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  • #16
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    I hated those old Loyal Garner Cutter Ford ads.

    From around the same time in the early 1980s were the Russ Francis and Melveen Leed ad series done for American Savings & Loan. They parodied "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in one of them. Could not stand any of those.

    Getting back to car ads.... Ron Jacobs was the pitchman for Honolulu Ford at Ala Moana Blvd. in the early 80s...

    And Pat Morita did a stint as pitchman for Rainbow Chevrolet around the time of the "Karate Kid" movie.

    Anyone remember the ad series the U.H. basketball team and coach did for Pflueger Lincoln Mercury in the 1970s. I think the BB coach at that time was Bruce O'Neil; some of the players got paid or something for the ads; NCAA found out and I think the UH BB program was put under probation or something... was long ago, so if I am wrong on the details, somone please correct them.
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    • #17
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      I have almost all of those ads you mention Mel, Ron Jacobs acted really silly in them.

      I thought Melveen Leed was real cute back then.

      Aj

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      • #18
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        What was the name of the sponsor for the commercial with the kid choir singing. There was a camera shot of a kid overexaggerating his lipsynching, "This is our island home?"

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        • #19
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          A great spot is one for which you remember the sponsor and not necessarily the "messenger." I remember the choir and the lip-syncher, but the sponsor...? Was it First Hawaiian Bank?

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          • #20
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            I remember a young Carole Kai singing in a commercial in a 1970's evening dress while her legs peeked through the slits at the side of the dress as she moves. I knew I would be straight when I grow up after seeing that. That was our porn before VCRs.
            Did anybody purchase in Pondarosa Pines after the seeing the commercial? The area looked like the Unibomber would live there.

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            • #21
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              Magoo's Pizza with its No Hu Hu commercial of a pizza delivery guy falling into a pool because he lost his balance looking or spock the cleavage of a bikini clad busty blonde.
              A favorite for guys during their Beavis & Butthead days.

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by mel View Post
                Anyone remember the ad series the U.H. basketball team and coach did for Pflueger Lincoln Mercury in the 1970s. I think the BB coach at that time was Bruce O'Neil; some of the players got paid or something for the ads; NCAA found out and I think the UH BB program was put under probation or something... was long ago, so if I am wrong on the details, somone please correct them.
                That was a HONOLULU FORD commercial. Not Pflueger. Not Cutter. Over the years, I've seen reporters mistakenly blaming Cutter Ford for that fiasco involving the UH basketball players. But it was definitely a Honolulu Ford commercial.
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                • #23
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                  Originally posted by mel View Post
                  [...]From around the same time in the early 1980s were the Russ Francis and Melveen Leed ad series done for American Savings & Loan. They parodied "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in one of them. Could not stand any of those.[...]
                  <sigh!>

                  Regardless, that was a very successful ad campaign for AS&L which is why they continued to be produced. I won't say who produced 'em, tho'...my secret!

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                  • #24
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                    I should go and look thru some of the ads I have of Rap Replinger and Morgan White doing ads, seperately of course!

                    Those ads with Russ and Melveen ran for many years.

                    How about Pizza Hut ads with Noelani Cipriano! Anyone remember those!

                    Aj

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                    • #25
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                      anyone know what that kid said in the old Kilgo's commercial where they parody "The Karate Kid"? He says something like, "But Mr. Miyagi, Kilgo's akgalghalkjtalkbngla nvalgh."
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                      • #26
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                        Originally posted by tutusue View Post
                        Regardless, that was a very successful ad campaign for AS&L which is why they continued to be produced. I won't say who produced 'em, tho'...my secret!
                        Looking back on all the various American Savings campaigns since the days of Russ & Melveen, I would have to agree with you. Those series of commercials were the most memorable ones that ASB made. But at the time they were let go as commercial spokespersons, I heard it said that Russ & Melveen's antics were so funny that the entertainment aspect overshadowed the commercial messages that the bank wanted to promote. At least, that's my understanding. In this case, maybe the commercials were too well made for their own good, Sue.

                        But in any case, they belong in my hall of fame for local bank commercial spokespersons. The others are:

                        Ben & Gloria Tamashiro (Harry & Myra) - Bank of Hawaii
                        Pat Morita (High Y) - First Hawaiian Bank
                        Harry Endo (Hawaii Five-0's Che Fong) - Honolulu Federal
                        Darryl Bonilla (Das My Bank!) - Bank of Hawaii
                        Alex (the loyalty dog) - Central Pacific Bank (Yeah, I know. A dog! But honestly, that is the only commercial campaign for CPB that I truly find memorable. Everything else they made has been so blah!)
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                        • #27
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                          Originally posted by Frankie's Market View Post
                          Looking back on all the various American Savings campaigns since the days of Russ & Melveen, I would have to agree with you. Those series of commercials were the most memorable ones that ASB made. But at the time they were let go as commercial spokespersons, I heard it said that Russ & Melveen's antics were so funny that the entertainment aspect overshadowed the commercial messages that the bank wanted to promote.[...]
                          Russ and Melveen had great, on-camera chemistry. The out takes were priceless! Fun times! Great memories!

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                          • #28
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                            Originally posted by tutusue View Post
                            Russ and Melveen had great, on-camera chemistry. The out takes were priceless! Fun times! Great memories!
                            I'd post some of the ads on YouTube if I knew how to do it that is.

                            Aj

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                            • #29
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                              Wish I could help you with the YouTube uploads, AJ, but I've never done it. I hear it's easy...if that's any consolation!!! Please, please, please let HT know if you do manage to upload the spots. I'd love to see them again and keep 'em on my iPod.

                              One memory that's stuck in my brain is Russ and Melveen being chased thru the jungle by "natives", complete with war paint and loin clothes (iirc!). During filming a lunch break was called and, instead of a catered meal on the set, we piled cast and crew in various trucks and headed down the road to Jamesons in Haleiwa. A large table had been reserved, thank goodness, as the restaurant was jammed. We let the war painted, loin clothed natives enter first and find the table!!! Then, in walked Russ, who wasn't too long out of football fame at the time, and Melveen, a very recognizable local celeb...both wardrobed in safari regalia. Once the fearful gasps had subsided we could hear a cacophony of clicking cameras all the way to the back of the parking lot! I don't think lunch has ever been the same at Jamesons!!!

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                              • #30
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                                I'm pretty sure I have this commercial with the "natives" you mention, is Russ and Melveen's faces painted in this one? Maybe I'm getting this confused with a safari one they did. They were cute on camera and I think that is the major reason it worked. Russ is doing radio in Vermont or New Hampshire these days.
                                His brother, Bill lives on Oahu still and works with my wife.

                                Aj

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