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DavidKaye said:
Mike said:
But as an ex-New Yorker I have to ask if someone can explain the appeal of Lloyd Lindsay Young to me. When he was doing TV weather in NYC back in the '80s, he was a local joke. A trainwreck, really. In all seriousness, people used to ask if there was something wrong with him, mentally, he appeared so... unhinged when doing his over-the-top shtick. I found him absolutely painful to watch. And then I move out here to find out he's this beloved figure. I'm baffled by him, honestly.
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LLY must be a nice guy or Gil Gross wouldn't have officiated at his wedding. LLY is an acquired taste for anyone who takes radio "seriously". He's been doing this schtick for decades, popping up in NYC, SF, Sacramento, Bakersfield, wherever he can get a gig.

And people DO actually like him. It's funny what draws in listeners/viewers. Anybody remember Matthew Lesko, the guy who sells books about how to get government grants? He wears bright suits with question marks all over them. He's sold a boatload of those books. How about weight loss guru Richard Simmons? He's a weight loss guru and yet he's overweight. He's had remarkable success, too. Both of these characters motivate people to buy because of their over-the-top style. They run their ad campaigns for a few months, sell what they're selling, and then pull back for a year or two, because a little of this schtick goes a long way.

I'm also reminded of the push car dealers on late night TV back in ye olden days -- Ralph Williams in LA and the Bay Area, for instance. Loud, annoying, but he sold cars. Tom Peterson, the stereo/TV dealer in Portland who would come on late night TV and knock his knuckles on the camera lens telling people to wake up. Annoying? Yes, but also a cherished institution. Though Tom Peterson has been off the air for years people still collect Tom Peterson bobble-heads.
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Reading this, I remember those commercials from the '80s (if I remember correctly it was Furniture U.S.A.) where the guy said at the beginning of the commercial he said "Hi kids!' and at the end he said "Bye, kids!"
 
rricci said:
DavidKaye said:
Mike said:
But as an ex-New Yorker I have to ask if someone can explain the appeal of Lloyd Lindsay Young to me. When he was doing TV weather in NYC back in the '80s, he was a local joke. A trainwreck, really. In all seriousness, people used to ask if there was something wrong with him, mentally, he appeared so... unhinged when doing his over-the-top shtick. I found him absolutely painful to watch. And then I move out here to find out he's this beloved figure. I'm baffled by him, honestly.
Click to expand...

LLY must be a nice guy or Gil Gross wouldn't have officiated at his wedding. LLY is an acquired taste for anyone who takes radio "seriously". He's been doing this schtick for decades, popping up in NYC, SF, Sacramento, Bakersfield, wherever he can get a gig.

And people DO actually like him. It's funny what draws in listeners/viewers. Anybody remember Matthew Lesko, the guy who sells books about how to get government grants? He wears bright suits with question marks all over them. He's sold a boatload of those books. How about weight loss guru Richard Simmons? He's a weight loss guru and yet he's overweight. He's had remarkable success, too. Both of these characters motivate people to buy because of their over-the-top style. They run their ad campaigns for a few months, sell what they're selling, and then pull back for a year or two, because a little of this schtick goes a long way.

I'm also reminded of the push car dealers on late night TV back in ye olden days -- Ralph Williams in LA and the Bay Area, for instance. Loud, annoying, but he sold cars. Tom Peterson, the stereo/TV dealer in Portland who would come on late night TV and knock his knuckles on the camera lens telling people to wake up. Annoying? Yes, but also a cherished institution. Though Tom Peterson has been off the air for years people still collect Tom Peterson bobble-heads.
Click to expand...

Reading this, I remember those commercials from the '80s (if I remember correctly it was Furniture U.S.A.) where the guy said at the beginning of the commercial he said "Hi kids!' and at the end he said "Bye, kids!"
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There are a few Ed Barbara (sp?) Furniture USA ads on youtube. A genuine ad, and also the nasty one he made at a party or something as a joke. But some other joker actually played it on the air one time. It's easy to find if you search.
 
LLY must be a nice guy or Gil Gross wouldn't have officiated at his wedding. LLY is an acquired taste for anyone who takes radio "seriously". He's been doing this schtick for decades, popping up in NYC, SF, Sacramento, Bakersfield, wherever he can get a gig.

And people DO actually like him. It's funny what draws in listeners/viewers. Anybody remember Matthew Lesko, the guy who sells books about how to get government grants? He wears bright suits with question marks all over them. He's sold a boatload of those books. How about weight loss guru Richard Simmons? He's a weight loss guru and yet he's overweight. He's had remarkable success, too. Both of these characters motivate people to buy because of their over-the-top style. They run their ad campaigns for a few months, sell what they're selling, and then pull back for a year or two, because a little of this schtick goes a long way.

I'm also reminded of the push car dealers on late night TV back in ye olden days -- Ralph Williams in LA and the Bay Area, for instance. Loud, annoying, but he sold cars. Tom Peterson, the stereo/TV dealer in Portland who would come on late night TV and knock his knuckles on the camera lens telling people to wake up. Annoying? Yes, but also a cherished institution. Though Tom Peterson has been off the air for years people still collect Tom Peterson bobble-heads.

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If we're going to start talking about TV hucksters (Ed Barbara, Lesko, etc.), we have to mention Tom Campbell, the former KYA and KNEW DJ that fast-talked commercials in the Bay Area for years - first for Matthews TV and Stereo, then Comfort Zone Waterbeds, and a number of others. Tom can still be heard in So Cal hawking Linder's Furniture. He hasn't calmed down any.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZhMEs6CA0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tE7qrlr4VY
 
"Hi kids Ed Barbara (for) furnitch USA where we want to get you started in the credit world we really do", all in one breath. I was working for Egbert's TV20 when the channel 36 incident occurred. Exactly one week later Ed Barbara and his people showed up at the TV20 studio, bringing their business with them.
 
Speaking of spoof ads...though this one never found its way on the air...from when Ralph Williams had a dealership in San Bruno.

http://youtu.be/KcYH2Hyy2mM


I remember hearing about this from my Dad, who had seen it at some car industry luncheon or something at the time it was made. Of course I had totally forgotten about it until stumbling across it on Youtube 40 years later...
 

There are a few Ed Barbara (sp?) Furniture USA ads on youtube. A genuine ad, and also the nasty one he made at a party or something as a joke. But some other joker actually played it on the air one time. It's easy to find if you search.
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OK, here's a genuine ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpvFTPC1is&feature=related

and here's the joke ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK-w5_UJTjk
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Thanks for the links. The first one brought me down memory lane. The 2nd one I never heard about until now. That kinda reminds me of that video some police substation made for in house viewing only where they did funny stuff. Somehow that video got leaked and there was an uproar. I'm no police sympathizer, but I felt that uproar was wrong. It was meant as a in-house joke. Sasd, some people just don't have a sense of humor
 
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