The good ol days, when America was wholesome, when Disneyland was the happiest place on earth, when we had a president like Ronald Reagan who made America great, an All American actor like John Wayne not the Kardashians,Jersey shore crap etc. I'm sad to see our country go broke, no circuit city, block buster,etc.Now I'm hearing rumor best buy,Hertz,Sprint Nextel, Goodyear,and hostess are next on the chopping block. Now all we have left is Huell Howser,Coke Cola,Herseys and our strong military.
C'mon, Everybody: What do you want, When you gotta eat somethin', And it's gotta be sweet, And it's gotta be a lot, And you gotta have it now? What do you want? Lip-smackin' Whip-crackin' Paddywhackin' Knickaknackin' Silabawhackin' Scalawhackin' Crackerjackin' Cracker Jack!
What do you get, When you open the top, And look inside, And smack your lips, And turn it over, And spill it out? What do you get? Lip-smackin' Whipcrackin' Paddywhackin' Olagazackin' Infolackin' Alliganackin' Crackerjackin' Cracker Jack! Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts, and a prize... That's what you get in Cracker Jack!
I remember eating them here in the UK,my Gran worked in a cinema and brought them back for us kids.
Always had a cheap playtoy in the box.
It was an ispiration for Meatloaf,as the lyrics "there aint no Coupe De Ville,hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box" appeared in the song Two Out 3 Aint Bad.
@Neko3Noskire Back then, that was normal, you'd get something like those cool baking soda submarines, stuff like that. Now it's just a joke or fold-thingy or something.
Yup. The beginning. The beginning of packaging sugar and chemicals. I remember it well. People were slender then. Those kids would be considered anemic by todays standards. Its all about marketing. Put a pretty bow on it and dance a fancy dance and you can sell anything.
But yeah. I'm old enough to recall. Those were good times and the tune evokes those memories. I'm also old enough to recall when most of America was fit - before the introduction of packaged synthetic food.
The peanuts, round and more dense, would settle to the bottom a bit. Fun to shake the box either to remix, or go the other way. We used to try to guess if the prize was at the bottom as well; big stuff for little kids.
they stopped putting the toys in there because parents were suing the company after thier kids tried eating the toys. I used to like the toy tools , they were just the right size to make GI Joe into a carpenter. I also liked some of the other toys , I remeber playing with some of boats and animals
This is the one, my all time favorite - all the way to the hightop sneaks( PF Flyers?[which had great prizes!]) Here we see Jack Gilford doing fine, quick schtick; he was an old-school master. Cracker Jack prizes were good back then; solid little objects. There is a Cracker Jack museum containing an example of each(?) prize since 1912. And don't forget the peanuts - which tended to lurk at the bottom.
I don't know the history of Cracker Jack. When I was growing up, it was made by Borden in Columbus, Oh. When Borden was torn apart, it's brands went this way and that... Cracker Jack went to Pepsico/Lays in Texas... Thus, the revamp in packaging, prizes, etc. They used to have mini telescopes & games as prizes...
@rockerseven I know what you mean,i can remember as a little girl getting a box of crackerjacks,and the coating on the popcorn was much darker and just tasted plane better its was richer and sweeter,and there was a lot more peanuts as well,and the prize was one of those hard plastic rings,and they lasted too.To bad the kids of 2day dont know the crackerjacks we use to know about.
Does anybody remember the Cracker Jack commercial where the kid hits the empty box along the picket fence as he walks. I think it's even older than this one.
@Pacisdiligo Ditto...Nowadays, the manufacturer tells you about product improvements while they selectively remove the ingredients and lower the package weight.
The commercial was filmed in Jacob Riis Park,in the Neponsit area of the Rockaway Peninsula, in NYC, and is now a section of the Gateway National Recreation Area
The commercial was filmed in Jacob Riis Park,in the Neponsit area of the Rockaway Peninsula, in NYC, and is now a section of the Gateway National Recreation Area
Here's the power of this commercial: even now when someone empties their pocket, especially a little boy, like my young nephew - or even when I do - I think of this commercial and Cracker Jacks and it's been, what, 40 years since I've seen it?!? Amazing. This one and the one where he's on the train are the two I remember the most. Thanks for posting.
A few years ago, I was performing as a singer/guitarist in a lounge and randomly started playing and singing that old Hershey bar jingle: "There's nothing like the face/Of a kid eating a Hershey bar/There's nothing like it you'll ever see/A face as happy as it can be . . . " At that point, the audience sang the rest of the song with me, and a guy called out "Sing it again!" Two people even had tears in their eyes. Those old '60s jingles really stick with you.
Haven't seen this in years, yet I recognized the setup within two seconds. Who's the rubber-faced actor behind the counter -- looks like an old vaudevillian? Last time I saw this I was so young as to be mesmerized by the contents of the kid's pockets -- remembered thinking how cool the yo-yo would be, the coins and string and stuff. Gotta be 43+ years now.
@50zcarsman That actor is the late Jack Gilford, who was in tons of these Cracker Jack ads in the '60s. He was also in "A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum" with Zero Mostel, and he was in an episode of "All In The Family" where he plays an old man that Archie wants to go into business with and ends up dying at Archie's house.
is it just me or did all the little white boys of the 50's-60's only wear horizontal striped shirts? was there seriously nothing else for them to wear?!
wow how times have changed.. morals have sunk to a real down low. now you cant let kids out your site, do to a high rate of child molester...it's so sad to see America, land of the free turn into, land of kidnap ..unbelievable
No. Current times may look like they've gotten worse through the rosy shades of nostalgia, but we have made great strides of social progress since then.
I have not seen this since I was a kid in the '60s -- and yet it all came back to me. Especially that song. Must have seen this hundreds of times back then while watching cartoons, The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, Jonny Quest, and all the other shows that aren't on anymore. The other ad with Jack Gilford in the sleeper car on the train was also a favorite at the time. Great memories, thanks for posting this.
@looloorex ya made out of junk, i can get those light switch stickers for 10,000 in a box for $12.00 bucks for it. why spend $1.00 or $3.00 for one with cracker jacks?
when i was a kid it was solid small toys collectable in today's market. now its cheap stickers next its going to be a piece of paper with 3 jokes on it.
The guy behind the counter did a series of Cracker Jack commercials. Each one was like a sixty second movie. Anyone notice how today's Cracker Jack doesn't stick together and does not taste as good? Remember when the prizes were cheap metal rings. whistles etc.?
I remember as a kid, my Dad always bought me a box Cracker Jack... He always liked the peanuts the best and would remove them for me. LOL They were 15 cents then!
Where are the parents? What about their helmets, knee pads and elbow pads. And lets not forget their emergency "stranger danger" whistle! And that guy did look a little fishy... Maybe he's a child molester!
@whatsup119 Really, but back then you didn't have to worry as much, now days there'd probably be a homeless psycho negro living under that boardwalk that would come out kidnap and molest the little boy and girl
@tonybklyn Oh man! Saturday morning with your cereal in front of the tube, watching locally produced kids shows like Boomtown (I grew up outside Boston) and then the network cartoon shows. After your shows were over, you went out and played with your friends. Losing these memories was the price of having video games. Anyone born after 1990 doesn't have these memories unless they didn't have video games growing up.
@midnightcaller200 I was a Wheaties guy after I got a bit older, but I loved Cocoa Krispies (I actually remember the old ads for them with Snagglepuss - yup, I'm old), and I liked Puffa Puffa Rice and Cap'n Crunch as well.
I saw Jack Gilford in an old movie the other day and the only thing I could think about was this commercial. I haven't had Cracker Jacks in a long time, but I noticed the amount of peanuts have been reduced considerably. Sigh.
where's the oreo commercial? you know, "the kid'll eat the middle of an oreo first and, save the chocolate cookie outside for last"? i can't seem to find it anywhere.
I love this commercial...you only saw it generally during the kid show's on Saturdays. It will always remind me of the freedom of a saturday afternoon when you're a kid.
Crazy how one can be nostalgic for a commercial! I remeber this so distinctly from my younger days, the kid pulling all the stuff out of his pockets, and Jack Gilford, who appeared in many other Cracker Jack commercials over the years.
Wonder where it was filmed. Jones Beach,LI perhaps?. I remember this commercial very well. Those little kids must get a kick out of seeing this today.
Brings back memories. We used to sing the following little ditty in elementary school. I can't remember lyrics for the life of me, but these always stuck! "Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts
hairy, hairy pig's feet, insulated monkey meat
French fried eyeballs floating in a pool of blood . . .
Brings back memories. We used to sing the following little ditty in elementary school. I can't remember lyrics for the life of me, but these always stuck! "Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts
hairy, hairy pig's feet, insulated monkey meat
French fried eyeballs floating in a pool of blood . . .
lol i still eat cracker jacks..and now all they have some stupid lame paper pencil topper....sigh i miss the good old days when i was a kid...the prizes were much better
@treysan257 That's because there's too much liability today to have the marbles, spy rings and magic dice get stuck in some kids throat and choke to death weather by accident (or on purpose so parents could sue). Welcome to the age of lawsuit lottery.
I remember part of the song being: "......and you only have a dime.....". I bought a bag of them today. I'm on vacation, so intend to eat the entire bag by myself. Later I'll get some for my husband from Australia, who looked at me like I had 2 heads. hahaaaa!
I remember this commercial and wanting that marble. As a little girl, I loved " Cracker Jack." The prizes were pretty cool too. I agree with some comments above about not forgetting the jingle. Thanks for posting this. It bought back many memories of lazy summer days and eating " Cracker Jacks." :)
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The good ol days, when America was wholesome, when Disneyland was the happiest place on earth, when we had a president like Ronald Reagan who made America great, an All American actor like John Wayne not the Kardashians,Jersey shore crap etc. I'm sad to see our country go broke, no circuit city, block buster,etc.Now I'm hearing rumor best buy,Hertz,Sprint Nextel, Goodyear,and hostess are next on the chopping block. Now all we have left is Huell Howser,Coke Cola,Herseys and our strong military.
Dan4USCTroy 1 week ago
Anyone else not like the taste of cracker jacks but always wanted them for the surprise inside?
ItchyGoomie 3 weeks ago
Haha reese park queens ;) Wish I was in the 60s ! ): Hippes, rock n roll, and LSD -3
XxDjboy227Xx 3 weeks ago
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alzorama 1 month ago
This song has terrible lyrics hahaha. the commercial was kind of cute though
eartianwerewolf 1 month ago
I remember eating them here in the UK,my Gran worked in a cinema and brought them back for us kids.
Always had a cheap playtoy in the box.
It was an ispiration for Meatloaf,as the lyrics "there aint no Coupe De Ville,hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box" appeared in the song Two Out 3 Aint Bad.
125or200px 2 months ago
20 years later they tried to do that in a bank
I dont want to know what happened to them.
TheDakotaLad 2 months ago
that is a really thick prize packet.
Neko3Noskire 2 months ago
@Neko3Noskire Back then, that was normal, you'd get something like those cool baking soda submarines, stuff like that. Now it's just a joke or fold-thingy or something.
epicguy103 2 months ago
I remember this - 10 cents! Better prizes back then too!
1960sgirl1 3 months ago
I remember this - 10 cents!
1960sgirl1 3 months ago
The guy knew the marble was a latticinio swirl worth $50.
HickysBoy 3 months ago 6
paddy wack my cracker jack i won't go back lol
TheWacked666 3 months ago
lol now they have GIANT bags for 99 cents :P
MrsPeanutShoes 3 months ago
@MrsPeanutShoes then you could buy 20 boxes for a dollar. I was there
littlejackrussell 2 months ago
@littlejackrussell well true -_-'
MrsPeanutShoes 2 months ago
my sister --Kracker got her nickname as a result of me and our other 2 sisters singing it all the time...
222022200 3 months ago
RIP good Cracker Jack prizes
checkunderyourbed 4 months ago
IT'S JACK GUILFORD!!!
wardragonprime 4 months ago
Yup. The beginning. The beginning of packaging sugar and chemicals. I remember it well. People were slender then. Those kids would be considered anemic by todays standards. Its all about marketing. Put a pretty bow on it and dance a fancy dance and you can sell anything.
But yeah. I'm old enough to recall. Those were good times and the tune evokes those memories. I'm also old enough to recall when most of America was fit - before the introduction of packaged synthetic food.
doverlin 4 months ago 2
Ah the 60's a time when you could pay with marbles. Good times.
WipeOut180 4 months ago
They used to show this one constantly. I remember it well.
at90percent 5 months ago
aaaahhh the price at the bottom of the box.. priceless...
mayralovejournalism 5 months ago
I remember this commercial.
I grew up in a great time.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 5 months ago
Lip-smacking'
Whipcrackin'
Paddywhackin'
Olagazackin'
Infolackin'
Alliganackin'
Crackerjackin'
Cracker Jack!
riddick0846 5 months ago
Great I remember this as a kid. What year was this filmed? and where? Any one know
Fattboy59 6 months ago
The peanuts, round and more dense, would settle to the bottom a bit. Fun to shake the box either to remix, or go the other way. We used to try to guess if the prize was at the bottom as well; big stuff for little kids.
MrDarwinsDog 6 months ago
Was this in Jacob Riis Park in Qweens NY?
Rollman1 6 months ago
they stopped putting the toys in there because parents were suing the company after thier kids tried eating the toys. I used to like the toy tools , they were just the right size to make GI Joe into a carpenter. I also liked some of the other toys , I remeber playing with some of boats and animals
rick6393 6 months ago
@rick6393 Hahaha...they were suing the company because their kids were eating the toys? Shouldn't people like that just stop reproducing?!
Mickster6988240 5 months ago
This is the one, my all time favorite - all the way to the hightop sneaks( PF Flyers?[which had great prizes!]) Here we see Jack Gilford doing fine, quick schtick; he was an old-school master. Cracker Jack prizes were good back then; solid little objects. There is a Cracker Jack museum containing an example of each(?) prize since 1912. And don't forget the peanuts - which tended to lurk at the bottom.
MrDarwinsDog 6 months ago
@MrDarwinsDog Why wer the peanuts always at the bottom?
Rollman1 6 months ago
I don't know the history of Cracker Jack. When I was growing up, it was made by Borden in Columbus, Oh. When Borden was torn apart, it's brands went this way and that... Cracker Jack went to Pepsico/Lays in Texas... Thus, the revamp in packaging, prizes, etc. They used to have mini telescopes & games as prizes...
harry2057 6 months ago
crackerjacks suck so bad now
comes in a bag instead of a box
no prize...just a stupid temporary tattoo or a sticker or a joke or something
and hardly any peanuts at all
might as well just buy a bag of caramel pop corn
rockerseven 6 months ago 9
@rockerseven They do still sell the boxes of Cracker Jacks :o
RahNinjaBlade51 1 month ago
@RahNinjaBlade51 really?!? i dont think ive seen them in boxes in years
rockerseven 1 month ago
@rockerseven I know what you mean,i can remember as a little girl getting a box of crackerjacks,and the coating on the popcorn was much darker and just tasted plane better its was richer and sweeter,and there was a lot more peanuts as well,and the prize was one of those hard plastic rings,and they lasted too.To bad the kids of 2day dont know the crackerjacks we use to know about.
skyangel1100 1 month ago
what the,,, XD
khorn1994 1 month ago
oh my goodness......you get a prize as well? :(
plasmoplasmoplasmo 7 months ago
This is what TV and commercials were like when I was a kid in the 60's. I haven't seen this since then, and I remembered it almost word for word!
loriksolak 7 months ago
I personally think cracker jacks taste nasty. Have since I was a kid. I mean, it's just caramel corn, what's the big deal?
0BucketMask0 7 months ago
Talk about crap prizes in the box, I got a shitty piece of paper with a picture on it to stick on top of a pencil.
psychomajic666 7 months ago
In the days when you got a real prize and not just the same old tattoo that you do today- cracker jack prizes used to be little toys.
friendsfamilyaccount 7 months ago
i just got a new ringtone
heyyitstony 8 months ago
Thank God they haven't "revamped" this one and have stuck with the original formula.
gmdinformation 8 months ago
Does anybody remember the Cracker Jack commercial where the kid hits the empty box along the picket fence as he walks. I think it's even older than this one.
canoga1958 8 months ago
@canoga1958 i've been looking for that too for a while. funny thing is, the kid in that one is my father. let me know if you ever find it
gryffindor863 8 months ago
@gryffindor863 So that's your dad huh? Cool! I've been looking for that commercial for a long time. It's got to be out there somewhere.
canoga1958 8 months ago
@canoga1958 i get penuts
lemonade5101 8 months ago
@lemonade5101 What the hell is a penut?
canoga1958 8 months ago
@canoga1958 Yes, you are correct.
gymnastix 1 week ago
"..what d'ya get"? Well, these days you get no damn peanuts!! Rip-off! Love the original mix though. Fun to see these old commercials. Takes me back.
Pacisdiligo 8 months ago
@Pacisdiligo you do get peanuts dude
crash979797 8 months ago
@crash979797: Not nearly as many as you used to. When I was a kid, you easily got two to three times as many peanuts.
Pacisdiligo 8 months ago
@Pacisdiligo Ditto...Nowadays, the manufacturer tells you about product improvements while they selectively remove the ingredients and lower the package weight.
noclouds111 8 months ago
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Pacisdiligo 8 months ago
@Pacisdiligo i guess...
crash979797 8 months ago
kid pulls a condom out lol
CODBlackOpsOnXbox360 9 months ago
I had forgotten about this ad...now I remember it as if it were yesterday.
imajeepster 9 months ago
I opened a box of K,J, and the prize was a Walkman Radio Then i woke up
Rollman1 9 months ago
Even in the 70's the prizes seriously sucked.
floooky1 9 months ago
I haven't seen this commercial since I was a kid in the 60's! Sure did bring back a lot of childhood memories. Thank you for posting your video!!
PlumCrazyNut 9 months ago
Yhe prixes they put in CRACKER JACK suck!!
trayguy 10 months ago
He gave the guy a marble
EliteBUCK24 10 months ago
10 people didnt guess the prize inside.
flashfinal1 10 months ago
@flashfinal1 The prize was a note from his 3rd grade teacher "Its not Saturday why are you not in class today?"
Rollman1 9 months ago
The boy in this commercial is my uncle Frank Fields!!! Awesome!!!!
TheKfields231 10 months ago
The commercial was filmed in Jacob Riis Park,in the Neponsit area of the Rockaway Peninsula, in NYC, and is now a section of the Gateway National Recreation Area
EMS8643 10 months ago
The commercial was filmed in Jacob Riis Park,in the Neponsit area of the Rockaway Peninsula, in NYC, and is now a section of the Gateway National Recreation Area
EMS8643 10 months ago
why does it stop so early, i want to watch them fight over the "prize"
gothgospel 10 months ago
I remember this commercial when I was a kid! Awesome.
Heidixena 10 months ago
Great music composition! Is the location Asbury Park, NJ?
BluegillGreg 10 months ago
Wow! I haven't seen since I was a kid!!! Thanks for posting!
gopherscout 11 months ago
They used to have good prizes, the ones now are pretty bad.
davshaw5 11 months ago
That was a huge blast from the past! I'd even forgotten how big an impact those ads had on me.
rrhyne56 11 months ago
Here's the power of this commercial: even now when someone empties their pocket, especially a little boy, like my young nephew - or even when I do - I think of this commercial and Cracker Jacks and it's been, what, 40 years since I've seen it?!? Amazing. This one and the one where he's on the train are the two I remember the most. Thanks for posting.
1867TrueNorth 11 months ago
i would have been hard pressed to give up my best snapper, but i would have.
22446699999 11 months ago
just the prize its self you got in your cracker jack box back then,was worth walking to the store on a hot summer day.
SkyAngel1959 11 months ago
A few years ago, I was performing as a singer/guitarist in a lounge and randomly started playing and singing that old Hershey bar jingle: "There's nothing like the face/Of a kid eating a Hershey bar/There's nothing like it you'll ever see/A face as happy as it can be . . . " At that point, the audience sang the rest of the song with me, and a guy called out "Sing it again!" Two people even had tears in their eyes. Those old '60s jingles really stick with you.
elc1960 1 year ago
Haven't seen this in years, yet I recognized the setup within two seconds. Who's the rubber-faced actor behind the counter -- looks like an old vaudevillian? Last time I saw this I was so young as to be mesmerized by the contents of the kid's pockets -- remembered thinking how cool the yo-yo would be, the coins and string and stuff. Gotta be 43+ years now.
50zcarsman 1 year ago
@50zcarsman That actor is the late Jack Gilford, who was in tons of these Cracker Jack ads in the '60s. He was also in "A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum" with Zero Mostel, and he was in an episode of "All In The Family" where he plays an old man that Archie wants to go into business with and ends up dying at Archie's house.
elc1960 1 year ago 4
@elc1960 He also played in the later episodes of the Golden Girls, He married Sophia
nucoach 11 months ago
@nucoach Yes indeed, I forgot about that one. Thanks!
elc1960 11 months ago
crunch and munch are way better
Airdemon2100 1 year ago
@Airdemon2100 I agree, but I prefer Poppycock (with cashews) or Screaming Yellow Zonkers. Daddy has a sweet tooth (LOL).
elc1960 11 months ago
Is that a yo-yo in your pocket or are you glad to see me?
davidls11 1 year ago
is it just me or did all the little white boys of the 50's-60's only wear horizontal striped shirts? was there seriously nothing else for them to wear?!
sexxyperv 1 year ago
They use to have real cool toys inside......About 40 years ago!
littleyellowkite 1 year ago
i bought some at walmart...its good
claudiaiveth1 1 year ago
@SuperEvilSquid
Maybe in your x, y, Z ...generation ..household..
I think that was a von dutch tatoo....
rogeralexander7 1 year ago
They're just gonna show us that whole scene without showing us what his prize was!!!!!!!
Virchew 1 year ago 3
@Virchew The prize was a note from his 3rd grade teacher Miss Crumpstine "Why are you not in class today? its not Saturday"
Rollman1 9 months ago
wow how times have changed.. morals have sunk to a real down low. now you cant let kids out your site, do to a high rate of child molester...it's so sad to see America, land of the free turn into, land of kidnap ..unbelievable
Dan4USCTroy 1 year ago
@Dan4USCTroy
No. Current times may look like they've gotten worse through the rosy shades of nostalgia, but we have made great strides of social progress since then.
3rkid2 1 year ago
@Dan4USCTroy, Child molesters have always been out there, but it was easier back then because people just ignored them and let them hurt the kids.
I like these days better where we won't stand for it.
Shareallicu 1 year ago
I have not seen this since I was a kid in the '60s -- and yet it all came back to me. Especially that song. Must have seen this hundreds of times back then while watching cartoons, The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, Jonny Quest, and all the other shows that aren't on anymore. The other ad with Jack Gilford in the sleeper car on the train was also a favorite at the time. Great memories, thanks for posting this.
jlovebirch 1 year ago 37
@jlovebirch
Geez - we should get together! At least we'd know we have a lot in common! lol...
xpertbooks 1 year ago
@jlovebirch Candy coated popcorn, peanuts, and a prize...that's what yolu get in Cracker Jack! Yes, great memories
L1S91 1 year ago
the prizes they have NOW are light-switch stickers!! LOL
looloorex 1 year ago 27
@looloorex ya made out of junk, i can get those light switch stickers for 10,000 in a box for $12.00 bucks for it. why spend $1.00 or $3.00 for one with cracker jacks?
when i was a kid it was solid small toys collectable in today's market. now its cheap stickers next its going to be a piece of paper with 3 jokes on it.
Dismalic 1 year ago 4
@Dismalic ridiculous, huh....and only 1 or 2 peanuts...pfft
looloorex 1 year ago
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so the boy got a condom to rape his sister oooooohhhhhh i see.
GOGETTERKAMIKAZ11111 1 year ago
Finding sharp or toxic plastic objects mixed in with peanuts and caramel popcorn. Good times !
junkie4vids 1 year ago
dang, I feel old now.
metroperson 1 year ago
I haven't thought about this commercial in ages.
The guy behind the counter did a series of Cracker Jack commercials. Each one was like a sixty second movie. Anyone notice how today's Cracker Jack doesn't stick together and does not taste as good? Remember when the prizes were cheap metal rings. whistles etc.?
citizenkong 1 year ago
@citizenkong I remember all of that and that's why my teeth got in bad shape
Rollman1 9 months ago
I remember watching this commercial and loving it when I was a little girl
passadonut 1 year ago
comes with baseball cards
AdioX321 1 year ago
I remember as a kid, my Dad always bought me a box Cracker Jack... He always liked the peanuts the best and would remove them for me. LOL They were 15 cents then!
TheRadicalreels 1 year ago
This is so cute xD
Harleyquinn191 1 year ago
if marbles were currency...
i guess id have a few more dollars and some cracker jacks to much on right now
jeremiah1499 1 year ago
Where are the parents? What about their helmets, knee pads and elbow pads. And lets not forget their emergency "stranger danger" whistle! And that guy did look a little fishy... Maybe he's a child molester!
63gstone 1 year ago
@63gstone How can you say that about Cracker Jack Fifford He was a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn
Rollman1 9 months ago
god, i remember this commercial
best thing about it is how the brother gives the crackerjacks to his sister first....but keeps the prize
and jack gilford was always brilliant
brabon1 1 year ago
Where are the parents?
whatsup119 1 year ago
@whatsup119 Really, but back then you didn't have to worry as much, now days there'd probably be a homeless psycho negro living under that boardwalk that would come out kidnap and molest the little boy and girl
EvanQuinn07 1 year ago
One of my favorite commercials I remember as a kid in the early 1960's
68sgstandard 1 year ago
@68sgstandard Mine too. This commercial meant something special, it was Saturday morning, the absolute best time of the week.
tonybklyn 1 year ago
@tonybklyn Oh man! Saturday morning with your cereal in front of the tube, watching locally produced kids shows like Boomtown (I grew up outside Boston) and then the network cartoon shows. After your shows were over, you went out and played with your friends. Losing these memories was the price of having video games. Anyone born after 1990 doesn't have these memories unless they didn't have video games growing up.
elc1960 1 year ago
@elc1960 Life was good!!! I used to dump tons of sugar on my cereal I liked rice crispes (SP)
midnightcaller200 9 months ago
@midnightcaller200 I was a Wheaties guy after I got a bit older, but I loved Cocoa Krispies (I actually remember the old ads for them with Snagglepuss - yup, I'm old), and I liked Puffa Puffa Rice and Cap'n Crunch as well.
elc1960 9 months ago
wow this is so great. You get good acting and a great jingle too. Is it any wonder why we still love the Sixties?
powergirl901 1 year ago
Does anyone know who the kids are? The little girl looks really familiar. She reminds me of Tabitha in Bewitched.
Luna810 1 year ago
@Luna810
I thought she looked familiar too! She does kinda look like Tabitha.
tario48 1 year ago
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jaliaq515 1 year ago
I don't like Cracker Jacks. They taste weird.
cryptpikachu 1 year ago
@cryptpikachu Dude that's what u got for eat 50 year old crackers.
NoNW0 1 year ago
Original and Real. So much better than the new commercials that make the actors look Gay.
coffeeandsoup 1 year ago
did that say they said micheal jackson
chewy9725 1 year ago
Wow! Thanks for jogging a great memory, crakkerjakk.
hernje 1 year ago
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I can remember that song. I was probably the little girls age there. But I think it was in color.
Sheri451 1 year ago
Wow, I remember this specific commercial. After how many years?
RRaquello 1 year ago
I saw Jack Gilford in an old movie the other day and the only thing I could think about was this commercial. I haven't had Cracker Jacks in a long time, but I noticed the amount of peanuts have been reduced considerably. Sigh.
frkaz911 1 year ago
no box and only a paper toy
My friend and I would look allday to find 4 bottles to buy a 10 cent box of cracker jacks
JEMCO2008 1 year ago
Their little hands would be bigger than the box now days.
hoouwit1 1 year ago
Government will soon Make it ILLEGAL to sell Candy on TV.
AmericanSoapBox 1 year ago
@AmericanSoapBox --
Actually that'd be nice, since all the candy today is GMO, corn syrup crap... kids are better off not eating it.
generatrix999 1 year ago
Jack chewed and chewed and chewed that popcorn.
Fruth37 1 year ago
@Fruth37
he was chewing tobacco.
bloodykizzy 1 year ago
@bloodykizzy He must have been. LOL Good wisecrack!
Fruth37 1 year ago
where's the oreo commercial? you know, "the kid'll eat the middle of an oreo first and, save the chocolate cookie outside for last"? i can't seem to find it anywhere.
rocknrolldaddio 1 year ago
Cracker Jack used to have some cool toys. Now they have lame sh__ like stickers.
MishuTaste 1 year ago
That was before all the lawsuits and you could get something besides some lame sticker.
Unicorn161 1 year ago
WOW~! Talk about a trip down memory lane??? I remember watching this commercial on TV. LOVE IT. Thanks for sharing!
BalloonMom 1 year ago
I love this commercial...you only saw it generally during the kid show's on Saturdays. It will always remind me of the freedom of a saturday afternoon when you're a kid.
tonybklyn 1 year ago
Wow, I remember this cracker jack commercial!! I was onlly about 3 or 4 when it came on, boy thats brings back the good old days!!
1979cl1 1 year ago 2
gosh that little girl was staring at it like it was poison or something! :)
Emily7up 1 year ago
that was creepy
chakra25king 1 year ago
anyone know what the theme song is called? i'm trying to find it on itunes.
roxeegal 1 year ago
I remember when Cracker Jacks use to have cool prizes. Now they have crappy prizes.
simwrangler 1 year ago
@simwrangler Yeah thats right!! The cool prizes were small toys and now jts nothing but cheap little stupid riddles or tatoo booklets. Not worth it!!
1979cl1 1 year ago
One of the most nasty tasting snacks of all time.
rusty1491 1 year ago
@rusty1491 FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES!
seriously, all my life, i thought these were disguisting, and everyone else loved them
metaknight95 1 year ago
Crazy how one can be nostalgic for a commercial! I remeber this so distinctly from my younger days, the kid pulling all the stuff out of his pockets, and Jack Gilford, who appeared in many other Cracker Jack commercials over the years.
dkt13 1 year ago
Wonder where it was filmed. Jones Beach,LI perhaps?. I remember this commercial very well. Those little kids must get a kick out of seeing this today.
pabe518 1 year ago
these are so awesome!
MadeInChina2008 1 year ago
I found a Trojan condom in a box of Cracker Jacks
xGothimox 1 year ago
save the tiger
brilloart 1 year ago
Oh....My. I am so old. I remember this ad entirely. Jeez.
Ok. I just have a good memory...Yeah.
hskrfnatic 1 year ago
@hskrfnatic yeah, I'm with you on this...I remembered this ad so welll!!!
lmbee59 1 year ago 2
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@lmbee59 I barely remember it, great commercial, that was before TV became Infested with negros
shanquilla562 1 year ago
@shanquilla562 LMAO . . .Oh my god!. You're kidding, right?
Musk 1 year ago
@Musk that is so mean! cant belive he/she said that! but, i guess thats how the world is, sadly..
KittyHelloKat 1 year ago
I so remember this commercial. i can remember thinking what a short T.V. show. My mom had to tell me it is a commercial.
nellgwen48 1 year ago
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Brings back memories. We used to sing the following little ditty in elementary school. I can't remember lyrics for the life of me, but these always stuck! "Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts
hairy, hairy pig's feet, insulated monkey meat
French fried eyeballs floating in a pool of blood . . .
that's what you get in Cracker Jacks!"
MrObamao 1 year ago 2
Brings back memories. We used to sing the following little ditty in elementary school. I can't remember lyrics for the life of me, but these always stuck! "Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts
hairy, hairy pig's feet, insulated monkey meat
French fried eyeballs floating in a pool of blood . . .
that's what you get in Cracker Jacks!"
MrObamao 1 year ago
this is so cool!!
jechristian1 1 year ago
Damn thats a nice marble
teetertotter68 1 year ago
but now the kids do crack and the jack you to buy more .............
gpellet357 1 year ago
hey where are the colored people?
JosefGein 1 year ago
lol i still eat cracker jacks..and now all they have some stupid lame paper pencil topper....sigh i miss the good old days when i was a kid...the prizes were much better
treysan257 1 year ago 2
@treysan257 That's because there's too much liability today to have the marbles, spy rings and magic dice get stuck in some kids throat and choke to death weather by accident (or on purpose so parents could sue). Welcome to the age of lawsuit lottery.
Comics4U2C 1 year ago
@Comics4U2C good point...america isn't what it used to be anymore, it's all just the age of welfare, obese, gay's, and liars
legoboy328 1 year ago
Almost any of the original toys are worth alot today !!! I used to buy tons of cracker jack's , but this was a bit before my time .
LadySierraSays 1 year ago
I remember part of the song being: "......and you only have a dime.....". I bought a bag of them today. I'm on vacation, so intend to eat the entire bag by myself. Later I'll get some for my husband from Australia, who looked at me like I had 2 heads. hahaaaa!
rachelmarieneilson 1 year ago
Maybe to this day,why I still love craker Jack!! Born in 1959.
beat4beat1 1 year ago
I remember this commercial and wanting that marble. As a little girl, I loved " Cracker Jack." The prizes were pretty cool too. I agree with some comments above about not forgetting the jingle. Thanks for posting this. It bought back many memories of lazy summer days and eating " Cracker Jacks." :)
coxmosia1 1 year ago 2
im eating some right now!!!
its weird!!!
MrNoname1994 2 years ago