SAY WHAT! Scandalous TV Ads Older Idahoans Have Never Forgotten

Commercials have been driving human beings to spend money on altering their lifestyles for decades. For those who grew up in the 1970s and '80s, there are probably a couple of outrageous television ads that would surely be outlawed today which have withstood the test of time in older adults' minds.

I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons and crushing bowls of cereal that had a ludicrous amount of sugar in them. The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Tom & Jerry, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo were shows I'd lay around all morning watching before spending the rest of the day on my bike or playing NERF football. The street lights turning off meant it was time to go home.

The one commercial I've never forgotten and that had no impact on me whatsoever when it came to marijuana use was the classic, "I learned it by watching you" ad. It was only outrageous for its time because the acting was so horrific.

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Some of the commercials back then were beyond improper and could have never been aired--not just today--but in the past 20 years. Smoking cigarettes, Egg McMuffins, Army recruiting, noon-hour glasses of scotch, moms in the kitchen, and other campaigns that reeked of sexism were the types of images I was driven to school daily with that swirled about in my mind.

Weight loss candies named AYDS, a fish cleaning tool called the Wunder Boner, Balzak, the plastic backyard toy, and the cast of the Flintstones pushing Winston cigarettes on four-year-olds were the types of ads that ran regularly on networks between the sixties and eighties.

The one commercial I've never forgotten and that had no impact on me whatsoever when it came to marijuana use was the classic, "I learned it by watching you" ad. It was only outrageous for its time because the acting was so horrific.

(WARNING: Some may find these ads offensive)

What commercial had a lasting impact on you growing up?