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 media has always held owls to impossibly high standards
They aren't what they seem
"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").
That's how it used to be. You asked questions to people who were believed to be wise, and then their answer was what the truth was. And most of the things we "knew" were just wrong.
Not that it's less complicated now...
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
This predates the 90s by a lot.
yes...
One......
Twooo....
Thhhree.....
the world may never know
CRUNCH
Th-three.
Fucking cheating ass fucking owl
A-t-HOO
A-one, a two-hoo...!
[CRUNCH]
3
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.
Ah-one, ah-two, ah-three, crunch. Ah-three licks.
They still play it today. It came out in 1970. That's 53 years iirc
Only 70s kids will get this
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Eleven. Twelve!I heard the song in my head.
This is the correct answer.
3
Decompress the main shuttlebay.
It's th.th.th.th.three
Let’s find out. One, two-hoo, a-three! Three.
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.
squints through bifocals
Oh yes, the Tootsie Pop owl. Heh.
OH MY GOD I LOVE THE HARRY POTTER REFERENCE!!!!
just kidding
I would hope so, GenZ would have seen that commercial growing up. Edit: Actually isn't it still being aired?
I haven't watched a TV commercial in probably over a decade, but I guess I kind of assumed that they were still showing these.
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!
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
That's a barred owl.
Fun fact: you can talk to them, and they'll talk back. Whether it's a good idea or not, I have no clue, but I've done it
Fun fact you can talk to just about anything
This reminds of of the classic MS DOS mindscape point and click games like Shadowgate or Deja Vu ("What would you like to SAY to the table?") And the typical responses of such nonsense:
You have strange views of companionship friend
You are greeted with silence
Delirium is the gateway to insanity!
They just aggressively clack their beaks at me
1984 here, checking in.
I'm 37, but I have no clue what this is.
32, have seen the commercial thousands of times.
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..
I saw the meme a few days ago. It had this picture with a caption saying roughly "I come for the ancient wisdom".
In other words they're coming to the 'wise old owl' for wisdom and giving it a lolly as an offering.
Now I've written all that out - it's kinda silly really. Why did I bother? I dunno but there you go.
If only I was American, so I could understand this reference, said noone ever.
Ignorance is badass
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.
One boring summer day in the late 90s my brother and I both averaged around 400 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
Stupid owl never answered the question smh my face
Ask Mrs. Owl for the real wisdom.
Who!
I was right on the tail end, born in 2006. I definitely remember this commercial.
That's gotta be one diabetic fucking owl by now...
I've never seen it, but definitely picked up the reference from cultural osmosis.
awesome
Did anyone else think it was a weird smilely thing at first?
Technically the commerical is still running. Shame that they turned it into a CG commercial these days.
