Gothamist: Jingle All the Way

Jackson

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:47:09 -0500

If anyone out there knows where I can find a copy of the old Young People's Day Camp commercial (with the yellow balloon and the "long swims in the pool") I will love you forever. Need it for a parody, and I can't find it on YouTube or anywhere.

Jeremy

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:34:40 -0500

I remember finding the North Shore Animal League ads very compelling -- I was definitely ready to adopt an orphaned dog -- but I don't remember if there was a jingle or just pictures of sad pups. Or was it on the radio . . . .

Alan R

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:36:34 -0500

Chock Full of Nuts is that heav-en-ly cof-fee... heav-en-ly cof-fee... heav-en-ly cof-fee... Chock Full of Nuts is that heav-en-ly cof-fee... Better coffee a million-aire's mon-ey can't buy!

steve

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:04:50 -0500

Starrett and Spring Creek-- You and Me!

sageller1

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:43:15 -0500

how about Bartles & James: "and thanks for your support"! Carvel - w/tom carvel Earl Shives - "I'll paint any car any color for just $99.95!"

Golem14

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:15:54 -0500

A few from the '70s: --For Unicard, the precursor to the BankAmeriCard and Visa: "UniCard, UniCard-- so you don't have to settle for second best..." --For Rio Rancho, a planned community in the Southwest: "There's a better wayyyy, (Rio Rancho!) There's a better wayyyy, (In New Mexico!)..."

I A Goodman

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:45:16 -0500

I think Veronica Mars' Theme Song ("We used to Be Friends" by the Dandy Warhols)appropriately explains the shows scenario and the main character's position. Albeit it is not the same as a cheesy written theme ie Who's the Boss, Small Wonder etc.

maia

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:32:19 -0500

My two current faves, not for their products but for their double entendre: Sleepy's: "Trust Sleepy's for the rest of your life" Kay Jewlers: "Every kiss begins with Kay" (only works if you're not reading it but just listening to it...)

nikki

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:12:59 -0500

oooh, lala, sassoooooon! and, "but wait, there's more! for only $29.99..."

Dawn V.

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:49:16 -0500

"Who's got the look I want to know better? Who's got the look that's all together? Working (thump thump) Playing (thump thump) Day or Night Jordache has the look that's right. Jordache look..."

areacode212

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:02:57 -0500

Does anyone remember this? One eight-hundred Seven seven seven Three eight-hundred EIGHT! EIGHT! EIGHT! TAX FIRM! I used to sing along with this one loudly, until it got replaced with an (inferior) whispery jazz version: Heyyyy, call Tax Firm! 888-TAX-FIRM Heyyyy, call Tax Firm (sung) And don't you worry 'bout a thing!

dw438

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:31:53 -0500

Crazy Eddie has been covered, but the former electronic chain once did a commercial with acapella singers (50's/70's style) singing "When you think you're ready, come down to Crazy Eddie..." And there's another, the immortal Jerry Eisenberg of JGE Electronics, fat guy with a Queens accent who peddled appliances to anyone wit' a union card.

Jen

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:24:22 -0500

Oh my God, the Mount Airy lodge one runs through my head constantly throughout the day. Did you know that the place closed last year?

Publius

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:53:14 -0500

I think dictionary definition of anticlimax lists the following example: "I'm sauntering through Saks. Meandering through Macy's. But I buy at ALEXANDER'S! I buy at Alexander's." For New Englanders, I'm sure the Giant Glass jingle still makes you cringe.

allison

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:35:55 -0500

we're not so fast.. roll -n- roaster. we're not so fast.. roll -n- roaster. the not so fast, fast food resturaunt! mmmm

fshk

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:09:25 -0500

I think everyone's already got the ones I remember (I was going to suggest, "Everyone come join the fun at the Westchester County County Fair... at Yonkers Raceway!"). As an aside, does anyone remember a commerical from the 80s that featured Mayor Koch holding up a platter with New York made out of gefilte fish? Did I imagine that?

Amy

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:48:56 -0500

I've had these stuck in my head since about 1978... 'We've got action, Macy's action down under 7th Avenue...it's a guy and girl reaction, if fashion is your passion we've got clothes for you...at Macy's..." and: "Sun-in and sunlight and you'll be blonder tonight!"

Kojak

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:48:20 -0500

how can anyone forget about Corn Nuts 'Bust A Nut' Go to your room and lock the door, 'Cause when you try it once you'll wanna try it some more! Size doesn't matter and that's a fact, It might be small, but it's a big impact! Bust a nut! Bust a nut! Grab a bag of Corn Nuts and bust a nut! They're lightly toasted and hard as well, Enjoy yourself, we won't tell...

beth

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:26:49 -0500

Hah, I'm a Broadway idiot, had no idea the Milford Plaza song was based on an original tune...

stuck in my head

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:17:06 -0500

eyewitness news eyewitness news. also on that same channel. sam champion the weather man; to the tune of 'we are the champions'not very clever but catchy.

La Leone

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:09:55 -0500

What about CRAZY EDDIE????!!!! Our prices are INSANE!

Meister

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:07:40 -0500

"Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia"

LIRC

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:02:07 -0500

MT, glad to provide! I would love to get my hands on an mp3 or video of the "We're not candy song". There has gots to be a way.

pk

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:00:32 -0500

alright well, it's not a jingle, but it was perhaps the first "interactive" television and the sound is still music to my ears. After school every day on WPIX, thebest call in game ever..."pix pix pix pix pix pix pix pix pix pix...." And by the way, I'll never forget going to see Wonderama filmed. I think I still have my shellacked Lender's mini-bagel necklace.

Lynn

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:39:34 -0500

Do we all remember Bob McCallister's "Wonderama".. Kids are people too.....wacca-do....wacca-do....wacca-do.

Peter

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:35:28 -0500

The Home Depot song is evil and must be stopped. How about the old San Giorgio pasta ads? "New York loves San Giorgio. Great spaghetti in a great spaghetti town."

Qella

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:22:46 -0500

"Take the train to the plane, take the plane to the train..." "Petland Discounts, for the best that a pet can get."

wheredtheygo

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:21:57 -0500

Hey, where'd everybody go? Jason's Furniture! Oh man, nobody even gets it anymore. They say "where'd everybody go" and I say "Jason's Furniture" and I get a blank stare.

cas

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:19:15 -0500

I'm really glad they made the Children's Aid SOCIETEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Jmoney

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:15:35 -0500

The PC Richards whistle. More of a catchphrase than a jingle but "Crazy Eddie.. his prices are insaaaaaaaaane".

Jen

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:12:58 -0500

Thw Wiz commercials - that's right! So good. And I did think about the Milford Plaza jingle, but it's a take off from the "42nd Street" song, so it's not original kitsch.

hr

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:00:08 -0500

For my fellow Massholes: "Waaaaaaaaa-wa-a-wachusett"

MT

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:52:50 -0500

"AAAHHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAH, RACEWAY PARK!" You all have to remember that insane giggle. It will haunt me until I die.

citizen

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:50:38 -0500

What, nobody remembers the Uncle Floyd classic "Wild West City"?

Bryan

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:48:35 -0500

Empire Carpet!!!

MT

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:45:57 -0500

You just put such a smile on my face, LIRC. And, man, did I need one.

MT

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:44:44 -0500

"When you're sick we come in handy, BUT, we're not candy, oooooh noooo." Now THAT'S a blast from the past.

LIRC

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:42:46 -0500

What about the PSA "this is serious (serious) we could make you delirious (delirious) because we're not candy, even though we look so fine and dandy" Hands down catchiest jingle in my head. That and the Childrens Aid Society jingle.

MT

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:42:44 -0500

OMG! I got a million of 'em! "I'd rather buy at PC . . . at PC Richard."

J

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:40:21 -0500

"... at the Westchester County Fair."

bb

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:39:04 -0500

I'm trying to remember the catchy jingle for Planned Parenthood.

Toby

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:37:43 -0500

I still have the following old jingles stuck in my head: "We're all connected, New York Telephone." from the late 1980s and from the 1990s "Long Island, long on innovation!" which aired on an ad for Long Island that aired on SportsChannel a lot. here was also the NY1 NYNEX/Bell Atlantic Community Calendar jingle that is still stuck in my head. That and watching NY1 for hours on end led me to swear off NY1 for good. Which reminds me that there was a great jingle for Vigilante Plumbing that aired on NY1 a few years back. I have some relatives who still are known to break into the "Beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge" jingle. I recall seeing last year they were selling off the contents of the lodge, as it was shuttered for a few years. I also have WNBC's old "We're 4 New York" station image campaign and their 1995-2003 music package both by Edd Kalehoff stuck in my head. With regard to the Jewelry Factory ads, I have seen them in other TV markets and it is really weird when they don't say "in Hackensack" instead saying some place local to where the ad is airing. The funny thing is the ads are identical, including the staff waving, save for the place named.

Vin

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:33:44 -0500

Also "Goody got it, Sam Goody...Goody got it."

Vin

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:26:41 -0500

"Nobody beats the Wiz, Nobodee beats the Wiz..." Best Buy/Circuit City did.

beth

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:24:23 -0500

oh, and: "the beautiful Mount Airy Lodge, all you have to bring -- is your love of everything..."

Papercutninja

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:24:22 -0500

Crap. It wasn't a jingle. But annoying, nonetheless.

Papercutninja

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:23:41 -0500

US Window Factory... woman with the worst old-school Brooklyn/Staten Island accent EVER saying "Oh my GAWD whadda (insert pause) nightmeh!" I literall change the station as soon as i hear "Bays, bows, double-hungs..."

Kevin Walsh

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:22:50 -0500

From WABC in the swingin' Sixties when there was a Space Race: Who is the first to conquer space? It's incontrovertible That the first to conquer living space Is the Castro Convertible Who conquers space with fine design? Who saves you money all the time? Who's tops in the convertible line? ...Castro Convertible www.forgotten-ny.com

scoboco

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:16:44 -0500

old school: "palisades amusement park:/swings all day and after dark." "uh-oh sergio... you caught my eye when you walked on by [orgasmically whispered] jeeans..." "i meander right through macy's/i saunter right through saks/but i buy at alexanders... i buy at alexanders!" "look for the union label/when you are buying a coat, dress or blouse/remember somewhere, our [something something]/our wages going, to feed the kids..."

beth

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:14:15 -0500

"the hip hooray and bally-hoo... the lullaby of Broadway... and in the center of it all, is the Milford Plaza..."

ethos

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:10:49 -0500

Now tell me how you're gonna go ahead and misspell 1-800-MATTRES when it's right in the song: "One eight HUN dred, M-A-T-T-R-E-S!"

dan

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:07:08 -0500

How is Everywhere you go: Duane Reade not at the top of this list? I haven't even been to a Duane Reade in years and it still haunts me in my dreams...

nick

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:01:06 -0500

we the people ::cheesy 80's frontman voice::BRINGING JUSTICE TO ALL it's not a jingle, but i cant think of the words jewelry factory without thinking the words "in hackensack" and, of course, 800 5-88 2-3-hundred, empiireeee TODAY (http://www.empiretoday.com/Commercial/media/carpet.wmv)