BRUSH YOUR TEETH...ROUND AND ROUND!
Since the dawn of Youtube I've waited for this clip to surface! Some awesome individual has finally uploaded a clip of The Toothbrush Family (1974) as originally seen on Captain Kangaroo and The Commander Tom Show. These little talking hygienic tools had a lasting impact on my mind and possibly my dental habits. Much of their power comes from their song; they sing it at the end of the video. You know it. A lot of people know it but don't know where it comes from...
Brush your teeth
Round and round
Circles small
Gums and all
A small soft toothbrush the round and round way
Will clean your gums healthy and stop tooth decay
So clean very carefully three times a day
Go round and round
Apparently there was a later version of the cartoon as well. For years it has been a frustrating red herring in my search for the original. Well, looks like I win this time stupid Toothbrush Family remake.
When I woke up this morning I sure didn't expect to hear this song today. I love it when life goes round and round too.
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WOW. File this under Stuff I Thought I'd Forgotten AGES Ago - but as SOON as I saw that moon in the window, everything came back in a rush.
Thanks, Kirk. May you never lose your ticket to the Kingdom of Could Be You.
I believe the voice of the green female toothbrush is provided by the same actress who provided the voice of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the Rankin-Bass specials.
The scary thing...I have remembered the COMPLETE LYRICS to this thing for all these years. I will occasionally sing it around co-workers and get a strange look. Hey, it's not my fault that you didn't have as cool a childhood as I had...THANKS FOR FINDING THIS!!!!
My mom sang me this song every night of my childhood- thanks for reminding me!
Now that's a blast from the past! This spot was in the back of my brain just waiting to be revived again. Now I must go and brush my teeth!
I can honestly say that to this very day I brush in small circles (gums & all) b/c of the instruction of this cartoon.
My dentist thanks you, Toothbrush family!!
This is cool, Kirk!
But I'm frustrated because I have absolutely no memory of the Toothbrush Family, or their song...
I DO remember Yuck Mouth, though! If I'm not mistaken, he was a gross-looking yellow troll with a raspy voice. And he sang a short ditty that went:
"My name is Yuck Mouth
'cause I don't brush
How about a little kiss?"
Obviously, the idea was to horrify the kiddies enough so that they wouldn't turn into little non-brushing Yuck Mouths, as well. And I must say, it DID work on me! There are many nights that I can be found singing that song over the bathroom sink, with toothpaste dribbling down my chin...
Geezus... you just sent me into a mid life crisis!!! I'm going to sniff the inside of my old metal lunch box now.
Ah memories. Thanks for posting!
Is Flash takend from Edward G. Robinson or W.C. Fields? Tough one. There was a time when these cartoons were all we got and we were grateful. Miss those times.
haha I totally remembered the lyrics and music and everything as soon as I saw the video. thats pretty scary actually lol
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