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Louisiana kids grew up seeing and hearing a lot of commercial messages, how many of those memorable advertisements still haunt your memory? Let's test your memory.

Along a stretch of HWY 90 on the outskirts of Broussard and entering New Iberia there is a billboard that has a few motorists thinking it's for a whole other business.

What is it about these magnificent creatures that make us want to buy stuff? They sell everything from chicken wings to eyeglasses to candy.

Advertising is everywhere we turn. What we don't always realize is that certain commercials stick in our memories for a lifetime. Take a look at this collection of local and national TV commercials that aired on KATC in 1983. Do you remember any of these?

Back in the '80s, there was a battle for grocery supremacy between the Real Superstore and Winn Dixie. The Superstore ads took on an all-too-familiar political feel. Let's reminisce.

Why will this lumberjack and those like him be getting the month of March off? The reason is a very good one.

What ever could a sweet looking 86-year-old man do that would change the world and the way you and I watch sports on television? Does the phrase " pants on the ground" mean anything to you?

The advertisements will appear as one-page inserts in the Sunday, July 19 editions of the Daily Advertiser and the Acadiana Advocate.

We interrupt this quiet natural moment for a word from a sponsor. No, it won't be that obvious and the benefits will probably help us all.

The movie theater's biggest money maker may actually wind up costing theater owners in the long run.

How would you attempt to eat a triple Whopper from Burger King? I bet you won't do it the way this guy does it in this commercial.

Are you familiar with Butt Drugs? I know it seems like a very personal question but the answer is quite amusing. Butt Drugs is local advertising at its finest!

That's one way to play a drum solo, a keyboard solo and make flames come out of a saxophone.

Women are constantly wanting to improve themselves, their lives, and their families lives. Men have a much shorter attention span and are motivated by far less complex issues.

Whether it's Clydesdale horses in the snow, fresh pot of coffee and a prodigal son or Santa riding an electric razor, certain advertisements have become holiday traditions in their own right.

If it weren't for security cameras a lot of bad things would go unnoticed. I am willing to bet the Mickey Shunick case might still be unsolved if it weren't for footage from a security camera. Most of the time that your or I get to see security camera footage it is of something really bad happening...

Thanks to the Internet, there is ample opportunity for you to research just about any product before buying it. However, according to a survey by Battery Ventures of 1,013 adults, the kind of product endorsement that matters most is one you won't be able to find on the World Wide Web.

Why are these men running? How are they able to run so fast and not spill their beer? It's a secret that will be revealed when you watch this video.

You’ve heard it countless times in ads and commercials — 4 out of 5 doctors recommend a brand, a treatment or even a medical facility. But what does that fifth doctor recommend?

I think they if they target politicians, personal injury attorneys, the Kardashians and just about every show on MTV they won't be able to keep it on the shelves!