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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 9, 2008 4:19:15 GMT -6
I hear adults that sometimes do that with children (put words into their mouths) and it is so sickening, it just makes my stomach turn! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Midge on Jul 9, 2008 17:28:39 GMT -6
I agree, Larry. That is so patronizing. Let children speak for themselves!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 10, 2008 18:50:52 GMT -6
Right on, Midge! :thumbsup:
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Post by hallway on Jul 13, 2008 19:44:44 GMT -6
Here's a couple.
"The little old winemaker... Me."
The Maytag repair man. Not the current guy, the good one.
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Post by Midge on Jul 13, 2008 23:22:11 GMT -6
Oh, yes, the lonely Maytag repairman. I believe he was played by Jesse White. Can you name the winery whose mascot was "that little old winemaker, me?"
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Post by circled27 on Jul 14, 2008 11:51:43 GMT -6
Midge inquired: Italian Swiss Colony ®It was played by Ludwig Stossel, with Jim Backus' dubbed-in voice. I recall Stossel as the baker in All Through the NightA classic Bogart movie. The old baker, played by Stossel gets ruffed over by Peter Lorre. A great movie. Regarding the Maytag Repairman, you, as usual, are correct Marge ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) , Jesse White was the original Maytag Repairman. Here he is doing what we came to know and love him for: Maytag Repairman
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Post by hallway on Jul 14, 2008 13:14:38 GMT -6
Midge inquired: Italian Swiss Colony ®It was played by Ludwig Stossel, with Jim Backus' dubbed-in voice. I recall Stossel as the baker in All Through the NightA classic Bogart movie. The old baker, played by Stossel gets ruffed over by Peter Lorre. A great movie. Regarding the Maytag Repairman, you, as usual, are correct Marge ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) , Jesse White was the original Maytag Repairman. Here he is doing what we came to know and love him for: Maytag RepairmanActually, the "little old winemaker" was Earnest and Guillo Gallo. I thought I read someplace that Jesse White was number two. He is the first I remember, but can not confirm what I thought I read.
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Post by Midge on Jul 14, 2008 14:29:06 GMT -6
Hallway, all the sources I have checked say "that little old winemaker, me" was the spokesman for Italian Swiss Colony, a winery (now defunct) that was located in Asti, California. The Gallo winery is located near Modesto in a different part of the state. Ludwig Stossel also played Lou Gehrig's father in Pride of the Yankees. You can see Stossel in costume as the "Little Old Winemaker" on this postcard that is for sale on the Internet: tinyurl.com/5reah9
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Post by hallway on Jul 14, 2008 14:40:41 GMT -6
I seem to remember the end of the commercials said "...By that little old winemaker... Me. " then tagged "From the wineries of Earnest and Gullio Gallo."
I was about ten when they appeared. They could have used the tagline, and the other winery could be using it as a description. The trademark may have expired and Gallo may not have renewed it in order to change their ad campaign. So, we both may be right.
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Post by Midge on Jul 14, 2008 15:28:43 GMT -6
That's true, Hallway. It is possible that Gallo could have bought Italian Swiss Colony at some point. I haven't been able to find anything on that, but I'll keep trying. [edit: I found this article www.avenuevine.com/archives/001408.html which says that Italian Swiss Colony was bought by Heublein and while Gallo was one of the few wineries that resisted being taken over by a large corporation. The article dates back to the early 1970's, so there might have been changes since then. I also looked for "That little old winemaker, me" TV commercial on YouTube, but it doesn't seem to exist.
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Post by hallway on Jul 14, 2008 15:31:12 GMT -6
That's true, Hallway. It is possible that Gallo could have bought Italian Swiss Colony at some point. I haven't been able to find anything on that, but I'll keep trying. I also looked for "That little old winemaker, me" TV commercial on YouTube, but it doesn't seem to exist. No surprise there. Very few people were able to save programs and commecials from that era.
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Post by circled27 on Jul 17, 2008 16:00:37 GMT -6
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 18, 2008 4:30:35 GMT -6
That was cute, Circled! ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png) Where do you come up with these? ;D ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) I enjoyed that; thank you!
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Post by circled27 on Jul 24, 2008 9:40:33 GMT -6
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 24, 2008 19:52:16 GMT -6
That was cute, Circled! :thumbsup: For some reason, I remember that Chiquita Banana song, but I don't recall the commercial itself. ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by Midge on Jul 24, 2008 23:35:00 GMT -6
She has a pretty face, but not much of a figure. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by circled27 on Jul 31, 2008 15:26:40 GMT -6
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Post by hallway on Jul 31, 2008 17:41:04 GMT -6
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Post by Midge on Jul 31, 2008 23:41:31 GMT -6
I always thought Maxwell House was a hotel. What's the real story, Hallway? p.s. What's a "moto?" ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by hallway on Aug 1, 2008 7:20:59 GMT -6
I always thought Maxwell House was a hotel. What's the real story, Hallway? p.s. What's a "moto?" ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) "Moto" is advertising lingo for what most people call "slogan." As far as Maxwell House, you were close. It was a restaurant. Teddy Roosevelt ate there and enjoyed their house blend coffee, hense Maxwell House. He complimented the staff by saying "it's good to the last drop." The words stuck and are still used to this day.
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Post by Midge on Aug 1, 2008 14:25:33 GMT -6
What a great story! Thanks, Hallway. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I must have been thinking of Parker House in Chicago. They were famous for what are now called Parker House rolls. Toll House was also an inn and restaurant in Massachusetts. The owner was baking her special butter drop cookies when she decided to add chunks of broken-up chocolate bar to the dough. She thought the chocolate pieces would melt, but they didn't. The cookies became so popular that the recipe was printed in a Boston newspaper. That is how chocolate chip cookies were invented.
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Post by hallway on Aug 1, 2008 14:35:57 GMT -6
The Parker House I was not fimiliar with, but Toll House I was. They are good cookies. In fact, I think I will tell my wife to bake a few dozen. :jump:
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Post by Midge on Aug 1, 2008 14:43:51 GMT -6
Hallway, if your wife likes to bake, I have a phenomenal recipe for chocolate chip brownies that I'd like to recommend. They are fudgy, gooey and totally decadent. I found the recipe on the back of a sack of flour. Remind me to post it in the recipe section. : ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/insane.png) :
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Post by hallway on Aug 3, 2008 13:27:52 GMT -6
Hallway, if your wife likes to bake, I have a phenomenal recipe for chocolate chip brownies that I'd like to recommend. They are fudgy, gooey and totally decadent. I found the recipe on the back of a sack of flour. Remind me to post it in the recipe section. : ![](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/lwsroute66/smileys/bow.gif) : Actually, her idea of baking cookies is going to the market and buying a bag or roll of cookies from the refrigerated section and throwing them in the oven. They are still good though. :devilish:
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Post by Midge on Aug 3, 2008 15:07:06 GMT -6
Not everyone enjoys baking from scratch, but that's OK. Those refrigerated roll cookies are a lot of fun to make. Maybe I will post the brownie recipe anyway.
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Post by circled27 on Aug 4, 2008 10:21:51 GMT -6
Neat story regarding TR and Maxwell House.
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Post by hallway on Aug 4, 2008 13:09:28 GMT -6
Neat story regarding TR and Maxwell House. What is "TR?"
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 4, 2008 13:45:35 GMT -6
Theodore Roosevelt :sleep:
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Post by circled27 on Aug 4, 2008 14:14:23 GMT -6
Who's story was this anyways ? ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by hallway on Aug 4, 2008 14:35:38 GMT -6
Who's story was this anyways ? ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) Since Midge mentioned the Toll House Restaurant, I thought it could have been it.
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