I am writing this for the Show & Tell board games theme.
One thing about board game commercials is that many of them had catchy jingles.
Twister
This jingle made the game sound so exciting.The word “excitement” is in the lyrics.
♪There’s excitement going round
There’s a party goin’ down
Where?
Twister, The hot spot!
Twister, The hot spot!
Twister, The hot spot!♪
Perfection
Set to the tune of “Pop Goes the Weasel”. A lot of times they used the shortened version.
♪Put the pieces into the slot
Make the right selection
But be quick your racing the clock
Pop goes Perfection!
This piece here and that piece there
Put those pieces everywhere
But be quick or beware
Pop goes perfection!♪
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
♪Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
Knocks you out as he moves about
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
He’s real nice till you roll the dice
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
He’s a silly beast to say the least
He got me, he got you, not me!
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
Keep walking smart or it’s back to start
Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur
Turns and spins til someone wins!♪
Knockout
♪The rammer hammer knocks out those bricks
You gotta be careful you gotta be slick
Don’t let the wall fall that’s what it’s about
Knockout, it’ll knock you out!
Don’t let the wall fall that’s what it’s about
Knockout, it’ll knock you out!
Knockout, it’ll knock you out!♪
Eat at Ralph’s
♪Eat at Ralph’s
Oh yeah!
You know It’s so much fun to eat at Ralph’s
Oh yeah!
Watch out here it comes!
Eat at Ralph’s
Oh yeah!
You know It’s so much fun to eat at Ralph’s
Oh yeah!
Watch out here it comes!♪
The Grape Escape
According to the wikipedia it’s set to the tune of “Funiculì, Funiculà.”I can’t listen to the original song without singing about grapes.
♪Make ’em take ’em to the factory
Smash ’em mash ’em now they’re history
A little [ Screaming]
You’re a little out of shape
That’s the way you do it when you play The Grape Escape
Hey this is fun!
I’m almost done!
Maybe you won’t run out too late!
That’s the way you do it when you play The Grape Escape!♪
Kerplunk
It’s like a rap song
♪Start with the sticks like so
Makin’ a bed where the marbles go
You don’t want those marbles not at all
So pick a stick but don’t let em fall
Cause if it goes kerplunk your
Ssss sunk!♪
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