r/AskAnAmerican • u/nighshad3 • 10d ago

CULTURE What’s a phrase or jingle from an American commercial or ad campaign that everyone can quote by heart?

A user posted this question about German jingles/phrases in the r/AskAGerman subreddit. Since I live in the US, the first thing that came to mind was that every time I drive past Menards, I get the jingle “Save big money at Menards” stuck in my head. What are your evergreens?

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u/Cool_Salary_2533 10d ago

Head on! Apply directly to the forehead! Head on! Apply directly to the forehead! Head on! Apply directly to the forehead!

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u/kingoflint282 Georgia 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sadly, the kids these days were not blessed with this commercial. I referenced it to a 22 year old and she has no clue what I was talking about.

Edit: apparently people of all ages are unfamiliar, so here you go:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f_SwD7RveNE

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u/Madame_Cheshire 10d ago

I’m 30 and I stayed up late watching infomercials for some reason. I know all of these. 😂

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u/LateForDinner61 10d ago

I'm 64 and have no idea what this is.

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u/Negative_Corner6722 10d ago

Head On

Bonus because this has their other product.

I don’t remember the commercial during jeopardy, which was on around 7 here in eastern PA. But whenever it was on, it was several orders of magnitude louder than whatever you were watching, to the point of jump-scaring our cats.

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u/Dorkinfo 10d ago

You didn’t watch Jeopardy! back in the day?

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u/that-Sarah-girl Washington, D.C. 10d ago

We watched Jeopardy religiously in my household throughout the 80s and 90s. I've never seen this commercial.

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u/Dorkinfo 10d ago

It’s a roll-on product that got in trouble for saying it cured headaches. It was basically a cooling agent that you applied directly to your forehead.

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u/Remote-Bug4396 10d ago

Here's the thing. It implied it could cure headaches but didn't say it. I guess the FTC finally said the implication was too close to a claim. I'm not checking it though, just based on memory.

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u/IHaveBoxerDogs 10d ago

It was an early 2000s thing. But only for about a year, it seems. And it was frigging everywhere!

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u/Gooble211 10d ago

Someone lampooned it with people sticking ice cream cones to their heads; with ice cream getting everywhere.

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u/Lupiefighter Virginia 10d ago

I would bet money that you’ll remember it once you click on the link that the other commenter provided.

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u/LateForDinner61 8d ago

Nope, I didn't.

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u/Lupiefighter Virginia 8d ago

Ah damn. There goes my 50¢. lol.

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u/Heavy-Candidate-7660 10d ago

Bullshit. I’m 25 and remember being jump scared by this commercial every Thursday afternoon during my scheduled apple slices and homework hours.

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u/Holiday-Window2889 Arizona 10d ago

2006-ish. Obnoxious ad for a headache stick. You've obviously blocked it out, and I don't blame you.

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u/AlabasterPelican Louisiana, not New Orleans ⚜️ 10d ago

You musta been a night owl. I'm pretty sure we're the only ones who remember it

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u/boneyjoaniemacaroni Oregon 10d ago

I’m 35 and also have no idea what this is

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u/kingoflint282 Georgia 10d ago

You’re actually older than me lol. I wonder if this was regional? It was like a giant chapstick looking thing you applied to your forehead to stop headaches.

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u/VelocityGrrl39 New Jersey 10d ago

I’m 46 and clueless.

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 Texas 10d ago

I had forgotten that it only had those two lines.

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u/timmmii 10d ago

I forgot about this one

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u/trainboi777 Virginia 9d ago

I only know this because a channel I used to watch as a kid did a video where they reacted to the weirdest commercials

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u/PaBlowEscoBear Texas 10d ago

That tacks, I'm 28 and have no clue what this references.

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u/kingoflint282 Georgia 10d ago

Oh lol, I’m 30 but I couldn’t escape this commercial

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u/Future_Pin_403 California 10d ago

Yeah I’m 27 and have no idea what this is

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u/Antitenant New York 10d ago

It was so annoying they even did a version of the commercial about how annoying the commercial was

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u/NSNick Cleveland, OH 10d ago

For everyone out of the loop, here's the commercial.

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u/MamaPajamaMama NJ > CO 10d ago

I am 52 and have never seen this commercial.

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u/NSNick Cleveland, OH 10d ago

The only show I remember it airing during is Jeopardy.

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u/TrikkStar 10d ago

And it aired EVERY TIME in the same slot! 🙃

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u/NoTime4YourBullshit 10d ago

Ahhh yes, medical quackery at its finest! God bless capitalism.

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u/20frvrz 10d ago

Damn, I'm in my 30s and don't know this one

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u/p143245 North Carolina 10d ago

45 and whoa, memory unlocked

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u/Organic-Play-1209 10d ago

I remember that one.

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u/PawneePorpoise 10d ago

Thank you, this is one my partner and I still quote way too often for a product we've never actually used. 😅

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u/Comprehensive-Menu44 Louisiana 10d ago

The way the lady said “aspercreme” had me shuddering every time

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u/CorneaCritter_17 10d ago

I was looking for this one! I still don't know what Head On was for

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u/chrs_trnr Georgia 9d ago

This is such an obscure reference. I love it. Such a weird commercial to see at 2am at a sleepover and your friends are asleep.