There are some commercials that seem to have been airing for a really long time. The Discount Tire company one with the old lady throwing the tire through the window and the Tootsie Pop commercial with the owl. I was wondering how long these have been on. Thanks to the internet, such useless knowledge is available at my fingertips.
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the Discount Tire commercial is the oldest first airing in 1975. However, a further search reveals that the Tootsie Pop commercial has been around since 1970. Aren't you glad you know that now.
Other fun facts are available about the Discount Tire spot. The old lady is actually a man, because the tire was too heavy for the old lady they had cast to throw. They also had to throw the tire at the window three times before they got the desired results. The first time the window didn't break, the second time the tire didn't hit the logo, and the third time it worked as planned.
2 comments:
Are those commercials actually still airing? I haven't seen them lately - especially not the Tootsie Pop owl.
I haven't seem the Tootsie Pop owl for awhile either, but the tire one still runs every now and then.
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