Current Events > Is the commercial where the M&Ms and Santa discover each other the oldest...

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...commercial that still airs?

They still air the tootsie roll commercial every once in a while
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should have called sears

or the sunsetter awning commercial

or the taco johns feliz navidad commerical
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The Hershey Kiss one where they play Wish you a merry Christmas is up there as well
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Oh and what about the one where the owl bites off the tootsie pop on the 3rd lick?

There's a Guinness World Record for this:
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-running-tv-commercial
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Ic3Bullet posted...

Oh and what about the one where the owl bites off the tootsie pop on the 3rd lick?

I already mentioned that
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YookaLaylee posted...

Ic3Bullet posted...

Oh and what about the one where the owl bites off the tootsie pop on the 3rd lick?

I already mentioned that

You said the tootsie ROLL commercial, not tootsie pop.

It just wouldn't be Christmas without the M&Ms and Hershey commercials
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That PA lotto one has to be up there too

Just checked, apparently they reshot it after 20 years in 2013 but it's basically the same exact thing
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Simpsons, Hershey kiss and m&m holiday commercials are the rocks in my life
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I don't watch enough shows aimed at children or even that many shows on live TV with commercials anymore, but I know they ran that Pebbles cereal commercial every Christmas for years and years and years... dunno if it's still on. "Ho ho ho, I"m Hu-hu-hungry," etc.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

It just wouldn't be Christmas without the M&Ms and Hershey commercials

Its kind of wild when you think about it

I remember as a kid watching Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs after school at my grandma's and these commericials were playing. I've seen them every year since

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.
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The Top Crusader posted...

I don't watch enough shows aimed at children or even that many shows on live TV with commercials anymore, but I know they ran that Pebbles cereal commercial every Christmas for years and years and years... dunno if it's still on. "Ho ho ho, I"m Hu-hu-hungry," etc.

I cant hear the word Santa without my brain immediately going Ho ho ho, I'm hu-hu-hungry.

Alpha218 posted...

The Hershey Kiss one where they play Wish you a merry Christmas is up there as well

Im 99% sure its this one. The Hershey Kiss bells are the oldest. Although.... it may not actually be the same footage.
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Alpha218 posted...

The Hershey Kiss one where they play Wish you a merry Christmas is up there as well

This. I think it's been on the air since 1989.
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Ic3Bullet posted...

YookaLaylee posted...

Ic3Bullet posted...

Oh and what about the one where the owl bites off the tootsie pop on the 3rd lick?

I already mentioned that

You said the tootsie ROLL commercial, not tootsie pop.

Ive actually not seen this one on actual tv in quite awhile. Maybe even a decade. Where are you guys seeing it besides YouTube?
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gp1829 posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

I don't watch enough shows aimed at children or even that many shows on live TV with commercials anymore, but I know they ran that Pebbles cereal commercial every Christmas for years and years and years... dunno if it's still on. "Ho ho ho, I"m Hu-hu-hungry," etc.

I cant hear the word Santa without my brain immediately going Ho ho ho, I'm hu-hu-hungry.

Yaaaaaaaaaas
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DyingPancake posted...

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.

It may not be the same CG. There was another commercial like this (was it the Cadbury egg?) where you think its the same footage but they actually updated it.
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s0nicfan posted...

There's a Guinness World Record for this:
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-running-tv-commercial

Holy crap

That's 43 years
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BeyondWalls posted...

DyingPancake posted...

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.

It may not be the same CG. There was another commercial like this (was it the Cadbury egg?) where you think its the same footage but they actually updated it.

Its definitely the same CG. It looks dated but not that bad
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YookaLaylee posted...

BeyondWalls posted...

DyingPancake posted...

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.

It may not be the same CG. There was another commercial like this (was it the Cadbury egg?) where you think its the same footage but they actually updated it.

Its definitely the same CG. It looks dated but not that bad

Maybe... but at some point around 2004 or later an HD version was made. Id be shocked if the CG wasnt tweaked at that same time. Im on my phone so its too hard to tell, especially from misdated YouTube videos and grainy vhs copies.
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_OujiDoza_ posted...

gp1829 posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

I don't watch enough shows aimed at children or even that many shows on live TV with commercials anymore, but I know they ran that Pebbles cereal commercial every Christmas for years and years and years... dunno if it's still on. "Ho ho ho, I"m Hu-hu-hungry," etc.

I cant hear the word Santa without my brain immediately going Ho ho ho, I'm hu-hu-hungry.

Yaaaaaaaaaas

LOL yeah no idea when I even saw it last, it has to have been years, but its permanently in my brain.
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BeyondWalls posted...

YookaLaylee posted...

BeyondWalls posted...

DyingPancake posted...

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.

It may not be the same CG. There was another commercial like this (was it the Cadbury egg?) where you think its the same footage but they actually updated it.

Its definitely the same CG. It looks dated but not that bad

Maybe... but at some point around 2004 or later an HD version was made. Id be shocked if the CG wasnt tweaked at that same time. Im on my phone so its too hard to tell, especially from misdated YouTube videos and grainy vhs copies.

At the bottom right or left it actually says " 2006" if you look close enough
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In Chicago they still air the clip from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TTOx9I6y0" data-time="

The dating is fairly apparent.
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The discount tire commercial has to be from the early 70s at least
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BeyondWalls posted...

DyingPancake posted...

Also the CG still holds up really well for the M & M commericial.

It may not be the same CG. There was another commercial like this (was it the Cadbury egg?) where you think its the same footage but they actually updated it.

I remember seeing the old Cadbury egg commercial a few years ago thinking "all those animals are dead now."
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I think the Cadbury Easter one is up there too.
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CapnMuffin posted...

In Chicago they still air the clip from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TTOx9I6y0" data-time="

The dating is fairly apparent.

Are you sure

I could have sworn they held a contest for a "new" commercial a year or two ago.

Did they just say fuck it and keep the old one? I know most people were kind of pissed.
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D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

CapnMuffin posted...

In Chicago they still air the clip from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TTOx9I6y0" data-time="

The dating is fairly apparent.

Are you sure

I could have sworn they held a contest for a "new" commercial a year or two ago.

Did they just say fuck it and keep the old one? I know most people were kind of pissed.

Oh youre right. According to Wikipedia they discontinued it in 2015 in favor of a different one.
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