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If you grew up in the 1980s, you must watch this commercial  …

Don’t you love the Walkmans/headsets and the woman carrying a generic jar of peanut butter down the street—just because? Things were so much simpler back then.

If this commercial were shot today, the guy would be reading The New York Times on his iPad while unfurling a Hershey’s bar from a plastic wrapper, and not the silver foil (remember the shiny silver foil?).

The girl would be juggling her Blackberry and Starbucks cup, while trying to pull out a packet of Justin’s Almond Butter from her laptop bag.

The two would bump into each other, and either A: Not notice, B: Agree to text or follow on Facebook, or C: Sue for bodily harm.

Taking you further down memory lane, here’s a vintage ad that’s racking up thousands of views on YouTube …

For the record, Tootsie Roll Industries, stands by its age-old answer on how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. On the company’s FAQ page, I found this statement: “It depends on a variety of factors such as the size of your mouth, the amount of saliva, etc. Basically, the world may never know.”

Last stop down the lane today: “candy too good for kids.” I never understood the rationale behind promoting a candy as too good for kids. When I was a kid, I didn’t want to even try Toffifay because I thought it must taste yucky if it’s not made for kids. Obviously, the reverse psychology didn’t work on me.

What’s your favorite candy commercial from when you were a kid?