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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
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this list we’re looking at commercials
aimed mostly at children that define the
decade of grunge and boy bands number 10
mousetrap Tom and Jerry the board game
published by ideal mousetrap has been
around for a number of decades
originally similar to snakes and ladders
the game was redesigned to allow
children to actually implement their own
strategies to try and capture their
opponents Mouse nowadays mousetrap is
fondly remembered for its catchy
commercials which mixed live-action and
animation as an anthropomorphic cat
taught children how to catch those pesky
mice while new editions of mousetrap are
still coming out the game will always be
associated with these goofy ads number 9
Hungry Hungry Hippos trends come and go
but dancing hippos are forever in the
late 70s Hasbro launched Hungry Hungry
Hippos as part of their EleFun and
Friends lineup that included mousetrap
and Gator golf the game was pretty
straight forward as the player to gobble
up the most marbles would be crowned as
Hungry Hungry Hippos best commercial
involved for colored mascots as they
danced in a conga line while singing the
game’s memorable theme song
there is no forgetting the site of an
animated hippos shapely posterior number
8 fruity pebbles Flintstones Christmas
commercial nothing screams the 90s like
a 60s cartoon set in the Stone Age post
foods fruity and cocoa pebbles were
actually kind of groundbreaking as they
were the first cereal created around a
media personality since the very
beginning
Flintstones were synonymous with the
colorful cereal providing the marketing
team plenty of opportunities to get
creative arguably fruity pebbles
crowning achievement was their holiday
commercial which showed Fred Flintstone
and Barney Rubble sharing a bowl of
cereal with Saint Nicholas himself a
food delicious do in comparison to the
brand’s other commercials this ad was
sweet
rather than funny number 7 super smash
brothers for a period Nintendo could do
no wrong by the late 90s the Japanese
company had amassed an expansive array
of iconic characters and Super Smash
Brothers promised to bring them together
in a massive punch fest to complement
this monumental occasion Nintendo
delivered the perfect commercial
something’s gone wrong in a
happy-go-lucky Nintendo playing the
turtles happy together Mario Pikachu
Donkey Kong and Yoshi happily skipped
through a field before the plumber takes
out the green dinosaur and instigates an
all-out war cheesy but charming Nintendo
captured lightning in a bottle with this
number six Easy Bake Oven cooking for
kids the Easy Bake Oven was marketed as
an appliance for the prepubescent crowd
and the package came with cake mix
introduced by Kenner products who hired
Jim Henson to create a Muppet mascot the
company eventually became part of Hasbro
who launched a series of iconic Easy
Bake Oven commercials in the early 90s
broadcast repeatedly on Nickelodeon the
ad focused on the meat of the product
with multiple girls baking their own
chocolaty cupcakes with no mascot in
sight these commercials actually sold
the Easy Bake Oven on its own merit
number five operation the step prior to
medical school operations silly and
frantic commercials match the absurdity
of the board game the goal was for
players to use tweezers to remove the
patient’s body parts with a cash reward
for a successful operation over the
years Milton Bradley and Hasbro have
released tons of operation ads but the
game was really popular in the 90s
throwing in an addictive jingle and a
ton of cartoons operations commercial is
simultaneously hilarious and kind of
terrifying
seriously that red-nosed dude is crying
out for help
number four Polly Pocket there is such a
thing as too precious
the original Polly Pocket was a portable
playset that included a dollhouse and
small figurines
although the toys design was later
changed by Mattel Pocket wanna see wet
smoo
the brand came with its own cartoon
Polly who whimsically opened the
majority of these commercials besides
Polly’s animated cameo but tells ads
were accompanied by a fantastic jingle
with an insanely simple but infectious
depending on the version of polly pocket
being sold Mattel
updated the commercials accordingly him
they never half-assed it number three
hot pockets you know what the diet can
start tomorrow hot pockets are a staple
of American cuisine and the microwavable
foods ad campaign deserves most of the
credit pocket filled with delicious
pepperoni pizza chicken and cheddar or
ham and cheese combining pizza and
sandwiches a match made in heaven the
commercials only needed to make hot
pockets seem tasty and they passed with
flying colors focusing on the foods
instantly ready nature children only
need to snap their fingers for a hot
pocket to be in their hands the brand’s
what are you gonna pick slogan and short
hot pockets would be flying off the
try lean pocket 2 number 2
Mentos the freshmaker
[Music]
turning Cappy into an art form in the
90s Mentos freshmaker commercials were
numerous and inescapable whether you
loved or hated them this campaign was
far-reaching enough to warrant a mention
in 1995’s clueless and was parodied
brilliantly by the Foo Fighters in their
video for big me the commercials
depicted people struggling to overcome
small issues before digesting a Mentos
and figuring out a solution
the freshmaker title refers to the
passionately sung jingle which can still
pick at the heartstrings of the coldest
viewer
[Music]
Mentos the freshmaker before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions you can pull it make
number one guess who sadly the cards do
not really come to life guess who is the
perfect game to bring out someone’s
inner Sherlock as the players try to
figure out their opponent’s chosen card
you are glasses yes you win so how do
you sell such a simple concept obviously
using talking cartoon heads guess whose
ads depicted the characters coming to
life as floating caricature after
achieving sentience the cartoons would
engage in some witty and kid friendly
banter icing on the cake guess whose ads
ended with a disclaimer pointing out
that the cards do not actually talk do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at commercials
aimed mostly at children that define the
decade of grunge and boy bands number 10
mousetrap Tom and Jerry the board game
published by ideal mousetrap has been
around for a number of decades
originally similar to snakes and ladders
the game was redesigned to allow
children to actually implement their own
strategies to try and capture their
opponents Mouse nowadays mousetrap is
fondly remembered for its catchy
commercials which mixed live-action and
animation as an anthropomorphic cat
taught children how to catch those pesky
mice while new editions of mousetrap are
still coming out the game will always be
associated with these goofy ads number 9
Hungry Hungry Hippos trends come and go
but dancing hippos are forever in the
late 70s Hasbro launched Hungry Hungry
Hippos as part of their EleFun and
Friends lineup that included mousetrap
and Gator golf the game was pretty
straight forward as the player to gobble
up the most marbles would be crowned as
Hungry Hungry Hippos best commercial
involved for colored mascots as they
danced in a conga line while singing the
game’s memorable theme song
there is no forgetting the site of an
animated hippos shapely posterior number
8 fruity pebbles Flintstones Christmas
commercial nothing screams the 90s like
a 60s cartoon set in the Stone Age post
foods fruity and cocoa pebbles were
actually kind of groundbreaking as they
were the first cereal created around a
media personality since the very
beginning
Flintstones were synonymous with the
colorful cereal providing the marketing
team plenty of opportunities to get
creative arguably fruity pebbles
crowning achievement was their holiday
commercial which showed Fred Flintstone
and Barney Rubble sharing a bowl of
cereal with Saint Nicholas himself a
food delicious do in comparison to the
brand’s other commercials this ad was
sweet
rather than funny number 7 super smash
brothers for a period Nintendo could do
no wrong by the late 90s the Japanese
company had amassed an expansive array
of iconic characters and Super Smash
Brothers promised to bring them together
in a massive punch fest to complement
this monumental occasion Nintendo
delivered the perfect commercial
something’s gone wrong in a
happy-go-lucky Nintendo playing the
turtles happy together Mario Pikachu
Donkey Kong and Yoshi happily skipped
through a field before the plumber takes
out the green dinosaur and instigates an
all-out war cheesy but charming Nintendo
captured lightning in a bottle with this
number six Easy Bake Oven cooking for
kids the Easy Bake Oven was marketed as
an appliance for the prepubescent crowd
and the package came with cake mix
introduced by Kenner products who hired
Jim Henson to create a Muppet mascot the
company eventually became part of Hasbro
who launched a series of iconic Easy
Bake Oven commercials in the early 90s
broadcast repeatedly on Nickelodeon the
ad focused on the meat of the product
with multiple girls baking their own
chocolaty cupcakes with no mascot in
sight these commercials actually sold
the Easy Bake Oven on its own merit
number five operation the step prior to
medical school operations silly and
frantic commercials match the absurdity
of the board game the goal was for
players to use tweezers to remove the
patient’s body parts with a cash reward
for a successful operation over the
years Milton Bradley and Hasbro have
released tons of operation ads but the
game was really popular in the 90s
throwing in an addictive jingle and a
ton of cartoons operations commercial is
simultaneously hilarious and kind of
terrifying
seriously that red-nosed dude is crying
out for help
number four Polly Pocket there is such a
thing as too precious
the original Polly Pocket was a portable
playset that included a dollhouse and
small figurines
although the toys design was later
changed by Mattel Pocket wanna see wet
smoo
the brand came with its own cartoon
Polly who whimsically opened the
majority of these commercials besides
Polly’s animated cameo but tells ads
were accompanied by a fantastic jingle
with an insanely simple but infectious
depending on the version of polly pocket
being sold Mattel
updated the commercials accordingly him
they never half-assed it number three
hot pockets you know what the diet can
start tomorrow hot pockets are a staple
of American cuisine and the microwavable
foods ad campaign deserves most of the
credit pocket filled with delicious
pepperoni pizza chicken and cheddar or
ham and cheese combining pizza and
sandwiches a match made in heaven the
commercials only needed to make hot
pockets seem tasty and they passed with
flying colors focusing on the foods
instantly ready nature children only
need to snap their fingers for a hot
pocket to be in their hands the brand’s
what are you gonna pick slogan and short
hot pockets would be flying off the
try lean pocket 2 number 2
Mentos the freshmaker
[Music]
turning Cappy into an art form in the
90s Mentos freshmaker commercials were
numerous and inescapable whether you
loved or hated them this campaign was
far-reaching enough to warrant a mention
in 1995’s clueless and was parodied
brilliantly by the Foo Fighters in their
video for big me the commercials
depicted people struggling to overcome
small issues before digesting a Mentos
and figuring out a solution
the freshmaker title refers to the
passionately sung jingle which can still
pick at the heartstrings of the coldest
viewer
[Music]
Mentos the freshmaker before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions you can pull it make
number one guess who sadly the cards do
not really come to life guess who is the
perfect game to bring out someone’s
inner Sherlock as the players try to
figure out their opponent’s chosen card
you are glasses yes you win so how do
you sell such a simple concept obviously
using talking cartoon heads guess whose
ads depicted the characters coming to
life as floating caricature after
achieving sentience the cartoons would
engage in some witty and kid friendly
banter icing on the cake guess whose ads
ended with a disclaimer pointing out
that the cards do not actually talk do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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