Tootsie Pops

Ang mga Tootsie Pop ^[1] ay matitigas na kending lollipop na puno ng lasang tsokolate na Tootsie roll. Unang naimbento ang mga ito noong 1931 ni Luke Weisgram, isang trabahador ng Sweets Company ng Amerika. Ang kompanya ay nag-iba ng pangalan nito at naging Tootsie Roll Industries noong 1966.

May marami pang mga lasa ang mayroon ang mga Tootsie Pops maliban sa tsokolate, ang orihinal na lasa. Mayroong mga lasa ng ratiles, dalanghita, ubas, raspberi, istroberi, pakwan, asul na raspberi, pomegranate, at may mga bagong lasa ng saging. Isang labas ng Tootsie Roll pops, nangangalang Tropical Stormz ay nagtatampok ng anim na lasa: narangha, pinya, lemon lime, istroberi, citrus punch at berry berry pops

Noong 2003,anim na milyong Tootsie Roll at dalawampung milyong Tootsie Pop ang nailalabas araw-araw.

Ang Tootsie Roll Pops ay kilala sa pahabol na linya na "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" sa orihinal na patalastas sa telebisyon, isang batang lalaki ang nagtanong nito sa isang baka, isang lobo at isang pagong. Ang bawat isa ay nagsabi sa bata na magtanong ng ibang tanongdahil nakakagat nila ang Tootsie Pop habang dinidilaan nila ito. Nagtanong naman siya ng isang kuwago na nagsimulang dilaan ito ngunit napakagat din sa lollipop na ikinatuwa ng batang lalaki.^[2]

Heto ang pag-uusap sa orihinal na pagbabago na may 60 na minuto:

Boy (voiced by Buddy Foster): Mr. Cow...

Mr. Cow (Frank Nelson): Yeeeeesss?

Boy: How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Cow: I don't know, I always end up biting. Ask Mr. Fox, for he's much clever than I.

Boy: Mr. Fox, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Fox (Paul Frees): Why don't you ask Mr. Turtle, for he's been around a lot longer than I? Me, heheh, I bite.

Boy: Mr. Turtle, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Turtle (Ralph James): I've never even made it without biting. Ask Mr. Owl, for he is the wisest of us all.

Boy: Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Owl (Paul Winchell): A good question. Let's find out. A One... A.two-HOO...A three..

(crunch sound effect)

Mr. Owl: A Three!

Boy: If there's anything I can't stand, it's a smart owl.

Narrator (Herschel Bernardi): How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

(crunch sound effect)

Narrator: The world may never know.

Ang 30 minutong pag-uusap ng patalastas:

Boy: Mr. Turtle, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Turtle (Ralph James): I've never even made it without biting. Ask Mr. Owl.

Boy: Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

Mr. Owl (Paul Winchell): Let's find out. A One... A.two-HOO...A three..

(crunch sound effect)

Mr. Owl: A Three!

Narrator (Herschel Bernardi): How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

(crunch sound effect)

Narrator: The world may never know.

Mga sanggunian

1. "Archive copy". Inarkibo mula sa orihinal noong 2010-11-30. Nakuha noong 2009-12-23.
2. Watch the original commercial