Magic gum makes animated people float away (Bubble Gum Weekend)

The existence of bubble gum is funny because it is.

Bubblicious's commercials in the '80s followed a predictable plot: In these ads, animated people (particularly teenagers) would blow bubbles and float into outer space.

Often, commercials about embarrassing topics like diarrhea and toilet paper feature animated characters instead of on-screen actors, because the actors don't want to be associated with these subjects. Apparently, the folks at Bubblicious felt bubble gum was the same way.

Anyway, I found this uproarious old Bubblicious commersh on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFlvd19lVqQ

That ad is probably from the late '70s, because it looks like it's laying the foundation for the '80s ads. It features a cartoon of a band that pays more attention to its bubbling than to its music during its concerts.

The most hilarious moment is about halfway through it: The entire audience at the concert all bubbles at the exact same time, and they float into space along with the band.

Another amusing thing about Bubblicious: its logo always appeared to be blowing a bubble, which emerged from the lower right of the logo. This technique is seen on the yellow pack of gum at the start of this ad.

If the bubbles blown by the people in this ad burst while they were floating around in space, would they fall back to Earth? Or would they just continue to float around out there, orbiting the planet forever?