Shasta soft drinks

[bobbysevensevenseven]

Damn, I remember liking this commercial in high school, checking out their boxes!

[DoubleVisionandco]

When I was a kid in the 80`s we would see these commercials but only during saturday morning cartoons. It was hard to find Shasta soft drinks locally, but the one place that did have them was our school and they cost 75 cents which was high for the 1980`s when a coke, pepsi or likewise drink would cost 45 cents. I can`t find the commercial I remember the most, it had penguins doing the Shasta song with synthesized robot voices.

[KrisForges]

Political figures and actresses agree: only flavor is grape

[DancingSpiderman]

@KrisForges The ingredients of Grape Drink:

1. Sugar

2. Water

3. Purple.

[simdude2u]

@DancingSpiderman That is the ingredients for Kroger's Grape Drink but they have 80% water.

[DancingSpiderman]

@simdude2u Wow. I wasn't far off.

K Roger's Grape Drink:

80% water

18% sugar

2% Purple.

Q: Who is this K Roger? I asked at the grocery store, their own employees do not know who K Roger is.

[simdude2u]

@DancingSpiderman Have you never been to a Kroger store, and bought their generic brand before? Their generic food product are gross.

[DancingSpiderman]

@simdude2u Here in Phoenix Arizona, Fry's grocery stores are owned by KRoger Corporation the same company that owns KRoger stores back east.

K Roger's Grapefruit - Passionfruit Soda tastes excellent. I LVOE that stuff.

BTW, K Roger does not make their own food products. They have the major food company factories make the same stuff, and then K Roger slaps their own K Roger food label on the package. It is called Private Label Branding. All the food store chains do it.

[Jayee123]

That is one brilliant commercial.  Who cares whether it's "gay" or not. That just makes it hotter.

[Tonia682]

i can't believe they got away with that crotch shot at the beginning.

[BayviewFinch]

Apple pop is good.

[yogertlvr]

"13!" ROFLOL when I hear this song, I think of the same song they used in the movie "sign" when the boy and his sister was in the bookstore, and he was looking for something on UFO's. The old man watching tv shouted. "13!" when he saw the commercial for pop again. LOL Great memory on this video though.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

i remember the song not this commercial

[simdude2u]

is Shasta owned by Western Family, because I can only find it at their stores?

[670Kiester]

weird and a bit gay

just like the rest of the 80's

[mccommas2]

You say that like its a bad thing. :p

[rngepkn33b]

@670Kiester how is that gay you homo thats there style back then. just like you got your own gay ass hip hop style of modern day shit where every 1 wants to be black. so dont go hating on other styles back then when your probably a wigger

[Shasta98106]

Been hearing that all my life! :)

[geraldbaker42]

thanks....its great to be able to see some of the old commercials

[TranslucentPlenum]

I wanna pop I wanna sssshhhhhasta ha ha ha that's fucking great funny as hell.

[peterwulfy]

I forgot about these commercials, but it came back to me after watching them. Great old commercials and great drinks.

[Lanceisabeach]

They dont do SEXY commercials annymore 8^(

[gifu1960]

Oh great old commercial! thanks for posting this; I really enjoyed watching it.

[davejoson]

Shasta is now adding Sucralose (Splenda) to not only it's diet cola but their regular 3 liter cola as well! Here is the contact information for Shasta Beverage Company Marketing Dept. 1-800-326-8640 Ext. # 3001 Bob Holsey or Chris in Promotions. Consumers of Splenda and sucralose have reported the following symptoms, individually and in combinations. Bloating Blood in urine Chest pains Constipation Depression, anxiety Shortness of breath Dizziness Headache Heart palpitations

[chrissake]

I had a shasta recently and thought it tasted kinda like diet. i checked the ingredients and i found sucralose.........it was the most disappointing moment in my life.......

[TehL33TGam3r]

a lot of stuff has splenda in it including pepsi

[ELQUITO12]

is shasta french for shit haha?

[KCnPeach08]

Why do I still know EVERY word to this commericial?? LOL

[gaIIery]

Wish someone could locate the distaff version of this commercial in which a woman in a two piece bathing suit sings about Shasta by the pool.

[SauronEye]

I know, that's what I was searching for myself.

[groomdoggi]

The opening crotch shot is priceless! I see this so differently now as an adult. Shasta was a diet soda, and they were marketing it to women by suggesting hot guys want "Shasta." I don't think they were trying to sell it to men with this, as someone commented up there.

[deduero]

I will never forget this advertisement! I think alot of us where in love with the tune or this guy sing the jingle! Oh well, guilty pleasures and cheap thrills keep bringing me back! Ha ha ha, love it, 5 stars and then some! ; D

[almadora]

does this remind anyone else of wham!'s 'club tropicana' video? great stuff.

[billmacks]

Classic commercial....priceless.

[dubsmax]

Regal beagle?

[crystalmoon45]

Well.. would like to see what he looks like now.. because everytime that commercial came on, I would run to the TV and bowl everyone down to see him! LOL

[crystalmoon45]

I used to think this guy was hot.. lmaoooo.. well.. he kinda still is..

[TigergirlM]

OMG... I searched this commercial just so I could see if I still thought the guy was hot! I had it so bad for him back then! My mom was all "he's sweaty!!" but I didn't care. My fave part (and still is) the very end where he's groovin' to the beat, so cute...LOL

[Huddiethegreat]

i wanna shhhhhhhhasta

[snooters]

i dont know what made me think of this commercial but i looked it up on youtube and here it is

[misslittlemomma]

I have been hearing this song in my head for years.. I used to love this commercial as a kid.. LMAO been wanting to hear it ever since!! thanks for posting :-)

[updog88]

These are confident guys. They're friends with Jack Tripper. In fact I stll see them at the Regal Beagle.

[jbkidd2006]

i remember this commercial growing up. so catchy. it is shown in the movies "signs" with mel gibson

[travelingvegetarian]

This just made me laugh out loud. I can NOT hear the word 'Shasta' without breaking into this jingle, but I had forgotten how incredibly cheesy this ad was. Fanfrickingtastic.

[shasty03253]

this commercial has been torture for me for most of my life. my name is shasta, but i love it.

[thefoole]

Compare and contrast with Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" music video.

Hmmm.

[brazi33]

Wow!! Memories of watching American Bandstand and this being one of the commercials:)

[fatgrlshrinking]

Me too! Watching almost brings tears to my eyes remembering those days.

[brazi33]

Awesome:) I also remember the dentyne, the impulse and I think the toothpaste was called "pearl"? Where the blond girl would lick her teeth? Aaah, those were the days:)

[dmarshallok]

The Shasta commercial with the new wave band (girl drummer in striped shirt) comes to mind during this era as well. Is/was Shasta available only in the "pop" region of the country? If not, were the lyrics different for other regions? In Oklahoma, we say "pop", so this was the only rendition I recall.

[claredontyoudare]

It's available in Oregon, at least in my area.

[livewithrespect]

Oh man! So awesome! Remember the one with the penguin? I think it was walking on a keyboard that lit up in different colors? Anyone have that one?

[thefoole]

Do a search for "Shasta penguin" and you'll see it.

[livewithrespect]

I actually did right after I posted that comment and found it. Thanks.

[caylismom750]

Man, I loved this version when it came out...the music was so catchy & 80ish. I must have been about 11 or 12 at the time. What is up with the dude in the painter's cap??? Was he only necessary to the commercial for his one line ("SHASTA!") and his yawn in the beginning to show how bored he was with other colas?

Is it me, or does it sound like Mike Reno of Loverboy singing?

[TiramisuHappy]

This is the very first American TV spot I saw back in '82 when I came here.

Tacky back then. Still tacky today. But can't stop watchinit...

[updog88]

The other guy looks like he's on a fishing trip.

These men are very manly. This cola is only for manly men.

[SnowbirdFlock]

@updog88 I know what you really think. The same thing I think: why are those 2 men sitting together at the beach? And what were they thinking when they nodded at each other? They look like they're... well you know... starts with g.

[updog88]

What did Shasta taste like? Just cola? Or was it more like Dr Pepper or Root Beer?

"Don't gimme that so-so cola, that same old cola. I wanna rock n'rolla. I wanna Pop! I wanna taste pazazz....I wanna taste pazzaz.

Pazaaaaz" well, honetly who doesn't want to taste pazazz???

[mitchconcord]

What was the soft drink commercial with the hot, sweaty guy walking into a restaurant and asking for a bag of potato chips, then buying a drink... was that Shasta, or Fresca, or Sprite or something? Anyone remember that one? Been trying to figure that out for years...

[misslittlemomma]

I have been hearing that commercial in my head for over 15 years and I finally got to actually hear it again!! Thank you!!

[mycommercials]

amazing.  great post!

[nermete]

LOL I always liked the version with that female vocalist with men dancing in suits -- that one was the best!

[derryk1]

If I remember correctly this around 1982 very New Wave, it was the style back then. Brings back High School memories.

[popculturehero]

Black Cherry was the best.

[crazysingingchick]

I still sing this song when I drink Shasta! My kids think I've lost it, of course. I wanna pop, pop, pop...

[Lalo3001]

Dang!!! I remember drinking Shasta as a teen back in the 80s. Shasta, RC Cola, 7UP and others were more prominent back then. Now it just seems like the world is owned by Coke & Pepsi.

[POCOHONTAS1875]

wow How was u able 2 save this commercial I been wanted 2 hear this 4 years thanks!

[NotUTom]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting.

[chris33003300]

thank you for posting. I remember this!!!

[gaIIery]

There were a series of Shasta commercials featuring this catcy jingle. Wish the others were available, but it was fun to see this one again.

[kevansf]

When I grew up, we called soda pop "pop" (partly I guess because of this commercial). Now everyone calls it "soda".

[61shotbeehive]

in the northwest we still call it "pop" everywhere.

some peoeple call ALL soda "coke".that's silly.

[Mon3ytalks]

Sounds like The Knack.

[isugoat]

Wow. I kinda actually do want a Shaaaaaaasta now.

[Tonia682]

Yes he is!!

[WilliamBrothers]

Wow, I remember this.

[PuffLippy06]

Now, THAT'S a man...