Car salesman lambasts boss in live commercial

[Jenn]

Comment: This is as good as a blooper gets, I think he was upset with his
employer, should be, sob probably fired him after all his hard work on this
one. During the late 60's, most television programs and commercials were
live -- no pre-recorded programs. There were some obvious problems with
this method, such as no re-takes, and bloopers were a regular occurrence.
This is no blooper! This guy was just VERY PO'd with his Boss, and told it
like it is. The language this guy used was missed by the camera crew, and
the producer, and got on the air, but only once.

[Ryda Wong, EBfCo.]

Originally Posted by Jenn

During the late 60's, most television programs and commercials were
live -- no pre-recorded programs.

Hmph. From my vast knowledge of the period, gained mainly from episodes of Mad Men, this is SOOOO not true.

[lord_feldon]

During the late 60's, most television programs and commercials were
live -- no pre-recorded programs.

During the late 60's?

[RLS]

Strange I was around than and most shows were not live. Ah the fun of Lassie, Lone Ranger, Zorro. I miss them

[Richard W]

The language this guy used was missed by the camera crew, and
the producer, and got on the air, but only once.

Who is it that's laughing in the background, then? Not one of those people...

Or perhaps it is one of those people, and the reason they didn't notice what the guy was saying is that they were distracted by something else hilarious that was going on at the time.

[Lainie]

By the late 1960s most programs were not live, and certainly advertisements were not. In addition to eliminating errors, re-recorded advertisements are cheaper: they're recorded once and can be used over and over. I don't know exactly when live ads were discontinued, but I'm guessing it was just as soon as it was feasible to do so.

[AnglRdr]

Originally Posted by Ryda Wong, EBfCo.

Hmph. From my vast knowledge of the period, gained mainly from episodes of Mad Men, this is SOOOO not true.

That's where mine is from, as well!

[A Turtle Named Mack]

Originally Posted by Lainie

By the late 1960s most programs were not live, and certainly advertisements were not. In addition to eliminating errors, re-recorded advertisements are cheaper: they're recorded once and can be used over and over. I don't know exactly when live ads were discontinued, but I'm guessing it was just as soon as it was feasible to do so.

Agreed, but OTOH - we often have programs even now in the metro Atlanta area where the salesmen make live pitches about a succession of used cars. Usually these are on weekends in very low-demand periods. They are a sort of live infomercial. I guess the point - besides being cheap and eye-catching in a trainwreck kind of way - is to be able to say to the audience 'yes, these particular cars are right here, right now, so you can come and get this actual car." It could well be just such a show that was going on when the OP video was shot.

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by A Turtle Named Mack

Agreed, but OTOH - we often have programs even now in the metro Atlanta area where the salesmen make live pitches about a succession of used cars.

I'm not doubting you, just curious -- how do you know they're live?

[Lawgiver]

I'm wondering if this was just a spoof they did before or after taping the real commercial.

[Jenn]

I believe the man in the clip is named Chick Lambert, though I can't find much more than that.

[A Turtle Named Mack]

Originally Posted by Lainie

I'm not doubting you, just curious -- how do you know they're live?

Okay, I can't say I can prove it, as I really don't leave them on for long. The production quality is similar to what the OP article shows, and they say it is current - although that could involve tape delay for safe-broadcasting reasons. They certainly are not rehearsed or edited, and seem to not even be scripted beyond having a basic description of each car's features.

[AnglRdr]

We have a lot of car dealers who tape live for rebroadcast later. They don't air live, though, they just seem live.

[Lainie]

Airing the ads live would be a real pain for the airing station -- they'd have to set up a remote, the timing would have to be perfect, etc. If it's airing during a network feed, and the feed changes for some reason -- breaking news, for example -- the slot would be lost. I imagine they'd charge far more for it, if they were willing to do it at all.

[DemonWolf]

Originally Posted by Lawgiver

I'm wondering if this was just a spoof they did before or after taping the real commercial.

That is my guess as well. And they probably kept the spoof because it was funny.

[TuFurg]

Originally Posted by Jenn

I believe the man in the clip is named Chick Lambert, though I can't find much more than that.

Sounds right. From Wiki for what it's worth...

"One of Worthington's rivals in the early 1960s was Chick Lambert...who, as pitchman, always introduced "my dog, Storm" (a large German Shepherd dog) as a prop in the commercials. Storm would be seen either lounging on the hood of a car, sitting behind the wheel or walking with his owner along the rows of cars. By mid-decade Lambert had taken his dog act to Ralph Williams of Ralph Williams Ford (formerly Leon Ames Ford)"

[tagurit]

I had to watch it twice because I got distracted by the dog lying on the hood of the car. My vote is with spoof, also.

[One-Fang]

Originally Posted by A Turtle Named Mack

Okay, I can't say I can prove it, as I really don't leave them on for long. The production quality is similar to what the OP article shows, and they say it is current - although that could involve tape delay for safe-broadcasting reasons. They certainly are not rehearsed or edited, and seem to not even be scripted beyond having a basic description of each car's features.

I can't speak for the ads you've seen, but it's quite common to have radio ads here that claim to be live at a car sales yard or other store having a big promotion that weekend.

However, once you hear exactly the same ad more than once, you twig.

[Salamander]

I vote false. Everyone knows that swearing wasn't invented until 1978.

[Mr. Furious]

Originally Posted by AnglRdr

We have a lot of car dealers who tape live for rebroadcast later. They don't air live, though, they just seem live.

Yeah, a local dealer (Sport Durst - that's actually the dude's name) does that. It's one of the most bizarre things I've seen on TV outside of public access. From what my dad's told me, the shoots (before I got sick, he did dealer transfers as a post-retirement job and that was one of his clients) are pure insanity.