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QuaWee · 07-29-2005, 08:27 PM

Damn, I am so young I dont even remeber that commercial. Was that Burger King?

sickkittens · 07-29-2005, 08:34 PM

Who remembers the "Where's the Beef" hamburger gum they used to sell?

sniperwolf · 07-29-2005, 08:35 PM

that one is hilarious.. maybe i wasn't even born yet when that ad appeared

mardigras · 07-29-2005, 08:43 PM

I don't think there's anybody back there

Spunky · 07-29-2005, 08:44 PM

You know when time flies when that commercial seemed like 2 years ago

mardigras · 07-29-2005, 08:49 PM

It was 1984.
Here's the classic commercial (video):
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2423864?htv=12
Her name was Clara Peller, she was a newbie to the biz

She had a funny part later in the movie "Moving Violations" with Bill Murray's younger brother John.

Thechad · 07-29-2005, 08:51 PM

I'm ashamed to admit it, I remember those and thought they were funny

mardigras · 07-29-2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by QuaWee

Damn, I am so young I dont even remeber that commercial. Was that Burger King?

Wendy's.

cool1 · 07-29-2005, 08:56 PM

I remember that, was good for a laugh over a beer and a joint

Chio The Pirate · 07-29-2005, 08:59 PM

mardigras · 07-29-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cool1

I remember that, was good for a laugh over a beer and a joint

TVLAND plays it all the time, it's still good for a laugh over a beer and a joint

She was fired from the Wendy's ads after she did a spaghetti sauce commercial in which she exclaimed "I found it!" (in answer to the question "Where's the beef?"). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671050/bio

Moving Violations was in '85, she died in '87.

Furious_Female · 07-29-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mardigras

TVLAND plays it all the time, it's still good for a laugh over a beer and a joint

She was fired from the Wendy's ads after she did a spaghetti sauce commercial in which she exclaimed "I found it!" (in answer to the question "Where's the beef?"). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671050/bio

Moving Violations was in '85, she died in '87.

TVLand is great

I wish they aired more retro commercials... love em!

rickholio · 07-29-2005, 11:12 PM

Holy 80s flashback, batman!

Gives me the urge to dust off Breakfast Club or Fast Times for a view, then crank some AC/DC.

Mmmm... Phoebe Cates....

naugthygUrL · 07-30-2005, 01:20 AM

looks classic..anyone can recall that commercial

rickholio · 07-30-2005, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by naugthygUrL

looks classic..anyone can recall that commercial

There was a series of 'em. They all revolved around little old ladies (one in particular) getting a burger from Other Burger Joint Inc., looking at a rediculously small patty on the bun and saying "Hey, Wherrrrrrrrrrrrrre's the BEEF?"

It was to promote the fact that wendy's used square patties, so you could see the burger hanging out of the edge of the bun.

thaifan99 · 07-30-2005, 02:00 AM

3 mad cows used to sell beef lol

StuartD · 07-30-2005, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickholio

There was a series of 'em. They all revolved around little old ladies (one in particular) getting a burger from Other Burger Joint Inc., looking at a rediculously small patty on the bun and saying "Hey, Wherrrrrrrrrrrrrre's the BEEF?"

It was to promote the fact that wendy's used square patties, so you could see the burger hanging out of the edge of the bun.

Yup, I miss those commercials. I may have to switch on tvland at some point just to wait for them.

I also loved how everything was so disproportional in those commercials. As in that image I posted... the phone is huge, the bun is massive and the patty, as you said, is rediculously small.

They really had a winner with those commercials. I like to think of it as a predecessor to "wasssup!!"

Manowar · 07-30-2005, 02:55 AM

The Ghost · 07-30-2005, 06:20 AM

I remember being bummed when that old lady died. Those commericial were great for their time. Good fast food marketing when Wendy's was still a small brand. Can anyone recall a Wendy's commercial before that? I can't.

mardigras · 07-30-2005, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghost Pro Sales

I remember being bummed when that old lady died. Those commericial were great for their time. Good fast food marketing when Wendy's was still a small brand. Can anyone recall a Wendy's commercial before that? I can't.

Were the commercials about their burgers being juicy and messy before or after that? I remember one with a nun at the end who wipes her mouth with a napkin and looks up as if he might have seen her.

I'm pretty sure Dave Thomas didn't start appearing in the commercials himself until after the "Where's the beef" series.

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