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Hokey old local commercials
- Thread starter Stanislav
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Even Philadelphia had a few.
The late Ben Krass owned Krass Bros., a men's store he called the "Store of the Stars."
One of the spots had him in a coffin, then suddenly he'd get up and say "If you gotta go, go in a Krass Bros. Suit."
The late Ben Krass owned Krass Bros., a men's store he called the "Store of the Stars."
One of the spots had him in a coffin, then suddenly he'd get up and say "If you gotta go, go in a Krass Bros. Suit."
I was working in Idaho back in the mid-90s and in one town Twin Falls there was a commercial for a car dealership which featured their own version of the the old lady and the "don't you buy no ugly truck" slogan. The actress who played the old lady was dressed exactly like Irene Ryan's "Granny".
More of a Cincinnati tradition but we got a "Buddy's Carpet Barn" in the late 80's with the late Buddy himself doing the commercials.
Never saw his TV ads, but WLW ran his radio spots for years. He had the thickest Cincinnati accent this side of Marge Schott..."Buddy's Corpet Born!" Gary Burbank (aka The Guy Who Did Afternoons On WLW Before Eddie Fingers & Tracy Jones Put The Tri-State To Sleep) used to do hilarious parodies of his spots..."Buddy's Heart Surgery barn", etc.
Never saw his TV ads, but WLW ran his radio spots for years. He had the thickest Cincinnati accent this side of Marge Schott..."Buddy's Corpet Born!" Gary Burbank (aka The Guy Who Did Afternoons On WLW Before Eddie Fingers & Tracy Jones Put The Tri-State To Sleep) used to do hilarious parodies of his spots..."Buddy's Heart Surgery barn", etc.
How many of you live in markets where you can see Dan Walters pitching cars? When I lived in northwest Tennessee, I could see him on cable promoting Toyotas in Marion (IL), Madison (TN), and Memphis! I thought he had a deal to sell Toyotas in towns beginning with "M." ;D The irony is that he is now back on TV here in the Nashville area selling Nissans and Hyundais in Cool Springs, and telling us that they are better than Toyotas! ;D
firepoint525 said:
He pitches in Texas, too! Down in the sleepy, little south Houston suburb of Alvin for the Ron Carter Dealerships (Toyota, Chevy, Chrysler, Ford).
I had not seen him pitch anywhere but in the Houston area until my father moved to Nashville last fall and on my first visit up saw him pitching for the dealership you mentioned. Took me by surprise to see him up there.
"You come on down and see us"
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Aljr
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Corky Marlowe said:
Burbank used to skewer Buddy just about daily then.
BTW,people in Cincy will tell you they don't have accents. I guess Pete Rose doesn't have hair plugs either?
Man,I can't believe Gary hung it up. The best in the biz IMO.
With all the current and former WNY'ers running around this board, I'm surprised I haven't seen these yet.
From Rochester NY, late '70s - early '90s (and maybe later - that's when I left)
The hokey: The Record Archive - maybe it's because the owner who appeared in the commercials was an overweight, long-haired, hippie-looking freak that I remembered them, but the jingle is stuck in my head now:
Who's the name in records today?
The Record Archive
Find the latest records they play
The Record Archive
All your favorite hits from the past
The Record Archive
Turn your used records to cash
If you want to get service, selection, and price so low
The Record Archive is the place to go
The Record Archive is the place to go
The bizarre: who could forget the great, Great, GREAT, GREAT House of Guitars!!! 645 Titus Avenue in Irondequoit.
They always had the strangest commercials! (I am the real Easter bunny - hop! hop!) They even have their own Wikipedia article!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Guitars
Then there were the Gabriele hucksters - I mean - dealerships, first in Avon, then in Churchville, where they would advertise their selection of cars at a ridiculously low price, but the small print at the bottom of the screen would read, "1 at this price".
From Rochester NY, late '70s - early '90s (and maybe later - that's when I left)
The hokey: The Record Archive - maybe it's because the owner who appeared in the commercials was an overweight, long-haired, hippie-looking freak that I remembered them, but the jingle is stuck in my head now:
Who's the name in records today?
The Record Archive
Find the latest records they play
The Record Archive
All your favorite hits from the past
The Record Archive
Turn your used records to cash
If you want to get service, selection, and price so low
The Record Archive is the place to go
The Record Archive is the place to go
The bizarre: who could forget the great, Great, GREAT, GREAT House of Guitars!!! 645 Titus Avenue in Irondequoit.
They always had the strangest commercials! (I am the real Easter bunny - hop! hop!) They even have their own Wikipedia article!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Guitars
Then there were the Gabriele hucksters - I mean - dealerships, first in Avon, then in Churchville, where they would advertise their selection of cars at a ridiculously low price, but the small print at the bottom of the screen would read, "1 at this price".
Back in the 1970's, WUAB Channel 43 from Lorain-Cleveland was on the cable tv lineup in Columbus. One local commercial from the Cleveland area that I remember the most was the C. Miller Chevrolet commercials.
In the commercials, C. Miller was the owner of a Chevrolet dealership in the Cleveland area. He would do some kind of a comedy skit and then he always end his commercials by saying "See the USA in a C. Miller Chevrolet!" and blow the audience a kiss.
Here is one his commercials from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h_-rDGjxwU
In the commercials, C. Miller was the owner of a Chevrolet dealership in the Cleveland area. He would do some kind of a comedy skit and then he always end his commercials by saying "See the USA in a C. Miller Chevrolet!" and blow the audience a kiss.
Here is one his commercials from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h_-rDGjxwU
I guess Pete Rose doesn't have hair plugs either?
People everywhere tell you they don't have accents.
Did Pete ever do TV spots for Gold Star Chili? I know he did 'em on radio..."Gowwd Stor Chiwwi. Them Dawgs Are Good."
And yes, Garish's retirement may be known as "The Day Radio Died" in Cincy, or at least the day there was a really troubling spot showing up on the X-ray.
People everywhere tell you they don't have accents.
Did Pete ever do TV spots for Gold Star Chili? I know he did 'em on radio..."Gowwd Stor Chiwwi. Them Dawgs Are Good."
And yes, Garish's retirement may be known as "The Day Radio Died" in Cincy, or at least the day there was a really troubling spot showing up on the X-ray.
Emma's here in Nashville. The "supoylative" florist! :
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AndTheLambGoesBAA
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KeithE4 said:
The Indy spots were so effective that Bob opened an agency on the side. Syndicated himself to dealerships nationwide.
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FreddyE1977
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Stanislav said:Aljr said:
Nobody thinks that they have an accent -- it's everyone else that talks funny... :
ahh....as a native-born Southern Ohioan (whose parents moved him out at a very early age), who in his
first stab at a radio audition tape, had to sit in stunned silence as he listened over and over again to
himself referring to a bear rummaging through suburban yards as a "bahr".....I can attest to that!
ahh....as a native-born Southern Ohioan (whose parents moved him out at a very early age), who in his
first stab at a radio audition tape, had to sit in stunned silence as he listened over and over again to
himself referring to a bear rummaging through suburban yards as a "bahr".....I can attest to that!
Was that the same bahr Davy Crockett killed when he was 3?
first stab at a radio audition tape, had to sit in stunned silence as he listened over and over again to
himself referring to a bear rummaging through suburban yards as a "bahr".....I can attest to that!
Was that the same bahr Davy Crockett killed when he was 3?
Ultimajock said:
If you hear the instrumental behind the sales pitch on that commercial, you'll hear the waltz EVS used as their jingle for many years: "Er-nie Von Schled-orn... Main Street in Me-nom-in-ee Falls!" Something about that low-key approach that made those EVS commercials so enduring.
Another Milwaukee area dealership, Phil Tolkan Pontiac, had a few commercials over the years that were on the corny side (though not all of them were). One spot had Phil introducing us to "a brand new, singing, Phil Tolkan Pontiac" (wires made the hood move up and down). Another had Phil conducting his sales team a-la Lawrence Welk in a "sing-along":
North on 76th, you'll see...
(Barotone solo) The number one dealer who gives you more...
Come... on... in... to-daaayyyy!
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Aljr
Guest
LOL! That accent runs along Ohio/Mississippi/Red River valleys from WV to Arkansas and East Texas,Freddy. Goes up the Cumberland into Tennessee and Alabama,too.
The guy who wrote,"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas",Larry L. King used to talk about moving from East Texas to Cleveland when he was kid. His second day of school they stuck him in speech class. Except for a couple of kids in the class,who had real problems,everyone in the class sounded normal to him. He couldn't figure it out.
About a week into the class he found out with exception of those two kids,everyone else in the class was from WV,KY,and southern Ohio.
The guy who wrote,"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas",Larry L. King used to talk about moving from East Texas to Cleveland when he was kid. His second day of school they stuck him in speech class. Except for a couple of kids in the class,who had real problems,everyone in the class sounded normal to him. He couldn't figure it out.
About a week into the class he found out with exception of those two kids,everyone else in the class was from WV,KY,and southern Ohio.
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