoon cowboy called The Frito Kid.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:01 AM
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10. I like the talking M&M's
Edited on Sat Mar-20-04 02:02 AM by Rowdyboy
Tony the Tiger
Charlie Tuna
Aunt Jemima
Betty Crocker (was she a real person?)
and the Keebler Elves

My God, I forgot!

The Marlboro Man!
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:07 AM
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11. Yes, Betty Crocker was a living, breathing person!
n/t
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Andy_Stephenson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:10 AM
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12. The Kroger
Scissors.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:12 AM
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13. Willie the Penguin for Kool cigarettes! And....
Edited on Sat Mar-20-04 02:17 AM by NightTrain
Beefsteak Charlie (and his nephew, Beefsteak Chuck)
Big Boy (Abdow's)
Burger King (Guess which restaurant chain!)
Chiquita Banana
Choo-Choo Charlie (Good & Plenty)
Cracker Jack
Farfel (Nestle Quik)
Fudgie the Whale (Carvel)
The Gorton's Fisherman
Josephine the Plumber (Comet)
Mayor McCheese (McDonald's)
The Maytag Repairman
Michelin Tire Man
Mr. Clean
Mr. Donut
Pete the Butcher (Shake-N-Bake)
Punchy (Hawaiian Punch)
Rosie (Bounty paper towels)
Sam Breakstone (Breakstone's cottage cheese)
Snap, Crackle and Pop (Rice Krispies)
Toucan Sam (Froot Loops)
Uncle Ben (Uncle Ben's Converted Rice)
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:21 AM
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17. Kool Cigarettes brings to mind
the Dancing cigarette packages that were on a quiz show. I think it was Old Gold Cigarettes.

And I LOVED Farfel!
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Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:13 AM
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14. Little Green Sprout
who I think was the Jolly Green Giant's offspring.

Is he still on?
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:18 AM
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15. I can't believe I almost forgot
the Campbell's Soup kids!
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Insider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:20 AM
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16. tony the tiger, mr. clean, mrs. butterworth talked
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Insider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:22 AM
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18. mr. whipple?
please don't squeeze the charmin.
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mykpart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 02:22 AM
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19. What about Josephine the Plumber?
She was played by Jane Withers, who appeared in the movie "Giant" with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor.
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James T. Kirk Donating Member (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 03:45 AM
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20. I am the Spot Maker! I live in your dishwasher!
I just can't remember what product the Spotmaker was advertising.
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Kenneth ken Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 03:52 AM
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21. Mr Clean
and (Ithink) the Ajax knight - armored knight on a white horse pointed the lance at the dirty dishes? laundry? and bling brillinat white.
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 03:55 AM
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22. The White Rock girl,
Edited on Sat Mar-20-04 04:00 AM by Kool Kitty
advertisement for White Rock Soda. On edit-Buster Brown and Tige, his dog. The were the advertisement for Buster Brown Shoes. (I even remember their song-Does your shoe have a boy inside, what a funny place for a boy to hide. Does your shoe have a dog, there, too? A boy and a dog and a foot in a shoe. Well, the boy is Buster Brown and the dog is Tige, his friend...) And the Dutch Boy, for Dutch Boy Paints.
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