FARGO — You remember that old commercial about the woman who loved her shampoo so much she told two friends about it, then they told two friends and "so on and so on and so on?" It was so popular for the manufacturer of Faberge Organics that they made several versions of the commercial, including one starring Heather Locklear from the early 1980s.
It became such a part of popular culture that Mike Myers even parodied it in 1992's "Wayne's World."
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When I stumbled across this commercial while wasting time on YouTube the other day, it got me to thinking about other popular old commercials. While music might be the soundtrack of our youth, TV commercials are the earworms.
Who can forget "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" or "Time to make the doughnuts!" or "My bologna has a first name"?
I could list my favorites, but I'd rather hear from you. Email me at tracy.briggs@forumcomm.com with the ones you remember most. I'll also create a Facebook post on InForum's page on the day this story publishes, so you can weigh in there. I'll calculate some of our favorites and if possible gather a few clips. If you think of it, tell me why you like or dislike the commercial (remembering a commercial doesn't always mean you like it).
Now back to your votes on the retro candies . More than 2,600 of you weighed in on whether you'd give eight old-time candies the thumbs-up or thumbs-down. And let's just say most of these candies failed miserably. The most popular of the disliked sweets only garnered a 31% favorable rating. (If you ask me, the other 69% of you are wrong.)
Thanks for weighing in on these important matters.
What do you think of these retro candies?

Black Jack gum:
- Black Jack belongs in a casino, not in a gum: 81%
- I love black licorice! Keep it!: 19%
Circus peanuts
- I'd rather eat off the floor of a three-ring circus: 80%
- I know they're kind of weird, but I like them: 20%
Wax lips/wax bottles
- Should we really be eating wax? Maybe not anymore: 83%
- They were drooltastic! Keep them!: 17%
Candy corn
- The scariest thing about Halloween. Just say no!: 72%
- We're never getting rid of candy corn, let's find new ways to embrace the flavor: 28%
Peeps
- I'll stick with Cadbury Eggs and chocolate bunnies: 76%
- I's basically a sugar-coated marshmallow. I can live with it: 24%
Bit-O-Honey
- A bit-o-yuck: 73%
- A bit-o-yummy: 27%
Necco wafers
- It tastes like drywall in a tablet: 73%
- They're maybe not as good as vanilla wafers, but there's room in wafer world for all: 27%
Peanut Butter Kisses
- If I still trick-or-treated, I'd still throw them away: 69%
- Peanut butter, molasses and a peanut butter center? Better than you remember: 31%
And remember, email me with your favorite old-time commercial or comment on InForum's Facebook page.
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