Classic Kid Commercials

Classic Kid Commercials

In the late 1990s, child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg appeared in a series of soda commercials. Some found her adorable, others thought she was annoying, but it was impossible to escape the curly-haired tyke. What was she selling?

• Pepsi
• 7-Up
• Dr. Pepper

The Life cereal commercial featuring the picky Mikey (“He likes it!”) was one of the best-loved TV spots of the 70s. Years after it aired, the child actor who played Mikey became the subject of a perennial urban legend. What supposedly happened to him

• He became a well-known conservative television commentator
• He died from eating a lethal combination of Pop Rocks and soda
• He appeared in several adult films before vanishing in Eastern Europe

Animated bad boy Bart Simpson spent over a decade as “spokestoon” for what candy bar?

• Butterfinger
• Nutrageous
• Twix

Which hot young actress got her start as a curly-haired little girl in a commercial for Kix cereal?

• Scarlett Johannson
• Kirsten Dunst
• Jessica Alba

Commercials for this breakfast cereal featured a group of kids infiltrating a secret factory staffed entirely by “grannies”:

• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• Waffle Crisps
• Apple Jacks

In 1997, four-year-old Andrew Thompson won a nationwide talent search singing a famous ad jingle. He performed it on the Oprah Winfrey show—and then, ten years later, Oprah invited him back to reprise his gospel-tinged rendition. What was the song?

• “I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Weiner”
• “Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut, Sometimes You Don’t”
• “M’m M’m Good”

Bill Cosby is almost as famous for his Jell-O Pudding commercials as he is for his role as Cliff Huxtable. What year did the Cos start pitching pudding to kids?

• 1964
• 1974
• 1984

In commercials featuring thirsty teens poking into the refrigerator, this beverage appeared as a more appealing alternative to “purple stuff.”

• Sunny Delight
• Snapple
• Hi-C

Kool-Aid Man — the smiling pitcher with a tendency to crash through walls when summoned — became a popular mascot in the 1970s. The character was so popular, in fact, that he was spun off into starring roles in:

• An Atari video game and a Marvel comic book
• An ABC After School Special and a syndicated daily comic strip
• A Harlequin romance novel and movie with Clint Eastwood

The “Silly Rabbit” who constantly craves Trix cereal made his debut in 1960. Something happened to the mascot in 1976, and then again in 1980. What?

• He was temporarily replaced by a “silly aardvark”
• He was allowed to eat a bowl of Trix, even though it was “for kids”
• He met a girl rabbit and lost interest in breakfast cereals

In a famous 1979 commercial, a young boy offers football player “Mean Joe” Greene a Coke. What does the Steelers star do in response?

• Greene calls over a few other players and they all tackle the kid
• Greene refuses it and angrily demands a diet soda instead
• Greene smiles and throws the kid his team jersey

Linda Blair, 1970s child star of The Exorcist, began her career in commercials for what product?

• Drake’s Devil Dogs
• Campbell’s pea soup
• Gulden’s mustard

In 1970s commercials for Nestlé Quik, the animated bunny mascot appeared with live-action kids, who teased him about his “drinking problem.” What were the bunny’s issues with the chocolate milk mix?

• He always fell into the glass
• He couldn’t drink it slowly
• He was allergic to chocolate and broke out in a terrible rash

Long before she started slaying vampires, a young Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in a commercial for Burger King. The ad ended up being rather controversial. Why?

• Gellar revealed that she was a vegetarian, and had never actually eaten a burger
• McDonald’s filed a lawsuit against Burger King’s claims, and took Gellar to court
• Religious groups claimed there were subliminal satanic messages in the commercial

For a brief period in the 70s, pint-sized actor Rodney Allen Rippy became a big star for his Jack in the Box commercials. His reaction to the burger chain’s Jumbo Jack became a popular catchphrase. What was it?

• “It’s too big to eat!”
• “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!”
• “Where’s the beef?”