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rondvu
06-22-2008, 10:15 PM
I found some old commercials on Oklahoma City via youtube. Hope you find them as intresting as I did.

YouTube - Yes 'Em All - 1968 Political Ad - #4 of 4 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ubNNhaBb_B4)

YouTube - Vintage KOCO: Ho-Ho The Clown, Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8BdKe7PHc)


YouTube - Oklahoma City TV spots 1975-78 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q66rvl8diOA)

YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTzybb38PNk&feature=related)

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUuTEj7uHbM&feature=related)

YouTube - Linda Soundtrak TV Commercials (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5_l7JcORA&feature=related)

autoMATTic
06-23-2008, 08:09 AM
The 1968 "Yes em all" commercial was priceless. My favorite line was something about getting kids off the streets. It showed two boys playing catch on a residential street. Dangerous. We really need to "get those kids off the streets." hahaha

FRISKY
06-23-2008, 08:30 AM
I wonder if any of the old Southwest Ford commercials are still around?

warreng88
06-23-2008, 02:39 PM
I found some old commercials on Oklahoma City via youtube. Hope you find them as intresting as I did.

YouTube - Yes 'Em All - 1968 Political Ad - #4 of 4 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ubNNhaBb_B4)

YouTube - Vintage KOCO: Ho-Ho The Clown, Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8BdKe7PHc)


YouTube - Oklahoma City TV spots 1975-78 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q66rvl8diOA)

YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTzybb38PNk&feature=related)

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUuTEj7uHbM&feature=related)

YouTube - Linda Soundtrak TV Commercials (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n5_l7JcORA&feature=related)

I lived in the Tulsa area until about ten years ago and was told about a commercial my father-in-law loved. It was something like a "Credit Jewelry Cowboy" if I remember correctly. Anyone know of this?

OKC Focus
06-23-2008, 03:29 PM
I like the pseudo-subliminal message style of the "Yes 'em all" popping up for a small moment in the shot. :)

mmonroe
06-23-2008, 05:24 PM
Ha, I thought we would have seen something like the old Tall Paul commercials that was clay animation and the cowboy and rabbit were shooting can's off the fence.

MadMonk
06-23-2008, 10:05 PM
Ha, I thought we would have seen something like the old Tall Paul commercials that was clay animation and the cowboy and rabbit were shooting can's off the fence.
Did you watch all the links rondvu posted? Tall Paul was one of them (it's the 2nd from last link).

Warrentg88, I remember those Credit Jewelers commercials! They had some cowboy walking his horse and telling me I can afford to treat that special someone with quality jewelry and not worry about my poor credit 'cause they understand and can help. :D

mmonroe
06-24-2008, 04:20 AM
Eh, not the same one. I also remember the guy with the horse and the jewelry commercials... some of these spots have been on the air for more than 20 years.. it's amazing.

dismayed
06-24-2008, 10:02 PM
Oh yes, I'm sure everyone here has seen a Credit Jewlery commercial before. The ads, which featured an easy-going soft-talking cowboy on a horse, ran for probably 10 years. It was actually a long series of commercials. I believe the cowboy passed away a few years ago.

namellac
06-24-2008, 10:59 PM
I wonder if any of the old Southwest Ford commercials are still around?

Bledsoe also did the Molly Murphy's Investor video.
YouTube - Molly Murphy's Investors Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jELoEAvjSLM)

Was it he or his brother that died in the plane crash in Dallas?

Other Molly's commercials


YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMhcyXr3l0)

YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkpvKuIyGgk)

YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UrVVXqdVE)

FRISKY
06-25-2008, 10:27 AM
Bledsoe also did the Molly Murphy's Investor video.

Was it he or his brother that died in the plane crash in Dallas?It looks like you are getting two different Bledsoes and Curt Schwartz (spokesman for the old Southwest Ford commercials) confused. There was some information about this in a previous post.



Originally Posted by Keith
How about those Southwest Ford commercials. “That’s Incredible…no that’s Southwest Ford.” The original pitchman (can’t remember his name) was killed in a plane crash and he was replaced by another man who stayed with it for a long time...


Originally Posted by mranderson
The "pitchman" was Curt Scwartz. He died in a Delta crash at DFW in 1985.

I arrived at this site while searching for a 1985 Southwest Ford commercial “The High Plains Drifter, drifting into SW Ford” that showed an ultralight airplane landing in the parking lot. I was assisting Gene Bledsoe owner of the Hang-Glider Ultralight Shop and one of my best friends to film the commercial.

I won’t ever forget the conversation Mr. Bledsoe and I had with Mr. Schwartz (spokesperson for the “That’s incredible! No, that’s Southwest Ford!” commercials) as the film crew was creating the "High Plains Drifter, drifting into Southwest Ford" commercial that showed a hangglider landing in the parking lot of SW Ford from several different cuts of video they had filmed earlier on that day in 1985.

Mr. Schwartz asked if we flew “those things” all the time, to which we replied, “Yes, it’s a lot of fun. Want to try it?” His response was, “You guys are crazy. You won’t ever catch me flying in one of those things. I won’t fly in anything smaller that a 747.”

His statement was ironic because he was killed a few weeks later in the Aug. 2 1985 crash of Delta Flight 191 in Dallas.
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namellac
06-25-2008, 05:14 PM
Apparently they were business partners.
Humor Leads Comedian from New York to Oklahoma City Advertising Agency. | Article from Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | HighBeam Research (http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79375204.html)

flintysooner
06-25-2008, 05:25 PM
Curt was a really good guy and his dad and mom were exceptional people as well.

OKCMallen
06-25-2008, 08:15 PM
Bc clark's xmas commercial and tall paul mead insurance define okc commercials to me!! Accidents or tickwts due, calland we'll take care of you 5241541

Prunepicker
06-25-2008, 08:55 PM
YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTzybb38PNk&feature=related)

I used to gig with John Spivey, the organist. He passed away a few years ago.

dismayed
06-25-2008, 10:22 PM
In case you absolutely need the fix...

Tall Paul Meade Commercial on YouTube:

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=aUuTEj7uHbM)


BC Clark Commercial:

Video Player | BC Clark Jingle 50th Anniversary (http://www.bcclark.com/Websites/54/Themes/Jingle/fullscreen_player.asp?file=ANIMAtion%20plus%20jing le.flv)

Richard at Remax
06-26-2008, 08:40 AM
Peter Piper Pizza

OKCMallen
06-26-2008, 08:55 AM
nm

Prunepicker
06-26-2008, 10:13 AM
The 1968 "Yes em all" commercial was priceless. My favorite line was something about getting kids off the streets. It showed two boys playing catch on a residential street. Dangerous. We really need to "get those kids off the streets." hahaha

As a kid, I loved playing catch in the street. No kidding. The school playground was 4 houses down but we'd opt for the street.

bornhere
06-26-2008, 03:12 PM
I didn't subscribe to read the full Larry Bledsoe article, but I recall he and Curt Schwartz were also the "Eskridge Answer Men" for Eskridge Olds in the seventies.

Schwartz also appeared in the "We Got Some" series of commercials for 7-Eleven. He played a store clerk stacking up examples of 7-Eleven inventory on his counter. Each commercial was sequel to the previous one, so the stack of products got higher and higher over several months. In the final spot, as I recall, you could no longer see his face. You just heard his voice and saw his hand adding more ad more products to the stack which otherwise concealed him.

BabyBoomerSooner
06-26-2008, 05:17 PM
I still like the grainy Del Rancho commercials that pop up even today: "It's his sandwich!"

Wasn't there a Neptune Sub's commercial that featured a UFO and/or alien? Seems I remember a really bad, locally produced ad for them.

And no one's mentioned Alan Merrell Chevrolet on "Route 66 in Yukon". It was like listening to Daffy Duck!

mmonroe
06-26-2008, 05:59 PM
The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

Prunepicker
06-26-2008, 06:18 PM
The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

To which are you replying?

Prunepicker
06-26-2008, 06:19 PM
Here's a great one from the 60's that was produced by Stan Freberg

Jeno's Pizza Rolls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE-NdrzfFOo)

Joe Kimball
06-26-2008, 09:08 PM
The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

One of the best ads ever.

bbarnett
06-27-2008, 08:37 PM
Does anybody remember TV commercials for the store in French Market, "His and Her's Closet"? It was a clothing store owned by Jim Massey and his wife. Jim Massey was a local actor who starred in some shows at the Lyric Theatre. He lived in Midwest City with his family. This must have been around 1974.

Growing up in Midwest City, I also remember some crazy commercials by a Toyota dealership in Del City I think. I can't remember the name of the dealership but I think it started with a 'P'. The guy was screaming in the commercials. I think the guy eventually had a heart attack (not kidding) and quit doing his crazy commercials.

"Shawnee adds the "Me""---------don't remember the name of the company but I remember the commercial.

bornhere
06-28-2008, 06:51 PM
That was Padgham Toyota. I think his first name was Tom, but I may be conflating him with universal car pitchman Tom Park. I think John Smicklas owns that property now.

"It's as easy as 1,2,3, and Shawnee adds the 'me'" was Shawnee Milling Company, which had flour as well as biscuit and muffin mixes — may still have them... I don't know.

oklahomajewel
06-30-2008, 08:45 PM
So very very cool!!! I loved seeing Linda Soundtrak again... so campy, she was an original.

And Tall Paul.... Paul Meade insurance.

My friend used to give guys that phone number as hers at the bar (the bad looking ones)

hahaha

Julie

Prunepicker
06-30-2008, 10:37 PM
Growing up in Midwest City, I also remember some crazy commercials by a Toyota dealership in Del City I think. I can't remember the name of the dealership but I think it started with a 'P'. The guy was screaming in the commercials. I think the guy eventually had a heart attack (not kidding) and quit doing his crazy commercials.

"Shawnee adds the "Me" - don't remember the name of the company but I remember the commercial.

The Toyota dealership was Tom Padgam (sp) and the Shawnee commercial was Shawnee Best Flour.

This is proof that once a commercial is in your brain it will never leave. Honestly, I haven't watched or listened to a commercial since the mid 80's. Can't stand them and absolutely refuse to listen or watch them.

Prunepicker
06-30-2008, 10:42 PM
That was Padgham Toyota. I think his first name was Tom, but I may be conflating him with universal car pitchman Tom Park. I think John Smicklas owns that property now.

"It's as easy as 1,2,3, and Shawnee adds the 'me'" was Shawnee Milling Company, which had flour as well as biscuit and muffin mixes — may still have them... I don't know.

Whoops! Please pardon my duplication to the question.

Tom Padgam (sp) did his own commercials. Tom Park, aka One Take Tom, was famous for Lynn Hickey Dodge. Tom Park may have done other commercials but once Hickey got him he didn't work for any other dealer in the state. He did do other ads for other companies but they were outside of Oklahoma.