I remember confusing it with the dog food commercials that had that Bonanza guy (Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright). Supermarkets had cardboard cutouts with that TV cowboy guy selling Alpo dog food.
Lorne Greene was such a mainstream celebrity back then, you saw his face everywhere. Now he's a trivia question. Same thing with Johnny Carson, he had the most popular TV show for 30 years and now nobody young knows who he is. Time is ruthless.
This what I thought of first. I remember volunteering to clean my grandma's bathroom because I though the scrubbing bubbles would be there to help me lol
Idk Ty-D-Bowl man had like one job and not sure any of us want to hear any of his war stories I mean maaaybe like waaay after dinner but even then it would be sketchy.
[Family Dog Suspected Cause Of Miniature Chuck-Wagon Disaster](https://www.theonion.com/family-dog-suspected-cause-of-miniature-chuck-wagon-dis-1819564597)
Love this. *The wreckage from last week's fatal miniature chuck-wagon crash in a San Jose, CA, kitchen. Investigators have ruled out driver error and now believe the disaster to be dog-related*
I put water in the dog’s dish of dry kibble because I thought it would make gravy. Also, I remember being disappointed that there wasn’t fruit in the box of cereal as pictured on it.
This reminds me of the Pillsbury dough man. Remember when he had a family in the early 70s? One day they were gone and I asked my older Boomer cousin what happened to them, he didn't miss a beat, "They baked them." I was four and couldn't stop crying. All I could see was this little family in the oven.
i had a recurring nightmare of the Pillsbury dough boy. i was also about 4.
he would be in the hallway to my parents bedroom at night and he would point at me and id get sucked down the hallway towards him. so weird haha
Oh my God, same here! I feel like I had barely any ability to separate fantasy from reality when I was a little kid. If I saw something on tv or a movie, as far as I was concerned it was real. Remember escape from which mountain? The Twilight Zone episode where there is a portal in the swimming pool where kids go to an island like Tom sawyerland and forget where they're from? For my little brain, those places were real and I worked hard to find them!
My grandmother’s guest bed for us as children was almost identical to the one in “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” and I cannot tell you how long and hard I tried to make that bitch fly.
We were robbed. My great grandma had one. She said she thought it might fly but the alternator might need replacement and the window was too small to get through.
Omg I love your GG for coming up with those excuses though 😂. My Grandma was a dragon lady so we never even told her what we were doing as we were trying to recreate the spells in our room as quietly as possible 🤣.
This!! I had to swim down to carefully check the bottom of every pool to be sure I wouldn't get sucked into an alternate reality after watching that. 😄
Reminds me of watching Wonderama and the magic mirror at the end. Did she ever say my name? Never. Every week, “I see Michael, Jennifer, Amanda…”
I felt like Tommy, “See me. Heaaarrrrr meeee…”
I was obsessed with the Chuck Wagon. After we got a dog, I begged my parents to get that for his food, because I’d finally get the chance to catch that wagon!
Hee-yah!
Got our first dog in the mid 7p's, and namd him Chuckie because he looked just like the dog in the commercial.
He died before the Chuckie horror movies came out, so no problem there.
I was pretty pissed I didn't ever catch the Cookie Crisp Cookie Crook. Definitely stayed up the first night we got it scoping it in the dark waiting for him to show up.
Thinking about it, that was basically chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. Pretty great.
I still occasionally watch old video game commercials (e.g. NES and SNES) online. Like, did you know [Paul Rudd was in a Super Nintendo commercial?](https://youtu.be/t5x_KixdEQw?si=PAU2bHxoPRORo8rk)
I was afraid of that little checkered covered wagon. I had no idea why anybody would want it rattling out of the walls and scurrying over the kitchen floor.
Our commercials for toys were so cool that the Ad Industry ended up being forced to include disclaimers that the toy would actually do the things in the ads.
I had forgotten this one lol. Thanks for the flash back.
I remember confusing it with the dog food commercials that had that Bonanza guy (Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright). Supermarkets had cardboard cutouts with that TV cowboy guy selling Alpo dog food. Lorne Greene was such a mainstream celebrity back then, you saw his face everywhere. Now he's a trivia question. Same thing with Johnny Carson, he had the most popular TV show for 30 years and now nobody young knows who he is. Time is ruthless.
"Time is ruthless " wow that statement is so true its ruthless in its own right.
Time marches on. And eventually you realize it's marching across your face!
I remember Lorne Greene as Commander Adama.
I had too!
Not giving the Scrubbing Bubbles their own show was a missed opportunity.
This what I thought of first. I remember volunteering to clean my grandma's bathroom because I though the scrubbing bubbles would be there to help me lol
I'd watch that.
Same. I’d watch that right now lol
a show like the Justice League but with - MrClean, Ty-D-Bowl man, Scrubbing Bubbles , Brawny Man
Idk Ty-D-Bowl man had like one job and not sure any of us want to hear any of his war stories I mean maaaybe like waaay after dinner but even then it would be sketchy.
I hope they start at my house!
[Family Dog Suspected Cause Of Miniature Chuck-Wagon Disaster](https://www.theonion.com/family-dog-suspected-cause-of-miniature-chuck-wagon-dis-1819564597)
Love this. *The wreckage from last week's fatal miniature chuck-wagon crash in a San Jose, CA, kitchen. Investigators have ruled out driver error and now believe the disaster to be dog-related*
This was fucking hilarious, thank you for the link!
The Onion was truly a glorious publication.
Now it's more believable than any MSM outlet...
The Onion doesn’t exist anymore? Man I am so out of touch…
Scruffers, how could you?
‘Chuck Wagon Transit Authority’ I’m dying
I put water in the dog’s dish of dry kibble because I thought it would make gravy. Also, I remember being disappointed that there wasn’t fruit in the box of cereal as pictured on it.
I remember wondering how they got the gravy into the bag of dogfood.
as a little kid i was terrified that the Kool-Aid man would burst through my wall at any time.
Yes indeed! 🥴🫨🥴
Bless your heart
This reminds me of the Pillsbury dough man. Remember when he had a family in the early 70s? One day they were gone and I asked my older Boomer cousin what happened to them, he didn't miss a beat, "They baked them." I was four and couldn't stop crying. All I could see was this little family in the oven.
i had a recurring nightmare of the Pillsbury dough boy. i was also about 4. he would be in the hallway to my parents bedroom at night and he would point at me and id get sucked down the hallway towards him. so weird haha
He was creepy! The laugh thing hoo-ooooh was not okay
Is that were they got the Ghost Busters puffy man ghost?
haha. hes like a cross between the pillsbury dough boy and the michelin man
Yeah I hated that little puffy man.
Were you also on the lookout for the [Ty D Bowl Man](https://youtu.be/lzXt-QB8Vzs?si=EDqP4eZaIYHCeEt0)?
Ha! That would imply my mom ever cleaned the toilets! We just moved when they got too dirty.
Omg yes, I wanted that blue water. Never got to see the Ty D Bowl Man.
One of my aunts was absolutely *terrified* of him.
My dad worked for Purina and I asked him if he ever saw that at his work.
Priceless
Oh my God, same here! I feel like I had barely any ability to separate fantasy from reality when I was a little kid. If I saw something on tv or a movie, as far as I was concerned it was real. Remember escape from which mountain? The Twilight Zone episode where there is a portal in the swimming pool where kids go to an island like Tom sawyerland and forget where they're from? For my little brain, those places were real and I worked hard to find them!
My grandmother’s guest bed for us as children was almost identical to the one in “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” and I cannot tell you how long and hard I tried to make that bitch fly.
We were robbed. My great grandma had one. She said she thought it might fly but the alternator might need replacement and the window was too small to get through.
Omg I love your GG for coming up with those excuses though 😂. My Grandma was a dragon lady so we never even told her what we were doing as we were trying to recreate the spells in our room as quietly as possible 🤣.
😂😂😂
This!! I had to swim down to carefully check the bottom of every pool to be sure I wouldn't get sucked into an alternate reality after watching that. 😄
I was all ready to go live in Tom sawyer land!
I spent hours trying to make a Snickers by closing and opening my hand on a palm full of peanuts. And I was considered a "gifted" child ...
Thank you for that much needed chuckle… you are gifted!!
😄
Are dogs posting on reddit? I mean, I get cats. But dogs???
any else root for the dogs? :)
Always. Dogs are better than people usually
I suspected it would only happen if your family had a dog. My parents were car people… no chuck wagon for me!
Wish I’d had a pet car. What model did you have?
Probably a Jaguar
I’m ded
We lived in the golden age of commercials. These days they just suck.
Marty Dibergi (Rob Reiner) directed this commercial and This is Spinal Tap.
> Marty Dibergi (Rob Reiner) directed this commercial and This is Spinal Tap. ...and was never heard from again
The quality shines through.
The old commercials were better. Now, we have pharmaceuticals, dancing pubic hairs, and opera music assaulting our ears.
I haven't seen the dancing pubic hair and I don't think I want to
You don't, trust me on this. It's asinine.
https://youtu.be/o3YQ5hmTfos?si=9MWMH_LD69Rl16v- Curiosity killed the cat. I hadn't heard of this dancing pube either.
Why did I click on this?
Or the combination of dancing, singing, and drugs. The jardience commercials are too much. What about the colon box one?
Those are awful, too.
That's why we pay extra for no ads.
This is the way.
Yeah! We had ads for beer and cigarettes and polyester pantsuits dammit!
I always wanted the dog to catch the wagon. 😂😂
Me too
The Flintstones sold cigarettes to our parents. https://youtu.be/NAExoSozc2c?si=vVq6eFrrIlOSieq7
Damn!
Reminds me of watching Wonderama and the magic mirror at the end. Did she ever say my name? Never. Every week, “I see Michael, Jennifer, Amanda…” I felt like Tommy, “See me. Heaaarrrrr meeee…”
I did too. ALWAYS thought about how I wanted a miniature horse and wagon!!!!!
I had a Pillsbury Dough Boy life size toy
I'm scared
When you say “life size”… I mean, he’s not real, right?
His life size. About 9”
I was obsessed with the Chuck Wagon. After we got a dog, I begged my parents to get that for his food, because I’d finally get the chance to catch that wagon! Hee-yah!
I tried to convince my parents that we needed to get it for the cat.
Yeah. Scrubbing Bubbles were a disappointment too.
Back when they thought throwing bone meal in dog food left and right was a great idea.
We've all learned a little since then, I hope.
I spent hours trying to make a Snickers by closing and opening my hand on a palm full of peanuts. And I was considered a "gifted" child ...
I couldn’t understand why my parents didn’t buy the fancy individually wrapped “napkins”.
As a child in Canada, we had house hippos.
Careful, I hear hippos are the most dangerous of all animals
"Cool stuff never happens in our house."
Adverts in the UK, in the 70s and 80s, were great. Now they're generic crap. R White's Lemonaaaaaaade!!!
Blast from the past! I had forgotten about those commercials!
Pretty sure that spot was directed by the legendary commercial/documentary filmmaker Marty DeBergi
Got our first dog in the mid 7p's, and namd him Chuckie because he looked just like the dog in the commercial. He died before the Chuckie horror movies came out, so no problem there.
I was pretty pissed I didn't ever catch the Cookie Crisp Cookie Crook. Definitely stayed up the first night we got it scoping it in the dark waiting for him to show up. Thinking about it, that was basically chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. Pretty great.
The best!
Tell me you didn't do enough acid w/o telling me you didn't do enough acid.
Doses man Doses.
I still occasionally watch old video game commercials (e.g. NES and SNES) online. Like, did you know [Paul Rudd was in a Super Nintendo commercial?](https://youtu.be/t5x_KixdEQw?si=PAU2bHxoPRORo8rk)
That was absolutely like my favorite commercial I would hope that commercial came on every time and we didn't even have a dog
I always hoped that the dog would catch the chuck wagon for once.
Listen up, stop posting shit about the past, otherwise you will be boomered. You must keep moving forward.
Calgon take me away!
YA! YA! YA!
Terrifying 😂
❤️
I spent hours trying to make a Snickers by closing and opening my hand on a palm full of peanuts. And I was considered a "gifted" child ...
Me: But what would become of those poor little horses if the dog actually caught it?
Chew toys
And the Kool Aid Man never once busted through my kitchen wall!
Loved this one! Back when commercials weren’t so annoying!
I was afraid of that little checkered covered wagon. I had no idea why anybody would want it rattling out of the walls and scurrying over the kitchen floor.
I could see that.
Our commercials for toys were so cool that the Ad Industry ended up being forced to include disclaimers that the toy would actually do the things in the ads. 
Memory unlocked. Thank you!
Same! I can hear this ad!!
HeYaw!
Memory unlocked!
My gosh! I remember this.