Willy the Hillbilly (1966) – The First Mountain Dew CommercialScott BealeSeptember 13, 2010 “Willy the Hillbilly”, the first Mountain Dew commercial which aired in 1966. “It’ll tickle yore innards!” Related Posts Scott Beale Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram. Recent Posts A Charming Documentary About Coexisting With the Feral Peacocks of Arcadia, California Perky Pet Pigeon Plucks a Sweet Song on Guitar The History Behind the Names of Each Generation Man Asks Three Chatty AI Agents on Three Phones to Take Turns Counting to 100 Swedish Shoe-Shining Champion Demonstrates the Advanced Stages of a Shoe Shine Woman Pretends to Play Vivaldi on Her Cat’s Whisker With a Plastic Dental Floss Pick