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
- 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 it's platform
- Nothin' but net (McDonald's)
- Raid bug spray (created by Tex Avery)
- Tastes Great Less Filling
- Tootsie Roll
- Where's the beef (Wendy's restaurants)
- Don't even think about it Pepsi commercial where Shaquille O' Neal gets denied a soda by a little kid
- Budweiser Wazzup? commercial
- 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
