Posted on 05/29/2022 7:22:41 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
And in case you're wondering, actor James Mason was involved in a costly divorce from his wife and was absolutely desperate for cash. Yes, he must have been DESPERATE to cut that commercial.
PING!
(What’s the word?)
Galaxy 500 with a 428?
😅
Actually have a special love for Thunderbirds
Orson Wells was crocked.
I saw “hilarious wine commercial” and just knew Orson Welles was in there somewhere.
Thunderbird!
What's the price?
Fifty twice!
Those are painful to watch.
Can’t find video of this but will go from memory. Johnny Carson is doing the parts of Orson Wells and wino in his famous wine commercial.
Johnny ( as Wells ): “Paul Grasonse will sell no wine before it’s time.”
Cutaway to a skid row wino laying in an alley. He opens the bottle and says “It’s time.”
T-Bird, Ripple, Boone's Farm, and MadDog2020!
Salesmen for Gallo wines would "seed" the neighborhood, by taking on bottle of T-bird and divide it amoug 10 or 12 bottles, leaving an ounce or two in each one. They would then place the bottles in brown bags and distribute them in the alleyways and side streets near liquor stores that carried their product. Bums, hobos and winos (i.e. their market), would sample the goods and then buy some if they liked it, or more honestly: when they saw how cheap it was.
A second trick was to take the products into a liquor store and volunteer to stack the shelves. Before leaving a mister bottle of vegetable oil would be used to spray over the competitors products. A vacuum cleaner bag would thgen be shaken so that the dust would stick too the oil. The fresh clean bottles of Gallo wouild then look very attractive.
I still do not buy Gallo, even though they have come as long way since those days.
Extremely generous pour of the Ripple at the dinner party. At $0.25 a bottle (or less), why not?
No, that was not desperate, that was his ass in a sling and nothing on the horizon! I’m guessing that his community property was in peril and his agent found him that legendary unrefusible offer! I never even heard of Thunderbird advertising on TV!
“Oh the excess (stupidity?) of youth!
T-Bird, Ripple, Boone’s Farm, and MadDog2020!”
Never had T-Bird or MadDog. Had plenty of Ripple and Boone’s Farm, now that’s a hangover.
Do they even sell Boone’s Farm and Ripple anymore? Don’t drink wine or beer anymore, cook with each sometimes. Just go to the liquor store and head to the Bourbon section, sometimes for something different vodka or rum.
Those were great, thanks for sharing.
I know imagine James Mason offering Lolita some Thunderbird, or having some himself before walking into the sea.
“What’s the word?”
What’s the price?
Worst drunk I ever got involved with. It took me at least 20 years before I would even try a drink of wine. I still don’t care that much for it.
Not much to do and Mad Dog was cheap.
d:^)
I think Ripple has gone the way of disco but have seen Boone's Farm on shelves recently. Given that alcoholism is common in my lineage, I am fortunate to have married a teetotaler.
The (original) actress who played Lolita, Sue Lyon, broke up with pop singer Donovan (Leitch) because he snuck her a hit of LSD.
Not much to do and Mad Dog was cheap.
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