Tootsie Roll Pops are known for the catch phrase "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" The phrase was first introduced in an animated commercial which debuted on U.S. television in 1970.
No one knows. For the owl in the original commercial, it took three licks and then he bit into it. The whole point is that no one will ever know because you can't resist the great temptation of biting the candy shell to get to the center of a tootsie pop!
Additional Input from Contributors:
Large licks:423
Small licks:752
There are several factors, needless to say, even if it's the same person counting, the # of licks will differ at each attempt. If you wanted to look at it semi-scientifically, the number of licks needed depend on these factors:
* Pressure per square inch the tongue is applied to the surface of the tootsie pop (TP)
* The average amount of square inch in contact between tongue and TP
* At what measurement from the center of the stick of the TP at which you declare that you have reached the center of the TP.
* The rotation factor of the TP - if the eater continues to lick one specific portion only to reach the center faster - or if licks are distributed evenly around the outer surface area of TP.
And to a lesser extent:
* Ambient temperature
* Use of teeth / or lack of teeth of eater
* Hunger of TP eater
* Boredom of TP eater
* Age of TP
1, 2, 3, CRUNCH!
The world may never know…
No, the flavor of it does not effect the number.
And it takes approx. 45, 86, 139, 176, 221, 330licks to reach the center of of a tootsie roll pop.
I disagree it takes 450 or 650 licks for me that is.
One! Two! Three! *crunch*
It all depends on how big your tongue is or how many times you lick it. There really isn't an accurate answer for how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop. Magazines say its about 360+ licks, but that's not completely accurate. Or maybe you can be like the owl and only take three and then CRUNCH, but if you have bad teeth i recommend you shouldn't do that :)
It takes 442 licks to get to the center, and about 276 to finish the center actually on this YouTube video i just watched it took 2,000,345 licks but im not sure it says that in a weird tongue speacking lol
My friend got to the center after 600 licks.
It depends on who you are-- what kind of question is that!?
5000
199
It takes about 942 licks to get to the center
427 licks to get to the center
It takes 120 licks to get the the center.
360 licks.
none
it took me 835 licks from the biggest side
acctually 1930 licks
12
it will take 105
It takes 2,194 licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop. ( I counted )
If the totsie pop is not bit in to it takes 228 licks to get to the center of a totsie pop
202