Radio Shack Catalogue Catalog Commercial 1976

[MoJoRod30]

This store is charging you an arm and a leg, it's highway robbery in today's world of economic mashups.

[34airflow]

I practically slept with my Radio Shack catalogue.

[parkesc21]

did that guy say CITIZEN BAND radio?

not only did they have CBs back then but they said they didnt even shorten it

[slipknot789able]

i remember the sears catalog the christmas edition thats how i would make my long list of goodies that i wanted for christmas

[patrick9648]

I used to love that catalog. and of course who didn't love the big Sears catalog. Especially the christmas edition. All the kids would fight over it.

[balletcomposer]

The majority of this commercial's time was used to show us an 18 wheeler.

[gli7utubeo]

It's kind of hard to believe that Radio Shack is still around.

[Biffbradford]

Ahhh ... back in the day when you were building a project you'd head over to Radio Shack and buy they resistors, the box, etc. If they didnt' have it, go to Lafayette !

[FrostyTheBeerMan]

Today in Canada, it has been announced that all Radio Shacks are closing - bankrupt. A few years back, they changed the name to "The Source" and ever since, they have been losing customers.

[ethicomm]

@FrostyTheBeerMan With a name like The Source or The SourceCC what could they expect?

[nesnman]

Radio Shack has really lost it's way.

[startreking2007]

@nesnman Heck they don't have any electronics anymore. They only carry consumer goods now.

[skutter2001]

i remember flipping through the catalog and jsut dreaming..lol

[photopiate]

I'm not the only one with fond memories of the RS annual catalog. I loved that thing and every year I got excited as the release date for the new catalog drew closer. However, as some may know, they did away with the paper catalog in favor of the website/online catalog. Damn near impossible to navigate, poorly designed search feature, and over all crappy design. IIRC, it got some award for most poorly designed site. When did they do away with the paper catalog anyway?

[StereoMike06]

2002 was the last year for the Paper Catalog. They had one in 2003 but was never intended for customers just employee reference. Then the New Radioshack Web site premiered early 2004. (Also if you think it is a poor site you should be an employee. We use the same site to look up parts and cross reference items.)

[OofusTwillip]

It is Arthur Fiedler. I remember, back then, Radio Shack used him in several of their promos, I guess, to show off the great sound quality of their stereo systems. I think they also gave out promo record albums of the Boston Pops, under Fiedler's direction.

[heine71]

Arthur Fielder was host of the Boston Pops music show An Evening at Pops on PBS (produced by WGBH Boston) until his 1979 death when after that John Williams of Star Wars and Close Encounters music fame took over as host.

[springloadedchicken]

ah, that's his name.. been trying to recall his name since the talk of radio shack ads for their crappy stereos back then. (not like they've gotten any better. )

[springloadedchicken]

i was wondering why he promoted their equipment.. what? was he DEAF? :D just kidding.. just was never impressed with realistic equipment.

[heine71]

Does this look like Fred Sanford on the cover of the Canadian Radio Shack catalog?

[mrceleb2006]

Not quite close.

[HooverTuber]

That's Aurthur Feidler - conductor of the Boston Pops in the day - right?

[heine71]

Don't know if it is Arthur Fielder...

[HooverTuber]

It is - He did a series of print ads for Radio Shack in the 70s promoting their HIFI equipment. Thank you google.

[mrceleb2006]

I see a Radio Shack tractor-trailer in this commercial.