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The Tootsie Pop is a hard candy lollipop with a Tootsie Roll filling at its center. The Tootsie Pop was invented in 1931 by The Sweets Company of America, which changed its name to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. in 1966. Tootsie Rolls started out as one of the penny candies and as of 2007 cost about $0.16. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by the Counting Crows released in 2002 on Geffen Records. ... For other uses, see Lollipop (disambiguation). ... A patriotic advertisement for Tootsie Rolls during World War I For information about the hip-hop song Tootsee Roll, see 69 Boyz. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tootsie Roll Industries (TR-NYSE) is a manufacturer of confectionery in the United States. ... Tootsie Roll Industries is a manufacturer of confectionery in the United States. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In addition to chocolate (the original flavor), Tootsie Pops come in a variety of flavors including raspberry, cherry, orange and grape. Recently, Tootsie Roll Industries released three new flavors: blue raspberry, strawberry and watermelon. A new release, the Tootsie Pop "Tropical Stormz", includes five different "swirl" textured pops, including: orange/pineapple, lemon/lime, strawberry/banana, citrus punch and berry berry punch. For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... Cultivated raspberries The raspberry (plural, raspberries) is the edible fruit of a number of species of the genus Rubus. ... For other uses, see Cherry (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (L.) Osbeck Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ... This article is about the fruits of the genus Vitis. ... For the R&B singer named Blue Raspberry, see Blue Raspberry (singer). ... For other uses, see Strawberry (disambiguation). ... For the political designation, see Eco-socialism. ...

In 1996, Tootsie Roll Industries celebrated their 100th anniversary. In 2003, sixty-million Tootsie Rolls and twenty-million Tootsie Pops were produced every day. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Tootsie Roll Industries NYSE: TR is a manufacturer of confectionery in the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A patriotic advertisement for Tootsie Rolls during World War I Tootsie Rolls are a chocolatey chew candy that has been manufactured in the United States for over 100 years. ...

Flavors

Original Flavors

• Chocolate
• Cherry
• Orange
• Grape
• Raspberry

Newly Added Flavors

• Strawberry
• Watermelon
• Blue Raspberry

Commercials

In 1970, Tootsie Roll Industries aired one of the most famous TV commercials of all time, featuring a boy trying to ascertain how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Along with the two Tootsie Roll commercials, this commercial (albeit in a re-edited 15-second "hook" version) continues to be shown on television today, making them the longest running commercials of all time ([1]). (A second, shortened Tootsie Pop commercial was created and first aired in 1996, which also continues to be shown on television today). Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

The original 1-minute version of the commercial had the boy going up to Mr. Cow and Mr. Fox before going up to Mr. Turtle asking how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop in which they respond that they bite them instead of licking and suggest asking the next animal.

Here is the dialogue to the 30-second version:

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

Mr. Turtle: I never 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: Let's find out. One... two-HOO... three..

Mr. Owl: Crunch!

Mr. Owl: Three!

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

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

Narrator: Crunch!

Narrator: The world may never know.

After the 1970 TV commercial, Mr. Owl became the mascot for Tootsie Pops. He appears on the packaging and marketing. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Packaging is the enclosing of a physical object, typically a product that will be offered for sale. ... For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ...

In the 1990s, a new commercial was made featuring a boy asking a robot and a dragon how many licks it takes to get to the center, with similar results as the boy with Mr. Owl. The video can be viewed here. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Research

According to the official Tootsie Roll website, Tootsie Roll Industries has received over 50,000 letters from children claiming to have solved the riddle since the commercial first aired in 1970. The typical range of responses is between 100 and 5,800. For other uses, see Letter (disambiguation). ... A riddle is a statement or question having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. ...

Tootsie Roll Industries notes that they are aware of 3 separate and completely unrelated studies which attempted to finally put to rest the ever eternal question of "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?":

• A handful of engineering students at Purdue University appear to have conducted the most research. They devised a "licking machine," with which they recorded an average of 364 licks to get to the center. Their research also included having 20 human volunteers carry out the experiment as well. The results from the volunteers concluded that it took an average of 252 licks to reach it.
• One doctorate student at the University of Michigan created his own licking machine and came up with an average of 411 licks to reach the center of the Tootsie Pop.
• Students at Swathmore High School conducted their own human-based experiment, resulting in an average of 144 licks.

The answer of course is affected by the individual's saliva output and the tongue size, so it depends on the person. However, in theory it can be done in only one lick if the tongue is in direct contact with the Tootsie Pop for a long enough period of time. Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Purdue redirects here. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ...

Urban legend

This raspberry flavored Tootsie Pop wrapper shows the image of Native American aiming a bow and arrow at a star.

Tootsie Roll Pops traditionally were wrapped in paper with icons and symbols, including but not limited to, an American Indian with a bow and arrow aimed at a star. From soon after the introduction of Tootsie Pops from 1931 through the present day (currently generating about 150 letters a week), a rumor has circulated that a wrapper containing the American Indian icon shooting a star could be traded-in for a free Tootsie Roll Pop. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 604 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (699 × 694 pixel, file size: 335 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image is of a Raspberry flavored Tootsie Roll wrapper with a Native American aiming an arrow at a star. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 604 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (699 × 694 pixel, file size: 335 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image is of a Raspberry flavored Tootsie Roll wrapper with a Native American aiming an arrow at a star. ... Cultivated raspberries The raspberry (plural, raspberries) is the edible fruit of a number of species of the genus Rubus. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... A bow is a weapon that shoots arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow and/or the string. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... This article is about the astronomical object. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

According to Tootsie Roll Industries and web site Snopes.com[2], this rumor is not true. However, according to Snopes.com[3], individual merchants have chosen to honor the wrapper legend over the years, allowing people to "win" a free pop or pops. The Urban Legends Reference Pages (also known as snopes. ... The Urban Legends Reference Pages (also known as snopes. ...

With the innovation and spread of the Internet and e-mail, many queries to Tootsie Roll Industries are in the form of email. Below is the company's response, dated March 24, 2005, to one such query: Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ...

Thank you for your interest in our Tootsie Pop wrappers. We are pleased to have an opportunity to tell the true story about our Tootsie Pop wrappers.

Many years ago, a rumor surfaced that said if the wrapper of a Tootsie Pop with a star was found and returned to the company, a free Tootsie Pop, or any number of things would be sent to the lucky person. We truly don't know why or where this rumor started, as our records do not indicate that our company ever sponsored any type of promotion surrounding images on the wrapper.

We hope we have been able to clarify this matter for you and we thank you for contacting us.

Trivia

• In 2000, rapper Lil' Kim used the popular slogan as a sexual reference and title, "How Many Licks?" for her album The Notorious K.I.M.

• A now discontinued bite sized form called "Tootsie Pop Drops" was once available in grape, strawberry, cherry, orange, and chocolate flavors.

• Lemon Lime has been added to the new flavors available in regular bags of Tootsie Pops (the other flavors are Strawberry, Watermelon, and Blue Raspberry).

Kimberly Denise Jones, better known by her stage name Lil Kim[1], is an American multi-platinum rapper. ... How Many Licks is the second single of the 2000 Lil Kim album The Notorious K.I.M.. It debuted at number 90 on the Hot 100 charts and rose to 75. ... Alternate covers Clean Version Cover Executively produced by Sean Puffy Combs, Kimberly Lil Kim Jones and Christopher The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace, The Notorious KIM is the sophomore album from East Coast Hardcore MC, Lil Kim, released on June 27, 2000 by Atlantic Records. ...

Pop culture references

• In the Family Guy episode, Let's Go to the Hop, the following Tootsie Pop ad parody is shown:

Boy: Mr. Toad, how many licks of you does it take to get to the center of a Rhode Island state prison?

(Prison bars suddenly slam over the image.)

Narrator: Just one.

• The popular webcomic Order of the Stick parodied the Tootsie Pop ad. [4]

• In the Camp Lazlo episode "Lazlo Loves a Parade" in the background, an owl in the background who takes 3 licks then bites it.

• In an Halloween-themed episode of Food Network's Good Eats entitled "Tricks for Treats", host Alton Brown parodied the Tootsie Pops ad, only using peanut brittle.

• In the Wu-Tang Clan song "Method Man", in Method Man's verse "Now how many licks does it take/for me to hit the Tootsie Roll center of a break..."

• In the Simpsons episode "sleeping with the enemy", Marge offers Bart a tootsie pop as a way for Bart to be nice to Nelson.

• There is a famous moving picture circulating the internet which shows two men dressed in make-up typical of the Black Metal music genre. One claims to have 4 Tootsie Pops. When the other asks if he can have one he is told "No" The picture is a popular avatar on many forums.