90s mascots were so random. Like why an owl with a graduation hat? He just graduated, so now he is wise, and can offer insight into lollipop licking? Was that his major?
The Tootsie Roll owl is older than that… it dates back to 1968
the media has always held owls to impossibly high standards
They aren’t what they seem
You’re focused on that? Why was the boy naked with only a tootsie pop, and talking to an owl?
Nah, that part’s relatable af
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“Until the second half of the twentieth century, mortarboards were often worn by schoolteachers, and the hat remains an icon of the teaching profession.” [source]
So they weren’t saying that he just graduated, they were saying that he was learned (the tortoise even says, “he is the wisest of us all”).
And owls being symbolic of wisdom is at least as old as as the Greek gods - Athena’s symbolism included owls.
The world may never know.
I had no idea what this was until I read your comment. Apparently Lemmy does skew old enough to get this reference.
yes…
This commercial aired during the Superbowl in 2006, which was like… 5 years ago… right…?
The original commercial aired in 1968
https://popicon.life/5-sweet-facts-mr-owl-tootsie-pop-mascot/
I remember the 06 Superb Owl game! The Great Horns vs The Screeches! What a wonderful time! But the commercial has been around since 69.
Hmm, let’s see here. Ah1, ah 2, ah 3…
3
Decompress the main shuttlebay.
It’s th.th.th.th.three
Let’s find out. One, two-hoo, a-three! Three.
I recognized this and I’m not old… Am I?..
Buddy, I’ve been asking the same question for a while now, and as a far as the youth is concerned, we’re ancient.
No cap.
Based.
Rly doe, fam, u be trippin’ if u think u got drip… sheeeesh. Cheugy like no cap
Idk about old, but lemmy does skew American enough for me to mot understand this.
The damn Septics are everywhere. Like a meaty fart that clings in the air.
It takes 1149 licks
Or one continuous lick.
I need a spindle speed in order to record a duration?
RIP someone’s tongue when it gets down to the sharp ridged part.
I miss Saturday morning cartoons. Sure, looking back, a lot of those cartoons sucked, (quality is on average much higher these days) but it was more about the ritual and the expectation. Saturday morning TV was for me.
As a parent of young children I’ve learned that Saturday morning cartoons are actually for my wife and I to have a moment to ourselves.
I’ve got a hankerin’ for a hunk of cheese!
Yeah most of those used to be shit but it was like a ritual every weekend. Are Saturday morning cartoons not a thing anymore?
They got replaced by 24 hour dedicated children’s channels, which in turn got replaced by streaming.
I’m not that old! I had Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, but there were still Saturday morning cartoons on WB and PBS. The Saturday morning cartoons weren’t as good as the others but it was still something special about the mornings.
Mister Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
I was a kid when I first saw that commercial, and it was already old by then.
A-one! A-two! A-threeeeeeeee!!! chomp
I’m old but from Europe… I kind of thought I’m the target group here. Then again, most of the people think there are only Americans here. Not that I’m mad, you get used to it. But posts like this leave you confused for some seconds…
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Ah-one, ah-two, ah-three, crunch. Ah-three licks.
It takes a lot fewer licks now than when this commercial came out (shrinkflation).
i’m literally a young adult and the commercial aired all the time when i was a kid, this isn’t old at all
It’s an old commercial from the 60s that they just kept using.