My So-Called Gen X Life: 25 Commercials Gen X Still Knows By Heart (And a Few We Forgot About)

McDonald's Big Mac. It's more than just another hamburger. There are two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun. Seven great ingredients working together to make one great taste. Two all-beef patties, special sauce, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Get the idea? Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. It's your McDonald's Big Mac. You've got to taste it to believe it, you know what I mean? Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. Two all-beef patties. Let me say a few words about McDonald's Big Mac. It's a... it's... To all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. To all... What was that word again? To all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. Lettuce... cheese... cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce... cheese, pickles... Oh, what am I saying? You deserve a break today at McDonald's. Where your dollar gets a break every day. How do you get shirts so clean, Mr. Lee? Ancient Chinese secret. My husband, some hot shot. Here's his ancient Chinese secret. Calgon. Calgon's two water softeners soften wash water so detergents clean better. In hardest water, Calgon helps detergents get laundry up to 30% cleaner. We need more Calgon. Ancient Chinese secret, huh? Calgon helps detergents get laundry up to 30% cleaner. You'll never catch me squeezing Charmin. Mrs. Mooney, Charmin bathroom tissue's so squeezably soft... It's irresistible. I don't believe it. Squeeze for yourself. They're soft. Deep down soft. It's irresistible. Soft fragrance, too. Babies, please, don't squeeze the Charmin. There's a Charmin squeezer inside all of us, isn't there, Mrs. Mooney? There certainly is, Mr. Whipple. Have it your way. Have it your way. Have it your way at Burger King. May I help you, sir? Two Whoppers, two Whopper Juniors, and four Coca-Cola. And would I have to wait long if you made one Whopper with no pickle and no lettuce? No, sir. Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce. Special orders don't upset us. Oh, well, in that case, could I have the other Whopper with extra ketchup? Sure. Now that's the way to do things. Our way. Madge, the hand fell off this clock. Ah, you should be so lucky. Oh, why don't I try for the... Try everything and use Palmolive dishwashing liquid? It softens your hands while you do the dishes. You're soaking in it. Dishwashing liquid? It's Palmolive. Mild? More than mild. Makes heaps of suds that last. And like I said, Palmolive softens hands while you do the dishes. Madge, I'm cuckoo over Palmolive. That makes two of you. I know my own needs. And what I need from an automobile, I know I get from this new Cordova. I could ask for nothing beyond the quality of Cordova's workmanship. The tastefulness of its appearance. I request nothing beyond the thickly cushioned luxury of seats available even in soft Corinthian leather. Yet it is on the highway where Cordova best answers my demands. I have much more in this small Chrysler than great comfort at a most pleasant price. I have great confidence, for which there can be no price. In Cordova, I have what I need. What do kids say when they're hungry at noon? Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs! What do kids say when they pick up a spoon? Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs! What do kids say when they want to eat soon? Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs! Serve Franco-American SpaghettiOs with meatballs or sliced franks. The neat brown spaghetti you can eat with a spoon. Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs! Yeah, here's the ketchup and the brownie. Here's the bologna. Here's the butter. Here's the margarine. Butter. Here's parquet. Butter. Bob, taste it. Mmm, this tastes great. It is great. It's butter. Parquet. Oh, brother. Taste parquet margarine. The flavor says butter. Move over, Bacon. There's something leaner. Tasty sizzling. Whoa, sis. What's the matter with my bacon? Here's what's the matter. F.A.T. Fat. Sizzling's 50% leaner than bacon. It's all real meat without all the fat. Mmm, delicious. Move over, Bacon. There's something leaner. Sizzling breakfast strips from Swift. So why sizzle fat? Sizzling. We're creative. All across America, the great taste of Chuckwagon. Just stopping dogs in their tracks. Why? Because Chuckwagon brand dog food is made with three great tastes. All coated with real meat juices. Give your dogs a great taste that'll stop them in his tracks. Chuckwagon. The great taste of Chuckwagon. Stops dogs in their tracks. Chuckwagon. From Purina. When you come to Meineke Discount Mufflers, you don't have to worry about the price. I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler! I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler. I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler! At Meineke, you won't pay a lot. We'll install the Everlast muffler you need in 30 minutes in most cases at a price you won't worry about from 1893 installed. I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler. You're not gonna pay a lot at Meineke. Really good today, guys. Better. Mark, I just broke 80. Terrific! Let's have some coffee. Whoa! Only half a cup? I thought you liked coffee. Mmm. I love the rich taste. It's the caffeine I can do without. Me too. That's why we're drinking Brim decaffeinated coffee. This is Brim? This is Brim. And it's decaffeinated. So you don't have to stop at half a cup. Mmm. If you taste this rich, I don't want to stop. Fill it to the rim. With Brim? Fill your cup to the rim with the richness of Brim. Hey, John Edwards! You're treating that puppy like a dog! Robin Lynn! Don't treat your puppy like a dog! Kit Miller! Are you treating your puppy like a dog? Uh, no. Dog food is for dogs. My puppy gets puppy food. Puppy Chow brand puppy food. I know puppies need more nutrition, and Purina Puppy Chow has it. Good for you, Kit Miller! No, good for him! Don't treat your puppy like a dog, dog, dog! No, no, no, no! Give him Puppy Chow! Here at San Francisco's Coffee Cantata Gourmet Coffee House, you'll find people who really know their coffee. Today, we're secretly replacing the cantata's freshly ground coffee with Mountain Grown Folger's Crystal. Will it be rich enough? It has a nice aroma. Tastes like good, rich, fresh ground coffee. Folger's Crystal. It is? In a coffee house? Tastes like fresh ground coffee that we would serve at home. This is good. This is... This is nice coffee. Mountain Grown Folger's Crystal. Coffee rich enough to be served in America's finest gourmet coffee houses. The traffic! The boss! The baby! The dog! That does it! Calgon, take me away! Lose your cares in the luxury of a Calgon bath. Calgon softens the water to leave skin feeling silky smooth as it lifts your spirits. The soft, luxurious, fragrant world of Calgon. I love it! Pamper yourself with a Calgon bath. Lose yourself in luxury. When it's time to close your bag, are you going to rely on something wimpy or something hefty? Hefty, hefty, hefty! Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy! Hefty! Wimpy! The cinch sack from Hefty. Fill it up and it closes up. Reopen it and put in more! Hefty, hefty, hefty! Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy! Want a bag that'll close every time? Then don't send a wimpy bag to do a hefty job. Hefty, hefty, hefty! The amazing cinch sack from Hefty. Good morning. What's that, blueberry muffins? Oh, you're a bear today. Here, have some Shed Spread. Okay. It's got a rich, buttery taste. Yeah. And you know, Shed Spread has a third less calories than butter or margarine. And no cholesterol. Hmm. Oh, the bear just turned into a pussycat. Oops. Butter fingers? You mean Shed Spread fingers. Look out, butter, here comes Shed Spread. Great taste, a third less calories, no cholesterol. In sticks, bowls and the country crock. You know, you're a great cook. Are you buttering me up? No, I'm Shed Spreading you up. I like you better as a grouch. You got it. Mmm, chocolate. Mmm, peanut butter. Hey, you got your chocolate on my peanut butter! You got peanut butter on my chocolate. What? Oh, that's sweet. Oh, delicious. Two great tastes that taste great together. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Real milk chocolate, delicious peanut butter. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. And Reese's Crunchy Peanut Butter Cups. Topped with chopped peanuts. All right, Bubbles, get ready to hit the dirt. I should have become an accountant. Oh, stop worrying, kid. We're gonna give this bathroom the shine of its life. All those drugs know mercy. Dig in, kid, dig in. Clean and shine. Disinfect. Deodorize. We'll have a scratch, we'll even a grit. Oh, we never do, we never do. You did good, kid. Now let's go down a drain together. We work hard, so you don't have to. Dow Bathroom Cleaner. With Scrubbing Bubbles. Thanks, Easter Bunny. Thank you, Easter Bunny. Thanks, Easter Bunny. Kids love M&M's at Easter. Both the plain and peanut have real milk chocolate and colorful candy shells. So there's no chocolate mess. M&M's. The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hand. Thanks, Easter Bunny. There are three nevers in Hollywood. Never pick up the phone on the first ring. Never say, I'll be right over. And never, I don't care how much you want the part, never let them see you sweat. That's what Dry Idea is all about. Less water, more wetness protection. It's okay to be anxious. As long as you don't look anxious. Dry Idea. Never let them see you sweat. I've got a headache this big and it's got Excedrin written all over it. Excedrin. The big headache medicine. More medicine than any regular strength pain reliever. The most medicine you can buy without a prescription. Nothing is stronger. I had a headache this big, but I took Excedrin and it's gone. Excedrin. From Bristol-Myers. Excedrin. The headache medicine. I'll mail myself someplace where there's nothing to make me go cuckoo for my favorite cereal. Delicious, munchy, crunchy, chocolatey Cocoa Puffs. It's part of this good nutritious breakfast. Cocoa Puffs mail call. Special delivery postcards from Sunny. Ah, he's not in. They say, puff, puff, Cocoa Puffs. Chocolatey Cocoa Puffs. Munchy, crunchy, chocolatey. Cocoa Puffs, yahoo! I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Boy, did I get the message. Good night. I had fun. It's really cold. I could make some coffee. Coffee is the freshest tasting coffee. And every cup of Taster's Choice is fresh because it's freeze-dried fresh. Taster's Choice. Fresh taste for your choice coffee times. Ah, more Pecani sauce. This ain't Pace Pecani sauce. And you ain't Burt Reynolds. But Pace is made with your fresh vegetables and spices by folks in San Antonio. This stuff is made in New York City. New York? Darling, we're gonna have to shut you down. Pick up the original. Pick up the pace. Please pass the all-fruit. Pass the Polanna all-fruit. Would you please pass the jelly? Polanna all-fruit is real fruit, sweetened only with fruit juice. You'll call it delicious. You'll call it remarkable. But please, don't dare call it jelly. Polanna all-fruit, the spreadable fruit. Come on, you guys. It's only a little. Hungry for a big honey taste. It's not small. Honeycomb cereal. Part of this big, complete breakfast. Here it is, Charlie. Natural spring water. No calories. Bring me ten more. Ten more? Gift wrap for StarKist. Charlie! StarKist will take me out of sheer gratitude. StarKist tuna in natural spring water. Mmm, delicious taste, but half the calories of tuna in oil. A measurable difference. Come and get your gift, StarKist. Sorry, Charlie. StarKist tuna in natural spring water. Good taste, naturally. Beautiful. Why, thank you. Oh, Rosie. I got my baby's first pictures. Look. Oh, cute. The baby's first spill. Quick, Rosie, my pictures. Relax. Bounty's so fast, it gets spilled before they get away. Now, what's that? Bounty's a quicker picker-upper. Take a look. See how much faster Bounty soaks up liquid? The other towel pushes it along and lets it get away. Bounty is quicker. And it's tough. Look. Now, even with cleanser, you can scrub with Bounty. That's one tough towel. And this is one beautiful baby. She must take after her father. Bounty's a quicker picker-upper. Gets spilled before they get away. How fast is the new Isuzu Impulse Turbo? Out as 950 miles per hour, sir. The Impulse Turbo. Faster than a speeding... Well, you know. You've got a Pepsi generation Prey of taste and life I can see it in your style Your look Your laugh Your smile Come on, come on, come on, come on You're the Pepsi generation Sharing one great tasteful life Pepsi's got your taste for life