Ding-A-Lings Commercial - Weird Robot Toys (1970s)

Strange robot toys released back in the seventies.

[@RoscoRide]

I had my own Ding a ling to play with back in 71’

[@austinboucher5286]

I’m too immature for this. Damn you, RiffTrax!

[@r.f.switch5847]

How can you not be?

[@davidutt4477]

It's just boys playing with their ding-a-lings

[@Rick-fe8xn]

This is the first time I ever saw this and I immediately went there, this stuff is hilarious I'm sorry

[@mgrella63]

I had just about all of them and King Ding, They were alot of fun. I miss those days

[@davidstevens6705]

Rifftrax brought me here

[@reptile1677]

I came here from strange history

[@TheHcalkins]

Same

[@bottleaire2082]

Same.

[@gohawks3571]

Rifftrax brought me here too... Is this real?! I was laughing so hard, I missed almost the whole commercial😂

[@animehunter23]

Same

[@ACanuckNamedTex]

"here comes the biggest Ding-A-Ling of them all" pfft hahahahaha!

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

some kid back then: *LOOKS IN HIS OWN PANTS* that same kid: "uh no.....it's right here....in meh pants"

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@megb7715]

These weren't sexual innuendos in the same way HR Pufnstuf or Lidsville weren't drug references

[@cygnuscreations7038]

Lord, the nostalgia one can find on KZbin. Felt like being 8 years old for a little while and looked these up. Man, was it great to be a kid back then. Only one problem; my sister broke King Ding and my mother forgot to ask "Santa" for a damn power pac:)) Hey, anyone else here have a Johnny Lightning 500 race track?

[@pauldriggere8300]

0:48 Go go, groin-cam!

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😂😂😅

[@RobStangle]

These are why I'm still buying robot toys to this day.

[@germanshepherd5314]

There is no way they did not know the language was a double entendre back then.

[@asiaj1]

Lmfao Righttt

[@LadyDeirdre]

Then as now, Dingaling’s primary meaning was “nitwit,” but more comedic.

[@mcqueensbiggestfan5082]

You can see ding a ling work mans arm fall off

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

Did I just watch a dingaling get shoved up a King Ding?

[@reptile1677]

No you saw a robot go into a big exo suit

[@mememan3447]

Did anyone notice that the Spy Dingaling’s camera came out of the groin area? The camera came out of the Ding-A-Ling’s DINGALING!

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😂😂😂 I'm over here in tears, like wth is this?? They knew what they were doing

[@MistaMuse]

Christmas eve... 1971. Best present ever. The memory still occupies a very magical place in my mind. Thanks for posting this.

[@toonalootown2331]

0:43

[@traceyjames4681]

These were my all-time favorite toys. I am so glad to find this video!

[@hamhockbeans]

So this is why the Simpson had that boy sing that song and had the principle grab hom off stage. He wanted you to play with his toys.

[@Skeeballman64]

Best 3 minutes and 46 seconds of my life.

[@ironicanimations]

Honestly I’d love this as a child, even tho it doesn’t exist anymore-

[@jasonpp1973]

I have this commercial on the 1001 Classic Commercials DVD set, good stuff indeed!

[@psf11]

Incidentally it's a trade commercial used to sell to buyers. It wouldn't have been on TV though I'm sure a lot of the footage was used in the TV ads.

[@karmicexperiment5034]

I love this, but king ding’s “elevator” makes me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@psf11]

My favorite toys I'd ever had as a child. Thanks for posting it.

[@steverino6954]

I've been trying to find this for some time but I just couldn't remember the name "King Ding" until it just popped into my head today! I looked it up and "pow!" there it is. Gotta love the internet! I had King Ding and Brain when I was around 5 years old (1971?) I don't remember the other robots or the "Ding a Ling" name. Just King Ding and Brain. My big brither blew Brains arms off with firecrackers. :( It was a very cool toy.

[@machineman6498]

Integral part of my childhood. Just wish they were a little more durable.

[@bps3013]

This is so wrong on so many levels. And by wrong, I mean FUCKING AWESOME.

[@LegitMan335]

I would love to get my hands on one of those ding a lings.

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😅

[@skrotorr3223]

I had this, but it is but a vague memory, early 70's kindergarten.

[@bobalinx8762]

2:16 Colonoscopist Ding-a-Ling

[@thereviewwarrior4348]

Push the lever and he'll tell you your future. No.

[@Anthony_Smith365]

There are so many Double entendres in this commercial...

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂❤

[@donniebrookins6215]

I had Rocky when I was a kid. My buddy had Brain and King Ding

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

Ok so there's a vintage toy shop near me. Next time I'm there, I'm going to ask if anyone has ( with straight face) asked if they have any ding-a-lings 😂.

[@scottgray8382]

i had that king ding robot when i was a kid. so glad to see this commercial...thanks for posting it

[@mikecarey3239]

"The most incredible DROIDS you've ever seen"???? I thought Lucas came up with the term 'Droid'....

[@LadyDeirdre]

Toys.

[@ironheadrat3420]

These are awesome, so many different designs. Love that there are Chef and Shoeshine robots. Ding a lings is a stupid and terrible name for them though.

[@centrevez2075]

brings an whole new meaning to the song won't you play with my ding a ling after seeing this 60's commercial and no I won't naming toys ding a ling robots and king dong is disturbingly gross just imagine an embarrassed kid on Santa's lap back then by saying to Santa I want king dong for Christmas and the other kids laugh in hysterics I thought wunder boner was way worse and immature but this tops that by 100% .

[@razor198042]

The subliminals, wow

[@rayr1444]

I'll chime in like so many others have. I had Gofer, Rocky and Explo. Some of my best toys as a child and I cherished them. Too bad that 51 years later I have no idea whatever happened to them.

[@tj921able]

They spent $3million on this campaign? Holy cow biscuits!

[@Bismuth83X]

These are actually kinda awesome!

[@margaritaramos3393]

Remember having this for Christmas 😁

[@fastold]

something shady about that spy

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😂😂

[@DrForrester87]

He discovers your secrets with his hidden camera *boing*

[@andyoakland745]

I had a bunch and loved them!! But why do i remember the track sections being blue, not orange??

[@GoldKnightProduction]

1:26 I think his arm just fell off! XD

[@sirfetched8877]

1:26

[@landisoliver4441]

Ding-A-Ling robot toys go for high prices. On Ebay The king ding Bot is selling for over 500$ and the sky way is over 200$.

[@westsidesmitty1]

Wow. $500! What the heck did I do? I had them all, plus the blue ''sky track'' they ran on. But then again, none of my toys survived, except the Tonka trucks and tractors- they will last for centuries!

[@larry7124]

I remember another Ding-A-Lings Commercial where it they had an upbeat them song

[@landisoliver4441]

Ding-a-lings were Transformers Before Transformers. They were the Early Prototypes.

[@brendenesguerra8488]

Can you imagine what would it be like if they brought this toy line back and modernized it, making kinda more like Transformers?

[@mkl62]

Got King Ding, along with Boxer & Fireman for Christmas 1971. Thanks, Santa.

[@drumdad54sdl47]

I got King Ding/Brain, Boxer & Rocky. Fun days!

[@mkl62]

@@drumdad54sdl47 Also a Voice of the Mummy Game and a Funlight Projector. Remember those?

[@westsidesmitty1]

@@mkl62 Friend, Voice of the Mummy ruled! I had forgotten the name, but the second I read your comment, the images came back crystal clear. I actually had a ''strategy'' to simply spend the game on the lower levels, methodically collecting the small green jewels and pass on chances to move up and take the crown jewel (and the problematic ''cursed cobra'' ). Since, in the end, it was about the total value, I sometimes won. It would enrage my younger brother, who felt I was cheating! ''Mummy'' vied with ''Green Ghost'' as one of my favorite games. Strange Change Machine was top of the line, as well. Those were the days!

[@mkl62]

@@westsidesmitty1 Got "Green Ghost" for my birthday one year.

[@69inetails]

So a ding a ling pilots king ding….. Huh it’s a Gundam 😂

[@Biscuit1973]

I wasn’t even born back in the 60s during the time when this toy was then advertised on TVs nationwide because I’ve watched this commercial back on a classic commercials DVD box it and which I still have because I remember watching this three minute ad back on the DVD collection because all of these dinging toy robots Have a portable battery in which it can be replaced and moved to another robot itself because every robot has a job description and I remember they had one large one. They called the king in which had a small robot that act as the brain of the giant robot itselfbecause when I was done coming into the world in the early 70s, this toy was no longer made. Plus it was out of print forever because I know someone who is in their 50s or 60s. They still have that toy today.

[@nylilhotman]

my favorite childhood toy. For years....until yesterday.....i wasnt sure if it was a real toy or some weird dream/memory.

[@tj921able]

They paid 3 million dollars to air this?!!! What is it, a Super Bowl ad? (JK)

[@OwenConcorde]

This is one of the longest toy commercials in history. Why would these robot toys ride on monorail tracks?

[@convict2764]

I still have the King Ding.

[@kevinpatrickmacnutt]

Negativland used the audio from this on their Over The Edge radio show. It sounded too elaborate to actually exist. Lo and behold there it is and a little more plausible with the visuals, however still pretty elaborate looking. If this were the 1980s or 1990s there would be an afternoon cartoon to sell these things.

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

I want to get a few of the cool ones to put up on display

[@jpbedoya6482]

Were ads this long? 🤯

[@hyperdragondx9584]

I need these

[@TheDragonman104]

We need the Nostalgia Critic to review this commercial?

[@germanshepherd5314]

I have this on a DVD compilation.

[@hamhockbeans]

Me too 1001 commercials.

[@christopherwilliams5800]

King Ding

[@TFormers2002]

Protoman TfSlag brought me here.

[@haychestpain]

thats weird bro ,, subliminal and so bad holy gees

[@tj921able]

They break the laws of gravity? I'm not spending money on these little law breakers! ROFL

[@MrMicroRed]

"with boys all across america right behind him"... i'll bet.

[@Rick-fe8xn]

😂😅😂 this whole commercial was hilarious

[@thespectreofboredom7551]

Did I just watch a ding a ling get shoved up a King Ding?

[@journ9er]

What is that brain robot doing at 2:11?

[@thebigbush2484]

2:11

[@christine8262]

Does ANYONE know where I can find the KFI Radio TV Commerical where the Old Lady states KFI Makes My Ding A Ling??? Thats what brought me here LOL This TV commercial is from the 70s maybe late 60s

[@rivkajazz]

King Ding's actual brain!! 2:30 mark.

[@TheOGLemonduck]

Mad Tribe brought me here

[@kaiserdashawn5219]

XD