Native NYC/Tristate Area Old School TV/Radio Ad Thread

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGsqBn9pog

― if this is a simulation.. i gotta say, it's a pretty good simulation! (esby), Saturday, 2 March 2019 21:58 (seven years ago)

the njn jingle is burned into my brain from all those hours spent watching "doctor who"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_jRYtOGGI

― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Saturday, 2 March 2019 21:59 (seven years ago)

Don’t forget Eli Wallach talking about stickball for The Dime.

I can find no mention of this of the intranetz, but I have a very strong memory of it.

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:01 (seven years ago)

Raceway Park video as discussed upthread, although I mostly remember the radio version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTrr16dW9k

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:05 (seven years ago)

kinda funny you made this thread since the entertainment at my friend's house the other night was 'we watch weird old regional commercials on youtube'. florida memories:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13s0J1wHhDs

― if this is a simulation.. i gotta say, it's a pretty good simulation! (esby), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:08 (seven years ago)

thread is killing it

― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:10 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL9psc1t1mY

― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:17 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rp2PNdnoLg

― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:20 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlBpl_T8Xl4

― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:23 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz8p6-LconE

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:25 (seven years ago)

And here’s a free minute from Pippin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo4Tz-4rkvs

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:28 (seven years ago)

Don’t twiddle your thumbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF5izstBRrk

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:34 (seven years ago)

Have never been able to find video for this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/studioz7/42461803065

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:36 (seven years ago)

Ah, doesn’t seem to work. Link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/studioz7/42461803065
leading to a print ad for the Kenny Rogers Quick Pickin’ ‘N Fun-Strummin’ Home Guitar Course.

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:38 (seven years ago)

Also assume that one was probably national.

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:40 (seven years ago)

i remember seeing this ad (the first one) constantly as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLY49fHkJQQ

― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:43 (seven years ago)

oh, can't forget about this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYghEYb-gjE

― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:45 (seven years ago)

i remember seeing this ad (the first one) constantly as well:

For some shows it’s hard to locate the original promo since they have been revived so many times. Just went looking for Pump Boys and Dinettes, although that wasn’t as ubiquitous as the one’s we’ve mentioned so far.

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:49 (seven years ago)

AND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL

IS THE MILFORD PLAZA

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:40 (seven years ago)

this wound up being precisely parodied on SCTV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o98FxOza6-s

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:43 (seven years ago)

^^^When i was working at one bank and reviewing some broker statements, I sae some illiquid shares of Crazy Eddie in someone's account, like 20 years later. OMG that was one of the first scams that I remembered from my childhood.

― Yerac, Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:46 (seven years ago)

this wound up being precisely parodied on SCTV

Andrea Martin as Indira, no?

If they were parodying it on SCTV, does that mean these Broadway ads were not just local?

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:00 (seven years ago)

yeah, once it opened in Toronto I imagine they used the same ad.

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:05 (seven years ago)

(I've really never gotten over hating Mandy Patinkin since that ludicrous NOT MUCH TO ASSSSK FOR!)

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:06 (seven years ago)

Ha, forgot that was him.

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:20 (seven years ago)

Sorry if cud was posted as I can’t see but “we’re not candy, even though we look so fine and dandy…we are serious we could make you delirious. You should have a healthy fear of us” etc is my all time fave. Busta Rhymes as well.

Also Milford Plaza, beautiful Mt Airy Lodge…

― dan selzer, Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:27 (seven years ago)

Cud = it was.

― dan selzer, Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:27 (seven years ago)

Lots of these on this playlist:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI0pEchVX6bt0uWgXhFszvjOk69SupB98

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:36 (seven years ago)

But not this one, I don’t think, which I thought maybe one of you guys would post. All through, all done, sold!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrXlBcEZaho

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:42 (seven years ago)

There are a lot of these floating around:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5Z80AD0Z4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVBPCy0hk-I

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:45 (seven years ago)

Have no memory of this commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF34YIKIi7E

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 01:52 (seven years ago)

The Magic Garden LP!!!

― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 3 March 2019 02:54 (seven years ago)

I actually saw thompson twins do a 2 or 3 song lipsync “set” at action park in maybe 83 or 84. They were like 25 feet from us like, on the sidewalk.

― Hunt3r, Sunday, 3 March 2019 05:40 (seven years ago)

i went to action park once and got banged up/minor injury to my hand. it was fun as hell but the ride i got injured on was def unsafe.

― velko, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:10 (seven years ago)

also how the fuck did we get this far w/o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsLBnsY60o

― velko, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:15 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYvdzQY0Wk0

i _still_ sing 'you can do noth-thing people do that too' nonsensically in weird moments, i don't think anyone anywhere will ever know wtf i'm referencing, especially since i just found out i've had the jingle wrong for 35 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vt8BQnFknE

the second of the two above is permanently in my head so that if ever i see a chorus line mentioned, the ONLY response in my head is "gimmetheball gimmetheball gimmetheball...YEAH"! i don't even remember the first on tho.

the aint misbehavin ad was much longer lived and prevalent afaicr tho. didn't find it.

― Hunt3r, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:24 (seven years ago)

the all time greatest old school ny tv relic for me is the one which SCARED THE LIVING FUCKITY FUCK out of 5 year old me at the dawn of the 70s. it still triggers me a bit, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok6uzndOmPA

― Hunt3r, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:31 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3RtR2JVHEA

― velko, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:54 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLrx2StioI

― velko, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:59 (seven years ago)

Came across that Ritz Thrift Shop ad in the long playlist and decided to leave it for one of you to post.

the aint misbehavin ad was much longer lived and prevalent afaicr tho. didn't find it.

One never knows, do one?

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 12:01 (seven years ago)

Since the Ain’t Misbehavin’ promo cannot be located, posting the entire show here in its place:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE8_MxJCsqg

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 12:27 (seven years ago)

Love that dagostino love that dag dag bag

― dan selzer, Sunday, 3 March 2019 12:29 (seven years ago)

Milford Plaza

― calstars, Sunday, 3 March 2019 12:34 (seven years ago)

Love that dagostino love that dag dag bag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jMekEGSRFM

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 12:37 (seven years ago)

Reflecting on the fact that I went to both Action Park and Raceway Park as a child and realizing...I might be white trash.

― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 3 March 2019 14:54 (seven years ago)

Anything is possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJKSm99cE58

― Elly Mae Bumpit (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 15:12 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELebSr3rbMk

― vmajestic, Sunday, 3 March 2019 15:32 (seven years ago)

I spent many a weekend playing video games and riding go-carts here after my parents' divorce.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJyuNTkA2qA

― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 3 March 2019 16:00 (seven years ago)

There is a page on Friendbook called WPIX Archives with some relevant stuff, such as
https://www.facebook.com/wpixarchives/videos/1701684756742689/

― Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 19:17 (seven years ago)

Wanted to mention that the Chiller Theater animated creeped me out too, probably a little more than even Gumby and Pokey or Davey and Goliath.

― Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 March 2019 19:23 (seven years ago)

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He’s the Listener DJ, I’m the Listener Rapper (James Redd and the Blecchs)
Posted: February 17, 2020 at 2:58:10 AM

“You’ll love it at Levitz.”

Popped into my head before I even clicked play.

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:13 (six years ago)

Ok did I miss it or did you all really forget about

https://youtu.be/tDfsr1vvqy4

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:15 (six years ago)

Omg that Lenny’s commercial is slightly before my time but it is so good. Ahhhh.

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:17 (six years ago)

Omg
Omg

Apex Tech!!

https://youtu.be/eStm731Emdc

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:20 (six years ago)

I never actually went there but were Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom commercials aired a lot? I remember those and the Action Park ones.

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:24 (six years ago)

Jerry and Anne did these for years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTt1uuA2rnI

― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:28 (six years ago)

Ha that was great.

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:30 (six years ago)

I’m still stuck on the Dagostino one. I remember as a kid on Long Island thinking that it was such a real city supermarket. Years later I transferred to NYU and was housed in a midtown hotel during my first semester. The day I moved in my mom took me to a Dagostino to get groceries and I remember thinking - Wow I really live in the city now! Lol.

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:36 (six years ago)

Omg
Omg

Apex Tech!!

Call for financial aid if you qualify

― Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 23:15 (six years ago)

Jerry and Anne did these for years

Feel like I was even more likely to hear the radio commercials when I was upstate.

There was a pretty good Steve Coogan Alan Partridge joke involving this beverage which surprised me at the time because I for some reason thought it was Tri-State- or at most US-only.

― Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 23:21 (six years ago)

There’s still a Lenny’s Clam Bar in Howard Beach!

― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 23:43 (six years ago)

vicarious enjoyment at ENBB slamming these all at once

― Webcam Du Bois (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:22 (six years ago)

Indeed. Hoping she saved some for today.

― Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 10:02 (six years ago)

four weeks pass...

https://www.facebook.com/wpixarchives/videos/924254468002974/

― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 10 April 2020 00:14 (six years ago)

I can't help but feel this is undermining all of our hard work

then again I could watch Scooter bloopers all night long

― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 10 April 2020 01:15 (six years ago)

one month passes...

Not sure how local this was, but RIP anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTt1uuA2rnI

― Louder Than Bach's Bottom (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:36 (six years ago)

two months pass...

In case we missed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0hC0BzuD28

― Left Eye Frizzell (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 21 July 2020 20:08 (five years ago)

This is interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/24/archives/advertising-rca-shifts-color-tv-strategy.html

Many spokesmen on radio and TV commercials have become celebrities, particularly when they are the principal owners of the businesses they talk about. If you don't believe it, catch the “Midday Live!” program on Channel 5 today at 11:30 A.M.

For in addition to what may be considered typical talk show guests—such as Rita Moreno and Jerry Stiller of the new film, “The Ritz”—five “stars” of the world of commercials are slated to appear. They are Frank Perdue of Perdue Inc., Tom Carvel of the Carvel Corporation, Sam Goody of the recordstore chain bearing his name, Leo Wiser of the Automobile Club of America and Sy Syms of Syrns clothiers.

What's the story?

― Left Eye Frizzell (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 21 July 2020 20:09 (five years ago)

HI DERE!

― Time Will Show Leo Weiser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 July 2020 16:55 (five years ago)

two months pass...

https://www.pix11.com/entertainment/carole-and-paula-announce-new-magic-garden-animated-series-in-the-works

― Here Comes a Slightly Irregular (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 16 October 2020 17:20 (five years ago)

will watch

― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 16 October 2020 19:16 (five years ago)

Figured

― Here Comes a Slightly Irregular (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 16 October 2020 20:14 (five years ago)

― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 16 October 2020 20:38 (five years ago)

three weeks pass...

Thank heaven for 7-Eleven
And our Labor Day of Love

― Meet the Anti-Monks! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2020 12:15 (five years ago)

I guess that’s supposed to start with “Oh” and I can’t find any intranetz reference to the second part but it seemed to bubble up from some deep cranial fold and out through the brainwaves.

― Meet the Anti-Monks! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2020 12:58 (five years ago)

one year passes...

WPIX posted this Jordache Look spot with an "available at Gimbel's!" tag.https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=486586959515543

― Solaris Ocean Blue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 18 February 2022 01:59 (four years ago)

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