Over the years, a number of television commercials have become so famous and so popular that they have carved out their own niches in the fabric of society. For various reasons, these commercials have become so popular that they have taken on a life of their own. Famous television commercials broadcast over the years include:

• 1984: Apple Macintosh commercial that aired only once, during the 1984 Super Bowl. A milestone ad directed by Ridley Scott [ external info ] [watch]
• Daisy: Lyndon Johnson campaign commercial (revived in 2002 by anti-war website MoveOn.org in protest against President George W. Bush's potential war against Iraq)
• I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
• I've fallen and I can't get up
• Jag är Ipren - Den intelligenta värktabletten, a Swedish commercial about a painkiller that has reached cult status.
• I Am Canadian - Canadian commercial advertising Molson Canadian brand beer using patriotism as its platform
• Love. It Comes in All Colors: 1970 National Urban Coalition commercial promoting racial harmony.
• Nothin' but net (McDonald's)
• Let's All Be There (NBC)
• Raid bug spray (created by Tex Avery)
• Tastes Great Less Filling
• Tootsie Roll
• Tootsie Pop
• Where's the beef? (Wendy's restaurants)
• Don't even think about it! Pepsi commercial where Shaquille O' Neal gets denied a soft drink by a little kid
• Budweiser Wazzup? series of commercials. [ external info ]
• Budweiser Bud-weis-R frogs commercials directed by Gore Verbinsky.
• Southwest Airlines' Wanna get away? commercial series
• Honda's "Cog" commercial for the Honda Accord
• National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia's Juan Valdez commercials
• This is SportsCenter commercials, begun in 1994 and still running.*
• I'm lovin' it (McDonald's)