Ricardo Montalban-Distinguished Toastmaster Host

[uhf001]

It takes 20 minutes to grill a steak?

[tricksf]

yeah, i agree. although i still giggle hysterically during this presentation, Mr. Montalban gives a dedicated performance!

[User90663]

Even on informercials he's amazing to watch and listen too. A class act no matter what he was doing.

Now if only the Grillerie had rich Corinthian leather. lol

[acla9000]

Every commercial featuring Don Ricardo is great (SIGH)...

[TheOleLT]

I worked for Salton/Toastmaster in the late 90's in its hay day and here is a little background info on this infomercial...This is really the first incarnation of the George Foreman grill so popular in the late 90's early '00's and even still around today. Salton bought the rights from Toastmaster and revamped it and teamed it w/George for one of the first mega-infomercials. Salton eventually bought up TM completely and then ran it into the ground over the years.

[tricksf]

thanks for sharing your info with us.

[moshn2002]

Seeing this for the 1st time.. soo nice thanks !!! btw/ anyone lise noticed his athletc physic ? REALY one of a kind

[nudnick]

This is fanTAStic!

[FunyonJr]

I've been searching for this video since I originally became obsessed with it in 1992. Can you post the entire thing? From what I recall, there's more madness to follow.

[zorrogirl100]

Our Thanks too. We have been looking for this for years too. Love Ricardo but this is Too Funny!!

[bldrunr]

Thank you for uploading this. I spent many late nights hypnotized by this in the 90's. I also love how he's really putting some effort into the acting, he's not just phoning it in.

[jseremet]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. I have been searching for it for YEARS.

[tricksf]

lol. glad some others out there found the odd humour in this.

not certain why he ever did this, except that it likely only took a day of his time and he got a free breakfast, lunch AND dinner!

absolutely remarkable!

[jseremet]

My college roommate and I have been saying "fresh hot roll in the morning" since this thing aired.

[Emanistan]

I wonder how he came to be in this ad. As far as I know, he was doing well enough financially at this point in his life to pick & choose whatever work he wanted. Did he have some sort of investment in this company? Or was he under an extreme version of what we now call "Michael Caine's actors' rule": if someone offers you a part, you say "yes!!"

[Corvleone]

Notice that he chews that small piece of steak for 30 seconds or so... :D He was also in some infomercial, selling Nativity Stones from the birthplace of Jesus, a few years later.