Commercials that have been airing for years

[WPPCProductions]

Yes the Hershey Kisses ringing jingle bells,I like to old Norelco shaver with santa riding through the snow.also the Hess truck ad's now these old Hess trucks are  collector items.those stove heat gloves.Chia Pet.and there is a lot more I cant think of at the moment.

[KeithE4]

The Life cereal commercial with "Mikey" aired for about 15 years!  (From 1971 to 1986)

The royalties probably put him through college (or maybe rehab).

[BRNout]

Yes the Hershey Kisses ringing jingle bells,I like to old Norelco shaver with santa riding through the snow.also the Hess truck ad's now these old Hess trucks are  collector items.those stove heat gloves.Chia Pet.and there is a lot more I cant think of at the moment.

There's a clip on You Tube featuring CBS coverage of the 1969 military draft (imagine how that was...) and - in the ultimate non-sequitur - there's the Norelco Santa ad right in the middle of it all [at 5:22]! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVwUEABV9mg

That entire clip is very strange and creepy (almost bizarre) when seen in 2010, though I do recall my parents watching those draft lottery shows with great interest when I was little. 

[Robnoxious]

The Budweiser Xmas commercial is an oldie but a goodie. The only thing different about it over the years is the voiceover is now done by George Clooney. My Dad and I both agree that the holiday season hasn't started until we see the Clydesdales pull the sleigh.

It hasn't aired... yet.

[stdjsb25]

And let us not forget the classic Tootsie Roll Pops episode with the turtle and the owl.

[cd637299]

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Ah man, I was just gonna post that (Tootsie Roll Pops)!  Is it still being run?  It originally came out in 1968/69 (!!).

On YouTube is the original 60-second version of it, the way it was supposed to be run.

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[TheRob]

It seems like the Clydesdales have been clomping in the same Christmas ad for 25 years.

Back to the original post, we were airing old Standard Improvement Company (Kansas City) ads that still used "Westport-1-7100" as the telephone number (instead of 931-7100) well into the 2000s.

[radiorama1]

As for non-holiday commercials: I can think of two off the top of my head...

The Power Chair commercial that airs during several programs (including The Price Is Right) where the gentleman is in his Power Chair while his grandson is in the background woodworking. ("I couldn't believe it could be so easy to get one... at no cost to me!!") This one has got to be at least 10 years old now.

A commercial for some art school (forget the name) where the white-haired gentleman asks "Do you like to sketch or doodle?" ... Now, I remember seeing the same exact commercial air during the old afternoon game show block on the USA Network back in the early 1990's... I used to see it all the time after coming home from high school...

Well I am now 36 years old and some 19-20 years later I saw the same exact commercial air only yesterday...  I wonder if the 800 # given is the same?? 

[Mario500]

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Ah man, I was just gonna post that (Tootsie Roll Pops)!  Is it still being run?  It originally came out in 1968/69 (!!).

On YouTube is the original 60-second version of it, the way it was supposed to be run.

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I miss hearing the voice of Herschel Bernadi, the original announcer of the advertisement, and the music played when he spoke.

[bpatrick]

I know what you guys mean about the Norelco and Budweiser
Christmas ads; it doesn't feel like Christmas until they run.  But
I haven't seen the Norelco ad in a few years.

The Mikey commercials ran long enough that I was able to name
a dog after him.