1977 Almond Joy and Mounds commercial

Another great ad with a great jingle... instantly recognized by millions.

This ad is over 30 years old, yet I remember it like yesterday. This particular one aired in the spring of 1977 although the jingle itself was used well into the 80s.

One thing that caught my eye was the actor who looks remarkably like Topher Grace (aka Eric Foreman from That '70s Show) toward the end. Wouldn't that have made a great episode?

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[jcopen]

That jingle was marketing gold...goofy, but what a brilliant tag line.

[OldsVistaCruiser]

Almond Joy and Mounds are now Hershey products, which is a shame because, as someone from that area, I'm boycotting their products because they are shutting down some of their plants in PA to send the jobs to a new plant in Mexico.

On a lighter vein, I used to joke that this was the most bisexual commercial in history. "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't!"

"Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't" - Almond Joy would refer to a man, Mounds would refer to a woman's breasts! ;-) ;-)

[videozfann]

@SidJustice1 LOL!

[jvanbrill15]

my dad and mom keep singing this it is so annoying but it is mostly my dad singing it.

[SidJustice1]

Awesome stuff. I prefer almond joys but sometimes a I don't.

[bigboy6969100]

I don't know why but it's kinda gay feel like nut

[clowicous]

We're playing the logo game and my older sister asked a question about this song and none of my other siblings knew what the hell the song was lol now we can't stop singing the song haha awesome!

[LabRat1963]

I remember when this came out...jeez I'm old

[chicagospots]

The Jingle was sung by Valerie Simpson of "Ashford & Simpson". She also sung the Budweiser jingle "When you say Bud..."

[ghostrepublic]

I remember this commercial very well from 1977 (I was 8 years old). I much prefered the mounds because I didnt really care for the almonds in the other one. Though I dont care for dark choclate that the mounds one was covered in. I much prefer milk chocolate then and now. If only they covered the mounds bar with milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate, then theyve got something!

[AshburnStadium]

@sedaly9 - Shawn - great to hear about some local Philly history involved in this commercial! (Yes, my screen name honors Richie Ashburn)

Hope your dad is doing OK - can he stay away from racetracks in his retirement? For those unfamiliar, Keystone Park is now known as Parx Casino and Racetrack.

Bill from Bucks County, now in Lebanon County, PA

a/k/a OldsVistaCruiser (my car screen name)

[matman8540]

@julierob3 Not really sure, but she sounds like the young lady who did some of the "Schoolhouse Rock" songs.