Intermission: Smithfield Bar-b-Que

[steelbeard1]

I recall seeing this unintentionally funny and quaint ad at the long gone West Side Drive-in Theatre in Flint, MI

[dogeymon83]

Piggy go BOOM!!!

[idgaf370]

brutal pig murder and black face on can! mmmmmm--smithfield!!!!!

[bulltexan1]

That was back when meat was MEAT!!!

[mountainmay]

Thanks to these capitalistic a-holes and those that eat this crap we now have SWINE FLU!

[wileyk209zback]

Knowing Lisa Simpson, if she saw this at the Springfield Drive-In, she'd probably go nuts and demand they pull this ad!

[dannydontgoin237]

At least it's honest. It certainly makes no attempt to make the stuff look any better than it really does.

[thrillbilly2]

awkward.....

[creatornat]

Did anyone see the server place the ladle directly on the counter?? Now that's what I call a clean ladle. ;) I love the akwardness of the yahoo-man at the very end-hilarious!

[lysurgis23]

@creatornat Agree - with the sound on mute the yahoo-man looks like he's burping

[beaelliott]

Agreed this stuff looks disgusting! Flesh from murdered pigs just doesn't have any appeal for me - sorry.

[maxbest2]

Dear God, my mouth is watering :P

[piglover987]

you son of a bitch

[Strikesis]

Smithfield BBQ:North Carolina is the number-two producer of hogs after Iowa, with hog farming a billion dollar business. During the 1990s, the industry exploded, growing from 2.6 million hogs in 1988 to almost 10 million today. While hog production is an important economic engine in the state, the huge number of hogs produces a mind-boggling amount of waste that pollutes the water and air and endangers public health. Not to mention the papermill pollution and stench.

[AnalMart]

Awesome! This one always cracks me up. Odd to think the "yahoo" guy is probably long dead by now...

Oh, and did anyone catch the can label? They would NEVER have something like this today.

[MAlatinboy]

Noticed that too! Oh, that's some good old-fashioned racism (NOT!)

[emere4eva]

eeee it looks horrible +o(

[roxusan]

... Eww.

[RUSHINROCKHALL]

I remember seeing this going to the drive in

Drove my folks nuts imitating the "YA-HOO" guy on the way home. ( That Smithfield b-q was pretty good) Although my parents seldom purchased anything from refreshment stand except something to drink, soda and coffee. We would usually bring our own snacks.

[rangel20]

So that's where the "Yahoo!" guy comes from, I've wondered where that footage of him that plays during the Something Wierd adverts came from.

[Niemand101010]

That was great!

I think that guy was enjoying his meal a little too much. :-D

[wiley207]

MAN, Pocahontas is sexy in this ad!

[beaelliott]

Hey Aquilani42 - I'm a "vegan asshats" - Might be that your high meat diet has filtered to your brain - so you can't even spell correctly.... Anyway, Smithfield is living off the fat of porkers like you.... Oink you way to hell why don't you?

Go Vegan!

[mike72988]

"A vegan Asshats?" Uh, Mr. Spelling teacher -before you critisize others, it may behoove you to learn the difference between singular and plural. Have a steak, bee-otch!

[wiley207]

Next thing you'll know someone'll discover a drive-in ad with someone shooting another person!

[Aquilani42]

That looks pretty freaking good.

Fuck all you vegan asshats.

[Joestoker]

Judging from the gentleman's reaction, I'd say those herbs and spices were laced with LSD. A lot of us at the old drive ins used to shout out a unison "YA-HOO" from our cars when this came on. Ah, the good old days. That guy behind the snack bar counter never wore gloves when preparing those greasy sandwiches. We stuck to "The weasel blows!" popcorn.

[cembree]

yep, just confirms I am staying vegan

[paanta]

Huh, yeah, I didn't realize southern barbecue started with Pocahontas. Neat history lesson!

Gotta say, that sandwich looks awesome.

[asmoore84]

LOL barbicu (barbecue), was started by the Taino peoples of Borinquen (Puerto Rico) long before the Spaniards arrived. There's some history for you ;)

[Ethanhc]

How did they get beef from a (cartoon) pig?

[Trekkerjon]

Didn't run this one on the screen 'up north.'

[electrogeek77]

I didn't know that aprons were an old Native American invention!

[carnytrash]

Good one! I wonder how "rare" those herbs and spices actually are (or were)?

[cpc24]

I love the can. Gotta be good if it's got a racist caricature on the can, yassuh!

[MrUnidyne]

Almost like he's thinking, "I hope you choke on this!" while he's smiling.

[utzworld]

I used to see this every Saturday night at the Airway Drive-In in St. Louis, MO in the 70's! YAA-HOO indeed!

[ghoulardi]

found this linked from screenhead.com

Greatest Drive-in Intermision I've seen!