Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?
Underwaterbob, I miss Saturday morning cartoons. Sure, looking back, a lot of those cartoons sucked, (quality is on average much higher these days) but it was more about the ritual and the expectation. Saturday morning TV was for me.
Peppycito, I’ve got a hankerin’ for a hunk of cheese!
somethingp, Yeah most of those used to be shit but it was like a ritual every weekend. Are Saturday morning cartoons not a thing anymore?
Jomega, They got replaced by 24 hour dedicated children’s channels, which in turn got replaced by streaming.
somethingp, I’m not that old! I had Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, but there were still Saturday morning cartoons on WB and PBS. The Saturday morning cartoons weren’t as good as the others but it was still something special about the mornings.
m0darn, As a parent of young children I’ve learned that Saturday morning cartoons are actually for my wife and I to have a moment to ourselves.
Gestrid, (edited ) Mister Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
I was a kid when I first saw that commercial, and it was already old by then.
kajko, I’m 37, but I have no clue what this is.
Frozengyro, 32, have seen the commercial thousands of times.
eeltech, (edited ) 1984 here, checking in.
evasive_chimpanzee, That’s a barred owl.
Fun fact: you can talk to them, and they’ll talk back. Whether it’s a good idea or not, I have no clue, but I’ve done it
MyDearWatson616, Fun fact you can talk to just about anything
DoucheBagMcSwag, (edited ) This reminds of of the classic MS DOS mindscape point and click games like Shadowgate or Deja Vu (“What would you like to SAY to the table?”) And the typical responses of such nonsense:
You have strange views of companionship friend
You are greeted with silence
Delirium is the gateway to insanity!
MataVatnik, 
They just aggressively clack their beaks at me
Voyajer, (edited ) 
I would hope so, GenZ would have seen that commercial growing up. Edit: Actually isn’t it still being aired?
ColeSloth, I haven’t watched a TV commercial in probably over a decade, but I guess I kind of assumed that they were still showing these.
numberfour002, (edited ) OH MY GOD I LOVE THE HARRY POTTER REFERENCE!!!
just kidding
lemmefixdat4u, It takes a lot fewer licks now than when this commercial came out (shrinkflation).
force, i’m literally a young adult and the commercial aired all the time when i was a kid, this isn’t old at all
mlg, 
Stupid owl never answered the question smh my face
ChillCapybara, Ask Mrs. Owl for the real wisdom.
WindyRebel, Who!
Abird1620, I was right on the tail end, born in 2006. I definitely remember this commercial.
thefartographer, That’s gotta be one diabetic fucking owl by now…
JohnDClay, I’ve never seen it, but definitely picked up the reference from cultural osmosis.
Zeon, Did anyone else think it was a weird smilely thing at first?
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