This 1989 Wendy’s training video is like Videodrome, fast food style. Though there is something to be said about the “Grill Skills” jingle at the start of the clip, the real fun begins at the 3:30 mark, when the unsuspecting new employee is sucked into the television. Then the rapping starts. Eventually, you’ll encounter some singing meat patties with cartoon faces. It almost makes working at Wendy’s seem fun.

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Not much to be said, but these were central to every one of my childhood summers. Sometimes my neighbour would keep a whole one to herself, rather than breaking it in half and sharing, and I thought she was horrible for that.

Anybody see the episode of Mad Men where Peggy comes up with an ad campaign for popsicles?

Submitted and Written by Mary C, Dijon aristocrat

These commercials were as epic to me as the Mentos guy, “This Is Your Brain on Drugs,” and the native american crying over garbage. Even as a small child, I dreamed of riding with a driver and making a delicious sandwich at the same time. All while having a cute British accent, of course.

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Submitted and Written by Jennifer B

I had this memory flash back to me while in the grocery store today. The old Parkay commercials with the talking tubs.

Before I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the brand name), Kraft was trying to fool people into thinking Parkay Margarine was, in fact, just as good as real butter… with the use of terrifying talking containers.

Deacon Jones is also awesome. There’s a reason they nicknamed him the “Secretary of Defense.”

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Mother’s Cookies was founded in 1914, and eventually shut down in late 2008. The company was responsible for the classic Mother’s Circus Animal Cookies, which were brought back to supermarket shelves by Kelloggs earlier this year.