Vesti

[39120c]

Ha this has to be the best most clever ad, I love old tv.

[RichoRosai]

I love having to do research to get shit from the Simpsons, partly because it reassures me that I'm not some old dinosaur who would have ever seen something like this.

[jazzalex22]

Whenever I see this commercial, I think of Krusty on the SImpsons when it was still hilarious singing this in his commercial and after it's over, he says "I didn't write any of this crap."

[snoopyflick]

GREATEST RICE KRISPIES COMMERCIAL. Finally a jingle i can sing along too.

[mkworkman]

1:02 video: Vesti [No more Rice Krispies commercial], one of three 0:60 operatic commercials created for Kellogg's Rice Krispies in the late 1960s to build new awareness for a well known cereal. Music is a parody of "Vesti la giubba" from the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919).

[foxracingg101]

i love this commercial!!!! hahahah opera and cereal. great combo

[coachrv30]

@foxracingg101 - - - I don't know whether this information helps or not, but when I was a kid growing up during the 50s, a popular programs for kids was "Gabby Hayes" starring Gabby Hays, a sidekick to such cowboys as Roy Rogers and others. The program was sponsored by Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice. At the end of each show you would be looking directly into the barrel of a cannon, and Gabby would say those lines: " the only cereal shot from guns" at which time the cannon fired. Hope this helps.

[clarkekiss]

Now if I could only find the cereal that's shot from guns!

[joelyhberg]

Stan Freberg?

[volleychick097]

This is retarded I'm just watching bc I have a stupid music report on it... ughh

[schladmingman]

We can all thank Stan Freberg for his genius in creating this commercial. If you come across his audio Broadway musical, "The United States of America," you're in for a treat to his twisted version of early American history! Highly recommended!!

[BernardProfitendieu]

this is one of the best advertisements ever created - people still remember it (and sing it verbatim) almost 50 years later!

[jsicolts]

OMG OMG OMG These opera rice crispies commercials are great ! I rememebr it like it was yesterday.

[jsullivan05]

Oh god... And here for years I thought Sideshow Bob was the original... I now know better

[SafireRayne]

I love this song. I thought Krusty the clown made it up.

[blueeyesjames]

I love it! Prince Poppycock sang this on America's Got Talent last night, Aug 4, 2010, and all I could do was sing along the Rice Krispies lyrics to it!

Glad to know I really remembered it and wasn't hallucinating.

[Driimsaber]

Ah, so THIS is what Harley Quinn was singing! It's even funnier now! XD

[Flagman00]

That's my favorite all time commericial

[nedsaabdickerson]

Wow!!!

[tkellnerus]

It was killing me trying to figure out what his first sentence was. "Barbara, pass the Kellogg's Rice Krispies before it's all gone! Ha Ha Ha Ha!!" That was like a eureka moment for me.

Incidentally, the tenor in the original aria also laughs, but bitterly. Speaking to himself in a soliloquy, he says "Are you perhaps a man?!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!"

[iristacrat]

hahah I forgot about the mother in law--best commerical ever

[rmdaa]

This is a classic. I'm so glad to see it again. Thanks!

[Cosifantuttee]

VESTIII LA GIUBBBA!!!

[DWhytePA]

And I thought I was the only one that still sing this song. I remember it vividly from the 1960's. Was shown on the Beverly Hillbillies a lot. Thanks..now my kids will not think I'm nuts..lol

[MrFlivelwitz]

What was the third operatic commercial?

[bbakerwlsd]

I've been waiting for someone to post this one. I have not seen it since it was on in the early 70's. Having seen it again confirms something that i had suspected all these years: The actor doing the singing is the late Johnny Haymer, who would later become Sgt Zelmo Zale in the tv show M*A*S*H. He also had a part as a 17th century constable in a Star Trek episode entitled "All Our Yesterdays."

[Norman6661]

Thankyou for sharing this information bbaker although I am disappointed to hear this gentleman who I enjoyed so much as a 10 year old is deceased.

[timmit104]

My Mother-In-Law.....

[pageysLP]

YESSSSSSS

[YoungEdMama]

Best...commercial...ever!!!!

[Norman6661]

I wrote the last comment under my wife's screenname BBRN... accidently. Does anybody know the second phrase that the mother in law says? I know the first is " i brought more rice crispys." and the 3rd is " but as long as he's here." I cannot figure out the second phrase she says though.

[cdmccon]

Enough to last for at least two months

that's how long I'll be here

Awesome ad

[Norman6661]

Thankyou very much cdmccon!!!

[kittysnicks]

enough to last 2 months, thats how long I 'll be here

[marydiva]

@Norman6661

She sings "enough to last at least 2 months - that's how long I'll be here"

[phartman826]

Thanks for a fun look back. Truly one of the best spots ever.

[loser228]

Craigbrandau, that exactly what my dads been doing for years!!!!!

[sabrinamessenger61]

Call it silly, but it was this commercial that got me interested in opera for real. It still cracks me up to this day.

[craigbrandau]

I've sung this song around the house for years and my wife had no idea which commercial I was referring to. Now, I HAVE PROOF that it existed!

Thanks!

[Dvon5000]

Best commercial ever!

[RJS3566]

Johnny Hamer reminds me of Chico Marx

[RichterEX2]

Krusty the Clown once sang this song on The Simpsons once. I always wondered where it originated from.

[JewishLibrary]

Thanks to Drew Carey for providing the link. I haven't seen this one in years. I could go for some snap, crackle, and pop!

[HymerSchmidt]

I didn't realize they had a sense of humor back them.

[caa1000]

No more Rice Crispies!

We ran out of Rice Crispies!

I brought more Rice Crispies!

Is her 15th visit so far this year!

[NEPats51]

lol just saw this parodied on the simpsons

[PianoClips]

Yeah.

Sideshow Bob: "And they call me a murderer"

[Milkwadfan1]

Lmfao.. My french teacher sang this song the other day...It was hilarious, she's all like " I'm better than the guy is" (Note, I'm on my brothers account o.o)

[gyl703]

This advert was the first thing I thought of when I heard that Lyric Opera's broadcast on NPR today would include Pagliacci . No more Rice Krispies is indeed a classic.

[shudder636]

wtf?

[Vitte4]

THE greatest TV ad of all time -- says the 8-year-old inside of me whose brain waves were irrevocably altered by its brilliance (... yea, I was a bit of a sheltered lad ...)

[fireboid]

Definitely one of the best of all-time! I was searching just for this, so I'm glad it was here!

[doncirelli]

Yep, this is a memorable commercial. I still remember every word to this "jingle" after all these years.

[beejjackson]

undoubtedly one of the best tv commercials EVER. i have never forgotten it -- what an incredible job of imprinting a brand!

[4ilya4]

I remember this commercial as a child. It has never left my memory. I think it's one of the best commercials ever made. It reminds me of the Bugs Bunny opera parodies. Like "The Bunny of Seville." Or "What's Opera Doc."

[skubala2]

I've been singing it that long, too. The best commercial ever made, in my mind. So much for "Vesti"!

[BernardProfitendieu]

I've been singing this song to myself at breakfastime for 40 years!

nice to actually see it again

[neofeliss]

OMG, my mom was just telling me about this commercial. XDD It was on when she was a kid. XDD

[hellennylajones]

Thanks! It's great to see this again (and the Madam Butterfly one also). What is the third operatic commercial?

[joelyhberg]

The third operatic commercial in the series was based on

The Toreador song from Carmen.

[Vitte4574]

One of the few ads I remember word for word from my childhood.

[mkjwater]

yay!

[sittnick1]

I remember this commercial vivdly from my early childhood. My sisters would sing it in harmony. Thanks for bringing back a great memory.

[flarbear]

I am so tired of singing this song and having everybody stare at me like I'm possessed. Thank you so much for posting it and providing some of the background info on it...

[cdsdralion]

Absolutely one of the greatest classic commercials of all time! Thanks for sharing!

[flowerladytmt]

I've been singing this since I was a kid but my hubby never remembered it. THANK YOU so much for posting this. Now I know I wasn't just imagining things. One of my all time favorites LOL.

[antoniosoul]

Fantastic! I've been waiting for someone to post this. I loved this commercial as a kid - one of my all time favourites.

[flowerladytmt]

Thank you so much for posting this! I have sang it since I was a child, but nobody I grew up with, including my hubby, seemed to remember it. Now I have proof it wasn't just my imagination. One of the greatest commercials ever :)

[Radiocave]

Greatest Rice Krispies spot ever....40 years later we still sing this song....I haven't seen it since then. THANK YOU!

(FYI--Howard Morris the director was Ernest T Bass on Andy Griffith Show)

[cspazz]

Pure GREATNESS! The Simpsons even had a parody recently.

[jimhsix2]

One of the all time best commercials - Rice Krispies was my father's favorite cereal, he used to sing this one coming down the stairs for breakfast.

[cooldt]

That was me and my friends most favorite commercial, and no one else remembered it! Love it! Thanks so much for posting it1

[heidipage]

Thank you! One of my favorite commercials of all time!!!

[mechaturtlechiken]

wow, we accually found it after sooooo much searching!!!

[southfieldmo]

I remember this! Funny stuff. Thanks for posting.

[MuscleMikal]

I remember this commercial as a child-truly a classic