Older Oklahoma City commercials

[rondvu]

I found some old commercials on Oklahoma City via youtube. Hope you find them as intresting as I did.

YouTube - Yes 'Em All - 1968 Political Ad - #4 of 4

YouTube - Vintage KOCO: Ho-Ho The Clown, Part 1


YouTube - Oklahoma City TV spots 1975-78

YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1

YouTube - Linda Soundtrak TV Commercials

[autoMATTic]

The 1968 "Yes em all" commercial was priceless. My favorite line was something about getting kids off the streets. It showed two boys playing catch on a residential street. Dangerous. We really need to "get those kids off the streets." hahaha

[FRISKY]

I wonder if any of the old Southwest Ford commercials are still around?

[warreng88]

I found some old commercials on Oklahoma City via youtube. Hope you find them as intresting as I did.

YouTube - Yes 'Em All - 1968 Political Ad - #4 of 4

YouTube - Vintage KOCO: Ho-Ho The Clown, Part 1


YouTube - Oklahoma City TV spots 1975-78

YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1

YouTube - Linda Soundtrak TV Commercials

I lived in the Tulsa area until about ten years ago and was told about a commercial my father-in-law loved. It was something like a "Credit Jewelry Cowboy" if I remember correctly. Anyone know of this?

[OKC Focus]

I like the pseudo-subliminal message style of the "Yes 'em all" popping up for a small moment in the shot.

[mmonroe]

Ha, I thought we would have seen something like the old Tall Paul commercials that was clay animation and the cowboy and rabbit were shooting can's off the fence.

[MadMonk]

Ha, I thought we would have seen something like the old Tall Paul commercials that was clay animation and the cowboy and rabbit were shooting can's off the fence.

Did you watch all the links rondvu posted? Tall Paul was one of them (it's the 2nd from last link).

Warrentg88, I remember those Credit Jewelers commercials! They had some cowboy walking his horse and telling me I can afford to treat that special someone with quality jewelry and not worry about my poor credit 'cause they understand and can help.

[mmonroe]

Eh, not the same one. I also remember the guy with the horse and the jewelry commercials... some of these spots have been on the air for more than 20 years.. it's amazing.

[dismayed]

Oh yes, I'm sure everyone here has seen a Credit Jewlery commercial before. The ads, which featured an easy-going soft-talking cowboy on a horse, ran for probably 10 years. It was actually a long series of commercials. I believe the cowboy passed away a few years ago.

[namellac]

I wonder if any of the old Southwest Ford commercials are still around?

Bledsoe also did the Molly Murphy's Investor video.
YouTube - Molly Murphy's Investors Video

Was it he or his brother that died in the plane crash in Dallas?

Other Molly's commercials


YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #1

YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #2

YouTube - Molly Murphy's Original Commercial #3

[FRISKY]

Bledsoe also did the Molly Murphy's Investor video.

Was it he or his brother that died in the plane crash in Dallas?

It looks like you are getting two different Bledsoes and Curt Schwartz (spokesman for the old Southwest Ford commercials) confused. There was some information about this in a previous post.

Originally Posted by Keith
How about those Southwest Ford commercials. “That’s Incredible…no that’s Southwest Ford.” The original pitchman (can’t remember his name) was killed in a plane crash and he was replaced by another man who stayed with it for a long time...

Originally Posted by mranderson
The "pitchman" was Curt Scwartz. He died in a Delta crash at DFW in 1985.

I arrived at this site while searching for a 1985 Southwest Ford commercial “The High Plains Drifter, drifting into SW Ford” that showed an ultralight airplane landing in the parking lot. I was assisting Gene Bledsoe owner of the Hang-Glider Ultralight Shop and one of my best friends to film the commercial.

I won’t ever forget the conversation Mr. Bledsoe and I had with Mr. Schwartz (spokesperson for the “That’s incredible! No, that’s Southwest Ford!” commercials) as the film crew was creating the "High Plains Drifter, drifting into Southwest Ford" commercial that showed a hangglider landing in the parking lot of SW Ford from several different cuts of video they had filmed earlier on that day in 1985.

Mr. Schwartz asked if we flew “those things” all the time, to which we replied, “Yes, it’s a lot of fun. Want to try it?” His response was, “You guys are crazy. You won’t ever catch me flying in one of those things. I won’t fly in anything smaller that a 747.”

His statement was ironic because he was killed a few weeks later in the Aug. 2 1985 crash of Delta Flight 191 in Dallas.

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[namellac]

Apparently they were business partners.
Humor Leads Comedian from New York to Oklahoma City Advertising Agency. | Article from Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | HighBeam Research

[flintysooner]

Curt was a really good guy and his dad and mom were exceptional people as well.

[OKCMallen]

Bc clark's xmas commercial and tall paul mead insurance define okc commercials to me!! Accidents or tickwts due, calland we'll take care of you 5241541

[Prunepicker]

YouTube - Dannysday - 1974 WKY-TV

I used to gig with John Spivey, the organist. He passed away a few years ago.

[dismayed]

In case you absolutely need the fix...

Tall Paul Meade Commercial on YouTube:

YouTube - Those 70's Commercials #1


BC Clark Commercial:

Video Player | BC Clark Jingle 50th Anniversary

[Richard at Remax]

Peter Piper Pizza

[OKCMallen]

nm

[Prunepicker]

The 1968 "Yes em all" commercial was priceless. My favorite line was something about getting kids off the streets. It showed two boys playing catch on a residential street. Dangerous. We really need to "get those kids off the streets." hahaha

As a kid, I loved playing catch in the street. No kidding. The school playground was 4 houses down but we'd opt for the street.

[bornhere]

I didn't subscribe to read the full Larry Bledsoe article, but I recall he and Curt Schwartz were also the "Eskridge Answer Men" for Eskridge Olds in the seventies.

Schwartz also appeared in the "We Got Some" series of commercials for 7-Eleven. He played a store clerk stacking up examples of 7-Eleven inventory on his counter. Each commercial was sequel to the previous one, so the stack of products got higher and higher over several months. In the final spot, as I recall, you could no longer see his face. You just heard his voice and saw his hand adding more ad more products to the stack which otherwise concealed him.

[BabyBoomerSooner]

I still like the grainy Del Rancho commercials that pop up even today: "It's his sandwich!"

Wasn't there a Neptune Sub's commercial that featured a UFO and/or alien? Seems I remember a really bad, locally produced ad for them.

And no one's mentioned Alan Merrell Chevrolet on "Route 66 in Yukon". It was like listening to Daffy Duck!

[mmonroe]

The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

[Prunepicker]

The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

To which are you replying?

[Prunepicker]

Here's a great one from the 60's that was produced by Stan Freberg

Jeno's Pizza Rolls

[Joe Kimball]

The meat was actually hidden by the pickle.

One of the best ads ever.