McDonald's 1988 TV Icons Gilligan

[BearyHairy]

Yup, I suppose since this vid was from some cheesy commercial for McDonalds in 1988...let's see, that was almost 24 years ago; it might be safe to assume some of these elderly actors have died since then. Quite the quandary there, I guess. I cannot stand fast food/junk food or Mickey D's in general; that iconic bad food harbinger to the nutritionally inept. Sorry for the rant, I just believe in eating real food. That's all. Peace.

[ChadLRico]

Isn't everybody but Eddie Haskel dead now?

[dukes0916]

Its like when I watch Matchgame now. Makes one sad to see how many we've lost!

[skippy3840]

Looks like Eddie Haskell wanted a little bit of Mrs. Cleaver's Beaver

[RightWingHunter666]

Damn Gilligan looked just as old as Jed Clampett in that commercial.

[littlebit19801]

I remember this commercial but I thought it was Hardees instead of McDonalds.

[littlebit19801]

Al Lewis and Don Adams are GREAT I wish they had worked together some.

[DevSodDribble]

I can't even tell you how many times I've stopped at the 24 hour McDonald's drive-thru, on my way home from work at midnight, and gotten the McDouble and small fries. 2 dollars plus tax; Dinner fit for a king, eaten before the exit to the other highway to get home. :)

[PureMadness]

This commercial aired a few days after I was born. Now I feel old.

[benschlechter]

RIP Mrs. Cleaver, Jed Clampett, Gilligan. Is Grandpa Munster still alive?

[DevSodDribble]

@benschlechter No, Al Lewis passed away a bit of a while ago, in his 90's. I think he'd had one of his legs amputated, from some sort of illness??

[Kelski1998]

@benschlechter

I thought Al Lewis (Grandpa) died?

[NC21082]

Mrs. Clever is dating Eddie now. LOL

[litherabbit]

Act like you've been there before.

[ThebanPhalanx]

@AngeloNiklis

Do you also suck dick? Oh, ok.

[pernelldh]

It would be nice if they have Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent of "Bewitched" and Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman of "I Dream of Jeannie" as well for this classic commercial.

[RJS3566]

That's why most of them are dead.

[thechairman123]

How many of those people are now dead?

[TimeWaster001]

RIP Bob Denver. We miss you!!!

[smj32501]

Where's the Skipper?? I know he spent many a day inside a McDonalds.

[marsling12]

Wow. Double cheezburgah´s in 1988? 23 Years later they arrived in Germany. WHAT DID WE MISSED ELSE????

[MateusVIII]

that would make me buy a hamburguer

[shoufalcon]

i love French food

[tryithere]

It's funny that they are all dead except for Eddie Haskell.

[calimarishefebeash]

@tryithere

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

That is funny.

[Furball2k]

@tryithere You know I was thinking the exact same thing...

[MrDeCorey]

This is fantastic I love to see my favorite actors.

Eating and enjoying themselves.

[TheRealGentleman]

They should have made this into the wackiest sitcom crossover series ever. Maybe even turned it into a kind of live-action sitcom-crossover-based Wacky Races.

[kingcletusthecatfish]

that makes me sick. The stars not the food - that food looks great.

[gsparkway324]

R.I.P. Barbra Billingsley (Mrs. Cleaver) [1915-2010]

[LAMF1968]

Sellouts that needed to get PAID .

[CoreysOldLady]

if i was a famous actor and mcdonalds was willing to pay good money, id doit and all of you would too....dont lie

[deepeemark]

I wonder why Max (Don Adams) didn't get a close up? (He's in the vehicle at the beginning!)

[HunterMann]

@deepeemark There might have been several versions filmed the same day, but not all made it to broadcast. It might also be that Don Adams' agent wanted about 20 times more money if Don had a speaking part in the commercial. I once had lunch with Al Lewis(Grandpa from The Munsters). He was at a film festival promoting a new movie he co-starred in, called My Grandpa Is A Vampire, a children's film. What a talented cat! By the way, he is featured in the documentary "Coney Island"(PBS)

[ryanspeed]

Wow! Over half of those folks are no longer with us! : (

[KerryTexanJunior]

You haven't really made it until you hawk junk food on the TV.

[TracyAndersonFoxhunt]

cool! Bob Denver was the nicest Hollywood star ever! and Barbara Billingsley is a very nice lady!! :)

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Grandpa Sam Dracula looked like he was having fun in the back of Jed's truck.

[teetertotter68]

Eddie is still the slick he was

[Retrotreasures]

Great Commercial. Great Quality video for a old 1988 commercial.I really enjoy watching this video.

[regressing2apes]

i hayted it

[classicphile]

This commercial is just charming. With the exception of Beverly Hillbillies, I pretty much grew up in the 1970s watching syndicated reruns of all their respective classic tv shows (I didnt get to see Beverly Hillbillies until after I got cable tv in 1996). Get Smart, The Munsters, Gilligans Island. and Leave It To Beaver. Ah, memories.

[GomerDose]

SELLOUTS!

[sirbarksalot195]

I met Ken Osmond at the grand opening of his cousin's bar here in Reno. He came next door to my work place because he heard I wanted to meet him. We chatted for 20 or 30 minutes. I asked about his career and life and he asked about mine. He had a very generous smile and was a real person. I forgot who he was after a while and just chatted with him like we were old friends. I was very impressed and will never forget it.

[ridgerunner721601]

@sirbarksalot195 I had always heard that Ken Osmond was really a nice guy....not at all like his Eddie Haskell character in Leave it to Beaver.

[southcoocrecords]

I'm sure this has been pointed out, but I saw Maxwell Smart at the beginning, but he didn't have any speaking lines. Kind of odd.

Also, I suddenly feel the need to go on a McDonald's run, and I haven't eaten there in months... Damn, those guys are masters at advertising.

[Planktontwo]

You are correct about Don Adams. This is actually a pretty cool commercial idea, consider it is McD's

[Fersomling]

Eddie Haskell? Well, choke my chicken! I guess all that mess 'bout his bein' offed in Vietnam was just a bunch of feces.

[ridgerunner721601]

@Fersomling He became a policeman in Los Angeles and something of a hero after being shot by a bank robber or something.

[Oidnoid]

Holy crap Bob Denver looked old!

[jhwink]

I know and he was only 53 in this ad! He aged pretty fast

[Raidfreak]

@Oidnoid And a bit unhappy to be back on TV. 

[Sulla2300]

Eddie Haskell, what happened to his blond hair?

[snoops71]

They should have kept these going, with more and more of our favorites.

Very fun to watch!

[Darckcloud73]

Wow, that was a great commercial. I am 36 and that's my first time seeing it!!! Would be cool to see more like this

[djmarkcotter]

a "new" large order of fries? like they never had a "large" size before at mcdonalds? or a double cheeseburger either? like they had to "bring it back" did it go away for a while?

[guruchester8]

this video shows the old tv shows stars from the past... the video was the coolest in the world!!

[Callofduty4nub]

RIP Bob Denver 1935-2005

[prausch65]

McD's paid big bucks for this commercial!

[OoYesIKnowOoYesIKnow]

Dear pr.,

Well may-be; how otherwise busy were the actors? do you suppose.

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The actors would have had no-conferring to up the prices.

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Do you suppose that is the original Gilligan-hat?

Have a nice day !

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Buddy Epsen was a very nice man.

[signmanj]

LOVED THIS. Buddy is the best! (Jed).

[NezHEAD66]

Ahh, Eddie Haskell! <3

[ILOVEDRACO4EVER]

when was this commercial on?

I LOVE IT :D

[pgy002]

I don't rememeber THAT commercial!

[rldavis1959]

Me neither. Maybe it was a local spot.

[pgy002]

But it seems like I remember AL Lewin *Grandpa* doing a Hardees' commercial.

[WAIATA4U]

Grampa Munster is GOTH! LOL

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

I remember Don Adams being in one of those commercials, too.

[3rdstooge]

I think he's in this briefly. Look at 0:05 in the car seated next to Buddy Ebson. Is that him? I wonder why he was not featured like the others in the spot.

[VDubPQ32]

haha Mrs. Cleaver rolls her eyes.

[GuyCC]

Kind of a shame McDonalds doesn't have fun commercials like this anymore.

[NeroMaddox]

Yeah, it really is a shame they don't have any more fun commercials like this anymore. Heck, they rarely, if at all, use Ronald McDonald anymore.

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Yeah, and don't even get me started on how they shafted Grimace, Birdie, and the Hamburglar.

[NeroMaddox]

Yeah really. I don't even remember the last time they appeared in McDonald's commercials. Other than that it was really long time ago.

I miss 'classic' McDondald's commercials. *Sigh*.

[fivebearrugs]

In addition to the main stars, I haven't seen the Fry Guys & Girls, the Happy Meal gang or the McNugget Buddies in years!