American Gothic Cornflakes

[EasyAce]

This commercial absolutely ruined "American Gothic" for me. To this day I can't see that painting without hearing this whacknut commercial singing in my brain . . .

[LShackley]

Thanks for posting. This commercial has frequently come back to haunt me, especially every time I go to the Art Institute in Chicago to see the original!

[subfixerlee]

This jingle has been ruuning around in my brain for over forty years and I don't mind it a bit. Another one is the Ideal Tiny Mity Mo commercial. Can't get rid of them.

[TheMushroomsAreHere]

I just typed in "corn flakes" in the%

[allmanator13]

please buy our cornflakes? pushing it a bit

[BlueKeyAnimations]

I'm going to wake up and spontaneously burst out singing this the next morning.

[5star555555555]

all commercials should be like this nowadays. all black and white with folk music, farm animals, and cereal.

[7DARKHELLS]

LOL at the Lady at 0:47!

[SibGirl01]

I love at how 0:47 she looks at the camera like, "We're desperate. PLEASE buy these corn flakes."

[TheBacmaster]

This brings back many memories when I was young. I admit, it was indeed an annoying commercial back in the day, however I think we have much bigger issues in today's world then ridiculous cornflake commercials! That what makes this so memorable for me now! Life was sooo simple. Thanks for posting.

[pickerel101]

Corn Flakes made from rice...ok, why not

[phillipjfry6]

This is so confusing. Are they made of rice or corn??

[ScrewLimbBizkit]

THEY'RE MADE FROM CORN

[klauditagore]

OMG XD

[torgman]

Don't know what to gouge out first--my ears or my eyes.

[3run0ce5ar]

auauha. Realy nice!

[GhostAngel747]

LOL how... WEIRD.

[EdwardMrCahill]

that is weird

but it's funny

[lcs1956]

I have to say having remembered this commercial all my life and never realizing the song was performed by The Weavers, the satirical ironies are even more apparent.

[frantic1971]

Was it The Weavers that actually sang this? Never knew that! an amazing factoid

[questman257]

OMG I now want cornflakes for sure

[HalfBlondeHalfSmart]

wtf was that shit.. i think i almost just went insane

[evilnegi]

lol

[Frottussle]

Does anyone have or know all the words of this song? The middle part is a bit garbled. The part after 'from fields of corn' if you know what they are saying please tell us.

[zakkymurder]

from fields of corn so majestically waving that they wont wilt when you pour on milk

[Frottussle]

thank you. I saw this commercial when it was on prime time tv and never knew all the words.

[bigbowlowrong]

wtf

[Bradat26]

I, too, remember this commercial as a kid in the early 1960's. It always cracked me up!! It still does even now. lol.

[xboxguy516]

this has to be THE MOST annoying fucking video I have ever watched. I somewhat enjoyed being annoyed by it. thank you weirdovideos!

[BumblingBee092]

Was this real??? OMG... lol

[GaaraChan23]

my art teacher showed us this commercial in class, and it was the funniest thing i ever saw.

[Spartakos9]

The reason it's called American Gothic is because of the window on the farmhouse, which has a Gothic arch. Look up "Gothic cathedral."

[bjreunion2008]

I remember this commercial. My 23 year old son just cracked up when he saw it - and he was totally amazed that it was an actual ad!

[Duchess1951]

The name of the painting upon which this ad is based is called "American Gothic." It shows a farmer and his wife, looking very severe and serious, standing outside the farm house. This commercial has nothing to do with the modern definition of the word Goth.

[MrReeseRideout]

@Duchess1951 Thanks, Encyclopedia Brown, for that. In other news, the sun is hot.

[gogoteca]

@Duchess1951 His daughter, not his wife.

[IainMcPhail]

See 'American Gothic' a painting in Chicago's Art Institute for why this is referred to as American gothic - and enjoy similar themed contributions to youtube

[kissmygritts666]

The only comfort we can take from this is that all the people who made it are probably long dead.

[teenthingANDcandyvia]

lol!

[seamusdog420]

damn been years since i saw that and im not sure thats a good thing

[trio972]

This is prehaps my favorite commercial of all times. I was very pleased to see it here.

[grumpybb]

This is the first time I've seen this commercial. I grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and I remember learning about Grant Wood in elementary school at a very young age(Squaw Creek Elementary) and General Mills has a large plant that started up a year before I was born. I'm honestly surprised I've never seen or heard about this commercial before.

[XOXCrazyTrainxXOX]

What does that have to do with goth?

[SeanDeigh13]

indeed. nothing goth. ask those people that voted "poor comment". it looks as if they know.

[drmoonrat]

You are thinking of the modern deffinition of Gothic.

[seriviathen]

this is one of the most disturbing things I've seen in a while

[weirdovideos]

The melody to this song was originally from "When the World's on Fire," and/or "Little Darlin' Pal of Mine," both record by the Carter Family years earlier.

Woody Guthrie reworked these melodies and rewrote the lyrics as a response to Irving Berlin's ubiquitous "God Bless America."

[lenglasser]

You are just plain wrong.

[weirdovideos]

So, Mr. Glasser, you're saying you wrote the melody to "This Land is Your Land" ...

[lenglasser]

Certainly not. The melody line to the commercial was a "head arrangement" (nothing written down) concocted by myself and the Weavers, based on "You are my sunshine and "This land is your land. At the time the commercial was created, Americana was becoming very popular in advertising design. And by the way, The Weavers thought that Woody Guthrie would love the commercial.

[weirdovideos]

Thank you, Mr. Glasser, for your correction. It's actually quite fascinating to get the real story behind this veritable piece of American Pop Art. We'd be very interested in hearing about some of your other work. Thanks, again. WV.

[oldhacks]

I doubt Guthrie would think much of this ad

[lenglasser]

I wrote, designed, and directed this commercial for Dancer Fitsgerald & Sample Advertising, NY. My production company was Stars & Stripes Productions Forever, Inc. I also wrote the music, which was performed by "The Weavers".

Leonard Glasser

[mcrenshaw]

@lenglasser

I haven't seen this ad since I was a kid; back then it totally floored me, made me die laughing. In other words I thought it was brilliant and still do. Very inspired, excellent work...

[Dystopiaman]

Bastante interesante

[lordmustin]

haha i love that! a pig dressed up as a chicken who speaks chicken language-Awesome!