Who am I #10

[Mike]

Ok, who remembers a commercial that had a line in it "freckleface strawberrrrry"?  It suddenly popped into my head this morning and doesn't want to move out.

[Barb]

Trying to think of that commercial - vaguely familiar.....

Who am I looks like a baby Gwennie !

[Kari]

I'm thinking that is Gwen 

[Mike]

I FOUND IT!!!

By 1964, Pillsbury was introducing a non-caloric drink mix aimed at the children's market. The line was called Funny Face, made up of six flavors with a silly, smiling face to personify each flavor. There was Goofy Grape, Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry, Freckle Face Strawberry, Loud Mouth Lime, Chinese Cherry, and Injun Orange. (Orange and Cherry were renamed Jolly Olly Orange and Choo-Choo Cherry after complaints from ethnic groups.)

In 1965, backed by heavy television and print advertising as well as the introduction of a new flavor, Lefty Lemon, the line was rolled out nationally. It did an estimated $15 million a year in sales. Between 1965 and 1969, five more flavors were added: Captain Black Cherry, Loud Mouth Punch, Tart 'N' Tangy Lemon (later called Tart Lil' Imitation Lemonade), Rah-Rah Rootbeer and Chilly Cherry-Cola.

Then the government delivered a fatal blow. On October 18, 1969, the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of calcium cyclamate in food products after it was found to cause cancer in lab rats. Pillsbury immediately withdrew Sweet*10, Sprinkle Sweet and Funny Face from the market, causing the company a $4.5 million loss.

Management quickly reformulated the products. Sweet*10 and Sprinkle Sweet were presweetened using sacchrine (which itself would draw the ire of the FDA a decade later), and Funny Face was reintroduced in both unsweetened and presweetened forms.

Promotions
What may best be remembered about Funny Face is the many great mail-away premiums used to reward loyal customers, or, more precisely, to reward the children who made sure their parents remained loyal customers. In May 1969, Pillsbury offered plastic mugs of Goofy Grape, Freckle Face Strawberry, Choo-Choo Cherry, and Lefty Lemon-Lime (previously known as Lefty Lemon, and later as Lefty Lemonade). The mugs were free with seven empty packages. In October 1969, you could send in eight empty packages for one of four different Hot Wheels cars. (This may have been the only premium using non Funny Face prizes and it is very interesting as the Hot Wheels themselves are currently a heavily sought-after collectible.) In October 1970, Grape, Cherry, Lemon and Strawberry pillows could be owned for $1 each plus five empty packages.

[Barb]

Yup - now I remember it !!!   Guess we are showing our age....    :meme:

[Doxherding Karen]

 :thinik: Who exactly ARE you - the Wikipedia Wonder or the Pillsbury Dough Boy???!?!?  LOL!!

Karen

[Mike]

:thinik: Who exactly ARE you - the Wikipedia Wonder or the Pillsbury Dough Boy???!?!?  LOL!!

Well, funny you should ask....

www.lantmannenunibakeusa.com

p.s. I love google search

[Kelly]

When I was growing up I remember my Mom buying those flavors of Kool-Aid! I have 2 sisters and a brother and if either one of us couldn't decide on what flavor we wanted my Mom would have one of us close our eyes and whatever one was picked was the one we got.We had a couple of "Kool-Aid"stands in the summer time in the trailer park we used to live in;in Connecticut until we moved to Illinois in 1973!
        I also have a guess for the picture:could it be one of Mack Brownings dogs?

[janetleej]

I actually have the freckle face strawberry mug. One of my sisters has goofy grape and the other has lefty lemon. We are old.

Janet

[Doxherding Karen]

I actually have the freckle face strawberry mug. One of my sisters has goofy grape and the other has lefty lemon. We are old.

Janet

Don't throw them away!

My daughter had a collection of 50 My Little Pony toys and found some of them on eBay for $10!

Karen