In this classic ad from art director Bob Gage and copywriter Edie Vaughn of Doyle Dane Bernbach, it’s Little Mikey’s turn to take one for the team. After numerous print campaigns featuring the likes of Mickey Mantle and Ben Hogan, sales for the durable Timex watch were disappointing.

However, research convinced Timex ... the watch maker. “Just about everyone said, ‘It takes a licking and keeps on ticking’,” said Timex advertising manager Ron Sok in 1989....

August 26, 2003 - ''The brand is so iconic, but sometimes 'iconic' can seem dated,'' said Rob Feakins, an executive creative director at Kirshenbaum Bond. '' 'It takes a licking and keeps on ticking' is one of the greatest tag lines in terms of memorability, but it's no longer relevant.''

Need a good laugh? Relive the glory days with these vintage Timex watch commercials from the sixties through the eighties. Mimes Mimicking Movements There is something very VERY wrong with this guy So cruel! Can you imagine if this actually ran, or is it an outake?

It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Get all the details, meaning, context, and even a pretentious factor for good measure.

Derived from the advertising slogan for Timex wrist-watches. ... take a licking and keep on ticking (third-person singular simple present takes a licking and keeps on ticking, present participle taking a licking and keeping on ticking, simple past took a licking and kept on ticking, past participle ...

January 7, 2020 - John Cameron Swayze, a journalist whose ads for Timex watches became part of American pop culture, died Tuesday at his Sarasota home. He was 89.

November 22, 2019 - Timex once was one of America’s best-selling watch brands. Now it’s trying to regain that popularity.

1 month ago - Over a period of twenty years beginning in 1956, Swayze became widely known as the commercial spokesman for Timex watches, and for the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." In one of these commercials, performed live, he strapped the watch to the propeller blades of an outboard ...

March 1, 2019 - Takes a licking and keeps on ticking, indeed! EDIT: grammar, and added/removed some details. ... Nice watch. I too have found my way towards cheap but good watches. I just got a Casio Duro for $40. Before that I got a couple Seiko 5's, gave one to my brother. Funny thing is, I think I've now spent more money on straps than actual watches. ... I have a collection of 30 watches...and not one Timex...

The watches survived tests against paint mixers, jackhammers, washing machines, dishwashers, water skiers and even an 87-foot dive off of the La Quebrada Cliffs in Acapulco, Mexico. And after every test, they reiterated the Timex slogan, “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.”

February 16, 2024 - Anyone remember that from the 70s? I use love those old commercials. I've had this one in my collection for a few years now and loved it so much, I bought one in all the colors. This is an automatic and they did a great job with the design. Since then, I've added a few of their newer pieces ...

Hi,, What does this mean? Mr. Timex is a watch? Please help me!!!

My first ever watch as a kid was a generic Timex with Indiglo; I couldn’t have been older than 7 or 8 at the time. That thing went EVERYWHERE with me and was my only watch until high school, apart from various cheap digitals I used for camping and such. It’s long lost, but I’m sure it’s ...

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