BONOMO'S TURKISH TAFFY CLASSIC COMMERCIALS ON DVD at TVDAYS.com

[orhun20]

im turkish and never heard about bonomo, WTF is that ??

[simonsbuddy]

the BEST filler remover...guarantees a visit to the dentist for a refilling.

[visor109]

That announcer with the clown reminds me of Wink Martindale.

[roblou62]

That clown made me shit my pants. I want my mommie.. 

[roblou62]

Oh my god, how many fillings and teeth I lost to this stuff.......it was/is the best stuff. lol. 

[markhoh]

A woman at work just brought me a vanilla one ... I had no idea it still existed. I am in heaven.

[1251ews]

If you are in California, Bonomo Turkish Taffy is available at Standard 5-10 on California Street in San Francisco

[alliedamusical]

I found this stuff at Cracker Barrel yesterday! I bought the banana one, but the only other one they had was vanilla. No chocolate or strawberry. :-( Maybe somewhere else.

[ccdesan]

I was one of millions of people who lobbied Tootsie Roll to bring back the formula. I'm so glad they did - it's an awesome candy.

[fablespinner]

Eating some as I watch this. I'm so happy it's back again. A real happy memory from childhood.

[Badelves]

@fablespinner MT :) I got some vanilla from cracker barrel yesterday :)

[CrackerLance]

"Pep" lol

[CrackerLance]

Is there any wonder why a third of Americans are diabetic 50 years later?

[seka1986]

@CrackerLance Did you eat Bonobo's Turkish Taffy?

[halcaannen]

@CrackerLance Yeah but it aint it's not because of the veating ccandy of candy but because people don't move.

[jln55]

Dentists loved Turkish Taffy just like auto repair shops like potholes. It was flavorful though.

[fromthesidelines]

Bonomo's was recently "reintroduced", and it's still just as good as ever (in all four flavors)!

[MrsHiggins1971]

my son is terrified of clowns and that one is a little creepy. I never liked Turkish Taffy. My favorite was Milky Way.

[rubystaralways59]

I loved the vanilla...is this taffy still made?

[firelilly08]

@rubystaralways59 yes it is lol im eating the chocolate one right now as i type this lol

[rubystaralways59]

@firelilly08 Thank you so much ...Nothing taste like it...have had some try to make the taffy...Doesnt have that taste I miss......thank you for letting me know its still made...

[Wilfslad]

subliminal product placement by Wrangler in the second ad too

[echoandthefunnymen]

wtf is Turkish taffy? i am Turkish but i dont have any idea about it..

[etbella3]

This is such a moving tribute to Sonny Bono. And, no, no, he was not a "mo". Neither was Moe of The Three Stooges. But now that I think of it, this candy bar commercial honors both Sonny Bono and Three Stooge Moe, all in one and one for all.

[reneesluse]

I just ordered mine from The Vermont Country Store in Rutland VT.

1-802-776 -5700 ... Order # 56111.

My Vanilla bars will be here in about a week... can't wait:) Yes, they have all flavors.. but my favorite was always Vanilla!

[strawberryseason]

@reneesluse My favorite was banana.

[reneesluse]

cont...

Ellen Gordon, president of Tootsie Roll Industries, said that the company phased out the product when demand declined as tastes changed. What??? My Taste NEVER Changed! I'm Sure Glad They Changed Their Minds and Brought It Back To Us!! Ahhh The Memories:) 

[etbella3]

@reneesluse The dentists were getting so wealthy from Bonomo-destroyed teeth that they were upsetting the world's distribution of wealth. That's when the FDA was forced to put fluoride in the public water supply all over the world and Bonomo Turkish Taffy came back to our hungry lips.

[reneesluse]

The company sold 80 million to 100 million bars a year in the 50's and 60's and employed as many as 350 workers at the Coney Island plant, where it also produced hard candy. Bonomo's Turkish Taffy changed hands a few times, in 1980 becoming part of Tootsie Roll Industries of Chicago, which stopped making the candy in 1989.

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[elc1960]

Re the second ad: "Delish"? Now I know where Rachael Ray got that word. I remember Turkish Taffy from my childhood. My favorite flavor was vanilla, but I liked them all. At Halloween you could find them in soft chewy rolls as well (I got a few of those over the years in various Trick or Treat bags). David Letterman once did a "Top 10" list of "least popular snacks", and one of them was "Turkish Prison Taffy". Another one was "Good & Linty".

[tbear4pa]

The circus clown commercial is the oldest of all of those seen on there, that one would most likely date from the Eisenhower era, while the other two would date from the JFK era.

[kristi3369]

buy Bonomo Turkish Taffy on the west coast at Powell's Sweet Shoppes!!

[wabaker1]

I love this taffy. the banana was the best.

[1952kid]

IT is back ,the real thing same company,same recipe and 1960's wrapper . all flavors too, check ebay ,someone is selling it already .

[jaketyja777]

Thanks for your reply...I forgot all about Mr. Salty pretzel, I ate those too. I will try your suggestions!

[ep617]

why cant they bring back this vintage candy?

[skeilak]

@ep617: I'm afraid that Bonomo Turkish Taffy went the way of Mr. Salty Pretzel Sticks and Hoffman's Coca Cream Soda. (I think Sandy Becker took the last bar to Palisades Amusement Park.) But if you do a Google search for "Bonomo Turkish Taffy Substitute", that will lead you to French Chewy Taffy, that is almost identical. (You'll even find the recipe, to make it yourself.) Buy some, and do like my little sister and I did, put 'em in the fridge, for an hour, then smack 'em on the kitchen table!

[Funderbunk]

@skeilak Good news - according to Wikipedia, Bonomo's is coming back, should be in stores in July 2010.

[1952kid]

@skeilak hey, Bonomo Turkish Taffy is back !!!! I was from Queens NYC and you mentioned Sandy Becker .so im thinking your a 50's/ 60's kid like i was.

[skeilak]

@1952kid : Good to hear!

I'll buy a couple bars, as soon as I see some.

(Probably pull the crowns off a couple of my teeth, though.)

I was a 60's kid, and a late 70's teen, from Monmouth County, New Jersey.

I grew up on NYC TV. I can still remember...

Channels: 2-WCBS, 4-WNBC, 5-WNEW, 7-WABC, 9-WWOR,11-WPIX, and 13-WNET.

[njplr]

Hey Mr Guru, please help. Nobody seems to recall commercials for Chopper toys, at the end of every commercial there would be a little animated centipede that would say in a Munchkin-like voice "Chopper always leaves you laughing, hahahahahaha" did I imagine this?

[elc1960]

@njplr No need for Ira Gallen to get involved, I've got this one. That was "Schaper" (pronounced "shopper"). It was the company that originated the games "Cootie", "Don't Break The Ice" and "The Last Straw", among others. The ads always ended with a cartoon of the "Cootie" bug saying "Schaper always leaves you laughing - hahahahahaha!" You did not imagine it. It was a staple of Saturday morning cartoons and weekday afternoon cartoons as well in the late '60s and early '70s.

[GeoVII]

You know, I'm 25 years old, grew up in an age of bright shiny colors and fast ads, but I gotta say these old TV ads have a lot of charm. In a time just after radio where visuals were still new and companies were still exploring the untapped potential of the TV market, these advertisers were pretty slick. My dad used to tell me about how he remembered these old Bonomo's ads and I'm of a mind to jump back to 1960 and grab me a bar myself.

[9dreadhead3]

I loved it as a kid...it was a large treat for a little money..one time my brother and I decided to split it with one end in each of our mouths...surprising that we didn' t lose our teeth

[shashan7777]

I can't believe I know all the lyrics after all these years. Something about those jingles, boy. Boy oh boy!!!

[spuzzlightyeartoo]

Nice Phallic logo there.

[airwickowl]

I was born in 1960 yet i remember this candy & commercial-weird

[hebneh]

Listen to all those little brats in the background of the Magic Clown show blabbing and interrupting the announcer. Shut up, you kids!

I believe this stuff was only sold on the east coast. When I first encountered it, I thought it was completely unappetizing and borderline inedible.

[whokeithmoon]

@hebneh so i guess you ate what was in 2 girls and 1 cup and found that very yummy huh? behold the little brats in the background, that was your mom and dad

[Guinnie]

i loved the vanilla flavr stuff cracked many a bar

Damn idiots stopped makin it

[subpoprec]

@Guinnie In case someone hasn't already filled you in on the news:

oldtimecandy(dot)com/bonomos-c­hocolate-box.htm

[Guinnie]

@subpoprec

Thanks I'll order some

[Reubenhubert]

We weren't allowed to smack it on the table, we had to throw it on the sidewalk. Just think of the potential lawsuits now. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, little Jimmy deserves $50,000,000 because his sister smacked him on the head with Bonomo's Turkish Taffy.

[TheSlovak223]

How come when ever i cracked my bar of Bonomo Taffy it never came out like it did on TV. It always broke up into 3 or 4 pieces with about 50 little pieces around the edges. Look at the way it is on TV. Its perfect! Maybe the kid knows something i did not know : ))) Anyhoots Thanks for the great memorys of better days when life was much less difficult! : )))

[gerkins1]

That was one of my favorite candies. You smack it, you crack it.

[AARFAN12345]

heeyyy my names serena bonomo haha

[1952kid]

I used to buy this in the 1960's , it tasted good,you got alot and it lasted a long time. But it stuck to your teeth like cement ! I remember eating dinner with some still stuck to my teeth, i now have only three of my original teeth, banana flavor was the best !

[etrax2000]

cracked TURKISH, CANDY MAN ?? SOUNDS ALMOST ILLEGAL !!

[andyunderground]

i gess the fimale singer is the swedich miss alise babbs.and the cute blonde boy and girl are here children.

[oldedmund]

I loved the stuff, esp. the banana flavor!

[rocketlonscher]

Like most of the post war candy in America, it wasn't good. But it was plenty. Kids wanted quantity. More was better. And the candy companies complied; Good & Plenty, Big Hunk.Sugar Daddy, ju ju b's, Dots and more sugar-starch-gum base concoctions guaranteed to not only rot your teeth but to also wreak havoc on newly acquired fillings. The "good ol' days!

[etrax2000]

its not the candy its the lack of good dental hygiene pratices !!!