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Video: 1970s Fig Newton Commercial
I like TV commercials. I especially like a TV commercial that inspires me to actually want to buy a product. When I see a good ad, I cheer. When I see a bad one, I tweet about it, or show it to a bunch of friends so we can laugh at how awful it is.
This commercial, however, for Fig Newtons (a product that I actually like quite a bit) is perhaps the most frightening commercial I have ever seen. It really scares me. How did this EVER make anyone want to buy and eat Fig Newtons?!
Perhaps the worst part of all is that my mom used to sing this tune when she would serve us kiddos Fig Newtons after lunch. For years I thought she had made it up. Now I know better. And I'm scarred for life.
