commercial - Tang

[BlueberryBute]

Space Food

[BongaFish]

Grape tang?

[mistigal234]

tang...pancakes... wat else do u want in life :)

[27132lower]

'70s I was 9-20yo YEE HEE

[SilverMoonDance1]

Mentally unstable teens operating giant biomechanical robots brought me here.

[phlpbecker]

On the exchange of the rocks, one kid in a focus group explained the moonman

went to nasa and got money for the rocks and then took the cash and went to

the store and bought the tang and then came back in the rocket ship.

Because the focus group kids saw so much in the moonmen storyline, the saga

continued all through the 1970s.. Philip Becker.

[johnclint]

I used to doodle these aliens compulsively as a kid. I even sculpted one in clay!. Glad to have found this!

[neartochrist2]

The Astronauts took tang to the moon. Later they took Wylers, which I think now is no more.

[DanDood666]

Every time you drink Tang, you're probably drinking somebodies soul

[urthcreature]

wow, this just took me back to my childhood. I love this! Thanks so much for posting it!

[Germanbiscuts]

I can't take Tang seriously anymore because of anime...

[SpudMills]

This is a true classic. And anyone who says Tang is gross clearly has no taste buds.

[phlpbecker]

Yes, Judy Graubart provided the female "moonman" voice. We changed the name of the series to "moon creatures" to make it more politically correct. Jim Murtaugh's character was the one with the bright idea to trade rocks for more Tang. I know these facts because I wrote the first eight of this award winning which you cn see on the Y & R reel at the Museum of Broadcasting in Astoria, Queens,NY. 

[phlpbecker]

This commercial was part of a series that ran in the early 70s. I wrote the first 8. This one is considered the best. It won One Show awards for best children's tv commercial. The first one introduced grape flavored Tang. This is on the Y&R Historical Reel of best commercials and is part of the Museum of Broadcasting in Astoria Queens, NY.

[johnclint]

@phlpbecker I loved your Tang commercials as kid. We lived in Florida and my dad worked for NASA. I doodled the moon creatures over and over again. I even sculpted one in clay during high school!

[Skytroop]

To answer your question; One of the big features of the Apollo program, to the understanding of the public, was the collection of geological samples on the lunar surface. This included the collection of rock samples. These samples were, and still are, considered to be very precious indeed.

[LT1HILLINGHOE]

I remember this commercial and loved it. Didn't like the Tang too much but the commercials were cool. Came on all the time during "The Underdog Show."

[dam2630]

@ love2register2: Moon rocks thing relates to this commercial coming out around 1969 when the Astronauts first walked on the moon - they took Tang with them - that was their big selling point; and the moon rocks they brought back with them were highly sought after

[YesYou123333]

I always wondered how that martian made the deal so fast to trade the rocks for the Tang.

[pbanta62]

40 years ago we went to the moon half-a-dozen times. Now we're down to our last low-orbit space shuttle. Sometimes I wonder if there's intelligent life on this planet.

[123whatmeworry]

Asshole called us stupid...

[TheNoisePolluter]

0:26 I wonder too!

[lifeischemical]

It's a shame they forgot to bring back water to add to the Tang to turn it into an actual drink.

Of course even if they did have water it would boil instantly on the Moon's surface. Oh well, it still tastes good in powdered form!

[MCSubliminalSol]

The truth is actually unsettling to many, as the director (Richard Valle) had intended this film to mock our obsession with commercialism and the idea of "rarity", marking in the end the old saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure".

[dukes0916]

I thought I was the only one who remembered the grape-flavored Tang! I know they added the flavor & then stopped making it over 30 years ago! But even people who remember this add campaign don't seem to remember the 2nd choice! Of course... I thought I was the only person on Earth who remembered Fruit-Brute! (Until I saw it mentioned on Robot Chicken!)

[arkady714]

Tang!...and "Space Food Sticks!" Oh, brother, a standard diet for any kid during the days of the Apollo program! LOL!

Btw, since when do moon creatures speak with New York accents???

[jln55]

All the more reason we need to resume moon missions.

[cdanteg67]

I've had my share of "tang", heh heh heh!

[Lutzfer]

nothing says healthy like powdered beverages!

[datzfast]

we were all thinking that no one was brave enought to say it. NASA sucks

[EmeraldJEM710]

What they didn't tell you is that the alien beat the cashier with the bag of rocks and stole the Tang.

[Simon5005]

Nobody in my family ever liked that stuff.............YUK! Cute commercial, though.

[Tripo1iSamson]

SELL ROCKS

[cochranexyz]

LOL. So intelligent as to believe that a totally artificial drink powder is the end-all be-all.

[redshiftexperiment]

this stuff is best when you rub it in your eye socket.

[pioneer101112]

Where is the one with the little guy throwing rocks into the dark side of the Moon (which is totally dark, BTW). Then at the end of the commercial one of his thrown rocks comes back from the dark!

[MrDeCorey]

I love Tang!!!!!!!

[rubbercheck72]

tang and pop tarts and saturday morning cartoons ruled in the 70's

[LeonMontrose]

@rubbercheck72

So it wasn't just me.

[kll510]

@rubbercheck72 Yup the good old days. Being a kid in the 70's ruled!

[NolanRogers2]

The KRAFT Mega Corporation stopped using the better original Recipe because it was heather and more expensive to make. Kraft wanted something less healthy and cheaper to make to force on the Public so they could Maximize profits.

Now thanks to Kraft Corporation we are getting Corn Syrup (causes obesity in children) , Aspartame (known to cause brain tumors), and other assorted chemical fillers instead of the original vitamin rich drink.

How long will we allow Corporations to RULE our lives?

[DarkBladeAngel]

It's made of humanity.

[soldbymarypaul]

cute and funny

[murfdasurfer]

OMG, classic. I totally forgot this one.

[partygirl209]

do they still make them?!?!?

[soylentteal]

This was a followup to one where the aliens are laughing at how the astronauts "leave behind all this equipment and take home a bagful of rocks!" That's why the male alien figures they'll give him more Tang for more rocks.

[mikeycereal]

I'm usually able to taste artificial sweeteners without seeing the label. They're nasty, and I hate that Crystal Lite crap, but I couldn't taste them in the new Tang. Must be because it still has enough sugar to cover up for the nasty aftertaste.

[Toadphillips]

I know its disgusting... i still can taste it

[DJKID777]

Tang used to b big then untill kool aid came along n they were pretty good

[Nsgygod]

i remember i made tang popsicles in ice cube trays good ol days

[rockysjewel]

ohhhh I remmeber that one !

[Suzywriter]

I came across Tang in Walmart, and bought it for old time's sake. Either the formula has changed drastically, or my taste buds have.

[stashnut73]

think its your tastebuds. Tang was always gross. Remember as kids we used it to wash down our "spacefood sticks" another gross concoction they marketed to kids based on the Apollo program in the 60s

[TheSHEERHEARTATTACK]

they sell two kinds... the crappy fruitrition or the greatest thing ever the original unchanged, TANG!!!!!!!!

[HAL9000ii]

Actually, The formula has changed, They replaced 1/2 the sugar with artificial sweeteners.

[Synthetrix]

I miss Grape Tang

[FijianSoldier]

if u really hunt u can get em.

[renandstim]

I can't find Tang in the store!!!!!

[TheSHEERHEARTATTACK]

i live in wooster... they have it at buehler's

[vivelecorn]

:10 - trade it for rocks? A bag of rocks? Sounds more like crack!

[sarniatownreggae]

I forgot there was grape flavored Tang. This commercial brings back memories.

[SteevDragon67]

Damn, I haven't seen this commercial in ages! I remember that they had sold grape tang at one point. they even had grapefruit tang! Blehhh! Thank you for posting this! Oh, one question... where are these aliens getting water for their tang?

[treinhart58]

out of a faucet, duh

[selloutasaurus]

LOL. I remember this one! Great commercial & we loved Tang as kids! Thanks for posting!

[CriticalDamage91]

"I wonder if there's intelligent life on that planet?"

LOL

[MelanieLouM]

Hell, I wonder that somethimes myself! ^_^

[MADDOG6400]

I wonder whatever happened to Tang. I don't see them in stores anymore!! WTF!?

[teapot333]

lol i just drank it for the 1st time it was furkin good

[mediamadman747]

There was Tang grapefruit too, which we bought. But it was discontinued.

[NYBredBamaFed]

I remember the grapefruit Tang! I preferred the orange flavored one but the grapefruit was not bad. I can't remember the last time I drank some Tang. Do they still make this?

[Capmangogo]

yes they do still make tang

[TheSHEERHEARTATTACK]

yes but it's hard 2 find where i live it's at wal mart

[clockworktim]

OMG, nearly fell off my chair stumbling across this entry. Haven't seen this in about 400 years. And I remembered it clearly as it played. Thanks for posting! Blast from the past. Tang always reminded me of the sweaty, dehydrated dog days of summer playing Little League when some teammate's Mom (God bless their hearts) whipped up a vat of this stuff out of the back of her station wagon using the tap water from a park district's drinking fountain. We drank it up & TRIED to play ball again.

[tekkenhalo]

Neat story :D

[F00DDUDE]

TAKE ME TO YOUR TANG

[LastTree]

How about some other favors to celebrate the 40th anniversery of the Moon Landing!!

[beertron7]

Mmm, mmm, love that TANG

[asagara34]

well of course theres intelligiant life on the planet who else you traded the rocks with?lol

[nintengirl79]

Tang isn't so "Tang" anymore. This was one of my favorite orange juices. It is now some fruitation crap with artificial sugar. The original recipe is no longer made.

[n1ghtshad0w]

i know :(

[testchimp23]

I remember this commercial.

[rnjburch]

You can still trade rocks for Tang!!

[budscin]

I used to have tang with my morning cereal back in the day when I was a child. And I do remember grape tang. But does anyone recall a pineapple version of tang or is it just me?

[toosdayam]

It was actually a grapefruit Tang and it was really el-barfo! Terrible. Just terrible, ESPECIALLY to an 11 year old!

[SteevDragon67]

Yeah, I remember grapefruit tang! Blehhh! It was horrible! The only way it was drinkable to me was to load it with extra sugar! There was Grape tang though. I distinctly remember it!

[german199denuevo]

WTF

[BAhern63]

Tang sucked!!

[Syeno]

what r u saying?! it was the shit!! lol

[booba1981]

omg, i so remember this commerical. my mom used to get the orange tang!!  they still sell it today, but it is a bit pricey!!

[driveinmovienights]

I think this commercial came out in 1970.Orange Tang did'nt taste good but the commercials were funny.

[Madguten]

I wonder if those guys are still up there.

[TheRealJoeMac]

lmao

I helped make a tang commercial for school awhile back to bring tang back

which should be a disclaimer: warning, DO NOT BRING TANG BACK, shit was nasty :P

[LyndaHudson]

Ah,Tang, the drink the astronauts took to the moon....astronauts to the moon,ahhahaaahaaa.

[thereshegoes03]

the orange always was nasty to me.

[mduncan36]

I remember these. We used to joke about trying to buy Tang at the store with a bag of rocks. :) You have to remember that the USA had just spent $25 billion dollars to return rocks from the moon. I never could find anyone gullible enough to take a sack of driveway gravel.

[Dunes]

Nice commercial,but..there was grape tang back then?

[HGbunny]

Yes, there was Grape Tang. I was very young. My Mom still has the old jar, I'm sure the label has long since rotted off, sitting in storage. Last I saw it maybe 15 yrs ago in had about a 1/2 inch of this tar-looking stuff at the bottom. I do remember it tasted good. I think there was also briefly a Grapefruit version of it.

[booba1981]

sorry dunes, i meant to give you a thumbs up and i accidently did a thumbs down, i totally agree with you that there was a grape flavor tang, great memory!!

[jester99sch]

Grape Tang was out only a short time in some markets. I can vaguely remember this commercial, I was quite young then

[32Mark109]

Deja vu.

[Mktryk]

love2register2, Yeah, this was one of a series of commercials with cartoon Moon folks craving Tang, doing their darndest to get the US astronauts to return to them bringing more Tang. The ones I remember the most had Judy Graubert (Jennifer of Jungle from 'Electric Company') do the sole Moon girl's voice. Anyway, even though it's not Judy's voice here used , I'm still glad to see one of these ads again so thanks for posting!

[love2register2]

Thanks Mktryk. Judy is great :-)

[lohaces]

Wow...I haven't seen this commercial since I was a boy. "Rocks!?"

[Mktryk]

"Sometimes I wonder if there's intelligent life on that planet!" Me, too! That's the main reason I don't think aliens visit here! LOL

[pygmon]

I loved the grape Tang when I was a kid back in the day. I haven't had orange Tang in years either. Seems the only variety I get on a regualr basis is the Poon Tang nowadays. I like it the BEST!

[grantpre0]

lol poon tang

u should sell that line to the tang people and maybe get in a commercial!

[Mike1614b]

grape? so forgettable, I forgot.

[biollante62]

Hey remember the little plastic lunar rovers they used to attach to the old tang containers? Great toy. pssst..we never went to the moon!

[loveisok]

now you guys really really really bring me back ha ha ha!!!!!

[wallexus]

Had to be there!! :)

[breakbodyholdbones]

wow............its a commercial,, their point is if aliens ever loved a soda s much as they did they wouldnt care to give away moon rocks,,,, it states that tangs the shit ,,

lol they only got two sodas

[thewirrow]

so why did they settle for rocks i dotn get it :(

[ProtoCosmos]

Actually, the joke is on the aliens because otherwise Nasa would have to spend billions on a Lunar mission to gather moon rocks. Two jars of Tang in exchange for moon rocks delivered is a real bargain. Then again,the aliens seem to be indifferent to the rocks,suggesting that perhaps they're of little or no significance after all. Who knows?

[blabbershnitz]

who says tang isnt worth billions of dollars?

[goldenagenut]

I remember this one, remember hot Tang? Grape wasn't that great, didn't last long. We used to mix it SO SWEET! Whew! Drinking this, Kool Aid and Hawaiian Punch no wonder we were bouncing off the walls back then!

[feefee198423]

whats is tang

[proent]

Tang is a sugary, orange-flavored, non-carbonated soft drink from the USA.

[halliezmandy]

it wasn't sweet it was sour

[kebler823]

You forgot the water stupid!

[HardyGirl66]

When I was little, my older brother was into orange, but my fave was always grape!

[SERIALGOTHNYC]

I have absolutely no memory of Grape Tang, but the orange one was a staple in my house growing up.

[moscowmemories]

SERIALGOTHNYC: Yeah!! I never had the grape either!!!

[JoshuaTaylor]

Good grief, I'd forgotten all about Grape Tang... It was pretty good, but I remember thinking that Grape Kool-aid was better.... ;-)

[casmjs81597]

I remember this commercial, but I don't recall the grape Tang. Maybe there was more than one commercial with the aliens.

[kokujin1014]

There were,I can recall 9, in total.

[WINSOXWIN]

I am 41 and have never been able to find grape Tang. Even the Orange is hard to find in powder form. I still love it. Sad huh? I got my 9 year old liking it now too.

[superbu1]

I totally forgot about Grape Tang!  I remember we didn't really like it. I think my mom only bought it once.

[Jennorth]

I remember this commercial, tang has not gotten any better over the years. It still tastes like orange chalk

[ItalianQue]

I actually remember this commercial (geeze...I'm old)

[seka1986]

Great animation.

[cooljazz1994]

The big thing about Tang was it was advertised as a drink that the astronauts took to space with them. Apollo astronauts were used in a few of these commercials, thus the trading of the moon rocks.

[Mktryk]

I wonder if there's intelligent life on that planet,too! LOL

[danecook321]

I still remember in the late 90s early 00s, there used to be an orangatang. I remember 1 comercial, "Try new cherry punch, made of real cherrys without the pits."

[MagestyMaster]

very good animation

[timmymylad]

Thank You for clearing that for me!

[timmymylad]

I can't make out what the female moon creature

is saying in one scene, it's all jibberish! It sounded like

"He won't be back with any anyway!"

Does any body know?

[love2register2]

female: "what is vitamin C anyway?"

little guy: "I dunno"

[kokujin1014]

Sorry to disappoint you,love2register2,but that "little alien guy" in those Tang commercials never spoke a word.

[kuhnigget]

"Do the moon walk, like the astronauts do!...Tang! Tang! Tang-tang!"

[SesameSquirrel]

Yes, there was a series of commercials with those moon creatures. I've described some of them in detail on my commercial blog, 70scommercials dot blogspot.

In one, they build a hotel for the astronauts (pay Tang to stay), just in time for the end of the Apollo program. In another, they go to Mars to see if it tastes like orange-flavored Tang.

[dharmamark]

I remember this too! Tang You,...I mean Thank You.

[dejahthoris]

I remember this!

[Lectronimo]

Wow - George Costanza's parents as aliens!

[professor1966]

VITAMIN C NOW!!!!!