Ring around the Collar! 70's commercial

[MasterJediDude]

She needs to get those shirts clean and then make me a sandwich...

[CaribDevist]

Are those her clothes? Is she a transvestite?

[Appleholic1]

I remember those commercials and man how I hated them....bizarre and so surrealistic.. so full of hype and strange nonsense. Can you imagine your shirts actually singing "ring around the collar" to you? I hated them then just as I hated canned laughter then and I hate them even more now because they are still here

[MrDavearama]

@Appleholic1 -yes may you be locked into a room showing you nothing but the stupid bitch from Progressive Insurance, until you shit yourself. Then, go ahead and knock old commercials.

[nanlisa]

If I were that woman, I would have said "Clean those rings yourself! Smart alecky kids!"

[only1pretties]

do they still sell this?

[visor109]

Here's what to do, when you close the suitcase lid, lock it ,and place it on "Mute".

[nanlisa]

Come to think of it, I hated these kids screaming out "Ring Around the Collar". It probably meant that her husband's shirts aren't that clean enough.

[nanlisa]

I was a teenager back in the 70's and I hated these commercials. How can a bunch of young kids come and scream out "Ring Around the Collar" every time a wife opens up her husband's suitcases?

[sonique291]

"those dirty rings. yes, those dirty dirty rings. oh, you need to be punished...."

[tazztower44]

damn people musta been dirty in the 70's

[EvilZoe]

@tazztower44

Damned dirty hippies....heh

[devtrev]

Have you ever known anyone who suffered from the dreaded "ring around the collar"? Me neither.

[virnman]

Dude has a hot wife AND she packs his suitcase...gotta love the 70's. Guy is sitting in his lounge chair with the clicker drinking a martini and tells her to go pack his clothes for his "business" trip. Don't try this at home today folks...

[Knight7578]

The shirt looks brand new when she first puts it in the suitcase at the start. Then the kids say ring around the collar (I remember this commercial when I was a kid as well). Suddenly the shirt has rings..... compare the shirt at the first with the last image at the end and you'll see it is the same shirt.

[mrblifil]

Most of the people associated with that ad are probably now dead. Deservedly so.

[irish89055]

@mrblifil probably not, actually... but it is lame, as were many back then... i hate to admit i remember these

[RRaquello]

I remember these ring around the collar commercials when I was a kid. I also remember wondering who looks down the inside of the back of your shirt in order to see the ring around the collar. Maybe I'm a slob, but I always thought if you can't see it, it ain't dirty.

[floooky1]

It's not poor hygiene. Any white shirt will get a ring no matter how clean your neck is. Maybe if you had a job that required a dress shirt as opposed to a Burger King uniform you'd know. And yes people bathed in the 70's stupid.

[ChrisDosTres]

whos voice is tht??

[mccarrpo]

What are those black fury balls of hair doing her suitcase?

[BMWLDRider]

Wonder how well it works on skid marks???

[paktype]

When did women do laundry and clean men's shirts with a freaking toothbrush?? Is that Earth, or some parallel universe?

[shadowylie]

@paktype that was back in the 70's you moron.

[cowboyx1970]

@paktype bwahahaha, there was a time when family members cared for one another, helped each other, and took pride in each other...not anymore, me me me me me me me me me...that same guy now has to hire an assistant

[lizajane54]

@paktype

I still do! On planet Earth in 2011:)

[paktype]

@lizajane54 : Wow! If I weren't already married, I'd ask you.

[cinna71]

ya wisk haha no ring around the collor i remember this one

[elc1960]

Lipstick on the collar would be far worse. (Or lipstick on his titey-whiteys, for that matter.)

[ELBSeattle]

Now get into the kitchen and make him a sandwich.

[unclepeepers]

collar rings are a result of poor hygiene

[TMRealtor]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO­L TAMA

I'M PEEING MY PANTS, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I JUST SAID!!!

Her suitcase is possessed!!!!!!! But, I grew up in the 60s and 70s, and I soooooo remember this commercial!!!

[6684lillian]

lol Dave Barry sent me. =)

[AnalMart]

daaaaamn

I totally forgot about the devil children chanting "ring around the collar"

[elc1960]

Behold: The single most annoying voices in TV history - those children who sang "Ring Around The Collar" in this series of ads. I agree with tamaslamma; if you got a suitcase that SINGS TO YOU(!) toss that sucker into a blast furnace tout de suite!

[TudorRose85]

She should just hold her husband down and scrub his neck .

[GypsyFairy69]

That "Ring around the collar!" voice is annoying and creepy.

[MarkieG100]

Dirty ass neck.... lmmfao

[kotraquin]

shouldn't she be more worried about lipstick around his zipper

[jrzy49]

OMG... possessed shirts... RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marginallymental]

This is one of the nicer Whisk ads! I remember the one where the husband glares at his wife because of his Ring Around the Collar. They yanked it after a while---too many women grumbling. Here's a very quick History of Feminism, in chron. order: 1. Simone Bouvoir 2. The Pill 3. The Whisk Ad 4. The Supreme Court. Maybe I left something out? Nah!

[ROBERTyay]

I've been wearing clothing for awhile now and I've never really heard of having a dirty enough neck to make a dirt ring.

[staytunedfor]

There weren't many liquid detergents prior to the 1980's and Wisk was the original liquid detergent (I think it was introduced around 1957). They basically used the very effective "ring around the collar" campaign to show that, unlike powder detergents, Wisk could easily be used as a pre-treatment for stains. We used to mimic the jingle all the time ... I think they had one with a parrot that said "ring around the collar."

[thegirl44]

I remember my mom actually fretting about ring around the collar.

My husband just puts a swipe of deodorant on the back of his neck before he puts his shirt on.

Ah, progress.

[LochnessMonsterx]

Those dirty rings...

[softwater88]

Does anyone remember when Dynamo liquid detergent was released? "The little blue jug is Dynamo ! ! " Does anyone remember Rain Barrel fabric softener? Or what about Punch laundry detergent?

[imperial73]

I used to collect commercials, I think the dynamo commerial is from 74. Of course its a rip off of little brown jug by glenn miller.

[cuteycindyhoney]

Tell him "WASH YOUR NECK!" Her husband is a slob! and I bet he smelled, too!

[irish89055]

@cuteycindyhoney yeah, wasn't that the reply of libbers of the day.... he goes out and sweats to bring home the bacon and maybe it's she that is a bad laundress.....

[cowboysfan782008]

Back in the 70's my girlfriend used to just get pissed, when my wife didn't get those disgusting ring around the collar stains out. And truthfully, I couldn't blame her. She was pissed enough that I was married. Thinking back, my wife was sure selfish, if she wasn't so stuck to the tv, watching the Dinah Shore Show, she could of done a better job on those stains. The toilet was another problem. Thank god for the Tidy Bowl Man!

[hawaiianrachael]

i had to read an essay in college with this commercial and no one understood it so i had to look it up. It made me laugh lol

[mohawksaresexy2]

actually, this was back in the day when the wife did her ol mans shirts and packed his bag,lol..actually, she s kicking him out but the suitcase keeps yelling at her.jk anyone notice how much soap she poured on that collar? i remember this commercial...

[matrox]

That was back in the 70s when people seldom bathed.

[rosbergs3]

These commercials really did a number on me as a kid. I'll be 43 this year and I would be absolutely mortified if i was out in public and someone told me i had ring around the collar.

[HGbunny]

Grandma always used to ask why didn't the guy who wears those shirts clean his neck better?

[ZombiedustXXX]

Just take any liquid detergent, and presoak that stain!

I will say, to those who are younger and not familiar with cotton/polyester blend dress and casual shirts...high percentages of polyester fibers made clothing in the 1970's itchy, stain prone, and odor magnets!

[michellestmarie]

I think at the time, Whisk and Woolite were the only liquid detergents.

[miserabowl]

Didn't it freak her out that voices were coming out of the suitcase? Must've been some good acid!

[northtexasisrockdoo]

Did she try and scrub the ring out with a toothbrush?

[CondeFombrilac]

shit! my shirts are full of those -.-

[Paulgr]

here's a better way to get rid of Ring Around The Collar....wash your friggin neck! lol.

[4eva68]

lol...

[HAL9000ii]

@Paulgr Well, Yes that ia an option, but it could also be caused by a greasy hairdo, or buildup. But, yes normally washing your neck well will reduce ring-around-the-collar.

[bhossast]

@Paulgr I'm laughing so hard at your comment, I might have to send you my medical bill.

[Chris242tt]

@Paulgr clorox!

[gtasahomo]

Oh boy, dead skin cells and sweat rubbed into the collar. Nice!

[LochnessMonsterx]

...And she cleans it with a toothbrush! Yum!

[smilesatyourfuneral]

ummm...I don't understand how there was a ring around the collar in the first place...why don't they just wash their necks?

[ACH68]

No shit!

[michael38921]

ring around the lol?

[Darkdarkseel]

that whisk looked nastyer than the "ring around the collar" who even has that problem aanymore

[kybear636]

ring around the collar O_o?

[Victheremin]

She needs to cut down on her Mother's Little Helpers. Suitcases are talking to her.

[Can04boi]

rofl

[LochnessMonsterx]

Apperently, dead skin cells and sweat are more important.

[theebadnun]

"ring around the collar!"O.O

[akdraw1]

They trained me well, thirty plus years later and I still remember the jingle.

[chidestermx]

As a little kid I'd see these commercials and was like, WTF is ring around the collar?!? LOL

[Mandi7882]

My mom always said: If he washed his neck, this would not be a problem. LOL. Loved this commercial when I was a wee-little one!

[macandrewes]

hey lady! get your husband to wash his fricken neck!

[apachette07]

Lmao!!!

[cochranexyz]

Commercials and fear; what a scam. Anyone ever scratch their head in public and suddenly think you're a total loser with dandruff?

[Duwijality]

I like the one with the couple honeymooning in Jamaica when the dancing, singing limbo man in the white Panama hat busts their balls for the ring: You are doin' fine (doo doo doo doo) now watch your shoulder--Oh, you've got a ring! Ring around the colla! They the wise up and switch to Whisk! Here's a man with everything--pretty wife and no more ring! 2nd place: In Venice, the gondolier serenandes "Of love I sing, oh la la la, but you got ring around the colla-la!" Glad my youth wasn't wasted.

[rosbergs3]

I specifically remember that one with the guy doing the limbo. The guy who told the guy he had ring around the collar was in a james bond movie. The gondalo one is here on youtube. There used to be tons of these ring around the collar vignettes and i wonder if anyone ever was in a position similiar to one of the vignettes where a man was told he had it. Any stories out there????? I love to hear them.

[algavin47]

Close suitcase, deposit in river.

[Escomillo]

Voices coming from the suitcase? Maybe she should get back on her meds.

[SteevDragon67]

or maybe she should stay off the meds! LOL!

[SabrinaMessenger]

I remember that ad. almost as bad as that stupid ancient chinese secret one for calgon..ack!

[LastLaughFilms]

I dont get it.

[myronfan]

Reminds me of "Curlers in Your Hair, Shame on You". Anybody out there remember that jingle? If that got stuck in your head you were doomed. Very annoying commercial.

[Mikakk2]

Annoying ass commercial

[DiscoDuckey]

LOL my mom was talking about this commercial!! funny!! =D

[sweetlilchickie1985]

She should be glad she didn't find lipstick on the collar...ohhh... ;)

[SteevDragon67]

LOL!

[strippedcatt]

Im looking a commercial about Sucrets, the throat lozenge.. A man and wife in bed, he awakens her in the night to tell her doesnt feel so well, and his throat is sore.. she reluctantly gets out of bed and says " Alright, i'll go get the aspirin and sucrets" He then asks " aspirin, and sucrets?? " She goes on to explain the aspirin is for his other cold symptoms, the Sucrets is to soothe his sore throat... its a funny one, from the mid 70's

[aphawki]

I remember that one! Keep lookin- so will I!

[vonbontee]

Yeah, I'm forever hoping that one will show up, too. "Barbara, you up?" Classic!

[smittykins]

And at the end, he's sleeping like a baby and she's playing solitaire--"I'm glad ONE of us can sleep." :)

[mythepoeia]

let him do his OWN laundry, BEFORE he packs his own suitcase!

[Mouserguy]

ROFL!! I remember this one...so funny! Everyone's mom was on on Valium and Martinis back then...LOLOLOLOL. Those were the days..I miss them.

[kirkenbunken]

I still have never experienced ring around the collar, and I don't use no expensive- ass Whisk.

[ZIPPTPH77]

Oh yeah she got back at her husband by using his tooth brush to scrape out the crud from his collars so good for her!

[ZIPPTPH77]

The woman was a lush and she was having the DT's. Besides screwing the Maytag man once in a while what else was there to do besides drink?

[TamaSlamma]

Fuck Wisk lady..... you need a priest....

I mean Holy shit......

If a bunch of devil children started screaming from inside my suitcase.....

I would throw that fucking suitcase into a furnace.....

[bigbenithica]

LOOL!! yeah man!!

[appleorangepeargrape]

HAHA hilarious LOL

[catcookie]

@TamaSlamma LOL!! that commercial used to scare me when I was a kid!

[punkypower21]

@TamaSlamma I just spent the last 5 minutes laughing my head off. Thanks, I needed that!

[BradJC70]

@TamaSlamma LMAO Thanks. Got my morning off to a good start.

[KeeganB]

She needs an exorcist.

[Ritchiemomitchie]

Perhaps if were dirty husband washed his disgusting neck once in a while.....

[SERIALGOTHNYC]

Poor woman...she is obviously schizophrenic. she has auditory hallucinations that taunt her about her husband's dirty-ass collars, lol.

[randallcaster]

I hated those dirty rings! HATED "EM>

Though nowadays there's probably a Ring group

that has enacted legislation where we must now call them "less than clean circular imprints".

Damn rings.

[efrem7]

I still remember a skit when Johnny Carson said "Pie in the face!!" when some smarty pants lady told him he had ring around the collar.

[HGbunny]

Yeah, I remember Grandma harping at the TV asking why men just couldn't wash their necks better. Hay, at least it wasn't "Lipstick on his collar!"

[melaniestevens]

I remember this commercial and the sound of snotty children saying "Ring Around the Collar!"

[shonanpilot]

This advertisement for "WISK" is brilliant. In most countries of the world, including mine, that ad will still work...

[Mikakk2]

Hated this commercial, Use to wish it was "noose around the collar"

[bk2pla]

I remember thinking when I was a kid, why don't any of these husbands wash their necks?!?

[dsslave2]

Funny how they dubbed the wife's voice to a very AMERICAN sound. Wonder what the original actress sounded like?

[rosbergs3]

Why were people so concerned with how clean collars were back then?

[at90percent]

Those commercials made my mom furious. lol

[mdmphd]

I think I'd be more freaked out about the child poltergeists throwing open luggage and God knows what else than a laundry problem! And boy is she stylin'!

[tessabianca]

out! damn spot!

[1offour]

Wow! What a blast from the past!!:)

[hungrybeetle]

HOLY SHIT! This just reminded me of a pet hamster I had when I was a kid. The hamster was brown and had a white "ring around the collar" so I named my beloved hamster "Wisk"!

[Cothius]

Those filthy, dirty rings!

[collfan]

Woman looks a little like Teri Hatcher. She's also playing a desperate housewife.

Coincidence? I think not.

[Rain2638]

Kewl, Phil Heartman's very first voice over!!

[Rain2638]

REDRUM! REDRUM!!!!!!!!!!!! Come and play with us Danny, Forever and ever and ever and ever.

[bumsmith]

Time to lock that suitcase

[geandily]

WHAT RINGS?

[ReginaMac]

Wisk: Now with extra Haldol, to eliminate those stubborn voices in your head! ("Ring around the kill everybody! Ring around the kill everybody!")

[patton303]

If some scary ass kid's voice comes out of a suitcase that just opened poltergeist style....

I'd shoot that fucking thing with my 12 gauge

[Tinymoezzy]

shoot the shirt screw that get a preist

[freetobefreddy]

LOL!!!!!

[robaxx]

man!... this commercial had everything to do with me hating advertising for the rest of my life!

[reyguel]

I could've sworn that the other day I went to the store to buy laudry detergent and I heard "Ring around the collar" coming from somewhere. Turns out it was another couple reliving old Whisk commercial days. LOL

[visor109]

What if you just wear T-Shirts??

[GSTcheque]

Seriously, folks...who out there ever actually suffered from Ring Around The Collar??? Whatever it was, it went away with these commercials. OR DID IT???

[RatSawGod]

I was kidding below, before anyone jumps on my case. It's a cute commercial.

[RatSawGod]

I don't get it. Where were the children's taunts comming from, and why didn't she just check the shirt for ring around the collar right when it came out of the wash?

[chickapey]

how things change... she's packing his suitcase for her husband and doing laundry dressed like she's gohng to a wedding...

[paktype]

Who washes shirts today? Everything goes to the dry cleaners. Besides, what housewife in 2007 even knows how to wash a shirt, much less iron one. This is from another time.

[pang5]

What a master debater you are.

[jec3073]

I'll debate you on any subject and win.

[pang5]

Obviously, your definition of win is quite different from the one use by those of us with dictionaries.

[jec3073]

Maybe you should USE one now.

[pang5]

Oh my. You caught a typo. Very good!

[bugzappers2112]

OH shut up, it's just a commercial.. FROM 30 YRS AGO, NO LESS..

[bugzappers2112]

Master - de- bater??? LOL ROFLMAO

[pang5]

I can't take credit for that. It's an old one but very appropriate sometimes. =)

[jec3073]

Iron my shirt bitch!

[pang5]

If you're addressing me, you should use the comma for direct address. Like so - Poor little guy, did mommy not treat you nicely?

[nickatdusk]

the ring of sadness. :(

[annat23]

anyone else ever notice that blue detergent likes to leave spots when you use it directly on whitet fabric? so the ring around the collar is gone but just look at the pretty mess the wisk left behind

[slappy454]

That's why busy mothers trust Tide laundry detergent -- it's Tide Clean.

[u2boyu2]

If she is using her husbands toothbrush to scrub the collars,it's probably residual plac build up! Try Crest or Colgate!

[SERIALGOTHNYC]

Poor woman! Being tortured by those voices in her head that compel her to scrub the collars of her husband's shirts until they bleed!

I hope she knows that there is a fine selection of prescription pharmeceuticals available these days that can help her with that....

[mclarsa]

Ahhhh...the good old days when women knew their place. Back his bag and get it right or its to bed with no dinner for you...

[prerecordedeulogy]

At least this commercial saved us from alien invasion.

[elyseny]

Tell "Hubby" to wash his neck! I refused to buy Wisk umtil they got rid of that commercial.

[chabba77]

Or better yet, call a priest and get an exorcism, PRONTO. That's what I'd do if my suitcase opened itself and screamed at me.

[paktype]

ROFL

[TheGreatSeto]

Hah, wow that was obnoxious yet amusing.

[bagshotrow]

that scared the hell out of me.

[tomsidea]

When is she going to tell her husband to start washing the back of his neck?

[collfan]

If she packs his suitcase she probably washes that as well.

[rosbergs3]

Why didnt she notice the "ring aroung the collar" when she was putting the shirt in the suitcase for the second time? It seems like that would have been the first thing she would have checked before folding the shirt and putting in the suitcase again.

[jackbox1971]

Obvious you are a bad human being and a terrible wife is you allowed this to happen... honestly, what the hell was going on in the '70s?

BTW - notice that not much has changed. The commercials for domestic products are still pushed by women.

[rainydaywoman43]

when i first heard this commercial as a child, i only heard it from another room and i thought, it was some obnoxious kid teasing his mother. or something. i remember drawers opening by themselves to this chant..but havent actually seen that paricular one here yet.