Snickers Commercial 1970's

[notredamehesamighty]

I remember this TV spot, and a number of others that "starred" Rex Everhart. He was a wonderful actor and I recall, with joy, seeing him in theatres as the truckdriver in the original "Friday the 13th". He had a distinguished theatre career and was well respected for his work in "1776".

He was one of those actors who always brought a smile to your face, and I know he did voiceover work in the 90's. Don't know how active he was in later years but this wonderful actor died in 2000.

[HeathenSaxon]

now I am going to have a fist full of nuts

[bandages13]

what the hell...

[oreodplayer]

a fistful of nuts , what a deal

[PlagueIndustry]

It's a bad idea to watch this commercial after watching Caligula...

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Classic.

George Vreeland Hill

[TheFatty2497]

You all are just a fist full peanut munches.

[hellboundmatt]

I want a peanut munch :( 

[metemi]

They make such a big deal about the fact that it contains peanuts. lol

[savannalittlegiggles]

@metemi becuase some people we alergic and had they been unaware of that fact they could have had a severe allergic reaction.

[mokos23]

Is it just me or the Snickers bar looks smaller than the current regular sized Snickers today? Never had Snickers Munch looks gross.

[SusStormRage]

wow that snickers bar looks rather different to every snickers ive had ever lol

[banshee5555]

Snickers my arse its a fucken marathon!

[elc1960]

That "peanut vendor guy" was in a lot of commercials during the '60s and '70s, but I never knew his name. He was like Herb Vigran or Jesse White, just a guy who was in tons of commercials. Barney Martin (Jerry Seinfeld's TV dad) did lots of ads back then too. He's in the classic "singing Raisin Bran" ad from the early '70s.

[BlackieGirl]

@elc1960 His name is Rex Everhart. He was in the original Friday the 13th, and had a long Broadway career as well.

[jet3529]

@BlackieGirl by the way is Rex Everhart still doing commercial ads and acting career?

[ohnoudidnt12]

i was looking at a Brittney Spears video and the side vids said this video....weird!

[caturn88]

Well the other one didn't catch on.

[lolzgmode]

penis munch??? this is gone too far!

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

Penis Munch? Ok.. maybe they were comfortable with the word penis back then.

[loopdiloop89]

fistful of penis in every bar

[MishuTaste]

Bread & entertainment for the masses.

[1TopGunPaintballer]

Peanut Munch? Do they still make those?

[mhirtes12]

Are you not entertained???

[CoonEyes2WhiteFerret]

Check our video on Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne fighting! Parody.

[ririckyrickyracoon03]

wheres brittany?

[bluecatky]

Nothing like a little chocolate rush while watching a couple of battling gladiators!

[hobbit151]

"a fist full of peaNUTS in every bar!!" :lol:

[Crisomlord23]

i lol'd on "the new chocolate bar Peanut munch!" lol

[alukuhito]

LOL.  We still have these bars in Canada.

[dragonass56]

@alukuhito oh wowow roflcopter

[alukuhito]

We don't have "Peanut Munch" though. Perhaps back in the day. Anyway, definitely there are still Snickers bars in Canada. They're actually one of the most popular chocolate bars!

[dragonass56]

@alukuhito lol kewl i like the old look better

[MrKiljeaden89]

@alukuhito

we dont

[ross1962]

Did you think we didn't have them in the U.S?

[alukuhito]

No. Isn't this an American commercial? Do you still have them? We do in Canada. Lately the name changed to "Believe" though. I think that's just temporarily for the Olympics though.

[stupidiculous]

So, what happened to the Snickers Peanut Munch?

[thegirl44]

I think they took the peanuts out and repackaged it as Crunchie, with just the salt water taffy and chocolate.

[ChocolatePredator]

He likes putting penis.. I mean peanuts in his mouth.

[partygirl209]

after 39/40 yrs they still tast gd!!

[Jewclops]

dude, they sell abba zabbas in liquor store and gas stations, they r fuckin tastey

[barmtrail]

the snickers bars were better back then. did they use better ingredients? You are right about why kids are so fat now. Everything is much bigger.

[michellestmarie]

Look how small that Snickers is compared to the Snickers of today. No wonder everyone's so fat now.

[Mystifier122]

I never got peanut munch in my trick or treat basket back in the 70's. I feel so cheated after seeing this :-(

[kerrikronic]

Obviously peanut munch didn't make it

[Tre404]

It DID, actually, KERRIKRONIC! They dropped the "Snickers Peanut" from the name soon after it debuted, and it was simply called "Munch!" I ate them all through the 1980s in California. I live in Georgia now, and you can still find Munch! here today! It's really just peanut brittle, always was.

[kerrikronic]

Seriously? wow, well thats pretty cool. Well i live in hawaii, we dont have em here

[Tre404]

Well, you got the better end of the deal, KERRIKRONIC, or sure..... lol

[Snortemup]

Wow that really sucks. Try ordering one online and understand the craze for awesome tasting food that causes a slow painful death. But really they are awesome.

[kerrikronic]

Haha, Obsessed?

[devonjames10]

The logo still looks the same, but the words are in blue, and the outline is red.

[TVonthePorch]

R. Lee Ermey (please note spelling) was born in 1944, so I would guesstimate he was in his mid 20s when this commercial was filmed. The vendor looks quite like him...sounds reminiscent of him...and absolutely IS NOT him.

[Tre404]

TVONTHEPORCH: This commercial is from the early `70s, so that just about works. He'd have been almost 30.

[Gabystelistu95]

I LOVE SNICKERS

[jimbailey69]

I never saw Peanut Munch back in the 1970s. Fairly close to Penis Munch, eh?

[fromthesidelines]

Emery also appeared in a 1968 Kool cigarette commercial that emulated "ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN" at the time- he turned up in two brief "blackout" gags involving a cluttered closet and a variation of Jack Benny's famous "your money or your life" gag. Emery did a LOT of commercials...

[TVonthePorch]

R. Lee Ermey (note spelling) was born in 1944, so he was probably somewhere in his mid 20s when this spot was produced.  Resemblance aside, you cannot be serious in your assertion that the upper-middle aged vendor in this spot is Ermey.

[kotraquin]

the candy bar looks really small

[Tre404]

KOTRAQUIN: That's because it was! :-) Candy bars, before the 1980s, were alot smaller than they are today! I was there. :-)

The biggest candy bar was always 3 Musketeers, which was why I always bought them. I loved Snickers and Mars, but they were so small! And I wanted my money's worth! :-)

[Tre404]

For that matter, it's a good thing Abba-Zabba was only a dime! This was in 1977. Talk about getting your money's worth! A big piece of white taffy filled with peanut butter. :-) And Charleston Chew! always gave you your money's worth, too! It was just 20 cents and was so chewy it lasted forever! Snickers, Mars and 3 Musketeers, although better-tasting, were more expensive at 25 cents, and could be gobbled down in under a minute. Not as much fun! :-)

The Abba-Zabbas today really suck, btw

[Snortemup]

I never heard of a Abba-Zabba in any context before i saw half balked. I love learning new things thank you.

[ryf4165]

The reason they could be :gobbled" in under a minute is THEY TASTE GOOD. What the hell is Abba Zabba. I was probably born after that company went out of business.

[yuritim]

Love that 2 packs-a-day cigarette voice of the announcer.

[Tre404]

YURITIM: He did ALOT of voice-over work in the `70s... I sure do remember that voice from alot of candy and toy commercials! ANY kind of ad that demanded an excited, frenetic voice. Takes me back.

[phillitupp]

I think at least once a month they should put the old Ad's on just for the day!.

[Tre404]

Yes, that would be really cool. Or if companies would just realise the value of nostalgia, and how seeing the old ads would spur so many to go out and buy the product just from nostalgia.

[phillitupp]

And if they did that they would earn a killing i mean just about a week ago they put a old 90s advert for milkyway bars on and guess what i brought milkybars all week just because it reminded me of the old times, but i guess some would rather spend a million to come up with new ads.

[TreyMeans3]

No, because kids who don't have "old times" to remember would look at these commercials like Milky Way was out of their fucking mind.

[phillitupp]

Well sorry to burst your bubble but they have started putting old Adverts on TV so Ha ha haha haa ha your comment means nothing. =)

[TreyMeans3]

Curses! What will I do? !?! My life no longer has meaning now that I have learned of this development....my entire life, a sham :(

[girlygirlSHOES]

why in the tags does it say britney spears

[Kami9799]

So the video will appear if someone searches britney. It's just to get more views, even if it's not what that person is looking for. It's annoying

[GeneralFantastic]

@girlygirlSHOES

its cause britney's nuts

[John27346]

@GeneralFantastic Technically, a peanut isn't a nut.

[jet3529]

@girlygirlSHOES i have no idea

[pernelldh]

We were wondering who portrayed the Snickers Peanuts vendor in this classic commercial?

Anyone?

[buzzlewie]

R. Lee Emery, he portrayed Gunnery Sargent Hartman, the senior drill instructor from Full Metel Jacket.

[mnmn59]

who played the roman guy?