
Milk Mustaches of the Millennium calendar
Source: Strong National Museum of Play / Google Arts & Culture
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Milk Mustache DatabaseThe complete got milk? & Milk Mustache advertising archive — 1,400+ celebrity milk-mustache ads, posters, contest winners & merchandise, 1995 to today.
MILK / What a surprise!
Here's a healthcare plan. You've got 25 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis. Solution? Calcium and lots of it. And don't be fooled by all the supplements. They don't have half the nutrients milk does. Want to know where to get your calcium? As my husband says, Read my lips.
Bernie Hogya identifies this as the very first Milk Mustache ad shown to the Milk Processor Education Program. Barbara Bush liked the idea but declined to participate, so the piece never ran. The concept copy focused on calcium and osteoporosis and ends with the “Read my lips” joke.
No publication placement documented yet.
This is the Instant that's delicious for drinking!
Carnation Instant Magic Crystals — secret of fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly! Carnation Instant is the new pure crystal form of freshest nonfat milk. New Magic Crystals that burst into refreshingly delicate flavor even in ice-cold water! Ready to drink, with all the natural protein, calcium and B-vitamins of fresh whole milk! Ready instantly for cooking, baking — no special recipes needed! Discover Magic Crystals today! Look for Carnation, the only Magic Crystals Instant, today. Convenient 3-qt. and economical 8-qt. packages, with easy-pour spouts.
1957 Carnation milk-mustache child ad from the larger Magic Crystals-era series. Keep separate from extra-799.801 until image comparison can establish exact child/layout relationships.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1957 | Original print advertisement | period-object listing | Seller identifies the physical ad as a 1957 Carnation Instant Milk Mom & Son milk-mustache print ad. |
Major prehistory item: a milk mustache is used as the hero visual decades before the celebrity Milk Mustache campaign.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1958 | Page number 56 visible on surviving clipping | Approx. 5.25 × 11 in. vintage magazine ad | source | Seller identifies the original single-page Carnation ad as 1958; magazine title and exact issue remain unresolved. |
A key historical precursor. The March 23, 1959 Life placement is directly tied to the surviving red-jacket ad. John Eimen separately remembered a Feb. 2, 1959 Life placement and described his Carnation ad as the earliest milk-mustache model example he knew.
“This is the Instant that’s delicious for drinking! Carnation ‘Magic Crystals’ burst into fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly — for as little as 8¢ a quart!” Boy in a red patterned shirt holding a glass with a milk mustache; three Carnation packages at lower left. Body: Mixes Instantly! New Carnation ‘Magic Crystals’ mix instantly and completely in ice-cold water; Chocolate-flavor Instant nonfat dry milk too.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life | Mar 23, 1959 | Full-page color print ad | source | Seller explicitly identifies the surviving boy/red-jacket ad as taken from the March 23, 1959 issue of Life. | |
| Life | Feb 2, 1959 | Full-page color print ad | source | John Eimen recalled his classic Carnation Instant Milk ad appearing in Life on Feb. 2, 1959, and called it the earliest milk-mustache modeling example he knew of. The Feb. 2 issue page itself still needs capture for image-level comparison. |
Same John Eimen / red-haired-boy creative. Another scan of the same ad.
Distinct 1959 Carnation milk-mustache precursor creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1959 | Full-page color print ad, approx. 10.5 × 13.5 in. | source | Seller identifies this as an original 1959 magazine print ad; exact publication/issue still needs recovery. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Widely cited as the first celebrity milk mustache, though sources differ on the year (1994 vs 1995); the milkadman archive places Naomi Campbell in the 1995 launch class shot by Annie Leibovitz.
Two unillustrated Naomi Campbell states exist, differing in whether her name appears and in the closing line.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | February 1995 | 79 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible body copy reads 'But I also drink lots of milk.' and the served paper lacks a Naomi Campbell name line, matching the collector-documented no-name state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
FOX tune-in ad for Party of Five promising a milk-mustache reveal — "Tune in to see who's got milk? Brought to you by America's Dairy Farmers." Black-and-white as printed in TV Guide.
Issue: TV Guide (New York edition), November 18, 1995
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Joan Rivers — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Several Joan Rivers states exist, differing in whether her name appears and whether skim milk is named.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible copy reads 'It’s skim milk—and I love it.' and the name line is present, exactly matching the collector-documented with-name state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
The full-ad reproduction visibly reads 'This is skim milk.' and lacks the Joan Rivers name line, matching the second collector-documented 1995 state. Secondary source only; an original period paper remains preferred.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 384323974097; 1995 original print.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
High-resolution original magazine-page photograph visibly carries 'Which is why I love skim milk.' and the Vanna White name line at bottom.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | April 1995 | 173 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
The paper lacks the Vanna White bottom name line but retains the 'Which is why I love skim milk.' wording. That combination is distinct from both collector-listed children: with-name/love-skim-milk and no-name/drink-lots-of-skim-milk.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Original magazine paper advertisement, approx. 8 × 11 in. | source | Bamboo identifies an original paper from a 1995 magazine; the served image visibly lacks the Vanna White bottom name line. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Part of the campaign's 1995 first-year celebrity roster; Christie Brinkley appeared in multiple milk-mustache ads across the campaign's run.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Seller scan of blue-suit MILK. What a Surprise! state.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | February 1995 | 77 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Dealer photograph of the original 1995 magazine page preserves the MWAS ad with no Christie Brinkley name line visible at the bottom.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Bamboo Trading: FIXES collector link error (was pointing at nwyle.jpg)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | April 1995 | 171 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Apr 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 24, 1995; Mar 3, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Apr 4, 1995 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible text includes 'With nine essential nutrients including calcium,' which separates this child from the alternate 'and all the calcium' state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies’ Home Journal | March 1995 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Ladies’ Home Journal volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Better Homes and Gardens | March 1995 | 63 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 1995. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Exact original collector image URL for Isabella Rossellini's 1995 LECHE variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | May 1995 | 69 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source |
Original-paper dealer photograph preserves the standard 1995 MILK. What a surprise! Isabella Rossellini ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact original collector image URL for Isabella Rossellini's two-piece 'Guess Who's Drinking Milk' ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact original collector image URL for Isabella Rossellini's two-piece no-caption ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Joan Lunden — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original-paper dealer photograph shows the standard MWAS layout without the red 1-800-WHY-MILK contact block.
Visible MWAS standard ad without 1-800 contact line; supports already-recovered standard child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies’ Home Journal | July 1996 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Ladies’ Home Journal volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Better Homes and Gardens | July 1995 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. Second placement of the Joan Lunden ad in the same year. | |
| Better Homes and Gardens | June 1995 | 35 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact issue and page verified in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Part of the campaign's 1995 first-year celebrity roster.
Photographed inside People, June 26, 1995; authentic MWAS issue scan. A period copy, photographed at an angle.
Reproduction. Three Kate Moss states are recorded, at 75 and 85 per cent, plus the Tower Records card.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Fashion Week Daily archival scan; visual inspection confirms “75% of women…” body copy and MILK. What a surprise! Printed fine print dates the ad ©1995 despite later secondary dating drift.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible copy begins “Bones. Bones. Bones. Maybe so, but unlike 85% of girls today.” and matches this exact child state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Rack card combines the 75% Kate Moss copy with MWYM, ©1996 and whymilk.com; front scanned; reverse transcribed.
the collector filename pc_kate.jpg; host status: DEAD - geocities.com/maccpictures3, not mirrored.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1996 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. | |
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1996 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_kate.jpg; catalog code MWYM 1996. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Jun 16, 1995; Jun 30/Jul 7, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jun 26, 1995; Jul 3, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Nov 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jun 26, 1995 | Print ad | source | Seller photographs the authentic MWAS Kate Moss page inside this exact People issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Photographed inside People, April 17, 1995; authentic MWAS issue scan. A period copy, photographed at an angle.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Third independent scan of the the Milk What A Surprise era Sabatini. Relevant to extra-778 (Gabriela Sabatini - Milk Where's Your Mustache 1995), which sits in the wanted list with nothing to go on.
Companion to the above.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
High-resolution original 1995 magazine-page photograph preserves the MWAS standard and does not show the red 1-800-WHY-MILK block.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible red 1-800-WHY-MILK contact block exactly identifies the phone-line ad. Bamboo dates the paper to a 1995 magazine while the collector ad list dates this phone-line state to 1996; the two dates conflict.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
the collector master index identifies this image as Gabriela Sabatini EXTRA: MWYM 1995 - second Sabatini image. This mapping is variant-specific rather than a family-level guess.
Known extra picture entry.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Known variant | source | Known extra picture entry. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Additional seller scan of original print.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Bamboo Trading identifies this as an approximately 8×11 inch paper advertisement from a 1995 magazine featuring Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone. The served object visibly carries the MILK / What a surprise! lockup and the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line at lower right, cleanly resolving extra-589. The dealer page title says GOT MILK? generically, but the printed object itself controls ad mapping.
Second physical-period specimen; visible 1-800-WHY-MILK line confirms the exact phone-line child state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Magazine title unresolved | 1995 | Approx. 8 × 11 in. original magazine paper advertisement | source | Bamboo Trading identifies this as an approximately 8×11 inch paper advertisement from a 1995 magazine featuring Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone. The served object visibly carries the MILK / What a surprise! lockup and the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line at lower right, cleanly resolving extra-589. The dealer page title says GOT MILK? generically, but the printed object itself controls ad mapping. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Part of the campaign's mid-1990s roster of sports figures.
eBay 384323957501; 1995 MWAS-era state.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Exact Steve Young MWAS + phone-line child from Vogue October 1995.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Vogue | Oct 1995 | PDF scan page 233 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete Vogue Oct. 1995 issue visibly shows the MWAS ad with 1-800-WHY-MILK. |
Independent sold-record visual supports the existing 1996 Steve Young MWYM child; attached to the existing child rather than creating a duplicate.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
MILK / What a surprise!
Don't listen to my advice on achy-breaky hearts, listen to the American Heart Association. They've been singing the praises of 1% and skim milk as a way to reduce fat in your diet. With all the same nutrients as whole milk, you're headed for the top of the charts.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1995. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Additional seller scan of original print.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Among the earliest ensemble mustache ads, tied to Friends' mid-1990s peak; part of the documented 1995 first-year celebrity class.
A reproduction rather than a scan of the page, but the corpus holds several unillustrated states of this pairing.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Recovered original-period page. Visual inspection shows the MILK. What a Surprise! ad with no 1-800-WHY-MILK or whymilk.com contact line, distinguishing the standard state from its contact-line sibling.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact Friends MWAS + phone-line ad recovered from Vogue November 1995.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Vogue | Nov 1995 | PDF scan page 581 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete Vogue Nov. 1995 issue visibly shows the MWAS Friends ad with 1-800-WHY-MILK. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Sep 1995; Nov 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Jul 12, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Nov 21, 1995; Jul 16, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Nov 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Apr 15, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Nov 1995; Jun 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Dec 19, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 20, 1995 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue seller listing explicitly inventories the Lisa Kudrow/Jennifer Aniston MILK What a Surprise ad in this issue. | |
| Vogue | Nov 1995 | PDF scan page 581 | Complete-issue placement; exact child nested separately | source | Exact issue contains nested ad extra-647. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania says Christie Brinkley was the first celebrity to appear in more than one regular milk mustache ad: she was in one of the original five ads that launched the campaign, then appeared again the next year with her children Alexa Ray and Jack Paris. The book calls Britney Spears the second celebrity to do so.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Standard MWAS family ad recovered cleanly from Vogue December 1995.
eBay 402068690323; mother + Alexa Ray + Jack Paris state; seller dates 1996.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Vogue | Dec 1995 | PDF scan page 959 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete Vogue Dec. 1995 issue shows the standard MWAS family ad; no phone contact line is visible. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Dec 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Nov 10, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Dec 19, 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Dec 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Jun 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Dec 1995 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vogue | Dec 1995 | PDF scan page 959 | Complete-issue placement; exact child nested separately | source | Exact issue contains nested ad extra-523. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Current original-print listing documents the collector-tracked 1996 MWYM circulation state. The artwork carries ©1995; the seller’s date reflects later circulation.
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Current original-print listing documents the collector-tracked 1996 MWYM circulation state. The artwork carries ©1995; the seller’s date reflects later circulation. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Jan 12, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Jun 25, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | May 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jan 22, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | May 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Feb 1, 1996 | Print ad | source | Seller identifies the Tony Bennett MILK What a Surprise! original page as Woman's Day, Feb. 1, 1996. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 384323962179; headline documented.
Original Pete Sampras magazine advertisement retaining MILK. What a Surprise!; Smithsonian independently dates the Annie Leibovitz portrait to 1995. A period copy, photographed at an angle.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Recovered original 1998 paper ad. The period image matches the collector-documented 'double fault…' child; the copy shows the authentic printed layout.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 9, 1996; Mar 8, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Golf Digest | Dec 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Feb 19, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 22, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Feb 1, 1996 | Print ad | source | Seller identifies the Pete Sampras MILK What a Surprise! original page as Family Circle, Feb. 1, 1996. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this distinct poster-offer ad. Its historical targets are ad_rock1.jpg for the standard offer and ad_rock2.jpg / ad_rock3.jpg for the two-piece offer. The surviving 72×24-inch / six-foot WWF door poster proves the physical poster object, but it is not being substituted for the missing offer advertisement.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Recipe promotion / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Nutrition/recipe promotion | source |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): McCall's Oct 1995 p227; Weight Watchers Magazine Sept 1995 p87 & Nov 1995 p89.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Brand tie-in / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Retail promotion | source |
The spoof appears during the campaign’s first year and mimics the mustache + short-question formula with a red “blood mustache.” TV Guide Dec. 16, 1995 provides an exact issue placement. Clearly labeled NONOFFICIAL. A surviving copy measures 7¾ by 10¾ inches, a full-size magazine page rather than TV Guide’s digest format, so the ad ran in at least one larger-format title besides the known TV Guide placement of 16 December 1995. The signature line reads VAMPIRE COUNT DRACULA / BLOOD ADVISORY BOARD and the lower right carries a Castle Rock Entertainment logo, the studio behind Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV Guide | Dec 16, 1995 | Magazine ad / spoof | source | Seller description for the Dec. 16, 1995 TV Guide explicitly identifies the “Got Blood?” Leslie Nielsen / Dracula: Dead and Loving It spoof ad. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Approx. 7 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. magazine tear sheet | source | TIAS dates the surviving original advertisement to 1995 and identifies it as a Blood Advisory Board spoof. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Contemporary Supermarket News coverage dated June 26, 1995 confirms the national LIFE/Fuji Milk Mustache Photo Contest, a July 1 launch, more than 1,000 prizes, a future full-page LIFE grand-prize ad, and retailer point-of-sale materials.Supermarket News, June 26, 1995
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Contest offer / oversized | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. One-third-page “Surprise #2: You can be lactose intolerant and still drink milk”, signed MILK What a surprise!. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): New Woman Oct 1995 p251.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Health information / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Run with McCall’s and Discovery Zone. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): McCall's Sept 1995 p209 (official entry form), Mar 1996 p171, May 1996 p187 — Discovery Zone & McCall's Funtastical Story Contest.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Nutrition information / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1995 | Diet/health promotion | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): Family Circle Oct 10 1995 p211; Country Living Aug 1995 p231; 1999 whymilk.com variant in Glamour Sept 1999 p407.
Also documented: Billy Zane / The Phantom — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Magazine Publishers of America ad-industry trade ad featuring Kurt Graetzer, executive director of the Milk Processor Education Program, explaining the move from $36 million to $65 million in magazines, with eight milk mustache ads. Advertiser is the MPA, not the milk board.
Issue: Mediaweek, July 1 and July 8, 1996; January 6 and March 3, 1997
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Florence Griffith Joyner — Ebony August 1996, copy page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Companion copy page from the same recovered Ebony placement. (source)
Also documented: Florence Griffith Joyner — Ebony January 1998, credit page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Later Ebony run of the same campaign creative. (source)
Also documented: Florence Griffith Joyner — Ebony January 1998, copy page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Copy page includes the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line. (source)
Also documented: Florence Griffith Joyner — Ebony June 1998 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Third confirmed Ebony run of this ad. (source)
Also documented: Florence Griffith Joyner 1996 — MWYM standard — Bamboo physical paper — Visible MWYM standard 1996 ad without 1-800 contact line; supports already-recovered standard child. (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
First page of the recovered Ebony placement.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Flo-Jo archival/tribute gallery preserves a clean full creative image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Dec 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Nov 19, 1996; Dec 16, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Dec 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Aug 1996; Dec 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Jul 22, 1996; Aug 12, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Nov 19, 1996; Dec 17, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | August 1996 | 45 | Magazine placement scan | source | First page of the recovered Ebony placement. |
| Ebony | August 1996 | 47 | Magazine placement scan | source | Companion copy page from the same recovered Ebony placement. |
| Ebony | January 1998 | 7 | Magazine placement scan | source | Later Ebony run of the same campaign creative. |
| Ebony | January 1998 | 9 | Magazine placement scan | source | Copy page includes the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line. |
| Ebony | June 1998 | 29 | Magazine placement scan | source | Third confirmed Ebony run of this ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Useful ad evidence, but intentionally ranked below a future clean complete-issue scan.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
eBay 165013078064; Matilda character ad, distinct from red-sweater duo.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Aug 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Aug 9, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Sep 1, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Aug 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Oct 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jul 22, 1996; Jul 29, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Oct 1996 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Spike Lee — Ebony July 1998 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Recovered CUT, not from the carton ad in Ebony. (source)
Digitized Vanity Fair Apr 1997 confirms the original printed MILK. Where's your mustache? line for this ad.
Original 1996 Spike Lee magazine ad scan; see also the Vanity Fair issue evidence. A period copy, photographed at an angle.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Exact whymilk.com child recovered from the complete August 1996 SPIN issue.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| SPIN | Aug 1996 | PDF scan page 47 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete August 1996 SPIN issue visibly shows MWYM and http://www.whymilk.com. |
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Original Spike Lee rack-card distribution format with whymilk.com; clean front; reverse transcribed.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1996 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Jul 26, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Nov 4, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Aug 26, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 16, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vanity Fair | Apr 1997 | Print ad | source | Digitized Vanity Fair Apr 1997 issue text reproduces the Spike Lee ad and printed 'MILK. Where's your mustache?' slug. | |
| Ebony | July 1998 | 47 | Magazine placement scan | source | Recovered CUT, not from the carton ad in Ebony. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)

Bamboo Trading:
Original Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas magazine ad scan. A period copy, photographed at an angle.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible copy ends 'the one thing nobody can afford is too much fat.' with MWYM and no phone/web contact line. Bamboo's product title says 1996 although its description anomalously mentions a 2003 magazine; visible creative controls ad mapping.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Placement: ran in Ebony — December 1996 (p. 77), January 1997 (p. 91) and December 1997 (p. 55) (Google Books magazine archive).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Period placement recovered. The fine-print credit year is earlier than the issue date.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original print visibly carries got milk? and ©1999, resolving the GM 1999 child. Separate seller pages labeled 1998 were inspected and proved to contain the ©1996 MWYM state instead.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Original print visibly carries got milk? and ©1999, resolving the GM 1999 child. Separate seller pages labeled 1998 were inspected and proved to contain the ©1996 MWYM state instead. |
Seller titles the paper object as 1998, but the image itself is visibly ©1996 and exactly matches the collector-documented MWYM 1996 “Have you seen me sweat?” state. The printed object, not seller dating, controls ad mapping.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Seller dates this original magazine tear-sheet to 1998. The artwork is ©1996, so this is a later circulation of the 1996 MWYM ad, not a new 1998 creative. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Sep 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Jan 7, 1997; Feb 1, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Sep 1996; Oct 1996; Jan 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Sep 16, 1996; Sep 23, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Sep 1996; Jan 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | December 1997 | 55 | Magazine placement scan | source | Period placement recovered. The fine-print credit year is earlier than the issue date. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Clean full-page period placement recovered from the complete Ebony issue.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Cropped from user-provided 1996–97 MWYM-era lot image. Printed MILK. Where’s your mustache? ad has no web or phone contact line in the visible ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Exact original-period ad recovered. Visible 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line and ©1997 directly resolve the previously imageless Tyra version-one MWYM phone state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Current seller lists this as an original 1997 magazine advertisement and the artwork itself visibly carries ©1997. |
Original Tyra Banks rack card; clean front; reverse transcribed from CardCow.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1996 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsweek | Nov 25, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Dec 16, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Nov 25, 1996; Dec 2, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Jun 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | May 1997 | 113 | Magazine placement scan | source | Clean full-page period placement recovered from the complete Ebony issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Additional original-print seller scan.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Straight-on front scan of the original Yasmine Bleeth GO CARD postcard. The front is the photographic creative; campaign copy appears on the reverse.
Reverse scan directly proves the 1997 copyright, MILK. Where’s your mustache? slug, whymilk.com, complete calcium/1% copy, and GO CARD branding.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD nationwide postcard advertising distribution | 1997 | Original promotional advertising postcard, approx. 4.5 × 6 in. | source | Original unposted GO CARD object. Listing identifies the card as 1997 and approximately 4.5 × 6 inches; reverse scan independently carries ©1997. |
The paper visibly prints MILK. Where’s your mustache? and whymilk.com. This is not the collector-listed GM + whymilk.com child; it is a distinct magazine-paper MWYM ad related to the already recovered 1997 GO CARD MWYM postcard.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original magazine paper advertisement, approx. 8 × 11 in. | source | Bamboo identifies the paper as coming from a 1996 magazine. The object visibly carries MWYM + whymilk.com. |
User-provided scan visibly carries MILK. Where’s your mustache? and the 1-800-WHY-MILK information line. It must not be used to fill the separate got milk? phone child.
No publication placement documented yet.
The page visibly prints MILK. Where's your mustache? and no web/phone contact line. This is distinct from the already listed MWYM + whymilk.com and MWYM + 1-800-WHY-MILK ads, and from the separate got milk? children.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original full-page magazine advertisement | source | Recovered Etsy-lot image visibly shows the MWYM slug with no whymilk.com or 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
High-resolution original-print seller scan. Two Spanish Daisy Fuentes LECHE ads are documented for 1997; the exact copy and contact-line state of this scan is not yet identified.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
One collector image was linked beside several Spanish subvariants, so this remains parent-level until the precise child mapping can be visually confirmed.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source | Collector archive distinguishes this copy ad from four other Daisy Fuentes LECHE versions. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / contact variant | source | Distinct phone-number ad documented by the collector archive. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / copy variant | source | Collector archive separately records the Deveras spacing/copy ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / copy variant | source | Distinct Escuchen/phone-number ad. |
Recovered original 1997 Spanish-language Daisy Fuentes ad. Visible copy begins ‘Escuchen. Vamos a cortar la grasa. De veras.’ and ends with LECHE / ‘¿Dónde está su bigote?’; no 1-888-LECHES line is present, matching this no-phone Escuchen child variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / copy variant | source | Distinct Escuchen ad without the phone-number notation in the collector list. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visual inspection confirms whymilk.com at top, “Girls…F-word FAT” body copy, and MILK. Where’s your mustache? footer.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact child match: printed page shows http://www.whymilk.com, the Girls / fat free milk caption, ©1997, and MILK. Where’s your mustache?
Bamboo inventory dates the gold-dress Girls/whymilk ad to 1997; added as supporting physical-paper evidence to the already-resolved 1997 whymilk child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Seller titles the object as 1997, but the image visibly carries ©1996, whymilk.com, the “Hey…” body copy and MWYM slug. It therefore maps exactly to extra-536 rather than the 1997 GM child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Seller dates this original magazine tear-sheet to 1997. Visible artwork is ©1996 and exactly matches the 1996 MWYM + whymilk.com ad, so the seller date is stored as continued-circulation evidence. |
Clean original rack-card front from CardCow. Reverse OCR proves a 1997 'Hey…' + whymilk.com ad, a year/copy/contact combination not separately represented by the old collector checklist.
Additional surviving physical GoCard copy recovered in Batch 7.
High-resolution front scan from a surviving vintage postcard listing.
High-resolution reverse scan documenting the physical postcard/rack-card format.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1997 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard object; distribution-format ad rather than a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Oct 25, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Nov 8, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 4, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 25, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People en Español | Mar 1999 | Print ad | source | Collector index explicitly identifies this as Spanish. | |
| Seventeen | Nov 1996 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Digitized Vanity Fair Jan 1997 confirms the original printed MILK. Where's your mustache? line for this ad.
eBay 384323962221; seller identifies this as state #1.
Two Matthew Fox states are recorded, differing in the contact line.
Ranker labels this subject 1996. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible period ad has MILK. Where’s your mustache? footer and no web/phone contact-line add-on; exact match to standard child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original-paper image visibly carries the whymilk.com contact line and MILK. Where’s your mustache? slug.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Oct 25, 1996; Nov 8, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 4, 1996; Nov 25, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People en Español | Mar 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Nov 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vanity Fair | Jan 1997 | Print ad | source | Digitized Vanity Fair Jan 1997 issue text reproduces the Matthew Fox ad and printed 'MILK. Where's your mustache?' slug. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible period ad has MILK. Where’s your mustache? footer with no phone/web contact-line add-on; exact match to standard child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Cropped from user-provided MWYM-era lot image. Printed whymilk.com contact line is visible, making this a distinct child ad from the standard MWYM and GM-phone states.
No publication placement documented yet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Nov 22, 1996; Dec 6, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Dec 9, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Dec 1996/Jan 1997; Jun 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sassy | Oct 1996 | Print ad | source | Surviving image attribution identifies the Neve Campbell milk ad as coming from the October 1996 issue of Sassy; a lower-confidence placement. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Cal Ripken Jr. — Boys’ Life May 1998, second page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Second page of the Calcium Ripken ad. (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
First page of the Calcium Ripken ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Standard got milk? ad. No whymilk.com line is visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact got milk? + whymilk.com Cal Ripken child recovered from complete GamePro issue.
Newly recovered clean period print with the whymilk.com line visibly present at upper right. This resolves the remaining generic image slot inside the GM + whymilk.com child without affecting MWYM or Good Sports variants.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| GamePro | Aug 1998 — Issue 109 | PDF scan page 23 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete GamePro Issue 109 scan visibly shows got milk? with http://www.whymilk.com. |
Recovered original paper example exactly matching the missing MWYM standard state: MILK. Where’s your mustache? with no whymilk URL or phone contact line visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Original physical print photographed by seller. Seller labels the object 1998; the recovered ad belongs to the 1996 Cal Ripken Jr. creative family and is kept as later-circulation evidence. |
Recovered exact MWYM + whymilk.com execution.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
1-800-WHY-MILK is visibly printed at upper right.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 creative; seller listings vary on object date | Original one-page print ad | source | One current seller explicitly identifies the ad as 1996. A separate large seller photograph shows the same creative with the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line clearly visible. |
Chisholm Poster CL65609; Iron Man display poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1996 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65609; Iron Man display poster. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Sep 27, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Oct 7, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Oct 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| GamePro | Aug 1998 — Issue 109 | PDF scan page 23 | Complete-issue placement; exact child nested separately | source | Exact issue contains nested ad extra-514. |
| Boys’ Life | May 1998 | 62 | Magazine placement scan | source | First page of the Calcium Ripken ad. |
| Boys’ Life | May 1998 | 63 | Magazine placement scan | source | Second page of the Calcium Ripken ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Second view from an original 1996 print-ad listing. Several De La Hoya child states differ only in milk-type/contact-line copy, so this stays at parent level until the visible fine print can be conclusively matched.
Third view from the same original-print listing.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
One collector image was linked beside several Spanish subvariants, so this remains parent-level until the precise child mapping can be visually confirmed.
Additional high-resolution original-print source for the 1996 De La Hoya creative.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Spanish-language / LECHE copy variant | source | Collector archive documents this first Oscar LECHE copy/contact ad. |
No image yet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Spanish-language / LECHE copy variant | source | Second 1996 Oscar LECHE copy ad. |
Visual inspection reads “las tres palabras…” and LECHE / ¿Dónde está su bigote?; no 1-888-LECHES contact line is printed.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / LECHE copy variant | source | Collector archive separately records the 1997 Oscar LECHE ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact child match: body copy says “I’ve got three words for strong muscles. Fat free milk.” and the printed slug is MILK. Where’s your mustache?
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible whymilk.com, MWYM slug, fat-free-milk copy, and ©1998 line resolve the exact collector child. The seller title generically says GOT MILK, but the printed object is MWYM.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Visible whymilk.com, MWYM slug, fat-free-milk copy, and ©1998 line resolve the exact collector child. The seller title generically says GOT MILK, but the printed object is MWYM. |
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
No 1-888-LECHES line is visible, so this stays distinct from the collector-documented phone-number ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 creative | Original magazine tear sheet / print ad | source | Seller title says 1995, but the printed legal line is ©1996. The printed page controls the creative date; parent issue remains unresolved. |
Chisholm Poster CL65608; physical poster evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65608; physical poster evidence. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsweek | Nov 4, 1996; Nov 18, 1996 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Apr 7, 1997; May 5, 1997; Jun 16, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | May/Jun 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Dec 22, 1997 | Print ad | source | Retro Sports Ads identifies its Oscar de la Hoya milk scan as Sports Illustrated, December 22, 1997; a secondary issue attribution. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Period seller scan showing the blonde, red and green-hair Dennis Rodman ads together.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The old collector page separates green, red and yellow hair versions but lists horizontal/vertical web ads under each color.
The old collector page separates green, red and yellow hair versions but lists horizontal/vertical web ads under each color.
The old collector page separates green, red and yellow hair versions but lists horizontal/vertical web ads under each color.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact visual child match from an original four-ad lot: green hair and whymilk.com printed in vertical orientation. Crop preserves the individual paper ad; full seller composite remains the source source.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact visual child match from an original four-ad lot: red hair and whymilk.com printed in horizontal orientation. Crop preserves the individual paper ad; full seller composite remains the source source.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact visual child match from an original four-ad lot: yellow hair and whymilk.com printed in horizontal orientation. Crop preserves the individual paper ad; full seller composite remains the source source.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact yellow-hair vertical whymilk.com child recovered from SPIN March 1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| SPIN | Mar 1997 | PDF scan page 54 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Internet Archive metadata dates the complete issue March 1997. The page visibly shows yellow/blond hair, MWYM and http://www.whymilk.com. |
Previously missing reverse side recovered from a current original-card listing. The reverse documents the postcard/rack-card object and campaign branding; it completes both sides of the existing extra-830 physical-format record.
Higher-resolution second-source front for the already-cataloged yellow-hair Dennis Rodman GO CARD. Added to the existing physical-format record, not treated as the separate magazine-print yellow-hair child.
Clean original yellow/blond-hair rack-card front. The card is physically vertical and the reverse OCR includes whymilk.com.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1996 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard object; distribution-format ad rather than a magazine issue placement. | |
| Physical promotional format | 1996 | GO CARD / Tower Records rack card - front | source | Higher-resolution second-source front for the already-cataloged yellow-hair Dennis Rodman GO CARD. Added to the existing physical-format record, not treated as the separate magazine-print yellow-hair child. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car & Driver | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Teen | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| SPIN | Mar 1997 | PDF scan page 54 | Full-page color magazine ad — yellow-hair vertical whymilk.com child | source | Exact issue contains nested yellow-hair vertical whymilk.com ad extra-549. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Digitized Vanity Fair Feb 1997 confirms the original printed MILK. Where's your mustache? line for this ad.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact crawl-and-butterfly MWYM ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact crawl-and-butterfly ad with http://www.whymilk.com visibly printed at upper right.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact backstroke-and-butterfly MWYM ad.
Amy Van Dyken MWYM “backstroke and butterfly” underwater period ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Ladies' Home Journal | Feb 1997 | 156 | Full-page print ad | source | The digitized bound volume explicitly shows printed page 156 in the February 1997 issue immediately before the backstroke-and-butterfly Amy Van Dyken ad copy. |
Exact backstroke-and-butterfly ad with 1-800-WHY-MILK visible at upper right.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanity Fair | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | Digitized Vanity Fair Feb 1997 issue text reproduces the Amy Van Dyken ad and printed 'MILK. Where's your mustache?' slug. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Feb/Mar 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 7, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Mar 4, 1997; Apr 1, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Jan 27, 1997; Mar 10, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Feb 3, 1997; Feb 17, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Dec 30, 1996/Jan 6, 1997 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Nov 4, 1996 | Newspaper ad | source | Washington Post reported the election-eve milk ad and said it ran in 'yesterday's USA Today'; the archive date pins that placement to Nov. 4, 1996. It also reported the ad in that week's Time and Newsweek. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original magazine print ad | source | Seller identifies the original magazine ad as a 1997 ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Apr 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Mar 14, 1997; Apr 4, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Apr 22, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Apr 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Mar 24, 1997; Apr 21, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Apr 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Mar 31, 1997 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Dec 27, 1996 / Jan 3, 1997 | Print ad | source | Seller explicitly states the connect-the-dots Santa Milk ad was removed from Entertainment Weekly, Dec. 27, 1996 / Jan. 3, 1997. |
Newly recovered 1996 named Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year winner ad; important because it pushes the currently imaged SAMMY winner-ad trail earlier than the previously tracked 1998 cluster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original print advertisement / student-athlete winner ad | source | Seller listing identifies a 1996 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year print ad naming Brandon Belford. Exact magazine/newspaper issue remains to be independently located. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms this 1996 Milk Mustache campaign-adjacent ad. |
“McCall’s and Discovery Zone kicked off the Funtastical Story Contest, designed to encourage and reward creativity in children ages 4–13. Over 1,500 children let their imaginations run wild and sent in an original story or drawing… Discovery Zone and McCall’s are proud to award the winners $7,500 in prizes and a party at Discovery Zone.” Presented with the American Federation of Teachers; judges included Tempest Bledsoe, Deborah Norville, Patricia Richardson and Dr. James Rippe. MILK. Where’s your mustache? is one of several sponsors.
…SAY MILK!
Even we were surprised by the overwhelming response when we asked everyday Americans to smile and… Last summer, when invited to join the ranks of models, movie stars and champion athletes sporting wholesome milk mustaches, thousands of entrants rose to the challenge. A panel of photographers for LIFE Magazine had the daunting task of judging, and the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of a Fuji Discovery 1,000 camera is Carol Henderson of Live Oaks, Florida who appears in the upper right-hand corner surrounded by all of her daughters and daughters-in-law. HONORABLE MENTIONS go to mid-air diver B.J. Lowrey of Little Rock, Arkansas, and to budding young cowboy Jake Bersche of Skiatook, Oklahoma. B.J. and Jake are among the more than 1,000 entrants who won Fuji cameras or film for their winning white grins.
Milk Ad Collecting Central preserves standard and oversized MWAS versions dated 1996; the Complete Milk Ad Checklist independently preserves the winner creative under 1995. A dated LIFE or period scan would show whether these are separate cycles, a reissue, or a dating error.
FujiFilm photo contest winners (LIFE judges)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE Magazine | 1996, exact issue unresolved | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory preserves standard and oversized versions; exact LIFE issue unresolved. | |
| LIFE Magazine / placement unresolved | 1995 per Complete Milk Ad Checklist; conflicts with collector archive’s 1996 dating | Contest-winner creative; checklist-documented dating conflict | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist catalogs “Milk Mustache Photo Contest Winners -.Say Milk!” as 1995, while Milk Ad Collecting Central catalogs standard and oversized MWAS ads as 1996. Preserve both claims pending a dated period scan; this may represent distinct publication cycles or a checklist dating error. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Independent 1997 coverage and school-nutrition references confirm Crash Course on Calcium as a national milk/calcium education program. The exact collector scan remains unrecovered.contemporary Crash Course coverage
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences 1999 v91 n4 p149; Today's Catholic Teacher Nov–Dec 1998 p59 (free classroom kit; kit launched Nov 1997).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Advertising supplement | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Health information / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Contemporary Supermarket News coverage dated June 26, 1995 confirms Fuji Film as a national partner in the Milk Mustache Photo Contest and documents the film-and-milk cross-merchandising promotion. The surviving collector page uses one image target for the standard/oversized Fuji offer, so edition mapping remains unresolved.Supermarket News, June 26, 1995
Placements: Better Homes and Gardens, 1996 (source); Working Mother, November 1996 (source). Coupon expires 1/31/97.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. The recovered project-archive panel has been visually matched to the 1996 ad and preserved in the standalone master.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | September 1996 | Contest offer | period source | Contemporary August 1996 coverage says full contest details were in the current September issue; a Washington Post report from the same month identifies Tyra Banks as honorary judge. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence. Clean whole-issue placement recovered: SPIN, June 1998. The magazine ad has no visible whymilk.com/contact line.
Original Alex & Eddie Van Halen magazine ad scan.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Previously unrepresented physical-format ad: original Alex & Eddie Van Halen GO CARD/Tower Records rack card.
Physical 4×6 campaign postcard image; mapped to existing rack-card/postcard variant rather than minting a duplicate.
Second surviving seller view of the same physical GoCard format variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1997 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | May 9, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | May 16, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jun 23, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| SPIN | Jun 1998 | Full-page ad immediately after printed SPIN p. 80; PDF scan page 83 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete June 1998 SPIN issue contains the Alex & Eddie Van Halen MWYM creative as a clean full page. The page itself shows no whymilk.com or phone contact line. |
MILK / Where's your mustache?
Three words. Just add milk. It's a good thing. Whenever appropriate, substitute milk for water in your recipes. It enhances the dish, and the calcium and other nutrients enhance you. Next time, how to remove spots from your coat. No offense.
Exact print placement recovered; continue searching for additional issues and publication-specific ads.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
The upper-right recipe contact line visibly reads 1-800-WHY-MILK.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original extracted 1997 magazine pages document the Martha Stewart ranch milk-mustache creative as a two-page package with a sidebar ad; each page is approximately 8 x 10 7/8 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 1997 | Two-page Martha Stewart ranch ad with sidebar ad | source | Original extracted 1997 magazine pages document the Martha Stewart ranch milk-mustache creative as a two-page package with a sidebar ad; each page is approximately 8 x 10 7/8 in. |
Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Martha Stewart ranch milk-mustache creative with a full-page Ore-Ida companion titled “Thanks to Ore-Ida, you can drink milk with a fork”; each page is approximately 8 x 10 7/8 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 1997 | Two-page Martha Stewart ranch ad with Ore-Ida companion | source | Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Martha Stewart ranch milk-mustache creative with a full-page Ore-Ida companion titled “Thanks to Ore-Ida, you can drink milk with a fork”; each page is approximately 8 x 10 7/8 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE | Nov 1997 | Print ad | source | Alamy identifies the full-page advertisement as coming from the November 1997 issue of LIFE; indexed metadata identifies Martha Stewart / milk. Separate collector and seller evidence confirms the 1997 ranch creative and its companion/sidebar ads. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Additional seller scan; do not conflate with the separate red #30 suit question.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible got milk? slug and absence of phone/URL map this to the standard GM ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | May 1997; Jun 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Nov 18, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | May 1997; Jun 1997; Nov 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | May 12, 1997; May 26, 1997; Nov 3, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | May 1997; Jun 1997; Nov 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Aug 5, 1997; Nov 1, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Matt Groening's signature is visible; no URL/phone contact line is visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Matt Groening's signature and vertical 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line are both visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Exact signature + whymilk.com ad. Matt Groening signature and vertical whymilk.com URL are both visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1996 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The same Super Bowl XXXI matchup ad also ran with the got milk? logo instead of the original “Milk — Where's your mustache?” slogan; that reissue is shown in the gallery. An earlier separate record for it (a 1280×1600 collector scan) was merged into this one. The ad carries the line “This Sunday, Remember To Pass The Milk.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Jan 17, 1997; Jan 31, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jan 13, 1997; Jan 27, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Apr 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Mar 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| TIME | Feb 1997 | Print ad | source | Seller listing identifies original TIME Magazine February 1997 Bart & Lisa milk ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. This is the first annual Super Bowl winning-quarterback milk-mustache ad — following Super Bowl XXXI (January 1997). The milk board pre-signed both Brett Favre and Drew Bledsoe and ran only the winner, establishing the “shoot both, run the victor” tradition.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Second sold-record source; Batch 13 describes this as the smaller print version of an in-store poster.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Long-caption '29 years overdue' / nine-essential-nutrients ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Short-caption version with the headline 'What To Wear After You Put On Your Sunday Best.'
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| USA Today | Jan 27, 1997 | Section/page number partly visible; exact page numeral requires sharper header read | Full-page newspaper ad | source | The photographed page header visibly reads MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1997· USA TODAY. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 3, 1997; Nov 24, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
Exact issue recovered: Sports Illustrated, June 9, 1997. Existing period master remains preferred over rebuilt reference artwork.
Also documented: Michael Johnson — Ebony November 1997 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Same artwork as the July placement, but the surviving scan carries a different credit-year line. An issue-level variant, not a duplicate ad. (source)
Also documented: Michael Johnson - GM 1997 — Format: Print/campaign creative — Bamboo Trading: variant differentiation (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Period issue scan for direct fine-print comparison.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact original collector image URL for Michael Johnson's two-piece 'Guess Who's Drinking Milk?' ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Recovered framed original shows the no-caption Michael Johnson composition with only MILK / Where’s your mustache? visible. Provisionally mapped to the collector’s “Two-piece — no caption” child pending an unframed/full two-piece scan.
Exact original collector image URL for Michael Johnson's two-piece no-caption ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Period print scan shows the '200 meter…' copy with got milk? and a small web-address line at upper left but no visible 1-800-WHY-MILK line. Because the tiny URL characters are not fully legible, the exact URL transcription remains pending.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original print advertisement | source | Current seller identifies this as a 1998 Michael Johnson Got Milk print ad. Exact magazine issue remains unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jun 9, 1997 | Print ad | source | Seller identifies the original two-page Michael Johnson Got Milk ad as removed from Sports Illustrated, June 9, 1997. | |
| Ebony | July 1997 | 71 | Magazine placement scan | source | Period issue scan for direct fine-print comparison. |
| Ebony | November 1997 | 19 | Magazine placement scan | source | Same artwork as the July placement, but the surviving scan carries a different credit-year line. An issue-level variant, not a duplicate ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Photographed in People, March 24, 1997; direct visual proof of O'MILK + whymilk.com original.
WorthPoint 47442059; rare St. Patrick’s Day O’MILK ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly; People | Mar 21, 1997; Mar 24, 1997 | Original printed slug / main fidelity correction | source | Collector archive identifies Conan version two as O'MWYM (St. Patrick's Day). MilkAdMan's current rebuild visibly replaces the original slug with 'got milk?'. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Clean Wired page supersedes seller photography as the preferred image for this standard School Boy ad.
Original 1997 printed School Boy ad; direct visual proof of MWYM original.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly; Sports Illustrated | Jul 25, 1997; Jul 21, 1997; Aug 25, 1997 | Original printed slug / main fidelity correction | source | Collector archive identifies Conan version one (School Boy) as MWYM. MilkAdMan's current rebuild visibly replaces the original slug with 'got milk?'. | |
| Wired | Jul 1997 | PDF scan page 31 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete Wired July 1997 issue contains the School Boy MWYM ad. |
Physical rack-card distribution version of the School Boy creative; front scanned; reverse transcribed.
the collector filename pc_obrien.jpg; host status: DEAD - geocities.com/maccpictures3, not mirrored.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1997 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. | |
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1997 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_obrien.jpg; catalog code MWYM 1997. |
The original idea for the Jonathan Taylor Thomas photo was to have him sitting in front of a makeup mirror. After kicking the idea around a bit, we decided that what we really wanted was to downplay Jonathan's role on television's Home Improvement and promote J.T.T. as a teenage heartthrob. We came up with the garage concept. There wasn't one woman on the set that day that didn't think he looked cute. Guess it worked.
Exact issue now recovered: Teen People, February 1998. Period plain-MWYM magazine clipping also recovered separately; alternate whymilk.com and 1-800-WHY-MILK ads remain preserved as distinct variants.
The primary image is the 1997 garage ad photographed in Culver City. The Internet Archive copy preserves the finished ad and shoot chronology.
Original 1997 Jonathan Taylor Thomas magazine clipping. The visible ad prints MILK. Where’s your mustache? and has no whymilk.com or 1-800-WHY-MILK footer, matching the collector-documented plain MWYM variant.· High-resolution 1997 magazine clipping visually matches this collector-documented plain MWYM variant.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Behind-the-scenes page from The Milk Mustache Book, preserved as source context rather than as another ad ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen People | Feb 1998 | Print ad | source | Surviving post explicitly identifies the Jonathan Taylor Thomas Got Milk ad as from Teen People, February 1998. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

TIAS / Ads By Dee item 860885; original paper scan.
Dealer photograph showing the Larry King print ad together with another Milk Mustache ad. Useful as physical-object evidence, but not preferred over the dedicated full-ad scans already attached.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Recovered original paper example exactly matching the collector-documented got milk? + fat-free-milk ad. Seller dates the print object 1998; visible creative copyright is 1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | October 1997 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Seller identifies this as a 1998 vintage print ad. The artwork carries ©1997, so this is a later circulation of the 1997 ad. |
Recovered original 1997 paper advertisement. The visible footer reads “MILK / Where’s your mustache?”, matching this MWYM fat-free-milk ad rather than the separate got milk? or phone-number variants.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| TV Guide — North Indiana Edition | Sep 13–19, 1997 — Fall Preview | Full-page print ad | source | Internet Archive's complete TV Guide scan/OCR reproduces the fat-free-milk Larry King copy and MWYM slug inside the Sep. 13–19, 1997 Fall Preview issue. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Larry King milk-mustache ad with a full-page contest companion titled “Best Milk Recipes in America”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 1997 | Two-page Larry King ad with recipe-contest companion | source | Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Larry King milk-mustache ad with a full-page contest companion titled “Best Milk Recipes in America”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Aug 1997; Nov 1997; Dec 1997 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1997. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
1998-dated seller state preserved alongside earlier dating evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
The page visibly uses the '15-year-old country singer' copy, 1998 copyright and got milk? slug, with no URL or phone line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Bamboo Trading original-paper scan; visible printed body copy identifies the 15-year-old ad and the footer is MILK. Where’s your mustache? with no visible contact-line add-on. Exact match to this child state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact child match: the 15-year-old LeAnn Rimes copy is paired with MILK. Where's your mustache? and a faint whymilk.com web line at upper left.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Recovered from a complete Entertainment Weekly scan rather than a marketplace listing.
Newly separated child: 15-year-old LeAnn Rimes MWYM copy with upper-left 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Dec 26, 1997 — The Best of 1997 | Complete-issue scan; ad occupies right page of PDF spread 36 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | The complete issue scan visibly shows 'For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK' at upper left. This contact-line combination was not separately listed by the old collector checklist. |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original period print visibly verifies the 15-year-old LeAnn Rimes copy, upper-left 'For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK' line, MILK. Where's your mustache? slug, and 1997 copyright; exact magazine issue remains unresolved. |
The printed page visibly combines the '15-year-old country singer' copy, got milk? slug and whymilk.com URL; the ad itself carries a 1998 copyright even though the seller title dates the item 1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original full-page magazine print | source | The printed ad itself visibly carries the 1998 copyright, got milk? slug and whymilk.com URL. The seller's listing title says 1997, so the printed artwork date takes precedence. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Oct 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Sep 12, 1997; Sep 19, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Sep 16, 1997; Feb 17, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Feb 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Jul 28, 1997; Dec 1, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Feb 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Aug 4, 1997; Oct 27, 1997 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Paul Shaffer — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Original-paper photograph visibly carries whymilk.com at upper left and MILK. Where’s your mustache? at bottom.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Oct 10, 1997; Oct 24, 1997 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. 10, 1997 two-piece issue evidence and preserves an additional uncontacted 1997 MWYM 'Growing up…' ad.· Ad Age Landmarks, week of Oct. 27, 1997: copywriter Dave Franco and art director Bernie Hogya; two-page concept pairs a retouched childhood “Opie” image with adult Ron Howard.


Ranker labels this subject 1997. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Exact MWYM + whymilk.com child recovered from the complete April 1998 SPIN issue.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| SPIN | Apr 1998 | PDF scan page 27 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete April 1998 SPIN issue shows the 'Growing up…' MWYM creative with http://www.whymilk.com. |
Original printed page visibly carries 'For More Information / 1-800-WHY-MILK' at upper left, the 'Growing up…' body copy, and MILK. Where's your mustache?; ©1997 is visible in the footer.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 creative; seller listing identifies period print | Original full-page print advertisement | source | Variant-specific original paper scan visibly preserves the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line and ©1997 creative footer. |
The complete spread pairs a moon/HBO From the Earth to the Moon promotion with Ron Howard's milk-mustache portrait. Both panels print MILK. Where's your mustache?; the collector's 'space juice' wording functions as shorthand for this space-themed 1998 ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Physical People Nov. 10, 1997 issue photograph shows the child Ron Howard / 'as Opie' panel with the full 'Growing up…' copy at top. This replaces a dead collector-image-only state with live issue-specific evidence.
Exact original collector image URL for Ron Howard's two-piece 'as Opie' ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| People | Nov 10, 1997 | Two-piece / sequential print ad — child Ron Howard ('as Opie') panel | source | Seller photographs the actual issue open to the child Ron Howard panel; paired with the following adult/no-caption campaign page. |
Physical People Nov. 10, 1997 issue photograph shows the adult Ron Howard panel with no body caption and the authentic MILK. Where's your mustache? slug at bottom. It follows the child/'as Opie' panel in the same issue.
Exact original collector image URL for Ron Howard's two-piece no-caption ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| People | Nov 10, 1997 | Two-piece / sequential print ad — adult Ron Howard no-caption panel | source | Seller photographs the actual issue open to the adult no-caption Ron Howard panel; it follows the child/'as Opie' panel in the same issue. |
Recovered printed page visibly shows the 'Growing up…' copy and MILK. Where's your mustache? with no whymilk.com or 1-800-WHY-MILK line. It must not be misfiled as the collector-listed GM 1998 child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original full-page print advertisement | source | Original printed ad visibly has the 'Growing up…' copy and MILK. Where's your mustache? with no whymilk.com or 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 6, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Oct 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jan 26, 1998; Feb 2, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| SPIN | Apr 1998 | PDF scan page 27 | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.com variant | source | Exact issue contains the MWYM + whymilk.com child now nested as extra-695. |
| People | Nov 10, 1997 | Two-piece / sequential print ad — child ('as Opie') followed by adult no-caption panel | source | Physical-issue photographs recover both sequential Ron Howard panels. Exact page numbers remain untranscribed. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Arie Luyendyk — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Matching long-caption ad without a visible phone line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact long-caption version with 1-800-WHY-MILK visible at lower left.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Hanson — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Lower-left 1-800-WHY-MILK identifies this exact child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Teen People | Apr 1998 | Full-page print ad | source | Post explicitly identifies this Hanson 1-800-WHY-MILK ad as Teen People, April 1998. Whole-issue scan still sought. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Known variant | source | Known collector variant; 'half of you' copy. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
Known collector variant; 1998 'half of you' copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variant; 1998 'half of you' copy. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 1, 1997; Dec 22, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Original 1997 David Copperfield print ad. Authentic period layout; low-resolution source.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies’ Home Journal | September 1998 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Ladies’ Home Journal volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Better Homes and Gardens | 1998 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. Reissue placement. | |
| Better Homes and Gardens | November 1997 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original 1997 paper listing visibly shows the MWYM ad without a web or phone contact line, resolving the standard MWYM child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original 1997 paper listing visibly shows the MWYM ad without a web or phone contact line, resolving the standard MWYM child. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
1-800-WHY-MILK is visibly printed at lower right.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Unused GO CARD/rack postcard; resolves previously imageless rack-card record.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1997 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Aug 15, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Sep 1997; Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Apr 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Marie Claire | Sep 1997 | Print ad | source | Academic appendix transcribes the David Copperfield MWYM body copy and explicitly cites Marie Claire USA, September 1997. Contact-line status is not captured by the corpus. | |
| TIME | Aug 1997 | Magazine print ad | source | Seller explicitly identifies this as an original page from TIME magazine, August 1997. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Elvis Impersonators — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
High-resolution surviving print scan of the “Where would our act be without a strong pelvis” ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visible body copy says the milk is 'not fortified with calcium' and 'comes with it naturally,' matching the collector's natural-calcium MWYM child. Bamboo labels the physical ad 1998 while the collector list dates that copy state to 1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Rack card preserves the natural-calcium copy with MWYM, ©1998 and whymilk.com, a distinct format/year/contact combination.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1998 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Nov 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Health | Sep 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Oct 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Life | Oct 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Aug 11, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Aug 25, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| TIME | Aug 1997 | Print ad | source | Original TIME issue source preserved in collector listing. |
MILK / Where's your mustache?
Did you know the human body needs at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day? And if you want to give your kids a nutritious treat, it's the calcium and vitamins that make chocolate milk a great choice? So my growing bones and I have four words for moms everywhere. Show me the milk.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.

Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 1997. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a LECHE version. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Seller calls the print 1998, but the photographed object visibly carries the MWYM slug and ©1997 line. It therefore resolves the 1997 MWYM standard child, not the separate 1998 GM child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Seller calls the print 1998, but the photographed object visibly carries the MWYM slug and ©1997 line. It therefore resolves the 1997 MWYM standard child, not the separate 1998 GM child. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Photographed paper visibly shows MWYM at bottom and 1-800-WHY-MILK at upper right. The seller title says Got Milk generically, but the object resolves the MWYM phone child. |
Known collector variant; exact dedicated image still needed.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variant; exact dedicated image still needed. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Jonathan Lipnicki milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “WHERE'S YOUR CHOCOLATE MILK MUSTACHE”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 1997 | Two-page Jonathan Lipnicki ad with chocolate-milk companion | source | Original extracted 1997 magazine pages pair the Jonathan Lipnicki milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “WHERE'S YOUR CHOCOLATE MILK MUSTACHE”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Circle | Mar 10, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Dec 1997/Jan 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Oct 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Mar 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Sep 22, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Oct 6, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Oct 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Mar 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Oct 7, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Feb 17, 1998 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1997. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
USA Weekend original-paper listing visibly shows the upper-left For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK line and the MWYM slug. This resolves the phone-line MWYM child, not the separate got milk? phone child or no-contact MWYM child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | USA Weekend original-paper listing visibly shows the upper-left For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK line and the MWYM slug. This resolves the phone-line MWYM child, not the separate got milk? phone child or no-contact MWYM child. |
Recovered page visibly prints MILK. Where's your mustache? with no whymilk.com or 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line. This closes the no-contact MWYM child and must not be used for the separate got milk? phone child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Uses got milk? and has no visible contact number.
Second current physical specimen for the already-cataloged Amy Grant large-format poster. Seller explicitly describes 30 × 23 inch subway-station/bus-shelter distribution in New York City. Added as supporting scan, not a new ad record.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-of-home / poster | 1997 | Approx. 23 × 30 in. poster | source | Original vintage 1997 Amy Grant got milk? poster, approximately 23 × 30 inches. | |
| Physical promotional format | 1997 | 30 × 23 in. subway / bus-shelter poster | source | Second current physical specimen for the already-cataloged Amy Grant large-format poster. Seller explicitly describes 30 × 23 inch subway-station/bus-shelter distribution in New York City. Added as supporting scan, not a new ad record. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Circle | Mar 10, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Dec 1997/Jan 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Sep 22, 1997; Oct 6, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Oct 7, 1997; Feb 17, 1998 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 1997. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Exact original collector image URL for Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz's 1997 LECHE variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a LECHE version. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact whymilk.com child ad recovered from the complete February 1998 SPIN issue.
Second exact whole-issue image of the same whymilk.com ad, from Vibe September 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| SPIN | Feb 1998 | Full-page ad after printed SPIN p. 42; PDF scan page 46 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete February 1998 SPIN issue shows the MWYM ad with http://www.whymilk.com printed at lower right. |
| Vibe | Sep 1998 | PDF scan page 107 | Full-page color magazine ad | source | Complete September 1998 Vibe issue contains the same MWYM + whymilk.com ad. It is separate from the SPIN February 1998 placement. |
Clean original rack-card front from CardCow, with reverse OCR preserving the same whymilk.com copy family as extra-606 plus distribution data.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1997 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard object; distribution-format ad rather than a magazine issue placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Dec 12, 1997 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Jun 26/Jul 3, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Men's Health | Feb 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Jan 26, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Mar 9, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vanidades | Mar 24, 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index explicitly identifies this as Spanish. | |
| SPIN | Feb 1998 | Full-page ad after printed SPIN p. 42; PDF scan page 46 | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.com variant | source | Exact issue contains the MWYM + whymilk.com child ad now nested as extra-606. |
| Vibe | Sep 1998 | PDF scan page 107 | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.com child | source | Exact issue contains nested MWYM + whymilk.com ad extra-606. |
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
1998 standard got milk? ad; no phone or whymilk.com contact line is visible in the recovered page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Recovered original-period page. Visual inspection clearly shows MILK. Where’s your mustache? and the 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line; fine print names Shirley Jones, Marion Ross and Florence Henderson and dates the ad ©1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Dec 12, 1997; Jun 26/Jul 3, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Men's Health | Feb 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Jan 26, 1998; Mar 9, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vanidades | Mar 24, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
No publication placement documented yet.
No publication placement documented yet.
Milk makes people winners.
Congratulations to the FujiFilm Milk Mustache Photo Contest grand-prize winners. This time, drinking milk did even more for them than usual. Just for showing us their mustaches, they each won a FujiFilm Endeavor 300ix camera with Fuji Film and processing. Thanks again to everyone who entered.
the collector contest.html: 'Fuji Film Milk Mustache Photo Contest· MWYM, 1996'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 1997 winners creative; exact publication/issue unresolved. |
1997 FujiFilm Milk Mustache Photo Contest winners
MILK / Where's your mustache?
Some of us drink skim milk for the calcium and other nutrients. But most of us drink it 'cause it's fat-free. Me? I drink it because it's downright tasty. Whatever the reason, one thing's certain. If you want a body to die for, skim milk can help. Besides, the little cartons really come in handy on those Nothing-to-Wear days.
Nonmain ad recorded by Complete Milk Ad Checklist.
Printed footer identifies India J. Daniels, Mad About Milk contest winner; prior Tyra candidate rejected.
Bamboo Trading: PERIOD SCAN; contest-winner class
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Mad About Milk Photo Contest. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1997.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | May 1997 | Contest/reader creative | source | Nonmain ad recorded by Complete Milk Ad Checklist. |
Rakia Kelly — Mall of America Milk Mustache Contest Winner!
Rakia Kelly is a 16 year-old of Blackburn High School and an avid milk mustache ad collector, is the Mall of America Milk Mustache Winner! Rakia was selected from over 400 entrants. With her outgoing personality, sense of humor and high milk IQ, she's totally our idea of a dream teen! Congratulations, Rakia! Get the word on the milk mustache campaign by joining Club Milk at http://www.whymilk.com, the new online club for milk mustache ad collectors.
Collector inventory specifies a half-page ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest winner / half-page creative | source | Collector inventory specifies a half-page ad. |
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
Placement: also ran in the January 11, 1998 Super Bowl Sunday newspaper coupon insert; covered in Mediaweek, December 8, 1997, p. 53.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Celebrity / food-brand co-brand printed ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): Possibly Spin Jan 1997 p123 (At-Home Cappuccino recipe copy) — verify.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Retail promotion / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health information | source |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source |

Newly restored omitted campaign promotion from contemporaneous 1997 trade coverage. The Complete Milk Ad Checklist also contains later/related Hot Chefs, Cold Milk references, including a winners-ad lead and a 2001 entry; relationship between those ads remains unresolved. Supermarket News reported on March 3, 1997 that Gourmet created the free Hot Chefs, Cold Milk wall calendar with recipes from five New York chefs.Supermarket News, March 3, 1997 The calendar itself: five chefs in milk mustaches with the 1997 months. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Placements: the Hot Chefs, Cold Milk calendar was offered in Gourmet in January 1997 and again in May 1998 (borrow-only scans on archive.org).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourmet magazine / retail promotion distribution | 1997 campaign; reported March 3, 1997 | Free wall calendar with recipes from five New York chefs | source | Supermarket News reported that recipes were available in a free wall calendar titled “Hot Chefs, Cold Milk,” created by Gourmet magazine, featuring recipes from five New York chefs. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Shown closed (left) and opened (right). The quotes inside are from Bob Costas (“Gets points for protein”), Flo-Jo, Patrick Ewing, Yasmine Bleeth and Bart Simpson (“Have a cow, man”). Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Campaign advertorial | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. A surviving high-resolution full-page 1997 Martha Stewart Milk Mustache creative has also been reverified, but it is a different full-page ad and is not being substituted for this listed 1/3-page MIBWM placement.
The surviving eCRATER two-page seller scan visibly contains the exact blue sidebar reading “Martha Stewart knows the value of milk in our diet.” with Make It Better With MILK branding. The 600×600 composite is now displayed as identification-quality evidence; a higher-resolution crop/source is still wanted for archival fidelity. seller image
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Retail/celebrity promotion / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Comic promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Comic promotion variant | source |
MILK / What a surprise!
Though you vill dink I'm pullink your American schwein leg, before each vurld-dominating plan I set into motion, I make it a point to drink a full glass of 1% low-fat meelk. It has ull der same nutrients as whole meelk, but mitout all der fat. It's just vhut my body needs. Vell, dat undt mein Cosmic Cube, with which I shall bring your false democracy down about your ears undt boil der blood in dat pig Captain America's body undtil his still-beating heart bursts from his heaving che-vell, you get der point.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Parody print ad | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. User correction: 1997 is printed on the ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health/nutrition promotion | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. The surviving project archive contact sheet MIS.jpg preserves the exact holiday fold-out headed “This season, not everyone with a white mustache will arrive by chimney.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Holiday promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. The surviving project archive contact sheet food.jpg preserves the distinct compact 1997 Milk on the Menu solicitation alongside the standard full-page ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest offer / small variant | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
Exact ad recovered:The collector’s file was con_milkmenu2.jpg. The surviving copy comes from the original collector contact sheet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. The surviving project archive brochure/contact sheet brochers.jpg preserves the exact black MILK / ON THE TRAINING TABLE ad tied to the collector target ad_trainingtable.jpg.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Sports nutrition / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Recipe/celebrity promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Nutrition promotion | source |
The 1997Muppet Parody Calendar: The Sequelidentifies its December image asCAKEwith Miss Piggy parodying agot milk?ad. Day Dream Publishing issued the calendar. a calendar cover or unrelated Miss Piggy image is not substituted here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muppet Parody Calendar: The Sequel | December 1997 calendar page | December | Commercially published calendar parody | source | Day Dream Publishing calendar; December entry is “CAKE,” a Miss Piggy parody of the got milk? campaign. |
Muppet Parody Calendar: The Sequelis documented as a 1997 Day Dream Publishing calendar, with December specifically listed as “CAKE — Piggy in a ‘Got Milk?’ ad.” The exact December calendar-page pixels still need to be recovered; an alternate pose is also documented.

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Book/reading offer / 1/4 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central explicitly lists NCA Cheerleaders — MWYM, 1997. The collector’s filename survives; the scan does not.
Lead: the ad's contest line (1-800-NCA-2-WIN) appears on a milk-mustache page in YM, April 1998 (archive.org sim_ym_1998-04_46_3, borrow-only) — may yield a cleaner scan than the current 349×500 web copy, whose left edge is cropped.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Milk Mustache print ad | source | Surviving collector archive explicitly lists NCA Cheerleaders — MWYM, 1997 and exposes the original Photobucket filename. |
The same full-page Nestlé Quik creative was previously split across two database records: a 1997 physical-specimen/coupon entry and the collector’s 1998 “Where’s your Chocolate milk mustache? Sweepstakes” catalog entry. The separate 1998 small-format ad remains a genuine nested variant and still needs its own scan.
“Where’s your chocolate milk mustache? Nestlé Quik with milk is a chocolatey tasty treat that helps give you and your kids the calcium they all need… Just gulp down a glass, sketch a chocolate milk mustache in the space below, and send in this whole ad (except for the $2 coupon, of course) for a chance to win $25,000!” Carries the Make It Better With MILK lockup, an entry form, and a $2 tear-off coupon. The only ad in the archive where the reader draws the mustache by hand.
Former main record:extra-239— “Where’s Your Chocolate Milk Mustache? Sweepstakes.” the collector files the standard ad as MIBWM 1998 and preserves the original filenamecon_quik.jpgVisual comparison shows it is the same full-page creative as this parent record, so removes the duplicate main card/detail page and keeps the 1998 state here.
the collector lists this as a separate small ad, filenamecon_quik1.jpg
An earlier, smaller scan of the same page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Approx. 9.25 × 12 in. original magazine paper | source | Bamboo Trading documents an original 1997 paper specimen; exact magazine/issue remains unresolved. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Full-page Ore-Ida milk companion physically documented in a surviving two-page Martha Stewart package. The dealer title and description explicitly identify the companion as “Thanks to Ore-Ida, you can drink milk with a fork” (1997); a direct full-size seller-image endpoint is now known, but bytes have not yet been imported into the standalone archive.
The seller explicitly identifies the accompanying full-page 1997 “Thanks to Ore-Ida, you can drink milk with a fork” ad. This surviving seller image is now displayed in-record; the isolated full-page Ore-Ida scan remains the preferred archival target.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. | |
| Magazine source not yet identified | 1997 | Full-page Ore-Ida milk companion in two-page Martha Stewart package | source | Seller describes the companion full-page ad as “Thanks to Ore-Ida, you can drink milk with a fork.” |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest offer / tour | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health information / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Contest offer / small | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Health expert promotion | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | Nutrition information | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Pregnant silhouette in a sleek black outfit. This is a strong visual identifier for the 1998 creative family, but the known child states differ by slug/contact line, so the scan remains on the parent until the fine print is read.
Ranker labels this subject 1998. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original paper image visibly carries the MWYM slug and whymilk.com contact line, resolving the webline child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original paper image visibly carries the MWYM slug and whymilk.com contact line, resolving the webline child. |
Original paper image visibly carries the MWYM slug and 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line, resolving the phone-line child. Seller title uses Got Milk generically, so the printed object controls mapping.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original paper image visibly carries the MWYM slug and 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line, resolving the phone-line child. Seller title uses Got Milk generically, so the printed object controls mapping. |
Race-themed got milk? ad from the Indiana Dairy Farmers (cow-spotted stock car).
Issue: Indianapolis Monthly, July 1998 (p. 51)
got milk?
Revealing outfits and the undead. What else can't most young guys get enough of? Calcium. But there is a mouth-watering solution. Milk. It can help provide the calcium growing bones need to stay strong. A real must. Especially if you plan on sticking your neck out.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· High-resolution authentic period scan visibly carries the “revealing outfits” copy and got milk? slug.
Original 1998 Sarah Michelle Gellar printed ad. Visible printed slug is got milk?.
Independent photographed original-paper specimen of the main #66 got milk? + whymilk.com 'Revealing outfits…' state. This combination is already represented by main-066 (retired alias extra-773 → main-066), so enriches the parent instead of minting a duplicate variant record.
Candidate for extra-773 (Sarah Michelle Gellar - GM 1998 'revealing outfits'). the listing does not confirm the 'revealing outfits' copy line, so this is UNVERIFIED for that child.
Ranker labels this subject 1998. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Magazine title unresolved | 1998 | Approx. 8 × 11 in. original magazine paper advertisement | source | Bamboo Trading identifies this as an approximately 8 × 11 inch paper advertisement from a 1998 magazine. The served product image visibly shows the 'I never get bent out of shape…' copy, got milk? slug, and no whymilk/phone contact line, cleanly resolving extra-708. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Recovered from the complete Internet Archive magazine scan rather than a marketplace tear-sheet photograph. This ad was not separately captured by the old collector checklist.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | May 1998 (Issue 106) | PDF scan page 15; printed page number not visible on ad | Full-page color magazine ad | source | The complete May 1998 EGM scan contains this full-page ad. OCR and the page image both show http://www.whymilk.com. |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original 1998 magazine paper advertisement / tear-sheet | source | The seller photograph initially looked like a no-contact MWYM state, but direct visual review shows a faint http://www.whymilk.com line at upper left. It therefore enriches existing extra-819 and does NOT resolve extra-712. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO CARD / Tower Records distribution | 1998 | Original promotional rack card / postcard | source | Original vintage rack-card/postcard distribution object; not a magazine issue placement. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL28606A; 30×23 in. Sarah Michelle Gellar / Buffy the Vampire Slayer campaign poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL28606A; 30×23 in. Sarah Michelle Gellar / Buffy the Vampire Slayer campaign poster. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | May 29, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Jul 1998; Aug 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Sep 1998; Oct 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Wonder Woman Annual | #7 (Sep 1998) | Back cover | Comic-book back-cover print ad | source | Seller explicitly identifies the Buffy / Sarah Michelle Gellar ad on the back of Wonder Woman Annual #7; independent issue records identify #7 as the September 1998 Ghosts Annual. |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original 1998 magazine paper advertisement / tear-sheet | source | Independent photographed original-paper specimen of the main #66 got milk? + whymilk.com 'Revealing outfits…' state. This combination is already represented by main-066 (retired alias extra-773 → main-066), so enriches the parent instead of minting a duplicate variant record. |
No publication placement documented yet.
An older Milk Ad Collecting Central index labels a 1998 item “John Elway and Reggie Miller” and preserves the filenameelway_miller.jpgVisual recovery and MilkAdMan’s campaign chronology show that the pictured second athlete is actually Green Bay Packers defensive starReggie Whiteand the creative is this same main Super Bowl XXXII ad. The duplicate main record formerly stored asextra-1108is therefore consolidated here rather than counted as a second advertisement.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Distinct from the Elway & Chris Chandler and Elway & Reggie White pairing.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original 1998 paper image visibly carries the long-caption winner copy and got milk? with no contact line, resolving the GM long-caption child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original 1998 paper image visibly carries the long-caption winner copy and got milk? with no contact line, resolving the GM long-caption child. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original paper image visibly shows the long-caption winner state, MWYM slug, and upper-left 1-800-WHY-MILK line, resolving the phone-line long-caption child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original paper image visibly shows the long-caption winner state, MWYM slug, and upper-left 1-800-WHY-MILK line, resolving the phone-line long-caption child. |
Original paper image exactly matches the collector-needed short-caption ad and carries the MWYM slug without a long body-copy block.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Original paper image exactly matches the collector-needed short-caption ad and carries the MWYM slug without a long body-copy block. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Fitness | May 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists these under solo 'Elway, John'; mapped to main #68, the 1998 solo winner creative, not the separate Elway/Reggie White pregame ad. | |
| Men's Health | Jun 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists these under solo 'Elway, John'; mapped to main #68, the 1998 solo winner creative, not the separate Elway/Reggie White pregame ad. | |
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 2, 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists these under solo 'Elway, John'; mapped to main #68, the 1998 solo winner creative, not the separate Elway/Reggie White pregame ad. | |
| Sports Illustrated | Mar 30, 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists these under solo 'Elway, John'; mapped to main #68, the 1998 solo winner creative, not the separate Elway/Reggie White pregame ad. | |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Apr 1998 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists these under solo 'Elway, John'; mapped to main #68, the 1998 solo winner creative, not the separate Elway/Reggie White pregame ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Tyra Banks - SI Swimsuit — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector master index identifies this image as Tyra Banks version two: MWYM 1998. This mapping is variant-specific rather than a family-level guess.
Visual inspection confirms orange bikini, osteoporosis copy and MILK. Where’s your mustache? footer; supporting scan for the already-resolved 1998 SI Swimsuit state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Visual inspection confirms got milk? footer and “Girls, here’s today’s beauty tip…your 10 best friends” copy; mapped to collector-listed 1999 GM state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation; probably the later Tyra ad. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue | 1998 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Apr 3, 1998 | Print ad | source |
April Fool’s newspaper ad located: USA Today, April 1, 1998. Historical source describes the Marilyn milk-mustache piece on the reverse of the Left-Handed Whopper ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Apr 1, 1998 | Newspaper / April Fool’s ad | source | Documented USA Today April 1, 1998 copy: Marilyn Monroe April Fool’s milk-mustache ad appeared on the reverse of Burger King’s Left-Handed Whopper ad. User checklist independently identifies the Marilyn ad as USA TODAY newspaper. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Seller scan preserves verbatim headline.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Caption ends with 'X-ray technicians.'; no URL/phone contact line is visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Caption ends with 'X-ray technicians.' and the whymilk.com contact line is visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Caption ends with 'X-ray technicians.' and the 1-800-WHY-MILK information line is visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Jul 24, 1998; Aug 14, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Oct 6, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Sep 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Oct 12, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Sep 20, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 6, 1999; Sep 20, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| TV Guide | Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Seller describes this physical page as one of six original late-1990s Milk campaign ads removed from TV Guide. This verifies the publication, but not a specific issue/date. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ranker labels this subject 1998. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Garfield — Boys’ Life May 1999 back cover — Format: Back-cover magazine placement — Back-cover placement recovered from the complete Boys’ Life issue. (source)
Also documented: Original period print - Garfield - GM standard — Printed tagline: got milk? Format: Original magazine / newspaper print tear-sheet· English — Original 1998 paper image shows the lasagna/pizza Garfield composition with got milk? and no web/phone contact line. This upgrades the child from rebuilt visu (source)
Milk Mustache Mania tells of a meeting with Garfield's creators where the Garfield side objected to the copy (“Garfield the Cat wouldn't say that”) and the agency answered that Garfield isn't real, which was met with silence on the phone. The book says the two sides then set about working out what a cat with a milk mustache would say.

Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original 1998 paper image shows the lasagna/pizza Garfield composition with got milk? and no web/phone contact line. This upgrades the child from rebuilt visual reference to authentic period-object evidence. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Ad version |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Circle | Jan 5, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Feb 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Health | Jan/Feb 1999; Mar 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Feb 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Feb 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Boys’ Life | May 1999 | Back cover | Back-cover magazine placement | source | Back-cover placement recovered from the complete Boys’ Life issue. |
Exact print placement recovered; continue searching for additional issues and publication-specific ads. Contemporaneous TransWorld SKATEboarding industry coverage states the campaign would run through December 1998 in Rolling Stone, Boy's Life, TransWorld SKATEboarding, and Marvel Comics titles; those publication-level runs remain targets for exact-issue recovery.
Placement (reported): a 1998 Sports Illustrated for Kids insertion is offered by collectors (eBay listing 116353888585).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65979; 25×19 in. Tony Hawk campaign poster. Important physical-format documentation for a subject long present on collector wants lists.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65979; 25×19 in. Tony Hawk campaign poster. Important physical-format documentation for a subject long present on collector wants lists. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Fall/Winter 1998 Sports Yearbook | Back cover | Print ad / back-cover placement | source | Complete-issue listing explicitly identifies the Tony Hawk 'Got Milk?' ad on the back of the Fall/Winter 1998 Sports Yearbook. Contemporaneous TransWorld industry coverage also states the Hawk ad would run through December in Rolling Stone, Boy's Life, TransWorld SKATEboarding, and Marvel Comics titles. |
Exact issue and period page recovered: Vanity Fair, December 1998. Original photographed page now leads the rebuilt reference image.
Also documented: Independent period/dealer scan (1999) — Format: Original print advertisement / dealer scan· English — IMPORTANT: dates ALL its Frasier records 1998, and the collector does too. This seller says 1999. Given that extra-575/576 hinge on percentage figures (60% vs 70%/90%), a 1999 printing could be a th (source)
Placements: Brill's Content, February and March 1999.
The 60% and 70% versions carry the line "In fact, 60% [or 70%] of men and 90% of women don't get enough."; the short-caption version omits it.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original period print visibly verifies the 60% Frasier body copy, upper-left 1-800-WHY-MILK contact line, and bottom got milk? slug; exact magazine issue remains unresolved. |
Copy includes "In fact, 70% of men and 90% of women don't get enough."; no phone number or web address.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Original period seller scan visibly verifies the Frasier 70% body copy, upper-left http://www.whymilk.com web line, bottom got milk? slug, and 1998 copyright; exact magazine issue remains unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Visual inspection of the body copy reads 70% of men / 90% of women. This supports extra-576 and corrects the old URL assignment on extra-575.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original period print / tear-sheet | source | Printed ad is visually confirmed; exact magazine/newspaper issue is not identified by this surviving tear-sheet. |
Copy: "The general populace isn't merely lacking culture, it's lacking calcium. The enlightened among us, however, drink 3 glasses of milk a day…" — no percentage line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variant; short-caption ad was listed as needed. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65616; 30×23 in. Frasier cast poster including Eddie/Moose. upgrades the prior /enlarge image locator to the gallery's larger /large image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65616; full cast + Eddie/Moose display poster. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanity Fair | Dec 1998 | Print ad | source | Seller states this original 1998 Frasier print ad was removed from Vanity Fair, December 1998. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Two behind-the-scenes photos of the shoot appear in Milk Mustache Mania, whose text places it on the backstreets of lower Manhattan.
According to the book, security on the shoot was tight but about two dozen onlookers gathered anyway, some holding copies of the band's first multiplatinum CD hoping for autographs. Brian brought his pet chihuahua, Lil' Tyke, who checked out the makeup stylists, photo assistants and public relations people on set. The book says each band member had his own hair and makeup person and that it takes a lot of support people to shoot one milk mustache photo.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Whole page including the small print at the bottom: BACKSTREET BOYS ©1998 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Clean original 1998 paper image shows the standard got milk? ad with no web or phone contact line visible.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Clean original 1998 paper image shows the standard got milk? ad with no web or phone contact line visible. |
Exact whymilk.com ad. The URL is visibly printed across the top of the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 384323985880; 1998 family state.
Copy: “Recommended for all audiences.” and “Milk has 9 essential nutrients, which makes it one of the most nutritious things you and your kids can drink. Finally. A wholesome blockbuster.” Small print: MELANIE GRIFFITH & ALEXANDER, STELLA AND DAKOTA ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 1999. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Exact original collector image URL for Melanie Griffith & kids' 1999 LECHE variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 1999 LECHE ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Apr 1999; Jun 1999; Oct 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Mar 9, 1999; Apr 20, 1999; Jun 1, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Apr 1999; Oct 1999; Dec 1999/Jan 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Mar 1999; Apr 1999; May 1999; Jun 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ladies' Home Journal | Mar 1999; May 1999; Jun 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Mar 15, 1999; Mar 22, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| People en Español | Mar 2000; May 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Apr 1999; May 1999; Jul 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Apr 20, 1999 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Mark McGwire's mustache ad coincides with his record-chasing late-1990s seasons — an example of the campaign riding topical sports fame (verify the exact ad year against the record).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Confirmed Mark McGwire standard execution. This image is not used to close the separate Good Sports red-star reminder or footer-specific variants.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Footer reads "MARK MCGWIRE ©1998 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD. RECORD 70 HOME RUNS, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS®".
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Exact Home Run Record footer is visible on the photographed original print, resolving the collector-documented GM Home Run Record child. No ADVERTISEMENT label is visible, so extra-652 remains separate and unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
No legal or record line under got milk?.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 19×25 in. promotional poster | WorthPoint sold-record ID 4887950357; physical 19×25 poster format documented in Batch 13. |
Chisholm Poster CL65634; distinct from 19×25 poster already tracked.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65634; distinct from 19×25 poster already tracked. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Donna Shalala — later “got milk?” reprint (high-resolution) — Format: High-resolution 2000px reprint scan (MilkAdMan)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Exact standard MWYM ad recovered with no phone or web contact line visible.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Exact standard MWYM ad recovered with no phone or web contact line visible. |
Exact phone-line child recovered. The lower-left For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK line is visibly printed on the original object.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Exact phone-line child recovered. The lower-left For More Information 1-800-WHY-MILK line is visibly printed on the original object. |
the collector master index identifies this image as Donna Shalala EXTRA: GM 1998 - second Shalala image. This mapping is variant-specific rather than a family-level guess.
Bamboo Trading: WAS COLLECTOR-NEEDS/never-imaged -> RECOVERED
Known extra picture entry.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Known variant | source | Known extra picture entry. The collector listed it as a needed picture. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Jul/Aug 1998 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Chocolate milk is a fun and nutritious treat for your kids and has all the vitamins and nutrients of regular milk.
Chuckie — Tommy, what's a vity-man? Tommy — Don't worry Chuckie, I think he's the one that puts the choklit in the milk. Angelica — Don't you dumb babies know anything? The vity-man makes sure all babies hand over their chocolate milk to ME!
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania says the first Rugrats ad was based on the babies' first feature film, The Rugrats Movie, which was number one at the box office in its first week. The book says it worked well enough that a second ad was made, for The Rugrats in Paris (see the Rugrats in Paris record).
Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica. Cast/character identification cross-checked against the surviving campaign-reference roster.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 1999. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Exact original collector image URL for the 1999 Rugrats LECHE variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Spanish-language / LECHE variant | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 1999 Rugrats LECHE ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Nov 20, 1998; Dec 18, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Nov 17, 1998; Dec 15, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Nov 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Jan/Feb 1999; May 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 2, 1998; Nov 30, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Woman's Day | Nov 17, 1998; Dec 15, 1998 | Print ad | source | ||
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Nickelodeon Magazine | May 1999 | Full-page color ad with ADVERTISEMENT label and Nickelodeon logo | source | The ad page is photographed in the seller's complete May 1999 Nickelodeon Magazine issue. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a 1998 SAMMY Winners four-page foldout. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved.
The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998, exact issue unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a 1998 SAMMY Winners four-page foldout. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved. |
For Mrs. Erbeck, cooking with milk provided numerous benefits: Calcium, Potassium, and $5500
Congratulations to Annette Erbeck. Her recipe for the Santa Fe Grande was the winning dish in the Best Milk Recipes in America contest. Chosen from thousands of recipes, Mrs. Erbeck's culinary treat is a shining example of how cooking with milk adds both flavor and nine essential nutrients to any meal. Now she can enjoy her Santa Fe Grande dish, get a nutritious serving of milk, and have the $5500 grand prize for dessert.
Annette Erbeck of Mason, Ohio won the Best Milk Recipes in America grand prize with Santa Fe Grande. Exact June 1998 placements are recovered for Better Homes & Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal; the same ad is described inside the front cover of the 1998 recipe booklet. The collector’s filename was annettee.jpg; live scan still pending.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | June 1998 | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad | source | Best Milk Recipes in America grand-prize winner Annette Erbeck was awarded a Milk Mustache ad in the June 1998 issue. | |
| Ladies' Home Journal | June 1998 | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad | source | Same June 1998 winner creative was placed in both sponsoring magazines. | |
| Best Milk Recipes in America cookbook/booklet | 1998 | inside front cover | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad | source | The winner ad is described as appearing inside the front cover of the promotional recipe booklet. |
got milk?
I drink at least three cold ones a day…of milk, that is. That's what it takes to get the calcium I need every day. Plus when I buy milk, I never get carded.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk Mustache College Photo Contest. Exact collector code/state: GM 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the creative; exact publication/issue unresolved. | |
| Publication unresolved | Date unresolved | Print ad / physical-print photograph | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
CARTONS for COMPUTERS — Congrats to the winners of the 2nd Milk Mustache Cartons for Computers contest!
The contest, sponsored by the Milk Mustache campaign and the National Cheerleaders Association, challenged schools nationwide to up their milk intake over a one-month period and awarded prizes totaling nearly $100,000 to schools with the greatest increase in milk consumption. Grand prize honors were shared by cheerleaders from two schools: Springs of Life Christian School from Colorado Springs, CO (student enrollment below 1,100) and Bonanza High School from Las Vegas, NV (student enrollment above 1,100). Cheerleaders from Springs of Life Christian School helped motivate their school to drink 5,838% more milk by offering milk and cookie breaks to students between classes; students created and displayed their own milk mustache ads around the school. By winning the grand prize, the students are receiving the first computer lab the school has ever had. Squad members from Bonanza High School increased milk consumption by 526%. The Cartons for Computers contest was designed to help wipe out the nation's teen milk drought — 9 out of 10 teen girls don't get enough calcium and half don't drink milk at all.
Collector inventory labels this as the 2nd Annual Winners creative; exact publication/issue unresolved.
Cartons for Computers grand-prize schools (1998)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory labels this as the 2nd Annual Winners creative; exact publication/issue unresolved. |
Collector inventory specifies a half-page ad.
“Make a fashion statement. Latesha Lipscomb of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts does, with her Milk Mustache. Latesha’s the winner of the Bloomingdale’s Most Fashionable Milk Drinker contest, a nationwide search for someone with the star quality to be featured in their own milk mustache ad. Bloomingdale’s customers in 16 cities across the country were invited to participate. Milk provides nine essential nutrients, including calcium, that adults need for good health. Now that’s fashionable.” Tagline: MILK. Where’s your mustache? (© 1998 National Fluid Milk Processor Board.)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winner / half-page creative | source | Collector inventory specifies a half-page ad. |
MILK / Where's your mustache?
Out of all my hobbies, my favorites are acting and collecting milk ads. How else could I keep up with my future fellow celebrities and learn cool milk facts? Like, it has nine essential nutrients, including calcium and vitamin D, that help build strong bones so I don't really break a leg when I perform.
Bamboo Trading: PERIOD SCAN UPGRADE - extra-002 has no direct URL (local+hist only)
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Mad About Milk Photo Contest. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Aug 1998 | Contest/reader creative | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central preserves five individually linked MWYM pages dated 1998. The Complete Milk Ad Checklist catalogs a six-page 1997 winners ad. Treat this as an unresolved variant/year/page-count conflict rather than forcing one source to overwrite the other.
Milk on the Menu Recipe Challenge winners
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk on the Menu. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk on the Menu. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk on the Menu. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk on the Menu. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk on the Menu. Exact collector code/state: MWYM 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winners / five-page creative | source | Collector inventory preserves a five-page ad. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1997 per Complete Milk Ad Checklist; conflicts with collector archive’s 1998 dating | Contest winners / six-page creative (checklist-documented) | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist catalogs Milk on the Menu Recipe Challenge Winners as a 1997 six-page ad, while Milk Ad Collecting Central preserves five individually linked MWYM pages dated 1998. Preserve both claims pending period scans. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 1998 creative. |
Collector inventory preserves four pages of the red-background ad.
Also documented: SI for Kids Good Sport Award Winners RED p1 — GM 1998 — the collector historical scan — the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1998. (source)
1998 Good Sport winners ($5,000 savings bond + trophy each)
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1998.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | 1998, exact issue unresolved | Contest winners / four-page creative | source | Collector inventory preserves four pages of the red-background ad. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1998 |
MILK / Where's your mustache?
I love milk almost as much as I love the Broncos. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for wearing a barrel, but I think it's crazy that 6 out of 10 men aren't getting enough calcium. Milk has the vitamins and nutrients that have helped me to cheer at more than 300 Broncos games over the past 31 years. I try not to drink too much during the game though. There's no zipper in this thing.
Complete Milk Ad Checklist identifies this as the Super Bowl XXXII Super Fan Milk Mustache Contest winner. Milk Ad Collecting Central's surviving page says 'XXIII,' treated as a transposition/collector typo. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest winner / Super Bowl fan | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist identifies this as the Super Bowl XXXII Super Fan Milk Mustache Contest winner. Milk Ad Collecting Central's surviving page says 'XXIII,' treated as a transposition/collector typo. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved. |
Baron Zemo comic parody / “MILK. He Can’t Force You.”. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
Baron Zemo parody: “Everybody thinks that trying to rule the world is easy, but it takes a lot of energy. The one useful secret my Masters of Evil beat out of Jarvis when we trashed Avengers Mansion is that milk does a body good. I can’t force you to drink milk, so it’s up to you to get what your body needs…” Tagline: MILK. He can’t force you. Printed “PARODY” at the foot; Baron Zemo ™ Marvel Characters Inc.
No publication placement documented yet.
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper / publication unresolved | 1998 | Newspaper advertisement | source | Batch 35 identifies a four-athlete 1998 got milk? newspaper creative under yellow “ARE YOU GAME?” type; exact newspaper/issue remains unresolved. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Health information / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Advertorial / Glamour | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Exact surviving pixels for this different ad were recovered from the collector contact sheetgetingear.jpg. The match is visually unambiguous because the featured white T-shirt visibly carries Jonathan Taylor Thomas’s portrait. Milk Ad Collecting Central’s file was ad_jtt.jpg.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Exact surviving pixels for this different ad were recovered from the collector contact sheetgetingear.jpg. The match is visually unambiguous because the ad visibly features the coordinated white shirt-and-undie set. Milk Ad Collecting Central’s file was ad_undies.jpg.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_gs.jpg; catalog code MWYM 1998. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_gs3.jpg; catalog code GM/MWYM 1998. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Magazine/health promotion | source |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Book offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Also listed separately as “Sports Illustrated for Kids Good Sport Award Contest” (a collector needs-list entry); the scan is the same page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central documents this distinct reminder ad. A surviving adfactory seller listing explicitly identifies the piece as “MARK MCGWIRE WITH GOOD SPORT FLASH” ©1998; its direct seller image is displayed here as the strongest surviving candidate. Keep the exact red-star overlay verification flag until the pixels are independently rechecked.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_jelway.jpg; catalog code MWYM 1998. Exact format independently verified from two surviving original 6 × 4 in unposted postcard specimens; reverse identifies GoCard / Nationwide Postcard Advertising. |
Two independent surviving collector listings show the same original 6 × 4 in, unposted 1998 John Elway Milk Mustache postcard. The front matches the Elway campaign portrait; the reverse carries the Elway caption, MILK / “Where’s your mustache?” branding, 1998 campaign/NFL legal line, whymilk.com, and the GOCARD / Nationwide Postcard Advertising imprint. This resolves the postcard-format and distributor identity without substituting the magazine tearsheet. The record stays in Missing Images until the actual postcard specimen pixels are imported and preserved locally.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Advertorial / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Placement: Mediaweek, June 15, 1998 describes the Kellogg's & Encarta promotion and its August 30, 1998 newspaper coupon insert.
the collector: 'GM, 1998 (Got Kids? Get Smart. Milk Studies)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand/education tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Larger scan from TIME, 14 September 1998, p.7; the ad also ran in People, 7 September 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand/education tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Kings Of The Quart.
Congratulations to The Kentucky Wildcats.
Milk Ad Collecting Central explicitly catalogs Kentucky Wildcats Mascot — MWYM, 1998 (oversized), and the Complete Milk Ad Checklist independently lists Kentucky Wildcats Mascot 1998 +M. The recovered original print photograph reads “Kings Of The Quart.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Oversized Milk Mustache print ad (collector-documented); original print seller photograph recovered | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central catalogs Kentucky Wildcats Mascot — MWYM, 1998 (oversized). Surviving original-print seller photograph visibly verifies the creative and printed copy. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. The recovered project-archive panel has been visually matched to the 1998 ad and preserved in the standalone master.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | February 1998 | Contest offer | period source | Contemporary February 1998 coverage calls this the second annual Mad About Milk contest; another period newspaper states the rules appeared in Seventeen’s February issue and gives the March 2 deadline. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Exact ad recovered:The collector’s file was ad_milkmoon.jpg. The surviving copy comes from the original collector contact sheet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Video offer / promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer / SAMMY | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |

Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Advertorial | source |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Spike Lee; the prize was a Contiki trip to Australia (“Win a trip down under”). Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Sweepstakes offer / two-piece | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Exact ad recovered:The collector’s file was ad_pilsbury.jpg. The surviving copy comes from the original collector contact sheet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand tie-in / two-sided | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Larger scan from Ladies’ Home Journal, 1999; the ad also ran in U.S. News & World Report, 26 October 1998.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central lists one small Quaker Oats MIBWM artifact underNeeds w/o PicturesThe exact small-format pixels are still missing.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand tie-in / small | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand tie-in / Spanish | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Health/advocacy promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Licensed Purple Moon character Rockett Movado appears in a genuine 1998 Got Milk ad. The surviving collector index lists Rockett Movado as GM, 1998; Kidscreen documents the campaign and its Girls' Life debut.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' Life | Oct/Nov 1998 | Print ad | source | Kidscreen (Aug. 1, 1998) reported that Rockett's Milk Mustache ad would debut in the October/November issue of Girls' Life. |
Preserved 1998 Purple Moon / California Milk Advisory Board promotional screensaver CD-ROM tied to Rockett's Got Milk campaign. A distinct interactive/promotional ad, not the magazine print ad.
Back packaging shows Rockett's friends Stephanie and Nicole with milk mustaches and preserves the whymilk.com and Purple Moon campaign branding.
Original hybrid Mac/Windows Rockett's got milk? Screen Saver disc with California Milk Advisory Board and Purple Moon branding.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Mustache Mobile campaign | 1998 | Free promotional CD-ROM / computer screensaver | source | Kidscreen documented the Rockett Got Milk computer-screen-saver promotion and nationwide Milk Mustache Mobile distribution; the surviving 1998 hybrid CD-ROM is preserved online. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Contest offer / two-page | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Sports promotion | source |
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector milkmustache.html lists 'Stars and Milk Mustache Comet [2 pc]' as comet.art - an unusual.art file on the dead geocities host. Format alone makes this one unlikely to survive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Health information / tearsheet | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
GOT MILK OF MAGNESIA?
ALL NEW SEASON BEGINS SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 10PM
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Magazine/entertainment promo parody | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
Got Tuesday?
Are you getting enough? Tonight, get double the recommended allowance of Tim on two great episodes of Home Improvement. In between, get a taste of Soul Man, the wholesome new Tuesday night comedy. Top off the night with a healthy dose of Spin City, and you’ll get all the laughter you need.
8:00 abc 7 8
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC network promotion | 1998 | Magazine / TV-listings print ad | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Milk-mustache parody riffing on “got milk?” to promote ABC’s Tuesday comedy block. |
MOTOR OIL
It’s not just for cars anymore.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) | 1998 | Television commercial-parody sketch (screen grab) | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | On-air late-night parody of the milk-mustache ads; framed as a faux TV commercial for motor oil. |
I drink It because It gives me nutrients a great body and a PIXEL perfect smile!
MILK — Where’s your mustache?
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider © Core & EIDOS Interactive
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Design / Eidos Interactive (Tomb Raider II promotion) | 1998 | Print ad / promotional parody | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Official game-publisher parody riffing on “Where’s your mustache?” to promote Tomb Raider II. |
MILK — “It does a Boop good!”
I know what you’re thinking. “Hey Betty, you’re a cartoon… you can’t drink milk.” So what if I’m a girl of the year? I do it anyway. Even a cartoon needs calcium and nutrients. That’s why I drink 100% animated milk.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Boop licensed apparel (King Features / Fleischer Studios character) | 1998 | Screen-printed T-shirt (merchandise parody) | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Character-merchandise parody riffing on both “milk mustache” and the older “Milk. It does a body good.” tagline. |
Men’s Health — Das Magazin für Männer (Die deutsche Ausgabe, Juni 1996, 5 Mark)
Cover model photographed with a milk mustache, echoing the U.S. milk-mustache campaign.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Health, German edition (Juni 1996) | 1996 | Magazine cover | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | International magazine-cover homage to the milk-mustache look (Germany, 1996). |
Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle) sports a milk mustache in an episode of the NBC sitcom Frasier.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasier (NBC) | 1998 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | On-screen milk-mustache moment worked into an episode of Frasier. |
“…Lewinsky’s lawyer is getting overexposed…”
Billboards for William Ginsburg spoof famous ad campaigns: “THE GINSBURG CHANNEL — this fall,” “JUST SUE IT.” (Nike), “MILKING IT. Where’s Your Mustache?” (the milk-mustache ads), and “Think Defendant.” (Apple) — over a “GINSBURGER” restaurant.
© 1998 Ohman — Oregonian
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oregonian (Jack Ohman, editorial cartoon) | 1998 | Newspaper editorial cartoon | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Political-cartoon parody; one of several ad-campaign spoofs in the drawing references the milk-mustache ads. |
got an emmy?
Murder, She Wrote
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS (Emmy “for your consideration” trade ad) | 1996 | Trade / awards-campaign print ad | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | CBS Emmy-campaign parody of “got milk?” for Angela Lansbury / Murder, She Wrote. |
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) visits Conan O’Brien and suggests a new milk-mustache celebrity — holding up a mock “MILK — What a surprise!” ad featuring Pope John Paul II.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC) | 1998 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Late-night comedy parody of the milk-mustache campaign; see the gallery for the Pope mock-ad prop. |
Cast members of the NBC sitcom The Single Guy turn up with milk mustaches in a kitchen scene.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Single Guy (NBC) | 1997 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Sitcom nod to the milk-mustache craze. |
“‘AUSTIN POWERS’ IS A VERY, VERY FUNNY MOVIE!” — Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
got austin?
debonair. defiant. defrosted.
New Line Cinema
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Line Cinema (Austin Powers movie promotion) | 1998 | Movie advertisement | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Studio movie-marketing parody of “got milk?”; distinct from the official Mike Myers/Austin Powers milk ad (canonical-098). |
got expired milk?
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) | 1998 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | One of several Tonight Show milk-mustache parodies. |
“I don’t recall if I have milk or not, Senator.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) | 1998 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Tonight Show milk-mustache parody riffing on Hillary Clinton’s testimony. |
A milk-mustache moment from the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline in the City (NBC) | 1998 | Television screen grab | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Sitcom nod to the milk-mustache craze. |
Hey, I’m a politician. And I know how to eat crow when I have to. Like when I get caught doing something naughty. The key is to start early. With just a few feathers a day. Then when the time comes to swallow a whole bird, you won’t gag a bit.
CROW — Not too hard to swallow!
Another fine product from Comedy Central. © 1997 Comedy Partners.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy Central | 1997 | Magazine print ad | The Milk Mustache Book (Ballantine, 1998), “Spoofs, Parodies, Rip-offs” chapter | Comedy Central milk-mustache parody using Newt Gingrich and a ‘crow’ mustache. |
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1998 | Flavor-themed Milk Mustache promotional ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Elway said his daughter collected the milk ads and hung them on her wall, and that he was glad to make her "Wall of Fame" (Milk Mustache Mania). A Super Bowl milk mustache ad was made every year from 1997: the two opposing players before the game, the winning quarterback in his own ad on the Monday after.
Milk Mustache Mania recounts that Chris Chandler's Falcons were beaten 34–19 by Elway's Broncos and that Elway was named Super Bowl MVP for the second year in a row. The book says the campaign has made a Super Bowl milk mustache ad since 1997 and is the only advertiser to feature opposing team members in an ad before the game.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Layout version |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 29, 1999 | Sports page | Newspaper ad | source | WDBJ's Jan. 29, 1999 noon newscast says that day's USA Today carried John Elway and Chris Chandler across the sports page in a Got Milk? ad, and notes that the ads would run throughout Super Bowl weekend. |
Same wording as the main image.
No publication placement documented yet.
Exact later placement recovered: WWF Magazine, August 2000. Campaign creative dates to 1999; the ad demonstrably continued in print into 2000.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Chisholm Poster CL65615.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65615. |
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWF Magazine | Aug 2000 | Print ad | source | Surviving collector post explicitly identifies the Stone Cold Steve Austin got milk? ad source as WWF Magazine, August 2000. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Terrell Davis — Ebony January 2000, first page — Format: Magazine placement scan — This issue shows the later America’s Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors credit-line era. (source)
Also documented: Terrell Davis — Ebony January 2000, second page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Companion page from the same recovered Ebony placement. (source)
The book's caption describes the photo as Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis with his uniform painted onto his muscular frame.
Legal line "TERRELL DAVIS ©1999 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS".
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Feb 2000; Mar 2000; May 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Dec 24/31, 1999; Jan 7, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Feb 15, 2000; Mar 7, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Feb 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Health | Jan/Feb 2000; Jul/Aug 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Feb 2000; Mar 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| TIME | Dec 27, 1999; Jan 17, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | Mar 27, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | January 2000 | 7 | Magazine placement scan | source | This issue shows the later America’s Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors credit-line era. |
| Ebony | January 2000 | 9 | Magazine placement scan | source | Companion page from the same recovered Ebony placement. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing reads "Drinking enough lowfat milk now…".
It was Ray Romano's idea to leave Brad Garrett without a mustache: the plan was to shoot the whole cast with milk mustaches until Romano suggested Robert shouldn't get any milk (Milk Mustache Mania).
Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle. Cast/character identification cross-checked against the surviving campaign-reference roster.
eBay 153041272364; full-cast original print.
Copy reads "Drinking enough lowfat milk now can help prevent osteoporosis later. Assuming, of course, there's enough to go around."
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Whoopi Goldberg — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 1999. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Milk Mustache Mania says the campaign first asked Whoopi Goldberg to be one of its first celebrities in the early days but she declined because she was lactose intolerant. A couple of years later it called again, this time because she was lactose intolerant: the ad was to promote lactose-free milk, and she said yes.
Magazine-print seller scan; the transit poster is a separate format.
Copy: “Hear the one about the comedian who never drank milk?” and “She had a weak funny bone. Lucky for us lactose-intolerant folks, there's lactose-free milk. It's available everywhere, and it has all the calcium of regular milk. Good thing. I'm here to crack you up — not myself.” Small print: WHOOPI GOLDBERG ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Seller listing 235935361739 documents the large transit-poster specimen and describes NYC subway/bus-shelter distribution.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 30×23 in. transit / OOH poster | source | Seller listing 235935361739 documents the large transit-poster specimen and describes NYC subway/bus-shelter distribution. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Same wording as the main image.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Chisholm Poster CL65611; transit-format specimen.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65611; transit-format specimen. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
A "fat free" wording also exists: the Milk Mustache Mania printing reads "So I drink fat free milk … tackle something else I hate: cleaning up."
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Body copy is visibly set in eight lines, mapping this image to the 8-line caption child.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Copy reads "So I drink fat free milk … tackle something else I hate: cleaning up."
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing and the 25×19 display poster read "Drinking enough milk helps keep bones strong"; the main image reads "Drinking enough milk now helps…".
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked against the collector variant label: this image uses the got milk? standard composition. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not treated as period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original 1999 print visibly includes www.whymilk.com at upper right, resolving the webline child extra-528 rather than standard extra-527.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Original 1999 print visibly includes www.whymilk.com at upper right, resolving the webline child extra-528 rather than standard extra-527. |
eBay 275665919119; mini-poster physical format with detail images.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | Mini-poster promotional format | source | eBay 275665919119; mini-poster physical format with detail images. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65981; 25×19 in. Curly / Three Stooges poster. A different physical format from the smaller mini-poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65981; 25×19 in. Curly / Three Stooges poster. A different physical format from the smaller mini-poster. |
Copy reads "Drinking enough milk helps keep bones strong and may help prevent osteoporosis later."
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | Aug 19, 1999 | Print ad | source |
Exact print placement recovered; continue searching for additional issues and publication-specific ads.
Milk Mustache Mania says Gene Simmons was the first to arrive on set and wanted to experiment with the chocolate milk mixture; Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley joined him in full costume. The book also notes the ad had still not run in Better Homes and Gardens or Woman's Day.
Batch 51 documents a 23×30 promotional poster format. Treated as a format state of the existing KISS creative, not a duplicate ad.
Another frame from the same session as the ad, with no text on it.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Ad version |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spin | Jul 1999 | Print ad | source | Deseret News reported that KISS's chocolate-milk mustache ad, captioned 'Lick it up,' ran first in the July 1999 issue of Spin. KISS archival trivia also identifies Spin and Rolling Stone as the two magazines carrying the ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.

Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. A prominent licensed-character mustache execution (around 1999–2000), notable as a non-human “celebrity”; produced alongside other Muppet and Sesame Street pieces such as Cookie Monster.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Kermit — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 1999. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
The agency's first meeting with Kermit was at Muppet headquarters in Manhattan, where he was carried into the boardroom in a cardboard box (Milk Mustache Mania).
The book says Kermit won the agency over after the awkward entrance, in his favorite designer suit and with his lily-pad wit, and that the boardroom held an ornately framed painting of Kermit.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Same wording as the main image; legal line "KERMIT THE FROG™ & © HENSON 1999 / ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD".
Same wording as the main image.
Kermit in his trench coat on the studio set; not an ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65977; 25×19 in. Kermit the Frog campaign poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65977; 25×19 in. Kermit the Frog campaign poster. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The ad shows three Special Olympics athletes wearing medals, identified by the collector inventory as Billy Quick, Nancy Filimonczuk and Troy Rutter (historical filename sp_olympics.jpg). MilkAdMan’s catalogue lists number 94 as “Billy Quick, Kathy Ireland, Grant Hill”, but the only artwork he holds for it is this one, and neither Kathy Ireland nor Grant Hill appears in it, so the caption looks like a subject list rather than a description of the art.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsweek | Jul 5, 1999 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME | May 10, 1999 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Spider-Man — Boys’ Life July 1999, first page — Format: Magazine placement scan — This page points readers to marvel.com/milk for the promotional trading cards, directly linking the magazine placement to the comic-insert promotion. (source)
Also documented: Spider-Man — Boys’ Life July 1999, second page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Second page of the recovered Spider-Man placement. (source)
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.

Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Aug 1999; Nov 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Teen People | Summer 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Boys’ Life | July 1999 | 1 | Magazine placement scan | source | This page points readers to marvel.com/milk for the promotional trading cards, directly linking the magazine placement to the comic-insert promotion. |
| Boys’ Life | July 1999 | 2 | Magazine placement scan | source | Second page of the recovered Spider-Man placement. |
Exact print placement recovered; continue searching for additional issues and publication-specific ads.
Same wording as the main image.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Poster CL65617; WNBA trio display poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65617; WNBA trio display poster. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Jun 1999 | Print ad | source | Seller-indexed original tear sheet identifies the Nikki McCray / Lisa Leslie / Sheryl Swoopes 'Swish' ad as removed from Self magazine, June 1999. | |
| Ebony | Sep 1999 | Print ad | source | Collector post explicitly identifies the Got Milk campaign advertisement featuring Nikki McCray, Lisa Leslie, and Sheryl Swoopes in Ebony Magazine, September 1999. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Mike Myers — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 1999. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Milk Mustache Mania says the shoot took place in Hollywood on the set of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, after the studio asked about a milk mustache tie-in to the sequel. The original plan was to photograph Mike Myers as both Austin Powers and Dr. Evil side by side, but the Dr. Evil makeup took too long to apply for both in one day, so only Austin Powers was shot. The crew arrived around 1 p.m. while Myers and Heather Graham filmed scenes in Austin's psychedelic bachelor pad, expecting a few hours' delay; filming ended twelve hours later. The book says Myers was still energized and stayed in character for the whole photo shoot, and at one point broke character to laugh at one of his own jokes.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Another frame from the same shoot, with a martini-style glass of milk and no text on it.
Copy: “What's my bag? It's milk, baby, yeah!” and “The calcium in lowfat or fat free milk helps to prevent osteoporosis and keep my bones strong. So I can keep my mojo working overtime. Oh, behave.” Small print: AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME ©1999 NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Serena Williams — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 1999. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Also documented: Venus & Serena Williams — Ebony November 2000 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Clean period placement of the joint Williams sisters creative. (source)
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Nov 1999; Dec 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 18, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Teen People | Nov 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Dec 1999/Jan 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | November 2000 | 99 | Magazine placement scan | source | Clean period placement of the joint Williams sisters creative. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania says this was the campaign's first ad with Britney Spears, in 1999, just after “Baby One More Time” reached the top of the charts. She was photographed in a stylized purple bedroom talking on the phone with a plate of milk and cookies beside her. The book says she had just hurt her leg filming a music video and arrived on crutches, and that the crew was nervous about her posing on the retro-style chair chosen for the shoot but she handled it like a pro. It also quotes her saying she drinks milk on the airplane and in the morning and that it matters on the road to get the right vitamins and minerals.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Copy: “Baby, one more time isn't enough. 9 out of 10 girls don't get enough calcium. It takes about 4 glasses of milk every day. So when I finish this glass, fill it up, baby. Three more times.” Small print: BRITNEY SPEARS ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
High-resolution original-print image resolves the version-one GM standard state; no whymilk.com line is visible.
Bamboo Trading identifies this as an approximately 8×11 inch paper advertisement from a 1999 magazine featuring Britney Spears. Visual inspection matches the already-resolved extra-509 got milk? standard 'Baby, one more time…' ad with no visible whymilk.com or phone line. Added as independent original-paper evidence only; no duplicate Britney record is created.
Flickr LaVoie 3203438642; 1999 standard magazine state.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
Additional surviving scan of the already-resolved GM standard execution. Added as independent visual evidence, not as a new campaign variant.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | High-resolution original-print image resolves the version-one GM standard state; no whymilk.com line is visible. | |
| Magazine title unresolved | 1999 | Approx. 8 × 11 in. original magazine paper advertisement | source | Bamboo Trading identifies this as an approximately 8×11 inch paper advertisement from a 1999 magazine featuring Britney Spears. Visual inspection matches the already-resolved extra-509 got milk? standard 'Baby, one more time…' ad with no visible whymilk.com or phone line. Added as independent original-paper evidence only; no duplicate Britney record is created. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Your bones may be in jeopardy.
One in five osteoporosis victims is male. Luckily, fat free milk has the calcium bones need to help beat it. Beating your Harvard Ph.D. opponents? Well, that's another story.
got milk?
ALEX TREBEK ©1999 NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Printed copies (the owner's magazine page and the book Milk Mustache Mania) read "fat free … Beating your Harvard Ph.D. opponents"; the main image reads "fat-free" and "Besting".
Additional surviving physical-ad scan recovered in Batch 7.
Body copy reads "…fat free milk has the calcium bones need to help beat it. Beating your Harvard Ph.D. opponents? Well, that's another story."
Same wording as the owner's magazine copy: "fat free", "Beating".
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Tracey Ullman — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 1999. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
The Milk Mustache Mania printing reads "fat free milk has the calcium to help prevent it."
eBay 165444945274; image confirms three-women composition.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Copy reads "…that fat free milk has the calcium to help prevent it."
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Recovered original 1999 magazine print advertisement. This photographed copy shows the standard got milk? footer and no visible whymilk.com marker, so it is a different printing from the URL-bearing ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. | |
| Vanity Fair | Feb 2000 | Full-page print ad | source | Vanity Fair bound volume OCR places the Tracey Ullman got milk? creative inside the February 2000 issue; no whymilk.com is present in the ad OCR. |
Recovered image of an original magazine advertisement. The vertical www.whymilk.com text is visibly present at the right edge, distinguishing this ad from the standard got milk? version. The scan carries a dealer watermark; cleaner unwatermarked scan still wanted.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Dec 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Jul 23, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Circle | Nov 16, 1999; Jan 4, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Sep 1999; Nov 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Health | Oct 1999; Jun 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Sep 6, 1999; Dec 6, 1999 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Sep 1999; May 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Vanity Fair | Feb 2000 | Full-page print ad — standard got milk? child | source | Exact issue occurrence corresponds to nested standard child extra-745. |
INTRODUCING THE 1999 SAMMY WINNERS
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to introduce the Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year or SAMMY 1999 Winners. Pictured here are the 2nd annual award winners. SAMMY 1999 was designed to recognize outstanding scholar athletes in grades 9-12 from high schools throughout the continental United States. Judging was based on academic performance, athletic excellence, leadership and community service. A panel of celebrity judges from the Milk Mustache Campaign — the ones you see here — chose the twenty-five (25) winners. Each scholar athlete has received a $7,500 college scholarship, an invitation to attend an awards weekend and the opportunity to be pictured in national publications including this magazine and USA TODAY.
Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a two-piece 1999 SAMMY Winners creative. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved.
1999 SAMMY winners (25 · $7,500 scholarship each)
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SAMMY. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999.
The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999, exact issue unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a two-piece 1999 SAMMY Winners creative. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Aug 1999 | Contest/reader creative | source |
“I may be tall — but I still have time to grow. Cause 15% of height is added during the teen years. And milk supplies the calcium my bones need to grow strong. That’s why I drink at least 4 glasses a day. So, think BIG. DRINK MILK.” Tagline: got milk? (Note: this ad says four glasses a day, where most say three.)
Calcium isn't the only way you win with milk.
Let's all raise our glasses to the winners of the Milk Mustache Better Bones Tour contest. They were chosen from a group of over 30,000 people who entered the contest by visiting the Milk Mustache Mobile on its 100-city tour. The coveted prize: to be the celebrities in this special Milk Mustache ad. Of course, everybody who drinks milk comes out a winner. Not only for the calcium, which helps prevent osteoporosis, but also for all the 9 essential nutrients. Not to mention the attractive mustache.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 1999 winner creative; exact publication/issue unresolved. |
STRONG BONES and TEETH aren't the only things her mother HAS TO BRAG ABOUT.
Lindsay Nicole Rabin is the Grand Prize winner of the nationwide Mini Milk Mustache Contest! We know her mother could not be happier. She knows how important it is for Lindsay to drink at least three glasses of milk every day to help build strong, healthy bones. But Lindsay has done more than make her mother proud. She's done the Milk Mustache proud.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 1999 creative. |
Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest winners / oversized creative | source | Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized ad. |
Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized ad; exact publication placement unresolved.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Milk Mustache Internship at Rolling Stone. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999 oversized.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest winners / oversized creative | source | Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized ad; exact publication placement unresolved. |
MILK AND S.I. FOR KIDS CONGRATULATE 25 GOOD SPORT AWARD WINNERS
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS wrote in to tell us how they showed good sportsmanship on and off the field. Twenty-five kids from all over the country are being celebrated for their good deeds. A $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond from MILK. Their pictures on the following pages. An S.I. For Kids Good Sport Trophy! AND THE WINNERS ARE…
Collector inventory preserves four pages of the blue-background ad.
Also documented: SI for Kids Good Sport Award Winners BLUE p1 — GM 1999 — the collector historical scan — the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999. (source)
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
Individual page filename recovered from collector archive.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SI for Kids Good Sport. Exact collector code/state: GM 1999.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | 1999, exact issue unresolved | Contest winners / four-page creative | source | Collector inventory preserves four pages of the blue-background ad. | |
| Publication unresolved | 1999 |
the milk mustache campaign and fox family channel bring you the winning mustache!
Tracy Robertson won $10,000 and a trip to Hollywood in Fox Family's Show and Tell Sweepstakes sponsored by MILK. She drinks fat free milk for the calcium needed to help prevent osteoporosis.
Collector inventory specifically notes a newspaper ad; title/date unresolved.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 1999 | Contest winner / newspaper version | source | Collector inventory specifically notes a newspaper ad; title/date unresolved. |
Mrs. Virginia Platisha, our newest milk mustache celebrity, has cooked up a $5,500 winner
Congratulations to Mrs. Platisha who won the $5,500 Grand Prize in the second Best Milk Recipes in America contest for her Chocolate-Caramel Bread Pudding. Cooking with milk is one of the best ways that Mrs. Platisha uses to ensure that her family enjoys three glasses of milk each day. What an ingenious way to add both flavor and nine essential nutrients, including calcium, vitamin D, protein, and potassium.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 1999 creative. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
Exact ad recovered:The collector’s file was con_recipe2.jpg. The surviving copy comes from the original collector contact sheet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Advertorial / magazine preview | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Brand tie-in / small variant | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | National Dairy Council / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Health advocacy promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. The Sports Illustrated for Kids RoadTrip tour. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Sports promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Distinct main-campaign ad documented in the collector's master ad inventory. Historical filename cchandler.jpg. This is not created from TV-only evidence.
Image recovery:Recovered surviving scan of the standalone 1999 Chris Chandler milk-mustache printed ad. The image shows Chandler in his Atlanta Falcons #12 uniform with the headline “Throw back some milk.”
Recovered surviving scan of the standalone 1999 Chris Chandler milk-mustache printed ad. The image shows Chandler in his Atlanta Falcons #12 uniform with the headline “Throw back some milk.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | got milk? football print ad | source | the collector lists this as Chris Chandler — 1999 — filename cchandler.jpg. Exact publication issue remains unresolved. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Brand tie-in | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Nutrition promotion / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
got milk?
At Safeway, we know that industry statistics show families, especially those with young children, drive a large portion of milk sales. The Milk Mustache Shaker Event is a proven way to create incremental milk sales with families. Between a required purchase of 2.5 gallons of milk and an insert full of new milk usage ideas, it's a born volume builder. So if you want to shake up your dairy case volume, take advantage of the Milk Mustache Shaker Event during this year's June Dairy Month.
It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. Surviving collector scan recovered from the historical the collector Photobucket endpoint. The scan carries Photobucket’s later Groups overlay watermark.
Exact historical filename:ekwei.jpgSurviving collector indexHistorical direct image endpoint
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Noncanonical/uncatalogued Milk Mustache ad | source | It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer / newspaper | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Watch Fox Family Channel Spot The Milk Mustache And You Could Win $10,000!
GRAND PRIZE: An appearance on Fox Family Channel with a Milk Mustache and a Milk Mustache magazine ad. A VIP trip for you and three friends to Hollywood! Plus $10,000! FIRST PRIZE: 25 winners will receive $1,000 each! Watch Fox Family Channel August 29 to September 12, 7 to 11pm e/p, for a look at our newest stars from our hottest shows wearing Milk Mustaches.
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Watch Fox Family Channel Spot The Milk Mustache And You Could Win $10,000!
Watch Fox Family Channel August 29 to September 12, 7 to 11pm e/p, for a sneak peek at our newest stars wearing Milk Mustaches. Send a postcard with your name, phone number, address, the name of the star with the Milk Mustache and the name of their show by September 30, 1999 to: Fox Family Channel Show and Tell Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 3750, Hollywood, CA 90078. GRAND PRIZE: A starring role in a Milk Mustache TV spot on Fox Family Channel plus a Milk Mustache magazine ad! A VIP trip for you and three friends to Hollywood! Plus $10,000! FIRST PRIZE: 25 winners will receive $1,000 each!
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Exact ad recovered:The collector’s file was ad_cbook.jpg. The surviving copy comes from the original collector contact sheet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Book offer / half-page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Exact surviving pixels for this different ad were recovered from the collector contact sheetgetingear.jpg. The match is visually unambiguous because the white floppy hat is prominently pictured beneath the catalog copy. Milk Ad Collecting Central’s file was ad_hat.jpg. Larger scan from Teen, August 1999.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 1999 (Lip Gloss Version)'.
Collector source confirms the ad; original image href has been extracted, but visual recovery/verification is still pending.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Exact surviving pixels for this different ad were recovered from the collector contact sheetgetingear.jpg. The match is visually unambiguous because the ad visibly features the white tank top paired with the matching brief. Milk Ad Collecting Central’s file was ad_shirt.jpg.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector advertisements.html: 'GM, 2000 (1/3 Page)' - milk-gear list ad. Year differs from (1999) - verify.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer / oversized | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector: 'GM, 1999 (1/2 Page)' - list-book ad, year matches.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Merchandise/catalog offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Organization promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |



Version one: no handwritten “last chance” overlay. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_gs2.jpg; catalog code GM 1999. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_goodsport.jpg; catalog code GM 1999. |
The Sports Illustrated For Kids Good Sport Award Show Presented by MILK
Ordinary Kids. Extraordinary Stories. WATCH superstar athletes salute the 25 S.I. For Kids Good Sport winners on NICKELODEON. Saturday, June 12 at 2:00pm and Sunday, June 13 at 3:00pm (ET/PT). First time on TV
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
1999 Good Sport Award winners
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Awards promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Awards promotion variant | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Collectible/promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | NASCAR; also Cheerios box maccpictures5/johnyb.jpg |
got milk?
Kroger's no stranger to the benefits of the Milk Mustache Celebrity Calendar Event. And for those of you who like the numbers: Nielsen Homescan Data reported a 3.6% lift in gallon milk sales vs Year Ago among households who received the '99 calendar. Plus a 9.7% boost in gallon milk sales vs Year Ago among households with kids 6-12. Near-pack premium displays like this one are a proven way to help drive multiple gallon purchases and move the milk meter. Celebrity Calendar 2000? Sign me up!
It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. Surviving collector scan recovered from the historical the collector Photobucket endpoint. The exact ad shows Judd Wells holding a glass of milk with Kroger-focused trade copy; the scan carries Photobucket’s later Groups overlay watermark.
Exact historical filename:jwells.jpgSurviving collector indexHistorical direct image endpoint
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Noncanonical/uncatalogued Milk Mustache ad | source | It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. National Dairy Council tear sheet, item 0310N, ©1999, from the publisher’s own print file.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Health information / tearsheet | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. The surviving project archive brochure/contact sheet brochers.jpg preserves the English “The Lowdown on Lactose Intolerance / Making the Most of Milk” ad tied to ad_lactose.jpg.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Health information / tearsheet | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Health information / Spanish | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Comic promotion / two-page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Comic promotion / two-page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Trading Card Database documents a nine-card 1999 set and notes that three-card sheet inserts were bound into Marvel comic books during summer 1999. Independent Marvel food/promo-card checklists also describe the nine-card mail-in set plus three comic-bound triptych panels. Front-and-back photographs of all nine regular cards and complete-set marketplace/auction records survive.
Regular three-card panel showing Venom, Spider-Man and Daredevil with milk mustaches; Steve Rude art attribution is documented by the set sources.
Regular three-card panel showing A-Next, Spider-Girl and Dr. Doom; Adam Kubert art attribution is documented by the set sources.
Original panel photograph visibly preserves A-Next at left, the Spider-Girl center silhouette marked ULTRA RARE CARD!, Dr. Doom at right, and www.marvel.com/milk.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Venom front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Venom reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Spider-Man front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Spider-Man reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Daredevil front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Daredevil reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
A-Next front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
A-Next reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Spider-Girl front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Spider-Girl reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Dr. Doom front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Dr. Doom reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Hulk front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Hulk reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
Captain America front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
Captain America reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
She-Hulk front from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
She-Hulk reverse from the 18-image Flickr album preserving fronts and backs of the nine-card set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics / mail-in / web promotion | 1999 | Individual promotional card; also issued in comic-bound panel family | source | The set source documents individual-card mail-in/web distribution and Marvel Comics panel distribution. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | 1999 | Comic-bound triptych / four-card panel silhouette variant | source | Nslists identifies the center-card silhouette as Ultra Rare because it could not be cut as a regular card from the triptych panel. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | 1999 | Comic-bound triptych / four-card panel silhouette variant | source | Nslists identifies the center-card silhouette as Ultra Rare because it could not be cut as a regular card from the triptych panel. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | 1999 | Comic-bound triptych / four-card panel silhouette variant | source | Nslists identifies Spider-Girl as the center Ultra Rare silhouette in the A-Next / Spider-Girl / Dr. Doom panel family. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | Jun–Sep 1999 (bound-in card-sheet distribution documented; exact individual comic issues still to map) | Three-card / four-card promotional panels | source | Set also distributed as individual cards through mail-in and web promotion. Nslists documents both triptych and four-card panel formats. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
the collector: 'GM, 1999 (1/3 Page Rules)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer / rules variant | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
This surviving period scan is unquestionably the Milk Mustache / Rolling Stone internship contest creative documented by the collector archive. The collector separately catalogued two oversized 1999 versions (con_intern1.jpg and con_intern2.jpg), but this surviving scan has not yet been proven to be version 1.
Recovered period scan. Visible markers include 1-877-4RS-MILK, the Chicago contest address, four New York internship prizes, got milk? branding, and sample campaign portraits.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer / oversized | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Event promotion | source |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Contest offer / two-piece | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Calendar promotion | source |
Oxygen Magazine parody. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
No publication placement documented yet.
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Food-brand half-page co-brand ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_promo1999.jpg; catalog code GM 1999. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
$7,500 for college. are you game?
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to be bringing you the 2nd annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year or Sammy 1999 Awards. With 9 essential nutrients, milk has more vitamins and minerals than the leading sports drink. Plus, it's a great way to replenish lost fluids after a workout. Milk can also provide you with something just as important — the chance to continue your academic and athletic careers with a $7,500 college scholarship.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | SAMMY promotion / two-page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Regional dairy promotion | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1999 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing reads "Want to play? Milk has nine essential nutrients that active bodies need."; the main image reads "Milk has 9 essential nutrients active bodies need."
Warner and McNair were photographed together at the same time, where Super Bowl quarterbacks were usually shot separately in their home towns and combined; the book says it may have been the first time two Super Bowl quarterbacks were photographed together before the game.
Copy reads "Want to play? Milk has nine essential nutrients that active bodies need."
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 28, 2000 | Bonus Section F | Newspaper ad | source | Seller inventory for three complete USA Today Super Bowl preview sections dated Jan. 28, 2000 explicitly lists the full-page color Steve McNair / Kurt Warner Got Milk ad in Bonus Section F. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Kurt Warner - GM 1999 — Format: Print/campaign creative — Bamboo Trading: compare vs MVB solid-letters variant (source)
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Exact M.V.B. solid-letter state recovered from original paper. Visible M.V.B. lettering, whymilk.com, copy, and ©2000 line resolve the collector need.
eBay 365460887515; Rams uniform, Want to win? copy.
Known collector variation in Needs list.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Known variant | source | Known collector variation in Needs list. The collector listed it as a needed picture. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Exact M.V.B. solid-letter state recovered from original paper. Visible M.V.B. lettering, whymilk.com, copy, and ©2000 line resolve the collector need. |
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 31, 2000 | Newspaper ad | source | Associated Press reported Jan. 28 that the winning Super Bowl quarterback would appear in USA Today on Monday. Super Bowl XXXIV was Sunday Jan. 30; Kurt Warner won, fixing the scheduled winner placement to Monday Jan. 31, 2000. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The collector page links one Marc Anthony Spanish image while separately listing standard and whymilk.com variants. Kept at parent level until the exact child mapping is visually reverified.
English copy: “Shake it, don't break it.” and “Want strong bones? Drinking enough lowfat milk now can help prevent osteoporosis later. You need to know.”
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Spanish-language variant | source | Collector archive lists a Spanish GM 2000 ad. |
Exact May 2001 Selecciones issue context recovered; legal line is ©2000.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Spanish-language / URL variant | source | Second Spanish ad distinguished by www.whymilk.com. | |
| Reader's Digest Selecciones | May 2001 | 9 (visible in photographed issue) | Full-page Spanish-language print ad | source | Complete May 2001 issue photographs show the Marc Anthony Spanish ad; the creative legal line itself is ©2000. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen People | Dec 2000/Jan 2001 | Print ad | source | Complete two-in-one December 2000 / January 2001 Teen People issue listing explicitly inventories a Got Milk ad with Marc Anthony. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Copy: “Which is better for growing bones?” and “Here's a clue. Both chocolate milk and regular milk have the same good stuff to help your bones grow strong.” Milk Mustache Mania describes the ad as Steve from Blue's Clues having a hard time deciding between chocolate and regular milk, and his puppy Blue, who has already decided.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Small print reads BLUE'S CLUES ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Full page visibly carries the 'growing bones' copy. No whymilk.com URL or ADVERTISEMENT label is visible, making this distinct from all three Blue's Clues variants documented on the old collector checklist.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Original 8.5 × 11 in. magazine print ad | source | Seller identifies the object as an original 2000 Blue's Clues got milk? print ad, 8.5 × 11 inches. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65975; 25×19 in. Blue's Clues campaign poster; dealer marks the physical poster sold.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65975; 25×19 in. Blue's Clues campaign poster; dealer marks the physical poster sold. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Same wording as the main image.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Independent recovered print scan — 2000 — Format: Original print advertisement / archival image reference· English — Chan hanging from a helicopter over an explosion. The Strong National Museum of Play holds a 2001 Jackie Chan poster, listed as object 102.91, which may be the same artwork a year lat (source)
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Jackie Chan — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 2000. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Milk Mustache Mania jokes that photographer David LaChapelle just happened to be walking down a street in downtown Los Angeles with his camera at the moment Jackie was making a daring escape on a rope ladder attached to a rescue helicopter after downing a quart of milk. The book lists his real name as Chan Kwong Sang, born April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, with milk as his favorite beverage. Its page opens a “More Stars” section.
eBay 144236429857; original print copy.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Jackie Chan holding a glass of milk while hanging from a rope ladder.
Copy: “Want strong bones? Your bones grow until about age 35 and the calcium in milk helps. After that, it helps keep them strong.” The helicopter carries a got milk? logo. Small print: JACKIE CHAN ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65978; 25×19 in. Jackie Chan campaign poster. The gallery’s dating is broad (2000s); no separate print year is known.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65978; 25×19 in. Jackie Chan campaign poster. The gallery’s dating is broad (2000s); no separate print year is known. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Aug 11, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Men's Journal | Oct 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Jul 17, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Sep/Oct 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Aug 14, 2000; Aug 28, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Sep/Oct 2000 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania says Carson Daly was photographed at MTV studios in New York City in front of the big-screen monitor used to show the weekly Total Request Live countdown videos. He changed into three or four outfits before the one used was chosen; the book adds that every detail of a celebrity photo, down to the size of the glass in the celebrity's hand, is discussed and approved by a number of people first.
Second view from the same original-print listing, useful for small-print/crop comparison. Kept on the parent creative rather than assigned to a speculative child state.
Third view from the same original-print listing. Exact publication issue remains unresolved.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Caption bar reads “01 Hey everybody! Want to grow? About 15% of your height is added during your teen years and milk can help make the most of it. That's why it's #1. Milk rocks! > Carson”.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Poster CL65607.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65607. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 23, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Feb 26, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Feb 2001; Apr 2001; Jun 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Teen People | Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001; Mar 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | Feb 19, 2001; Feb 26, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| YM | Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence. Main image: a scan of the ad from the owner's copy, replacing the smaller web image.
Milk Mustache Mania's page for this ad reasons that the fridge at Wayne Manor or the Batcave should be stocked with chilled bottles of chocolate milk, which has the same nutrients as regular milk plus a dark brown mustache; it closes with a Robin line, “Holy best source of calcium, Batman!”
Distinct seller scan/state; exact issue still pending.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Apr 2000 | Print ad | source | DC Comics text dated Apr. 7, 2000 states Batman's chocolate-milk Milk Mustache ad appeared in the April issue, on newsstands Mar. 27, 2000. It preserves the copy: “Be a Dark Knight. Want to grow? Chocolate milk has all the nutrients of regular milk, so drink it up.” |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
High-resolution original magazine image visibly includes www.whymilk.com at lower left, so it maps to the webline child extra-551 rather than the standard extra-550.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | High-resolution original magazine image visibly includes www.whymilk.com at lower left, so it maps to the webline child extra-551 rather than the standard extra-550. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Chisholm Poster CL65633; dealer dates poster to 2002.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2002 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65633; dealer dates poster to 2002. |
No whymilk.com line. Small print reads ©2000 CHICKS ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | May 15, 2000 | Print ad | source | Complete People issue listing explicitly inventories a Got Milk ad featuring the Dixie Chicks holding a baby cow. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The ads ran the day of and the day after the Survivor finale: the "before" ad showed the four finalists, the "after" ad only the winner. The finalists photo ran as the front page of the New York Daily News on 23 August 2000, which the book describes as the first time an advertisement appeared on that paper's front page.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing reads "What the last remaining survivor dreams of wearing tomorrow."
Headline "END GAME"; caption "The 'Survivor' final four in a new milk ad".
Headline "What the last remaining survivor dreams of wearing tomorrow."
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Aug 23, 2000 | Print ad | source | Washington Post report published around the Survivor finale says the previous day's USA Today carried the four-finalist Rudy/Richard/Susan/Kelly milk ad; finale chronology pins that placement to Aug. 23, 2000. | |
| New York Daily News | 23 August 2000 | front page | Front-page photo | Milk Mustache Mania | Finalists photo used as the front page on finale day. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing opens with "Want to win?" and spells out "nine".
Copy opens "Want to win? Milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need."
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Aug 24, 2000 | Print ad | source | Washington Post says Richard Hatch, revealed as the winner the night before, was slated for a full-page Got Milk ad in that day's USA Today; chronology pins the winner ad to Aug. 24, 2000. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Elton John — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 2000. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Modern Milwaukee Magazine reproduction of the Elton John Milk Mustache creative. A later reproduction, not a new printing; the original creative year stands.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Small print reads ELTON JOHN ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS. The faint shapes in the upper right are show-through from the photo on the reverse of the page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Feb 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Jan 5, 2001; Jan 12, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Jan 22, 2001; Sep 3, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jan 15, 2001; Jan 22, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | Jan 8, 2001; Jan 15, 2001; Jan 29, 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania says the print ad started out as a television commercial: two kids playing Super Mario on the living room floor are called to dinner, and Mario pops out of the TV, rides a skateboard over a sofa, dodges the pet cat and gets an ice cold gulp of milk from a gallon jug. He grows instantly and jumps back into the game to get past the obstacle. After the commercial came out well, the campaign signed Mario up for a print ad.

Seller scan showing the full character and carton composition.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Layout version |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The Milk Mustache Mania printing spells out "nine" and sets the copy in six lines.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
Low-resolution period-paper scan clearly shows got milk? and no phone/URL contact line; sufficient to distinguish the collector-listed standard state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Copy set in six lines: "Milk has nine essential nutrients your kids' active bodies need. Which means you'd better remember to save some for yourself."
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The book's caption for this ad reads “Pikachu has milk power — do you?”
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Small print reads ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS. PIKACHU ©2000 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | August 2000 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugrats | May/Jun 2000 | Print ad | source | Business Wire, Apr. 25, 2000: Pikachu's Milk Mustache ad debuted Apr. 25 on newsstands in the May/June issue of Rugrats. Release preserves copy: “Want to grow? Drinking milk helps your bones grow so you can evolve to the next level.” |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue | 2000 | Print ad | source |
Chuckie, why do you think they call 'em growed-ups?
Want your kids to grow? The calcium in milk helps your bones grow strong. So give them a tall glass. Then move the cookie jar to the next shelf.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· High-resolution authentic period print scan is the collector-documented got milk? standard ad.
The first Rugrats ad was tied to The Rugrats Movie; this second one, for Rugrats in Paris, features Tommy, Chuckie and their dads (Milk Mustache Mania).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes and Gardens | December 2000 | Full-page ad | Internet Archive scan | Exact scanned page located in the digitized Better Homes and Gardens volume at the Internet Archive; ad promotes "Rugrats in Paris — in theatres this November." | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65976; 25×19 in. poster tied specifically to Rugrats in Paris rather than the earlier Rugrats creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL65976; 25×19 in. poster tied specifically to Rugrats in Paris rather than the earlier Rugrats creative. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Nov 24, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Dec 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Dec 2000/Jan-Feb 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Nov 27, 2000 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Dec 2000/Jan 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Milk Mustache Mania prints an alternate photo from this era on its Britney Spears page (see the gallery). Asked which milk ad was her favorite, the book has her naming Jennifer Love Hewitt's (the pancakes) and the Backstreet Boys' ad, and hoping fans would like hers as much.
Milk Mustache Mania says a second Britney ad was shot in 2000 because milk was the title sponsor of her summer tour, “Got Milk presents Britney Spears.” The book says the aim was a hipper, cooler Britney whose image had changed from her earlier days, and that two ads were made: this one, with Britney as a teenager next to herself as a child (her mom supplied the photo of her in a tutu at age 5, and the campaign supplied the milk), and the milk-splash one. It also says she was only the second celebrity to appear in more than one regular milk mustache ad, after Christie Brinkley.
The collector page lists several ads under one image link.
Confirmed alternate source for the age-three/age-eighteen “Grow up.” composition. Preserved as an additional image without claiming it resolves a different MilkAdMan shadow-state filename.
Lying on the floor with a glass of milk. The book's caption reads: after her first album hit the top of the charts Britney had a makeover, and just about everything changed except her love of milk.
Small print at the bottom reads “15% of your height is added during your teen years and milk can help make the most of it.”
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Exact version-two whymilk.com ad; www.whymilk.com is visibly printed at upper right.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· Chisholm Larsson documents a 25×19 “Grow Up.” poster showing Britney Spears at age three and age eighteen.
Milk Mustache Mania says this second Britney ad showed her with a spilled stream of milk caught in midair by the photographer's flash. The set and Britney were soaked with milk by the end of the session, so the crew made sure to get enough dry shots of her for the summer tour promotion first.
Recovered exact MilkAdMan agency archive alternate state (-01).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Copy: “Grow up.” and “Want to grow? 15% of your height is added during your teen years and milk can help make the most of it.” Small print runs up the left edge: BRITNEY SPEARS ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL61412; 25×19 in. “Grow Up.” poster showing Britney Spears at age three and age eighteen. Nested under the second 2000 Britney creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL61412; 25×19 in. “Grow Up.” poster showing Britney Spears at age three and age eighteen. Nested under the second 2000 Britney creative. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen People | Winter 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
The ad made its debut in Sports Illustrated's year-end "Sportsman of the Year" issue, a few months after his Olympic win. Gardner, the youngest of nine children, grew up on the family dairy farm in Wyoming (Milk Mustache Mania).
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Poster CL65606.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65606. |
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Jan 1, 2001 | Print ad | source | Complete People Jan. 1, 2001 issue listing explicitly inventories a Got Milk ad featuring Olympic heavyweight wrestling winner Rulon Gardner; Sports Illustrated retrospective independently dates Gardner's campaign appearance to January 2001. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Seller scan preserves visible headline.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: this image visibly uses the got milk? standard composition identified by the collector variant. It remains reference-only because MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Chisholm Poster CL65610; dealer dates physical poster to 1998; this conflicts with the main ad’s dating.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1998 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65610; dealer dates physical poster to 1998; this conflicts with the main ad’s dating. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | May 2000 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· Chisholm Larsson documents the 25×19 poster title as “Want to Play?” and explicitly names Joe Torre, Jeff Fisher and Pat Riley.
Joe Torre and Jeff Fisher were photographed together in Fort Lauderdale; the locker-room set was then taken to Miami and Pat Riley was photographed on it alone, with room left for the other two (Milk Mustache Mania).
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked against the collector variant label: this image uses the got milk? standard composition. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not treated as period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL61411; 25×19 in. poster titled “Want to Play?” The gallery names Jeff Fisher, confirming the three-sport coaches creative and correcting the unrelated “Yankees” dealer mislabel.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 25×19 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Larsson Gallery CL61411; 25×19 in. poster titled “Want to Play?” The gallery names Jeff Fisher, confirming the three-sport coaches creative and correcting the unrelated “Yankees” dealer mislabel. |
Same wording as the main image.
Election-themed ad from the 2000 election: a milk mustache above the line “9 Essential Nutrients. (We recounted them just to be sure.)”, with a stars-and-stripes got milk? button. This record was merged with a separate entry for the same ad, “Election Recount” Lips.
Copy: “9 Essential Nutrients. (We recounted them just to be sure.)” and “Want to win? Milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need. Which means you'll come out ahead. Every time.” A got milk? campaign button in stars and stripes closes the page. Small print: ©2000 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS. Faint shapes in the white are show-through from the reverse of the page.
No publication placement documented yet.
INTRODUCING THE 2000 SAMMY WINNERS
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to introduce the Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year or SAMMY 2000 Winners. Pictured here are the third annual award winners. SAMMY 2000 recognizes outstanding scholar athletes in grade 12 from high schools throughout the contiguous United States. Judging is based on academic performance, athletic excellence, leadership and community service. Each scholar athlete receives a $7,500 college scholarship, an invitation to attend an awards weekend and the opportunity to be pictured in national publications including this magazine and USA TODAY.
Surviving bibliographic citation identifies USA Today's 'Introducing the 2000 SAMMY Winners' as June 23, 2000, pp. 10–11; collector inventory also preserves standard and oversized versions.
The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 23, 2000 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Surviving bibliographic citation identifies USA Today's 'Introducing the 2000 SAMMY Winners' as June 23, 2000, pp. 10–11; collector inventory also preserves standard and oversized versions. |
Collector Spanish archive identifies Arturo Suarez as a Milk Mustache 100-City Cruise for Calcium Search winner.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Spanish-language contest winner | source | Collector Spanish archive identifies Arturo Suarez as a Milk Mustache 100-City Cruise for Calcium Search winner. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 |
Collector inventory preserves standard and newspaper versions.
“It’s a win-win situation. Congratulations to the Guttormsson family of Westminster, Colorado. As milk drinkers, they’re winners because milk has 9 essential nutrients including calcium active bodies need. They’re also winners because they won the Milk Mustache Fame Game, the first-ever national on-the-cap promotion for milk. The trick is not letting it go to their heads, just their bones.” Tagline: got milk? The family of four stand through the roof of a white limousine raising flutes of milk.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory preserves standard and newspaper versions. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2000 |
We vow to love every bone in each other's bodies.
For the calcium that builds and keeps bones strong, milk is the way. Drinking milk can help protect against osteoporosis later.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: 100-City Cruise for Calcium Search. Exact collector code/state: GM 2000.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2000 winner creative. |
Milk stacks up.
I always have milk nearby so I can get the recommended amount of calcium my body needs. Milk helps build strong bones and gets me powered up to start the day off right. For growing teens like me, milk stacks up the best — so drink up and make your own mustache.
got milk?
Kelsey, Megan and Brittany are the winners of the Milk Mustache Mobile 100-City Cruise for Calcium Search. They were chosen for this milk ad from over 80,000 people. For the calcium their bodies need, milk suits them perfectly.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2000 winner creative. |
Drinking milk is double the fun when you win a $5,000 scholarship.
Eight-year-old twins Savannah and Selina learned that drinking milk helps grow strong bones. And they were smart enough to win this year's Mug It Up With Milk Sweepstakes, earning them Milk Mustache celebrity status and the opportunity to learn even more with a $5,000 scholarship!
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2000 creative. |
got milk?
Got milk? You betcha! Better than soda? You betcha! Whether I'm playing softball, practicing my violin or baiting my own hook, milk RULES… soda drools!

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2000 creative. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central documents the missing newspaper concert-tour sponsorship ad under original filenamead_brit.jpgSeparate period-object evidence confirms that Got Milk? also produced city-specific concert posters for the same sponsored tour. Those posters are related campaign states, not replacements for the missing newspaper creative.
Visually verified related ad. The poster itself reads“got milk? presents Britney Spears live in concert”Visible Vibrations identifies the surviving object as an original first-printing telephone-pole poster for Britney Spears with LFO and Bosson at the New Orleans Arena on April 4, 2000. This city/event poster belongs with the tour-sponsorship campaign but is not the unresolved the collector newspaper ad.
| Publication / object | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Tour sponsorship / newspaper | the collector source | Exact newspaper scan still missing; original the collector filenamead_brit.jpg | |
| New Orleans Arena | April 4, 2000 | Original first-printing telephone-pole poster | period-object source | Orange city-specific poster; Got Milk? sponsorship is visible in the recovered image. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_bs.jpg; catalog code GM 2000. |
If only all beverages were this entertaining.
The calcium in lowfat milk helps prevent osteoporosis. Perfect for people who are constantly breaking a leg.
The source-confirmed collector filenamecelebspic.jpgsurvives as a Milk Mustache celebrity collage bringing together familiar campaign faces and characters. The exact surviving collector scan was recovered from the historical the collector Photobucket endpoint and.
The surviving copy carries a later Photobucket Groups overlay watermark.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Campaign collage / anniversary creative | collector archive | Exact historical collector scan recovered; original publication placement remains unresolved. |
Drink Chocolate Milk. You could Meet Britney Spears.
Plus win thousands of other got milk? and Britney Spears prizes. 2 ways to play. Left route: Drink Chocolate Milk — save UPCs from gallons, half-gallons, quarts & pints. Call 1-800-FUNMILK — hear Britney walk you through the sweepstakes. Enter Chocolate Milk UPC Codes. Right route: Drink Chocolate Milk — save UPCs. Surf to www.britneyspears.com — earn up to 10% off at www.britneyboutique.com. Enter Chocolate Milk UPC Codes.
jpg; that original hosted the collector file remains unavailable, so this preserved specimen is not represented as the lost the collector scan itself.
Companion/reverse-side image from the documented two-sided Britney promotional object.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Celebrity / chocolate-milk promotion | collector archive | Exact printed ad recovered; original issue placement remains unresolved. Historical collector filenamead_crazybrit.jpgremains a source lead rather than a claim about these exact surviving pixels. |
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Licensed character / product half-page ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest offer / magazine | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Consumer reminder ad for the 2000 Milk Mustache Fame Game in-store promotion on white milk gallons (“You could be a Milk Mustache Celebrity for a year!”). Different from the magazine entry ad (extra-177) and the game pieces (extra-473). Only a small reproduction survives.
Issue: Milk Splash newsletter, March 2000, p. 3 (“White Gallons Line Up for the Fame Game”)
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
The main image is the ad strip cut from this page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Brand tie-in / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Sweepstakes promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Nutrition information / two-sided | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest offer / half-page | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
New named non-celebrity ad from dealer sweep.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Print ad | source | Named subject recovered from dealer inventory; campaign role/biographical context still to verify. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Contest offer / trivia | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central preserves the original image filenamecon_dcsweeps.jpgGrand Comics Database independently indexesEnter the Milk Mustache DC Super Heroes Sweepstakesas a four-page National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board advertisement in the free 2000Adventures with the DC Super Heroesgiveaway. GCD also notes two half-size pages at the front of the issue. This sharply identifies the physical source even though the exact the collector scan has not yet been visually recovered.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures with the DC Super Heroes | 2000 | 4-page sequence | Milk Mustache DC Super Heroes Sweepstakes advertisement | GCD | GCD identifies Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman and notes two half-size pages at the front of the issue. |
| Milk Ad Collecting Central | 2000 | Sweepstakes offer / two-piece | the collector | Original collector filename:con_dcsweeps.jpg |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Nutrition information / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. The two-page offer ran in The Best of Nickelodeon Magazine, the free booklet given with two gallons of milk in fall 1999. Photo of the open booklet from a seller listing.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Sweepstakes offer / two-piece | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Seasonal promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_promo2000.jpg; catalog code GM 2000. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Photograph/scan of the WWF gatefold printed ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Magazine gatefold | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
A current surviving object confirms the six-foot format and the 2000 Rock milk-mustache creative. An archive-quality local scan is still being sought.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 72×24 in. door poster | surviving object | Current listing 306254269838 visibly documents the six-foot poster and dates it to 2000; earlier eBay.de listing 267281170829 independently records the 72×24-inch format. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Poster offer | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Poster offer / two-piece | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector: 'GM, 1999 (2 Page)'. dates extra-408 to 2000, the collector to 1999 - one of the two is wrong.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | SAMMY promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Drive Me Crazy With Higher Milk Sales.
A long-standing challenge for retailers has been to close the gap between Mom's frequent visits to the grocery store (9 times per month) and the number of her milk purchases (3 times a month). Free-with-milk purchase premiums like this Fall's Crazy For Milk & Britney Promotion are proven to drive purchase frequency of milk. In fact, similar promotions have delivered nearly 1 gallon of incremental volume compared to households not receiving the in-store milk premium. So if higher sales can be this easy, I say go ahead Britney, Drive me crazy!
It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. Surviving collector scan recovered from the historical the collector Photobucket endpoint. The exact ad shows Tom Myslinski holding a glass of milk against a blue trade-ad layout; the scan carries Photobucket’s later Groups overlay watermark.
Exact historical filename:tomm.jpgSurviving collector indexHistorical direct image endpoint
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | Noncanonical/uncatalogued Milk Mustache ad | source | It is not currently matched to a MilkAdMan main campaign number. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2000 (Don't Miss..)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2000 (feat. Joshua Jackson)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Milk Mustache Mania calls this a locker-poster that ran once in a special issue of TV Guide, and says Sarah Michelle Gellar was one of the first television stars to wear a milk mustache, photographed as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
the collector: 'GM, 2000 (feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar)'.
Copy: “Help slay osteoporosis.” and “Want strong bones? Drinking enough lowfat milk now can help prevent osteoporosis later.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2000 (feat. Scott Foley)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2000 | WB poster promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Main creative confirmed. Exact USA Today placement recovered: Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, page 18C. Period newspaper master now governs printed-copy fidelity.
The two quarterbacks were photographed separately and combined for the ad (Milk Mustache Mania).
Milk Mustache Mania says the two quarterbacks were pictured squaring off before the game in Tampa, Florida, and that Dilfer's Ravens went on to win 34–7 over Collins' Giants, so Dilfer 'wiped the milk mustache off Collins' face'.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Layout version |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 26, 2001 | 18C | Full-page newspaper ad | source | The surviving tear sheet itself is headed “18C· FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2001· USA TODAY.” |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 5, 2001 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists solo Trent Dilfer; this maps to the post-Super Bowl XXXV winner creative #130. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Fashion Week Daily gallery copy — Gisele Bündchen — SI swimsuit ad — Format: Secondary web image· English — Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout. (source)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue | 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 165013110475; Model Behavior headline and ADF attribution.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 2001. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Spanish-language variant | source | Spanish ad is documented, but exact mapping between main #131 and #132 requires visual comparison. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Placement: ran in Sports Illustrated for Kids, June 2001 (inside page, photographed in an eBay lot archived on archive.org).
Placement: ran in Sports Illustrated for Kids, June 2001 (inside page, photographed in an eBay lot archived on archive.org).
Milk Mustache Mania says the campaign shot a regular magazine print ad with Garnett as well as the outdoor billboard. The book describes his on-court intensity as a match for the milk mustache pose, and quotes him saying he drinks milk every day because it helps make his bones strong and that, as a pro athlete, he stresses nutrition.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Chisholm Poster CL65612; the dealer date is earlier than the main ad’s year.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 1999 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65612; the dealer date is earlier than the main ad’s year. |
[scoreboard] 03
glasses a day
got milk?
Outdoor billboard made alongside Garnett's magazine ad (canonical-133): a scoreboard reading "03" over "glasses a day" and got milk?, with Garnett shouting on the left (Milk Mustache Mania).
Image joined from the two pages of the book's spread; the gutter and the book's page tab were rebuilt.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
BMX star Mat Hoffman upside-down mid-air pouring chocolate milk into a glass, headline 'Great taste. Strong bones. Why wouldn't you risk your neck for it?' The white-script 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark is on the grey band. An early-era got chocolate milk? ad, so it is also listed with the ads without mustaches. The book Milk Mustache Mania (owner's copy) prints it too; that page scan is in the gallery below. This record was merged with the separate got chocolate milk? entry for the same ad.
Milk Mustache Mania says that when the campaign found out the ten-time World Vertical BMX champion wanted to do a chocolate milk ad, the obvious plan was to photograph him relaxing on his living room sofa with a big glass of chocolate milk — and the book follows with “Yeah . . . right!”, since the ad shows him upside down in mid-air.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Marion Jones — Ebony October 2001 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Full-page period placement recovered from Ebony. (source)
The Milk Mustache Mania printing spells out "nine"; the main image reads "Milk has 9 essential nutrients".
Copy reads "Milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need."
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Nov 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Jul 16, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Seventeen | Jul 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated Women | Sep 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | Jun 11, 2001; Jun 18, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Ebony | October 2001 | 65 | Magazine placement scan | source | Full-page period placement recovered from Ebony. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 2001. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Collector thumbnail target preserved; original Photobucket file no longer serves normally.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish version of the Ronald McDonald creative. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Copy: “Want to grow?” and got milk?, with the labels “Super Size”, “Medium” and “Small” beside Ronald McDonald and the two children. Small print runs up the left edge: ©2001 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS, with the McDonald's trademark notice. Faint text in the background is show-through from the reverse of the page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Oct 2001; Nov 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Nov 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Nov 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Sep 10, 2001; Nov 19, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Oct 2001; Nov 2001; Dec 2001/Jan 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| People en Español | Oct 2001; Nov 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | Dec 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Muhammad Ali + Laila Ali — father/daughter specimen — Format: Original period print / secondary recovered image· English — WorthPoint 4758938677; 8.5x11 physical specimen. (source)
Also documented: Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali — Ebony April 2001 — Format: Magazine placement scan — Father knows best placement recovered from the complete Ebony issue. (source)
Also documented: Independent recovered print scan — 2001 — Format: Original print advertisement / archival image reference· English — From the campaign's OWN Flickr account, uploaded 24 June 2005. (source)
Flickr collector album:
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Same wording as the main image; legal line "MUHAMMAD & LAILA ALI ©2001 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS".
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Mar 16, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Feb 26, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Mar 5, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 26, 2001; Mar 2001; Apr 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Women | May/Jun 2001 | Back cover | Magazine back-cover ad | source | Seller photos show the May/June 2001 Sports Illustrated for Women cover and its Muhammad & Laila Ali “Father knows best.” got milk? back cover in the same physical copy. |
| Ebony | April 2001 | 5 | Magazine placement scan | source | Father knows best placement recovered from the complete Ebony issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
The book's caption identifies him as the Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper making an impressive midair save.
Same wording as the main image.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: MilkAdMan agency archive copy — Format: Full ad creative / agency archive alternate state· English — Recovered exact MilkAdMan agency archive alternate state (-01). (source)
The book's caption says this ad was created in honor of the retirement of Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Original 2001 magazine print visually resolves the collector-tracked The perfect teammate retirement ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Original magazine print / tear-sheet | source | Original 2001 magazine print visually resolves the collector-tracked The perfect teammate retirement ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Ad version |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Oct 29, 2001 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAD | Issue 414 (Feb 2002) | Back cover | Print ad | source | Doug Gilford's MAD Cover Site identifies MAD #414 (Feb. 2002) back cover as Alfred E. Neuman featured in a real “got milk?” ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | May 2001; Jun 2001; Sep 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Apr 6, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | May 2001; Jun/Jul 2001; Sep 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | May 2001; Sep 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | Apr 2, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Redbook | May 2001; Sep 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Apr 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Apr 2002 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Powerpuff Girls — independent original-print scan — Format: Original magazine print ad / dealer scan· English — Independent dealer scan of the same 2001 Powerpuff Girls printed ad. (source)
Milk Mustache Mania gives each Powerpuff Girl a favorite milk: Bubbles likes banana-flavored, Blossom strawberry, and Buttercup chocolate, with Buttercup quoted as saying “Chocolate milk kicks butt!” The ad's copy names banana, chocolate and strawberry milks.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Show-through from the reverse side of the page was removed from the scan.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Poster CL65980; dealer dates object to 2000; main family is 2001.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2000 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65980; dealer dates object to 2000; main family is 2001. |
The finalists were photographed in New York City and never buried; the outback scenery was added afterwards (Milk Mustache Mania).
Per Milk Mustache Mania, the finalists photographed in New York City were chef Keith Famie, Tennessee mom Tina Wesson and auto-detailer Colby Donaldson. Each was also shot in a real victory bubble bath for the winner ad. The agency did not know who the winner would be when it photographed the bubble bath ads; Tina Wesson won over Colby in the final round, though the agency had been fairly confident Colby would win.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Layout version |
No publication placement documented yet.
Exact issue evidence includes an independent scholarly archival citation for Us Weekly May 21, 2001, page 27, plus contemporaneous USA Today campaign evidence.
All three Survivor II finalists were photographed in New York City, and each was shot in a real bubble bath for the winner ad before anyone knew who would win; the agency expected Colby to win (Milk Mustache Mania).
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Recovered original-period print scan. Visual inspection shows Tina Wesson in the milk-bath creative, got milk? mark, and no printed “Tina Wesson” subject-name line; tiny vertical fine print is sponsor/copyright material, not the subject name.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Same wording as the main image.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | May 18, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| People | May 21, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | May 21, 2001 | 27 | Print ad | source | Erin Meyers' archival study cites America's Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors (2001, May 21), 'Got Milk?' [Advertisement], Us Weekly, p. 27, and describes Tina Wesson reclining in a bubble bath with the milk mustache. |
| USA Today | May 4, 2001 | Print ad | source | SFGate reproduces the Business Wire campaign caption stating Tina Wesson's winner ad would run in the May 4 issue of USA Today; article also describes the full-page ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: SpongeBob — Boys’ Life March 2001, second page — Format: Magazine placement scan — Second page of the SpongeBob placement. (source)
The book's caption says SpongeBob SquarePants learns the hard way that a sponge can't enjoy the simple pleasure of a chocolate milk mustache.
SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. Cast/character identification cross-checked against the surviving campaign-reference roster.

Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
First page of the SpongeBob milk-mustache placement.
Small print reads ©2001 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NICKELODEON, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS AND ALL RELATED TITLES, LOGOS AND CHARACTERS ARE TRADEMARKS OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS CREATED BY STEPHEN HILLENBURG. ©2001 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS. Show-through from the reverse of the page was removed from the scan.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
GCM comic-strip WITH You Wish! logo
eBay 157362282461; SpongeBob + Patrick chocolate-mustache print.
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
Collector text documents the ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
eBay 144309049395; two-frame lenticular porthole-design poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2001 | 8.5×11 in. lenticular promotional poster | source | eBay 144309049395; two-frame lenticular porthole-design poster. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Mar 9, 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001; Jun/Jul 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Mar 2001; Aug 2001 | Print ad | source | ||
| Boys’ Life | March 2001 | 1 | Magazine placement scan | source | First page of the SpongeBob milk-mustache placement. |
| Boys’ Life | March 2001 | 2 | Magazine placement scan | source | Second page of the SpongeBob placement. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Exact USA Today placement recovered for Dec. 18, 2001. Contemporary coverage explains that the milk mustache was made chocolate-brown so it would remain visible against Santa's white facial hair, and describes this as the campaign's first chocolate-milk ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Dec 18, 2001 | Print ad / graphic piece | source | Adlatina article dated Dec. 18, 2001 states in its heading that the graphic piece is being published 'today' in USA Today. The report also identifies it as the campaign's first chocolate-milk ad. |
INTRODUCING THE 2001 SAMMY WINNERS
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to introduce the Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year SAMMY 2001 Winners. Pictured here are the 4th annual award winners. SAMMY 2001 recognizes outstanding scholar athletes in grade 12 from high schools throughout the contiguous United States. Judging is based on academic performance, athletic excellence, leadership and community service. A panel of celebrity judges — pictured to the right — chose the twenty-five (25) winners. Each scholar athlete receives a $7,500 college scholarship, an invitation to attend an awards weekend at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and the opportunity to be pictured in national publications including this magazine and USA TODAY.
Contemporaneous campaign report says the 25 winners would star in Milk Mustache ads in USA Today, Sports Illustrated and ESPN Magazine. Collector inventory also records a newspaper version.
2001 SAMMY winners (4th annual)
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: SAMMY. Exact collector code/state: GM 2001 + oversized + newspaper.
The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today / Sports Illustrated / ESPN Magazine | 2001, exact individual issues unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Contemporaneous campaign report says the 25 winners would star in Milk Mustache ads in USA Today, Sports Illustrated and ESPN Magazine. Collector inventory also records a newspaper version. |
Milk measures up!
I'm not going through growing pains and braces for nothing! I drink three glasses of milk every day to keep my teeth and bones healthy and strong. Someday, when I'm taller and get this metal off my teeth, I'll be glad I knew how important calcium is!
the collector explicitly notes a no-ADVERTISEMENT-sign state; additional state separation remains open. Main image: a scan of the ad from the owner's copy, replacing a 363 px web image.
The ad's small print reads: “This milk mustache model isn't a celeb... yet. She's Cherish Wise, 13, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and she won the 'Mad About Milk' Photo Contest in Seventeen by creating the original milk caption — and cutting-edge height chart!”, with the ©2001 America's Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors credit. (The caption spells her name Cherish; the site's record title says Cherise.)
Milk Mustache Mania's “Contest Winner” page spells the name Cherish Wise and says her milk ad ran in Seventeen magazine in 2001. It says the campaign has been flooded with photos, letters and e-mails from people asking to be in an ad, and that while it has rarely featured non-celebrities it has regularly run ads featuring contest winners.
While you're busy feeding your mind at school, don't forget your body.
Milk has 9 essential nutrients, including calcium, protein and potassium, that active bodies need.
Separate individual-winner creative in addition to the annual 2001 SAMMY winners ad.
Also documented: Eric Czerwionke — individual SAMMY Award winner —· Saved collector-archive scan recovered from the user’s Drive and embedded in. (source)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest winner / individual SAMMY creative | source | Separate individual-winner creative in addition to the annual 2001 SAMMY winners ad. |
Here's the pitch.
Want to win? Milk has 9 essential nutrients active bodies need. One for every inning. That's why Julianna Rauf, winner of the Milk Mustache Mobile/ESPN Nationwide Search, drinks it while rooting for her favorite team. So you could say she has her bases covered.
Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized version.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory specifically notes an oversized version. |
My mom is my best friend and role model. Why? Because she is loving, patient, willing to listen and cares so much about me. That's why she makes sure I get my daily dose of milk — at least three glasses a day. So, cheers to milk and all moms everywhere!
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Be A Model Mom. Exact collector code/state: GM 2001.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2001 winner creative. |
PAX TV. Goes great with milk.
When I watch PAX TV I always enjoy a tall glass of milk. I know that the calcium in lowfat milk helps prevent osteoporosis.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2001 creative. |
ELLEgirl FYI advertiser-promotions page with a got milk? item; the same block ran again in August 2003 (p. 145). See also the 2002 FYI pages (extra-292, extra-293).
Issue: ELLEgirl, May–June 2003 (p. 81)
Cookies aren't the only things that can be dipped with milk.
Nothing keeps me going during a night out, like the refreshing sensation of milk. It tastes great and keeps my body limber and my bones strong — necessities for the twists and twirls of the tango!
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2001 creative. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
Citation: the "Be a Model Mom" NDC winners were reported in American Girl, May/Jun 2001, p.5.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Mustache Mania says that when the Make-A-Wish Foundation found out that Courtney, who had been diagnosed with leukemia, wanted to be in a milk mustache ad, the foundation called the campaign and the campaign helped make her wish come true. The book's page is headed “Contest Winner”.
got milk?
My wish was to be in a milk ad. It came true because I drink milk. Milk provides nine essential nutrients that make growing bodies strong. I know milk is part of a healthy diet. And now you do, too. Best wishes.
Small print reads: COURTNEY'S WISH WAS GRANTED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION. ©2001 AMERICA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Make-A-Wish campaign print ad | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Sweepstakes promotion / rules variant | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Drink Milk. Win Cyber Loot!
Win EA video games. Or get EA video game discounts. Win Music Cash! Play Cyber Loot. Just peel off the game sticker on white milk gallons and follow the instructions. It's so simple! For details, go to: www.cyberloot.com or America Online Keyword: cyberloot.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. A high-resolution period seller tear sheet preserved in the project archive as s-l1600 (5).webp shows the full “Drink Milk. Win Cyber Loot!” ad with the official-rules line intact. This resolves the rules-included full-page record while the separate one-third-page rules variants remain open.
Placement: Boys' Life, October 2001 (source).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Sweepstakes promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Both sides of the tear sheet are shown. The surviving print file was made in September 2003, so this copy may be a reprint of the 2001 original.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Nutrition information / two-sided | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail tie-in / publication unresolved | 2001 | 7-Eleven Cyber Loot print tie-in | source | Relates to existing Cyber Loot family extra-285/286. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Sports promotion / Indy 500 | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2001 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_kgsurvey.jpg; catalog code GM 2001. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2001 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_promo2001.jpg; catalog code GM 2001. |
The campaign’s Sports Nutrition Pyramid — “A Guide to Daily Food Choices for Active People” — recovered from the official whymilk.com site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (792×612).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Sports nutrition / two-sided | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2001 | Sports nutrition / newspaper | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
No publication placement documented yet.
Retailer point-of-sale frame for the March 2002 “Nothin’ but Flavor” NBA flavored-milk feature-ad incentive, with Kevin Garnett and a chocolate milk splash; the blank centre was for each store’s price or feature copy. Reproduced in MilkPEP’s Milk Splash newsletter, October 2001, p. 2.
Issue: Not applicable (retail POS; reproduced in Milk Splash, October 2001, p. 2)
Post-game winner ad that ran the day after Super Bowl XXXVI (February 4, 2002), showing the front and back of a vintage-style Tom Brady trading card with his “milk stats”. It follows the pre-game Marshall Faulk / Tom Brady card ad (canonical-148) and is different from the shoulder-pads winner ad (canonical-149). Reproduced in MilkPEP’s Milk Splash newsletter, April 2002, p. 4 (“Super Bowl Ad Scores Big for Milk”).
Issue: Newspapers, February 4, 2002 (reproduced in Milk Splash, April 2002, p. 4)
Magazine advertiser-promotions page with a got milk? item.
Issue: ELLEgirl, Spring 2002 (p. 57)
A second Kevin Garnett got milk? execution (clouds, space shuttles and a meteor), distinct from his 2001 city ad (canonical-133). Not in the MilkAdMan numbering, so filed as an extra.
Issue: Boys' Life, July 2002 (p. 13)
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence. Part of the annual Super Bowl champion series in which the milk board photographed the contending quarterbacks in advance and ran the winner's portrait within days.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman #608 | Dec 2002 | Comic-book advertisement | source | Grand Comics Database indexes a one-page Got Milk advertisement in Batman #608 with Tom Brady and the 'milk on ice' wording, visually matching main #149. | |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Oct 2002 | Print advertisement | source | Seller of the complete October 2002 issue explicitly lists a Tom Brady “Got Milk?” advertisement among the issue contents. | |
| WWE Magazine | Nov 2002 | Print advertisement | source | Complete November 2002 WWE Magazine seller contents explicitly identify a Tom Brady Got Milk advertisement. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Kim Cattrall - GM 2002 — Format: Print/campaign creative — Bamboo Trading: (source)
eBay 384323985894; state #1.
Ranker labels this subject 2002. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmopolitan | Oct 2002 | Print ad | source | Surviving complete-issue listing is titled 'Cosmopolitan Magazine October 2002 Katie Holmes, Kim Cattrall Got Milk Ad VGC,' explicitly identifying the Kim Cattrall milk-mustache ad in this issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original 2002 Spanish print ad; standing pose. Do not confuse with the separately listed kneeling Spanish ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Spanish-language variant | source | Spanish-market version documented by collector archive. |
Exact original collector image URL for Jessica Alba's Spanish kneeling ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Spanish-language pose/layout variant | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | May 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Entertainment Weekly | Mar 22, 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Family Fun | Mar 2002; Aug 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Good Housekeeping | Mar 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Health | Apr 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Newsweek | Jan 28, 2002 | Print ad | source | ||
| Us Weekly | Feb 4, 2002; Feb 11, 2002 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Dec 30, 2002 / Jan 6, 2003 | Back cover | Print ad | source | Complete Sports Illustrated 'Stories of the Year 2002' double-issue listing explicitly states that the back cover features a classic got milk? advertisement with NBA star Jason Kidd. Independent issue listings and Sports Illustrated cover metadata identify the double issue as Dec. 30, 2002-Jan. 6, 2003. |
Exact USA Today placements recovered for July 2 and July 3, 2002. The ad is independently identified as a 2002 newspaper ad in the recovered Milk Ad Collecting Central newspaper index.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jul 2, 2002 | Newspaper print ad — Independence Day / Uncle Sam ad | source | Advertising-history text explicitly states that the Milk Mustache campaign featured Uncle Sam on July 2 and 3, 2002, in USA Today. Recovered collector newspaper index independently identifies Uncle Sam as a 2002 newspaper ad. | |
| USA Today | Jul 3, 2002 | Newspaper print ad — Independence Day / Uncle Sam ad | source | Advertising-history text explicitly states that the Milk Mustache campaign featured Uncle Sam on July 2 and 3, 2002, in USA Today. Recovered collector newspaper index independently identifies Uncle Sam as a 2002 newspaper ad. |
Main creative confirmed. Exact USA Today placement recovered: Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, page 24A. Period newspaper master now governs printed-copy fidelity.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Dec 20, 2002 | 24A | Full-page newspaper ad | source | The surviving tear sheet itself is headed “24A· FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2002· USA TODAY.” |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Seller scan of pink/cherry-blossom ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky | Dec 2002 | Print ad | source | Dealer catalog explicitly identifies the 'Grow Moore: Got Milk? Mandy Moore' magazine page as Lucky 12/2002. |
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe | May 2002 — strong issue lead; complete-issue verification pending | Full-page print ad | source | Collector post explicitly labels the source “Vibe Magazine· May 2002” and shows the Nelly Got Milk advertisement in the issue. A strong lead for the issue; the exact page is not confirmed. | |
| Seventeen | 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Print advertisement | source | A June 2, 2003 Supermarket News report says MilkPEP created print advertisements featuring Nelly, Mandy Moore and Bob Burnquist and that the ads appeared in teen magazines such as Seventeen and Teen People. This establishes a publication-family lead, not an exact issue/date for this individual creative. | |
| Teen People | 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Print advertisement | source | A June 2, 2003 Supermarket News report says MilkPEP created print advertisements featuring Nelly, Mandy Moore and Bob Burnquist and that the ads appeared in teen magazines such as Seventeen and Teen People. This establishes a publication-family lead, not an exact issue/date for this individual creative. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. The artwork is a got chocolate milk? execution — vat of chocolate milk, handprints, and the printed line “My only fear is running out.” — not a white-milk ad.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison. Cast/character identification cross-checked against the surviving campaign-reference roster.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's picture link. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Exact carrier recovered from a complete-issue marketplace listing: People Weekly, April 15, 2002; Steven Tyler Got Milk ad on the back cover.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Weekly | Apr 15, 2002 | Back cover | Print ad | source | Seller identifies the issue by cover/date and explicitly states Steven Tyler Got Milk ad on the back cover. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
INTRODUCING THE 2002 SAMMY WINNERS
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to introduce the SAMMY 2002 Winners. Pictured here are the 5th annual award winners. SAMMY 2002 recognizes outstanding scholar athletes in grade 12 from high schools throughout the contiguous United States. Judging is based on academic performance, athletic excellence, leadership and community service. A panel of celebrity judges chose the twenty-five (25) winners. Each scholar athlete receives a $7,500 college scholarship, an invitation to attend an awards weekend at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and the opportunity to be pictured in national publications including this magazine and USA TODAY.
Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a two-piece 2002 SAMMY Winners creative plus a newspaper version. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved.
Publication located: Sports Illustrated, July 1, 2002 — two-page spread (archive.org scan).

The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002, exact issue unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories a two-piece 2002 SAMMY Winners creative plus a newspaper version. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved. |
The chocolate that makes you feel good, not guilty!
I would pass up a box of chocolates for a box of chocolate milk any day. Not only do I satisfy my chocolate craving, but also I help meet my body's needs for calcium. So pass the chocolate — milk, that is.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Sep 2002 | Contest-winner print ad | source |
Milk is always part of my daily routine.
I may be flexible, but not when it comes to how I treat my body. Whether I'm doing gymnastics or dancing, I know milk has the 9 essential nutrients that my active body needs. That's why I'm head over heels for a glass of the great tasting stuff.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Kickin It With Milk. Exact collector code/state: GM 2002.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YM | Dec 2002 | Contest/reader creative | source |
Collector Spanish archive identifies Esperanza Barraza as a La Mama Got Milk photo-contest winner.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Spanish-language contest winner | source | Collector Spanish archive identifies Esperanza Barraza as a La Mama Got Milk photo-contest winner. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2002 |
got milk?
Congratulations to Kenny Howard who won the got milk? Hometown Rookie of the Year contest and played one-on-one with NBA star Shane Battier at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. An honor roll student and community service volunteer, he was the clear pick. And Kenny, thanks for taking it easy on Shane.
Collector inventory preserves standard and oversized versions.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory preserves standard and oversized versions. |
Their power comes from a place called the fridge.
Meet the winners of the 2001 Milk Mustache Mobile Nationwide Search. No matter what you do or what flavor you choose, milk has 9 essential nutrients to keep a body active.
Collector inventory labels the 2002 creative as featuring 2001 winners.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 (2001 winners) | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory labels the 2002 creative as featuring 2001 winners. |
got milk?
Just the boost active bodies need. Jimmy Neutron (Boy Genius) and Shawn (Kid Calcium) know that milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need.
Surviving issue-scan post labels the page 'NICKELODEON MAGAZINE AUGUST 2002' and shows Shawn with Jimmy Neutron in the Milk Mustache winner ad. Exact placement is strong but still sourced to a social scan; independent issue/archive confirmation desirable.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Aug 2002 | Contest winner / Nickelodeon | source | Surviving issue-scan post labels the page 'NICKELODEON MAGAZINE AUGUST 2002' and shows Shawn with Jimmy Neutron in the Milk Mustache winner ad. Exact placement is strong but still sourced to a social scan; independent issue/archive confirmation desirable. |
She's got it! MEET MILK'S got talent? get tickets! CONTEST WINNER
Out of thousands of entries, Shekita, 19, from Wilmington, NC is the winner of Milk's Got Talent? Get Tickets! contest! Shekita travelled across the country to experience some of the hottest concerts of the summer! Shekita also recorded her winning rap in a professional recording studio and will debut it at Teen Rocks Magazine's Listening Lounge in November!
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2002 creative. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Promotion / event | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Checklist records a March 2002 newspaper ad featuring Trenton Hassell and Jason Richardson. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Mar 2002 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records a March 2002 newspaper ad featuring Trenton Hassell and Jason Richardson. |
Checklist records a January 2002 Got Milk? Rookies of the Month newspaper ad featuring Brendan Haywood and Shane Battier. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Jan 2002 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records a January 2002 Got Milk? Rookies of the Month newspaper ad featuring Brendan Haywood and Shane Battier. |
Checklist records a February 2002 newspaper ad featuring Richard Jefferson and Pau Gasol. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Feb 2002 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records a February 2002 newspaper ad featuring Richard Jefferson and Pau Gasol. |
Checklist records a May 2002 newspaper ad featuring Zeljko Rebraca and Gilbert Arenas. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | May 2002 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records a May 2002 newspaper ad featuring Zeljko Rebraca and Gilbert Arenas. |
Checklist records an April 2002 newspaper ad featuring Jamaal Tinsley and Pau Gasol. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces. This April 2002 printing appeared in USA Today on 16 April 2002. A different Tinsley/Gasol ad, for the November 2001 award, ran on 19 December 2001.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Apr 2002 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records an April 2002 newspaper ad featuring Jamaal Tinsley and Pau Gasol. |

Full-page ad for the November 2001 award, printed in USA Today on 19 December 2001. The copy of this printing seen so far is a low-resolution grayscale microfilm preview; the photographs differ from the other ads in the series. This ad prints no month; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | 19 December 2001 | Full page / newspaper | source | Microfilm preview |

Full-page ad for the November 2003 award, printed in USA Today on 16 December 2003. The copy of this printing seen so far is a low-resolution grayscale microfilm preview; the photographs differ from the other ads in the series. This ad prints no month; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | 16 December 2003 | Full page / newspaper | source | Microfilm preview |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Spanish | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Health advocacy / newspaper | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Sports/music promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: ELLEgirl, Summer 2002 (Vol. 3), p. 69 (source). It is not certain which of the two 2002 FYI pages this is and which is extra-293.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: ELLEgirl, 2002 (Vol. 1, No. 4), p. 61 (source). Which of the two 2002 FYI pages belongs to this record vs. extra-292 is not certain.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector: 'GM, 2002 (main)' - the '(main)' in the collector's caption matches 's '- main' exactly
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion / main variant | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Character/offer tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Research/health promotion / newspaper | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector contest.html: 'GM, 2002'
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer / oversized variant | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Licuado | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Licuado | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Licuado Spanish | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Licuado | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer / two-piece | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: Indianapolis Monthly, May 2002 (Vol. 25, No. 9), p. 183 (Google Books).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Sports promotion / Indy 500 | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Sports promotion / Indy 500 | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
¡Mis galanes toman leche!
A mis dos amores yo les doy tres vasos de leche al día. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para su crecimiento. Hacer que mis hijos crezcan sanos y fuertes, para que brillen como estrellas, es el papel de mi vida.
Collector Spanish archive documents a 2002 family creative.
Also documented: Primary/variant collector ad — (source)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 2002 family creative. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer / Spanish-market | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Gran chisme: ¡Mi niño tiene bigote!
Un bigote de leche que lo ayudará a crecer sano y fuerte, porque yo le doy mucha leche todos los días. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para su crecimiento. Que mi hijo esté sonriente y activo habla muy bien de mí.
Collector Spanish archive documents a 2002 Lili Estefan creative.
Also documented: Primary/variant collector ad — (source)
PRODU period image of Lili Estefan with her son, reported at the time as the first Spanish-only Milk Mustache ad to feature a Hispanic mother.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 2002 Lili Estefan creative. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Holiday recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Lights, Camera, Milk Mustache!
You can be the star of your own milk mustache ad. Strike a pose and pick your favorite Nicktoon to be in a milk mustache ad in Nickelodeon magazine. Plus $1000.00 Spending Money and a Trip For Four To New York City.
Exact period pixels for the 2002 “Lights, Camera, Milk Mustache!” Nickelodeon sweepstakes have been recovered and preserved. The surviving collector index identifies the historical image target ascon_nick2.jpgThat original hosted file remains unavailable, so the preserved marketplace specimen is documented as an exact surviving ad, not as the lost the collector file.
The surviving specimen carries a later dealer watermark across the black border.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Nickelodeon sweepstakes offer | collector archive | Exact printed ad recovered; original issue placement remains unresolved. Historical collector filenamecon_nick2.jpgremains a source lead rather than a claim about these exact surviving pixels. |
Checklist separately records a newspaper version of Pau Gasol's 2002 Rookie of the Year Milk Mustache promotion.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 2002 | Rookie of the Year / newspaper variant | source | Checklist separately records a newspaper version of Pau Gasol's 2002 Rookie of the Year Milk Mustache promotion. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Regional dairy promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
got milk?
Just the boost active bodies need. Jimmy Neutron (Boy Genius) and Shawn (Kid Calcium) know that milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Character/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Slim Fast co-brand printed ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Contest offer / WB | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine/music promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Health information / tearsheet | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Recipe promotion / Spanish | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector: 'GM, 2002 (main)'
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion / main variant | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2002 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 24, 2003 | Newspaper ad | source | Tampa Bay Times reported Jan. 24, 2003 that Brad Johnson and Rich Gannon had shot the Got Milk ad earlier that week and that the ad would appear in 'today's USA Today.' |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 3, 2003 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists solo Brad Johnson; mapped to main #167, separate from the Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon pregame ad. | |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Sep 2003 | Print ad | source | Collector index lists solo Brad Johnson; mapped to main #167, separate from the Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon pregame ad. |
Main creative confirmed. 8, 2003 campaign coverage and surviving original-paper evidence identifying Boy's Life as one carrier publication. Exact Boy's Life issue/date remains unresolved.
eBay 384323985878; headline documented.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Print advertisement | source | A June 2, 2003 Supermarket News report says MilkPEP created print advertisements featuring Nelly, Mandy Moore and Bob Burnquist and that the ads appeared in teen magazines such as Seventeen and Teen People. This establishes a publication-family lead, not an exact issue/date for this individual creative. | |
| Teen People | 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Print advertisement | source | A June 2, 2003 Supermarket News report says MilkPEP created print advertisements featuring Nelly, Mandy Moore and Bob Burnquist and that the ads appeared in teen magazines such as Seventeen and Teen People. This establishes a publication-family lead, not an exact issue/date for this individual creative. | |
| Boy's Life | 2003 — exact issue/date unresolved | Original magazine advertisement | source | The current TheAdAgency listing states that the selectable Bob Burnquist Got Milk ad is an original vintage magazine advertisement from Boy's Life. Exact issue/date remains unresolved. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
the collector Spanish-ad index; collector dating/state: 2003. Added as supporting evidence without forcing a sibling copy/contact-line mapping.
Exact original collector image URL for Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Spanish ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmoGirl | Jun 2003 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Mar 27, 2003 | Print ad | source |
No publication placement documented yet.
No publication placement documented yet.
Play big.
Main creative confirmed; exact publication issue still unresolved. A surviving original print listing states the ad was disbound from an October 2003 period magazine, narrowing the hunt to October 2003 issues; another seller identifies it as an authentic 2003 trade-print magazine ad. Exact issue breakthrough: original tear sheet identified as Electronic Gaming Monthly #177; the Video Game History Foundation dates that issue to April 2004. The creative dates from 2003; the confirmed placement is April 2004.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | Apr 2004 (Issue 177) | Print ad | source | Seller identifies this original Jason Kidd Got Milk tear sheet as EGM 177; Video Game History Foundation independently catalogs Issue 177 as April 2004. Confirms a later 2004 printing of the creative indexed here under 2003. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Apr 25, 2003 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us Weekly | Jul 7-14, 2003 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Also documented: Ranker gallery image — Hilary Duff — Format: Secondary editorial gallery reproduction· English — Ranker labels this subject 2003. Ranker remains secondary evidence and does not control printed-copy fidelity. (source)
Also documented: Hilary Duff — alternate dealer view — Format: Original print-ad dealer view· English — Additional view of the same 2003 original print-ad sheet; useful for physical-condition and copy comparison. (source)
eBay 117299486461; ended listing image remains live.
Third view of the same 2003 original print-ad sheet.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YM | Nov 2003 | 13 | Print ad | source | Owner reviewing an original YM November 2003 issue identifies Hilary Duff's milk-mustache ad on page 13. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Angelina Jolie / Lara Croft — Format: Print/campaign creative — Flickr collector album: PHOTO PAGE (rare ad - only 1 direct URL in ) (source)
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Feb 3, 2003 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Jan 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Aug 25, 2003 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shape | Jan 2004 | Print ad | source |
INTRODUCING THE 2003 SAMMY WINNERS
The Milk Mustache Campaign is pleased to introduce the SAMMY 2003 Winners. Pictured here are the 6th annual award winners. SAMMY 2003 recognizes outstanding scholar athletes in grade 12 from high schools throughout the contiguous United States. A panel of celebrity judges chose the twenty-five (25) winners. Each scholar athlete receives a $7,500 college scholarship, an invitation to attend an awards weekend at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and the opportunity to be pictured in national publications including this magazine and USA TODAY.
Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories standard, oversized and newspaper versions of the 2003 SAMMY Winners creative. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved.

The collector’s winner page gives the SAMMY image filename.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003, exact issue unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central inventories standard, oversized and newspaper versions of the 2003 SAMMY Winners creative. Exact publication/issue remains unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 |
A mis hijos se les nota la leche.
Mis hijos no paran, siempre están así, encima de todo, encima de mí. Yo les doy tres vasos de leche todos los días. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para que crezcan sanos, fuertes y activos. Tener hijos que no paran nunca es lo mejor que te puede pesar como mamá.
Collector Spanish archive identifies Daia Bernaza and children as contest winners.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Spanish-language contest winner | source | Collector Spanish archive identifies Daia Bernaza and children as contest winners. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2003 |
Gimme a m-i-l-k!
With nine essential nutrients that active bodies need, milk helps give you something to cheer about. Just ask American Cheerleader's got milk? squad of the year from Shreve, Ohio. Who do they appreciate? Milk, of course.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2003 cheerleading winners creative. |
got milk?
Whether you're above or below sea level, milk has the 9 essential nutrients active bodies need. Just ask Jackie, the winner of Nickelodeon's Milk Mustache Sweepstakes.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Nickelodeon Milk Mustache Contest. Exact collector code/state: GM 2003.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2003 Nickelodeon-linked winner creative. |
Taste buds.
Just as friends add flavor to life, we like to choose milk flavors like banana and strawberry to tickle our taste buds and keep us growing strong.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winners | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2003 winner creative. |
got milk?
Robert Rudolph, winner of the 2002 Milk Rules! Road Trip nationwide photo contest, knows that milk has the 9 essential vitamins and minerals any future star needs.
Collector inventory preserves standard and oversized versions.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory preserves standard and oversized versions. |
Tammy Bristow, winner of the Got Milk? Ultimate Soccer Mom contest, has never missed a game for either of her two soccer-playing kids. And with milk's nine essential nutrients active bodies need, it's safe to say they're never missed a game either. Visit whymilk.com to enter the next Ultimate Soccer Mom contest.
the collector complete contest-winner index; contest: Ultimate Soccer Mom. Exact collector code/state: GM 2003.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2003 creative. |
One of a kind board. One of a kind bones.
Tony Wimpens from Bridgewater, CT, winner of the got milk? Transworld Skateboarding Magazine Deck Design contest, drinks milk because he knows its calcium can help prevent stress fractures and broken bones. And while you can always get a new board, you can't get new bones.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest winner | source | Collector inventory confirms the 2003 creative; exact Transworld title/issue unresolved. |
Checklist records the May 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
Citation: the contest behind this ad (got milk? "Vote for Mom / Ultimate Soccer Mom" video contest) is listed in American Girl, Jul/Aug 2002, p.6.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | May 2003 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records the May 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. |
Checklist records the February 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Feb 2003 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records the February 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. |
Checklist records the April 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Apr 2003 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records the April 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. |
Checklist records the March 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Mar 2003 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records the March 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. |

Checklist records the January 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | Jan 2003 | Monthly rookie promotion / newspaper | source | Checklist records the January 2003 monthly rookie newspaper ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sports promotion / small | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sports promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sports promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2003 | Postcard | source | the collector filename pc_alice.jpg; catalog code GM 2003. |
Lights. Camera. Milk.
I wanted to be in a milk ad. I wanted to be famous. And milk made my wish come true. It has 9 essential nutrients active bodies need. Any questions? Have your people call my people.
Recovered campaign-adjacent Make-A-Wish participant ad. YM November 2003 contained two Got Milk ads: Hilary Duff on p.13 and Alyssa's Make-A-Wish ad on p.68. A surviving original-ad catalog image confirms the headline and Make-A-Wish branding.
Printed footer identifies ALYSSA; “Lights. Camera. Milk.” Make-A-Wish ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YM | Nov 2003 | 68 | Print ad | source | Original issue owner identifies a second Got Milk ad on page 68 featuring a girl named Alyssa in a jean jacket holding milk; fine print says her wish to be in a milk ad was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
got milk?
Congratulations on winning the GOT MILK? Rookie of the Year. It takes a very active body to lead NBA rookies in rebounds. So for the 9 essential nutrients active bodies need, milk can't be beat, just like Amare.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Parent Main ID: none; Variant of noncanonical Amar'e Stoudemire Rookie of the Year promotion
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 2003 | Rookie of the Year / newspaper variant | source | Checklist records a newspaper counterpart to the known Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year creative. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jun 9, 2003 | Special campaign creative | source |
La cosa más divina del universo: mi mamá.
Ella me ayudó a crecer dándome mucha leche. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para que los niños crezcan sanos, fuertes y muy activos. Dale a tus hijos tres vasos de leche al día, para ellos tú eres lo más divino del universo.
Collector Spanish archive documents a 2003 mother-daughter Milk Mustache ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Spanish-language variant | source | Collector Spanish archive separately lists a 2004 ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 2003 mother-daughter Milk Mustache ad. |
Bob Knight newspaper/editorial parody. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
No publication placement documented yet.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sports/music promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Distinct main-campaign ad documented in the collector's master ad inventory. Historical filename drew_caron.jpg. This is not created from TV-only evidence. This ad, for the November 2002 award, was printed in USA Today on 12 December 2002.
Exact image recovered:the historical the collector filenamedrew_caron.jpgwas recovered from the source-confirmed Photobucket endpoint and visually verified as the Drew Gooden / Caron Butler “Rookies” ad. The surviving scan carries Photobucket’s later Groups overlay watermark; the exact pixels are preserved rather than cosmetically reconstructed.
“Congratulations on winning the got milk? Rookies of the Month. Milk plays a big-time role when you’re trying to grow. Its nine essential nutrients can really assist you with the stuff active bodies need. Don’t make a rookie mistake, drink your three glasses every day.” Tagline: got milk? Players named on ribbons: Drew Gooden and Caron Butler (2002–03 rookies).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | got milk? basketball print ad | source | the collector lists this as Drew Gooden and Caron Butler — 2003 — filename drew_caron.jpg. Exact publication issue remains unresolved. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Recipe promotion / Licuado | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Merchandise promotion / two-page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: Indianapolis Monthly, May 2003 (Vol. 26, No. 10), p. 169 (Google Books).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sports promotion / Indy 500 | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Racing promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Racing promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer / Spanish-market | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
miss milk?
Introducing LACTAID Fat Free Milk with Soy Protein. The great taste of real milk with the benefits of Soy Protein. And it is lactose free, so it is easy on your stomach.
Paid Lactaid print creative borrowing the Milk Mustache visual language: a woman with an empty glass and no mustache under “Miss Milk?”. Kept outside official campaign records.
No publication placement documented yet.
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Great serve, Mom.
When I was a kid, my mom put a tall, cold glass of calcium and eight other essential nutrients in front of me at every meal. Advantage Agassi.
The page pairs Andre Agassi with his mother Elizabeth under the headline “Great serve, Mom.” and includes the Mix It With Milk ’n’ JELL-O recipe challenge offering a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Full-page scholarship/recipe promotion | surviving specimen | Exact printed ad recovered. Historical collector targetad_mix8.jpgremains a separate source reference to the unavailable the collector-hosted copy. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2003 Scholarship Reminder & Recipe Ad (Calling All Kids..)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Recovered from the Better Homes and Gardens August 2003 scan held by the Internet Archive, leaf n457, printed page 146. The ad is the narrow left column of that page; the right column is editorial. The contest closed 15 October 2003.
Placement: Better Homes and Gardens, August 2003, p. 146 (source). (The image previously shown here was the magazine's editorial column next to the ad.)
the collector: '2003 Scholarship Reminder (Let your Kids Play..) (1/3 Page)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion / 1/3 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2003 (Let your Kids..)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2003 (Milk Packs a..)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: 'GM, 2003 (Play with..) (vs.1)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Scholarship/recipe promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Spanish archive documents a 2003 mother-daughter creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Collector Spanish archive documents a 2003 mother-daughter creative. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2003 |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Brand tie-in / Spanish | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. Scan from Ladies’ Home Journal, February 2004; the ad also ran in the January 2004 issue, p.15. ©2003 America’s Dairy Farmers & Processors, healthyweightwithdairy.com.
Located (archive.org microfilm, borrow-only — screenshot with a free account): Shape Jan 2004 p145; People Jan 12 2004 p177; Prevention Jan 2004 p183 & Feb 2004 p241; Newsweek Jan 12 2004 p91; Time Jan 12 2004 p127; Parents Jan 2004 p173; Parenting Feb 2004 p205 (ran in January-2004 issues).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Weight-loss promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
WANT INSTANT FAME? JUST ADD MILK!
MILK HELPS MAKE IT HAPPEN! One Grand Prize Winner will receive a trip for 4 to New York City to appear in a Milk Mustache ad with their favorite Nicktoon character in Nick Magazine… PLUS Limousine service to and from the photo shoot and $1,000 spending money!
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sweepstakes offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Yo por ti… ¡Todo!
Hacer que mi hija crezca sana y fuerte es todo para mí. Por eso le doy tres vasos de leche al día. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para su crecimiento. Para mí ella es mi estrella, cómo no hacer todo para que brille.
Collector page spells the name 'Olga Tanton'; spelled Olga Tañón here.
Also documented: Olga Tañón & daughter — recovered Spanish ad — (source)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Collector page spells the name 'Olga Tanton'; spelled Olga Tañón here. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2003 |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Promotion / newspaper | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
Authoritative the collector/source filename reconciliation. the collector contest.html: 'Shake Stuff Up Milk Rocks! RoadTrip Contest· GM, 2003 (oversized)' - filename encodes J Mraz
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer / oversized variant | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamour | October 2003 | 269 | Health journal offer / 1/3 page | source | A scholarly bibliography identifies Cindi Leive, “Stay on track for a healthy you,” Glamour, October 2003, p. 269. The collector inventory independently identifies the ad as the free red health-journal offer. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Sweepstakes offer / oversized | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Great routine.
PB&J and milk. What a combination! Together, Smucker's & Jif give us the energy we need for school, sports and play. Add a calcium-packed glass of milk to the equation, and we've got a lunch that's delicious and nutritious! Now I'd give that a perfect score.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Co-branded print promotion | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. User identification/date correction: Tara Lipinski, 2003. |
Distinct in-scope print/promotional ad recovered from the the collector collector mirror. TV-commercial-only material remains excluded.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Milk Moo-ney promotional printed ad | source | csv; exact periodical placement still unresolved. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
This Valentine's Day, find out who gets the Chocolate Milk Mustache Kiss…
Watch The WB Friday on Feb. 14 and you could win! Discover who gets the Chocolate Milk Mustache Kiss for your chance to win a trip for four to the set of a WB show! Go to TheWBmilk.com for details and official rules. Catch the Kiss Feb. 14
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2003 | Contest offer / WB | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 30-Feb 1, 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
WorthPoint 17007755; heavy-plastic banner with corner loops.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2005 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Mar 2005 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 384323962247; additional original-paper source.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Apr 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us Weekly | Nov 8, 2004 | Print ad | source |
Main creative confirmed. Dairy Foods reported Jan. 1, 2005 that Diane Heavin would star in a Milk Mustache ad running in Diane magazine as part of a May Curves promotion; independent publication context describes Diane as a quarterly Curves member magazine. Surviving original-paper sellers also date the ad 2005. The exact quarterly issue is unknown, and the 2004 year conflicts with other evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane magazine | May 2005 campaign window — exact issue unresolved | Print ad | source | Verifies publication title/window but not exact issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Visible “Big man off campus.” got milk? standard ad. No NBA.com logo is visible, so this supports extra-519 and is not assigned to the still-missing NBA.com-logo child.
Visually checked in this research pass: the image visibly uses the got milk? standard ad identified by the collector variant. MilkAdMan rebuilds can normalize historical copy, so this is not period-print fidelity evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Collector-documented version | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central distinguishes this ad beneath the subject's image link. |
Get real. About losing weight.
Can you believe that drinking milk could help you lose weight? Well, new studies suggest that getting calcium and protein from lowfat or fat-free milk could help you lose more weight than by just reducing calories. Those studies suggest 24 ounces every 24 hours. For more information, visit healthyweightwithmilk.com and drink up.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Aug 12, 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Aug 30, 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 264881993734; Rolling Stone Apr. 29, 2004 placement noted.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2005 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Independent recovered print scan — 2004 — Format: Original print advertisement / archival image reference· English — BMX. Bone-strength copy. (source)
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People / Us Weekly | May 17, 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Sep 6, 2004 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Listed in the Complete Milk Ad Checklist; collector evidence also records a two-piece/oversized 2004 SAMMY creative. Main image: the larger 2600 px scan, taken from the duplicate SAMMY Scholarship Announcement record.
Also listed separately as “SAMMY Scholarship Announcement - 2004”, a newspaper announcement of the 2004 SAMMY winners; that record's larger scan is now this record's main image.
the collector verbatim map confirms filename 2004SAMMY.jpg and standard + oversized states. File did not migrate to the live mirror.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jul 12, 2004 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Listed in the Complete Milk Ad Checklist; collector evidence also records a two-piece/oversized 2004 SAMMY creative. |
Congratulations to Amy Garff, winner of this year's Got Milk? Ultimate Soccer Mom contest. Milk has the essential nutrients her soccer-playing kids need. And by drinking plenty herself, Amy can be sure she makes it to every single game. Visit whymilk.com to find out how to enter the next Ultimate Soccer Mom contest.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Circle | Mar 9, 2004 | Contest winner | source |
Mis hijos tienen un gran soporte.
Mi misión como madre es crear unas buenas bases para el futuro de mi familia, por eso en casa tomamos tres vasos de leche al día. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para tener un cuerpo sano y fuerte. El mejor soporte para tu familia está en tus manos.
Collector Spanish archive identifies Beatriz De Alba as a La Mama Got Milk photo-contest winner.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Spanish-language contest winner | source | Collector Spanish archive identifies Beatriz De Alba as a La Mama Got Milk photo-contest winner. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2004 |
Congratulations to Brandon, Grand Prize Winner of the 2004 Nickelodeon Milk Mustache Sweepstakes!
Wish you were a superhero? The Crimson Chin and his trusty sidekick, Brandon, count on milk's nine essential nutrients to keep their bodies active and strong. Milk Helps Make It Happen!
Clean period scan explicitly identifies Brandon as Grand Prize Winner of the 2004 Nickelodeon Milk Mustache Sweepstakes.
Surviving GeoCities-hosted winner scan from Milk Ad Collecting Central.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon Magazine | Dec 2004/Jan 2005 | Contest winner | source | ||
| Publication unresolved | 2005 |
My secret to success.
Winning isn't easy, but milk has the 9 essential nutrients to keep me out in front.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Oct 2004 | Contest/reader creative | source |
got milk?
Congratulations to Lindsay Ramer, winner of the Shake Stuff Up Milk Mustache nationwide search. And as winner, she got a private concert by Jason Mraz. The 9 essential nutrients in milk are just what active bodies need. But getting Jason to sing to you is pretty cool too.
Checklist records the February 2004 monthly rookie ad. This ad prints no month. The date is the publication month recorded in the collector checklist; the ad ran the month after the award it announces. The main ad was printed in USA Today on 21 January 2004, for the December 2003 award; the collector checklist’s “Feb 2004” label conflicts with that dated printing. USA Today also carried James/Anthony rookie ads on 16 December 2003, 24 February 2004 and 22 April 2004.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Parent Main ID: none; Noncanonical monthly NBA rookie series
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Mar 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the March 2004 monthly rookie ad. |
Parent Main ID: none; Noncanonical monthly NBA rookie series
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Apr 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the April 2004 monthly rookie ad. |
Parent Main ID: none; Noncanonical monthly NBA rookie series
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | May 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the May 2004 monthly rookie ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Feb 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the February 2004 monthly rookie ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Sports promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Distinct main-campaign ad documented in the collector's master ad inventory. Historical filename favredelhomme.jpg. This is not created from TV-only evidence.
“Who drank more milk? Find out tonight. Milk has nine essential nutrients active bodies need.” Tagline: got milk? Brett Favre in Green Bay green #4 with a football and Jake Delhomme in Carolina teal #17, both in milk mustaches — the pre-game half of the Super Bowl pairing.
the collector master inventory filename: favredelhomme.jpg. UNPREFIXED - and spelled correctly here, unlike farve_bledsoe
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | got milk? football print ad | source | the collector lists this as Brett Favre and Jake Delhomme — 2004 — filename favredelhomme.jpg. Exact publication issue remains unresolved. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Sports/music promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Pregnancy parody article/cover set. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
Pregnancy parody article/cover set. An unofficial parody, not an official MilkPEP campaign ad.
Pregnancy parody article/cover set. An unofficial parody, not an official MilkPEP campaign ad.
No publication placement documented yet.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: Indianapolis Monthly, January 2004 (source).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Organization promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Placement: Indianapolis Monthly, May 2004 (p. 187) (source).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Sports promotion / Indy 500 | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Parody ad kept in the Spoofs / Parodies collection rather than as a standalone country category. The item is the “Italy: Got Milk?” column in TIME’s Global Business pages, 2004, by Peter Gumbel and Jeff Israely, illustrated with Berlusconi in a milk mustache pouring a Parmalat carton. The full page is shown.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian-market placement unresolved | 2004 | International print ad | source | International ad; advertiser identified in supplied sweep as Parmalat. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Racing promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Contest offer | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Paid Lactaid print creative featuring a pregnant woman and a milk mustache. Kept outside official MilkPEP campaign records and grouped with other Lactaid-related material.
No publication placement documented yet.
Lactaid Miss Milk? parody. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
“miss milk? Now you can enjoy the great taste of milk and cereal again with LACTAID milk. 100% real milk. Calcium-rich, lactose-free and delicious.” Available in Whole, 2%, 1%, Fat Free and Calcium Fortified. Tony the Tiger in a red TONY bandana with a Lactaid carton; no mustache — the joke is the absence.
No publication placement documented yet.
got milk?
Congratulations to LEBRON JAMES on winning the GOT MILK? Rookie of the Year. For the 9 essential nutrients active bodies need, 3 glasses of milk a day can't be beat.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Parent Main ID: none; Variant of noncanonical LeBron James Rookie of the Year promotion
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 2004 | Rookie of the Year / newspaper variant | source | Checklist records a newspaper version in addition to the known Sports Illustrated May 31, 2004 placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | May 31, 2004 | Special campaign creative | source |
The height of fame.
I may be on the way up, but I still drink milk. About 15% of your height is added during your teens and the calcium in milk can help. Who knows, maybe one day you'll see your name in lights.
Distinct main-campaign ad documented in the collector's master ad inventory. Historical filename Lohan.JPG. This is not created from TV-only evidence.
the collector master inventory filename: Lohan.JPG. UNPREFIXED, uppercase - TESTED LIVE
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | got milk? print ad | source | the collector lists this as Lindsay Lohan — 2004 — filename Lohan.JPG. Exact publication issue remains unresolved. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Brand tie-in / 1/4 page | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Brand tie-in | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Contest offer / Spanish-market | source | Collector Contest Offers archive documents this distinct promotional ad. |
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
the collector: '2004 (vs.1)'.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2004 | Magazine promotion | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
Tradición de familia.
¡Para que los hijos logren lo mejor hay que darles lo mejor! Por eso, a Christian siempre le di tres vasos de leche al día. La leche contiene 9 vitaminas y minerales esenciales para que tus hijos crezcan sanos, fuertes y muy activos. Sigue esta tradición, será algo que les servirá para toda la vida.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 4-6, 2005 | Print ad | source |
MilkPEP outdoor campaign by Lowe New York in which bones are arranged into a tree, a crane and a ram; a One Show merit winner (Outdoor – Campaign). Bernie Hogya is credited as a creative director. Images are the annual's reproductions; larger masters not yet found.
Issue: The One Show Annual 28 (2006), p. 216 — work from 2005


Vertical third-page ad from the 2005 “milk your diet. lose weight!” push (24 oz. / 24 hours).
Issue: Working Mother, April–May 2005 (p. 12)
2005 version of the annual Girl Scouts cookie-season got milk? ad (new photo), run with the Indiana dairy farmers. Earlier versions: extra-316 (1999–2002), extra-317 (2004).
Issue: Indianapolis Monthly, January 2005 (p. 125)
Annual Indy 500 ad from the American Dairy Association – Your Indiana Dairy Farmers, run each May in Indianapolis Monthly; the same art was used 2005–2008, with the congratulations line updated each year. Hero: May 2005. Later years in the gallery. Continues the series of Indianapolis 500 milk ads (extra-341 to extra-345, extra-1140).
Issue: Indianapolis Monthly, May 2005 (p. 189); May 2006 (p. 273); May 2007 (p. 157); May 2008 (p. 141)




Christmas 2005 execution (reindeer and elf with milk moustaches), documented in the campaign site's gallery index (Wayback, Feb 2007); image never archived. Both 48-sheet posters: the reindeer “ALMOST NEIGH FAT.” and the elf “GOOD FOR YOUR ELF.”, each with the MILK. THE WHITE STUFF. lockup. They ran in December 2005. Recovered from the poster gallery of milkmoustache.com as captured in 2007; only the gallery-size copies survive.
Issue: Scottish press, December 2005
got milk? sponsored the NBA's Rookie of the Month award; this 2004–05 season ad features Ben Gordon (Bulls) and J.R. Smith (Hornets). The printed footer reads “Congratulations to the January GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” The February ad is extra-1180 and the March ad is extra-112. The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
Issue: Not identified (2005)
Monthly got milk? NBA Rookie of the Month ad, footer “Congratulations to the February GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” Ben Gordon stands in his number 7 Bulls jersey without a ball, beside J.R. Smith, under the copy “Before we got game, we got milk.” It is a third, distinct Gordon and Smith ad: the January ad is extra-1141 and the March ad is extra-112. These ran as full pages in USA Today's sports section. The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
Issue: Newspapers, February 2005
Carton-panel promotion for the Fuel Up With Milk NBA online auction (February 1 – June 1, 2005): save the bar codes on milk cartons and bid at winwithmilk.com, with a pointer to the got milk? Rookie Report on NBA.com. ©2004 America’s Milk Processors. Only a small web image survives.
Issue: Milk Splash web edition, December 2004
"The goal of every driver: the checkered flag. And milk." — a checkered flag rendered in milk and chocolate milk, celebrating the Indy 500 winner's-milk tradition. Year estimated from the got milk? mark and layout.
Issue: Not identified (year estimated c. 2005)
Placements: Indianapolis Monthly, May 2000 and May 2001 (p. 165) (source) — earlier than the c. 2005 date previously assumed.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2005 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Jun 2005 | Print ad | source |
No publication placement documented yet.
Exact debut recovered: Rolling Stone, May 20, 2005. A later exact reuse is also documented in DC Comics Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005 #1, on sale Sep. 7, 2005.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Chisholm Poster CL65664; Batman transit format.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2005 | 30×23 in. display poster | source | Chisholm Poster CL65664; Batman transit format. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | May 20, 2005 | Magazine print ad — Batman Begins campaign debut | source | Contemporaneous Business Wire caption states that the Christian Bale/Batman Milk Mustache ad debuted in the May 20 issue of Rolling Stone and reproduces the exact campaign copy. | |
| DC Comics — Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005 | #1 — on sale Sep 7, 2005 | Comic-book print advertisement | source | Issue review explicitly inventories and transcribes the Batman Begins Milk Mustache ad. DC's official catalog dates Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005 #1 to Sep. 7, 2005. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Bebe Neuwirth — Format: Print/campaign creative — Flickr collector album: PHOTO PAGE (source)

Exact print issue recovered: DC Comics Teen Titans Annual #1, on sale Mar. 15, 2006 (cover/publication April 2006), contains the Donovan McNabb 'First and nine' ad. A separate original page is also physically attributed to a 2005 Electronic Gaming Monthly issue, but the EGM month/issue remains unresolved and is preserved as a lead.
Copy references milk's 'nine essential nutrients'. Distinct from the 2005 McNabb & Bruschi pairing.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2005 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Comics — Teen Titans Annual | #1 — on sale Mar 15, 2006 (cover/publication Apr 2006) | Comic-book print advertisement | source | A page-by-page review of Teen Titans Annual #1 lists the Donovan McNabb 'First and nine' Got Milk ad among the issue's advertisements and transcribes its copy. DC's official catalog gives the issue an on-sale date of Mar. 15, 2006. Grand Comics Database separately catalogs the issue as April 2006. This is a documented 2006 reuse/placement of the 2005 main ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen People | Oct 2005 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME | Jan 31, 2005 | Print ad | source |
Surviving campaign-collector reference explicitly states the 2005 SAMMY winners appeared in their own Milk Mustache ad in the June 24, 2005 USA Today.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 24, 2005 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Surviving campaign-collector reference explicitly states the 2005 SAMMY winners appeared in their own Milk Mustache ad in the June 24, 2005 USA Today. |
Official USDA reporting confirms the 2005 Healthy Schools Challenge grand prize went to Bronx, New York's Preston High School after nomination by student Cymone Bedford, and explicitly states that Cymone appeared in her own Milk Mustache ad. Identity and campaign existence are therefore source-verified.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Fluid Milk Promotion Program | 2005 | Healthy Schools Challenge winner Milk Mustache ad | official USDA report | Official USDA report names Cymone Bedford, identifies Preston High School as the grand-prize winner, and states that Cymone appeared in her own Milk Mustache ad. Exact print placement and scan remain to recover. |
It's easy to find Jennifer Longnecker, this year's winner of the Got Milk? Ultimate Soccer Mom contest. She's either on the field coaching or on the sidelines cheering. Milk has the nine essential nutrients that she and her soccer playing kids need.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting | Mar 2005 | Contest/reader creative | source |
Official Rolling Stone contest-winner creative absent from the prior database; reproduced in the USDA/MilkPEP annual report.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2005 | Special campaign / contest winner | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
It's that simple.
Nathan Hernandez never thought he'd be in Rolling Stone. Luckily, he won milk's Shake Stuff Up nationwide search and got to be Simple Plan's roadie for a day. And thanks to milk's 9 essential nutrients that active bodies need, moving all that equipment was no sweat.
A different winner and contest from Nathan Fernandez / Rolling Stone.
the collector’s master index. A different winner and contest from Nathan Fernandez / Rolling Stone.
Believe the hype.
When it's time to elevate our game, we count on milk to take us to the next level. Just check out these stats: you add about 15% of your height as a teen and the calcium in milk can help. So if you want to play big, make a fast break for the fridge and slam a glass of milk.
Checklist records the March 2005 monthly rookie ad. The printed footer reads “Congratulations to the March GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” The January ad is extra-1141 and the February ad is extra-1180. The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
csv.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
monthly identity/date cross-checked against the existing rookie-series record.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Feb 2005 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the February 2005 monthly rookie ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Mar 2005 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the March 2005 monthly rookie ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Jan 2005 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the March 2005 monthly rookie ad. The printed footer reads “Congratulations to the March GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” The January ad is extra-1141 and the February ad is extra-1180. |
Before we got game, we got milk.
Its 9 essential nutrients active bodies need make milk the all-time assist leader. So if you want to get in the game, make a fast break for the fridge and slam a glass of milk.
Checklist records the December monthly rookie ad of the 2004–05 season (December 2004); the footer reads “Congratulations to the December GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Dec 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the December monthly rookie ad of the 2004–05 season (December 2004); the footer reads “Congratulations to the December GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” |
Believe the hype.
When it's time to elevate our game, we count on milk to take us to the next level. Just check out these stats: you add about 15% of your height as a teen and the calcium in milk can help. So if you want to play big, make a fast break for the fridge and slam a glass of milk.
Checklist records the November monthly rookie ad of the 2004–05 season (November 2004); the footer reads “Congratulations to the November GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Nov 2004 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the November monthly rookie ad of the 2004–05 season (November 2004); the footer reads “Congratulations to the November GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” |
Before we got game, we got milk.
Its 9 essential nutrients active bodies need make milk the all-time assist leader. So if you want to get in the game, make a fast break for the fridge and slam a glass of milk.
Checklist records the April 2005 monthly rookie ad; the footer reads “Congratulations to the April GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” These monthly ads ran as full pages in USA Today’s sports section. The month is printed on the ad itself, in the footer’s congratulations line.
April stats period print
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Apr 2005 | Monthly rookie promotion | source | Checklist records the April 2005 monthly rookie ad; the footer reads “Congratulations to the April GOT MILK? Rookies of the Month.” These monthly ads ran as full pages in USA Today’s sports section. |
Collector archive preserves the Dr. Aliza 24/24 health creative.
“Mi receta para perder peso saludablemente. La obesidad es un gran problema dentro de la comunidad hispana y puede causar muchas enfermedades. Estudios recientes indican que el calcio y la proteína de la leche baja en grasa o descremada pueden ayudarte a perder más peso que si redujeras calorías en tu dieta solamente… Recuerda, la leche es una buena receta para tener una familia saludable y en forma. Para saber más, visita 2424leche.com.” Presenter: Dra. Aliza (white coat, stethoscope). Tagline: got milk? / más leche, más logro. Device: 24 oz / 24 horas — the Spanish 24/24 weight programme.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2005 | Spanish-language health creative | source | Collector archive preserves the Dr. Aliza 24/24 health creative. |
got milk?
Congratulations to EMEKA OKAFOR on winning the GOT MILK? Rookie of the Year. For the 9 essential nutrients active bodies need, 3 glasses of milk a day can't be beat.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Parent Main ID: none; Variant of noncanonical Emeka Okafor Rookie of the Year promotion
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 2005 | Rookie of the Year / newspaper variant | source | Checklist records a newspaper version in addition to the known Sports Illustrated May 23, 2005 placement. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | May 23, 2005 | Special campaign creative | source |
Razón de peso.
Si quiero que mi familia esté sana yo tengo que estar sana, por eso tomo leche. Investigaciones sugieren que las personas que consumen suficiente calcio tienden a pesar menos que las que no. La leche es una excelente fuente de calcio, así que toma 24 onzas de leche cada 24 horas para obtener el calcio que necesitas. Para aprender más, visita 2424leche.com
Helmet? Check. Pads? Check. Strong bones? Hmmmm.
You've seen what kids try to do on skateboards. They attempt tricks like sliding down railings. And then try to land safely on concrete. Maybe that's why broken forearms are up 42% among kids. On top of that, the majority of them aren't getting the calcium they need. So protect your kid on the inside as well as on the outside. Add more milk to their diet.
Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2005 | Print-ad variant | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2005 | Health promotion / bone creative | source | Milk Ad Collecting Central Advertisements/Promotions inventory documents this different ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies' Home Journal | Mar 2005 | Immediately before printed p. 30 | Non-celebrity campaign creative | source |
The surviving January–June 2005Ladies' Home Journalscan contains the exact March ad immediately before printed page 30. OCR on that page uniquely identifies the creative with“Cutting Calories?”Great American Weight Loss Challenge copy, Dr. Pamela Peeke, a 12-week plan, instructions built around 24 oz. of milk, and2424milk.comThis resolves the intended March placement even though a clean extracted page image is still pending.
a dealer listing for Robin Seaber is a separateMay 2006two-page Weight Loss Challenge ad and must not be substituted for this March 2005 non-celebrity creative.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 3-5, 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkPEP sell sheet introducing Body by Milk to schools for fall 2006 (the 2006 Integrated School Plan): bodybymilk.com auctions, sweepstakes and instant wins, with a school kit of posters, clings and milk-mustache celebrity banners described on the back.
Issue: Not applicable (sell sheet, archived 2006-09-30)
Free got milk? school promotion kit offered to school foodservice directors: “What flavor are you?” poster, static cling and buttons, a “Wanna Grow?” aisle violator, Child Nutrition Act and Milk 201 inserts, and Celebrity Milk Mustache Posters of Michelle Kwan, Tracy McGrady and Kelly Clarkson. Also advertises the fall sampling, vending and Milk Mustache Poster Program kits.
Issue: Not applicable (order sheet, archived 2006-09-30)
MilkPEP local-marketing sell sheet offering grocers got milk? point-of-sale for 2006: shelf talkers, danglers, floor graphics and banners for the “milk your diet. Lose weight!” message, reflective static clings, a Curves co-marketing toolkit, and celebrity milk-mustache static clings (Steven Tyler, Andie MacDowell, Meredith Vieira, Kelly Clarkson). Cover in the main image; inside spread in the gallery.
Issue: Not applicable (trade sell sheet, file Local_Marketing_Sell_Sheet_2005.pdf, archived 2006-02-24)

California Milk Processor Board / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners bus shelters in San Francisco that smelled of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies (December 2006); a One Show merit winner (Outdoor – Single). Photo of the installation.
Issue: The One Show Annual 29 (2007), p. 163
Advertiser promotions page with a milk item.
Issue: Working Mother, September 2006 (p. 85)
Violinist Nicola Benedetti (Aug 2006), documented in the campaign site's own gallery index (Wayback, Feb 2007); the image endpoint was never archived.
Issue: Scottish press, 2006 — issue not identified
Healthiest Student Bodies school-fitness challenge poster tied to the campaign (2006). From bodybymilk.com press files via the Wayback Machine.
Issue: Not applicable (poster, 2006)
Solo execution of the Super Bowl XL milk-mustache ad (the paired Hasselbeck/Roethlisberger ad is the main record). From bodybymilk.com press files via the Wayback Machine.
Issue: Not identified (2006)
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 6, 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmoGirl | Jan 2006; Feb 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
Seller scan of beach/kicking ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jul 4, 2006 (documented ad debut date) | Print ad | source | Contemporaneous reporting says Adu's Milk Mustache ad copy was debuting July 4 in Sports Illustrated. The date is the ad’s documented debut, not the Sports Illustrated cover date. |
20, 2006. The broader Body By Milk campaign also debuted across multiple September 2006 magazines, whose individual issue dates remain separate leads.
Also documented: Independent recovered print scan — 2006 — Format: Original print advertisement / archival image reference· English — Magazine print state, distinct from the CBS gallery web copy previously held. (source)
Also documented: Additional recovered reference — 2006 — Format: Recovered print/ad reference image· English — Listed under the Body By Milk brand, which was the teenage arm of the campaign. (source)
Also documented: David Beckham — 2007 shirtless Body by Milk print state — Printed tagline: Goal by Beckham. Body by milk. Format: Period print-ad seller scan· English — Batch 9 live original-print listing dates this ad to 2007 and shows the “Goal by Beckham. Body by milk.” state. Independent current marketplace lis (source)
CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
No publication placement documented yet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Comics — The Flash: Fastest Man Alive | #4 — on sale Sep 20, 2006 | Comic-book print advertisement | source | Issue review explicitly inventories 'Goal by Beckham. Body by milk. got milk? with David Beckham.' DC's official catalog dates issue #4 to Sep. 20, 2006. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen People | Jun/Jul 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmoGirl | Aug 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blender | May 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | Feb 10, 2006 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Mother and daughter. A separate 2007 ad pairs Beyonce with her sister Solange.
No publication placement documented yet.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Comics — The Flash: Fastest Man Alive | #4 — on sale Sep 20, 2006 | Comic-book print advertisement | source | Issue review explicitly inventories 'Blast by ARod. Body by milk. got milk? with Alex Rodriguez.' DC's official catalog dates issue #4 to Sep. 20, 2006. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Dec 14, 2006 | Newspaper ad | source | New Ads page lists 'Eric from The Biggest Loser — USA Today December 14th'; mapped to season-three winner Erik Chopin / main #220. |
Exact USA Today placement recovered: Aug. 11, 2006. “Country by Carrie, Body By Milk” campaign ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Aug 11, 2006 | Full-page newspaper ad | source | Contemporaneous report dated Aug. 11, 2006 states Carrie Underwood’s “Country by Carrie, Body By Milk” ad appeared in that day’s USA Today. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Listed in the Complete Milk Ad Checklist; collector evidence also preserves a 2006 SAMMY multi-page creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jul 3-10, 2006 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Listed in the Complete Milk Ad Checklist; collector evidence also preserves a 2006 SAMMY multi-page creative. |
Official consumer-winner creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2006 | Spotlight On winners advertorial | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
Official consumer-winner creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2006 | Spotlight On winner advertorial | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
The official USDA 2006 program report identifies this as a Dairy Management Inc. 3-A-Day of Dairy promotion tied to the NFL’s 40th-anniversary Super Bowl. It says Ginny Barber, then the wife of New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, helped promote game-day dairy servings and a commemorative Super Bowl serving dish. The USDA source does not describe a classic Milk Mustache print ad; this is related dairy-campaign material.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Management Inc. / USDA program report | Jan. 8–Feb. 12, 2006 promotion window | 3-A-Day / Super Bowl XL retail promotion | official USDA report | The report documents Ginny Barber’s participation, the NFL 40th-anniversary tie-in, the three-servings-a-day message, and a commemorative serving-dish offer. It does not identify this material as a Milk Mustache printed ad. |
New teen-wave ad from USDA 2006 report sweep.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2006 | National campaign ad / exact publication unresolved | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
Win at weight loss, the healthy way.
As a busy mom, I know that losing weight can feel like an uphill battle. For me, losing over 25 pounds came down to three basic things. Reducing my calories, exercising regularly, and drinking milk. Why milk? Well, studies suggest that drinking 24 ounces of lowfat or fat free milk every 24 hours, as part of a balanced, reduced-calorie diet provides the calcium and protein to support healthy weight loss. And I have a new figure to prove it. So drink up to a slimmer, healthier you. To see for yourself, visit 2424milk.com.
Seller documents an original extracted one-page Spanish-language ad; direct archival capture pending.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original extracted 2006 Spanish-language magazine pages pair the Sofia Vergara milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “Fuerza Latina”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2006 | Spanish-language two-page ad with “Fuerza Latina” companion | source | Original extracted 2006 Spanish-language magazine pages pair the Sofia Vergara milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “Fuerza Latina”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People en Español | Jun 2006; Dec 2006/Jan 2007 | Spanish-language campaign | source | ||
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2006 | Spanish-language one-page magazine ad | source | Seller documents an original Spanish-language 2006 Sofia Vergara milk-mustache page, approx. 8 x 10 1/2 in. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 2, 2007 | Print ad | source | Seller explicitly identifies an original USA Today newspaper page dated Feb. 2, 2007 featuring Rex Grossman and Marvin Harrison in the Super Bowl XLI pregame Got Milk ad. |
Advertiser promotions spread with a “think about your drink” milk item.
Issue: Women's Health, May 2007 (p. 75)
Advertiser promotions page with a “think about your drink” milk item (24/24, 2424milk.com).
Issue: Prevention, July 2007 (p. 128)
American Dairy Association of Indiana contest with the Indianapolis Colts and Meijer: kids 8–16 could win the chance to call part of a Colts game as a Junior Broadcaster. Features Reggie Wayne.
Issue: Indianapolis Monthly, September 2007 (p. 101)
Myleene Klass (2007), documented in the campaign site's gallery index (Wayback, Feb 2007); image never archived.
Issue: Scottish press, 2007 — issue not identified
Actress Dani Harmer (Jan 2007), documented in the campaign site's gallery index (Wayback, Feb 2007); image never archived.
Issue: Scottish press, 2007 — issue not identified
Footballer/pundit Ally McCoist (Jan 2007), documented in the campaign site's gallery index (Wayback, Feb 2007); image never archived.
Issue: Scottish press, 2007 — issue not identified
12, 2007. Physical issue photos show the post-Super Bowl XLI winner creative.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Feb 12, 2007 | Magazine full-page print ad — Super Bowl XLI winner ad | source | Complete original Sports Illustrated Feb. 12, 2007 issue listing includes a photographed Marvin Harrison got milk? page. The photographed creative is the post-victory ad with the headline “XLI by Harrison. Body by milk.” |
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
eCRATER listing shows the Spanish-text 2007 ad and describes the physical original page. Direct full-resolution image recovery is still pending.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2007 — exact magazine/issue unresolved | Original Spanish-language magazine advertisement | source | Dealer explicitly identifies an original 2007 Spanish-language Burger King Milk Mustache magazine ad; exact source magazine is not supplied. |
No publication placement documented yet.
got milk?
Knockout. Take it from me, milk really packs a punch. Some studies suggest the nutrients in 24 ounces of lowfat or fat free milk with a diet can help you maintain a healthy weight and the protein helps build muscle for a lean body. So eat right, train hard, and drink milk.
Main creative confirmed; exact original issue remains unresolved. USDA's 2007 Report to Congress lists Laila Ali in Appendix G campaign materials. A surviving vintage magazine-ad listing dated 2009 indicates the ad was still circulating/reprinted later, but no exact carrier issue is yet verified.

Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Full banner photograph shows “Workout by Laila. Body by milk.”, bodybymilk.com and got milk?.
Close-up visibly reads “LAILA ALI ©2007 AMERICA’S MILK PROCESSORS.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional display material | 2007 | 4 ft × 6 ft vinyl banner | source | Surviving original 4×6-ft vinyl banner is copyright-marked LAILA ALI ©2007 AMERICA’S MILK PROCESSORS and carries got milk?, bodybymilk.com and “Stay Active. Eat Right. Drink 3 Glasses of Lowfat Milk a Day.” |
No publication placement documented yet.
Official Body By Milk archive identifies the Nov. 5, 2007 debut in Twist, J-14, and Alloy.
Also documented: Independent period/dealer scan (2007) — Format: Original print advertisement / dealer scan· English — Named in the 2007 and 2008 USDA School Image Poster rosters. "Butterfly on nose" is a strong visual identifier. (source)
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
AdsSpot agency-attributed 2008 BBM archive; cross-reference to USDA school-poster row.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twist | Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Print ad | source | Official Body By Milk archive states Amanda Bynes’s “Metamorphosis.” ad debuted November 5 in Twist, J-14, and Alloy. | |
| J-14 | Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Print ad | source | Official Body By Milk archive states Amanda Bynes’s “Metamorphosis.” ad debuted November 5 in Twist, J-14, and Alloy. | |
| Alloy | Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Print ad | source | Official Body By Milk archive states Amanda Bynes’s “Metamorphosis.” ad debuted November 5 in Twist, J-14, and Alloy. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 335393246816; magazine state.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | #212, Feb 2007 | Print ad | source | Issue #212 source. |
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
No publication placement documented yet.
“So close, we can taste it. Studies suggest the nutrients in milk can play an important part in maintaining a healthy weight. So grab a glass and reach for the stars.” Tagline: got milk? The Dancing With the Stars cast (incl. Apolo Ohno, Joey Fatone, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Laila Ali) in dance costume, the men in milk mustaches.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | May 21, 2007 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us Weekly | Issue on/around Jul 1, 2007 | Back cover | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Additional seller scan of fiery-background ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InTouch | Jan 8, 2007 | Print ad | source |
Main creative confirmed; exact issue remains unresolved. An authentic original 2007 paper advertisement survives in a marketplace scan, and USDA's 2007 Report to Congress independently lists Bill Germanakos in Appendix G among MilkPEP/Lowe healthy-weight campaign materials.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Touch | Jan 8, 2007 | Print ad | source | New Ads tracker gives Jan. 8 InTouch; a Jan. 2, 2007 People item independently attributes the newly released Hargitay-and-son Got Milk scan to In Touch. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Ended-listing image remains a useful image locator.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
WorthPoint; 6×4 ft heavy vinyl banner with grommets, reportedly from Dairy Council.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2007 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Magazine | Sep 2007 | Print ad | source |
Main creative confirmed; exact dated issue remains unresolved. Publication family is narrowed to ESPN Magazine by collector evidence.
No publication placement documented yet.

Main creative confirmed. Exact print location recovered: M Magazine, May 2007, listed by the complete-issue seller as a full-color Beyoncé/Solange Got Milk pinup. USDA Appendix G independently confirms the creative as MilkPEP/Lowe Worldwide campaign material.
AdsSpot agency-attributed archive; sisters ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | May 2007 | Full-color pinup / print ad | source | Seller identifies the complete May 2007 M Magazine issue and explicitly lists a “Beyonce Solange Got Milk” full-color pinup among its contents. |
Main creative confirmed; exact print issue remains unresolved. USDA's 2007 Report to Congress independently lists Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper and Kim Lyons together in Appendix G under MilkPEP/Lowe active/weight-loss/healthy-weight messaging, confirming the grouped ad from a first-party government record.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Seller scan of 2007 Get milk text state.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Hayden Panettiere 2007 — red dress state — Format: Original period print / secondary recovered image· English — eBay 375482466942; 2007 original print. (source)
CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
AdsSpot agency-attributed 2008 BBM archive; cross-reference to USDA school-poster row.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloy | Sep 2007 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
AdsSpot agency-attributed 2008 BBM archive; cross-reference to USDA school-poster row.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | #221, Nov 2007 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
eBay 384323957492; period print.
CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
Seller scan preserves verbatim headline.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Period Spanish-language campaign image recovered from PRODU. Visible campaign line: “Piensa lo que bebes.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2007 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language version. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2007 | Approx. 8 × 10.5 in. Spanish-language magazine tear sheet | source | Seller identifies the original ad as Spanish-language, ©2007 and approximately 8 × 10.5 inches. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Jun 22, 2007 issue | Print ad | source |
And one, and two, and three…
Glasses of milk. As a fitness expert, I can tell you that it's not just about exercise or what you eat. More and more women are discovering the importance of what they drink. Some studies suggest that drinking 24 ounces of lowfat or fat free milk every 24 hours as part of a reduced-calorie diet can be a healthy and effective way to lose weight. Visit 2424milk.com and you can look as great as you feel.
Main creative confirmed. Kathy Smith's own campaign announcement says the print campaign ran in Fitness, Self, Shape and Weight Watchers and launched in January; a second first-party announcement dates the broader $15 million campaign January-May. Exact individual issue dates remain unresolved.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
No publication placement documented yet.
Surviving seller listing confirms a multi-page 2007 Got Milk SAMMY Winners magazine print ad. Exact source magazine/issue remains unresolved.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 2007, exact issue unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Surviving seller listing confirms a multi-page 2007 Got Milk SAMMY Winners magazine print ad. Exact source magazine/issue remains unresolved. |
Quiero un papel protagónico en su futuro.
Asegurarme de verlo crecer bien es la mejor decisión que puedo tomar. De todos mis papeles, el de madre es el más importante, por eso le doy siempre 3 vasos de leche baja en grasa al día. La leche baja en grasa tiene los mismos 9 nutrientes esenciales que la leche entera, incluyendo proteína para ayudar a construir músculos tonificados.
Checklist inventories a 2007 Spanish-market creative featuring Bárbara Mori and Sergio.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2007 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2007 Spanish-market creative featuring Bárbara Mori and Sergio. |
Este bigote siempre será noticia.
Saber que tus decisiones hoy pueden determinar el futuro de tus hijos es una gran noticia. Por eso yo elijo darles leche. La leche tiene 9 nutrientes esenciales, incluyendo proteína, para ayudar a construir músculos tonificados. Comparte la noticia: permanezcan activos, coman adecuadamente y tomen 3 vasos de leche baja en grasa cada día.
Image in user archive confirms a distinct Spanish-language creative; headline begins 'Este bigote siempre sera noticia.'.
Also documented: the same ad is recorded in USDA documentation and in period PRODU coverage of the January 2007 Hispanic campaign, which identifies María Celeste Arrarás with her three children and says the print campaign launched nationally in Hispanic magazines.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2007 | Spanish-language Milk Mustache ad | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
Batch 47 documents a 36×24 plastic/vinyl school-cafeteria poster with four metal corner holes; seven listing photos recovered.
Batch 47 documents a 36×24 plastic/vinyl school-cafeteria poster with four metal corner holes; seven listing photos recovered.
Batch 47 documents a 36×24 plastic/vinyl school-cafeteria poster with four metal corner holes; seven listing photos recovered.
Batch 47 documents a 36×24 plastic/vinyl school-cafeteria poster with four metal corner holes; seven listing photos recovered.
Batch 47 documents a 36×24 plastic/vinyl school-cafeteria poster with four metal corner holes; seven listing photos recovered.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2007 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
got milk?
Who's thirstier? On Sundays, the competition's fierce. So, everyone's passing the milk. It's got nine essential nutrients active bodies need. Anything less is incomplete.
Main creative confirmed; exact print issue remains unresolved. USDA's 2008 Report to Congress documents the 2008 campaign and indexes Wes Welker/Michael Strahan-era materials; later MilkPEP retrospective galleries independently preserve Michael Strahan 2008 campaign imagery.
No publication placement documented yet.
Twelve-page Spanish-language booklet from MilkPEP’s Hispanic campaign (más leche, más logro), published on the campaign’s Spanish site 2424leche.com. It argues for milk over sugary drinks and carries milk recipes from the campaign’s celebrities — María Celeste Arrarás, Ana María Canseco, Sofía Vergara and Fernando Arau — with advice from Dra. Aliza Lifshitz and nutritionist Claudia González. Its last two pages reproduce the Sofía Vergara “¡Mamacita!” and María Celeste Arrarás ads in full (extra-016 and extra-967).
Issue: 2424leche.com download (capture of October 1, 2008)











MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova | #11 / Mar 12, 2008 | Back cover | Comic-book back-cover ad | source | Physical Nova #11 photos show the Michael Strahan Got Milk winner ad on the back cover. Marvel’s official Nova (2007) #11 record gives the publication date as Mar. 12, 2008. |
| Wolverine | #63 / Mar 12, 2008 | Back cover | Comic-book back-cover ad | source | Seller explicitly identifies the Michael Strahan got milk? advertisement on Wolverine #63’s back cover; Marvel’s official Wolverine (2003) #63 record gives the publication date as Mar. 12, 2008. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Flickr collector album:
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | Aug 7, 2008 | Print ad | source | Seller identifies the original Got Milk page as removed from the Rolling Stone Aug 7, 2008 issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soap Opera Digest | Jun 17, 2008 | Inside rear cover | Full-page print ad | source | Specialist back-issue listing explicitly inventories the three soap stars together in the Got Milk ad. |
| Soap Opera Digest | Jun 24, 2008 | Rear cover | Full-page print ad | source | Specialist back-issue listing explicitly inventories the three soap stars on the rear-cover Got Milk ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for recovered issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Apr 16, 2008 | Back page, Sports section | Newspaper ad | source | TV Guide reported Apr. 16, 2008 that newly crowned Biggest Loser winner Ali Vincent's Got Milk? ad was running in that day's USA Today. Vincent later recalled that the ad occupied the entire back page of the sports section. |
Exact physical carrier recovered: Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man #564, Jul. 2, 2008, back cover.
Also documented: Independent recovered print scan — 2008 — Printed tagline: Others reload. Batman refuels. Format: Original print advertisement / archival image reference· English — Tagline: Others reload. Batman refuels. Distinct from the 2000 and 2005 Batman ads. (source)
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics — The Amazing Spider-Man | #564 — Jul 2, 2008 | Back cover | Comic-book back-cover print advertisement | source | Photographs of a physical Amazing Spider-Man #564 copy show the Christian Bale / The Dark Knight milk ad on the back cover. Marvel's official issue page dates Amazing Spider-Man #564 to Jul. 2, 2008. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
WorthPoint 46731063; 24×36 grommeted vinyl poster; school-poster physical specimen.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro Girl | Aug 2008 | Print ad | source | Contents explicitly inventory "Miley got milk" full-page pinup. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies' Home Journal | Apr 2008 | Print ad | source | Seller explicitly states this Glenn Close Got Milk ad was removed from the April 2008 Ladies' Home Journal. |
Contemporary Feb. 26, 2008 trade coverage states the ad would appear in national magazines through March 2008, narrowing the placement hunt to late-February/March 2008 issues. Source: MediaPost.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National magazines | Late Feb.–Mar. 2008 — exact titles/issues unresolved | Print campaign distribution | source | Distribution window only, not an exact issue citation. |
Exact issue still unresolved. Dairy Foods (Mar. 1, 2008) reports that Starbucks and the dairy industry began promoting milk with a Lowe print ad featuring barista Young C. Han, scheduled to run in late February 2008 in Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times Magazine. Do not convert 'late February' into an exact issue date without a physical/digital issue match.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Circle | Jul 2008 | Print ad | source | Back-issue listing explicitly inventories "Got Milk (Marg Helgenberger)" among notable advertising. |
Two exact comic placements recovered: Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 (Nov. 5, 2008) and Fantastic Four #561 (Nov. 19, 2008). An original 2008 magazine-page scan preserves the authentic 'Bounce back.' creative.
Seller identifies this as an original 2008 magazine ad. The scan visibly preserves the authentic Dwight Howard 'Bounce back.' ad.
Post-exercise recovery messaging. Confirms the 2008 campaign creative and USDA roster. Because the source is a print-ad scan, it is not used to close the separate School Poster format child.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Additional seller scan.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics — Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel | #1 — published Nov 5, 2008 (cover date Jan 2009) | Comic-book print advertisement | source | Grand Comics Database indexes a one-page Got Milk? advertisement in Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1, identifying the first line as 'Bounce Back' and Dwight Howard as the featured person. Marvel's official issue page dates the issue Nov. 5, 2008. | |
| Marvel Comics — Fantastic Four | #561 — Nov 19, 2008 | Comic-book print advertisement | source | Grand Comics Database indexes the Dwight Howard 'Bounce Back' Got Milk? ad in Fantastic Four #561. Marvel's official issue page dates #561 Nov. 19, 2008. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuizFest | Dec 2008 | Print ad | source | Surviving issue inventory explicitly includes "Got Milk Ana Ivanovic." |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Headline “Haute cowture.” Heidi Klum in a dirndl beside a cow, for Halloween 2008.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Oct 17, 2008 | Print ad | source | Halloween Heidi Klum placement. |
Exact Sports Illustrated carrier recovered: Jul. 28, 2008 Olympic Preview, on newsstands Jul. 23. Contemporary reporting specifically names the Team USA Milk Mustache ad.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Jul 28, 2008 — Olympic Preview (on newsstands Jul 23) | Two-page magazine print spread | source | The Honolulu Advertiser reported on Jul. 23, 2008 that the U.S. Olympians Got Milk? ad 'hits newsstands today in Sports Illustrated.' The Lantern independently described the ad in the same week. Sports Illustrated's own cover archive identifies the Olympic Preview weekly issue as Jul. 28, 2008. The cover date is Jul. 28; Jul. 23 was the newsstand date. |
Exact USA Today debut recovered: Sep. 29, 2008. Period magazine tear-sheet remains the preferred historical image master.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Seller scan preserves headline.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Sep 29, 2008 | Print ad | source | MilkPEP campaign release states Suze Orman’s Milk Mustache ad would debut September 29 in USA Today. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Magazine | Jun 2008 | Print ad | source | Contents explicitly inventory "Rihanna got milk" full-page pinup. | |
| Astro Girl | Jun 2008 | Print ad | source | Contents explicitly inventory "Rihanna Got Milk." | |
| Teen Vogue | May 2008 | Full-page print ad | source | Seller's interior photo visibly shows Rihanna's Body by Milk / got milk? ad inside this exact issue. |
Exact USA Today placement recovered for Dec. 17, 2008. Contemporaneous web reproduction also preserves the creative and copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Dec 17, 2008 | Newspaper print ad / Biggest Loser winner ad | source | Contemporaneous Dec. 17, 2008 post explicitly states Michelle Aguilar's ad runs in USA Today on Dec. 17. PEOPLE published same-day debut coverage, and USDA's program report independently documents the December Biggest Loser promotion and the ad's copy. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More | May 2008 | Print ad | source | Back-issue listing explicitly inventories "Got Milk (Brooke Shields)" among notable advertising. |
Exact print carrier recovered: Redbook, August 2008. A period page image is still desirable so the original printed copy can be checked directly against the MilkAdMan rebuild.
Recovered exact 2008 MilkAdMan agency archive alternate state (-01). This is separate from the 1997 Martha Stewart “Knows the Value of Milk” promotion.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbook | Aug 2008 | Magazine print ad | source | New Back Issue Magazines' complete Redbook August 2008 listing explicitly inventories a milk ad with Martha Stewart. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.

WorthPoint 27686119; 4×6 ft giant poster.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | 4×6 ft vinyl school banner / poster with corner grommets | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. correction: dimensions are four FEET by six FEET; physical object is a large vinyl banner/poster with grommets, not a 4×6-inch item. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmoGirl! | Dec 2008/Jan 2009 | Print ad | source | Issue listing explicitly identifies the Taylor Swift Got Milk ad in the Dec 2008/Jan 2009 Taylor-cover issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbook | Oct 2008 | Print ad | source | October 2008 Redbook listing explicitly calls out the Trisha Yearwood milk ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shape | Debut/on sale Nov 10, 2008 | Print ad | source | People reported the ad was set to debut the following Monday in Shape; monthly cover label needs visual confirmation. |
Contemporaneous winner coverage states Perry and the other 2008 SAMMY winners would appear in a Milk Mustache ad in the June 27 issue of USA Today.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 27, 2008 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Contemporaneous winner coverage states Perry and the other 2008 SAMMY winners would appear in a Milk Mustache ad in the June 27 issue of USA Today. |

Newly restored missing contest-winner record. The 2008 Chief Health Officer promotion selected Jaci Hasemeyer; the official USDA/MilkPEP report both describes the winner receiving her own Milk Mustache ad and reproduces the finished ad in Appendix G.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Official Milk Mustache contest-winner print ad | source | USDA/MilkPEP 2008 report states the Chief Health Officer promotion selected one winner who received her own Milk Mustache ad; Appendix G labels the recovered ad “Jaci Hasemeyer, Chief Health Officer winner.” |
Official winner creative reproduced by MilkPEP/USDA. Winner name is not inferred from the artwork or report caption.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Special campaign / contest winner | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
Official Spanish-market Milk Mustache creative absent from the prior database; recovered from first-party USDA/MilkPEP reporting.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
Checklist inventories a 2008 Spanish-market creative and a separate two-page ad.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Spanish-language two-page variant | source | Checklist explicitly records a two-page Spanish ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2008 Spanish-market creative and a separate two-page ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2008 | School poster | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
Campaign-adjacent official advertorial material reproduced in the USDA report.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Spanish-language campaign advertorial | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
Official MilkPEP Hispanic contest promotional creative absent from the prior database.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2008 | Official campaign contest promotion | source | Consumer publication/issue remains unresolved. First-party USDA/MilkPEP report reproduces and labels this creative. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact USA Today Jan. 30, 2009 placement verified by contemporaneous Sports Business Journal reporting; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 30, 2009 | Full-page print ad | source | Sports Business Journal's Jan. 30 Morning Buzz explicitly reports a full-page Got Milk ad in USA Today's sports section featuring Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger. |

MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact USA Today Feb. 2, 2009 winner placement verified by contemporaneous Sports Business Journal reporting; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 2, 2009 | Full-page print ad | source | Sports Business Journal's Feb. 2 report explicitly says Roethlisberger is featured in a full-page USA Today Got Milk ad following Pittsburgh's Super Bowl XLIII win. |

Two exact May 2009 carriers recovered: Health and More. The previously recovered original 2009 'Let the sunshine in.' / 'Drink well. Live well.' page remains the preferred historical creative.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
Seller scan confirms campaign tagline.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | May 2009 | Full-page magazine print ad | source | Complete Health May 2009 issue inventory explicitly lists a full-page photo of Ellie Krieger in a milk ad. | |
| More | May 2009 | Magazine print ad | source | Complete More May 2009 issue inventory explicitly lists Ellie Krieger in a milk ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact USA Today May 13, 2009 placement verified by contemporaneous TV Guide reporting; see Placements.
Recovered full-ad scan from Flickr, preserved alongside the MilkAdMan main ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | May 13, 2009 | Print ad | source | TV Guide reported on May 13, 2009 that Helen Phillips' new Got Milk campaign would run in USA Today on May 13. |
Exact USA Today debut recovered: Jan. 20, 2009, for Christie Brinkley’s “Drink Well. Live Well.” return.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jan 20, 2009 | Print ad | source | Contemporaneous coverage of Christie Brinkley’s “Drink Well. Live Well.” return states the new ads would appear in USA Today January 20. |

An authentic original 2009 magazine page has also been recovered. Separate Spanish one-page and two-page ads survive and are preserved as dedicated variant records.
Also documented: Carolina Herrera + Carolina Herrera de Báez — Adlatina family image — Format: Original period print / recovered scan — Low-resolution contemporary press image supports the mother/daughter creative. It is intentionally NOT used to clear the separate one-page and two-page Spanish ad children. (source)
Period PRODU image of the single-portrait Spanish companion creative. It is preserved on the parent page without forcing it into the mother-and-daughter one-page/two-page variant labels.
Period Adlatina image for the Spanish mother-and-daughter ad. Kept in addition to the embedded archival copy already on this page.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
eCRATER listing visibly reproduces the Spanish-language ad. Preserve separately from the English ad; a standalone highest-resolution image URL is still desirable.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2009 | Spanish-language one-page print ad | source | Seller documents an original Spanish-language 2009 magazine page, approximately 7 7/8 × 10 1/2 inches, carefully extracted from a new unread magazine. |
Preserve as a distinct two-page layout variant, not merely another copy of the one-page Spanish ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2009 | Spanish-language two-page printed ad | source | Seller documents the Spanish Carolina Herrera milk page with an accompanying second full-page ad, both copyright 2009 and extracted from a new unread magazine. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latina | May 2009 | Magazine print ad | source | Complete Latina May 2009 issue inventory explicitly lists a one-page milk ad with Carolina Herrera. |
Exact issue still unresolved. USDA documents Ingrid Hoffmann's 2009 Hispanic Heritage Month Milk Mustache promotion and reproduces the poster in 2009 Appendix G. A surviving original 2009 magazine print page preserves the purple-top/green-kitchen ad. A Sept. 9, 2009 Yenra article says the ad debuted Aug. 25 in Cooking Light but prints the year as 2005, apparently inconsistent with the surrounding 2009 campaign context. The 2005 is probably a typo.
No publication placement documented yet.

MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact Seventeen Mar. 2010 placement verified by a surviving complete-issue inventory; see Placements.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Mar 2010 | Print ad | source | Complete March 2010 Seventeen issue inventory explicitly lists 'DEMI LOVATO (Got Milk Ad)' among featured celebrities/advertising. Placement is later than the creative's 2009 campaign year. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact Rolling Stone Jul. 23, 2009 placement verified by seller source from the issue; see Placements.
CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | Jul 23, 2009 | Print ad | source | Seller explicitly states the original Danica Patrick Got Milk page came from the July 23, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | #1073, Mar 5, 2009 | Print ad | source | Issue listing explicitly inventories Chris Paul Got Milk ad. |
An original 2009 'Top of her game.' page is now preserved as the preferred historical creative.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | May 2009 | Magazine print ad | source | Complete Seventeen May 2009 inventory explicitly lists a Diana Taurasi milk ad. | |
| Teen Vogue | May 2009 | Full-page magazine print ad | source | Complete Teen Vogue May 2009 inventory explicitly lists a full-page Diana Taurasi milk ad. |
Exact issue still unresolved. OK! published Dec. 9, 2009 that newly crowned Biggest Loser winner Danny Cahill was already starring in his Got Milk ad, and USDA preserves the 2009 campaign artwork. No sufficiently explicit dated newspaper/magazine placement has yet been recovered.
No publication placement documented yet.

MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Current original-ad listing gives the physical size as 6.5×9 inches. Preserved as a format ad because the archive already tracks format-specific printings separately when materially distinct.
No publication placement documented yet.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Vogue | Nov 2009 | One-page print ad | source | Full-issue sales description explicitly inventories “Jordin Sparks (propaganda Got Milk ?) - 1 página.” |
USDA's 2009 Report to Congress independently documents Ryan Sheckler in teen promotional web materials, Body By Milk school banners, and Milk Mustache posters in Appendix G, providing first-party campaign source beyond marketplace scans.

Additional seller scan of Body by Milk ad.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InStyle | Jul 2009 | Full-page print ad | source | Whole-issue listing explicitly inventories 'Dara Torres in a milk ad'; independently confirmed by a Jun 13, 2009 forum sighting of the latest InStyle. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence; #1076 is date-matched from a contemporaneous placement announcement.

MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Treat as newspaper-format variant pending direct scan recovery.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA TODAY | 2009, exact date unresolved | Newspaper version | source | Distinct from main-282 Rolling Stone placement; exact date/page needs verification. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | #1076, Apr 16 2009 | Print ad | source | Contemporaneous report says the Wolverine Body by Milk ad would appear in Rolling Stone on Apr 17, 2009. Rolling Stone #1076 is independently dated Apr 16, 2009 (Lil Wayne cover), making #1076 the matching on-sale issue. Exact issue identity is date-matched rather than verified by an interior scan. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | Aug 20, 2009 | Print ad | source | Seller states the original Usher Got Milk page was removed from the Aug. 20, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone; a Marketplace mirror independently repeats the same issue source. |
Main creative confirmed; exact issue remains unresolved. Multiple surviving 2009 original magazine pages preserve the Denver Nuggets 'Perfect rebound' ad, and a separate 2010 listing says a Chauncey Billups Got Milk page was pulled from Sports Illustrated, confirming at least one Sports Illustrated carrier/reprint without yet identifying the issue date. USDA 2009 Appendix G also lists Billups in teen materials and Body By Milk school banners.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | Dec 12, 2008 | Print ad | source | Creative is numbered under MilkAdMan's 2009 section but reported debut is Dec 2008. |
Official USDA 2009 reporting confirms that all 25 SAMMY winners were featured in a special Milk Mustache advertisement appearing in USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN magazines. Contemporaneous winner coverage dates the USA Today placement to June 26, 2009. The complete group-ad scan is still unrecovered.
Mercer Island Reporter explicitly identifies its on-page image as Mercer Island High School senior Inar Zhang wearing the trademark 'milk-moustache'. This is stronger visual evidence for the 2009 winner class, but it is not labeled as the full June 26 USA TODAY group ad until that printed ad is recovered.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 26, 2009 | Special campaign / contest winners | official USDA report | USDA confirms the 25 winners appeared in a special Milk Mustache advertisement; contemporaneous winner coverage supplies the June 26 USA Today date. | |
| Sports Illustrated | 2009 issue/date unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | official USDA report | Official USDA report explicitly lists Sports Illustrated as a publication carrying the 2009 SAMMY special Milk Mustache advertisement. | |
| ESPN magazine | 2009 issue/date unresolved | Special campaign / contest winners | official USDA report | Official USDA report explicitly lists ESPN magazines as carrying the 2009 SAMMY special Milk Mustache advertisement. |
Two independent 2009 winner reports sharpen the surviving evidence. Northwest Nazarene University states that Heather Adams and the other SAMMY winners would wear the Milk Mustache in the Body By Milk ad appearing in USA TODAY on June 26, 2009, and quotes Adams describing it as her own Milk Mustache ad. Mercer Island Reporter separately documents Inar Zhang wearing the trademark milk-moustache and gives the same June 26 USA TODAY placement. These are period confirmations and individual-winner visuals, not substitutes for the missing complete 25-winner ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2009 | National campaign ad / exact publication unresolved | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
Distinct 2009 Spanish-market ad. The surviving launch release, USDA 2009 Hispanic-campaign reporting, and a period dealer listing independently document the original Spanish-language magazine ad. The indexed eCRATER seller image has now been visually checked and matches the expected 2009 Spanish Julie Stav Milk Mustache creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National campaign / publication unresolved | 2009 | Spanish-language printed ad | source | Reported in USDA annual dairy promotion program materials; exact original placement still to recover. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Seller scan preserves the visible 2010 copy state.
Two MilkPEP trade ads aimed at retailers and processors rather than consumers ("We can help increase sales by the gallon" / "Get Smart with Milk Promotion"), run in dairy-industry trade publications. Second execution in the gallery.
Issue: Dairy-industry trade publications, c. 2010

MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Magazine | Apr 2010 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue contents explicitly inventory Shawn Johnson Got Milk. | |
| Twist | May/Jun 2010 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue contents explicitly inventory Shawn Johnson Got Milk. | |
| M Magazine | Jun 2010 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue contents explicitly inventory Shawn Johnson Got Milk. |
Exact comic placement recovered: Free Comic Book Day 2010 (Iron Man / Thor) #1, back cover, on sale May 1, 2010.

Seller scan confirms headline/copy state.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Comic Book Day 2010 (Iron Man / Thor) #1 | May 1, 2010 | Back cover | Comic-book print ad | source | GCD indexes a one-page 'Got milk?' advertisement featuring Deron Williams on the back cover; issue on-sale date is May 1, 2010. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact USA Today Feb. 5, 2010 pre-game placement verified by original-newspaper seller source; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 5, 2010 | Full-page newspaper ad | source | Seller describes an original USA Today pre-game newspaper ad dated Feb. 5, 2010, carefully extracted from a new unread copy. |

MilkAdMan main campaign number; exact USA Today Feb. 8, 2010 winner placement verified by contemporaneous Sports Business Journal reporting; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 8, 2010 | Full-page newspaper ad | source | Sports Business Journal's Morning Buzz reports the Got Milk campaign running a full-page USA Today ad featuring Saints RB Reggie Bush on Feb. 8, 2010. |


Exact Fitness Jan 2010 back-cover placement recovered from whole-issue seller inventory; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Jan 2010 | Back cover | Print ad | source | Seller inventory identifies the January 2010 Fitness issue and explicitly describes the back cover as Angie Harmon and her daughters in a milk ad. |
Two exact carriers recovered: Prevention June 2010 (back cover) and Redbook July 2010. An original 2010 'Milk the Moment.' page is now preserved ahead of the rebuilt reference image.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original extracted 2010 magazine pages pair the Tyler Florence milk-mustache ad with a full-page companion titled “Set the table with milk to help build a strong family”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2010 | Two-page Tyler Florence ad with family-table companion | source | Original extracted 2010 magazine pages pair the Tyler Florence milk-mustache ad with a full-page companion titled “Set the table with milk to help build a strong family”; each page is approximately 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention | Jun 2010 | Back cover | Full-page back-cover magazine print ad | source | Complete Prevention June 2010 issue inventory explicitly identifies the back cover as a full-page Tyler Florence milk ad. |
| Redbook | Jul 2010 | Full-page magazine print ad | source | Complete Redbook July 2010 issue inventory explicitly lists Tyler Florence in a milk ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language version. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated iPad edition | First iPad issue, released Jun 24, 2010 | Interactive digital ad | source | Digital edition source, not confirmed print. |
No publication placement documented yet.
Disney FamilyFun Jun/Jul 2010 placement recovered by matching contemporaneous campaign start date (Jun 8) to the issue circulating that day; date-matched, not interior-scan verified.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Actual Spanish creative extracted from USDA's embedded Appendix G image object.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language Handy Manny ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney FamilyFun | Jun/Jul 2010 | Print ad | source | Campaign coverage says the ad would appear in Disney FamilyFun starting Jun. 8; contemporary evidence identifies the FamilyFun issue circulating Jun. 8 as Jun/Jul 2010. Date-matched; interior scan not yet verified. |
MilkAdMan main subject corrected from Matt to Tim Hasselbeck based on official campaign/USDA documentation; exact Jun/Jul 2010 Scholastic Parent & Child placement recovered.
Additional original-print seller scan.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic Parent & Child | Jun/Jul 2010 | Print ad | source | USDA report identifies Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck and states their ad debuted in print in the 2010 June/July issue of Scholastic Parent & Child. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; official campaign release confirms USA Today placement on May 26, 2010.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | May 26, 2010 | Print ad | source | Official MilkPEP release states his ad runs in USA TODAY on May 26, 2010. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | #1112, Sep 2010 | Back cover | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Campaign live by Jul 7, 2010 | Print ad | source | Exact daily issue date not pinned. | |
| Rolling Stone | On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Print ad | source | Exact issue number unresolved. | |
| People | On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Print ad | source | Exact issue date unresolved. | |
| Teen Vogue | On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Print ad | source | Exact issue month/date unresolved. | |
| Girl's Life | On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Print ad | source | Exact issue month/date unresolved. |
Main second Lauren Conrad creative confirmed. Contemporary Seventeen coverage dated June 18, 2010 and campaign rollout coverage confirm the 2010 creative; exact print issue remains unresolved.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Full-page print ad | source | Mobius, describing its national Got Milk mobile program, explicitly says the full-page Lauren Conrad ad was appearing in this title “on newsstands now.” Exact issue/date still requires a physical or complete-issue scan. | |
| Rolling Stone | 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Full-page print ad | source | Mobius, describing its national Got Milk mobile program, explicitly says the full-page Lauren Conrad ad was appearing in this title “on newsstands now.” Exact issue/date still requires a physical or complete-issue scan. | |
| People | 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Full-page print ad | source | Mobius, describing its national Got Milk mobile program, explicitly says the full-page Lauren Conrad ad was appearing in this title “on newsstands now.” Exact issue/date still requires a physical or complete-issue scan. | |
| Teen Vogue | 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Full-page print ad | source | Mobius, describing its national Got Milk mobile program, explicitly says the full-page Lauren Conrad ad was appearing in this title “on newsstands now.” Exact issue/date still requires a physical or complete-issue scan. | |
| Girl's Life | 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Full-page print ad | source | Mobius, describing its national Got Milk mobile program, explicitly says the full-page Lauren Conrad ad was appearing in this title “on newsstands now.” Exact issue/date still requires a physical or complete-issue scan. |
No publication placement documented yet.


No publication placement documented yet.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkPEP's Aug. 24, 2010 release verifies the first 'Double the Goodness.' ad and Sept. 1 promotion start. A second official MilkPEP release dated Dec. 31, 2010 confirms a distinct Sprouse Brothers 'Mirror Ad' at bodybymilk.com; this is a true variation to preserve under the same parent creative rather than a standalone main record.
MilkPEP release dated Aug. 24, 2010 gives the exact “Double the Goodness.” ad copy and official photo asset; Whymilk promotion began Sept. 1.
No publication placement documented yet.
Exact carrier recovered: Fitness, February 2011, documenting continued print use of the 2010 Sofia Vergara & son 'Family favorite.' creative.
eBay 354729586056; son Manolo, 2010.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Spanish-language localized ad of the 2010 Sofia Vergara & son creative.
High-resolution period/print copy of Sofia Vergara & son Manolo “Qué dúo.” ad; deduped into existing record.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official campaign materials / publication issue unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / print creative | source | USDA Appendix G reproduces this creative under “Milk Mustache Posters – Hispanic (cont.).” |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Feb 2011 | Magazine print ad — 2010 creative reprint | source | Complete Fitness February 2011 issue listing explicitly inventories a Sofia Vergara Got Milk ad. The surviving original page is the 2010 Sofia-and-son 'Family favorite.' ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated | Dec 6, 2010 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue listing names Got Milk (Lindsey Vonn) among notable advertising. |
Official Sprouse mirror/swapped ad confirmed by a Dec. 31, 2010 MilkPEP release reproduced by Perishable News. It belongs under the same Sprouse parent creative as a documented variation; exact original print issue remains unresolved.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Also documented: Spanish-language school poster “Luce bien. Siéntete victoriosa.” (USDA 2011 school poster program, listed in USDA Appendix G). The image previously shown for it here was the English ad, so it was removed; the Spanish poster still needs a scan.

CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language version. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2010-12 | Spanish-language print ad | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School poster / official campaign distribution | 2011 | Horizontal school poster | source | Horizontal school-poster ad identified separately by USDA Appendix G. | |
| Publication / school placement unresolved | 2011 | School poster variant | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels a separate 'Victoria Justice School Poster' in the Teens poster set. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Vogue | Sep 2010 | Print ad | source | Listing explicitly inventories a one-page Got Milk ad in the Victoria Justice issue. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan is the main high-res source for campaign ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting | Debut Jan 12, 2011 | Print ad | source |
Official MilkPEP release states each 2010 winner would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in USA TODAY on June 25, 2010.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 25, 2010 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Official MilkPEP release states each 2010 winner would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in USA TODAY on June 25, 2010. |
Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a separate 2010 Clifford Family winner creative. Getty event coverage confirms the Cliffords as Scholastic Parent & Child's 2010 Family of the Year at the May 25, 2010 Milk Mustache event and shows the family with the magazine, but the exact issue containing their separate winner ad has not yet been independently pinned.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic Parent & Child | 2010, exact issue unresolved | Contest winner / family | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a separate 2010 Clifford Family winner creative. Getty event coverage confirms the Cliffords as Scholastic Parent & Child's 2010 Family of the Year at the May 25, 2010 Milk Mustache event and shows the family with the magazine, but the exact issue containing their separate winner ad has not yet been independently pinned. |

Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a Spanish-language 2010 Maria Cristina Cuenca winner creative. “Momento ganador.” The Casajuana Cuenca family, winners of the Concurso Fotográfico de Verano de Galletas Nabisco y Leche, with got milk? / la leche es bienestar. It ran in Comida y Familia, Fiestas 2010.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010, exact issue unresolved | Contest winner / Spanish | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a Spanish-language 2010 Maria Cristina Cuenca winner creative. |

New campaign-adjacent discovery. KESQ identifies Rayneisha Smith as the 2010 California Milk Processor Board Got Milk? billboard photo-contest winner and describes the winning varsity-basketball-team milk-mustache image. This likely resolves the user checklist’s generic “Got Milk? Billboard Winners 2010” lead, but the exact billboard image still needs recovery. Billboard art: “Congratulations Rayneisha and the Palm Springs H.S. Varsity Basketball Team! got milk? www.gotmilk.com”, released November 2010.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor billboard — Palm Springs, California | Nov–Dec 2010 (reported Nov. 16, 2010; one-month run) | Got Milk? billboard | source | KESQ reports Palm Springs High School senior Rayneisha Smith won the California Milk Processor Board billboard photo contest with a photograph of her varsity basketball team wearing milk mustaches. Billboard location: near Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino, Palm Springs. |

Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a 2010 Sherri Gibbs winner creative. “Practice Makes Perfect.” The Gibbs family, winners of the Nabisco Cookies & Milk Summer Photo Contest, in a locker room with got milk? and OREO logos. It ran in Kraft Food & Family, Holiday 2010.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010, exact issue unresolved | Contest winner | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist inventories a 2010 Sherri Gibbs winner creative. |
Fuente de bienestar
Como el amor, la leche fortalece a la familia. Por eso en casa la tomamos a diario. Tanto la leche baja en grasa como la descremada tienen los mismos 9 nutrientes esenciales de la leche entera, que fortalecen para darnos bienestar.
Official 2010 Hispanic campaign creative, documented in USDA first-party campaign records.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official campaign materials / publication issue unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / print creative | source | USDA Appendix G reproduces this creative under “Milk Mustache Posters – Hispanic.” |
UK crossover ad, distinct from Elle Macpherson’s 1998 U.S. Milk Mustache creative. Launched Sept. 2010.
No publication placement documented yet.
UK Milk Marketing Forum / Dairy UK Make Mine Milk launch creative.
No publication placement documented yet.

Launched Sept. 2010 across UK buses and giant posters; period dairy-industry coverage explicitly describes the milk moustache.
No publication placement documented yet.

¡Qué momentos! ¡Qué sabor!
Saboreen esos momentos en familia con todo el bienestar de la leche. Es rica en nutrientes como ninguna otra bebida, así que ya sea en tus recetas o sirviéndola en un vaso, puedes añadirle sabor a cada pequeño momento familiar.
Official 2010 Hispanic Milk Mustache poster recovered directly from USDA Appendix G.
Replaces the ROTTED PRODU file (0310/MaggieJimenezGotMilk.jpg) found dead in batch 71. Mexican TV host and chef with her two daughters, NICOLE and PAOLA - both names absent from. Hispanic 'milk the moment' dinner-table platform.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2010 Spanish-market creative featuring Maggie Jimenez. |
Causa y efecto.
La leche tiene vitaminas B que pueden ayudar a causar energía en mi. Gracias mami, por enseñarme que los maravillosos efectos de la leche deben pasar de generación en generación.
Official 2010 Hispanic campaign creative, documented in USDA first-party campaign records.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official campaign materials / publication issue unresolved | 2010 | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / print creative | source | USDA Appendix G reproduces this creative under “Milk Mustache Posters – Hispanic.” |
UK Milk Marketing Forum / Dairy UK Make Mine Milk launch creative. Period coverage states Pixie Lott wears a milk moustache; campaign-wide slogan Make Mine Milk. Additional period commentary records the poster line “Pixie Drinks Lotts.”
No publication placement documented yet.

Make Mine Milk first-year ad. The campaign’s April 2011 anniversary recap names TV personality Tess Daly among the famous faces who fronted the campaign and states that all listed faces sported the milk tash.
No publication placement documented yet.
July 2010 Make Mine Milk movie-cast ad. Period campaign coverage names Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Sharlto Copley and states that all four don milk moustaches.
No publication placement documented yet.

July 2010 Make Mine Milk wave. Period trade coverage states that posters of Usher posing with a milk moustache appeared on billboards and buses across the UK.
No publication placement documented yet.
Continue collecting additional issues and period variants.
Also documented: Official USDA 2011 Appendix G — Chris Bosh — Format: Official campaign artwork embedded in USDA Appendix G· English — Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Refuel. (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School poster / official campaign distribution | 2011 | Horizontal school poster | source | Horizontal school-poster ad identified separately by USDA Appendix G. | |
| Publication / school placement unresolved | 2011 | School poster variant | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels a separate 'Chris Bosh School Poster' in the Refuel poster set. |
Original extracted 2011 magazine pages document a distinct two-page Chris Bosh milk-mustache ad; each page is approximately 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2011 | Two-page Chris Bosh magazine ad | source | Original extracted 2011 magazine pages document a distinct two-page Chris Bosh milk-mustache ad; each page is approximately 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Illustrated for Kids | Apr 2011 | Print ad | source | A March 4, 2011 collector comment reports the Chris Bosh second-version giraffe ad in Sports Illustrated for Kids, April 2011. |
Spanish-language execution of the 2011 Sofía Vergara and son ad (see extra-016 for the related English-market version).
Issue: Hispanic-market magazines, 2011 — issue not identified
Spanish-language execution of Victoria Justice's 2011 got milk? ad (companion to the English record, canonical-309).
Issue: Hispanic-market magazines, 2011 — issue not identified
Continue collecting additional issues and period variants.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School poster / official campaign distribution | 2011 | Horizontal school poster | source | Horizontal school-poster ad identified separately by USDA Appendix G. | |
| Publication / school placement unresolved | 2011 | School poster variant | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels a separate 'Lindsey Vonn School Poster' in the Refuel poster set. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Feb 2011 | Print ad | source | Surviving magazine-ad index explicitly catalogs 'Lindsey Vonn - Got Milk? Seventeen Feb 2011.' |
Continue collecting additional issues and period variants.
CBS News static campaign-gallery image. Added as a supporting image source; ambiguous multi-version CBS subjects were deliberately held for later visual mapping.
Modern editorial photograph of Julianne Hough with her campaign ad visible. Secondary visual confirmation only; original period print remains authoritative.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Mar 2011 | Print ad | source | Collector report posted Feb. 9, 2011 identifies the Julianne Hough ad in Seventeen, March 2011. | |
| People | Mar 7, 2011 | Print ad | source | Collector report posted Feb. 24, 2011 identifies Julianne Hough in People, March 7, 2011. | |
| Twist | Jul 2011 | Full-page pinup / print ad | source | Complete-issue seller inventory explicitly lists a full-page Got Milk Julianne Hough pinup in Twist, July 2011. |
Exact USA Today Feb. 4, 2011 pre-game placement recovered; see Placements.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 4, 2011 | Print ad | source | Contemporaneous report states the Hines Ward/Aaron Rodgers Got Milk print ad was scheduled to run in USA Today on Feb. 4, 2011. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Billed as the 14th annual winning-Super-Bowl milk-mustache ad, it debuted in USA Today on February 7, 2011 after the Packers won Super Bowl XLV — confirming the commemorative-champion tradition ran roughly 1997–2011.
Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms (cont’d.).
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 7, 2011 | Print ad | source |
Exact Fitness Feb 2011 placement recovered from whole-issue seller inventory; see Placements.
Also documented: Official USDA 2011 Appendix G — Sofia Vergara — Format: Official campaign artwork embedded in USDA Appendix G· English — Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms (cont’d.). (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Seller documents the one-page Spanish-language format; direct seller-page capture not embedded because the official USDA image already supplies an archival visual.
USDA Appendix G reproduces the artwork.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language variant | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces a Spanish-language Sofia Vergara Milk Mustache ad in the Hispanic poster set. | |
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2011 | Spanish-language one-page magazine ad | source | Seller documents the Sofia Vergara & mother Spanish-language one-page magazine ad, approx. 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. |
Original extracted 2011 Spanish-language magazine pages pair the Sofia Vergara and her mother milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “Ejemplo de Amor”; each page is approximately 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine source not yet identified | 2011 | Spanish-language two-page ad with “Ejemplo de Amor” companion | source | Original extracted 2011 Spanish-language magazine pages pair the Sofia Vergara and her mother milk-mustache ad with a second full-page companion titled “Ejemplo de Amor”; each page is approximately 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Feb 2011 | Print ad | source | Seller's complete-issue title explicitly identifies 'Sofia Vergara Got Milk Ad'; item specifics confirm Fitness, February 2011. |
Three exact 2011 placements recovered from whole-issue inventories: Midwest Living May, Woman's Day Jun, Ladies' Home Journal Aug.
Also documented: Modern Family / Dunphys 2011 official campaign asset — Format: Official campaign artwork — First-party MilkPEP/partner press asset recovered in Batch 42. No sibling-state gap is cleared solely by this family-level asset. (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Living | May 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue inventory explicitly lists 'Got Milk (Modern Family Cast)' among notable advertising. | |
| Woman's Day | Jun 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue inventory explicitly lists 'Got Milk (Modern Family)' among notable advertising. | |
| Ladies' Home Journal | Aug 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue inventory explicitly lists 'Got Milk (Modern Family)' among notable advertising. |
Exact Ladies' Home Journal Jun 2011 placement recovered from whole-issue seller inventory; see Placements.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies' Home Journal | Jun 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue inventory explicitly lists 'Got Milk (Angie Harmon)' among notable advertising. |
Continue collecting additional issues and period variants.· CBS campaign coverage dated June 2, 2011 confirms the launch alongside Heidi Klum.
Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms (cont’d.).
CBS campaign coverage published June 2, 2011 presents Heidi Klum's second Milk Mustache appearance together with Shaquille O'Neal and his mother Lucille. A dated announcement, not the original printed page.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essence | Jul 2011 | Print ad | source | Collector report posted June 16, 2011 identifies the Shaquille O’Neal & Lucille O’Neal Got Milk ad in Essence, July 2011. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Comics | May 25, 2011 release week | Print ad | source | Placement announced across DC Comics; exact individual comic issue(s) unresolved. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· CBS campaign coverage dated June 2, 2011 identifies this as Heidi Klum’s second Milk Mustache appearance after 2008.
CBS campaign coverage published June 2, 2011 presents Heidi Klum's second Milk Mustache appearance together with Shaquille O'Neal and his mother Lucille. A dated announcement, not the original printed page.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Independent 2018 gallery copy; not used to override period-copy text/layout.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Jun 20, 2011 issue | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic Parent & Child | Jun/Jul 2011; released May 24, 2011 | Print ad | source |
Main 2011 retirement creative. Exact placement resolved: full-page USA Today ad on June 9, 2011, reported at the time by Sports Business Journal. CBS and MilkPEP/Oreo launch coverage confirm the campaign timing.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 9, 2011 | Full-page newspaper ad | source | Sports Business Journal reported on June 9, 2011 that Shaquille O’Neal appeared in a full-page “Got Milk?” ad in that morning’s USA Today, carrying the copy “Here’s to retirement.” |
Official 2011 campaign source is confirmed by USDA, which states that additional teen advertisements included the cast of Disney's Good Luck Charlie. M Magazine September 2011 is a strong Bridgit Mendler Got Milk issue lead, but the exact two-person page still needs direct capture before this main is marked exact.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Sep 2011 | Got Milk pinup/poster content — exact two-person ad match still pending | source | Seller for the complete September 2011 M Magazine explicitly lists 'Bridgit Mendler Got Milk.' The listing does not show the page itself, so the issue is a strong lead rather than confirmed. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.· CBS campaign coverage dated July 22, 2011 supplies additional announcement imagery and the “Action!” nutrient-gap copy.
Also documented: Harrison Ford 2011 official campaign asset — Format: Official campaign artwork — First-party MilkPEP/partner press asset recovered in Batch 42. No sibling-state gap is cleared solely by this family-level asset. (source)
Also documented: Official USDA 2011 Appendix G — Harrison Ford — Format: Official campaign artwork embedded in USDA Appendix G· English — Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms (cont’d.). (source)
Larger CBS campaign-announcement image published July 22, 2011. Contemporary supporting evidence for the 2011 Harrison Ford creative.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Aug 8, 2011 | Print ad | source | Seller's Amy Winehouse-cover issue lists Harrison Ford Got Milk among ads; separate whole-issue listing identifies that cover as People Aug 8, 2011. |
Exact J-14 Oct/Nov 2011 placement recovered from whole-issue seller inventory; see Placements.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-14 | Oct/Nov 2011 | Print ad | source | Complete J-14 Oct/Nov 2011 seller inventory explicitly lists 'Ashley Tisdale Got Milk' among issue contents. |
Continue collecting additional issues and period variants.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Full seller photograph shows Bridgit Mendler with a puppy, the “Fetching.” headline, milk mustache campaign copy and got milk? branding.
Detail photograph visibly preserves the Bridgit Mendler ©2011 America’s Milk Processors credit.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School / cafeteria promotional display material | 2011 | 6 ft × 4 ft poster | source | Surviving original giant poster was used in a lunch room to promote milk consumption; seller photographs preserve the full artwork and ©2011 America’s Milk Processors line. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Magazine | Sep 2011 | 4-page, two-sided poster insert | source | Complete-issue seller inventory explicitly lists 'Bridgit Mendler Got Milk 4-Page Posters (2-sided)' in M Magazine, September 2011. A poster insert, not a conventional single-page ad. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
Original embedded image object extracted from USDA Appendix G, Milk Mustache Posters – The Breakfast Project and Halloween. This is the distinct 2012 shorter-caption ad listed as extra-135; moved from the parent gallery so the image is attached to the correct variant record.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Alternate-copy variant | source | Checklist separately records a shorter-caption Peanuts ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Oct 31, 2011 | Full-page newspaper ad | source | MediaPost reported two full-page USA Today insertions for the Peanuts Halloween campaign and explicitly states one would run on Halloween; Oct. 31, 2011. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Alternate-copy variant | source | Checklist separately records a 2012 alternate-caption version. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Oct 3, 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue listing explicitly inventories a full-page Maggie Gyllenhaal Got Milk advertisement. | |
| Ladies' Home Journal | Nov 2011 | Print ad | source | Whole-issue listing explicitly names Got Milk (Maggie Gyllenhaal) among notable advertising. |
No publication placement documented yet.

Official MilkPEP release names all 25 winners and states each would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in USA TODAY on June 24, 2011. Photo of the USA TODAY two-page spread naming the SAMMY 2011 winners, 24 June 2011. The individual names are not legible in this copy.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 24, 2011 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Official MilkPEP release names all 25 winners and states each would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in USA TODAY on June 24, 2011. |
Independent June 2011 reporting on SAMMY winner Dylann Katz documents her milk-mustache portrait and confirms that all 25 winners participated in the special USA TODAY Milk Mustache advertisement. This confirms the official MilkPEP placement date without substituting Katz’s individual press portrait for the still-unrecovered complete ad.

Scholastic's official release identifies the Athanas family as the 2011 Family of the Year and the June/July 2011 issue; contemporaneous Patch coverage explicitly states they appear in a separate got milk? print advertisement inside that issue. The winners page from Scholastic Parent & Child, June/July 2011: “We’re proud to honor Peter, Erika, Izak, and Eli Athanas as the winners of our 2011 Family of the Year contest sponsored by got milk?”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic Parent & Child | Jun/Jul 2011 | Contest winner / family | source | Scholastic's official release identifies the Athanas family as the 2011 Family of the Year and the June/July 2011 issue; contemporaneous Patch coverage explicitly states they appear in a separate got milk? print advertisement inside that issue. |
Two exact Family of the Year campaign visuals survive. They confirm the family, issue and got milk? partnership, but neither is substituted for the separate print advertisement inside the issue, which remains the missing primary ad.
The Athanas family is the featured Family of the Year; the cover carries the Family of the Year / got milk? campaign strip.
William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and the Athanas family appear at the May 23, 2011 Zimmer Children’s Museum event in front of the branded campaign backdrop.
The Be Strong Challenge launched in 2011 with Ashley Tisdale/MilkPEP/American Cheerleader. Dakota Spirit Magnum was announced as the winning squad and received $5,000 plus a new ad; the checklist catalogs the finished winner creative as a 2-page 2012 got milk? ad. Exact issue and final ad scan remain to be recovered.
Winner identity and finished 2-page ad are confirmed;
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Cheerleader / Be Strong Challenge launch | Aug. 31, 2011 launch at The Grove, Los Angeles | Contest launch / ad-reveal event | source | Sweep #3 corrects the search window: program launched Aug. 31, 2011, earlier than the prior 2012-only assumption. | |
| American Cheerleader | 2012, exact issue unresolved | 2-page contest-winner got milk? / Milk Mustache ad | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist identifies “Be Strong Cheerleader Winners (2 page Ad) 2012 +G.” MilkPEP launch materials establish the promised American Cheerleader ad; archived BodyByMilk posts identify Magnum as the winner. |
Digitized September 2011 Seventeen issue introduces the nine winners, states they posed together for their Milk Mustache ad, and directs readers to turn the page to see it. Winners: Michelle Lassen, Bailey Amaden, Allison Freeman, Elaine Mann, Victoria Leggett, Lauren Zimmermann, Mina Burnside, Kimberly Rosen, and Alyssa Collopy. The exact official campaign visual is independently reproduced in the USDA 2011 Report to Congress, Appendix G, under “Milk Mustache Posters – Teens” as item 6, “The ‘Nine’ Contest Winners.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Sep 2011 | Contest winners / three-page feature-ad sequence | source | Digitized September 2011 Seventeen issue introduces the nine winners, states they posed together for their Milk Mustache ad, and directs readers to turn the page to see it. Winners: Michelle Lassen, Bailey Amaden, Allison Freeman, Elaine Mann, Victoria Leggett, Lauren Zimmermann, Mina Burnside, Kimberly Rosen, and Alyssa Collopy. |
Checklist inventories a 2011 Spanish-market creative featuring Bárbara Bermudo and her children. Official confirmation: USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces the Bárbara Bermudo Hispanic Milk Mustache poster. Image from the USDA 2011 Report to Congress, Appendix G.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2011 Spanish-market creative featuring Bárbara Bermudo and her children. Official confirmation: USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces the Bárbara Bermudo Hispanic Milk Mustache poster. |
USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels a distinct Bárbara Bermudo Advertorial in addition to her poster creative. Image from the USDA 2011 Report to Congress, Appendix G.
USDA Appendix G reproduces the artwork.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language advertorial | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels a distinct Bárbara Bermudo Advertorial in addition to her poster creative. |
Nuestro pequeño secreto
¡Un vaso más de leche al día! A ella le encanta y yo adoro que mi hija obtenga importantes nutrientes como calcio, vitamina D y potasio. 9 de cada 10 personas no están obteniendo los nutrientes que necesitan. Ayudemos a eliminar la deficiencia nutricional: un vaso más cuenta.
Checklist inventories a 2011 Spanish-market mother-daughter creative. Official confirmation: USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces the Edith González Hispanic Milk Mustache poster. Image from the USDA 2011 Report to Congress, Appendix G.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2011 Spanish-market mother-daughter creative. Official confirmation: USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces the Edith González Hispanic Milk Mustache poster. |
The ballerina execution is independently documented and its exact image filename has been located at MamásLatinas. The v346 Quién/Expansion image was rechecked and is the different “Nuestro pequeño secreto” mother-daughter creative, so it has been removed from this ballerina record. Exact ballerina pixels remain pending archive import.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language alternate creative | source | Checklist separately inventories a ballerina ad. |
Batch 47 identifies celebrity stylist Irma Martínez as the face of the 2011 El Poder de 9 Hispanic campaign, a Spanish-language counterpart to Power of 9. The image formerly shown was the Edith Gonzalez & Constanza ad (extra-124). Irma Martínez was the spokesperson who launched the 2011 El Poder de 9 search with Seventeen; she does not appear in the eligeleche.com celebrity roster for 2011–2012, and no milk-mustache ad of her has been found. The ad may not exist.
No publication placement documented yet.
Nov. 2011 ad photographed by Perou; period coverage identifies the headline “Feel good factor” and bus placements.
No publication placement documented yet.

Official 2011 Hispanic Milk Mustache creative absent from the prior database, recovered from first-party USDA campaign documentation.· USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels Marco Antonio Solís in the Hispanic Milk Mustache poster set.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official campaign materials / publication issue unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / print creative | source | USDA Appendix G labels the pictured family creative as Marco Antonio Solis. | |
| Publication unresolved | 2011 | Spanish-language campaign | source | USDA 2011 Dairy Report Appendix G reproduces and labels Marco Antonio Solís in the Hispanic Milk Mustache poster set. |
May 2011 Make Mine Milk ad; period coverage identifies the milk moustache. Contemporary campaign reporting gives the line “White Magic.” Period coverage dates the Rupert Grint / Ryan Reynolds burst to 9 May 2011.

Additional period-source reproduction of the “White Magic” Make Mine Milk ad.
No publication placement documented yet.
May 2011 Make Mine Milk ad in Green Lantern costume; period coverage identifies the milk moustache and poster/bus campaign.

No publication placement documented yet.
Aug. 2011 Make Mine Milk “Team Milk” ad. Period coverage names all five athletes and explicitly states they appear with milk moustaches on posters and bus sides.
No publication placement documented yet.

The Wanted became new faces of Make Mine Milk in January 2011. The campaign anniversary recap identifies the band among first-year faces sporting the milk tash and documents a Jan. 16, 2011 London Sunday Session celebrating their campaign role.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Exact issue currently supported by a secondary ad-analysis source; visual confirmation still desirable.
Also documented: Kellogg’s co-brand 2012 official campaign asset — Format: Official campaign artwork — First-party MilkPEP/partner press asset recovered in Batch 42. No sibling-state gap is cleared solely by this family-level asset. (source)
Also documented: Official USDA 2011 Appendix G — Kellogg’s Icons — Format: Official campaign artwork embedded in USDA Appendix G· English — Image object extracted directly from the official USDA 2011 report, section: Milk Mustache Posters – Moms (cont’d.). (source)
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title unresolved | 2012 | Newspaper adaptation | source | Checklist records a newspaper ad. | |
| USA Today | 2012 — exact date unresolved | Original newspaper ad, approx. 11 × 21 3/4 in., matte newsprint | source | Seller describes an original 2012 USA Today Kellogg mascots got milk? newspaper advertisement, machine-folded, approx. 11 × 21 3/4 in. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Spanish-language variant | source | Checklist records a Spanish-language ad. | |
| Magazine title unresolved | 2012 | Original glossy magazine page, approx. 7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in. | source | Seller explicitly identifies Spanish text, ©2012, and an original glossy magazine page. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Homes & Gardens | Sep 2012 | Print ad | source | Ad-analysis presentation specifically identifies Better Homes and Gardens, September 2012. Official Kellogg/MilkPEP release independently confirms this Kellogg mascots creative; visual match in the surviving BHG issue archive is still needed. |
Final Make Mine Milk faces (Sept 2012): Olympic champions Laura Trott, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones under the "'m' powered" headline. Only a 139×90 press crop survives (The Drum, via Wayback) — see gallery; full ad not yet found.
Issue: UK press, September 2012
Idaho-only ad honoring Kaitana Martinez, the 2011 Interscholastic Star Award winner, done in milk-mustache style. Not believed to be a MilkPEP execution; a companion ad (red background, male student) ran the previous year.
Issue: Ran only in Idaho, USA; publication not identified
Refuel-series ad featuring athlete Jeremy Fermo ("my AFTER"). It surfaced in November 2013 but appears to date from 2012. Like the other chocolate-milk Refuel ads it does not use a milk mustache.
Issue: Publication not yet identified
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 3, 2012 | Print ad | source | MilkPEP states the pair would be featured in the 16th annual Milk Mustache Super Bowl ad running in USA Today on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 6, 2012 | Print ad | source | MilkPEP states Hakeem Nicks' solo championship Milk Mustache ad appeared in that day's USA Today on Feb. 6, 2012. |
It's just not breakfast without it.
Exact issue lead recovered at C grade: search-indexed collector metadata labels this exact breakfast-table ad 'LHJ 062012'. Keep the confidence below primary/whole-issue proof until the original June 2012 page is recovered.
Original embedded image object extracted from USDA Appendix G, Milk Mustache Posters – The Breakfast Project.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies' Home Journal | Jun 2012 | Print ad | source | Search-indexed Pinterest metadata labels the pictured Salma Hayek 'It’s just not breakfast without it.' creative 'LHJ 062012'. The creative visually/copy-matches MilkAdMan main #334. Pin page currently blocks crawler, so retain C-grade confidence. |
No publication placement documented yet.
Fuel your biggest projects.
It's just not breakfast without it.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.

Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Two-page full-cast variant | source | Checklist separately records a two-page full-cast ad. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FamilyFun | Jun/Jul 2012 | Back cover | Print ad | source |
The perfect start to the break of day.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Sep 2012 | Print ad | source | Index says 'Nina Dobrev - Got Milk? Seventeen Sept 2012'; exact mapping between solo #338 and mom #339 requires scan confirmation. |
Daughter knows best.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Sep 2012 | Print ad | source | Candidate mapping. Same indexed sighting may refer to solo #338 rather than mother/daughter #339. |
Eat the competition for breakfast. With milk.
Our athletes know that getting the right nutrients first thing in the morning is golden.
MilkPEP released the five-athlete Breakfast Project creative May 31, 2012. An authentic original magazine page is now recovered and restores multiple omitted text elements, including the campaign URL and copyright line. Exact parent publication/issue remains unresolved.
Original embedded image object extracted from USDA Appendix G, Milk Mustache Posters – The Breakfast Project.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official campaign materials / publication issue unresolved | 2012 | Print / campaign creative | source | USDA Appendix G reproduces this distinct two-athlete Breakfast Project composition. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Original full-page magazine print ad, approx. 8 × 11 in. | source | Seller identifies the object as an original 2012 print advertisement, not a copy or reprint. The parent magazine and exact issue remain unresolved. |
Fine tune your morning.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
WorthPoint sold-record ID 411315338; large poster format of the Leibovitz creative documented in Batch 13.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-periodical promotional distribution | 2012 | 20×24 in. promotional poster | WorthPoint sold-record ID 411315338; large poster format of the Leibovitz creative documented in Batch 13. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Dec 3, 2012 | Print ad | source |
Official MilkPEP release states each 2012 winner would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in the June 29 issue of USA TODAY.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Jun 29, 2012 | Special campaign / contest winners | source | Official MilkPEP release states each 2012 winner would star in a special Milk Mustache ad in the June 29 issue of USA TODAY. |
The finished first-year Sustainability Awards Milk Mustache creative has been recovered. Its headline reads “Six sustainability winners. Seven if you count the planet.” The six featured honorees are Kenn Buelow, Marie Audet, Ted Sniegocki, Steve Rowe, Dolores Werkhoven and Mike Brubaker.
Checklist inventories a 2012 horizontal Spanish-market creative featuring Aracely Arámbula.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2012 | Spanish-language horizontal ad | source | Checklist inventories a 2012 horizontal Spanish-market creative featuring Aracely Arámbula. |
Official photo asset ID MM78747 for the three-person 2012 Futuro con Leche print creative.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futuro con Leche / Hispanic Heritage Month campaign | Sept. 24, 2012 | Three-person campaign print ad | source | Official release names Karla Martínez, Victor Cruz, and José Hernández as the three featured achievers. Salma Hayek is not a subject of this group print creative. |
Feb. 2012 Make Mine Milk breakfast ad; period coverage says Osbourne is pictured with a milk moustache and records the bus strapline “breakfast, make up, wardrobe.”
No publication placement documented yet.

Rise and Shine.
Starting everyday with milk's 9 essential nutrients will help you feel strong and beautiful, like her.
Aditi and Vandana Jhota were one of three winning mother-daughter teams. Contemporaneous Nov. 28, 2012 Patch coverage explicitly directs readers to the December/January issue of Seventeen to see the national Milk Mustache ad.
The Seventeen “Like Me, Like Her” contest winners appear in the “Rise and Shine. Starting everyday with milk’s 9 essential nutrients will help you feel strong and beautiful, like her.” ad (thebreakfastproject.com).
Issue: Seventeen, December 2012 (per the milkadsinfo.blogspot.com post “Like Me, Like Her Seventeen Magazine Winners”).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen | Dec 2012/Jan 2013 | Contest winner | source | Aditi and Vandana Jhota were one of three winning mother-daughter teams. Contemporaneous Nov. 28, 2012 Patch coverage explicitly directs readers to the December/January issue of Seventeen to see the national Milk Mustache ad. |
May 2012 Make Mine Milk ad; period food-industry coverage records the ad line “You know what’s good for you.” Period publisher coverage dates the burst to 11 May 2012 and states that the creative ran on the sides of thousands of buses, in press and online.
No publication placement documented yet.
MilkPEP's Mar. 13, 2013 release explicitly calls this Salma Hayek's third Milk Mustache ad and gives the copy 'Protein makes perfect. got milk? Nourish every day.' MilkAdMan files it on the 2012 page, but the primary campaign source dates the ad to 2013. Exact parent magazine issue remains unresolved.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
No publication placement documented yet.
Solo Spanish-language version of Victor Cruz's Breakfast Blitz ad ("Apoya a tu escuela local"), opening MilkPEP's 2013 football-themed Breakfast Blitz push in Hispanic media. Companion record: Victor Cruz — Breakfast Blitz (English).
Issue: People en Español, February 1, 2013 issue
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 4, 2013 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today | Feb 4, 2013 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Mar 25, 2013 | Print ad | source |
Two version-specific placements recovered from the user's former MilkAds.info collector archive: People May 20, 2013 (Version 1) and USA Today weekend May 10, 2013 (Version 2). MilkPEP's May 14, 2013 release independently verifies the Mike & Sulley / Monsters University creative, copy and official campaign photo.
Direct full-size main ad verified from MilkAdMan's rebuilt high-resolution archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | May 20, 2013 | Print ad — Version 1 | source | Recovered search-indexed text from the user's former MilkAds.info archive explicitly lists VERSION 1 LOCATION: People magazine May 20, 2013. MilkPEP's May 14 release independently verifies the Mike & Sulley creative and copy, but not this publication placement. | |
| USA Today | May 10, 2013 (weekend) | Newspaper ad — Version 2 | source | Recovered search-indexed text from the user's former MilkAds.info archive explicitly lists VERSION 2 LOCATION: USA Today, May 10, 2013 (weekend). MilkPEP's May 14 release independently verifies the Mike & Sulley creative and copy, but not this publication placement. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Foods | Jun 2013 | Print ad | source |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also fronted the campaign's first-ever Super Bowl television commercial, during Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 — the mustache program's move from print into national TV.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Oct 7, 2013 | Print ad | source |
Girl Scouts billboard-contest winners: Eleanor Massey (7, Greater Los Angeles), Madison Glock (6, Northern California), Maria Isabella Burritt (10, San Diego). Each got camp scholarships, $500 and a PERSONALISED BILLBOARD in Downtown LA, Oakland and San Diego through February 2013. Explicitly commemorating the 15th anniversary of the 1997 GOT MILK? Girl Scouts print campaign - which ties it to the eight gs*.jpg files in the Contest Winners folder.
Image: California Milk Processor Board release “New Faces For Iconic GOT MILK? Billboard Revealed”, PR Newswire, February 8, 2013 (source).
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor billboards — Los Angeles / Oakland / San Diego | Feb 2013 | Personalized Milk Mustache billboard / OOH | source | THREE NEW SUBJECTS, all zero in. Girl Scouts billboard-contest winners: Eleanor Massey (7, Greater Los Angeles), Madison Glock (6, Northern California), Maria Isabella Burritt (10, San Diego). Each got camp scholarships, $500 and a PERSONALISED BILLBOARD in Downtown LA, Oakland and San Diego through February 2013. Explicitly commemorating the 15th anniversary of the 1997 GOT MILK? Girl Scouts print campaign - which ties it to the eight gs*.jpg files in the Contest Winners folder. |
From the heart to farm to table.
Good ideas come both large and small … and they all add up to progress. As dairy farm families and food companies, we take actions every day to ensure a healthy future for the next generation. This year's U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards winners were chosen for the innovative ways they grow their businesses while conserving energy, protecting natural resources and serving their local communities. Discover how those who bring dairy foods to your table are putting their sustainability commitment into practice: visit USDairy.com/SustainabilityAwards.
The finished ad features Mark Petersen, Chrystal Obbink, Carolyn DeGroot, Kam Fierstine, Renee Jacobs and Stacie Ballard. Hoard’s Dairyman preserves the finished creative. The older PRNewswire assetCG01081is a photograph from the ad shoot, with the camera and set visible; it is not the finished print layout.
This image is valuable campaign documentation, but the visible camera and studio setup prove it should not be used as the primary advertisement.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Foods | June 2013 | Trade-magazine Milk Mustache ad | source | MilkPEP’s release names all six sustainability leaders and says they would appear in the June issue; 2013 was the second year MilkPEP sponsored this Sustainability Award Milk Mustache ad. |
Mar. 2013 Make Mine Milk campaign ad in partnership with BeatBullying; period coverage explicitly describes the campaign as showing celebrities with milk moustaches.
No publication placement documented yet.
Un vaso de leche antes de despertar a América.
Hace falta mucha energía para levantar a un país entero y además ser madre. Por eso en mi familia empezamos todos los días con los 9 nutrientes esenciales como los 8 g de proteína de la leche. ¡Y todos listos!
Checklist inventories a 2013 Spanish-market creative featuring Karla Martinez.
Batch 51 identifies this as her second milk-mustache ad, nationally launched in Hispanic magazines in May 2013.
Second verified live image from the same May 2013 source.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 2013 | Spanish-language campaign | source | Checklist inventories a 2013 Spanish-market creative featuring Karla Martinez. |
Verified individual ad.
Official photo asset ID CG38669 for Victor Cruz’s first-ever Milk Mustache ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MilkPEP / Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast Blitz | Jan. 8, 2013 | Individual Milk Mustache campaign ad / promotional launch | source | Release explicitly calls this Victor Cruz’s first-ever Milk Mustache ad; official photo asset ID CG38669. |
MilkAdMan main campaign number; see Placements for issue evidence. This copy is signed got milk?. A photographed printing of the same artwork and copy carries the milk life lockup and #QuakerwithMilk instead, held as extra-quaker-oats-man-milk-life-2016. Which signature ran where is unresolved.
First-party MilkPEP/partner press asset recovered in Batch 42. No sibling-state gap is cleared solely by this family-level asset.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | "Best Dressed" issue, on sale Sep 19, 2014 | Print ad | source |
The first three "Milk Life" ads, which replaced the got milk? milk-mustache campaign in 2014. Hero: "What 8 grams of protein looks like when you unleash your inner rock star." The other two debut executions are in the gallery. Companion record: Milk Life — launch campaign.
Issue: People magazine, March 10, 2014 issue (all three ads)


Official MLB video dated May 4, 2017 runs 56 seconds and explicitly invites viewers behind the scenes of Dexter Fowler’s milk-mustache photo shoot. A modern regional ad, not part of the 1995–2014 national campaign. The finished portrait itself remains to be recovered at archive quality.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals / MLB digital | May 4, 2017 | Behind-the-scenes milk-mustache photo shoot | source | MLB explicitly describes this as Dexter Fowler’s milk mustache photo shoot. |
Official MLB video dated July 13, 2018 runs 1 minute 28 seconds and states that Paul DeJong received the milk mustache through a partnership with Missouri dairy farmers. This is a distinct modern regional partnership ad; the finished portrait itself remains to be recovered at archive quality.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals / MLB digital | July 13, 2018 | Milk-mustache partnership feature | source | MLB states DeJong got his milk mustache as part of a partnership with Missouri dairy farmers. |
Alpro recreation of the UK Make Mine Milk visual language. Period coverage states Pixie Lott, Vinnie Jones and Nicola Adams recreated dairy-campaign photos with oat-milk moustaches.
Press Association image from the same three-person restaging campaign.
Press Association image from the same three-person restaging campaign.
No publication placement documented yet.
Official launch date Feb. 22, 2023. Recreates the intergenerational milk-mustache idea associated with David Beckham.
No publication placement documented yet.
Official launch date Feb. 22, 2023. Recreates the intergenerational milk-mustache idea associated with Kelly Preston.
Second live image of Ella Bleu Travolta in Silk Nextmilk’s 2023 plant-based moustache successor campaign. Part of the successor campaign, not the 1995–2014 national campaign.
No publication placement documented yet.
Official launch date Feb. 22, 2023. Solo Silk Nextmilk portrait related to Shaquille O’Neal Milk Mustache history.
No publication placement documented yet.
Official launch date Feb. 22, 2023. Separate group creative with Amirah, Me’Arah, Myles, Shareef and Shaqir O’Neal.
No publication placement documented yet.
Official launch date Feb. 22, 2023. Recreates the intergenerational milk-mustache idea associated with Christie Brinkley.
No publication placement documented yet.
Sponsoring body:Dairy Farmers of Canada, which ran the Canadian campaign independently of MilkPEP. Sponsor determines which corporate archive could hold the rest of this material. Toronto Raptors player; agency case study explicitly frames him as the campaign’s champion moustache hero. A foreign successor ad, separate from MilkPEP’s U.S. main campaign. Shown: the French-language mural “Jamais les plantes n’ont eu si bon goût”, Boucher top right in the moustache. In the Silk Nextmilk campaign (agency Carl Social Club, now BonClub; fall 2023) only Chris Boucher and a hired cast wore the plant-based moustache, in the TV spot, the murals and the group photos. The five influencers posted Instagram stories using the product and did not wear it.
No publication placement documented yet.
The Israeli adaptation of the U.S. milk-mustache campaign, run by the Israel Dairy Board / Milk Council (מועצת החלב) in 1997, licensed from Bozell’s global campaign through the Israeli agency Dahaf Echad (דחף אחד). Announced July 1997 to run for one year, it signed roughly 20 Israeli celebrities — documented names include Gidi Gov, Gila Almagor, Tzvika Sherf, Eli Hana, Yona Elian, Gilat Ankori, Shirley Boganim, and Orna & Moshe Datz — photographed as Annie-Leibovitz-style portraits for Israeli print. A foreign licensed campaign, separate from the U.S. MilkPEP campaign.
Israeli national newspapers & magazines, 1997. No specific placement scan documented yet.
The 1997 California Milk Processor Board got milk? ad of a Girl Scout carrying cookie boxes. Recreated in 2012–13 with new Girl Scouts (see extra-1100). Image from the CMPB's 2012 press release reproducing the original.
Issue: California, 1997 (outdoor/print); reproduced in PR Newswire release, November 5, 2012
Bodybuilder Eli Hana (אלי האנה) in the 1997 Israeli licensed version of the campaign; headline חלב / יש לו את זה ("Milk. It's got it"), credit line אלי האנה 1997 • המועצה לענף החלב בישראל. Scanned from The Milk Mustache Book; previously filed as an outtake on the campaign record, but it is a complete separate ad.
Issue: Israeli press, 1997 (publication not identified)
National Dairy Council 'Ultimate Breakfast Challenge' sweepstakes advertorial carrying the got milk? mark, with Disney Interactive / Schoolhouse Rock tie-ins and got milk? T-shirts among the prizes. Page 2 ('Tales Come True', official rules) is in the gallery.
Issue: Disney Adventures, September 1997 (Vol. 7 No. 14)

got milk?
Real is so back. Real people. Real milk. Real protein. Real strength. Real calcium. Real nutrients. Real good. Are we for real? You bet we are.
The 30th-anniversary revival spotlights everyday Californians. Noah Schnapp, Priah Ferguson and other celebrities appeared as launch and event talent, not as portrait-ad subjects. Official release reports 12,000+ portraits statewide and 1,000+ printed posters.
Representative original file from the Roseville tour-stop archive. Campaign portraits feature everyday Californians; celebrity launch hosts are not treated as the portrait subjects.
Representative original file from the San Jose tour-stop archive. Campaign portraits feature everyday Californians; celebrity launch hosts are not treated as the portrait subjects.
Image from coverage of the California 30th-anniversary revival featuring everyday Californians photographed in the campaign’s milk-moustache visual language. Attached to the existing Modern Revival record, outside the historic national print-era core.
Representative original file from the Fresno tour-stop archive. Campaign portraits feature everyday Californians; celebrity launch hosts are not treated as the portrait subjects.
Already in the era map; now imaged. Event 9 Sep 2025 in Los Angeles. Gallery published at gotmilk.com/30years. Photographer Aldo Chacon.
Representative original file from the Venice tour-stop archive. Campaign portraits feature everyday Californians; celebrity launch hosts are not treated as the portrait subjects.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | San Francisco — Aug. 9, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery | source | Representative user-archive original embedded. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Roseville/Sacramento — Aug. 10, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery | source | Official files spell the location Rosville in filenames; archive label normalized to Roseville. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | San Jose — Aug. 16, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery | source | Representative user-archive original embedded. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Fresno — Aug. 17, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery | source | Representative user-archive original embedded. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Venice — Aug. 23, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery | source | Representative user-archive original embedded. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Long Beach — Aug. 24, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio | source | Sweep #3 found no Long Beach photo batch in the official WordPress gallery; social/attendee recovery remains the path. | |
| Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Del Mar / San Diego County — Aug. 30–31, 2025 | Pop-up portrait studio | source | Sweep #3 found no Del Mar photo batch in the official WordPress gallery; social/attendee recovery remains the path. |
Official campaign key visual published to gotmilk.com (December 2025) within the 30th-anniversary “Real is Back” campaign family. A young girl smiles beside a glass of real milk. High-resolution file (2040×1027) taken from the got milk? website media library.
California Milk Processor Board sweepstakes promoted on gotmilk.com; per the official rules it ran June 1–July 5, 2026 and was open to California residents 18 and older. The key visual shows a packed stadium viewing party of soccer fans with a server carrying trays of milkshakes. High-resolution file (2560×1429) from the got milk? website media library.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Promotional offer | source |
Milk Ad Collecting Central explicitly lists “24 Ounces of Prevention, Drink 3 for the calcium you need” underNeeds w/o Picturesjpg file and rejected it: that file is a different “Drink Milk. Lose Weight?” 24/24 creative, not this ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Health information | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Health/fitness promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Campaign collateral | source |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Campaign collateral | source |
Dated from the fine print: the last line of the Official Rules reads “©2000 AMERICA’S DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PROCESSORS.”
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Contest collateral | source |

Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Health information | source |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Merchandise collateral | source |

Newly restored from a missing checklist line. The checklist labels this a winners ad and gives no year; it is distinct from the 1997 Hot Chefs, Cold Milk Gourmet wall calendar. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Hot Chefs, Cold Milk winners advertisement | source | Complete Milk Ad Checklist separately inventories “Hot Chefs, Cold Milk Winners ad” with unresolved year. |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Campus promotion | source |
Lucky Charms + milk — It's magically delicious!
Is it luck that brought Lucky Charms and real milk together or is it magic? With 19 grams of whole grain and 20% of the Daily Value of calcium in one bowl, the combo of Lucky Charms and milk is a magical way to start every day. Lucky you!
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | 2021 | Brand tie-in print ad | Recovered print image in hand; exact publication/issue remains unresolved unless separately documented. |
The image is an untexted studio photograph rather than a finished ad: no headline, copy, logo or mustache. The children are visibly older than the triplets in the c.2001 Shamrock Farms growth-chart poster, so this is a later session and the finished ad from it is not held.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Sports promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Brand tie-in | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Brand tie-in / sports | source |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Awards promotion | source |
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Publication unresolved | Year unresolved | Nutrition promotion | source |
My milk?
What provokes a wrestling feud? It's not the betrayals or the double crossings. It's wrestlers stealing other wrestlers milk. Milk is what every wrestler needs to be the best in the ring. And when a wrestler steals another's milk, that's worse than a flying elbow from the top of a ladder.
Pro-wrestling parody. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
No publication placement documented yet.
You got my milk?
What provokes a wrestling feud? It's not the betrayals or the double crossings. It's wrestlers stealing other wrestlers milk. Milk is what every wrestler needs to be the best in the ring. And when a wrestler steals another's milk, that's worse than a flying elbow from the top of a ladder.
Pro-wrestling parody. Clearly segregated from official campaign records.
No publication placement documented yet.

CRACKED COLLECTORS EDITION
3 ABSOLUTly FAKE ABSOLUT ADS! 4 UDDERLY FORTIFIED GOT MILK POSTERS! Cover cow speech balloon: I GOT YER MILK… RIGHT HERE!
Cover of Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999; cover art by Frank Cummings (credited on the contents page). Cover of Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999; cover art by Frank Cummings (credited on the contents page).
Published quarterly by Globe Communications Corp., New York; © 1999 Globe Communications. The four posters are bound in after page 35 under the heading "Got Milk & Absolut Fake Posters? No? Get them here!"

MILK / May the mustache be with you
I am the living embodiment of pure evil. Every day I blow up planets, torture princesses, dismember close relatives, and crush the will of a galaxy. Hey, it's a living. After a hard day I like to relax with a big glass of milk. Believe me, it's not easy drinking through this mask, but it's worth the trouble.
Verified poster scan from surviving issue listing. One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35 ("Got Milk & Absolut Fake Posters? No? Get them here!"). One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35 ("Got Milk & Absolut Fake Posters? No? Get them here!").

Carton: MISSING / "BESSIE" / HEIGHT: 5'3" WEIGHT: 1268 LBS. / Last seen wearing a brown & white coat and a brass bell. / IF FOUND, PLEASE CALL 1-555-MOOO
Have you seen Bessie? My dad took her for a drive and I haven't seen her since. Too bad, she was a good cow. Besides, Dad came back with 500 pounds of hamburger meat and I'd love a glass of milk to wash it all down.
got milk?
BESSIE © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD
Milk Ad Collecting Central separately catalogs Bessie the Cow in 1999 as a “Got Milk?” Cracked Magazine parody. This is not the distinct 1998 Elsie the Cow parody and not the separate 1999 Bessie “I got Yer Milk.RIGHT HERE!” Cracked cover. The original Bessie image link gives the filenamepar_bessie.jpgpixels remain unrecovered. The only known scan of the Bessie parody poster, from the collector file par_bessie.jpg, has not survived on any host. The image formerly shown here was the Cracked Collectors' Edition #117 cover, which is its own record. A copy of the January 1999 issue is needed. A milk-carton “MISSING: Bessie” poster signed got milk?. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive. One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35. Fine print: "BESSIE © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD". One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35. Fine print: "BESSIE © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD".
Even though the expiration date had passed, I bought the carton of milk anyway. The way these ads rave about milk you'd think it ages like fine wine. It's more like fine cheese. The glass I drank had the body and aroma of a box of Velveeta. I'd tell you more but I gotta go barf.
got milk?
EARL UPCHUCK © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD
One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35. Fine print: "EARL UPCHUCK © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD". One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35. Fine print: "EARL UPCHUCK © 1998 NATIONAL CRACKED POSTER PROMOTION BOARD".
BREAST MILK / What a surprise!
Some people think I must've been bloody smashed when I got caught with my trousers down. Bullocks! I just wanted a calcium-enriched pick-me-up. And, while some say milk is only for the young, I say, you're never too old to enjoy milk! Besides, haven't you heard bottles are out?
The surviving page shows Hugh Grant posed against a Los Angeles Police booking board with a white milk mustache and the parody headline “BREAST MILK / What a surprise!” Milk Ad Collecting Central independently catalogs the 1999 parody and its original image link gives the filenamepar_hugh.jpg One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35 ("Got Milk & Absolut Fake Posters? No? Get them here!"). One of the four glossy poster pages bound into Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999, after page 35 ("Got Milk & Absolut Fake Posters? No? Get them here!").

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME… …THE FAKE MILK MUSTACHE (FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY REALLY DRINK MILK)
Third panel: a bottle labelled "ABSOLUTE"; the character says "HIC".
Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive. Three-panel cartoon on the contents page of Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999. Three-panel cartoon on the contents page of Cracked Collectors' Edition #117, January 1999.
Located inWizard: The Guide to Comics#97, September 1999, on scan leaf 42 of the surviving Internet Archive copy. The character is Keep-Squeezin’-Them-Monkeys Lad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizard: The Guide to Comics | #97· September 1999 | Scan leaf 42 | Magazine parody | source | Exact issue/leaf confirmed in Batch 7. |
Your earliest Carnation record is 1958. This is 1957 and explicitly a milk-mustache ad.
Dealer listing: '1957 Carnation instant nonfat dry milk magic crystals boy milk mustache ad', original magazine advertisement, approx 10 x 13 in.
A SECOND 1957 mustache ad, and the publication is named (LIFE). Verify it is distinct from the boy ad above.
Dealer listing: '1957 Carnation Instant Milk Magic Crystals Vintage 1950s Print Ad Milk Mustache', stated as taken from a 1957 LIFE magazine, 13.5 x 10.5 in.
Placement: LIFE, May 18, 1959 (Vol. 46, No. 20) (source); the same ad also ran August 3 and December 7, 1959.
The same photograph was reused in a single-column layout dated February 1960 (see Variants).
Dealer description: full-color ad, a little girl who has taken a swig big enough to leave a hefty moustache, caption 'This is the Instant that's delicious for drinking'. Dated May 1959.
Different printed versions of the same ad are grouped here.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | February 1960 | Single-column ad | Date printed on the page. |
Confirms the tagline ran across at least 1959-60. Verify whether this specific ad shows a mustache.
Same tagline as the 1959 ad: 'This is the instant that's delicious for drinking!'. Sold by The Nostalgia Shop (UK) as a 1960 original.
par_african2 / par_african.jpgTWO ads: oversized and postcard. NOTE the oversized link was published with NO file extension (par_african2) — the archived key has no extension either.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_african2 / par_african.jpg

par_urine.jpgPETA anti-dairy parody of the MWAS line. Postcard format.
Image source: Chisholm Larsson Gallery.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_urine.jpg

par_bruce.jpg—
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_bruce.jpg

par_sickkids.jpgSecond PETA anti-dairy parody.
Image source: PETA.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_sickkids.jpg

par_firstcat.jpgParodies both the MWAS line and Good Housekeeping. Socks the White House cat. Page 5 of Good Mousekeeping (Ilene Hochberg, 1996), a book-length parody of Good Housekeeping: Socks, the Clintons’ cat, at the White House press podium. “It’s fun to be The First Cat… But I prefer to drink cream. It has all the same nutrients as whole milk, with extra fat. They don’t call me a political fat cat for nothing! CREAM What a big fat surprise!”
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_firstcat.jpg

edensoy.jpgCompetitor brand parody — soy.
Image source: Milk Ad Collecting Central.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: edensoy.jpg

notmilk.jpgAnti-milk brochure, not a magazine ad.
Image source: Milk Ad Collecting Central.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: notmilk.jpg
got_integrity_art.jpgPolitical parody. Sits on milkadcollectingcentral, not a maccpictures account.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: got_integrity_art.jpg
par_furniture.jpgRegional retail parody, New England.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_furniture.jpg

par_mad.jpgMAD magazine COVER. Distinct from the Got Mad? subscription ads you may already hold.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_mad.jpg
Indexed in Doug Gilford's MAD Cover Site Advertising Parody Guide, which lists every advertising campaign MAD parodied, cross-referenced by the real advertiser. Art by Richard Williams. The parody is titled “Schmuck — Not a surprise!” and targets the MILK. What a Surprise! line.
Before closing this card:The MAD guide files this as an AD PARODY — an interior page — while the collector's spoofs page called it a COVER. Those are different artifacts. Confirm which this is, and note the image here is the guide's thumbnail; a full-size scan would be an upgrade.

par_gotme.jpgDesign-industry parody. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_gotme.jpg
par_mike.jpgParodies the MWYM line specifically.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_mike.jpg
par_monica.jpgNovelty currency parody.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_monica.jpg
par_ms.jpgMagazine COVER.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_ms.jpg

mag_gotmike.jpgFOUR-PART set. On maccpictures3, the postcards/booklets account. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: mag_gotmike.jpg
par_rosita.jpgNote: Cookie Monster was ALSO a genuine got milk? celebrity. Do not confuse the parody with the real ad.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_rosita.jpg
par_sadamm.jpgEarliest documented parody in the collection — same year the campaign launched.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_sadamm.jpg

got_scott.jpgOn milkadcollectingcentral.
Image source: eBay listing scan.
Also documented: Second view
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: got_scott.jpg
par_spyfox.jpgVideo game tie-in parody. Small format.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_spyfox.jpg

par_spiritual.jpgReligious-education parody.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_spiritual.jpg
par_notmilk.jpgCompetitor brand parody — vegan cheese.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_notmilk.jpg
par_conkids.jpgChildren's magazine poster.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_conkids.jpg
par_kilborn.jpg—
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_kilborn.jpg
par_cumberland.jpgRegional convenience-store chain.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_cumberland.jpg

par_guinness.jpgNetwork TV promo parody. A Fox 25 (WFXT Boston) tune-in ad for Guinness World Records: Primetime. Image from the Milk Ads Clearing House collector archive.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_guinness.jpg
par_tuttle.jpgVermont political figure.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: par_tuttle.jpg
Collector never held an image. P2/P3 from the start.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: (none — Needs w/o Pictures)
A 1990s “Milk Mustache” novelty greeting card parodying the got milk? campaign with a Hillary Clinton lookalike wearing a milk mustache: “As First Lady, I’m always busy… I like to grab a quick glass of fresh milk. And to the best of my knowledge, all I can say is ‘I love milk’ and that’s the whole truth…” — a Whitewater-era spoof. Sold as a boxed pair with the Bill Clinton card. Recovered from a collector eBay listing.
Listed on the collector's spoofs.html (Parodies) page. Historical filename: (none — Needs w/o Pictures)
Your 2021 has exactly ONE record (Lucky Charms). This is a second. Marvel tie-in, so it also belongs to the Licensed Character collection.
Getty Images caption: 'The creators of got milk? kick off a new campaign on Thursday, May 13 with Marvel Shang Chi Super Hero, Simu Liu.' Dates to May 2021.
The got milk? / Marvel “Milk Mustache Sweepstakes” full-page character ad (© 2000 America’s Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors / Marvel) featuring Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Daredevil, The Thing and Captain America with glasses of milk, plus the sweepstakes winner — “milk has nine essential nutrients that active bodies need.” Recovered from a collector eBay listing.
Wikipedia lists the Avengers among the fictional characters that appeared in the print campaign, alongside the Simpsons, Batman, Mario, the Powerpuff Girls and SpongeBob — all of which you hold.

102.87.10Listed by The Strong National Museum of Play with the subject keywords milk, skateboard and Tony Hawk, typed as Sports and Advertising, medium printed paper. Distinct from the 1998 Tony Hawk magazine ad held as main #75 — different year, and a poster rather than a magazine page.
Digitised through the museum's Google Arts & Culture partnership.
A joint initiative between five of Scotland’s leading dairies — under the umbrella Scottish Dairy Marketing Company, chaired by Sandy Wilkie — and the Milk Development Council, co-funded by the EU. Launched September 2003 and still recruiting new faces in 2007. Independent research by MRUK Scotland found 62% of Scottish children thought milk was ‘cool’ and 71% said it was popular among their peers, up nearly 20% on the year before launch. The campaign was credited with a 3.4% rise in Scottish milk sales.
The campaign launched in September 2003 and ran to at least 2007. It was a joint initiative between five of Scotland's leading dairies, under the umbrella of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company, and the Milk Development Council, with co-funding from the European Union. Sandy Wilkie chaired the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company and was its public voice throughout.
In November 2003 the Scottish Executive put £50,000 into the campaign through its healthy living programme, and from that point the advertising also carried the green apple logo of that programme. Gillian Kynoch, Scotland's food and health co-ordinator, spoke for the Executive side. The product being promoted was specifically semi-skimmed milk rather than milk in general.
Independent research by MRUK Scotland, reported about a year after launch, found 62 percent of Scottish children then believed drinking milk was cool, and 71 percent said it was a popular drink among people their own age — a rise of nearly 20 points since the autumn the campaign began. Wilkie summarised the result by saying that daring to be different had started to make an impact.
Farmers Weekly and Dairy Industries International both report the campaign by name as a milk moustache campaign, listing its celebrity subjects across multiple phases from 2003 to 2007.
Named among the first phase of subjects alongside Nell McAndrew. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded.
Atomic Kitten were among the first faces of the campaign, alongside Nell McAndrew, in its opening phase from September 2003.
Where to look: Daily Record / The Scotsman, Sept–Nov 2003 (British Newspaper Archive, paywalled) — the campaign site only launched c.2005, so this 2003 ad was never online.
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Named in the launch phase and again in later retrospective coverage. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded.
Nell McAndrew fronted the campaign from its September 2003 launch. She appeared at the Royal Highland Show in June 2004 to mark the campaign's first birthday, by which point the research showing the shift in children's attitudes had been published.
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Boy band Blue fronted the next phase; Duncan James gave the campaign quote about touring and energy levels. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded.
The boy band Blue fronted the next phase of the campaign in 2004, following Nell McAndrew and Atomic Kitten. Duncan James linked the endorsement to keeping energy levels up while touring and to topping up calcium. This phase carried the Scottish Executive's green apple healthy-living logo.
Where to look: Daily Record / The Scotsman, May 2004 (British Newspaper Archive).
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Announced together with Paul O’Grady as the latest faces. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded. The image is a press photograph of McFly in milk moustaches from the campaign shoot, not the ad page: it has no headline, logo or MILK. THE WHITE STUFF. lockup. McFly fronting the campaign is confirmed by Farmers Weekly, 20 October 2006. The ad page itself has not been found.
McFly fronted the campaign in 2006 alongside Paul O'Grady. The Scottish Dairy Marketing Company described having the leading teen band and the leading teatime television host at the same time as a considerable coup.
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Announced together with McFly; described as the number one teatime TV host. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded.
Paul O'Grady fronted the campaign in 2006 alongside McFly, paired deliberately to reach both a teenage and a family teatime audience.
Where to look: Daily Record / The Scotsman, Oct 2006 (British Newspaper Archive).
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Recruited in 2007, the latest named phase found. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded. The Westlife White Stuff ad did run. The official campaign site milkmoustache.com offered it as a downloadable poster (ImageId 283, captured 2007–2008), and a UK seller listed a “Westlife The White Stuff” poster on eBay. The image shown is the Farmers Weekly photo of the band in faint moustaches from the same shoot, without the ad's headline or lockup.
Westlife joined the campaign in 2007, following Andy Murray, McFly and Nell McAndrew. Farmers Weekly noted the band had topped the UK charts fourteen times by that point.
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
Named in later Scotsman coverage as having starred in the Scottish campaign, alongside Nell McAndrew. Part of the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company / Milk Development Council campaign, EU co-funded.
Andy Murray took part before Westlife joined in 2007, which places his appearance in the 2006 to 2007 window, early in his professional career.
Named in period trade press as a subject of Scotland’s White Stuff Milk Moustache campaign.
OUT OF SCOPE, recorded to prevent confusion. The UK National Dairy Council ran a £9m 18-month campaign called The White Stuff from June 2000, with the line ‘White stuff — are you made of it?’ It used CARTOON versions of George Best, Prince Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Frank Carson and Rolf Harris, voiced by Jonathan Ross. There are no milk mustaches in it. It added 82 million litres against a 60 million target and reached 90% awareness among parents, but collapsed in February 2002 when the processors withdrew funding.
In 2005 the California Milk Processor Board published a poster titled got ripped off?, collecting its hundred favourite parodies of its own tagline. It is both an artefact and a checklist published by the trademark holder. Most of the hundred are tagline spoofs with no mustache.
Image: the board’s own print-it-yourself PDF of the poster (12×18 in), from gotmilk.com, October 2005 (Wayback Machine).

Fake tabloid story in three two-page instalments for the California Milk Processor Board’s 2006 cow-abductions campaign: calcium-deprived aliens are stealing California cows, with a pointer to cowabduction.com. Part One ran in Weekly World News on March 13, 2006 (pp. 30–31), Part Two on March 20 (pp. 6–7) and “The Last Roundup” on March 27 (pp. 6–7). The board posted all three as PDFs on gotmilk.com. No milk mustache.
Issue: Weekly World News, March 13, 20 and 27, 2006


An airline pilot puts his aircraft into a deliberate nosedive so that a bottle of milk will slide within reach of the drinks trolley. The bottle tips over. Same premise, different setting.
Image: stills from uploads of the commercial (YouTube).

A businessman is hit by a truck moments after being cruel on the telephone. He wakes somewhere that looks like heaven, with an enormous plate of cookies, and opens a refrigerator to find every carton empty. Part of the California board’s deprivation formula: put the milk just out of reach.
Image: stills from uploads of the commercial (YouTube).

Popverse identifies this image as the cover ofThe Blue Bounder #1and an additional image as an interior excerpt from the same 2024 Dairy Farmers of America / Marvel sponsored digital comic. The campaign remains separate from the 1999 Marvel milk-mustache card/ad family.
Image: cover of The Blue Bounder #1 (Marvel Custom / Dairy Farmers of America, October 2024) (Marvel Database).
Popverse labels this image as an excerpt from the exact Blue Bounder comic and credits Lynne Yoshii, Larry Molinar and Joe Sabino.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel / Dairy Farmers of America —The Blue Bounder #1 | Sept. 2024 | Cover | Sponsored digital comic | Popverse | Popverse labels and credits the recovered cover image and reports an 11-page digital comic. |
| MarvelMilk.com | 2024 campaign | Official campaign hub | official site | Dairy Farmers of America / Marvel campaign site. |
The original got milk?, and the one that never used a mustache. Jeff Manning was hired as CMPB Executive Director in June 1993 to reverse a fifteen-year decline in Californian milk consumption; a month later he engaged Goodby, Silverstein & Partners of San Francisco. The strategy was deprivation — milk is only noticed when it runs out — which came from a focus-group participant saying exactly that. Goodby produced six advertisements to launch. This is a separate campaign from the Milk Mustache print work: MilkPEP later licensed the tagline for national use, which is why the two became conflated.
Image: got milk? logo, PR Newswire press kit (2020) (source).
The advertisement that started everything. A history enthusiast, alone in a dim warehouse of artefacts, eats a peanut butter sandwich while a radio quiz offers $10,000 for naming who shot Alexander Hamilton. He knows it is Aaron Burr and cannot say it. Agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners; creative direction Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein; art direction Erich Joiner; copy Scott Burns and Chuck McBride; directed by Michael Bay before his feature debut; starring Sean Whalen. Won Best in Show at the 1994 Clio Awards. No mustache appears.
Image: frame from the 1993 “Aaron Burr” spot as posted by the CLIO Awards (source).
Two children refuse milk, believing it is for babies, and cite their elderly neighbor Mr. Miller who never drinks it. They watch him reach for his wheelbarrow and his arms tear off, his bones having gone brittle. Then-Governor Gray Davis publicly disliked it and asked whether it could be taken off air. Already logged in the main archive as out of scope; it belongs here.
Image: still from an upload of the commercial, which uploaders title “Bones” (1999) (YouTube).
CMPB with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners again. Contestants on a fabricated game show try to guess the artificial ingredients in imitation milks. It predates MilkPEP’s 2023 Wood Milk campaign by eleven years. Wood Milk ran on video, social and billboards, never in print; its 2023 key art is now catalogued here (Aubrey Plaza — Wood Milk).
Image: still from Goodby’s case film for the campaign; the small red cow head is the campaign’s own logo (YouTube).
Goodby produced advertisements for got milk? licensed products: first baby bottles printed with the logo, then oven mitts. CMPB went on to sell baby bibs, aprons and dish towels. Distinct from the Milk Mustache merchandise in the main archive because the goods carry the tagline only.
Image: still from Goodby’s “Oven Mitt” :30, which ends on a cow-print got milk? oven mitt. Its slate is dated 9/24/2001 and marked as an editor’s cut, so the oven-mitt spot is from 2001 rather than the 1990s (YouTube). No baby-bottle ad has been found.
Sean Whalen returned to the role for the thirtieth anniversary of the original spot.
Checked September 2026: no 2023 revival commercial could be found. The 2023 coverage is interviews in which Sean Whalen recalls the original spot (MoCo Show, October 31, 2023; Daily Blast Live).
The campaign that replaced the Milk Mustache. MilkPEP discontinued the mustache and got milk? advertising in January 2014 and launched Milk Life, a $50 million campaign built on protein and nutrition rather than celebrity. Marketing director Victor Zaborsky described the double reading — milk life as a verb, and living a milk life. Ordinary people replaced famous faces.
Image: Milk Life launch ad, MilkPEP press release, PR Newswire, February 24, 2014 (source).
Ran in place of the Super Bowl milk mustache advertising in 2014 — the first year the USA TODAY mustache sequence did not appear. Promoted breakfast protein. Already logged in the main archive as out of scope; it belongs here.
Image: launch photo from WWE.com, August 20, 2013 (the partnership launched in August 2013) (source).
Chocolate milk as a post-exercise recovery drink, aimed at athletes. Ran alongside Protein Fight Club in 2014. Some ads do carry a mustache; those belong in the main archive, and this record covers the campaign as a whole.
Image: Refuel booth still from MilkPEP's official “Built With Chocolate Milk” YouTube channel (2012) (source).

The successor positioning to Milk Life, aimed at athletes and younger audiences.
Image: campaign lockup, MilkPEP press release, PR Newswire, May 18, 2021 (source).
A second Mattel issue of the Got Milk? Barbie under its own stock number, #15122, described in dealer listings as the African American edition. Mattel routinely released a doll in two versions on consecutive stock numbers, so this is a separate product with its own box and its own list entry rather than a variant of #15121.
Dealer listing titles record ‘BARBIE Got Milk Special Edition 15122 African American 1995’. The stock number is distinct from the #15121 edition already held.
Mattel produced got milk? liveried Hot Wheels under the same licensing program as the Barbie.
Named in the ‘got milk? licensed consumer goods’ record alongside Barbie, apparel and kitchenware.
A fictional start-up premised on a glass of real milk, fronted by actor and comedian Desi Banks with a crew of social influencers, satirising a world detached from what is real. Hosted at gotmilk.com/getreal, promoted through @gotmilk on Instagram and TikTok. CMPB donated $100,000 to selected Boys & Girls Clubs across California alongside it. Uses the same fake-brand gag MilkPEP used for Wood Milk earlier that year.
Image: thumbnail of the official got milk? YouTube launch video for “Get Real Inc.” (October 2023) (source).
California Milk Processor Board press release via Business Wire, December 2023.
An August 2023 CMPB spot sarcastically depicting milks made from octopus, ghosts, rainbows and hot dogs. Part of the same 2023 push against plant-based alternatives that produced Get Real Inc. two months later, and a direct descendant of the 2012 Science of Imitation Milk.
Image: thumbnail of the official got milk? YouTube video “Everyone wants to be milk” (2023) (source).
Reported by Drilled in its account of the dairy industry’s 2023 response to plant-based competition.
A first-of-its-kind category partnership between the Milk Life campaign and the United States Olympic Committee, running five years across Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020, with white milk supporting the Olympic and Paralympic teams and chocolate milk partnered with USA Swimming. Built on the nine essential nutrients and eight grams of protein per eight-ounce glass.
MilkPEP with Feeding America, delivering milk to food banks. More than 33 million gallons distributed. It prompted the first-ever USDA purchase of fluid milk for food-bank distribution, which the USDA has continued. Food banks otherwise typically supply under a gallon of milk per person per year.
Image: Great American Milk Drive logo, MilkPEP / Feeding America press release, PR Newswire, November 28, 2016 (source).
A seasonal activation with Halloween-themed packaging labels, retail secondary displays and recipes, run in the autumn window alongside the Olympic partnership.
Earliest found use: MilkPEP retailer sell sheet “The Official Drink of Halloween — Dark, Delicious and Chilled to Thrill!” for an October 1–31, 2006 chocolate-milk promotion (milkdelivers.org, archived).


The $50 million campaign that replaced the Milk Mustache, from Lowe Campbell Ewald of New York. It showed consumers literally powered by splashes of liquid milk during physical activity, narrated with lines such as ‘what eight grams of protein looks like’. Julia Kadison, then interim CEO of MilkPEP, framed it as a shift to nutrition rather than an abandonment: most Americans have milk in the fridge but have forgotten why. Deliberately celebrity-free, built on what she called everyday folks. She also said it would be nuts to walk away from the mustache entirely, and that it would be used more tactically in future — which is why mustache work continues to appear after 2014.
NBC News, February 2014, quoting Julia Kadison and crediting Lowe Campbell Ewald.

Announced 30 June 2026. Actor Charles Melton, of Riverdale, fronts a Milk Man hydration calendar for 2027, partnering with Gonna Need Milk on the line that milk hydrates better than water. Melton told People he remembers drinking cow’s milk after playing outside as a kid, and said the aim was to ‘make milk sexy’.
SCOPE QUESTION FOR YOU:this is a celebrity milk calendar, the same type as the 2000 Milk Mustaches of the Millennium calendar already in Campaign Collateral. Whether it belongs in the main archive depends on one thing only — whether Melton wears a mustache in it. That needs a look at the photography.

The only US marathon designed by women for women. Announced January 2024 with Amanda Gorman, MilkPEP’s largest experiential activation to date. Inaugural race in Savannah, Georgia, November 2024 — 7,000 runners, and it sold out. Second edition in Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2025, headlined by Grammy winner Sierra Ferrell at the finish-line festival. Accompanied by the documentary Forward is a Pace, premiered at FilmFest DC.

A Fortnite tournament series for women, with the largest women’s esports prize pool in North America at $250,000. The 2024 finals were the first-ever all-women’s Fortnite LAN, held at Los Angeles Comic Con. Streaming reached 2.7 million views, among the most-watched women’s esports events in North American history. Returned in 2025 at TwitchCon.

A comedic public service announcement and spoof support organization for milk drinkers facing backlash, fronted by Queen Latifah, with a real hotline: 1-888-OK2-MILK. Launched November 2023, the same year as Wood Milk, and cited alongside it by the Wall Street Journal in its account of the milk-labelling dispute.

MilkPEP and GALE built a tongue-in-cheek campaign around the rise of GLP-1 drugs: a $1,000 limited-edition milk gallon by Scott Disick, ‘crafted for discretion, refrigeration, and high-quality protein’. October 2025.

WNBA point guard Skylar Diggins-Smith wore a one-of-a-kind puffer jacket made from 422 grams of protein sourced from real dairy milk, for her final entrance of the regular season, September 2025.

An edutainment special on Roku with Emmy-nominated comedian Vanessa Bayer touring dairy farming. April 2024.

A spot in which a video-game final boss suffers repeated losses to gamers powered by milk. Part of MilkPEP’s push to position milk within the gamer-fuel category. January 2025.
Two limited-edition collaborations with Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar: a Holiday Milk Collection in November 2023 and a Holiday Cookie Cereal in December 2024, both carrying the got milk? mark.
Image: MilkPEP / Milk Bar press photo, PR Newswire, November 2, 2023 (source).

A Fall/Winter 2018 capsule from KITH Treats and the California Milk Processor Board, announced November 2018. It revived the milk mustache with a roster of celebrities and paired them with co-branded apparel carrying tongue-in-cheek renditions of the line — ‘Got Kith?’ and ‘Got Treats?’. KITH Treats is Ronnie Fieg’s cereal-bar concept; the collaboration was covered with a 29-photo gallery.
Named subjects:Seth Rogen, Chrissy Teigen, Joan Smalls, Bobby Flay.
Note the sponsor:this is CMPB, not MilkPEP, and it falls four years after MilkPEP retired the mustache in 2014 — consistent with the campaign continuing in California after the national program ended. Main image: the 2000 px version of the ad.
Trend Hunter, 16 November 2018, referencing Highsnobiety and kith.com.
Named as one of four celebrity subjects in the KITH Treats and California Milk Processor Board Fall/Winter 2018 capsule.
Trend Hunter, 16 November 2018, referencing Highsnobiety and kith.com.
Named as one of four celebrity subjects in the KITH Treats and California Milk Processor Board Fall/Winter 2018 capsule.
Trend Hunter, 16 November 2018, referencing Highsnobiety and kith.com.
Named as one of four celebrity subjects in the KITH Treats and California Milk Processor Board Fall/Winter 2018 capsule.
Trend Hunter, 16 November 2018, referencing Highsnobiety and kith.com.
Box: 'Mary's Moo Moos by Enesco' + 'got milk? Figurine & Plush Set'; plush cow in got milk? milkman cap, milkman-cow figurine. New in box. 9 photos backed up in mytmp_mercari/.
Milk-carton box w/ multiple got milk? logos + checkered-flag racing theme; plush cow w/ milk mustache, racing-cow figurine w/ got milk? trophy. NIB. 5 photos in mytmp_mercari/.
Beanbag cow in red hat + checkered scarf.
Read-verified: 'got milk' embroidered on black belly patch.
Original dairy advertising promo pin.
Political tie-in novelty pin - notable.
National Dairy Council advertising enamel pin.
Full color set of 5 campaign buttons.
Enesco Mary's Moo Moos got milk? button.
got milk? x Girl Scout Cookies 3in round button.
Kitchen bag clips with fridge magnet.
Oreo x got milk? acrylic fridge magnet.
Wisconsin Badgers / dairy chocolate cow magnet.
Oreo x got milk? ceramic mug.
Officially licensed Cal Milk Processor Board mugs.
Cow-spot ceramic pitcher.
Set of 3 drinking glasses.
Oreo x got milk? collectible dish set.
Early campaign promo tee.
Chocolate-milk variant tee.
Made in USA snapback.
Ad-campaign cow/cookies snapback, OSFA.
Winter knit beanie, one size.
Hendrick Motorsports #5 racing cap.
New-old-stock regional dairy promo hat.
Sealed 4in fingerboard keychain.
Squishy cow stress-ball keychains.
Advertising keychain / zipper pull.
Read-verified box: 'got milk? (c)1994 The California Fluid Milk Processor Advisory Board' - the official campaign owner.
Read-verified: Santa-cow in got milk? sleigh, Mary's Moo Moos by Enesco, dated 2001.
Read-verified: the 'milk mustache gear' mail-order catalog (beach towel, milk mustache T-shirt w/ proofs-of-purchase, SMG ad).







Merchandise catalog plus 9 promo booklets w/ 18 milk celebrities.
Rectangular black w/ white letters, promo sticker lot.
Read-verified: got milk?-branded device charging station, 'The Charging Station'.
Promotional yellow plastic cup.
Pair of promotional lanyards.
Read-verified: retail cardboard standee, free locker poster w/ 2-gallon milk purchase, 'Oops!.I Did It Again' era, whymilk.com.
Read-verified genuine: photo shows got milk?(R) hang tag 'squeeze my hand.I talk!' + maker tag (C)1998 My Favorite Company Inc, Venice CA, yakityyak.com, REG NO PA-7996. 9 photos @1600x1600 downloaded. Batteries dead per seller. Merchandise plush, not a print ad. No matching record in still_missing_all.csv / catalog TSVs (those track ads/contests/postcards/winners).
Read-verified genuine: black/white plush cow, white cap embroidered 'got milk?', hang tag 'Mary's Moo Moos ENESCO'. Only 1 seller photo available @1200x1600 (full res). Year not stated on listing (Enesco Mary's Moo Moos plush, late 1990s). Merchandise, not a print ad. No matching DB/catalog record.
Read-verified genuine: blonde girl doll w/ painted milk mustache, denim overalls printed 'got milk?(R)', cow-print hat/cuffs, round got milk?(R) hang tag w/ cookie+cartoon cow. Seller desc: 'Uneeda Doll 2001 Got Milk? Advertising Promo Doll' (missing one sandal). 8 photos downloaded full res; group shot m70490801894_1.jpg. The got milk? doll is the campaign item; other two dolls are unrelated brands. Merchandise, not a print ad. No matching DB/catalog record.
Third-party parody/gag plush, NOT an official MilkPEP-licensed product; got-milk milk-mustache theme only. 8 photos downloaded at 1600x2133 full-res. Read-verified: Meanies Series 2 tag visible, milk mustache sculpted on. Does NOT map to spoof-cracked-117-bessie (that record is a Cracked Magazine parody POSTER par_bessie.jpg, a different object).
Regional stadium/grocery giveaway bobblehead. 8 photos downloaded at 1200x1600. Read-verified: front shows milk mustache + Rainbow Foods Kids' Connection base; photo _5 shows "got milk?" text on back of base. No bobblehead records exist in still_missing_all/catalog.
Jointed mohair teddy bear holding a clear glass of milk, with a round white got milk? chest button and a black diecut hangtag reading got milk? (c) 1999 The California Fluid Milk Processors Advisory Board; Cooperstown Bears woven label and edition number embroidered on the foot pad. Officially licensed got milk? collectible, limited edition (Cooperstown Bears, Buffalo Grove, IL).
Flora Stitcher, a school food-service director, won the MilkPEP "Spotlight On" program and earned her own got milk? advertisement ("Flora was the Director. Milk was the Star."). Part of the annual "Put your story in the spotlight" winner series.
Cecelia Moody, a food-service manager, won the MilkPEP "Spotlight On" program and appeared in her own got milk? ad ("Cecelia Moody knew kids were thirsty for facts"). Part of the "Put your story in the spotlight" winner series.
Jessica Shelly, a school nutrition director, was a March 2012 winner and the 2012 annual "Spotlight On" grand-prize winner, earning her own got milk?/MilkPEP ad ("Leads on nutrition. Stands behind chocolate milk.").
Michelle Milley, cafeteria manager at Saint Jane Frances School in Pasadena, Maryland, was the 2011 "Spotlight On" winner and appeared in her own got milk? ad ("Her students sit down with milk because she took a stand.").
Jake Anderson, strength and conditioning coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa, won the MilkPEP "Spotlight On" program and earned his own got milk? ad ("How Jake Used Milk to Raise the Bar.").
Sherry Kitson was the 2007 "Spotlight On" grand-prize winner, earning her own got milk? ad ("Sherry Kitson got it. Got it. Got it."). Part of the annual "Put your story in the spotlight" winner series.
Anthony Escobar was a 2012 MilkPEP Award winner, recognized in his own got milk?/MilkPEP ad ("Is Anthony Escobar the most Liked man in dairy?").
Cindy Lane was the 2011 MilkPEP Award grand-prize winner, honored in her own got milk?/MilkPEP ad ("From the breakfast line to the finish line, she made the most of MilkPEP").
Tom Murn, president of Answer Vending Company (Bellerose, NY), added milk to his vending machines and was featured in his own MilkPEP "Spotlight On" got milk? ad ("Tom Murn got it."). Footer reads (c)2006 America's Milk Processors.
Kim Lenahan won the 2009 MilkPEP grand-prize award and appeared in her own got milk?/MilkPEP ad ("She didn't just get it. She rocked it.").
JC Montenegro and Hugo Valdez of Hygeia Dairy were recognized as 2007 MilkPEP Award "Milk Mavericks" in their own got milk?/MilkPEP ad.
Enamel pin shaped like a glass of milk reading 'got milk?'. Sold as 'Vintage Got Milk Campaign Enamel Pin'.
Smiling face with 'got milk?' milk-mustache cloud; blue gear border 'Have you had your 3-A-DAY?'.
Same got milk? face pin but with a rotating milk-carton spinner center ('3-A-DAY? Have you had'). Ref A430.
Cow in football uniform wearing a 'got milk?' helmet beside a '3-A-Day Milk Cheese Yogurt For stronger bones' scroll.
Purple pinback button, smiley face with milk-mustache and 'got milk?' logo.
White button, brownie with a bite out of it + 'got milk?'; (c)1997 National Dairy Council & General Mills.
Black rectangular 'got milk?' refrigerator magnet shown with a '3-A-Day Milk Cheese Yogurt' pin.
Lot including multiple black 'got milk?' magnets and cow-print photo-frame magnets.
Photo-frame mouse pad, two glasses of milk, 'got milk?' + nationaldairycouncil.org.
Classic 'got milk?' logo across chest. Colorway variant: white.
Classic 'got milk?' logo tee. Colorway variant: light blue (Hanes).
Classic 'got milk?' logo tee. Colorway variant: red (Hanes Beefy).
'got milk?' logo tee; regional Louisiana Dairy Farmers issue. Colorway variant: olive.
Black tee, three smiling cows over small 'got milk?' logo.
White tee, green shield 'MILK RULES! ROAD TRIP 2002 got milk?'. Rare tour merch.
Gray long-sleeve 'REFUEL with chocolate MILK', back reads 'got chocolate milk?'.
Single-stitch tee, stick figure w/ milk carton, 'WHERE'S YOUR MUSTACHE DUDE?' (Milk Mustache campaign).
Black ribbed long-sleeve, 'got milk?' + KITH logo. Notable modern KITH Treats collab.
Blue tee, three cartoon cows, 'GET MOO-VING WITH MILK' + 'got milk?' logo.
Black crewneck, large 'got milk?' chest logo (Fruit of the Loom).
Black Champion hoodie, 'got kith?' in got-milk lettering. Official KITH Treats x Got Milk collab.
Navy hoodie, front PET oval, BACK reads 'got milk? get PET' (Pet Milk dairy got-milk promo).
Blue cap, Tony the Tiger with 'got milk?' speech bubble + Terry Labonte signature.
White 5-panel Sportcap, large 'got milk?' front, rope detail strapback.
Black bucket hat, embroidered 'got milk?'.
New-old-stock corduroy caps, black and white/black-brim, each with 'got milk?'.
Cow-print knit beanie, 'got milk?' + 'Your Local Dairy Farmers'.
Gray cap, embroidered cow head, 'CROSSROAD FARMS DAIRY' + 'got milk!'.
Denim/tan cap, front 'PARTY OF FIVE', 'got milk?' embroidered on side. FOX show got-milk promo.
Pink baby cap + booties with 'got milk?' hangtag and 'got milk?' on cap.
Black cinch/drawstring bag, large 'got milk?' logo.
Gray padded laptop/briefcase bag, 'got milk?' front logo.
Canvas tote, Warped Tour Long Beach 2025 art + 'BONES LOVE MILK' / 'got milk?'. Modern got-milk activation.
Black sling bag, Kellogg's Racing #5 + small 'got milk?' logo (Terry Labonte).
Black waist pack, pink 'got milk?' logo.
Black mesh V-neck jersey, 'got milk?' across chest.
Black football-style jersey, 'Kellogg's Racing got milk?' chest crest (Terry Labonte #5).
Rubber Holstein-cow keychain, 'got milk?' + dairyspot.com.
Mini license-plate keychain, 'WISCONSIN got milk? America's Dairyland'.
Bucky Badger (Wisconsin mascot) figure keychain with 'got milk?' at base.
Boxed digital wrist watch, 'got milk?' + NBA logo ('All Star Flavor Slam').
Tan leather strap, square gold face, 'got milk?' + NBA logo.
Blue metal front plate, orange 'got milk?' (Florida Dairy Farmers member plate).
Black plastic license-plate frame, white 'got milk?' across top.
Engraved 'got milk?' luggage/travel ID tag.
Black 47-inch golf umbrella, white 'got milk?' logo on panel, wood handle.
Black 'got milk?' bumper sticker (shown applied to a car bumper).
Cow-print plush (cow ears/horns) wearing black "got milk?" shirt.
Mascot bobblehead, green base plaque reads "got milk?" + "TOMMY HAWK". 06/26/2004 SGA.
Soccer bobblehead on green base reading "got milk?" + "LORRIE FAIR".
Washington Freedom #23 bobblehead, base reads "got milk?" + "Skylar Little".
Horse mascot in Wranglers uniform holding milk bottle; green base reads "got milk?" + "WILBUR T. WRANGLER".
MLB matryoshka nesting doll, torso reads "Brewers 23" + "got milk?".
Two cow figurines (checkered flag + racing), shirt/cap read "got milk?". Enesco Mary's Moo Moos.
Cow in dress shaking a milk shaker, apron reads "got milk?", milk bottle at base.
Cow riding motorcycle with milk crates; cap reads "got milk?".
Cartoon cow in Santa hat playing guitar, "well, let's party before yer pasture prime" + "got milk?".
White mug with black cow spots + "got milk?".
Speckled enamel-look camp mugs, one "got milk?", one "Producers" dairy.
White milk-carton-shaped ceramic creamer, front reads "got milk?" (registered).
White ceramic pitcher, "got milk?" (registered). At Home International.
Round wall clock with Superman art + got milk? ad copy "want bones of steel?".
Large vinyl store banner, got milk? logo, Fantastic Four, "Fantastic Pour", bodybymilk.com.
Large vinyl store banner, got milk? logo, Usher, "So chill.", bodybymilk.com.
Vinyl store banner, got milk? logo, Miley Cyrus, "Girl Power. 9 essential nutrients", bodybymilk.com.
Two Britney Spears posters, one "got milk?" w/ milk glass, one "Drink Chocolate Milk. Meet Britney Spears" + got milk?.
Oversized yellow resin display cup reading "got chocolate milk?" (registered).
Sheet of got milk? skate stickers (multiple logo styles, robot, "shake stuff up", whymilk.com).
Packaged "got milk? Scrapbook Stickers" (PB&J, cookies, MOO JUICE, Milk'n Cookies), Creative Imaginations, CMPB licensed.
Got milk? pre-paid phone card mailer w/ Tyra Banks + 3 more (set of 4 got milk? phone cards).
Spider-Man promo calling card, reads "got milk?".
Got milk? lenticular/flicker promo card (milk + baseball/fireworks).
Uncut Marvel got milk promo cards (Hulk/She-Hulk, X-Men/Doom/Cap, Venom/Spider-Man), each "got milk" + "ULTRA RARE CARD!".
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Banquet Homestyle Bakes. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Banquet Homestyle Bakes. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Cheerios & Fat Free Milk. Copyright 1998. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Family Breakfast Favorites!. Copyright 2001. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — General Mills Buy Any 2. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Hershey's Syrup Milk Mixer. Copyright 2000. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Hormel Foods (got milk? got dinner? get savings!). Copyright 1998. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Jimmy Dean Sausage Biscuits. Copyright 2001. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Jimmy Dean Sausage Biscuits. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Keebler Bruce the Shark Offer. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Kellogg's Racing Car & Hauler Set. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Kid's Kitchen Meals. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Lactaid Milk. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Land O'Frost sliced meats. Copyright 2000. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Maxwell House Cafe Cappuccino. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Mott's Fruitsations. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Mott's Fruitsations. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Nestle Toll House cookies. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — PAX TVs Supermarket Sweep. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Pepperidge Farms. Copyright 2000. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Pepperidge Farms. Copyright 2001. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Pepperidge Farms. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Peter Pan & Iron Kids bread. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Slim Fast drink. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Slim Fast drink. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Spider-man CD-ROM Game Offer. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Spider-man CD-ROM Game Offer. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Stouffer's Macaroni & Cheese. Copyright 2002. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — Valassis Look Ahead. Copyright 2003. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
got milk? milk 'supplement' / free-standing newspaper insert coupon ad — What Flavor Is Your Milk Mustache? Milk Shaker order form. Copyright 1999. From a collector’s archive of Milk Mustache coupons and supplements.
Black/white plush cow mouth-puppet, pink nose, 'got milk' embroidered on black belly patch. Distinct brand (Anico) & puppet form vs catalogued embroidered-belly cow (which is the M0 plush).
Floppy B/W plush cow wearing red pointed Santa hat embroidered 'got milk?' in white. Non-MMM promo plush ('2000 GOT MILK? Promo Ad'). Distinct from Mary's Moo Moos Santa plush.
Two MMM plush cows, one red Santa hat 'got milk?', one white chef toque 'got milk?'; both have MM logo on foot pad. Chef-hat plush is a distinct 4th MMM plush design (vs catalogued milkman #549355 & racing #780626 plush).
Jointed BROWN mohair bear with round 'got milk?' chest button. DISTINCT limited-edition colorway/run (ed. of 888) from the catalogued cream/tan mohair bear (ed. of 838).
/rare. Read-verified NIB: box reads 'got milk? Barbie' Special Edition #15121 with cookies logo, cow-print overalls, milk glass + 'special straw for sippin in style'. Officially licensed Mattel got milk? doll.
14in blonde sitting porcelain doll, blue cow-print dress, white eyelet apron printed 'got milk?' + cartoon cows, yellow 'got milk?' mug, COA + necklace. DISTINCT larger doll vs the catalogued 5in Marie Osmond Tiny Tot.
3-piece matryoshka of Milwaukee Braves legends (#44 Hank Aaron, #41, #21) in Braves uniforms, each base reads 'got milk?'. DISTINCT nesting-doll set vs catalogued Rickie Weeks Brewers nesting doll.
Read-verified NIB: got milk? logo box; girl doll w/ painted milk mustache & 'got milk?' overalls PLUS bonus plush cow in 'got milk?' overalls, milk cup, cookie napkin ('wipe her moustache then feed her'). Distinct from catalogued LOOSE Uneeda doll; adds the Uneeda got milk? PLUSH cow.
LEAD/series-confirmed: Washington Freedom #18 GK bobblehead; seller photo crops out base so the 'got milk?' base plaque not directly visible, but it is a documented member of the same WUSA Washington Freedom got milk? bobblehead SGA series as the catalogued Skylar Little (also WUSA got milk?). Title: 'Got Milk Siri Mullinix'.
Milk-carton box 'Mary's Moo Moos by Enesco / got milk? / Christmas Figurine & Plush Set'. Contains Santa-hat 'got milk?' plush cow + the 'Milk Is On Santa's Good List' figurine. NEW boxed set (parallels catalogued #549355 & #780626 sets).
MMM cow in green Christmas outfit with cow-spotted box reading 'got milk?' full of cookies. Distinct figurine.
MMM boy cow with empty milk glass beside cow-spotted cookie jar reading 'got milk?'. Distinct figurine (companion to #645796).
MMM girl cow in floral dress holding milk bottle beside a milk box reading 'got milk?'. Distinct figurine (companion to #645788).
MMM cow opening a wrapped gift (milk-carton box 'got milk?') on blue 'got milk?'-printed wrapping paper. Distinct figurine.
MMM pit-crew cow wearing 'got milk?' cap, holding milk glass, next to a racing tire reading 'got milk?'. Distinct racing-series figurine (vs catalogued 'Lap It Up To The Finish!').
MMM Santa-cow holding milk glass with burlap sack reading 'got milk?'. This is the figurine included in Christmas set #728764; also sold standalone. Distinct from catalogued 2001 'You Better Watch' Santa-in-sleigh.
FLAGGED / borderline: Harmony Kingdom 'Original Box Figurine' officially TITLED 'Got Milk' (per COA card), a humorous cow sculpture. References the campaign but bears NO trademark got milk? logo / milk-mustache. Third-party art piece (like the Meanies parody), not a CMPB/MilkPEP-licensed product.
Read-verified box: 'got milk?(R) The Snack Matching Card Game for ages 6 and up, 2-5 players', G2 Games. Official CMPB-licensed got milk? game. NEW category (no game in prior catalogs).
Read-verified cover: 'THE MILK MUSTACHE BOOK - A behind-the-scenes look at America's favorite advertising campaign' (Ballantine 1998). Celebrity milk-mustache grid. NEW.
Read-verified: black foam beverage koozie/can cooler, white 'got milk?(R)' logo. NEW type (no koozie in prior catalog).
Read-verified: '1999 MILK MUSTACHE celebrity calendar / got milk?' promo (John Elway #7, Tyra Banks). 'Free with purchase of 2 gallons of milk, includes coupons worth over $40'. NEW type.
Read-verified NIB: Road Rippers Motorized 'Big Rig Hauler', chrome tanker + cab printed 'got milk?', lights/sounds. Licensed got milk? toy truck. NEW type.
Read-verified: full-size Spalding NBA basketball printed 'CHOCOLATE got milk?(R)' with chocolate-splat art + NBA logo. Official NBA x got milk? promo. NEW type.
Read-verified: black wood pencil, white 'got milk?' logo, eraser. NEW type (stationery).
Read-verified: 4 celebrity milk-mustache collector cards (Conan O'Brien, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Neve Campbell, Tyra Banks) from 'Club Milk'. DISTINCT from catalogued Marvel promo trading cards.
Read-verified: white milk-carton-shaped ceramic cookie jar, embossed 'got milk?(R)'. At Home International. NEW type.
Read-verified: cylinder ceramic cookie jar wrapped with a giant chocolate-chip cookie photo + 'got milk?'. At Home International. NEW distinct cookie jar.
Read-verified: cow-print NASCAR-style #1 race-car ceramic cookie jar, multiple 'got milk?' logos, Enesco / Mary's Moo Moos. NEW distinct cookie jar.
Read-verified: white ceramic cookie jar with Oreo cookie photo + 'got milk?'. CMPB/Oreo. NEW distinct (catalog had Oreo mug/dish/magnet, not cookie jar).
Read-verified (zoom): basketball-textured zip bag embossed 'ALL STAR FLAVOR SLAM / NBA got milk?' with mesh bottle pocket. From the got milk? NBA All-Star Flavor Slam promo. NEW type.
Read-verified: clear glass milk bottle w/ black slotted lid, vertical 'got milk?(R)' print. Coin/change bank. NEW type.
Read-verified: cow-print milk-carton ceramic bank, embossed 'moola', 'got milk?' logo + cartoon cow. NEW type (coin bank bearing got milk? logo).
Read-verified: mouth-blown glass ornament shaped like a bitten chocolate-chip cookie; bite reveals white area printed 'got milk?'. NEW type.
Read-verified box label: '5 Terry Labonte(R) Kellogg's / got milk?(R) #TL3B205KE', Team Caliber Owners Bank, 1:24 die-cast. got milk? paint scheme. NEW type (die-cast car bank). The item number TL3B205KE marks the Team Caliber Owners Bank. The 2003 Kellogg's / got milk? #5 Monte Carlo was also sold as a 1,500-piece Owners Series car, TL3O205GM, with the same paint scheme; photos of the loose car online are of that version, not the bank.
Read-verified: white cow-print dish towel, red 'got milk?' logo x2, '(c)2000 CMPB' (official California Milk Processor Board). NEW type.
Read-verified: white terry kitchen towel, cartoon cow amid chocolate-chip cookies, red 'got milk?(R)' + checkerboard border, with 'got milk?' hangtag. DISTINCT design from cow-print towel. NEW.
Read-verified: white terry sport/rally towel, 'REFUEL' over 'got chocolate milk?(TM)'. NEW type.
Read-verified: sealed white box deck, black 'got milk?(TM)' logo. Advertising promo playing cards. NEW type.
Read-verified carded: Mattel Hot Wheels 1998 First Editions #10 of 40 'Dairy Delivery', white van with 'GOT MILK?' graffiti graphic. NEW type (Hot Wheels die-cast).
Read-verified: cow-print cardstock milk carton, 'got milk?(R)', bottom text 'used under license from the California Milk Processor Advisory Board'. Play-food/promo carton. NEW type.
Read-verified: The History Factory 'Business All-Stars' bobblehead of Samuel Slater opening his coat to reveal 'got milk?' on his shirt. Unusual corporate/history got milk? bobblehead. DISTINCT from catalogued SGA sports bobbleheads.
Read-verified: large vinyl store banner, gymnast Shawn Johnson holding milk glass, 'Perfect Balance', got milk? logo, bodybymilk.com. DISTINCT celebrity POS banner (vs catalogued Fantastic Four/Usher/Miley banners).
Read-verified: #5 Monte Carlo diecast, hood reads 'Kellogg's got milk?' with Finding Nemo (Dory/Nemo) movie art. Distinct got milk? movie tie-in paint scheme (vs the plain got milk? owners bank). NEW distinct diecast.
Read-verified: set of frosted drinking glasses with bitten chocolate-chip cookie graphic + 'got milk?' logo (made in Brazil). DISTINCT design from catalogued 'glasses set of 3'. NEW.
Read-verified: black Cambro Camtray cafeteria lunch tray, white 'got milk?(R)' logo. School-lunch promotional. NEW type.
Read-verified: black V-neck nylon windshirt/pullover (LA Loving), embroidered 'got milk?(R)' on chest. NEW apparel type (windbreaker/pullover).
Read-verified: red fleece vest, white embroidered 'got milk?' logo on chest. NEW apparel type (fleece vest).
Read-verified: blue/white striped infant sleeper gown; neck label reads 'got milk?(R)'. NEW type (infant sleepwear; distinct from catalogued infant cap & booties).
Verified: rectangular tin, 'got milk?(R) Chocolate Chip Cookies / Legend Dairy Cows / Happy Hollydays / The Ones to Chews for the Holidays', NET WT 8 OZ. Official licensed got milk? holiday cookie tin. NEW type (no cookie tin in catalog).
Verified: Ceaco 550-pc jigsaw, Snap/Crackle/Pop over Rice Krispies bowl, large 'got milk?' logo, '550 piece jigsaw puzzle' 24x18. NEW type.
Verified: pink fleece baby blanket, embroidered 'got milk?(R)' with whip-stitch edge. NEW type (baby blanket).
Verified box: 'FAMILY EXPRESS The MOOOO! Truck / 4400 International Delivery Truck', got milk? logo, First Gear 1:34 diecast metal replica. NEW distinct diecast.
Verified: Jada 'Road Rigz' Peterbilt 379 semi tractor-trailer, 'got milk?' on trailer. NEW distinct diecast.
Verified: multi-color neon promo pencils each printed 'got milk?'. Distinct colorway/lot vs the single black pencil catalogued last round.
Verified: frosted plastic cups printed 'got milk? get OREO' with Oreo logo. Kroger promo. NEW distinct (catalogued Oreo items were ceramic dish set/mug/jar/magnet).
Verified: giant vinyl POS banner, Taylor Swift, 'Swift Pick.', got milk? logo, bodybymilk.com. NEW distinct celebrity banner.
Verified card: 'Kellogg's Racing got milk? / Limited Edition Special Racecars 1:43 / #5' w/ Tony the Tiger. NEW distinct diecast.
Verified: large blue Kellogg's Racing #5 got milk? tractor-trailer hauler toy (Tony the Tiger). NEW distinct (large toy hauler; separate from the 1:64 diecast transporter).
Verified: white 'got milk?' mug on chocolate-chip-cookie border with 3-D Cookie Monster plush figure (Applause). NEW distinct tie-in mug.
Verified: GoCard rack postcard, 'MILK Where's your mustache?' / whymilk.com, Daisy Fuentes 1997 (Nationwide Postcard Advertising). NEW distinct promotional postcard. The reverse of the card carries the Ciaocito copy, the MILK “Where’s your mustache?” line and the GoCard Nationwide Postcard Advertising imprint.
Verified: white tee with 'MILK MUSTACHE FAME GAME' star logo. Distinct Milk Mustache promo tee (Fame Game contest).
Verified: large (30x23) got milk? Jeff Gordon NASCAR subway-station poster/display, autographed image, got milk? logo. NEW distinct NASCAR POS piece.
Verified: Micro Machines chrome tanker semi with 'got milk?' on green panel (Galoob 1999). NEW distinct micro-scale vehicle.
Verified: uncut sheet of 'MILK Where's your mustache?' MLB cards (A-Rod, Nomar, Pettitte, Erstad, Kendall, Guerrero, Rolen, Tony Clark) + 'Milk Mustache Trading Cards'. NEW distinct card set.
Verified: 'JULY-DECEMBER 1999 MILK MUSTACHE PROMO KIT / got milk?' folder with celebrity photo cards (Rugrats etc.). NEW distinct promo kit.
Verified: set of 8 hard-plastic bowls, cow-splat + got milk?/Kellogg's #5 Terry Labonte NASCAR graphics. NEW type (cereal bowls).
Verified: Topps 1998 'MILK Where's your mustache?' NBA card uncut sheet (Reggie Miller, Tim Hardaway, Grant Hill, etc.) + 'Milk Mustache Trading Cards'. NEW distinct card set.
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Reggie Bush (Saints), 'Fuel up. Milk's nutrients help you fuel up to play 60.' got milk? logo. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: GoCard promotional postcard, Spike Lee with milk mustache. NEW distinct celebrity postcard.
Verified: promotional postcard, Eddie & Alex Van Halen with milk mustaches. NEW distinct celebrity postcard.
Verified: ceramic pitcher with giant Oreo-cookie graphic + 'got milk?' logo, 1999 CMPB. NEW distinct (Oreo-line pitcher; catalog Oreo items were dish set/mug/jar/magnet).
Verified: two white plates each with whole+bitten Oreo graphic and 'got milk?' logo, 1999. NEW distinct (standalone Oreo plate pair).
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Deron Williams (Jazz), 'High Score.' got milk? logo, bodybymilk.com. NEW distinct banner.
Verified carded: Hot Wheels 1998 First Editions Dairy Delivery in YELLOW with 'GOT MILK?' graphic. Distinct color variant vs the catalogued white #10/40.
Verified: Jada Dub City Divco-style delivery truck, black roof/white body, large 'got milk?' logo. NEW distinct diecast.
Verified: 1:64 diecast Kellogg's #5 got milk? transporter (hauler) with race car. Distinct from the large plastic toy hauler. NEW distinct diecast set.
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Bridget Mendler w/ puppies, 'Fetching. Look and feel your best with lowfat milk.' got milk? logo. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: white erasers printed 'got milk?(R)'. NEW type (eraser).
Verified: black canvas tote with large white 'got milk?(R)' logo. Distinct from catalogued Vans tote/cinch/laptop bags.
Verified: lenticular promo poster, SpongeBob & Patrick w/ chocolate-milk mustaches, 'CHOCOLATE got milk?' 2001. Distinct from the catalogued lenticular flicker card.
Verified: At Home Intl novelty set - plates with photoreal chocolate-chip cookies + plastic cups, each 'got milk?'. NEW distinct (cookie-design plastic tableware).
Verified cover: 'got milk?(R) the cookie book', Peggy Cullen, photos by Rita Maas. NEW distinct book (cookbook; catalog had campaign books, not this).
Verified: white tee, 'got milk?' with Cookie Monster hugging chocolate-chip cookies (Changes, Made in USA). NEW distinct tie-in tee.
Verified: melamine serving tray with photoreal bitten PB&J sandwich + 'got milk?' logo, At Home Intl 1999. NEW type (serving tray).
Verified: 3 plates w/ photoreal foods spelling 'got milk?' (snack cake 'milk?', PB&J, pancakes). NEW distinct plastic plate set (distinct designs from the cookie set).
Verified: folded cardstock photo holder, 'got milk?(R)' + whymilk.com, Polaroid opening 2.75x3.5. NEW type (promotional photo holder).
Verified: Sony DVP-NS325 DVD player with 'got milk?(R)' printed on the faceplate. Rare branded-electronics promo premium. NEW type.
Verified: white toothbrush printed 'got milk?' in original package. NEW type (toothbrush).
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Alex Rodriguez, 'Blast by AROD. Body by milk.' got milk? logo, bodybymilk.com. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: large vinyl banner, Jason Kidd, 'Play big. Milk has 9 essential nutrients active bodies need.' got milk? logo. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Serena Williams, 'Serve by Serena. Body by milk.' got milk? logo. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: vinyl POS banner, Tom Brady, 'Score every time.' got milk? logo, 'Milk has 9 essential nutrients'. NEW distinct banner.
Verified: jumbo hanging vinyl banner/tarp, Tony Hawk skateboarding, 'Break records. Not bones.' got milk? logo. NEW distinct banner.
Read-verified: blue JH Design NASCAR jacket, embroidered 'Kellogg's' + 'got milk?' on front, Terry Labonte #5, Cheez-It/Quaker State/GMAC patches. NEW type (no jacket in prior catalogs).
Read-verified: Enesco Mary's Moo Moos resin cow dressed as a milkman, hat reads 'got milk?', holds milk bottle + milk crate. Distinct from prior MMM figurines (racing/motorcycle/#1 car).
Read-verified: round embossed cookie tin, 'got milk?' logo + glass of milk, 'Classic Butter & Chocolate', 12 oz. Modern licensed got milk? branded snack product. NEW category (branded food tin).
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): life-size cardboard standee of Tony the Tiger in Kellogg's #5 racing suit, 'Kellogg's Racing got milk?' banner + 'got milk?' on suit. NEW standee (only Britney catalogued).
Read-verified: white click pens with black 'got milk?(TM)' imprint (BIC-style). Distinct from catalogued promotional pencil. NEW type (pen).
Read-verified: navy fleece ear-warmer headband, embroidered 'got ^chocolate milk?' with registered logo. NEW apparel type (ear-warmer/headband).
Read-verified: Action Collectables 1:24 Limited Edition Chevy Monte Carlo, 'got milk?' + Tony the Tiger livery, #5 Terry Labonte. Distinct scale/maker vs catalogued 1:43 carded & Team Caliber bank.
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): HO/1:64-style slot car, blue/orange #5 Monte Carlo, 'got milk?' on rear quarter + Tony the Tiger graphics. NEW toy type (slot car).
Read-verified: tall cylindrical tin, 'got milk?' logo on lid + body, 'Crispy Wafer Spirals Cookies & Cream', 14 oz. Distinct SKU from butter-cookies round tin. Modern licensed got milk? snack.
Read-verified: Pikachu w/ milk mustache, 'Milk Power.' + 'got milk?' logo, 2000 America's Dairy Farmers & Milk Processors / Nintendo. NEW character promo poster.
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): KISS band in makeup, 'Lick it up.' + 'got milk?' logo, KISS (C)1999 National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. NEW celebrity promo poster.
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): Powerpuff Girls w/ milk mustaches, 'Powerpuff power.' + 'got milk?' logo, 2001 America's Dairy Farmers & Milk Processors / Cartoon Network. NEW character promo poster.
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): rubber cow antenna topper holding a 'got milk?' cup. NEW novelty type (antenna topper).
Read-verified: Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Tiny Tot doll, white pinafore embroidered 'got milk?' with 3-a-Day cow face. NEW doll (distinct from Cabbage Patch / Barbie).
Read-verified: ceramic cow-shaped cookie jar holding a yellow 'got milk?' tag + cookies. Distinct from catalogued milk-carton / choc-chip / Oreo / MMM cookie jars.
Read-verified: individually boxed 'got milk?' drinking glasses, box + glass printed 'got milk?' / 'LEGEND DAIRY'. Distinct glassware from catalogued sets.
Read-verified: General Mills Trix box, Trix Rabbit w/ milk mustache holding cereal bowl, 'got milk?' logo. Part of 2021 General Mills x got milk? Milk Mustache cereal-box collab. NEW brand tie-in packaging.
Read-verified: metal advertising tin sign, Holstein cow w/ milk carton, 'GOT MILK?' text. NEW signage type (decorative tin sign).
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): set of 4 die-cut food magnets each w/ 'got milk?' - pancakes, PB&J sandwich, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate-chip cookie. Distinct food-shaped magnet set.
Read-verified: boxed 'got milk?' 3-piece kid's set - white plate, bowl, tumbler each w/ 'got milk?' logo. Distinct from catalogued cookie/PB&J plate sets.
Read-verified: clear glass milk bottle printed w/ cupid 'Legend Dairy' cow, heart, 'You Are Legend Dairy' + 'got milk?' logo (Valentine). Distinct from Stan Pak coin-bank bottle.
Read-verified: Enesco Mary's Moo Moos oval 3-D plaque, Santa cow in sleigh w/ 'got milk?' scrolls, 2001, 'You butter watch oat!.'. NEW MMM item type (wall plaque).
Read-verified: round yellow tin, 'got milk?' logo + glass of milk, 'Classic Butter Cookies', Traditional Danish Style, 12 oz. Distinct SKU from teal butter+chocolate tin. Modern licensed got milk? snack.
Read-verified (WorthPoint canvas): rubber smiley-face fobs (yellow/blue) with white milk-mustache smile, on zipper clips - the campaign milk-mustache smiley motif (matches catalogued got milk? smiley buttons). Distinct keychain/zipper-pull design.
Read-verified: resin Holstein-cow hanging ornament, 'GOT MILK?' on body spot, dangling 'FRESH MILK' bottle crate. Distinct from catalogued blown-glass cookie ornament.
Green smiley face w/ milk-moustache + 'got milk?®' text. Branding confirmed.
Purple color variant of the same got milk? smiley button. Branding confirmed. Color variant per keep-all-versions.
MilkPEP press kit: got milk? folder w/ celeb faces (LeAnn Rimes, Vanessa Williams, Spike Lee, Simpsons), Aug-1998 Tucson press releases + Milk Mustache Mobile truck photo. Branding confirmed.
Set of 6 white milk-bottle shakers printed 'The Great MILK MUSTACHE MAKER' w/ cartoon kids/MOO graphics. Milk-Mustache branding (NOT the got milk? logo) — verify it's official MilkPEP before integrating.
'1 BABY BIB & BOTTLE For Half Pints — got milk?' by Legend Dairy, cow-print bottle, milk-carton box. Branding confirmed.
Blue plush fleece baby blanket w/ embroidered 'got milk?®' logo + baby-bottle applique. Branding confirmed.
Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (“Magic Crystals”) magazine ad from the late-1950s / c.1960 — a child (boy) with a milk mustache and the line “This is the one that’s delicious for drinking!”. One of the pre-“got milk?” milk-mustache precursors preserved in the collector’s OtherMilk archive; exact issue and year to be confirmed.
This is the Instant that's delicious for drinking!
Carnation "Magic Crystals" burst into fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly—for as little as 8¢ a quart!
Carnation "Magic Crystals" mix instantly in ice-cold water to give you fresh flavor nonfat milk. Naturally refreshing, delicious. Rich in all the natural protein, calcium and B-vitamins of freshest whole milk, yet low in calories. Perfect for cooking—no special recipes needed. And "Magic Crystals" whip—for use in recipes…or as luscious topping with 2/3 less calories than whipped cream for only 1¢ a serving. Directions on package.
CHOCOLATE FLAVOR INSTANT NONFAT DRY MILK TOO! New Carnation Instant Chocolate Drink for delicious hot cocoa. Mix with piping hot water for rich cocoa with no milk boil-overs, no messy pots to wash. Makes delicious cold chocolate drink, too—mixes instantly in ice-cold water.
MIXES INSTANTLY: Only Carnation "Magic Crystals" mix instantly and completely in ice-cold water, with a light stir. No lumps, no left-over paste in the glass.
3-Qt., 8-Qt., and new 14-Qt. Sizes
Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (“Magic Crystals”) magazine ad from the late-1950s / c.1960 — a child (boy) with a milk mustache and the line “This is the Instant that’s delicious for drinking!”. One of the pre-“got milk?” milk-mustache precursors preserved in the collector’s OtherMilk archive. Full-page ad; the owner's copy, scanned in four overlapping passes and joined. Full-page ad; the owner's copy, scanned in four overlapping passes and joined.
Placement: LIFE, February 2, 1959 (Vol. 46, No. 5) (source).
A second, much smaller scan of the same ad (with the facing leaflet page) was earlier listed as a separate record; it came from the collector's OtherMilk archive and has been merged into this one.
Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (“Magic Crystals”) magazine ad from the late-1950s / c.1960 — a child (boy) with a milk mustache and the line “This is the one that’s delicious for drinking!”. One of the pre-“got milk?” milk-mustache precursors preserved in the collector’s OtherMilk archive; exact issue and year to be confirmed.
Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (“Magic Crystals”) magazine ad from the late-1950s / c.1960 — a child (boy) with a milk mustache and the line “This is the one that’s delicious for drinking!”. One of the pre-“got milk?” milk-mustache precursors preserved in the collector’s OtherMilk archive; exact issue and year to be confirmed.
Mentalist Derren Brown for the Scottish “Milk. The White Stuff.” milk-moustache campaign — “Unlock the power within” / “Powerful stuff.” Recovered from the campaign’s own site milkmoustache.com (Internet Archive capture, c.2006–2007).
Children’s-TV presenters Dick & Dom for the Scottish “Milk. The White Stuff.” milk-moustache campaign — “Ideal for every Dom, Dick or Harry” / “More energy than you can poke a stick at.” Recovered from milkmoustache.com (Internet Archive, c.2006–2007).
Full-page press ad. “A real milk smoothie, Martin knows that calcium and protein in milk protect HIS PEARLY WHITES. Now that’s something to smile about.” With the healthy living logo and the 98% fat free semi-skimmed glass. Scan from a UK seller of the original page.
Full-page press ad. “Semi-skimmed milk is cool, tasty and 98% FAT FREE, which makes it the perfect housemate.” The housemate line refers to Hutton winning Big Brother in August 2005. Funded by the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company (Arla Foods, Graham’s Dairies, Mitchells Dairies, Scottish Milk Dairies and Robert Wiseman Dairies) with the Milk Development Council. Scan from a UK seller of the original page.
A “Milk. The White Stuff.” milk-moustache execution featuring the campaign character/personality the site’s source gallery labels “Steve” — “C’mon get fresh” / “How about it?”. Recovered from milkmoustache.com (Internet Archive, c.2006–2007); exact identity per the campaign’s own filenames.
Cow-spot quilted oven mitt w/ got milk? in green; no oven mitt previously catalogued.
Blue longboard deck, TruMoo + got milk? branding; standout.
Purity dairy carton w/ Hulk got milk? Marvel promo panel.
Purity dairy carton w/ Spider-Man got milk? Marvel promo panel.
Two got milk? shelf danglers, Orioles mascot & Cal Ripken; 10.5in.
Gray/black backpack w/ embroidered got milk?; no backpack previously catalogued.
Igloo backpack cooler, NBA Nothin' but Flavor + got milk? choc-milk promo; standout.
Ceramic plate w/ coffee cup + Times 'GOT MILK?' newspaper design; CMPB.
Two snap hair clips on black got milk? card, dead stock.
Black/white shopping bag, cartoon cow, got milk? Where's your mustache?.
49x64cm store poster, Superman + got milk?; distinct from catalogued Superman clock.
Modern got milk? promo magnet, milk-drinker + US flag.
Large WWF The Rock got milk? milk-mustache store display.
Peanuts characters got milk? temporary tattoo set, HTF.
White cropped tee, flocked GOT MILK? letters; distinct women's cut, USA made.
Red mug w/ white got milk? logo; new colorway.
KISS in makeup, got chocolate milk?; distinct from catalogued 'Lick it up' got milk? KISS poster.
Tan/black duffle, CHOCOLATE got milk? print; distinct from All-Star Flavor Slam ball bag.
Modern got milk?-licensed waffle cone snack packaging (3-pack).
Black tee, Trix Rabbit w/ milk & cereal + got milk?; distinct from catalogued Trix cereal box.
White plastic handled tray w/ coffee cup + newspaper GOT MILK? art.
Kleine Kinder 8oz cow-print baby bottle w/ got milk? box; distinct from Legend Dairy bib/bottle set.
Kellogg's Gators championship box w/ Urban Meyer + got milk? logo, unopened.
Kellogg's cereal promo Spider-Man PC game; disc bears got milk? + Kellogg's + Activision.
Milk-can-shaped tin, cartoon Holstein drinking milk, got milk? (CMPB); distinct design.
Behind-the-scenes account of the got milk? campaign by Jeff Manning — executive director of the California Milk Processor Board and the campaign's creator (Prima Lifestyles, Oct 1999, ISBN 0-7615-1801-0). Landscape-format black cover.
Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) for the Scottish “Milk. The White Stuff.” milk-moustache campaign — “Bean there. Drunk it.” Recovered from the campaign's own site milkmoustache.com (Internet Archive, c.2007).
Silk Canada (Dairy Farmers of Canada / Silk Nextmilk) 2024 “Plant-based has never tasted so good” plant-moustache campaign — the recovered hi-res campaign cast photography (group hero + OOH billboard) featuring Chris Boucher and a hired cast in plant-milk moustaches. The campaign’s influencers (David Rocco, Varda Étienne, Étienne Boulay, Ania Boniecka, Krista London) posted product stories and did not wear the moustache. Source: grenier.qc.ca (Quebec ad trade).
Green foam stress ball, smiley face with white milk-mustache; got milk? Y2K advertising premium. NEW type (catalog has smiley buttons/zipper-pull but no stress ball).
Clear resin dome desk clip on wire stem, 'got milk?' logo + tiny white cow embedded. NEW type.
Rubber basketball-shaped desk clock; dial reads Howard Miller + got milk? + 'Nothin' but Flavor' + NBA logo. NEW (catalog Superman wall clock only).
Metal ice cream scoop, white handle printed 'got milk?(R)'. Diversified Advertising promo. NEW kitchen category.
Black pique polo, embroidered white 'got milk?(R)' chest, LA Loving label, 100% cotton. NEW apparel type (catalog has tees/hoodies, no polo).
Black UA duffel, 'REFUEL | got chocolate milk?(TM)' print. NEW (distinct from catalog Spalding choc-milk duffle).
Black Ogio backpack w/ built-in audio pocket, 'REFUEL got chocolate milk?(R)' print. NEW.
Brown Bella tank, 'REFUEL got chocolate milk?(R)' print. NEW apparel type.
Orange/black full-zip cycling jersey jacket, large 'REFUEL got chocolate milk?(TM)' chest. NEW.
Vinyl POS banner, got milk? logo, Carrie Underwood w/ guitar + milk mustache, bodybymilk.com. NEW banner subject.
Vinyl POS banner, got milk? logo, Laila Ali w/ milk mustache, bodybymilk.com. NEW banner subject.
Marie Osmond porcelain toddler doll, brown gingham dress w/ embroidered 'got chocolate milk?(R)' pocket + cow graphic. NEW (catalog has got milk? Marie Osmond dolls, not choc-milk).
Stadium giveaway matryoshka set, 4 Brewers players, 'got milk?(R)' + Wisconsin Cheese. NEW (distinct from single Rickie Weeks doll already catalogued).
Double-wall Rangers tumbler w/ straw, Rangers 'T' + 'got chocolate milk?'. NEW sports-team drinkware.
Ertl Collectibles diecast delivery van bank, 'got milk?(R)' REAL seal, '1996 Pennsylvania State Farm Show', Limited Edition. NEW.
Chunky cartoon-style press-and-go #5 car, Kellogg's + 'got milk?(R)' w/ cow, Hendrick Motorsports. NEW toy type (catalog has diecast/slot/hauler only).
Black reusable stadium cup, white 'got milk?(R)'. NEW (distinct from catalog yellow cup / OREO cups).
Licensed got milk?(R) mini waffle cones snack, Chocolate Hazelnut flavor. NEW flavor SKU (catalog has strawberry only).
Set of 4 ceramic coasters w/ classic got milk? ad art (Times/coffee, pancakes, cupcakes, Oreo). NEW houseware category.
Licensed got milk?(R) mini waffle cones snack, Cookies & Cream flavor. NEW flavor SKU.
Blue crewneck, Santa-suited milk mascot w/ cookies+milk by Christmas tree, red 'GOT MILK?' graffiti text. NEW holiday apparel.
Full-page Milk Life x Team USA 'Proud Sponsor' ad. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark (top-right + bottom center), Olympic rings + US flag, Leyva holding two Rio 2016 silver medals in Team USA/Nike jacket, milk-splash glass, 'milklife.com | 8 oz milk = 8g protein'.
Second, distinct Leyva execution. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark x2, Olympic rings + US flag 'Proud Sponsor', Leyva inverted on high bar inside milk-splash ring, credit 'DANELL LEYVA, World Champion and U.S. Olympic Medalist', milk-splash glass. Different image/tagline from milklife-001.
Launch-year (2014) 'What 8 grams of protein looks like.' series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, milk-splash ribbon around breakdancer, milk-splash glass, 'Start your day with the power of protein.', 'milklife.com', (c)2014 America's Milk Processors.
2014 series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, player mid-dunk under hoop with milk-splash arc, milk-splash glass, 'Boost your breakfast with the power of protein.', 'milklife.com'.
2014 series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, leaping girl with guitar ringed by milk splash, band behind, milk-splash glass, 'Start your day with the power of protein.', 'milklife.com'. Cleaner flatbed scan kept (a wood-table dupe was discarded).
2014 series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, girl in pink swimsuit jumping off diving board with milk-splash angel wings, milk-splash glass, 'Start your day with the power of protein.', 'milklife.com'.
2014 series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, boy mid-leap with milk-splash cape, milk-splash glass, 'Start your day with the power of protein.', 'milklife.com'. Shares hero photo with milklife-008 but different tagline/layout = distinct published ad.
2015 value-message execution. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark on green band, boy w/ milk-splash cape, milk-splash glass, 'About 25 cents for an 8-ounce glass.8 grams of high quality protein', 'Start every day with the power of protein.', (c)2015 America's Milk Companies. Distinct from milklife-007 (different tagline/body/branding block).
2017 'MILK + BREAKFAST / MorningProtein' execution. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, 'MILK [+ BREAKFAST]' lockup, glass of milk + bunny oatmeal, 'MilkLife.com/MorningProtein', (c)2017 America's Milk Companies. Distinct.
2017 'Farm to Glass' series. Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, 'REAL MILK FARM FRESH' cow-head seal, glass jar of milk, 'milklife.com/farmtoglass', (c)2017 America's Milk Companies. Distinct.
2017 'Farm to Glass' series (companion to milklife-010). Visible in the ad: 'milk life' wordmark, 'REAL MILK FARM FRESH' seal, milk jar with straw + PB&J, 'milklife.com/farmtoglass', 'Fortified with vitamins A and D', (c)2017. Distinct.
Mattel Special Edition #22965 huggable soft-bodied Barbie in pajamas holding a miniature 'got milk?' milk carton with a Honey Nut Cheerios box; the box carries a 'got milk? Poster Featuring Barbie' offer burst. New got milk? cross-promotion, distinct from the cataloged got milk? Barbie #15121/#15122.
Large vinyl POS banner of NBA star Tracy McGrady dunking with a milk mustache, 'Drain it.' headline, got milk? logo and whymilk.com. New athlete subject not among the cataloged banners (Kidd, Bush, Serena, A-Rod, etc.).
Body by Milk vinyl banner of singer Jordin Sparks holding a glass with milk mustache, 'Set off Sparks.' copy, got milk? logo and bodybymilk.com. New celebrity subject not in catalog.
Body by Milk vinyl banner of the band The All-American Rejects, 'Dairy Little Secret.' headline, got milk? logo and bodybymilk.com. New band subject; distinct from the cataloged AAR item set.
Danbury Mint porcelain Cabbage Patch Kid in cow-print overalls embroidered 'got milk?', holding a cookie and a milk carton; the certificate reads 'got milk? is a registered trademark of the California Milk Processor Board.' New licensed doll line distinct from the Marie Osmond, Uneeda and Barbie got milk? dolls in the catalog.
White Maisto open-wheel Formula 1 promo car with 'got milk?' printed on the sidepod, paired with a blue rip-cord launcher. New diecast maker and vehicle type; catalog has Hot Wheels/Jada/Micro Machines/First Gear/Road Rippers but no Maisto F1.
Woven tapestry throw (about 60x46 in) of Labonte's #5 Monte Carlo with Tony the Tiger and a 'got milk?' speech bubble, 'LABONTE' and his signature over a US-flag ground. New soft-goods item type for the Kellogg's/got milk? NASCAR program (catalog had diecast, apparel, bowls but no blanket).
Body by Milk vinyl banner of Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, 'Full blast.' headline, got milk? logo and facebook.com/bodybymilk. New athlete subject not in catalog.
Fuel-Up-era vinyl banner of Ravens #27 Ray Rice with a milk mustache and glass of milk, NFLPA logo and got milk? logo, 'Protein Keeps You Running.' New NFL subject not among the cataloged banners.
Body by Milk vinyl banner of NBA's Vince Carter with milk mustache and basketball, 'Offense by Vince. Body by milk.', got milk? logo and bodybymilk.com. New athlete subject.
Tall height-chart poster (72x36) of the Wisconsin Badgers mascot Bucky holding chocolate milk, marked 'got chocolate milk?' with 'Badger Your Parents for Chocolate Milk!' New format and distinct from the cataloged Bucky Badger got milk keychain and cow magnet.
Ceaco 550-piece jigsaw of Sesame Street's Cookie Monster amid chocolate-chip cookies under the 'got milk?' logo; box credits the California Milk Processor Board and The Jim Henson Company. New puzzle subject (catalog had only the Rice Krispies Ceaco puzzle).
Ceaco 550-piece jigsaw (No. 2328-1) of a necktie-wearing gingerbread man with a bitten-off head under the 'got milk?' logo. New puzzle subject distinct from other cataloged puzzles.
Ceaco 550-piece jigsaw of three kittens looking up under the 'got milk?' logo. New puzzle subject distinct from the Cookie Monster, Gingerbread Man and Rice Krispies puzzles.
Licensed 'got milk?' snack: a 17 oz box of 30 individually-wrapped chocolate cream wafer rolls with the got milk? logo on the front and side panels. New food SKU distinct from the cataloged cookies-&-cream Wafer Spirals tin and the mini waffle cones.
White lidded Aladdin insulated plastic travel mug with a black 'got milk?' wordmark and the red REAL dairy seal. New drinkware type (lidded travel mug/tumbler) versus the ceramic mugs and plastic cups already cataloged.
Maisto Tonka diecast dairy truck with a milk-bottle-crate bed labeled lowfat/nonfat/soy/skim/whole/1% and a 'got milk?' logo, on a red 'Tonka Dairy' cab. New diecast maker/vehicle not in catalog (distinct from Hot Wheels Dairy Delivery, Jada, Micro Machines, First Gear).
White plastic flying disc with a black center hub carrying the 'got milk?' logo (retail promo, Michaels Stores barcode, ATCM-compliant). New color variant distinct from the cataloged black got milk? flying disc.
Small black rectangular illuminated store sign with raised white 'got milk?' letters under a clear lens (early 1993 campaign point-of-sale piece). New item type; catalog had only a cow tin sign, no light-up/store display sign.
White Jerzees tee whose front graphic shows the 'got milk?' logo over a '3v3 soccer shootout' soccer-ball crest, MLS logo and 'Cedar Rapids, IA June 8-9, 2002.' New event tee distinct from the cataloged Milk Rules Road Trip and other got milk? shirts.
Card bookmark with a red handwritten 'got milk?' at top and cartoon kids drinking milk cartons on a red starburst (NDC school promo, glow-in-dark). New item type not previously cataloged.
Blue lounge/pajama pants printed all over with Garfield faces and the white 'got milk?' logo (with registered mark); waistband tag also reads got milk?. New licensed Garfield x got milk? garment and a new item type (pajama pants).
Black-and-white silicone awareness-style wristband embossed 'got milk?' with the registered mark. New item type (rubber bracelet) not previously in the catalog.
Basketball-pebbled leather writing padfolio embossed 'SPALDING Official Game Ball NBA' with the 'CHOCOLATE got milk?' (got chocolate milk?) lockup in the corner. New item type distinct from the cataloged Spalding got chocolate milk? basketball and duffle bag.
Black fleece mittens embroidered 'got milk?' with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) logo. New item type (mittens/gloves); distinct from the cataloged got chocolate milk? fleece ear-warmer.
Grey Port Authority soft-shell jacket with an embroidered 'Alta Dena Since 1945' dairy cow-head logo on the chest and 'got milk?' embroidered on the sleeve. New regional-dairy co-branded garment, distinct from the cataloged windbreaker and fleece vest.
Black Dunbrooke 1/4-zip fleece pullover with 'got milk?' embroidered on the chest. New garment type (quarter-zip fleece) distinct from the cataloged fleece vest and nylon windbreaker.
White ceramic coffee mug printed with Cookie Monster amid chocolate-chip cookies and the black 'got milk?' logo (Sesame Workshop, 1997). Distinct flat-printed mug versus the cataloged Applause Cookie Monster plush-figure mug.
Cream V-neck medical scrub top with an all-over Garfield/Odie print of cows, milk cartons, cookie jars and repeated 'got milk?' text. New licensed garment (scrub top) distinct from the Garfield got milk? pajama pants.
Set of four white ceramic plates each printed with a trompe-l'oeil stack of buttered pancakes spelling 'got milk?' in syrup. New ceramic dinnerware set distinct from the cataloged At Home International 3-piece plastic novelty plate set.
A second Milk Life execution built on the 2014 basketball ‘protein’ image, with a new headline — “Milk has 8 grams of high-quality protein, which could be the difference between just living life… and milking it.” — over the tagline “Start every day with the power of protein.” milklife.com; © America’s Milk Processors.
A second Milk Life execution built on the ‘inner rock star’ garage-band image, carrying the “…just living life… and milking it.” headline and the tagline “Start every day with the power of protein.” milklife.com; © America’s Milk Processors.
MilkPEP 'Built With Chocolate Milk' athlete recovery ad. Visible in the ad: 'TYLER CLARY / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', low-fat chocolate milk bottle, 'Official Recovery Beverage USA Swimming', BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2016 America's Milk Companies.
Visible in the ad: 'JESSICA HARDY / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', chocolate milk bottle, USA Swimming Official Recovery Beverage, BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2016 America's Milk Companies.
Visible in the ad: 'BOUNCE BACK' headline, 'BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', chocolate milk bottle, 'SLOANE STEPHENS', www.BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2018 America's Milk Companies.
Visible in the ad: 'WORLD CLASS FINISH / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', 'Congrats to Kelley O'Hara for her championship performance', chocolate milk bottle, BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2015 America's Milk Companies.
Visible in the ad: 'REBOUNDABILITY / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', 'KEVIN LOVE, POWER FORWARD', chocolate milk bottle, BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2015 America's Milk Companies.
Visible in the ad: 'KLAY THOMPSON / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', 'IDEAL 3-POINTER. Official Recovery Beverage of Klay Thompson', chocolate milk bottle, BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com, (c)2017 America's Milk Companies.
MilkPEP 'got chocolate milk?' recovery ad. Visible in the ad: 'my AFTER', 'HINES WARD Pro Football Star', 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark, IRONMAN 'Official Refuel Beverage', GotChocolateMilk.com, low-fat chocolate milk bottle, (c)2013 America's Milk Processors.
Two-page magazine spread. Carmelo Anthony seated post-workout holding a lowfat Chocolate Milk bottle. Saw the 'got chocolate milk?' orange/white wordmark, the 'my AFTER' headline, and 'CARMELO ANTHONY USA Basketball / GotChocolateMilk.com'. (DB has only Joe Rogan and Hines Ward for this campaign).
Full-page ad, triathlete Mirinda Carfrae in a kitchen with a glass of chocolate milk. Saw the 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark, 'my AFTER' headline, the IRONMAN logo with 'The Official Refuel Beverage of Ironman', and 'MIRINDA CARFRAE 2010 IRONMAN World Champion / GotChocolateMilk.com'. New subject,
A second, distinct landscape Carfrae execution (different photo and copy from gotchoc-002): headline 'my AFTER' with body copy 'My training doesn't stop when my workout ends. it's not over until I say it is.' Saw the 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark and 'MIRINDA CARFRAE Ironman World Champion / GotChocolateMilk.com'. New,
Full-page ad, triathlete Chris Lieto on his bike on a hilltop road holding a lowfat Chocolate Milk bottle. Saw the 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark, 'my AFTER' headline, and 'CHRIS LIETO 3-Time Ironman Champion / GotChocolateMilk.com'. New subject,

Paralympic triathlete Sarah Reinertsen in the 2012 got chocolate milk? “my After” series (REFUEL). No milk mustache.
Issue: 2012
USA Swimming team ad in the 2012 got chocolate milk? “my After” series (REFUEL). No milk mustache. Different from the 2016 Built With Chocolate Milk swimming ads (chocmilk-001, chocmilk-002). Tall layout in the main image; wide spread in the gallery.
Issue: 2012

Licensed-character Halloween ad, the Peanuts gang trick-or-treating with chocolate-milk bottles, headline 'Your Trick. Their Treat.' and 'make it your official drink of Halloween.' Saw the 'got chocolate milk?' wordmark, the Schulz signature, ©2011 America's Milk Processors, and whymilk.com/peanuts. New,
Built With Chocolate Milk campaign ad (distinct from the two got chocolate milk? Carfrae ads): Carfrae crossing the IRONMAN World Championship finish line with the flag, headline 'DOMINATION / BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK', 'Trusted by Athletes. Backed by Science', references 2013 IRONMAN World Champion Mirinda Carfrae, IRONMAN 'Chocolate Milk: The Official Refuel Beverage', ©2014. Saw the BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK wordmark + lowfat chocolate-milk bottle. New; the DB's 7 Built With items do not include an IRONMAN/Carfrae ad.
Square event graphic for the Rock ’n’ Roll Seattle Marathon, June 19–21, 2014: a man holds a chocolate-milk mustache on a stick beside a Built With Chocolate Milk banner and bottle. The source file is named “Apolo Milk Mustache”, but the person has not been confirmed as Apolo Ohno.
Issue: June 2014
Three-time IRONMAN world champion Craig “Crowie” Alexander, full-page print ad for the Built With Chocolate Milk launch, when chocolate milk became IRONMAN’s official drink. Companion to Mirinda Carfrae’s “Domination” ad (chocmilk-008). No milk mustache.
Issue: c. 2014
MilkPEP chocolate-milk issue ad defending flavored milk in schools: headline 'RAISE YOUR HAND for CHOCOLATE MILK' over illustrated raised arms holding glasses, plus '5 Reasons Why Chocolate Milk Matters'. Saw the 'got milk?' wordmark, ©2009 America's Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors, and RaiseYourHand4Milk.com. A genuinely-missing MilkPEP-era chocolate-milk ad;
Advertorial launching the Healthy Weight with Dairy program (October 21, 2003), signed America’s Dairy Farmers & Processors, pointing to healthyweightwithdairy.com. The program sell sheet says it ran in Time, Newsweek, People, Good Housekeeping, Parenting, Reader’s Digest, Glamour, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. No milk mustache or got milk? logo. It may be the fall-2003 lead-in to the January 2004 ad “New Resolution to Watch Your Weight?” (extra-390).
Issue: National magazines and newspapers, fall 2003
Sell sheet for the “What flavor are you?” flavored-milk sampling kit for schools (poster, tablecloth, date posters and ballots). No milk mustache appears on it, so it is filed with the milk ads without mustaches.
Issue: Not applicable (sell sheet, archived 2006-09-30)
got milk? / bodybymilk.com classroom poster with strong bones, power up, glowing skin and refuel panels. No milk mustache appears on it, so it is filed with the milk ads without mustaches.
Issue: Not applicable (classroom poster, archived 2013-03-14)
Ceramic Santa cow riding a milk sleigh that reads "got milk?" on both sides; box label reads Enesco Mary's Moo Moos #858978 "Got Milk?" 2001 Dated Bell, licensed California Milk Processor Board. New item type - catalog had Moo Moos figurines, plush, plaque and ornament but no bell.
Life-size store height-chart poster with the "got milk?" logo and "Drink 3 or more a day!", showing milk-mustached race-car driver Dr. Jack Miller in a Dean's/Winners Drink Milk fire suit holding a milk bottle (Dairy and Nutrition Council). New subject and a growth-chart POS type not previously cataloged.
Boxed gift set: two white ceramic bowls each printed "got milk?", two matching spoons with "got milk?" handles, and cereal snack packs. New boxed dinnerware set, distinct from the cataloged single 3-piece kids set.
New-old-stock white cotton tee with the "got milk?" logo (registered mark) and a yellow "cereal and" inserted via a caret above the logo, surrounded by printed cereal flakes; neck label also branded. Genuine cereal-promotion tee, a new graphic distinct from the cataloged got milk? shirts.
Pink store poster with the "got milk?" logo showing a pajama-clad Barbie doll eating Honey Nut Cheerios; bottom copyright credits CMPB, Mattel and General Mills (1999). New licensed cross-promotion poster - catalog had the Breakfast with Barbie doll but not this poster.
Three blue baby snap bodysuits (solid, striped, and one with a "got milk?" cartoon-cow chest print); neck and hem labels read "got milk?" with the registered mark. New infant garment type - catalog had a sleeper gown, cap and booties, and bib but no bodysuit/onesie.
Large 14-inch white melamine serving platter printed with a giant bitten chocolate-chip cookie and the "got milk?" logo (At Home International line). Distinct large serving piece versus the cataloged small 8-inch cookie plates and plate sets.
Life-size 36x76 store height-chart poster with the "got milk?" logo, milk-mustached St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen holding a bat, plus Schnucks, Hautly and 3-A-Day logos. New subject (MLB Cardinals stadium/store premium) distinct from the racing growth chart.
Genuine MAD ad-parody of the milk-mustache 'got milk?' campaign: shown side-by-side with the real Kermit the Frog got milk? ad, MAD's version reads 'got coke?' with a candidate G.W. Bush sporting a powder mustache. Photo Irving Schild, MAD #389 Jan 2000. Cataloged on Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site. NOT the 'Alfred E. Neuman' entry or the MAD #343 'SCHMUCK' cover already in the DB.
Issue: MAD #389 (January 2000), page 23 — item "#5 George W. Bush's Snow Job" in The 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 1999. Main image is the full printed page from a digital copy of the issue.

Official 4x6 milk-mustache campaign rack postcard reproducing Rodman's got milk? ad. Full scan opened and confirmed (clear milk mustache).
Official milk-mustache 'Where's Your Mustache?' GoCard reproducing Conan O'Brien's got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign GoCard of Spike Lee's got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed (photo of the card, milk mustache visible).
Official milk-mustache GoCard reproducing Paul Shaffer's got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign GoCard of Tyra Banks' got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign postcard reproducing Kate Moss's got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache GoCard reproducing the NYPD Blue got milk? ad (both actors have milk mustaches, holding glass/mug of milk). Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign GoCard; card back confirms 'MILK - Where's your mustache?', (c)1998 National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, whymilk.com, GoCard/Nationwide Postcard Advertising. Front+back scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign GoCard; back confirms 'MILK - Where's your mustache?', (c)1997 National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, whymilk.com. Front+back scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign postcard reproducing Yasmine Bleeth's got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed.
Official milk-mustache campaign postcard reproducing Sarah Michelle Gellar's 1998 got milk? ad. Full scan confirmed (milk mustache visible).
Official 4x6 promo postcard for 'THE MILK MUSTACHE BOOK: A behind-the-scenes look at America's favorite advertising campaign' (c1998), covered in celebrity milk-mustache thumbnails. Full scan confirmed. Distinct campaign postcard
A 2016 Milk Life × Quaker Oats co-branded milk-mustache ad: the Quaker Oats Man (in his 1877 outfit) wears a milk mustache beside a milk-splash glass. Copy: “Old Fashioned Quaker Oats made with low-fat milk, together with a glass of milk, gives you 21 grams of protein… Protein. It’s always in style. Just like me.” Carries the milk life wordmark and #QuakerwithMilk; © The Quaker Oats Company. A later, separate ad from the 1990s–2000s Quaker Oats Milk Mustache ads. This printing carries the milk life lockup and the hashtag #QuakerwithMilk. The same artwork and copy also exist in a version signed got milk?, held as canonical-350. MilkPEP replaced got milk? with milk life in 2014, so milk life is the expected signature for a 2016 national placement.
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein for the regional got milk? / 3-A-Day milk-moustache growth-chart poster (Schnucks / Hautly Cheese, St. Louis). Same series as the Scott Rolen poster.
Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen for the regional got milk? / 3-A-Day milk-moustache growth-chart poster (Schnucks / Hautly / KMOX), © 2002 America's Dairy Farmers.
New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker for the NFL / National Dairy Council “Fuel Up to Play 60” got milk? milk-moustache poster.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (2008) for the regional got milk? / 3-A-Day milk-moustache life-size growth-chart poster — painted milk mustache, holding a glass of milk, 3-A-Day Milk Cheese Yogurt logo, Schnucks and Hautly Cheese (“St. Louis' Own”). Same series as the Scott Rolen, David Eckstein and Jason Isringhausen posters.
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson for the “3-A-Day of Dairy” (Milk · Cheese · Yogurt) NFL life-size growth-chart poster — NFL / NFL PLAYERS. A dairy-council nutrition campaign related to, but separate from, the got milk? Milk Mustache ads; no milk mustache.
New England Patriots Deion Branch (Super Bowl XXXIX MVP) and Willie McGinest for the “3-A-Day of Dairy” NFL promo poster — Stop & Shop, Hood / Dannon / Cabot, PLAYERS INC, with an “MVP 3-A-Day Sweepstakes.” Dairy-council campaign; no milk mustache.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre for the “3-A-Day of Dairy” life-size growth-chart poster (Copps grocery, Wisconsin; PLAYERS INC). Distinct from Favre’s national got milk? “Where’s your mustache?” ad; no milk mustache. Best available scan is low-resolution.
Cardinals cap, clear painted milk mustache, life-size milk growth-chart poster (77x31).
Full SGA growth chart, holding glass of milk, painted mustache; branding SAW: Undeniably Dairy + Missouri Farmers Care / MOFarmersCare.com.
#22 Cardinals SGA cloth growth-chart banner (27x74); branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care + Undeniably Dairy, text 'balanced diet of dairy'. No painted mustache.
#21 Cardinals SGA growth chart, holding milk, painted mustache; branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care + Undeniably Dairy.
#28 Cardinals SGA growth chart 'Fuel to Win', holding milk, painted mustache; branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care + Undeniably Dairy, dated 2022. Named target.
#11 Cardinals SGA growth chart 'See Base. Steal Base.', holding milk, painted mustache; branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care + Undeniably Dairy. Clean scan.
#46 Cardinals SGA growth chart 'A Winning Game Plan', holding milk, painted mustache; branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care + Undeniably Dairy. Lower-res image (~1196px long edge).
Cardinals mascot milk growth-chart poster; branding SAW: Missouri Farmers Care 'Safe at the Plate' + 'People Behind the Product' midwestdairy.com. Mascot (beak) - no painted mustache.
D-backs outfielder life-size growth chart holding three 3-A-Day milk jugs; branding SAW: '3-A-Day Milk Cheese Yogurt For Stronger Bones' + 'Arizona Milk Producers'. No painted mustache.
D-backs growth chart, Finley + 3 sons all with painted milk mustaches holding Shamrock milk; branding SAW: Shamrock Farms 'thank goodness' + Diamondbacks. Logged EXACT per scope note (Shamrock growth chart WITH mustache).
#26 D-backs catcher cloth growth-chart banner; branding SAW: 'Arizona Milk Producers' + '3 Every Day' (3-A-Day) logo. No painted mustache. Photo is poster draped on a table at an angle (legible but not a flat scan).
#41 D-backs pitcher cloth growth-chart banner holding two 3-A-Day milk cartons; branding SAW: 'Arizona Milk Producers' + '3 Every Day' (3-A-Day). No painted mustache. Photo is draped on a table at an angle (legible).
D-backs growth chart, Gonzalez holding Shamrock chocolate milk with his triplets (Megan/Alyssa/Jacob, born 6/26/98) all in painted milk mustaches; branding SAW: Shamrock Farms 'thank goodness' + Diamondbacks. Image has glare and is from a 5-poster lot listing (also incl. Travis Lee, Finley).
#90 Chiefs life-size growth chart, 'milk drinker, all-pro sacker', holding glass of milk, ruler with milk-glass icons; branding SAW: MIDLAND DAIRY COUNCIL. No painted mustache.
#49 Chiefs fullback life-size growth chart, holding glass of milk + 3-A-Day carton; branding SAW: '3-A-Day Milk Cheese Yogurt For Stronger Bones' / '3-A-Day every day!'. No painted mustache.
#21 Giants RB 'Milk: The Power Behind The Play'; branding SAW: 'Have you had your 3-A-Day of Dairy today?' + 3-A-Day logo + NFL Youth Football + NFL Players, (c)2005. No painted mustache.
India’s Amul (GCMMF) 2014 milk-moustache campaign “Mooch nahin toh kuch nahin” (“no moustache, nothing at all”) — a young girl with a real milk upper-lip. An Indian counterpart to the got milk? Milk Mustache campaign, by agency da Cunha.
South Korea’s PROMIZ “우유수염하다” (“Milk Mustache”) milk-drive campaign (MYM Co., Seoul, 2018; an iF Design Award winner) — a child with a real milk moustache and a milk-splash wordmark. A distinct national milk-moustache campaign.
Turkey’s “Süt Bıyığı” (“Milk Moustache”) World Milk Day campaign (İzmir, 2012) — “Süt için, süt içirin” (drink milk, give milk) — a figure with a real milk moustache and a glass of milk.
Spain’s “Ningún niño sin bigote” (“No child without a moustache”) milk-drive campaign — Obra Social “la Caixa” with FESBAL / the Bancos de Alimentos “Gran recogida de leche” (great milk collection). Children wear real milk moustaches. A Spanish milk-moustache campaign distinct from the US got milk? ads.
Mexico’s “Bigotes de Leche” (“Milk Moustaches”) annual milk-drive campaign — Canacintra Mazatlán with BAMX / Banco de Alimentos Mazatlán. Children wear real milk moustaches. A Mexican milk-moustache campaign distinct from the US got milk? / Toma Leche ads.
A distinct Carnation “Magic Crystals” Instant Nonfat Dry Milk execution featuring a smiling red-haired boy with a milk mustache, holding a glass of milk beside the Carnation “Magic Crystals” box — “This is the Instant that’s delicious for drinking!” / “Carnation ‘Magic Crystals’ burst into fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly — for as little as 8¢ a quart!” A milk-mustache precursor to the got milk? campaign.
A 1990s “Milk Mustache” novelty greeting card parodying the got milk? campaign with a Bill Clinton lookalike wearing a milk mustache: “My policy is to down a tall glass of cold cow juice every morning with breakfast… So do I love milk? All I can say is, ‘I inhale it.’” — a spoof of Clinton’s “I didn’t inhale.” Inside reads “It’s your birthday. Milk it for all it’s worth.” Sold as a boxed pair with the Hillary Clinton card.
A got milk? promotional pin/button co-branded with Waffle House — the Waffle House smiley face wearing the striped “WH” server hat above the got milk? logo. A licensed-server premium (c.2000s).
Christian Bale as Batman for the 2008 body by milk / got milk? tie-in with Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight (in theaters July 18, 2008). Tagline: “Others reload. Batman refuels.” Not the same ad as the illustrated comic Batman “Be a Dark Knight” chocolate-milk ad or the 2005 Batman Begins ad.
MilkPEP's 2023 self-parody of its own milk-mustache campaign: actress Aubrey Plaza fronts a deadpan send-up for the fictional “Wood Milk,” wearing a wood-toned moustache and holding a glass of the fake product — the tagline gag being that only real milk gives you a real milk moustache. The campaign ran mainly on video and social; this is its static key art.
Image: MilkPEP press release “Introducing Wood Milk…”, PR Newswire, April 20, 2023 (source).
Life-size cardboard store standee of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (#4) holding Milk Chugs bottles, for MilkPEP's NFL-tie-in campaign “MILK: The Power Behind the Play.” A point-of-sale display piece from the same campaign as the Tiki Barber poster already in the collection. No copyright line survives; the bottom of the standee is cut off. The date comes from the 32-team NFL logo strip printed on it: the Houston Texans are present and the Seahawks sit in the NFC, both of which began in 2002, and the Bengals still use the leaping-tiger mark retired in 2004.
Get Fuzzy (Darby Conley) newspaper comic strip riffing on the got milk? tagline.
Image: Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley, daily strip of May 17, 2001, from GoComics (source).
Leigh Rubin’s “Rubes” single-panel cartoon: a cow holds up a store demanding milk, parodying the got milk? line.
Jim Toomey’s “Sherman’s Lagoon” comic strip using the got milk? gag.
THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane
9-24
“PJ HAS A MILKSTACHE.”
© 1999 Bil Keane, Inc. Dist. by King Features Synd.
Bil Keane's The Family Circus, dated 9-24, © 1999 Bil Keane, Inc., distributed by King Features Syndicate. A mother hugs her son from behind while he holds a glass of milk; the hand-lettered caption reads “PJ has a milkstache.”
Reproduced in Milk Mustache Mania on the page for Hi and Lois and The Family Circus, which introduces the two strips as “comic strips with a similar theme.”
The book's page introduces this strip and the Hi and Lois strip by saying that television shows, magazines, newspapers and movies, from Saturday Night Live to Mad magazine, have used the campaign to get smiles from their audiences.
HI AND LOIS
HA! HA! DITTO, YOU HAVE A MILK MUSTACHE!
THAT'S NOTHING...
I HAVE A MILK MUSTACHE, BEARD AND CHEST HAIR!
4-26
© 1995 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. World rights reserved. CHANCE BROWNE
Two-panel Hi and Lois strip signed Chance Browne, dated 4-26, © 1995 King Features Syndicate. In the first panel one child tells another “you have a milk mustache”; a third character at a high chair thinks “That's nothing...” and in the second panel pictures a milk mustache, beard and chest hair.
Reproduced in Milk Mustache Mania on the page shared with The Family Circus.
The book's page introduces this strip and The Family Circus strip by saying that television shows, magazines, newspapers and movies, from Saturday Night Live to Mad magazine, have used the campaign to get smiles from their audiences.
Tabloid-era parody of the milk-mustache ad featuring Divine Brown, “MILK — It’s Divine!”
Hansen’s Energy “Got Energy?” ad with Sammy Sosa, riffing on the got milk? mustache format.
Belgian promotional postcard: a cow with a milk moustache — an international riff on the milk-moustache motif.
Belgian promotional postcard with a milk-moustached cow, punning on “I love you.”
German promotional postcard featuring a girl with a milk moustache.
Scholastic children’s book “Milk Mustache Mania” by Bernie Hogya & Sal Taibi, collecting milk-mustache campaign celebrities. Main image: a larger, clearer scan of the Scholastic cover.
Crayola Kids “Family Time Fun” magazine special milk-mustache issue with mustache stickers and a storybook.
“Win the Ultimate Milk Mustache Internship at Rolling Stone” contest ad — Van Halen version.
Nestlé Nesquik “’Stache for the Cash” $25,000 sweepstakes tie-in with the milk-moustache campaign.
Placement: Nickelodeon Magazine #39, March 1998 (facing the contents page; ©1997 Nestlé) (source). Distinct from the adult Nestlé Quik execution (extra-1057).
Kraft cheese-slices ad borrowing the milk-mustache line: grilled-cheese calcium message.
got milk? “Marvelous Milk!” super-hero milk-recipe feature (Captain Marvel / Shazam).
Early 1995 “Milk — it’s making news” special advertising section introducing the milk-mustache campaign.
got milk? weight-loss pamphlet promotion: 24 oz of milk over 24 hours in a reduced-calorie diet, with a free-offer coupon.
Spanish-language milk booklet “Leche, La Mejor Opción Para Su Familia” — part of the Hispanic milk-education effort.
2001 got milk?-branded Spanish-language edition of “Leche, La Mejor Opción Para Su Familia.”
Kimora Lee Simmons for the body by milk campaign, “Body-Fabulous.”

A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Located (not yet scanned at full size): Science and Children, April 2002, p. 65; The Science Teacher, April 2002, p. 77. Those issues are on archive.org but borrow-only, so they need a free account to view.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Two scans of the same page were earlier listed as separate records; this one shows the fuller page.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Located (not yet scanned at full size): Office Systems, April, August and October 1998; Nation’s Business, August 1998, p. 81. Those issues are on archive.org but borrow-only, so they need a free account to view.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Located (not yet scanned at full size): Computing Canada, March 19, April 23 and December 10, 1999; UNIX Review’s Performance Computing, August and September 1999, p. 77. Those issues are on archive.org but borrow-only, so they need a free account to view.
Follow-up to CLARiiON's 1998 “Got Fibre?” storage ad (gotparody-got-fibre), now for Storage Area Networks: “It's good for your system. It's even better for Storage Area Networks.” (Data General).
Issue: HP Professional, Vol. 13 No. 8, August 1999
Placement: HP Professional, Vol. 13 No. 8, August 1999.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Placement: Computer Gaming World #198, January 2001, and again in #200, March 2001. This is the version without the orange “NEW LOW PRICE” burst; the version with it is gotparody-got-radeon3.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
Placement: Computer Gaming World #201, April 2001, p. 97 (archive.org).
Placement: Computer Gaming World #201, April 2001, p. 97, and again in #202, May 2001. The version without the orange “NEW LOW PRICE” burst is gotparody-got-radeon2.
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
A third-party advertisement riffing on the “got milk?” slogan format. Part of the campaign’s cultural legacy — the tagline template borrowed by unrelated brands. (Not a milk-mustache ad.)
got milk? 2017 holiday advertorial (Goodby Silverstein & Partners × Food & Wine): ice-cold milk shots paired with spicy, savory party foods — “Spice it up then cool it down.”
got milk? 2017 “Food & Milk” advertorial with Food & Wine — “Give it a shot: spice up your holiday parties,” featuring milk-and-food pairings (brie & chili chutney, festive jalapeños, spicy candied bacon).
got chocolate milk? “Hot Chefs, Hot Chocolate” promotional booklet. Not the same as the “Hot Chefs, Cold Milk” recipe booklet.
The hosts of The View for the got milk? “milk your diet. lose weight!” campaign (24/24, 2004–2007), from 2424milk.com.
66 ads in this archive are documented but have no image. Each one is known to exist, from a collector inventory, a dealer listing, a magazine index or the campaign’s own records, but nobody has produced a scan.
They are not the famous pages. Those are almost all here. What is missing is the paper around them: contest and sweepstakes winners, third-page sidebars, promotional posters, Spanish-language work and parodies. None of it was ever sold, so no dealer stocked it, and none of it was treated as collectible, so nobody scanned it.
If you have one of these, it is probably the only copy anyone has looked at in twenty years.
Flatbed scan at 600 dpi or better, saved as TIFF or PNG. Include the whole page, margins and all, and scan the back as well, because the reverse often carries the issue date or a subscriber address label and that is the only way some of these can be dated. Leave automatic colour and contrast correction switched off.
A phone photograph is still worth sending. A poor image of something nobody has seen beats no image at all, and it can be replaced later.
Quote the record number from this page, and the magazine and issue if you know them. Get in touch through joshuadudley.com.
2 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Lady Foot Locker Ad | Campaign Promotions |
| Ultimate Diet Drink | Health & Nutrition |
3 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Crash Course on Calcium | Health & Nutrition |
| Good Sports Reminder - Cal Ripken Jr. red star | Campaign Promotions |
| Good Sports Reminder - Patrick Ewing red star | Campaign Promotions |
2 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Milk Recipe of the Stars | Recipes / Food Promotions |
| Nate the Great Reading Growth Chart Offer | Campaign Promotions |
7 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Get Down with a Glass of Milk | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
| Get In Gear Milk Gear - cropped hooded sweatshirt | Campaign Collateral |
| Good Sports "Thank You" Postcard - 1999 (GM/MWYM) | Postcards |
| Keep Your Family Healthy - Family Circle preview | Health & Nutrition |
| Mini Milk Mustache Photo Contest | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Quaker Oats - small | Brand Tie-ins |
| Sports Illustrated Sumo Ad | Sports Promotions |
10 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Breakfast Starts Your Brain Gameboard | Campaign Promotions |
| Fox Family Milk Mustache Contest - Grier/O'Hurley/Santagati newspaper | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Get In Gear Spring Catalog - cotton sock | Campaign Collateral |
| Get In Gear Spring Catalog - lip gloss | Campaign Collateral |
| Milk Helps You Play the Game - 1/3 page rules | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Rich and Famous MILK Sweepstakes | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Rosita and Cookie Monster — Sesame Street Cow Section parody | Spoofs / Parodies |
| Teen People 1999 All-Star Yearbook Preview | Sports Promotions |
| Teen People Promotion Message Board - Score Cool Stuff | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
| Vegan Rella Cheese — Not Milk? lactose-free cheese parody | Spoofs / Parodies |
2 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Britney Spears Got Milk? Tour Dates | Events / Sponsorships |
| Milk: What's In A Glass? | Health & Nutrition |
2 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Milk Mustache Promotions Postcard - 2001 January-June (GM) | Postcards |
| Three Adults — Got Milk? (Spiritual Milk, Starting Point for Kids) | Spoofs / Parodies |
6 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Hot Stuff & Cool Sites - version 1 | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
| La Mama Got Milk? Spanish Contest Offer - 2002 | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Real Simple To-Do List - 2002 | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
| Teen People Listening Lounge - Missy Elliott | Campaign Promotions |
| YM Plugged-In Promotion Page - main | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
| YM Plugged-In Promotion Page - runner-ups list | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
6 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Alice In Dairyland Postcard - GM 2003 | Postcards |
| Atomic Kitten — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Foreign Campaign — Scotland: The White Stuff |
| Calcium Weigh-In Winners mini poster | Contest Winners |
| La Mama Got Milk? Spanish Contest Offer - 2003 | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Milk FriendSip Photo Contest | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Stay on Track For a Healthy You! | Health & Nutrition |
5 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Blue — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Foreign Campaign — Scotland: The White Stuff |
| Got Milk? Secret to Success Photo Contest | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Kroger Show Us Your Milk Mustache Contest | Contest Entries / Sweepstakes |
| Milk-Bone Brand Dog Food - Got Milk? Get Milk-Bone! | Brand Tie-ins |
| Real Simple To-Do List - 2004 version 1 | Advertorials / Magazine Promotions |
1 ad with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Cymone Bedford — Healthy Schools Challenge grand prize winner | Contest Winners |
3 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Ginny Barber — 3-A-Day / NFL Super Bowl XL promotion | Sports Promotions |
| Nicola Benedetti — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Scottish Dairy Marketing Company — The White Stuff (2003–2007) |
| Paul O’Grady — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Foreign Campaign — Scotland: The White Stuff |
3 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Ally McCoist — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Scottish Dairy Marketing Company — The White Stuff (2003–2007) |
| Dani Harmer — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Scottish Dairy Marketing Company — The White Stuff (2003–2007) |
| Myleene Klass — The White Stuff (Scotland) | Scottish Dairy Marketing Company — The White Stuff (2003–2007) |
2 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Olympic athletes — School Poster — female version | Posters |
| Olympic athletes — School Poster — male version | Posters |
1 ad with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| Clifford Family - Scholastic Parent & Child Family of the Year | Contest Winners |
8 ads with no image
| Ad | Collection |
|---|---|
| $5,000 Savings Bond Offer | Campaign Promotions |
| Beach Body | Health & Nutrition |
| Envelope - got milk? | Campaign Collateral |
| Envelope - Milk, Where's Your Mustache? | Campaign Collateral |
| Gift Certificate for Milk Gear | Campaign Collateral |
| Nutella | Brand Tie-ins |
| Pillsbury Slam Dunk Ad | Brand Tie-ins |
| Sport Awards - kid with soccer ball | Sports Promotions |
Every ad in this archive with a known photographer, grouped by name. Some collectors chase a single photographer rather than a single celebrity, and the campaign used a lot of them.
350 credited ads across 68 photographers. Published sources say Annie Leibovitz shot more than 180, so the gap between that and the number here is a credit still to be traced, not an ad that is missing.
139 credited ads
34 credited ads
20 credited ads
18 credited ads
10 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Serena Williams |
| 2006 | Sasha Cohen |
| 2006 | Alex Rodriguez |
| 2006 | Carrie Underwood |
| 2007 | Sara Ramirez |
| 2008 | Trisha Yearwood |
| 2010 | Lauren Conrad |
| 2010 | Lauren Conrad - second |
| 2012 | Nina Dobrev & mom |
| 2012 | Nina Dobrev |
10 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Beyonce & Tina Knowles |
| 2007 | Solange & Beyonce |
| 2009 | Jordin Sparks |
| 2009 | Dara Torres |
| 2009 | Christie Brinkley |
| 2009 | Danica Patrick |
| 2010 | Jennifer Hudson |
| 2010 | Victoria Justice |
| 2011 | Julianne Hough |
| 2013 | Taye Diggs & son |
9 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Survivor: Keith Famie / Tina Wesson / Colby Donaldson |
| 2001 | Tina Wesson |
| 2002 | Joe Rogan |
| 2002 | Zhang Ziyi |
| 2003 | Alexa Vega & Daryl Sabara - Spy Kids |
| 2006 | The View cast |
| 2010 | Apolo Ohno |
| 2010 | Albert Pujols |
| 2011 | Apolo Ohno |
7 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Andre Agassi & mom |
| 2007 | Mariska Hargitay |
| 2008 | Marg Helgenberger |
| 2010 | Rebecca Romijn & kids |
| 2010 | Sofia Vergara & son |
| 2010 | Tyler Florence |
| 2011 | Sofia Vergara |
6 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Jason Kidd |
| 2004 | Michelle Kwan |
| 2005 | Meredith Vieira |
| 2007 | Burger King |
| 2008 | Martha Stewart |
| 2010 | Tim & Elisabeth Hasselbeck |
6 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Orel Hershiser / Kevin Brown - World Series |
| 1997 | Kevin Brown - winner |
| 1998 | Frasier cast |
| 2004 | Diane Heavin |
| 2008 | Jared Fogle |
| 2008 | Young C. Han / Starbucks |
5 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Leigh-Allyn Baker & Bridgit Mendler |
| 2011 | Bridgit Mendler |
| 2011 | Ashley Tisdale |
| 2013 | Katie Couric & daughters |
| 2013 | Katie Couric - solo / ABC News |
5 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Taylor Swift |
| 2010 | Cole & Dylan Sprouse |
| 2010 | Dylan & Cole Sprouse - swapped |
| 2010 | Taylor Swift |
| 2013 | Dwayne Johnson |
5 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Erik Chopin |
| 2008 | Michelle Aguilar |
| 2008 | Ali Vincent |
| 2009 | Danny Cahill |
| 2009 | Helen Phillips |
4 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2007 | High School Musical cast |
| 2009 | Chauncey Billups |
| 2009 | Ingrid Hoffmann |
| 2009 | Ellie Krieger |
4 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic |
| 2010 | Shawn Johnson - second |
| 2010 | Shawn Johnson |
4 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Christian Bale / Batman Begins |
| 2006 | Brandon Routh / Superman |
| 2008 | Christian Bale / The Dark Knight |
| 2011 | Ryan Reynolds / Green Lantern |
3 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Apolo Ohno & Julianne Hough |
| 2007 | Dancing With the Stars cast |
| 2007 | Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson |
3 credited ads
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Salma Hayek |
| 2012 | Salma Hayek - second |
| 2013 | Salma Hayek - third / Protein Makes Perfect |
1 credited ad
| Year | Ad |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Carmelo Anthony / Aly Raisman / Steven Lopez / Kerron Clement / Dara Torres |
Every ad in this archive whose magazine or newspaper is known, grouped by title and sorted by date. If you are holding an issue, look it up here to see what should be inside it. If you collect one title, this is your want list.
906 known placements across 144 publications. Ads whose publication has not been identified yet are not listed here.
83 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1995 | Kristi Yamaguchi | Print ad |
| Jun 26, 1995 | Kate Moss | Print ad |
| Jun 26, 1995; Jul 3, 1995 | Kate Moss | Print ad |
| Aug 14, 1995 | Gabriela Sabatini | Print ad |
| Nov 20, 1995 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Jan 22, 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Feb 19, 1996 | Pete Sampras | Print ad |
| Apr 15, 1996 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Jun 3, 1996 | Billy Zane / The Phantom | Print ad |
| Jul 22, 1996; Jul 29, 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Aug 26, 1996 | Spike Lee | Print ad |
| Sep 16, 1996; Sep 23, 1996 | Patrick Ewing | Print ad |
| Oct 7, 1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Print ad |
| Nov 25, 1996 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Nov 4, 1996 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Nov 4, 1996; Nov 25, 1996 | Matthew Fox | Print ad |
| Dec 16, 1996 | Tyra Banks | Print ad |
| Dec 9, 1996 | Neve Campbell | Print ad |
| Jan 13, 1997; Jan 27, 1997 | Brett Favre / Drew Bledsoe - Super Bowl XXXI | Print ad |
| Feb 3, 1997; Feb 17, 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Mar 24, 1997 | Conan O'Brien - St. Patrick's Day | Print ad |
| May 12, 1997; May 26, 1997; Nov 3, 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Jun 23, 1997 | Alex & Eddie Van Halen | Print ad |
| Aug 25, 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Sep 22, 1997 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Sep 22, 1997; Oct 6, 1997 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Oct 6, 1997 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Nov 10, 1997 | Ron Howard | Two-piece / sequential print ad — child |
| Nov 10, 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | Print ad |
| Jan 26, 1998; Feb 2, 1998 | Ron Howard | Print ad |
| Jun 29, 1998 | Elle MacPherson | Print ad |
| Nov 2, 1998; Nov 30, 1998 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| Feb 1, 1999 | Backstreet Boys | Print ad |
| Mar 15, 1999; Mar 22, 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Mar 8, 1999; Mar 29, 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond cast | Print ad |
| Apr 26, 1999 | Mia Hamm | Print ad |
| May 17, 1999; Jun 7, 1999 | Mike Myers / Austin Powers | Print ad |
| Jun 21, 1999 | Kermit the Frog | Print ad |
| Aug 30, 1999; Oct 11, 1999 | Alex Trebek | Print ad |
| Sep 20, 1999 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Sep 6, 1999; Dec 6, 1999 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Oct 25, 1999; Nov 8, 1999 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Print ad |
| Mar 13, 2000 | Steve Burns & Blue | Print ad |
| Apr 24, 2000; May 22, 2000 | Britney Spears | Print ad |
| May 15, 2000 | Dixie Chicks | Print ad |
| Aug 14, 2000; Aug 28, 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
| Sep 4, 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| Oct 9, 2000; Oct 23, 2000 | Noah Wyle | Print ad |
| Nov 27, 2000 | Rugrats in Paris | Print ad |
| Dec 11, 2000 | Sela Ward | Print ad |
| Jan 1, 2001 | Rulon Gardner | Print ad |
| Jan 15, 2001; Jan 22, 2001 | Elton John | Print ad |
| Feb 26, 2001 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| Mar 5, 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Print ad |
| Apr 2, 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| May 21, 2001 | Tina Wesson | Print ad |
| May 7, 2001 | Gisele Bundchen | Print ad |
| Jul 16, 2001 | Marion Jones | Print ad |
| Feb 18, 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Mar 25, 2002 | Andre Agassi & mom | Print ad |
| Apr 1, 2002; Apr 8, 2002; Jun 17, 2002 | Steven Tyler | Print ad |
| May 27, 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Jul 1, 2002; Jul 8, 2002; Aug 26, 2002 | Scrubs cast | Print ad |
| Jul 22, 2002; Aug 19, 2002 | Patricia Heaton & mom | Print ad |
| Feb 3, 2003 | Terry Labonte & mom | Print ad |
| Apr 12, 2004 | Phil McGraw | Print ad |
| Jan 23, 2006 | The View cast | Print ad |
| Jun 22, 2007 issue | Sara Ramirez | Print ad |
| Oct 17, 2008 | Heidi Klum - Halloween | Print ad |
| Jan 15, 2010 | Rebecca Romijn & kids | Print ad |
| On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Lauren Conrad | Print ad |
| 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Lauren Conrad - second | Full-page print ad |
| Mar 7, 2011 | Julianne Hough | Print ad |
| Jun 20, 2011 issue | Heidi Klum | Print ad |
| Aug 8, 2011 | Harrison Ford | Print ad |
| Oct 3, 2011 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Print ad |
| Apr 27, 2012 | Salma Hayek - second | Print ad |
| Dec 3, 2012 | Miranda Lambert | Print ad |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Taye Diggs & son | Print ad |
| May 20, 2013 | Mike & Sulley / Monsters University | Print ad — Version 1 |
| May 20, 2013 | Katie Couric & daughters | Print ad |
| Oct 7, 2013 | Dwayne Johnson | Print ad |
| "Best Dressed" issue, on sale Sep 19, 2014 | Larry the Quaker Oats Guy | Print ad |
72 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Feb 17, 1995 | Joan Rivers | Print ad |
| Feb 24, 1995; Mar 3, 1995 | Nastassja Kinski | Print ad |
| Apr 14, 1995 | Kristi Yamaguchi | Print ad |
| May 26, 1995; Jun 9, 1995 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Jun 16, 1995; Jun 30/Jul 7, 1995 | Kate Moss | Print ad |
| Jul 28, 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Aug 18, 1995 | Gabriela Sabatini | Print ad |
| Nov 10, 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| Jan 12, 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Feb 9, 1996; Mar 8, 1996 | Pete Sampras | Print ad |
| May 24, 1996 | Billy Zane / The Phantom | Print ad |
| Jul 12, 1996 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Jul 26, 1996 | Spike Lee | Print ad |
| Aug 9, 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Print ad |
| Oct 25, 1996 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Oct 25, 1996; Nov 8, 1996 | Matthew Fox | Print ad |
| Nov 22, 1996; Dec 6, 1996 | Neve Campbell | Print ad |
| Nov 8, 1996 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Dec 27, 1996 / Jan 3, 1997 | Santa Claus | Print ad |
| Jan 17, 1997; Jan 31, 1997 | Brett Favre / Drew Bledsoe - Super Bowl XXXI | Print ad |
| Feb 7, 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Mar 14, 1997; Apr 4, 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| Mar 21, 1997 | Conan O'Brien - St. Patrick's Day | Print ad |
| May 16, 1997 | Alex & Eddie Van Halen | Print ad |
| May 9, 1997 | Alex & Eddie Van Halen | Print ad |
| Jul 25, 1997 | Conan O'Brien | Print ad |
| Aug 15, 1997 | David Copperfield | Print ad |
| Sep 12, 1997; Sep 19, 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Oct 10, 1997; Oct 24, 1997 | Ekaterina Gordeeva & Daria Grinkova | Print ad |
| Dec 12, 1997 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Dec 12, 1997; Jun 26/Jul 3, 1998 | Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms | Print ad |
| Feb 6, 1998 | Ron Howard | Print ad |
| Mar 13, 1998 | Elle MacPherson | Print ad |
| Apr 3, 1998 | James Cameron | Print ad |
| May 29, 1998 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Print ad |
| Jun 26/Jul 3, 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Jul 24, 1998; Aug 14, 1998 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Sep 18, 1998 | Joshua Jackson | Print ad |
| Nov 20, 1998; Dec 18, 1998 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| Jan 15, 1999 | Backstreet Boys | Print ad |
| Jan 8, 1999; Feb 5, 1999 | Rebecca Romijn | Print ad |
| Mar 12, 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond cast | Print ad |
| Apr 9, 1999 | Mia Hamm | Print ad |
| May 14, 1999; May 21, 1999; Jun 25/Jul 2, 1999 | Mike Myers / Austin Powers | Print ad |
| Jul 23, 1999 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Oct 1, 1999; Oct 29, 1999; Dec 3, 1999 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Print ad |
| Dec 24/31, 1999; Jan 7, 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Apr 7, 2000 | Britney Spears | Print ad |
| Aug 11, 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
| Oct 13, 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| Oct 20, 2000 | Noah Wyle | Print ad |
| Nov 24, 2000 | Rugrats in Paris | Print ad |
| Jan 5, 2001; Jan 12, 2001 | Elton John | Print ad |
| Feb 23, 2001 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| Mar 16, 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Print ad |
| Mar 9, 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star | Print ad |
| Apr 27, 2001 | Gisele Bundchen | Print ad |
| Apr 6, 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| May 18, 2001 | Tina Wesson | Print ad |
| Nov 2, 2001 | Ghost - Halloween | Print ad |
| Feb 22, 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Mar 22, 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| Mar 29, 2002; Apr 5, 2002; Apr 26, 2002 | Steven Tyler | Print ad |
| May 10, 2002; May 17, 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Jun 28/Jul 5, 2002 | Scrubs cast | Print ad |
| Mar 27, 2003 | Trista Rehn - Bachelorette pre-finale | Print ad |
| Apr 25, 2003 | Hulk | Print ad |
| Jan 13, 2006 | The View cast | Print ad |
| Feb 10, 2006 | Sheryl Crow | Print ad |
| May 12, 2006 | Elizabeth Hurley - second | Print ad |
55 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1996 | Bill Clinton / Bob Dole | Newspaper ad |
| Apr 1, 1998 | Marilyn Monroe - April Fool's | Newspaper / April Fool’s ad |
| Jan 29, 1999 | John Elway / Chris Chandler - Super Bowl XXXIII | Newspaper ad |
| Jan 28, 2000 | Steve McNair / Kurt Warner - Super Bowl XXXIV | Newspaper ad |
| Jan 31, 2000 | Kurt Warner - winner | Newspaper ad |
| Jun 23, 2000 | 2000 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Aug 23, 2000 | Survivor: Kelly / Rudy / Rich / Sue | Print ad |
| Aug 24, 2000 | Richard Hatch | Print ad |
| Jan 26, 2001 | Trent Dilfer / Kerry Collins - Super Bowl XXXV | Full-page newspaper ad |
| May 4, 2001 | Tina Wesson | Print ad |
| Dec 18, 2001 | Santa Claus | Print ad / graphic piece |
| Jul 2, 2002 | Uncle Sam | Newspaper print ad — Independence Day / |
| Jul 3, 2002 | Uncle Sam | Newspaper print ad — Independence Day / |
| Dec 20, 2002 | Andie MacDowell | Full-page newspaper ad |
| Jan 24, 2003 | Brad Johnson / Rich Gannon - Super Bowl XXXVII | Newspaper ad |
| Jan 30-Feb 1, 2004 | Ty Law / Jake Delhomme - Super Bowl XXXVIII | Print ad |
| Feb 2, 2004 | Ty Law - winner | Print ad |
| Aug 12, 2004 | Michael Phelps - pre-Olympics | Print ad |
| Aug 30, 2004 | Michael Phelps - post-Olympics | Print ad |
| Feb 4-6, 2005 | Tedy Bruschi / Donovan McNabb - Super Bowl XXXIX | Print ad |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Tedy Bruschi - winner | Print ad |
| Jun 24, 2005 | 2005 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Feb 3-5, 2006 | Ben Roethlisberger / Matt Hasselbeck - Super Bowl XL | Print ad |
| Feb 6, 2006 | Ben Roethlisberger - winner | Print ad |
| Aug 11, 2006 | Carrie Underwood | Full-page newspaper ad |
| Dec 14, 2006 | Erik Chopin | Newspaper ad |
| Feb 2, 2007 | Marvin Harrison / Rex Grossman - Super Bowl XLI | Print ad |
| May 21, 2007 | Apolo Ohno & Julianne Hough | Print ad |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Ali Vincent | Newspaper ad |
| Jun 27, 2008 | 2008 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Sep 29, 2008 | Suze Orman | Print ad |
| Dec 17, 2008 | Michelle Aguilar | Newspaper print ad / Biggest Loser winne |
| Jan 20, 2009 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Ben Roethlisberger / Kurt Warner - Super Bowl XLIII | Full-page print ad |
| Feb 2, 2009 | Ben Roethlisberger - winner | Full-page print ad |
| May 13, 2009 | Helen Phillips | Print ad |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 2009 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Feb 5, 2010 | Reggie Bush / Reggie Wayne - Super Bowl XLIV | Full-page newspaper ad |
| Feb 8, 2010 | Reggie Bush - winner | Full-page newspaper ad |
| May 26, 2010 | Michael Ventrella | Print ad |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 2010 SAMMY Winners (25 student-athletes) | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Campaign live by Jul 7, 2010 | Lauren Conrad | Print ad |
| 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Lauren Conrad - second | Full-page print ad |
| Feb 4, 2011 | Hines Ward / Aaron Rodgers - Super Bowl XLV | Print ad |
| Feb 7, 2011 | Aaron Rodgers - winner | Print ad |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 2011 SAMMY Winners (25 student-athletes) | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Jun 9, 2011 | Shaquille O'Neal - retirement | Full-page newspaper ad |
| Oct 31, 2011 | Peanuts | Full-page newspaper ad |
| Feb 3, 2012 | Wes Welker / Hakeem Nicks - Super Bowl XLVI | Print ad |
| Feb 6, 2012 | Hakeem Nicks - winner | Print ad |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 2012 SAMMY Winners (25 student-athletes) | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Feb 4, 2013 | Colin Kaepernick / Ray Rice - Super Bowl XLVII | Print ad |
| Feb 4, 2013 | Ray Rice - winner | Print ad |
| May 10, 2013 | Katie Couric & daughters | Print ad |
| May 10, 2013 (weekend) | Mike & Sulley / Monsters University | Newspaper ad — Version 2 |
52 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1996 | Billy Zane / The Phantom | Print ad |
| Jul 15, 1996 | Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas | Print ad |
| Jul 15, 1996; Aug 5, 1996 | Ivana Trump | Print ad |
| Jul 22, 1996; Aug 12, 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Aug 5, 1996 | Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas | Print ad |
| Sep 16, 1996 | Spike Lee | Print ad |
| Nov 25, 1996; Dec 2, 1996 | Tyra Banks | Print ad |
| Dec 30, 1996/Jan 6, 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Feb 3, 1997; Nov 24, 1997 | Brett Favre - winner | Print ad |
| Mar 10, 1997; Mar 31, 1997 | Bart & Lisa Simpson | Print ad |
| Apr 7, 1997; May 5, 1997; Jun 16, 1997 | Oscar de la Hoya | Print ad |
| Jun 9, 1997 | Michael Johnson | Print ad |
| Jul 21, 1997; Aug 25, 1997 | Conan O'Brien | Print ad |
| Aug 4, 1997; Oct 27, 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 1997; Dec 22, 1997 | Hanson | Print ad |
| Sep 22, 1997 | Pete Sampras | Print ad |
| Dec 22, 1997 | Oscar de la Hoya | Print ad |
| Jan 26, 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Jan 26, 1998; Mar 9, 1998 | Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms | Print ad |
| Feb 2, 1998 | John Elway - winner | Print ad |
| Mar 30, 1998 | John Elway - winner | Print ad |
| Mar 9, 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Dec 21, 1998; Jan 25, 1999 | Mark McGwire | Print ad |
| Sep 6, 1999; Sep 20, 1999 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Dec 27, 1999/Jan 3, 2000; Sep 11, 2000 | Whoopi Goldberg | Print ad |
| Winter 1999 | Rebecca Romijn | Print ad |
| May 15, 2000; May 29, 2000 | Joe Torre / Jeff Fisher / Pat Riley | Print ad |
| Sep 18, 2000 | Serena & Venus Williams | Print ad |
| Feb 26, 2001; Mar 2001; Apr 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Print ad |
| Feb 5, 2001 | Trent Dilfer - winner | Print ad |
| May 7, 2001; Mar 11, 2002 | Kevin Garnett | Print ad |
| Aug 20, 2001 | Mat Hoffman | Print ad |
| Oct 29, 2001 | Cal Ripken Jr. - retirement | Print ad |
| Dec 30, 2002 / Jan 6, 2003 | Jason Kidd | Print ad |
| Feb 3, 2003 | Brad Johnson - winner | Print ad |
| Jun 9, 2003 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Special campaign creative |
| Aug 25, 2003 | Monica Seles / Chris Evert / Mary Jo Fernandez | Print ad |
| Feb 9, 2004 | Ty Law - winner | Print ad |
| Mar 29, 2004 | Tracy McGrady | Print ad |
| May 31, 2004 | LeBron James | Special campaign creative |
| Jul 12, 2004 | 2004 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Sep 6, 2004 | Peyton / Archie / Eli Manning | Print ad |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Tracy McGrady | Print ad |
| Feb 14, 2005 | Tedy Bruschi - winner | Print ad |
| May 23, 2005 | Emeka Okafor | Special campaign creative |
| Jul 3-10, 2006 | 2006 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Jul 4, 2006 (documented ad debut date) | Freddy Adu | Print ad |
| Feb 12, 2007 | Marvin Harrison - winner | Magazine full-page print ad — Super Bowl |
| Dec 2007 | Steve Nash | Print ad |
| Jul 28, 2008 — Olympic Preview (on newsstands Jul 23) | U.S. Olympic Team | Two-page magazine print spread |
| 2009 issue/date unresolved | 2009 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
| Dec 6, 2010 | Lindsey Vonn | Print ad |
47 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1996 | Billy Zane / The Phantom | Print ad |
| Sep 1996; Jun 1998 | Yasmine Bleeth | Print ad |
| September 1996 | Mad About Milk Photo Contest - 1996 | Contest offer |
| Oct 1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Print ad |
| Nov 1996 | Kate Moss | Print ad |
| Nov 1996 | Matthew Fox | Print ad |
| Nov 1996 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Dec 1996/Jan 1997; Jun 1997 | Neve Campbell | Print ad |
| Apr 1997 | Brett Favre / Drew Bledsoe - Super Bowl XXXI | Print ad |
| May 1997 | India J. Daniels | Contest/reader creative |
| Aug 1997; Nov 1997; Dec 1997 | Larry King | Print ad |
| Sep 1997; Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | David Copperfield | Print ad |
| Jan 1998; Feb 1998; May 1998 | Paul Shaffer | Print ad |
| February 1998 | Mad About Milk Photo Contest - 1998 | Contest offer |
| Jul 1998; Aug 1998 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Print ad |
| Aug 1998 | Liz Elkins | Contest/reader creative |
| Oct 1998; Nov 1998; Dec 1998 | Joshua Jackson | Print ad |
| Feb 1999; Mar 2001 | Backstreet Boys | Print ad |
| Apr 1999; May 1999; Jun 1999 | Mia Hamm | Print ad |
| Jul 1999; Aug 1999 | Britney Spears - phone | Print ad |
| Aug 1999 | Ally Novitske | Contest/reader creative |
| Nov 1999; Dec 1999 | Serena & Venus Williams | Print ad |
| Apr 2000 | David Boreanaz | Print ad |
| May 2000; Jun 2000; Jul 2000 | Britney Spears | Print ad |
| Aug 2000 | Kate Mason | Contest/reader creative |
| Feb 2001; Apr 2001; Jun 2001 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| Jul 2001 | Marion Jones | Print ad |
| Sep 2001 | Cherise Wise | Contest/reader creative |
| Oct 2001 | Mat Hoffman | Print ad |
| Apr 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Jul 2002; Aug 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Sep 2002 | Allison Wroten — Mad About Chocolate Milk Photo Contest winner | Contest-winner print ad |
| 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Nelly | Print advertisement |
| 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Bob Burnquist | Print advertisement |
| Jan 2004 | Andy Roddick | Print ad |
| Apr 2004 | Fefe Dobson | Print ad |
| Oct 2004 | Kelly Princ | Contest/reader creative |
| Mar 2005 | Michelle Kwan | Print ad |
| Jun 2005 | Kelly Clarkson | Print ad |
| May 2009 | Diana Taurasi | Magazine print ad |
| Mar 2010 | Demi Lovato | Print ad |
| Feb 2011 | Lindsey Vonn | Print ad |
| Mar 2011 | Julianne Hough | Print ad |
| Sep 2011 | The 9 - Power of 9 winners | Contest winners / three-page feature-ad |
| Sep 2012 | Nina Dobrev | Print ad |
| Sep 2012 | Nina Dobrev & mom | Print ad |
| Dec 2012/Jan 2013 | Like Her, Like Me winning mother-daughter pairs | Contest winner |
37 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1995 | Naomi Campbell | Print ad |
| Feb 21, 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Apr 25, 1995 | Iman | Print ad |
| May 16, 1995 | Kristi Yamaguchi | Print ad |
| Jun 27, 1995 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Jun 6, 1995 | Isabella Rossellini | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Oct 10, 1995 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Print ad |
| Nov 1, 1995 | Gabriela Sabatini | Print ad |
| Nov 21, 1995; Jul 16, 1996 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Dec 19, 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| Feb 1, 1996 | Pete Sampras | Print ad |
| Jun 25, 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Nov 19, 1996; Dec 16, 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Jan 7, 1997; Feb 1, 1997 | Patrick Ewing | Print ad |
| Mar 4, 1997; Apr 1, 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Apr 22, 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| Sep 16, 1997; Feb 17, 1998 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Nov 18, 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Mar 10, 1998 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Mar 10, 1998 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Oct 6, 1998 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Nov 17, 1998; Dec 15, 1998 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| Jan 5, 1999 | Garfield | Print ad |
| Mar 9, 1999; Apr 20, 1999; Jun 1, 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Jul 13, 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond cast | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 1999; Oct 5, 1999 | Kermit the Frog | Print ad |
| Nov 16, 1999; Jan 4, 2000 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Feb 15, 2000; Mar 7, 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Apr 18, 2000 | Steve Burns & Blue | Print ad |
| Sep 12, 2000; Nov 1, 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| Jan 2, 2001; Feb 20, 2001 | Sela Ward | Print ad |
| May 21, 2002 | Andre Agassi & mom | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 2002 | Patricia Heaton & mom | Print ad |
| Mar 9, 2004 | Amy Garff & kids - Ultimate Soccer Mom winner | Contest winner |
| Jul 2008 | Marg Helgenberger | Print ad |
37 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | Joan Rivers | Print ad |
| Feb 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Mar 1995 | Vanna White | Print ad |
| Mar 1995 | Lauren Bacall | Print ad |
| Apr 1995 | Iman | Print ad |
| Jun 1995 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Aug 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Oct 1995 | Steve Young | Print ad |
| Oct 1995 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Print ad |
| Nov 1995 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Dec 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| May 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Aug 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Sep 1996; Oct 1996; Jan 1997 | Patrick Ewing | Print ad |
| Dec 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Feb 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Apr 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| May 1997; Jun 1997; Nov 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Oct 1997 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Feb 1998 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Mar 1998 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Sep 1998 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Nov 1998 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| Feb 1999 | Garfield | Print ad |
| Mar 1999; Apr 1999; May 1999; Jun 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Sep 1999; Nov 1999 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Feb 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Apr 2000 | Steve Burns & Blue | Print ad |
| Sep 2000; Nov 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| Dec 2000 | Rugrats in Paris | Print ad |
| Jan 2001; Feb 2001; Apr 2001 | Sela Ward | Print ad |
| May 2001; Sep 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Nov 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Mar 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| Apr 2002 | Andre Agassi & mom | Print ad |
| Aug 2002; Sep 2002 | Patricia Heaton & mom | Print ad |
33 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Feb 1995 | Naomi Campbell | Print ad |
| Mar 1995 | Joan Rivers | Print ad |
| Apr 1995 | Vanna White | Print ad |
| Apr 1995 | Nastassja Kinski | Print ad |
| May 1995 | Isabella Rossellini | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 1995 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Aug 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Sep 1995; Nov 1995 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Oct 1995 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Print ad |
| Dec 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| Aug 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Sep 1996 | Patrick Ewing | Print ad |
| Dec 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Feb/Mar 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Apr 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| May 1997; Jun 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Oct 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Nov 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Dec 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | Print ad |
| June 1998 | Annette Erbeck - Best Recipes in America winner | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad |
| Apr 1999; Jun 1999; Oct 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Dec 1999 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Feb 2000; Mar 2000; May 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Nov 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| Jan/Feb 2001 | Sela Ward | Print ad |
| May 2001; Jun 2001; Sep 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Oct 2001; Nov 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Feb 2002 | Elton John | Print ad |
| May 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| Sep 2002 | Patricia Heaton & mom | Print ad |
| May 2006 | Robin Seaber - Weight Loss Challenge | Contest / weight-loss creative |
| Sep 2012 | Kellogg mascots | Print ad |
29 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1996 | Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas | Print ad |
| Oct 14, 1996; Oct 28, 1996; Nov 4, 1996 | Ivana Trump | Print ad |
| Oct 28, 1996 | Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas | Print ad |
| Nov 25, 1996 | Tyra Banks | Print ad |
| Nov 4, 1996 | Al Michaels / Frank Gifford / Bob Costas | Print ad |
| Nov 4, 1996 | Spike Lee | Print ad |
| Nov 4, 1996; Nov 18, 1996 | Oscar de la Hoya | Print ad |
| Jan 27, 1997; Mar 10, 1997 | Zoe Koplowitz | Print ad |
| Mar 24, 1997; Apr 21, 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| Jul 28, 1997; Dec 1, 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Aug 11, 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Nov 3, 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | Print ad |
| Oct 12, 1998 | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Mar 15, 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond cast | Print ad |
| Jun 14, 1999 | Kermit the Frog | Print ad |
| Jul 12, 1999; Nov 1, 1999; Dec 13, 1999 | Alex Trebek | Print ad |
| Jul 5, 1999 | Billy Quick / Kathy Ireland / Grant Hill / Special Olympics | Print ad |
| May 22, 2000; Nov 13, 2000 | Joe Torre / Jeff Fisher / Pat Riley | Print ad |
| Jul 17, 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
| Sep 18, 2000; Oct 16, 2000 | Noah Wyle | Print ad |
| Jan 22, 2001; Sep 3, 2001 | Elton John | Print ad |
| Feb 26, 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Print ad |
| Apr 23, 2001 | Kevin Garnett | Print ad |
| Jul 16, 2001 | Tony Meola | Print ad |
| Sep 10, 2001; Nov 19, 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Jan 28, 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| Apr 1, 2002; Apr 8, 2002 | Steven Tyler | Print ad |
| Jul 1, 2002 | Scrubs cast | Print ad |
| May 8, 2006 | Elizabeth Hurley - second | Print ad |
27 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | Joan Rivers | Print ad |
| Feb 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Mar 1995 | Lauren Bacall | Print ad |
| Jul 1995; Jul 1996 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Aug 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Oct 1995 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Print ad |
| Nov 1995; Jun 1996 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Dec 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| May 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Sep 1996; Jan 1997 | Patrick Ewing | Print ad |
| Oct 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Apr 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| May 1997; Jun 1997; Nov 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Oct 1997 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Oct 1997; Mar 1998 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Feb 1998 | LeAnn Rimes | Print ad |
| Mar 1998 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Feb 1999 | Garfield | Print ad |
| Apr 1999; May 1999; Jul 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Aug 1999 | Kermit the Frog | Print ad |
| Sep 1999; May 2000 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Feb 2000; Mar 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| May 2001; Sep 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Dec 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Aug 2008 | Martha Stewart | Magazine print ad |
| Oct 2008 | Trisha Yearwood | Print ad |
| Jul 2010 | Tyler Florence | Full-page magazine print ad |
26 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1998 | John Elway - winner | Print ad |
| May/Jun 1998 | Oscar de la Hoya | Print ad |
| Jun 1998 | Tyra Banks | Print ad |
| 1998, exact issue unresolved | SI for Kids Good Sport Award Winners - red background | Contest winners / four-page creative |
| Fall/Winter 1998 Sports Yearbook | Tony Hawk | Print ad / back-cover placement |
| Feb 1999; Mar 1999; Jun 1999 | Mark McGwire | Print ad |
| 1999, exact issue unresolved | SI for Kids Good Sport Award Winners - blue background | Contest winners / four-page creative |
| Feb 2000 | Steve Burns & Blue | Print ad |
| Mar 2000; Nov 2000 | Whoopi Goldberg | Print ad |
| Apr 2000 | Batman | Print ad |
| May 2000 | Superman | Print ad |
| Jun 2000 | Mario | Print ad |
| Aug 2000 | Joe Torre / Jeff Fisher / Pat Riley | Print ad |
| Sep/Oct 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
| Dec 2000/Jan 2001 | Rugrats in Paris | Print ad |
| Mar 2001; Aug 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star | Print ad |
| Apr 2001 | Powerpuff Girls | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 2001; May/Jun 2002 | Kevin Garnett | Print ad |
| Sep 2001 | Powerpuff Girls | Print ad |
| Jan 2002; Feb 2002; Mar 2002 | Mat Hoffman | Print ad |
| Apr 2002 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Jul 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Oct 2002 | Tom Brady - winner | Print advertisement |
| Sep 2003 | Brad Johnson - winner | Print ad |
| Feb 2005 | Carmelo Anthony | Print ad |
| Apr 2011 | Chris Bosh | Print ad |
21 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1995 | Christie Brinkley | Print ad |
| Feb 21, 1995 | Joan Rivers | Print ad |
| Mar 14, 1995 | Vanna White | Print ad |
| Mar 14, 1995 | Lauren Bacall | Print ad |
| Apr 25, 1995 | Iman | Print ad |
| Apr 4, 1995 | Nastassja Kinski | Print ad |
| Sep 1, 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Print ad |
| Dec 19, 1995 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Print ad |
| Feb 1, 1996 | Tony Bennett | Print ad |
| Nov 19, 1996; Dec 17, 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Sherry Stringfield | Print ad |
| Aug 5, 1997; Nov 1, 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Oct 7, 1997 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Oct 7, 1997; Feb 17, 1998 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Feb 17, 1998 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Jun 2, 1998 | Elle MacPherson | Print ad |
| Nov 17, 1998; Dec 15, 1998 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| Apr 20, 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| May 11, 1999; Jun 1, 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond cast | Print ad |
| Nov 17, 2010 | Jennifer Hudson | Print ad |
| Jun 2011 | Modern Family cast | Print ad |
19 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1997 | Dennis Rodman | Print ad |
| Mar 1997 | Brett Favre / Drew Bledsoe - Super Bowl XXXI | Print ad |
| Feb 1998 | Paul Shaffer | Print ad |
| Apr 1998 | David Copperfield | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 1998 | Yasmine Bleeth | Print ad |
| Sep 1998; Oct 1998 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Print ad |
| Nov 1998; Dec 1998/Jan 1999 | Joshua Jackson | Print ad |
| Feb 1999 | Backstreet Boys | Print ad |
| Apr 1999; May 1999 | Mia Hamm | Print ad |
| Oct 1999 | Britney Spears - phone | Print ad |
| Dec 1999/Jan 2000 | Serena & Venus Williams | Print ad |
| Mar 2000 | Whoopi Goldberg | Print ad |
| May 2000; Aug 2000; Sep 2000 | Britney Spears | Print ad |
| Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| Jun 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Oct 2002 | Joe Rogan | Print ad |
| Dec 2002 | Colleen Massey | Contest/reader creative |
| Nov 2003 | Hilary Duff | Print ad |
| Nov 2003 | Alyssa — Make-A-Wish “Lights. Camera. Milk.” | Print ad |
18 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | Naomi Campbell | Print ad |
| Mar 1995 | Lauren Bacall | Print ad |
| May 1995 | Isabella Rossellini | Print ad |
| Jun 1996 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Print ad |
| Aug 1996; Dec 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Print ad |
| Oct 1996 | Rhea Perlman / Danny DeVito / Matilda | Print ad |
| Oct 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| June 1998 | Annette Erbeck - Best Recipes in America winner | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad |
| Feb 1999 | Garfield | Print ad |
| Mar 1999; May 1999; Jun 1999 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Mar 2005 | Weight Loss Challenge | Non-celebrity campaign creative |
| May 2006 | Robin Seaber - Weight Loss Challenge | Contest / weight-loss creative |
| Apr 2008 | Glenn Close | Print ad |
| Jul 2010 | Jennifer Hudson | Print ad |
| Jun 2011 | Angie Harmon & kids - second | Print ad |
| Aug 2011 | Modern Family cast | Print ad |
| Nov 2011 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Print ad |
| Jun 2012 | Salma Hayek | Print ad |
18 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1998 | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Print ad |
| Oct 1998 | Paul Shaffer | Print ad |
| Oct 1998; Dec 1998/Jan 1999 | Joshua Jackson | Print ad |
| Apr 1999 | Mia Hamm | Print ad |
| Oct 1999; Feb 2000 | Britney Spears - phone | Print ad |
| Nov 1999 | Serena & Venus Williams | Print ad |
| Summer 1999 | Spider-Man | Print ad |
| Sep 2000 | David Boreanaz | Print ad |
| Dec 2000/Jan 2001 | Marc Anthony | Print ad |
| Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001; Mar 2002 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| Oct 2001; Dec 2001/Jan 2002 | Mat Hoffman | Print ad |
| Winter 2001 | Britney Spears - second | Print ad |
| May 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Oct 2002 | Joe Rogan | Print ad |
| 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Nelly | Print advertisement |
| 2002–2003 teen-campaign window — exact issue/date unresolved | Bob Burnquist | Print advertisement |
| Oct 2005 | Joss Stone | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 2006 | Mischa Barton | Print ad |
18 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Apr 3, 2000 | David Boreanaz | Print ad |
| Jan 8, 2001; Jan 15, 2001; Jan 29, 2001 | Elton John | Print ad |
| Feb 19, 2001; Feb 26, 2001 | Carson Daly | Print ad |
| May 21, 2001 | Tina Wesson | Print ad |
| May 28, 2001 | Gisele Bundchen | Print ad |
| Jun 11, 2001; Jun 18, 2001 | Marion Jones | Print ad |
| Nov 5, 2001 | Ghost - Halloween | Print ad |
| Feb 18, 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Feb 4, 2002; Feb 11, 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| Aug 19, 2002; Aug 26, 2002 | Scrubs cast | Print ad |
| Jul 7-14, 2003 | Alexa Vega & Daryl Sabara - Spy Kids | Print ad |
| Jul 12-19, 2004 | Kelly Preston | Print ad |
| Nov 8, 2004 | Stockard Channing | Print ad |
| Jul 4, 2005 | Bebe Neuwirth | Print ad |
| Issue on/around Jul 1, 2007 | Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson | Print ad |
| Jan 15, 2010 | Rebecca Romijn & kids | Print ad |
| Apr 27, 2012 | Salma Hayek - second | Print ad |
15 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan/Feb 1999; May 1999 | Rugrats | Print ad |
| May 1999 | Rugrats | Full-page color ad with ADVERTISEMENT la |
| Aug 1999; Nov 1999 | Spider-Man | Print ad |
| Sep 1999; Dec 1999 | Hulk | Print ad |
| Oct 1999 | Mark McGwire | Print ad |
| Mar 2000 | Steve Burns & Blue | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 2000; Aug 2000 | Mario | Print ad |
| Sep/Oct 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
| Dec 2000/Jan-Feb 2001 | Rugrats in Paris | Print ad |
| Mar 2001; Apr 2001; May 2001; Jun/Jul 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star | Print ad |
| Oct 2001; Nov 2001; Dec 2001/Jan 2002 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Apr 2002 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 2002 | Zhang Ziyi | Print ad |
| Aug 2002 | Shawn and Jimmy Neutron - Nickelodeon Milk Mustache winner | Contest winner / Nickelodeon |
| Dec 2004/Jan 2005 | Brandon - Nickelodeon sweepstakes winner | Contest winner |
15 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1999 | Curly Howard / Three Stooges | Print ad |
| Mar 4, 2004 | Lindsay Ramer and Jason Mraz | Contest / promotion |
| Aug 5, 2004 | Dave Mirra | Print ad |
| Feb 24, 2005 | Nathan Hernandez & Simple Plan | Contest / promotion |
| May 20, 2005 | Christian Bale / Batman Begins | Magazine print ad — Batman Begins campai |
| Mar 23, 2006 | Tracy McGrady | Print ad |
| Aug 7, 2008 | All-American Rejects | Print ad |
| Dec 12, 2008 | Chris Brown | Print ad |
| #1073, Mar 5, 2009 | Chris Paul | Print ad |
| #1076, Apr 16 2009 | Hugh Jackman / Wolverine | Print ad |
| Jul 23, 2009 | Danica Patrick | Print ad |
| Aug 20, 2009 | Usher | Print ad |
| On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Lauren Conrad | Print ad |
| #1112, Sep 2010 | Taylor Swift | Print ad |
| 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Lauren Conrad - second | Full-page print ad |
13 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| August 1996 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Magazine placement scan |
| May 1997 | Tyra Banks | Magazine placement scan |
| July 1997 | Michael Johnson | Magazine placement scan |
| November 1997 | Michael Johnson | Magazine placement scan |
| December 1997 | Patrick Ewing | Magazine placement scan |
| January 1998 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Magazine placement scan |
| June 1998 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Magazine placement scan |
| July 1998 | Spike Lee | Magazine placement scan |
| Sep 1999 | Nikki McCray / Lisa Leslie / Sheryl Swoopes | Print ad |
| January 2000 | Terrell Davis | Magazine placement scan |
| November 2000 | Serena & Venus Williams | Magazine placement scan |
| April 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Magazine placement scan |
| October 2001 | Marion Jones | Magazine placement scan |
13 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May/Jun 1995 | Naomi Campbell | Print ad |
| May/Jun 1995 | Vanna White | Print ad |
| Jul/Aug 1995 | Joan Lunden | Print ad |
| Sep 1995 | Gabriela Sabatini | Print ad |
| Sep 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Jul/Aug 1998 | Donna Shalala | Print ad |
| Jan/Feb 1999; Mar 1999 | Garfield | Print ad |
| Oct 1999; Jun 2000 | Tracey Ullman | Print ad |
| Jan/Feb 2000; Jul/Aug 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Nov 2001 | Marion Jones | Print ad |
| Apr 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
| May 2002 | Steven Tyler | Print ad |
| May 2009 | Ellie Krieger | Full-page magazine print ad |
12 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | John Elway Milk Mustache Promotional Postcard - MWYM 1998 | Postcard |
| 1998 | Good Sports "Thank You" Postcard - 1999 (GM/MWYM) | Postcard |
| 1998 | Good Sports Entry Form Postcard - 1998 (MWYM) | Postcard |
| 1999 | Good Sport postcard version two | Postcard |
| 1999 | Good Sports Entry Form Postcard - 1999 version one (GM) | Postcard |
| 1999 | Milk Mustache Promotions Postcard - 1999 July-December (GM) | Postcard |
| 2000 | Britney Spears Milk Mustache Postcard - GM 2000 version one | Postcard |
| 2000 | Britney Spears Milk Mustache Postcard - GM 2000 version two | Postcard |
| 2000 | Milk Mustache Promotions Postcard - 2000 January-June (GM) | Postcard |
| 2001 | Milk Mustache Promotions Postcard - 2001 January-June (GM) | Postcard |
| 2001 | Kevin Garnett Classroom Activity Survey Postcard - GM 2001 | Postcard |
| 2003 | Alice In Dairyland Postcard - GM 2003 | Postcard |
10 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1995 | Lauren Bacall | Print ad |
| Apr 1995 | Naomi Campbell | Print ad |
| Dec 1997/Jan 1998 | Amy Grant | Print ad |
| Dec 1997/Jan 1998 | Jonathan Lipnicki | Print ad |
| Oct 1998 | Ron Howard | Print ad |
| Apr 1999; Oct 1999; Dec 1999/Jan 2000 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Oct 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Print ad |
| May 2001; Jun/Jul 2001; Sep 2001 | Erik Per Sullivan | Print ad |
| Nov 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Mar 2002; Aug 2002 | Cirque du Soleil - O | Print ad |
10 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms | Print ad |
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Hanson | Print ad |
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Vanessa Williams | Print ad |
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Jeff Gordon | Print ad |
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Brett Favre - winner | Print ad |
| Late 1990s — exact issue unresolved | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Dec 16, 1995 | Leslie Nielsen as Dracula — “GOT BLOOD?” | Magazine ad / spoof |
| Feb 12, 2000 | David Boreanaz | Trifold poster |
| Mar 16, 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
| Mar 30, 2002 | Andre Agassi & mom | Print ad |
9 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1999 | Matthew Fox | Print ad |
| Mar 1999 | Daisy Fuentes | Print ad |
| Mar 2000; May 2000 | Melanie Griffith + Alexander / Stella / Dakota | Print ad |
| Jun/Jul 2001 | Gisele Bundchen | Print ad |
| Oct 2001; Nov 2001 | Ronald McDonald | Print ad |
| Aug 2004 | Veronica and Christian Castro | Spanish-language campaign |
| Apr 2005 | Gisele Blondet & kids | Spanish-language campaign |
| Mar 2006 | Despierta America anchors | Spanish-language campaign |
| Jun 2006; Dec 2006/Jan 2007 | Sofia Vergara | Spanish-language campaign |
9 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1997 | Brett Favre / Drew Bledsoe - Super Bowl XXXI | Print ad |
| Jul 7, 1997 | Bart & Lisa Simpson | Print ad |
| Aug 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Aug 1997 | David Copperfield | Magazine print ad |
| May 10, 1999 | Bobbi McCaughey + septuplets | Print ad |
| Dec 27, 1999; Jan 17, 2000 | Terrell Davis | Print ad |
| Jul 16, 2001 | Tony Meola | Print ad |
| Jul 12, 2004 | Kelly Preston | Print ad |
| Jan 31, 2005 | Meredith Vieira | Print ad |
7 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar / San Diego County — Aug. 30–31, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio |
| Fresno — Aug. 17, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery |
| Long Beach — Aug. 24, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio |
| Roseville/Sacramento — Aug. 10, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery |
| San Francisco — Aug. 9, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery |
| San Jose — Aug. 16, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery |
| Venice — Aug. 23, 2025 | 2025 Real California Icons / Got Milk Photo Studio Tour | Pop-up portrait studio / digital gallery |
7 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Raven-Symoné — teen wave | National campaign ad / exact publication |
| 2007 | Shrek — School Poster | School poster |
| 2007 | María Celeste Arrarás — Más Leche Más Logro era | Spanish-language Milk Mustache ad |
| 2008 | Olympic athletes — School Poster — female version | School poster |
| 2008 | Olympic athletes — School Poster — male version | School poster |
| 2009 | Dayanara Torres — Hispanic market | National campaign ad / exact publication |
| 2009 | Julie Stav — Spanish text | Spanish-language printed ad |
6 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2004 | Phil McGraw | Print ad |
| Mar 2005 | Picture This sweepstakes | Promotion |
| Mar 2005 | Jennifer Longnecker & kids | Contest/reader creative |
| March 2005 | Picture This sweepstakes | |
| Oct 2005 | Bebe Neuwirth | Print ad |
| Debut Jan 12, 2011 | Susan Sarandon | Print ad |
6 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1997 | Dennis Rodman | Full-page color magazine ad — yellow-hai |
| Feb 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.co |
| Apr 1998 | Ron Howard | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.co |
| Jun 1998 | Alex & Eddie Van Halen | Full-page color magazine ad |
| Jul 1999 | KISS | Print ad |
| Aug 2003 | Angelina Jolie / Lara Croft | Print ad |
6 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Rihanna | Full-page print ad |
| May 2009 | Diana Taurasi | Full-page magazine print ad |
| Nov 2009 | Jordin Sparks | One-page print ad |
| On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Lauren Conrad | Print ad |
| Sep 2010 | Victoria Justice | Print ad |
| 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Lauren Conrad - second | Full-page print ad |
5 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2007 | High School Musical cast | Print ad |
| Jun 2008 | Rihanna | Print ad |
| Apr 2010 | Shawn Johnson | Print ad |
| Jun 2010 | Shawn Johnson | Print ad |
| Sep 2011 | Bridgit Mendler | 4-page, two-sided poster insert |
5 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1997 | Matthew Fox | Print ad |
| Feb 1997 | Amy Van Dyken | Print ad |
| Apr 1997 | Spike Lee | Print ad |
| Dec 1998 | Frasier cast | Print ad |
| Feb 2000 | Tracey Ullman | Full-page print ad — standard got milk? |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Magazine placement scan |
| May 1999 | Garfield | Back-cover magazine placement |
| July 1999 | Spider-Man | Magazine placement scan |
| March 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star | Magazine placement scan |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2003 | Freddie Prinze Jr. | Print ad |
| Jan 2006; Feb 2006 | Sasha Cohen | Print ad |
| Aug 2006 | Lindsay Davenport | Print ad |
| Dec 2008/Jan 2009 | Taylor Swift | Print ad |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2003 | Angelina Jolie / Lara Croft | Print ad |
| Apr 2004 (Issue 177) | Jason Kidd - NBA Finals | Print ad |
| #212, Feb 2007 | Vince Carter | Print ad |
| #221, Nov 2007 | Masi Oka | Print ad |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1959 | Carnation “Magic Crystals” — John Eimen / Red-Jacket Boy | Full-page color print ad |
| Mar 23, 1959 | Carnation “Magic Crystals” — John Eimen / Red-Jacket Boy | Full-page color print ad |
| Oct 1997 | Elvis Impersonators | Print ad |
| Nov 1997 | Martha Stewart | Print ad |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun/Jul 2010 | Tim & Elisabeth Hasselbeck | Print ad |
| 2010, exact issue unresolved | Clifford Family - Scholastic Parent & Child Family of the Year | Contest winner / family |
| Jun/Jul 2011 | Athanas Family - Scholastic Parent & Child Family of the Year | Contest winner / family |
| Jun/Jul 2011; released May 24, 2011 | Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy | Print ad |
4 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tyra Banks - SI Swimsuit | Print ad |
| 2000 | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos - behind the scenes | Print ad |
| 2001 | Gisele Bundchen - SI Swimsuit | Print ad |
| Winter 2006 | Elizabeth Hurley - SI Swimsuit | Print ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award Winners — 2012 | Trade-magazine Milk Mustache ad |
| Jun 2013 | Katie Couric - solo / ABC News | Print ad |
| June 2013 | U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award Winners — 2013 | Trade-magazine Milk Mustache ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | Angie Harmon & kids | Print ad |
| Feb 2011 | Sofia Vergara & son | Magazine print ad — 2010 creative reprin |
| Feb 2011 | Sofia Vergara | Print ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | John Elway - winner | Print ad |
| May 1999 | Mark McGwire | Print ad |
| Sep 1999 | Hulk | Print ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1998 | Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms | Print ad |
| Feb 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
| Jun 1998 | John Elway - winner | Print ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cristián de la Fuente, Angélica Castro & daughter Laura | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / |
| 2010 | Paulina Rubio & mother Susana Dosamantes | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / |
| 2011 | Marco Antonio Solís & family | Spanish-language Milk Mustache poster / |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Amanda Bynes | Print ad |
| May/Jun 2010 | Shawn Johnson | Print ad |
| Jul 2011 | Julianne Hough | Full-page pinup / print ad |
3 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1995 | Steve Young | Complete-issue placement; exact child ne |
| Nov 1995 | Lisa Kudrow & Jennifer Aniston | Complete-issue placement; exact child ne |
| Dec 1995 | Christie Brinkley + Alexa Ray / Jack / Paris | Complete-issue placement; exact child ne |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2007 | Hayden Panettiere | Print ad |
| Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Amanda Bynes | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #4 — on sale Sep 20, 2006 | David Beckham | Comic-book print advertisement |
| #4 — on sale Sep 20, 2006 | Alex Rodriguez | Comic-book print advertisement |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2004 | Tracy McGrady | Print ad |
| Dec 2007 | Steve Nash | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2005/Jan 2006 | Serena Williams | Print ad |
| Jul 2011 | Shaquille O'Neal & mom | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb/Mar 2005 | Gisele Blondet & kids | Spanish-language campaign |
| Feb/Mar 2006 | Despierta America anchors | Spanish-language campaign |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| On newsstands by Jul 7, 2010 | Lauren Conrad | Print ad |
| 2010 launch window — exact issue/date unresolved | Lauren Conrad - second | Full-page print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | Serena Williams | Print ad |
| Jul 2009 | Dara Torres | Full-page print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2007 (campaign debut) | Amanda Bynes | Print ad |
| Oct/Nov 2011 | Ashley Tisdale | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2004 | Veronica and Christian Castro | Spanish-language campaign |
| May 2009 | Carolina Herrera & daughter | Magazine print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Solange & Beyonce | Full-color pinup / print ad |
| Sep 2011 | Leigh-Allyn Baker & Bridgit Mendler | Got Milk pinup/poster content — exact tw |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Issue 414 (Feb 2002) | Alfred E. Neuman | Print ad |
| Jun 2002 | Jessica Alba | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ore-Ida Potatoes - Drink Milk With a Fork | Full-page Ore-Ida milk companion in two- |
| 2006 | Sofia Vergara | Spanish-language one-page magazine ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1999 | Kermit the Frog | Print ad |
| Oct 2000 | Jackie Chan | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Historical collector index | Buddy’s Pizza — “Got Pizza?” red pizza-sauce mustache | Spoof / parody image index |
| 2000 | Milk Mustache DC Super Heroes Sweepstakes - two-piece | Sweepstakes offer / two-piece |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Brooke Shields | Print ad |
| May 2009 | Ellie Krieger | Magazine print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2001 | Powerpuff Girls | Print ad |
| Sep 2001 | Powerpuff Girls | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 | Bernie Mac | Print ad |
| Debut/on sale Nov 10, 2008 | Heidi Klum - Project Runway / glam | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2008 | Soap Stars: Bobbie Eakes / Rebecca Herbst / Kassie DePaiva | Full-page print ad |
| Jun 24, 2008 | Soap Stars: Bobbie Eakes / Rebecca Herbst / Kassie DePaiva | Full-page print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2017 | Dexter Fowler — milk mustache photo shoot | Behind-the-scenes milk-mustache photo sh |
| July 13, 2018 | Paul DeJong — milk mustache | Milk-mustache partnership feature |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1998 | Shirley Jones / Marion Ross / Florence Henderson - TV Moms | Print ad |
| Mar 24, 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Print ad |
2 known placements
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1998 | Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz | Full-page color magazine ad — whymilk.co |
| May 2002 — strong issue lead; complete-issue verification pending | Nelly | Full-page print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Serena Williams | Re-run / later placement of existing Ser |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Milk Mustache DC Super Heroes Sweepstakes - two-piece | Milk Mustache DC Super Heroes Sweepstake |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2012, exact issue unresolved | Dakota Spirit Magnum — Be Strong Challenge winners — 2-page got milk? ad | 2-page contest-winner got milk? / Milk M |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2011 launch at The Grove, Los Angeles | Dakota Spirit Magnum — Be Strong Challenge winners — 2-page got milk? ad | Contest launch / ad-reveal event |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Annette Erbeck - Best Recipes in America winner | Contest winner Milk Mustache ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 — exact issue/date unresolved | Bob Burnquist | Original magazine advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8–Feb. 12, 2006 promotion window | Ginny Barber — 3-A-Day / NFL Super Bowl XL promotion | 3-A-Day / Super Bowl XL retail promotion |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2011 release week | Ryan Reynolds / Green Lantern | Print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #1 — on sale Mar 15, 2006 (cover/publication Apr 2006) | Donovan McNabb | Comic-book print advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #1 — on sale Sep 7, 2005 | Christian Bale / Batman Begins | Comic-book print advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 2005 campaign window — exact issue unresolved | Diane Heavin | Print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 issue/date unresolved | 2009 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2010 | Deron Williams | Comic-book print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 24, 2012 | Karla Martínez + Victor Cruz + José Hernández — Futuro con Leche group print ad | Three-person campaign print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1998 — Issue 109 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Complete-issue placement; exact child ne |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| October 2003 | Stay on Track For a Healthy You! | Health journal offer / 1/3 page |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 campaign; reported March 3, 1997 | Hot Chefs, Cold Milk — Gourmet magazine wall calendar | Free wall calendar with recipes from fiv |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy / Parmalat “got milk?” — Berlusconi ad | International print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 issue, exact issue unresolved | Nabisco + Got Milk? family contest winner | Contest winner |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1996, exact issue unresolved | LIFE Magazine Milk Mustache Photo Contest Winners (.SAY MILK!) | Contest winners |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 per Complete Milk Ad Checklist; conflicts with collector archive’s 1996 dating | LIFE Magazine Milk Mustache Photo Contest Winners (.SAY MILK!) | Contest-winner creative; checklist-docum |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show — “GOT MILK OF MAGNESIA?” HBO promo | Parody print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun–Sep 1999 (bound-in card-sheet distribution documented; exact individual comic issues still to map) | Marvel “Got Milk?” Super Heroes Milk Mustache Trading Cards — complete 1999 set | Three-card / four-card promotional panel |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #1 — published Nov 5, 2008 (cover date Jan 2009) | Dwight Howard | Comic-book print advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #561 — Nov 19, 2008 | Dwight Howard | Comic-book print advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #564 — Jul 2, 2008 | Christian Bale / The Dark Knight | Comic-book back-cover print advertisemen |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Rockett's Got Milk? Screensaver CD-ROM | Free promotional CD-ROM / computer scree |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8, 2013 | Victor Cruz — Breakfast Blitz | Individual Milk Mustache campaign ad / p |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| December 1997 calendar page | Miss Piggy — “CAKE” got milk? parody — Muppet Parody Calendar: The Sequel | Commercially published calendar parody |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Late Feb.–Mar. 2008 — exact titles/issues unresolved | Jared Fogle | Print campaign distribution |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2000 | Britney Spears Got Milk? Tour Dates | Original first-printing telephone-pole p |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cal Ripken Jr. + Tony Hawk + Pete Sampras + Jeff Gordon — “ARE YOU GAME?” | Newspaper advertisement |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #11 / Mar 12, 2008 | Michael Strahan - winner | Comic-book back-cover ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 11, 1999 | Buddy’s Pizza — “Got Pizza?” red pizza-sauce mustache | Local restaurant parody campaign |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nov–Dec 2010 (reported Nov. 16, 2010; one-month run) | Rayneisha Smith + Palm Springs High School varsity basketball team — Got Milk? bil | Got Milk? billboard |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2013 | Girl Scouts billboard winners — Eleanor Massey / Madison Glock / Maria Isabella Bu | Personalized Milk Mustache billboard / O |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2010 | Tyler Florence | Full-page back-cover magazine print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ed Fusco — 7-Eleven Cyber Loot | 7-Eleven Cyber Loot print tie-in |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1999 | Nikki McCray / Lisa Leslie / Sheryl Swoopes | Print ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| May/Jun 2001 | Muhammad Ali & Laila Ali | Magazine back-cover ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| First iPad issue, released Jun 24, 2010 | Albert Pujols | Interactive digital ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award Winners — 2012 | Trade-magazine Milk Mustache ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2001, exact individual issues unresolved | 2001 SAMMY Winners | Special campaign / contest winners |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cymone Bedford — Healthy Schools Challenge grand prize winner | Healthy Schools Challenge winner Milk Mu |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1997 | Conan O'Brien | Full-page color magazine ad — School Boy |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #97· September 1999 | “Got Monkey?” — Keep-Squeezin’-Them-Monkeys Lad | Magazine parody |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #63 / Mar 12, 2008 | Michael Strahan - winner | Comic-book back-cover ad |
1 known placement
| Issue / date | Ad | Format |
|---|---|---|
| #7 (Sep 1998) | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Comic-book back-cover print ad |
Almost everything in this archive was printed on paper that was never meant to last. Magazine stock from the 1990s is acidic, the inks fade, and most of these pages survived only because somebody tore one out and forgot about it. What follows is the practical side: how to handle these things so they outlive you.
Before anything else: decide whether to take it out at all. A complete magazine carries its own date, its page numbers and the ads that ran alongside — context you lose the moment the page leaves the spine. If the issue is common and you only want the ad, go ahead. If the issue is scarce, think twice.
How you do it depends entirely on how the magazine is held together, so work that out first. Open it to the middle. If you see staples in the fold, it is saddle-stitched. If the middle is a glued edge with no staples anywhere, it is perfect bound. The two need completely different handling.
This is the easy one, and the only method that gets a page out with no cutting at all.
Open the magazine flat to the centerfold, face down on a clean surface, so you are looking at the inside of the staples. Slide something thin and blunt under each folded prong — a bone folder, a butter knife, the flat end of a staple remover — and lift the prongs straight up until they are vertical. Do not twist and do not yank. Turn the magazine over and push the staple out from the front, or lift it away with your fingers.
With the staples out, the whole magazine falls into nested folded sheets. Your ad is on one of them. Lift that sheet out whole.
The thing nobody tells you: every leaf in a saddle-stitched magazine is physically joined to another leaf somewhere else in the issue. Your page and its partner are two halves of one folded sheet. If your ad is on page 34, its partner might be page 91. You cannot separate them without cutting the fold, and cutting the fold gives you two trimmed pages instead of one intact sheet. Most collectors keep the sheet whole.
If the ad runs across the centerfold you have the best case of all: a single flat sheet, no fold through the image, nothing attached to it.
If you are keeping the magazine, push the staples back through the original holes and fold the prongs down. Do not make new holes.
Thicker magazines have their pages glued into a flat spine. There is no mechanical way to release a single page, and the glue is stronger than the paper, so anything you tear will tear through the sheet rather than the adhesive.
Cutting is the only reliable method. Lay the magazine open and flat, put a metal ruler along the line you want, and draw a fresh blade along the ruler in several light passes rather than one hard one. Cut as close to the spine as you can so the page keeps its full width. A self-healing mat underneath protects both the blade and the table.
Use a metal ruler, never plastic — a blade will shave a plastic edge and wander. Use a new blade; a dull one drags and tears. Never cut freehand and never use scissors, which crush the fibres along the cut.
Some people warm the spine with a hairdryer to soften the hot-melt glue and peel pages away. It does work, but heat is hard on old paper and ink, and it can leave a wavy edge. If the ad matters to you, cut it.
Old adhesive on a page is best left alone. Solvents lift ink as readily as glue, and water cockles paper permanently. If a previous owner taped something, leave the tape where it is; it has already done its damage, and pulling it off will take the printed surface with it.
Dried glue along a trimmed spine edge can usually be eased off with a fingernail or the edge of a bone folder once it is brittle. Work slowly, work dry, and stop if the paper starts to lift.
Put it flat straight away, and if it has been curled in a bound magazine, leave it under a sheet of clean board with light even weight for a day or two. Do not press a fold you cannot flatten — that cracks the ink along the crease.
Then sleeve it, back it with acid-free board, and note the issue and date somewhere before you forget which magazine it came out of. That information is the one thing you cannot recover later, and it is the first thing everyone loses.
Never put paper in PVC. Soft vinyl sleeves feel nice and they will destroy your collection. The plasticizer that makes vinyl flexible slowly leaches out, turns yellow, and bonds to the ink. Given enough years the page and the sleeve become one object and the ad is gone.
Safe plastics are polypropylene, polyethylene and polyester. Polyester is sold under the trade names Mylar and Melinex and is the most inert of the three. If a sleeve does not say which plastic it is, assume the worst.
Flat, always. Do not fold and do not roll a magazine page. If a piece arrives folded, leave the fold alone rather than trying to flatten it under weight, which can crack the ink along the crease.
Give every page a rigid backing. A sleeve alone lets the paper flex every time you handle it. Acid-free buffered board behind the page stops that.
Cool, dark and steady beats cool and dark. Swings in temperature and humidity do more damage than a consistently imperfect room. Aim for stable conditions somewhere around forty to fifty percent relative humidity. Above sixty-five percent you risk mold; very dry air makes paper brittle.
Not the attic, not the basement, not the garage. These are where collections die — heat, damp, and pests in one place.
Store upright in a box, or flat in a drawer. Stacked piles press the bottom pages and make you shuffle through the whole stack to find anything.
Fading is permanent and it is the damage people notice last. Magenta and yellow inks go first, which is why old ads drift toward blue-green. Ultraviolet does the most harm but ordinary room light fades paper too, just more slowly.
If you want to display something, display a print of a scan and keep the original in the dark. That is not a compromise — it is what museums do.
Tape. Never any tape, on the front or the back, including tape sold as archival. Adhesive stains paper and the stain spreads outward for decades.
Trimming. Cutting a page down to the image destroys both value and evidence. The margins carry the page number, the publication's printing marks, and sometimes the issue date.
Lamination. Permanent, irreversible, and it ruins the piece.
Repairing tears. Leave them. A torn original is worth more than one somebody glued.
Bare hands on the image. Skin oils transfer. Hold pages by the edges.
If you are holding a milk mustache page with no date on it, the printed tagline will get you closest, faster than anything else on the page. The campaign changed its line three times, and each change is a hard boundary.
| Printed line | When it ran | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| MILK. What a Surprise! | 1994–95 | The earliest work. Rare, and the shortest-lived line of the four. |
| MILK. Where’s your mustache? | 1995–98 | The middle period. Overlaps with got milk? for several years. |
| got milk? | 1995–2014 | MilkPEP licensed the line in 1995 and used it for the rest of the run. On its own it only tells you the ad is 1995 or later. |
| Milk. It Does a Body Good | 1997 | A single year. If you see this line, you have dated the ad exactly. |
Then use the contact details. Early ads carry the freephone number 1-800-WHY-MILK. Later ones carry the website whymilk.com instead. Some carry both, which places them in the changeover. Some carry neither. That progression narrows a got milk? ad considerably, since got milk? alone spans nineteen years.
Then look at who is in it. A celebrity dates an ad almost as tightly as a tagline does, because most appeared at one specific moment in their career. Search this archive for the name and compare.
Then check the back. The reverse of the page may carry an issue date, a subscriber address label, or another ad you can date. This is the single most reliable evidence there is and most people never turn the page over.
The same photograph often ran more than once, with different copy, in different sizes, with and without the subject’s name. Those are separate pieces. Check the caption length, whether the name appears, whether there is a phone number or a web address, and the physical size. This archive groups them as versions of one ad and lists the difference on each.
And the test that only works on this campaign: every mustache was drunk, not painted, so no two are shaped alike. If two scans claim to be the same ad but the mustaches differ, one of them is a different printing.
Is it the whole page? Full pages hold their value. Trimmed images do not, and they are much harder to identify later.
What is on the back? The reverse often carries the publication name, the issue date, or a subscriber address label — which can date a piece exactly. Ask for a photo of the back. Sellers rarely offer one.
Staple holes are good news. They prove the page came out of a bound magazine rather than being a modern reprint.
Watch for reprints. Modern reproductions turn up constantly. Real period pages show halftone dot patterns under magnification, slight show-through from the reverse, and paper that has toned with age.
Beware the word "original" alone. It is used to mean an original printing and also to mean an original reproduction. Ask which.
The tagline dates the ad. MILK. What a Surprise! came first, MILK. Where's your mustache? followed, and got milk? came last and ran longest. The line printed on the page is the most reliable way to date a piece and to tell two versions apart.
The same photo ran more than once. Many portraits were reprinted with different copy, with and without the subject's name, in different sizes. Those are separate pieces, not duplicates. This archive groups them as versions of one ad for exactly that reason.
Super Bowl ads come in pairs. A pre-game ad with two players, then a solo ad for the winner afterward. Owning one is not owning the set.
Sidebar and two-page pieces get separated. Third-page sidebar ads ran facing the celebrity pages and were never sold separately at the time. Sellers often split a spread. Keep spreads together.
The mustache itself is evidence. Every mustache in the campaign was drunk, not painted, so no two are shaped alike. If two scans claim to be the same ad and the mustaches differ, one of them is a different printing.
Newspaper pieces need different handling. Newsprint is far more acidic than magazine stock and yellows fast. Keep it isolated from other paper, since acid migrates between sheets in contact.
A good scan is the best insurance you have, and the only copy that survives a flood.
600 dpi or better, saved as TIFF or PNG for the master file. Make JPEGs from that master for everyday use, never the other way round.
Scan the whole page, margins included, and scan the back as well. The back is often the only proof of where and when the ad ran.
Leave the automatic corrections off. Auto-contrast and auto-color make a scan look better and make it useless as evidence. Correct a copy, never the master.
Keep the file names meaningful and store a second copy somewhere that is not your house.
Do nothing irreversible. Mold needs isolating from the rest of the collection immediately. Water damage needs air-drying flat, not heat. Anything valuable and badly damaged is worth a conservator's opinion before you attempt a repair — most amateur repairs cost more value than the original damage did.
Material the campaign itself created and distributed — calendars, trading-card programs, gear lists, brochures and special advertising-section booklets. These are campaign artifacts and carry the mustache exactly as a printed advertisement does. They are not merchandise: nobody licensed a trademark to make them, the campaign made them.
Licensed consumer goods made by third parties — the Mattel dolls, the candy, the window clings — are under Merchandise.
Material the campaign itself created and distributed — calendars, trading-card programs, gear lists, brochures and special advertising-section booklets. These are campaign artifacts, not licensed merchandise, and they carry the mustache the same way a printed ad does.




18 records — trading cards, booklets, calendars, lists, gear and promotional pieces the campaign made and distributed itself.
The Milk Mustache formula was deliberately simple and repeatable — a well-known personality, a real milk mustache, a short witty headline, and the got milk? sign-off. The look was defined by photographer Annie Leibovitz, who shot many of the early portraits; the concept came from art director Bernie Hogya and copywriter Jennifer Gold at the agency Bozell, under chief creative officer Jay Schulberg. Roughly 300 celebrities appeared over the campaign's national run (1995–2014).
















This archive collects ads with a milk mustache. The ads on this page do not have one, so they are kept apart and are not counted in any of the totals.
They are here because they are the same story. The same two organizations made them, often in the same years and the same magazines. If you are working out who made what and when, you need them.
There are three kinds.
The California got milk? campaign. Started in 1993, never used a mustache once, and still runs today. This is where the tagline came from.
MilkPEP after 2014. The national board dropped the mustache in January 2014 and has run other campaigns since: Milk Life, Protein Fight Club, and more recent work with athletes and comedians.
Other dairy groups. Milk advertising from organizations that are neither of the two above.
The California Milk Processor Board launched got milk? in 1993 through the agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. It has never used a milk mustache. This is the campaign the mustache ads borrowed their tagline from, and it is a different thing entirely.
The idea came out of a focus group. Asked when they thought about milk, someone said the only time was when they had run out of it. Jeff Goodby wrote two words in response. Inside the agency the line was nearly rejected as lazy and grammatically wrong.
Everything that followed was built on that. Put someone in front of cookies or cereal or a peanut butter sandwich, then take the milk away. The first commercial, Aaron Burr, aired on 29 October 1993, directed by Michael Bay, with Sean Whalen as a historian who cannot answer a radio phone-in because his mouth is full and there is no milk in the house. Later spots sent a man to hell to find endless cookies and nothing but empty cartons, and put an airline pilot into a nosedive to reach a bottle on the drinks trolley. The print ads did the same: food with a bite out of it, cats and children demanding milk. No celebrities. The voice asking the question in most of the national commercials was Denny Delk.
It has now outlasted the mustache campaign by more than a decade. USA Today readers voted Aaron Burr the best ad of all time in 2002. In 2005 Tagline Guru ranked got milk? the most influential tagline since 1948, and the board published a poster called got ripped off? collecting its hundred favourite parodies of its own line.
Not every got milk? execution used the mustache. The original California work — including the 1993 “Aaron Burr” TV spot — never relied on the white upper lip at all; its humor came from the panic of running out of milk at the worst moment. This section documents that non-mustache strand of the campaign.



























Milk advertising from organizations other than CMPB and MilkPEP that carries no mustache.


















































Where to follow the campaign and its successors. New ads usually appear first in MilkPEP’s own newsroom, months before the trade press covers them.
MilkPEP publishes its own newsroom and press releases. It is the first place a new campaign appears, usually months before the trade press picks it up.
These open a news search in a new tab.
Athlete tie-ins, Good Sports awards, Indianapolis 500 ads and league partnerships.
45 records · 25 with a recovered image · 20 still missing.









































Calcium, lactose intolerance, bone density and nutrition-education material — the campaign’s informational arm.
43 records · 3 with a recovered image · 40 still missing.


































Co-promotions with food and consumer brands. Note these have a second corporate archive: the brand’s own, not any dairy body.
34 records · 10 with a recovered image · 24 still missing.























Recipe cards, Licuado ads, cooking tie-ins and food-pairing promotions.
26 records · 3 with a recovered image · 23 still missing.
























Promotional apparatus around the campaign itself — announcements, reminders, gear offers and list material.
25 records · 10 with a recovered image · 15 still missing.

















Licensed products carrying the mustache, including the 1995 Mattel milk-mustached Barbie.
18 records · 7 with a recovered image · 11 still missing.











Special advertising sections, magazine previews and advertorial spreads.
14 records · 0 with a recovered image · 14 still missing.





Milk-mustache advertising did not begin in 1994. Carnation was printing it by 1957 — thirty-seven years earlier — under the “Magic Crystals” line for Instant Nonfat Dry Milk. The industry was fighting a contamination panic at the time: consumers were avoiding milk over fears that dairy herds had grazed on grass carrying strontium-90 fallout. These cheerful mustaches were made against that backdrop.
10 records · 6 with a recovered image · 4 still missing.










SAMMY scholarship material and the scholarship-linked contest promotions.
10 records · 1 with a recovered image · 9 still missing.
Every collection in the archive. The nine below had no index of their own until now — 225 records that could previously only be reached chronologically or by search.
| Collection | Records | With image | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Promotions | 45 | 25 | 20 |
| Health & Nutrition | 43 | 3 | 40 |
| Brand Tie-ins | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| Recipes / Food Promotions | 26 | 3 | 23 |
| Campaign Promotions | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| Merchandise | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Advertorials / Magazine Promotions | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Historical Precursors | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Scholarship / Contest Promotions | 10 | 1 | 9 |
97 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Readers and athletes who won a place in a real advertisement.
The “winner” records are the campaign's commemorative championship ads. For nearly two decades the Milk Mustache program ran an annual ad featuring the winning Super Bowl quarterback: the board photographed the contenders in advance and ran the victor within days. Brett Favre's (after Super Bowl XXXI, 1997) was the first; Aaron Rodgers' (after Super Bowl XLV, 2011) was billed as the 14th annual in the series.





























































































60 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Spanish-language advertising made for audiences inside the United States — the California board's Familia, Amor y Leche and toma leche, and MilkPEP's national Hispanic work. This is American campaign material, not foreign advertising.
Because Hispanic consumers were already strong milk drinkers, this work emphasized family and cultural affinity rather than the “deprivation” humor of the general-market ads. The California board's “Familia, Amor y Leche” ran from the mid-1990s and was later succeeded by “Toma Leche.”

























































73 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Advertisements announcing a contest or sweepstakes, rather than showing its winner.
Beyond celebrity portraits, MilkPEP built an ecosystem of consumer promotions, sweepstakes and on-pack games. The Fame Game put sweepstakes pieces on some 200 million gallons of milk across 600-plus plants; the teen Body by Milk points program (from 2006) reached about 45,000 schools; and the SAMMY awards (Scholar-Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year) gave 25 high-school seniors $7,500 scholarships and their own ad in USA Today.
































































18 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Posters were a primary way the public actually owned the ads — offered as mail-in and online premiums, placed in roughly 45,000 schools through the Body by Milk program, and sold as oversized celebrity prints. In 2005 the California Milk Processor Board even issued a “Got Ripped Off?” poster listing its 100 favorite “got __?” parodies.
















148 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
The two-word “got __?” construction became a linguistic template stamped onto everything from bumper stickers to storefronts, and the mustache image was endlessly parodied. Unusually, the brand embraced it: in 2005 the California board published “Got Ripped Off?”, a poster of its 100 favorite rip-offs, and MilkPEP later ran its own self-parody — the 2023 “Wood Milk” spot with Aubrey Plaza.

















































































































































31 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
As a processor-funded generic promotion, got milk? material frequently carried retail mechanics — cents-off coupons, on-pack offers, mail-in poster premiums and sweepstakes game pieces — distributed on cartons, in free-standing newspaper inserts, and through the campaign's websites. This is a large reason so much mustache imagery survives as scanned ephemera rather than as magazine tearsheets.































26 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Because the portraits were shot as clean, single-subject celebrity images, they translated easily into collectible postcards, mini-posters and trading-card premiums — given away as promotions and later traded by collectors. Licensed-character pieces, such as the Kermit the Frog mustache (around 2000), are among the most sought-after.

























37 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
The United Kingdom produced the most direct overseas descendants of the U.S. campaign. In Scotland, “The White Stuff” (from about 2000) put celebrity milk moustaches on billboards and bus stops; nationally, “Make Mine Milk” (2010) revived the format with a broad cast of British stars and athletes — Jenson Button, Elle Macpherson, Gordon Ramsay, Pixie Lott and The Wanted among them. Alpro parodied it in 2020 with “oat milk moustaches.”






























2 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
This section documents Silk — the plant-based (soy, oat and almond) milk brand — adopting the milk-moustache format for its 2024 Canadian “moustache végétale” (“plant moustache”) campaign, a notable case of a dairy competitor borrowing the got milk? device. It is separate from the U.S. dairy program and from Canada's own dairy-board promotions.
2 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
The Israel Dairy Board / Milk Council (מועצת החלב) licensed the campaign from Bozell through the Israeli agency Dahaf Echad and ran it for one year from July 1997, signing roughly 20 Israeli celebrities under the line חלב. יש לו את זה.
9 main database records. Variants remain nested with their parent ad.
Milk-moustache ads and ephemera from Belgium, Germany, India, Mexico, South Korea, Spain and Turkey. Most are separate national campaigns or promotions rather than licensed versions of the US campaign.









PRODU reported on October 2, 2007 that Lili Estefan returned to the Hispanic Milk Mustache campaign with her children Lina and Lorenzo. The Halloween creative used chocolate-milk mustaches and positioned chocolate milk as a nutritious alternative to candy.
| Source | Date | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRODU | Oct. 2, 2007 | Spanish-language campaign / Halloween | Contemporary report identifies Lili Estefan and children Lina and Lorenzo and describes the chocolate-milk-mustache creative. |
A surviving WorthPoint listing identifies a 1997 got milk? magazine ad featuring Miss Chiquita Banana in her Carmen Miranda-style fruit costume and references a Chiquita Banana Breakfast recipe.
Do not substitute ordinary Chiquita advertising. The recovered image must match this exact 1997 got milk? ad.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication unresolved | 1997 | got milk? / Chiquita print ad | source | Collector listing identifies Miss Chiquita Banana and a Chiquita Banana Breakfast recipe; exact magazine issue remains unresolved. |

Milk Ad Collecting Central preserved this as “Got Pizza? (Buddy’s Pizza)” with the historical image filenamegot_pizza.artA November 11, 1999Observer & Eccentricreport independently documents the campaign kickoff forNovember 16, 1999and explicitly describes WDIV-TV anchor Carmen Harlan, the first “got pizza?” celebrity, wearing a red pizza-sauce mustache. The report says additional local celebrities would receive their own mustaches and signature pizzas. WDIV TV 4 anchorwoman Carmen Harlan in a red pizza-sauce mustache, “got pizza?”, with $2 from each Carmen Harlan pizza going to the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center. Image posted by Buddy’s Pizza.
Split distinct celebrity ads into separate main records only when their artwork is actually found.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
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| Observer & Eccentric | Nov. 11, 1999 | Food / events coverage | Local restaurant parody campaign | source | Describes Carmen Harlan as the first “got pizza?” celebrity sporting a red pizza-sauce mustache and says more local celebrities would follow. |
| Milk Ad Collecting Central | Historical collector index | Spoof / parody image index | source | Lists “Got Pizza? (Buddy’s Pizza)” and preserves the former image filenamegot_pizza.art |
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The Milk Mustache campaign debuted nationally in 1995 and became one of the most recognizable print-advertising formats of its era. The database distinguishes genuinely different ads from variants of the same creative.
Changes such as alternate copy, dimensions, language, fine print, copyright lines, publication formatting, or other documented state changes remain grouped with the parent ad rather than becoming duplicate cards in the main chronology.
Collector scope: official campaign trading cards, booklets, special advertising sections, brochures, catalogs, mailers, point-of-sale pieces, premiums and licensed promotional merchandise are part of the master Milk Mustache archive, not a separate hobby appendix. A piece can still be an advertisement even when it contains a coupon; classification follows the primary advertising creative and the way period collectors listed the piece.
Historical precursor research: the archive currently includes four 1957–1959 Carnation milk-mustache ads. Additional period examples are added only when a distinct visual is verified.
A Canadian television use of the milk-moustache device is independently preserved in Indiana University’s Clio Awards collection: a 1976 Ontario Milk Marketing Board spot titled “Hats/Moustache.” That artifact fixes the client, year, medium and moustache device. Broader claims that an Ontario “Wear a Moustache” campaign ran from 1976–1979, and agency-credit details attached to that run, trace to a single 1995 trade-press account and should be treated as single-source context. No evidence located so far shows that the creators of the 1995 U.S. campaign knew of, cited, or borrowed from the Canadian work.

Indiana University Media Collections preserves the Clio Awards spot itself. This remains historical context, not a domestic U.S. database record.
This is historical context, not a U.S. chronological-database record. The archive keeps foreign campaigns out of the domestic chronology unless they have their own designated foreign section.
Complete-issue scans from Ebony and Boys’ Life now document repeated placements of existing ads and expose fine-print differences that marketplace scans often crop away. These scans are attached to the existing parent ads rather than being counted as new ads.
Dating aid: the recovered material shows a campaign-credit transition around late 1999 from National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board wording to America’s Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors. The exact printed line is preserved as evidence instead of being normalized.
History of the California got milk? campaign and the national Milk Mustache campaign.
Open source| Name | Role | Years | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Schulberg | Chief Creative Officer, Bozell | 1994-1990s | Set the brief; led the campaign; co-author of the 1998 book. NOT the originator of the mustache idea - see Gold Mantz. | Widely miscredited as the sole creator |
| Jennifer Gold Mantz | Copywriter, Bozell | 1994-1995 | ORIGINATED THE MILK MUSTACHE IDEA - recalled childhood milk mustaches. Name is GOLD MANTZ, not Gold. | The archive's most significant credit correction |
| Bernie Hogya | Art Director / Group Creative Director / EVP GCD | 1995-2015+ | 'Art directed or supervised just about every ad.' Suggested using CELEBRITIES rather than ordinary people. Maintains milkadman.com. Followed the account through Bozell, Lowe Campbell Ewald. Book due 28 Sept 2026. | THE single best remaining source. berniehogya@gmail.com |
| Sal Taibi | Bozell -> Deutsch -> President, Lowe Campbell Ewald NY | 1998-2015+ | Co-author of the 1998 book. Opened LCE's New York office. Still President on the account in 2015. | 20-year continuity with Hogya |
| Annie Leibovitz | Photographer | 1995-2000s | Shot 180+ of the 350+ print ads. Her participation 'proved critical to convincing celebrities to participate' - she was the RECRUITMENT MECHANISM, not just the photographer. | Sampras 1995 on permanent Smithsonian display |
| Dave Franco | Copywriter, Bozell NY | 1997 | Credited with Hogya on the Ron Howard ad (retouched Andy Griffith Show two-page spread). | NEW in batch 58 - from contemporaneous Ad Age |
| Ron Wachino | SVP/Group Creative Director, Lowe Campbell Ewald | 2014-2015 | On the March 2014 three-ad set (Justice/Physics/Rock star) and the 2015 Kevin Love work. | NEW in batch 59 |
| Dimitri Daniloff | Photographer | 2014 | Shot the March 2014 Lowe Campbell Ewald three-ad set. | NEW in batch 59 - only the 3rd photographer named in this project |
| Josh Litwhiler | Executive Producer | 2014 | On the March 2014 three-ad set. | NEW in batch 59 |
| Aldo Chacon | Photographer | 2025 | Shot the 12,000 portraits for the CMPB 30th anniversary. LA-based Mexican American photographer. | The 2nd named photographer |
| Brent Bouchez | Executive Creative Director, Bozell | late 1990s | Quoted on the Talking Carton TV campaign. | NEW in batch 58 |
| Kurt Graetzer | CEO, MilkPEP | late 1990s | Quoted on the $60m push. Predates Vivien Godfrey by ~a decade. | NEW in batch 58 - the earliest MilkPEP CEO known |
| Vivien Godfrey | CEO, MilkPEP | 2010-2013 | On the 2013 Super Bowl TV ad and the Dairy Foods sustainability ads. | |
| Julia Kadison | CEO, MilkPEP | 2017 | ||
| Yin Woon Rani | CEO (and CMO), MilkPEP | 2020-present | Revived the got milk? tagline Aug 2020: 'Even teens too young to have seen the original ads knew the line.' | |
| Victor Zaborsky | Marketing Director, MilkPEP | 2012 | Quoted on the 2012 SAMMY winners. | |
| Kikke Riedel | VP Strategy, Research and Insights, MilkPEP | 2013 | Authored the ExactCast political-segmentation strategy piece. | |
| Miranda Abney | MilkPEP Marketing Communications Manager; later CMPB senior director | 2010; 2024 | Quoted on the 2010 tour. Possibly the same person at both boards - flagged as probable. | |
| Jeff Manning | Executive Director, CMPB | from June 1993 | Hired the agency; ran the deprivation campaign. | |
| Steve James | Executive Director, CMPB | 2012-2025 | 'Reports of the end of got milk? are greatly exaggerated' (2014); the 2025 anniversary brief. | |
| Jeff Goodby | Co-chairman, Goodby Silverstein | 1993-2014+ | Said 'Got milk' aloud with a question mark in a planning meeting. | |
| Jon Steel | Planning, Goodby Silverstein | 1993 | Ran the focus group that produced the deprivation insight - asked participants to give up milk for a week. | |
| Tara Winkler | Goodby Silverstein | 1993 | Physically wrote 'got milk?' on foam core when Goodby said it. | Almost never credited |
| Michael Bay | Director | 1993 | Directed the Aaron Burr commercial, 29 Oct 1993, 60 seconds. | |
| Peter Berg | Director | 2013 | Directed the Super Bowl XLVII spot, shot in downtown Long Beach. | |
| The Hudson Dusters | Directors | 2015 | Directed 'The Art of Rebounding' (Kevin Love). | |
| John Gallegos | Founder/CEO, Gallegos United | 2025 | On the 30th anniversary campaign. | |
| Jean-Francois Morin | VP Creative, Carl's Social Club | 2024 | Silk Canada: 'We've injected a dose of modernity into the traditional ads.' | |
| Olivia Sanchez | VP Marketing, plant-based beverages, Danone NA | 2023 | Silk Nextmilk US. | |
| Wendy Wick Reaves | Curator of Prints and Drawings, Smithsonian NPG | 2008-09 | Read the campaign as 'the anti-glamour campaign that reflected the familiarity and intimacy we felt about celebrity figures by the 1990s'. | |
| Anselmo Ramos | Copywriter, Campbell Ewald / Lowe USA New York | 2006 | Copywriter on MilkPEP “Bulldozer” and “Tree” print work documented in the February 2006 trade archive. | Batch 60 / AdsSpot trade-archive credit |
| Melissa Lin | Art Director, Campbell Ewald / Lowe USA New York | 2006 | Art director on MilkPEP “Bulldozer” and “Tree” print work. | Batch 60 / AdsSpot trade-archive credit |
| Suzanna Bierwirth | Creative Director, Draft Chicago | 2004 | Creative director on the 24/24 Milk Your Diet print creative. | Credit for creative outside the ad archive |
| Josh Peters | Associate Creative Director, Draft Chicago | 2004 | Associate creative director on the 24/24 Milk Your Diet print creative. | Batch 60 trade-archive credit |
| Andrea Elder | Senior Art Director, Draft Chicago | 2004 | Senior art director on the 24/24 Milk Your Diet print creative. | Batch 60 trade-archive credit |
| Meredith King | Account Supervisor, Draft Chicago | 2004 | Account supervisor on the 24/24 Milk Your Diet print creative. | Batch 60 trade-archive credit |
| Colin Kennedy | VP / Account Director, Draft Chicago | 2004 | VP/account director on the 24/24 Milk Your Diet print creative. | Batch 60 trade-archive credit |
| Sean Whalen | Actor / performer | 1993 | Secondary campaign-history research identifies Whalen as the history-buff performer in the original Aaron Burr “got milk?” commercial. | Secondary-source credit |
| Denny Delk | Voiceover artist — attribution under review | 1993 | One secondary campaign-history source attributes the founding Aaron Burr commercial voiceover to Denny Delk. | SOURCE CONFLICT: preserve as a research attribution, not settled fact; other secondary references disagree. |
| Format | Measured dimensions | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| comic-book ad | 10 x 6.5 in | GCM comic-printed | superheroes/cartoons, NBA players, at least one music act - a sustained comic buy |
| magazine page | ~11 x 8 in | magazine page | the standard single-page trim |
| SAMMY ad | 10-11x8 to 12x10 in | magazine page / 2-page spread | ran in USA Today, Sports Illustrated AND ESPN every year |
| two-page spread | 8x11 or 8.5x11 per page | 2-page spread | 1998 'Comet'; Conan O'Brien; 2005 SAMMY in SI double issue |
| Batman Begins ad | 8 x 10.5 in | magazine page | video-game magazines, Warner Bros, 2005 |
| trade ad | 10 x 13 in | trade magazine | convenience-store press 2000-01; Dairy Foods 2012-13 |
| school cafeteria banner | 36 x 24 in | vinyl banner, 4 corner grommets | plastic not paper; 32,000-60,000 schools/yr; co-branded got milk? + body by milk |
| KISS promo poster | 23 x 30 in | promo poster | 1999, chocolate mustaches, 'Lick It Up' |
| McGwire poster | 19 x 25 in | promo poster | 1998 - matches the 25x19 promo poster class |
| illustrated poster | 26 x 19 in | illustrated | Chisholm 1996 sub-series incl 'Cats' and 'Leigh Rubes' |
| transit poster | 30 x 23 in | transit/OOH | |
| promo poster | 25 x 19 in | promo poster | |
| large vinyl banner - STANDARD FORMAT | 48 x 72 in (4 ft x 6 ft) | large-format vinyl banner | CONFIRMED AS A FORMAT CLASS, batch 86: Taylor Swift's banner (4ft x 6ft, grommets) and Chisholm CL59568 Lindsey Vonn 'Full Blast' 2011 (48 x 72 in, 'printed on vinyl with metal gromets at the corners') are the SAME SPEC. So MilkPEP produced 4x6ft grommeted vinyl banners for multiple subjects - not a one-off. Supersedes the batch-72 correction, which had it as a single odd item. |
| NDC school poster (early example) | 27 x 20 in | school poster | National Dairy Council 1961 'Eat A Square Lunch' - 34 yrs before the mustache campaign |
| magazine wrap | - | magazine wrap | |
| GO CARD | - | postcard rack card | |
| giant vinyl | - | large-format vinyl | |
| door poster | approx 2 ft x 6 ft | door poster | FILLED batch 72: The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) got milk? door poster, 2000, WWF Attitude Era. Distributed by mail-in "milk ad redemption process" - matches the v91 record "rocky maivia the rock milk mustache poster offer". Mustache confirmed present. |
| lenticular | - | lenticular | |
| trading card | - | card | 1998 Topps; 1999 Marvel triptychs and 4-card panels with silhouette variants |
| newspaper | - | newspaper | USA Today, incl Super Bowl print from 1997 |
| packaging | - | packaging | 20m Kellogg's boxes 2012; Quaker Oats canisters 2014 |
| floor decal | - | POS | CMPB convenience stores 2001+ |
| produce sticker | - | POS | CMPB bananas 2001+ - documented, never recovered |
| mural | - | OOH | Silk Canada, Toronto 2024 |
| wild posting | - | OOH | CMPB 2025 anniversary |
| personalised billboard | - | OOH | Girl Scouts 2013, 3 named locations |
| calendar | - | calendar | Miss Piggy parody, Muppet Parody Calendar: The Sequel 1997 |
| AR filter | - | user-generated | Silk TikTok 2023 - descendant of the photo-booth tours |
| radio | - | AUDIO | documented by the 1998 book; NEVER RECORDED IN THIS ARCHIVE - scope question |
| large celebrity poster (Miranda Lambert) | approx 20 x 24 in | promo poster | added batch 72 from a WorthPoint sold listing; documented large promotional poster format |
| small vinyl banner | 24 x 36 in | large-format vinyl banner | added batch 86: Chisholm CL83406, Alex Rodriguez "Blast by AROD. Body by Milk", c.2006, "vinyl poster with metal rivets in each corner". A second, smaller vinyl-banner size alongside the 48x72. |
These pieces are part of the Milk Mustache advertising collection. This page is a collector-focused index for official campaign collateral such as trading cards, booklets, catalogs, premiums, licensed merchandise, point-of-sale pieces and promotional objects. Items may also have full chronological/detail records elsewhere in the database.
Period collector evidence for the booklet, brochure and miscellaneous-collateral leads below is preserved on Milk Ad Collecting Central’s Extra Pictures inventory. Newly identified pieces are promoted to full detail/checklist records as their imagery and source are verified.
Consumer goods a third party licensed the trademark to manufacture. Mattel made the Barbie; the campaign did not.

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This is the Instant that's delicious for drinking!
The one Magic Crystals Instant. Naturally refreshing, delicious. The modern way to all the natural protein, B-vitamins and calcium of freshest whole milk. Perfect for cooking, too — no special recipes needed. Even whips! For drinking, cooking, baking, whipping; save all 4 ways with Carnation Instant.
Distinct 1958 Carnation printed ad showing a young woman in a sailor-style outfit and red beret with a visible milk moustache. This is a separate creative from the 1958 boy and flower-girl ads.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1958 | Original print advertisement | source | The surviving physical-ad listing dates this distinct milk-moustache creative to 1958. |
Distinct 1958 Carnation printed ad showing a girl beside yellow flowers, holding a glass of milk with a visible white milk moustache.
“This is the Instant that’s delicious for drinking! Carnation ‘Magic Crystals’ burst into fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly!” Girl in a checked dress with yellow daisies, holding a glass, milk mustache. Body blocks: Mixes Instantly, and Chocolate-flavor Instant nonfat dry milk too. Price line: about 5¢ a glass.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1958 | Original print advertisement | source | The eBay period-object listing identifies this as a 1958 Carnation Magic Crystals girl milk-mustache print ad. |
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Distinct yellow-background Carnation Magic Crystals boy ad with a visible milk moustache. The exact magazine issue for this subject remains unresolved; the copy family is documented in 1959 period newspaper/Family Weekly reproductions.
| Publication | Issue/date | Page | Format | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine title unresolved | 1959 | Original print advertisement | Research image in archive | User-supplied surviving marketplace thumbnail. The exact magazine placement remains unresolved; the matching copy family is documented in 1959 period publications. |
Last updated 18 September 2026
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The Milk Mustache Database is an independent collector’s archive of the milk mustache advertising campaign — “Milk. What a surprise!”, “Milk. Where’s your mustache?” and “got milk?” — from its launch in 1994–95 onward, together with the contests, promotions, merchandise, foreign versions and parodies it produced. Each record gives what is known about an ad: who is in it, when and where it ran, what the copy says, and where a copy of it can be found.
The site was created and is maintained by Joshua Patrick Dudley, who ran the collector site Milk Ad Collecting and Trading in the late 1990s and rebuilt the collection twice.
It is a reference record, not a fan gallery. The campaign ran for more than twenty years in hundreds of magazines and newspapers, and no complete list of its ads was ever published by the people who made it. Once the magazines are thrown away, the only record left is what collectors kept. This site writes that record down: each ad, its date, its placements, its photographer, its copy, its variants, and where a copy can be found today.
The Missing ads page lists every documented ad that still has no image. Scans of those, clearer scans of ads already here, and issue and page numbers for any placement are all wanted. A scan of the printed page at any size is best; a phone photo is enough to confirm a placement. Corrections to names, dates and credits are just as useful. Contributors are credited on the record. Send anything through joshuadudley.com.
Every ad has a permanent address at milkmustachedatabase.com/ad/[id].html, shown on each record. Cite as: Milk Mustache Database, “[ad title]”, that address, and the date you looked at it.
This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), the California Milk Processor Board, Dairy Management Inc., the National Dairy Council, their advertising agencies, or any brand, publication or person shown in the ads. “got milk?” and the other trademarks shown belong to their owners.
The advertisements reproduced here remain the property of their copyright holders. They are shown for historical documentation, research and commentary on the campaign. If you hold the rights to an image and would like it credited differently or removed, please get in touch through joshuadudley.com and it will be dealt with promptly.
My name is Joshua Patrick Dudley, and I have loved these ads since I was a teenager. Back then, I ran Milk Ad Collecting and Trading, a popular website devoted to the Milk Mustache campaign. I collected the ads, traded them, tracked where they appeared, and built lists of magazines, issues, versions, and other places collectors could find them.
I held onto my original collection for years, then made the mistake of throwing it away. I regretted it, and eventually set out to rebuild it from scratch. Using my old resources and location lists, I hunted down exact magazine issues, bought large lots of old magazines, searched eBay and similar sites, and slowly managed to recollect everything I had owned before, plus much more.
I came very close to completing the collection again. Then life hit hard, and I had to sell it to help pay my rent. I still miss it, and I still desperately want that physical collection back someday.
Until then, this website is my way of rebuilding it digitally and preserving as much of the Milk Mustache campaign as I can. I want this to be a place where the ads, their variants, publication history, contest material, promotional pieces, and other surviving campaign artifacts can be documented instead of disappearing.
If you have an image that is missing from this archive, or a clearer or more complete version of one already here, please let me know. Every recovered image helps put another piece of the collection back where it belongs. You can reach me through JoshuaPatrickDudley.com.
This is a reference record of one advertising campaign: the milk mustache ads that ran in American magazines and newspapers from 1995 onward, and the contests, posters, merchandise, foreign editions and parodies that came out of it. For each ad the aim is to write down who is in it, when it first ran, which magazines and issues carried it, who photographed it, what the copy says and which versions exist.
Nobody else kept this. The processors’ board that paid for the campaign never published a list of its own ads, the agency files are private, and the magazines that carried them have mostly been thrown away. Most of what survives is in collectors’ binders. The point of this site is to get that material written down in one place, with the sources, before it is gone.
The Missing ads page lists every ad that is documented but still has no image. If you have one of them, a clearer scan of one that is here, or a magazine issue and page number for any ad, please send it. A scan of the actual page is best, at any size; a phone photo is enough to confirm where an ad ran. Contributors are credited on the record. Reach me through joshuadudley.com.
Every ad has a permanent page of its own (the “Permanent page for this ad” link on each record). Cite it as: Milk Mustache Database, “[ad title]”, milkmustachedatabase.com/ad/[id].html, accessed [date].
Milk was in trouble long before anyone thought to put a mustache on a celebrity. American consumption peaked in 1945 and started falling, and by the late 1950s people were avoiding it outright, worried that dairy herds had been grazing on grass carrying fallout from weapons testing. Carnation was already running the mustache by then. Its Magic Crystals ads printed cheerful children with white upper lips through 1957, 1959 and 1960, and they were made against that backdrop. The idea that became a famous campaign in 1995 had been sitting in American magazines for thirty-seven years.
What happened in 1993 was different and happened somewhere else. The California Milk Processor Board hired Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to sell milk in California, and someone in a focus group said the only time they ever thought about milk was when they had run out of it. Jeff Goodby wrote two words down. Inside the agency the line was nearly killed for being lazy and grammatically wrong. It went out anyway, on 29 October 1993, in a television commercial directed by Michael Bay in which Sean Whalen plays a historian who cannot answer a radio phone-in because his mouth is full of peanut butter and there is nothing in the carton. No mustache appeared in it. There would not be one in the California campaign for decades.
The mustache belonged to a different organization. MilkPEP, the national milk processors' board, hired Bozell in New York, where Jay Schulberg ran the creative side, Bernie Hogya art-directed and Jennifer Gold wrote the copy. The first concept they took to the processors starred Barbara Bush. She liked it and turned them down, which is why the oldest piece in this archive is one that never ran. The campaign launched instead in January 1995 with Naomi Campbell, and the formula was fixed from the start: a famous face, a white upper lip, a few lines about calcium.
Annie Leibovitz shot most of the early portraits and she did not paint a single mustache. Everyone drank. Hogya has described it as plainly as it can be described, which is that everybody picked up a cup, put it to their lip and put the cup down, and the shutter went. Leibovitz called the result a fingerprint, because no two people leave the same mark. That is not a charming detail, it is the most useful thing in this archive. If every mustache is unique to the mouth that made it, then two scans claiming to be the same advertisement had better show the same mustache, and when they do not, one of them is a different printing.
What was actually in the cup is still argued over by people who were there. Hogya says milk, cream cheese and ice cream. Kikke Riedel, a MilkPEP vice president, says milk, ice cream and sour cream. Everyone agrees on the reason, which is that real milk photographs thin and slides off a lip before anyone can take the picture. This archive records the disagreement instead of settling it. The celebrities, meanwhile, were paid about twenty-five thousand dollars a picture, which was nothing for the names involved. Riedel's account is that they did not have to be chased. Being photographed with a milk mustache had become a way of confirming you had arrived.
The line printed on the page changed three times, and those changes are the best dating tool a collector has. MILK. What a Surprise! opened the campaign and lasted barely a year. MILK. Where's your mustache? took over and ran to 1998. In 1995 MilkPEP licensed got milk? from the California board and put it on the mustache ads immediately, which is the moment the two campaigns started looking like one thing in print. Jeff Manning of the California board called it a merger of advertising icons. There was a fourth line, Make It Better With MILK, which ran through 1997 on third-page sidebars facing the celebrity pages, and those are among the hardest pieces to find today because nobody ever sold them on their own.
The two boards did not become one thing, though, and this is where most of the confusion about the campaign comes from. From 1996 the California work and the national work were entirely separate creations that happened to share a tagline. The board has said so itself. After that year, two organizations were making completely different advertising under the same three-word line, and knowing which one made a given piece is often the difference between dating it correctly and not.
The Spanish-language work ran on its own track again. California had been running Familia, Amor y Leche since 1994 through Anita Santiago Advertising, and in 2006 replaced it with toma leche through Grupo Gallegos. MilkPEP ran its own Hispanic advertising nationally. Both made mustache work and both are held here.
Once it was working, the campaign spread into everything. There were Super Bowl pairings, two players before the game and the winner alone afterwards, which means a collector needs both halves to have the set. There were the SAMMY awards for scholar athletes, with entry ads and winner announcements naming twenty-five students at a time. There were photo contests that put ordinary readers into real printed advertisements, and Make-A-Wish participants who appeared in them too, and those are the pieces least likely to have survived because nobody at the time thought of them as worth keeping.
It also stopped caring whether its subjects were alive, or human. Marilyn Monroe appeared in an April Fool's ad in 1998 as an Andy Warhol illustration. Curly Howard turned up in 1999. Uncle Sam wore one in 2002, lifted from the James Montgomery Flagg recruiting poster, and Abraham Lincoln got one in 2012 for the Department of Agriculture's anniversary, built on a Mathew Brady photograph. Kermit the Frog sat for Leibovitz in 1999. Mario was photographed rather than drawn. Santa Claus appeared twice by different hands, illustrated by Seymour Chwast in 1996 and photographed by Stan Musilek in 2001, which catches out anyone hunting for "the Santa one" without knowing there are two. Alfred E. Neuman appeared in 2001, some years after MAD had already parodied the campaign. And the 1996 election-day pairing of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole was photographed by Eddie Adams, who won a Pulitzer in 1969 for the Saigon execution photograph and who shot exactly one milk advertisement.
Leibovitz was never the only photographer. Walter Iooss Jr. took most of the Super Bowl pairings. David LaChapelle brought the saturated, staged look of the early 2000s. Timothy White, Matthew Rolston, Richard Corman, Sacha Waldman, Peggy Sirota, James White, Norman Jean Roy, Michael Grecco, Mark Seliger, Andrew Eccles and Nadav Kander all worked on it. Where the credit is known this archive records it, and the gap between the 139 ads credited to Leibovitz here and the 180-plus she is said to have shot is a piece of research still outstanding.
The mustache travelled, too. Scotland ran its own national campaign called The White Stuff from 2003, funded by five dairies through the Scottish Dairy Marketing Company with European money behind it, using Atomic Kitten, Nell McAndrew, Blue, McFly, Paul O'Grady, Westlife and a teenage Andy Murray, and it was credited with lifting Scottish milk sales. England ran Make Mine Milk from 2010 with Gordon Ramsay, Elle Macpherson, Pixie Lott, Jenson Button and Rupert Grint. Canada ran its own, sponsored by Dairy Farmers of Canada. One warning about the Scottish campaign: the UK National Dairy Council ran something else called The White Stuff from 2000, using cartoons and no mustaches at all. The names collide and the two things are unrelated.
MilkPEP ended it in January 2014 and replaced it with Milk Life. California did not stop, which is why genuine mustache advertising keeps appearing afterwards, including a 2018 collaboration with the clothing label KITH that brought back Seth Rogen, Chrissy Teigen, Joan Smalls and Bobby Flay, and a California portrait campaign in 2025. The rule of thumb is that a mustache ad dated after 2014 is almost certainly Californian.
Whether any of it sold milk is a fair question with an uncomfortable answer. As an awareness campaign it was extraordinary: above eighty percent nationally by 1997, nearer ninety among teenagers, and Bozell's Hogya, Schulberg and Sal Taibi turned it into a New York Times bestseller with The Milk Mustache Book in 1998. American milk consumption, meanwhile, peaked in 1945 and has fallen in almost every year since, straight through the campaign and out the other side. Both of those things are true.
This archive collects the print. The rule for admission is that the ad has to show a milk mustache, which keeps out a great deal of important milk advertising, including the Aaron Burr commercial that started everything, Milk Life, the 2023 Wood Milk campaign and merchandise carrying only the slogan. Work that matters but fails the test is filed separately rather than thrown away. Television sits outside as well, recorded where it matters to the story but never counted among the advertisements. What the archive works hardest at is not the famous portraits, which are mostly safe. It is the apparatus around them, the sidebars and contest pages and posters and Spanish-language work that nobody sold, nobody collected, and nobody scanned.
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