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?
“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”).
And owls being symbolic of wisdom is at least as old as as the Greek gods - Athena’s symbolism included owls.
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
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One…
Twooo…
Thhhree…
the world may never know
yes…
3
Hmm, let’s see here. Ah1, ah 2, ah 3…
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.
3
Decompress the main shuttlebay.
It’s th.th.th.th.three
Let’s find out. One, two-hoo, a-three! Three.
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.
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.
I’ve got a hankerin’ for a hunk of cheese!
Yeah most of those used to be shit but it was like a ritual every weekend. Are Saturday morning cartoons not a thing anymore?
They got replaced by 24 hour dedicated children’s channels, which in turn got replaced by streaming.
I’m not that old! I had Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, but there were still Saturday morning cartoons on WB and PBS. The Saturday morning cartoons weren’t as good as the others but it was still something special about the mornings.
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.
I recognized this and I’m not old… Am I?..
Buddy, I’ve been asking the same question for a while now, and as a far as the youth is concerned, we’re ancient.
No cap.
Based.
Rly doe, fam, u be trippin’ if u think u got drip… sheeeesh. Cheugy like no cap
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
It takes a lot fewer licks now than when this commercial came out (shrinkflation).
