Since there’s a picture of the very first McDonald’s restaurant on Frog Blog, I’ve decided to share with you all the very first McDonald’s TV commercial:
barticle35, the guy at the end was my friend Benny, and he most likely was smoking a joint. Right now he’s on a no-drugs/vegan diet/no cigarettes kick, or at least he was the last time I talked to him.
I find his commentary on the following McDonald’s commercial to be absolutely hysterical:
Shoo fly pie, and apple pandowdy,
Makes your eyes light up and your tongue say “Howdy.”
Shoo fly pie, and apple pandowdy,
I can’t get enough of that wonderful stuff.
here in the midwest, we got burger chef before mcdonalds…same 15 cent price, though……I don’t remember anything tasting as good as those hamburgers did, purchased with money I earned on my paper route ….a twelve year old in 2010 is a lot different than one in 1959—sort of a lesson in anthropology, that original burger chef is long gone, it’s a rib joint now
gad, i sound like some rambling old geezer from tulsa, don’t I?…sorry!—-
that mcdonalds commercial zapped me back fifty years just as sure as a time machine would have…….
nighthawks - don’t be sorry. You, I can relate to with the same type of memories from the same era. Money earned from my paper route gave that 10¢ comic book more value. (And you ought not let anyone cramp your style.) ☺
judyparka almost 15 years ago
I love snow monkeys!
margueritem almost 15 years ago
M-mmmm, fandango butterscotch pants….
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
Since there’s a picture of the very first McDonald’s restaurant on Frog Blog, I’ve decided to share with you all the very first McDonald’s TV commercial:
http://www.betterstream.com/video/195/first-mcdonalds-tv-commercial/
Doesn’t Ronald give you the creeps?
fredbuhl almost 15 years ago
Hmmm… . Butterscotch pants… covering some chopped nuts perhaps?
zero almost 15 years ago
Mmmmmmm pandowdy
Steve Bartholomew almost 15 years ago
As Dick Tracy once said, I want an explanation.
Steve Bartholomew almost 15 years ago
That is one creepy McDonald’s commercial. Was that guy at the end smoking a joint?
Sisyphos almost 15 years ago
I’ll have a Manhattan, straight up, with that, please. And, bring on the dancing girls.
ransomknotts almost 15 years ago
I hope he washes those pants once in a while… maybe he has multiple pairs.
That McDonald’s food looked good.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
barticle35, the guy at the end was my friend Benny, and he most likely was smoking a joint. Right now he’s on a no-drugs/vegan diet/no cigarettes kick, or at least he was the last time I talked to him.
I find his commentary on the following McDonald’s commercial to be absolutely hysterical:
http://www.betterstream.com/video/203/old-mcdonalds-commercial-with-commentary/
zoomhey almost 15 years ago
Here’s the first McD’s: http://tinyurl.com/yfzbyq5
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
Buy ‘em by the bag!
grapfhics almost 15 years ago
George looks like Ronald Reagan.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
pandowdy
Main Entry: pan·dow·dy Pronunciation: \pan-ˈdau̇-dē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural pan·dow·dies Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1805
: a deep-dish spiced apple dessert sweetened with sugar, molasses, or maple syrup and covered with a rich crust ———————————————————————-
I’ve learned something new. And am now hungry.
Rotifer FREE BEER & BATH MATS ON FEB. 31st Thalweg Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I wonder what kind of utensil one should use to eat pandowdy? Hmmmmmm, … I wonder?
Ray_C almost 15 years ago
Shoo fly pie, and apple pandowdy, Makes your eyes light up and your tongue say “Howdy.” Shoo fly pie, and apple pandowdy, I can’t get enough of that wonderful stuff.
http://oldfashionedliving.com/shoofly.html
Teresa, you’re wonderful! Thanks for that memory.
sandboil almost 15 years ago
Rotifer: That’s easy. A shovel!
Rotifer FREE BEER & BATH MATS ON FEB. 31st Thalweg Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Shovel, pitch spork, green telescoping foon; it’s all good.
cleokaya almost 15 years ago
I think that George is a gay caballero.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago
here in the midwest, we got burger chef before mcdonalds…same 15 cent price, though……I don’t remember anything tasting as good as those hamburgers did, purchased with money I earned on my paper route ….a twelve year old in 2010 is a lot different than one in 1959—sort of a lesson in anthropology, that original burger chef is long gone, it’s a rib joint now
gad, i sound like some rambling old geezer from tulsa, don’t I?…sorry!—-
that mcdonalds commercial zapped me back fifty years just as sure as a time machine would have…….
madbristowart almost 15 years ago
1969 was a very good year.
ottod Premium Member almost 15 years ago
nighthawks:
People get upset if you eat too many hamburgers, then they get upset of you don’t eat enough hamburgers.
Hamburgers are NOT made with ham.
What does Tulsa have to do with Ronald Reagan’s pants?
AddADadaAdDad almost 15 years ago
nighthawks - don’t be sorry. You, I can relate to with the same type of memories from the same era. Money earned from my paper route gave that 10¢ comic book more value. (And you ought not let anyone cramp your style.) ☺
madbristowart almost 15 years ago
nighthawks… man, did you ever jog loose a forgotten memory
BURGER CHEF AND JEFF!!!
ransomknotts almost 15 years ago
Burger Chef Memories: http://tinyurl.com/burgerchef
Ushindi–Are the culottes you’re NOT wearing butterscotch?
The statue of Ronald McDonald in the indoor playland near my home looks a little like Kim Jong Il.
madbristowart almost 15 years ago
ransomknotts, thanks… I guess you CAN go home again.
and as far as that Kim McJong II goes…that’s almost as frightening as all this talk about butterscotch trousers.
Ushindi almost 15 years ago
This is exactly the reason I cropped my avatar, so you couldn’t see I wasn’t wearing any pants. How in the world did you know? Now I’m embarrassed.
grapfhics almost 15 years ago
to Bristow: yes, it was a very good year!
To Ushindi: Only Mickey wore pants, go figure. and yes, Donald is still one of my favorites.
judyparka almost 15 years ago
Maybe I haven’t said it often enough… but I love this comic strip! Thank you, Teresa, for sharing your mind with us. We are not worthy.