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Ahh, those late night commercials with his 'dog' spot! Or elephant, or...
1 posted on 09/09/2013 12:28:25 PM PDT by kingu
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To: EveningStar

I know it extends beyond SoCal, but thought this might be of interest...


2 posted on 09/09/2013 12:28:59 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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He has eaten his last bug, walked his last tiger and made his last flight on the wings of a bi=plane.

RIP Cal.


3 posted on 09/09/2013 12:30:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Cal Worthington and his "dog" Spot
4 posted on 09/09/2013 12:30:54 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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Guess we can't go see Cal....

Best post-bar hopping entertainment a kid could have, back in the early days of cable!

Marketing genius

5 posted on 09/09/2013 12:31:27 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: kingu

Oh noooo!

Well his jingle is certainly eternal.


6 posted on 09/09/2013 12:31:54 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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Cal Worthington and ANOTHER "dog" Spot
7 posted on 09/09/2013 12:32:32 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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I think his commercials were in several movies.


8 posted on 09/09/2013 12:32:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Many fond memories of his commercials. Farewell, Cal.


9 posted on 09/09/2013 12:32:46 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Cal Worthington and several "dogs" named Spot.
10 posted on 09/09/2013 12:34:58 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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Here’s Cal and his dog, Spot!


11 posted on 09/09/2013 12:35:20 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Still crazy after all these beers.)
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I thought he was dead already! Wow I sure remember those commercials.


12 posted on 09/09/2013 12:36:07 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: kingu

RIP, Cal. I grew up with his commercials as a kid in Los Angeles. Thanks for the memories.


13 posted on 09/09/2013 12:36:43 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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“Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal.”


15 posted on 09/09/2013 12:37:33 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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I’ve seen many of his commercials. I bought two Ford pickups from his Long Beach dealership back in the mid 80s. I saw Cal in person in the 70s when he made an appearance at a ZZ Top concert at Anaheim Stadium. He was there to wrestle his dog spot (a tiger). His act ended when someone threw a whole watermelon on stage and it startled the tiger. How anyone thought his being there with a tiger was a good idea I’ll never know.


18 posted on 09/09/2013 12:39:42 PM PDT by South40
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First thing I thought was, “How’s Spot?”


19 posted on 09/09/2013 12:39:55 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: kingu

RIP Cal


20 posted on 09/09/2013 12:40:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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I grew up watching Cal. Always had an odd “dog” Spot.

Rest In Peace.


21 posted on 09/09/2013 12:41:59 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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On a serious note, I read an interview with Cal Worthington long ago, when he was still running the dealership.

He said that he couldn't stop airing his crazy commercials. Any time he tried to do so, his sales dropped off precipitously.

22 posted on 09/09/2013 12:42:01 PM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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You have to admit, the commercials worked to attract your attention. Every time a new Cal Worthington ad would come out, I’d always watch it to see what kind of critter Spot was.


23 posted on 09/09/2013 12:43:00 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Obama vs. Romney - clear evidence that our nation has been judged by God and found wanting.)
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To: kingu

What happened to his dog spot?

I thought Cal Worthington was at least 150 years old and would probably live forever.

‘go see Cal’

I remember those commercials


24 posted on 09/09/2013 12:46:18 PM PDT by austinaero
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