Tennessee Pride Sausage

[87giantbaby]

This bring back memories when i had to go to Memphis when school let out for the summer in Chicago.

[falcondriver100]

I remember this commercial. LOL~!

[olehoundog1]

I think that is possibly Ira Louvin singing this-I know he did some others.

[dieselscience]

I CALL BULLSHIT!! That cartoon hillbilly is wearing shoes....

[tramejora4]

@dieselscience It is only in cartoons you see alot of hillbillys not wearing shoes. Very few didn't wear shoes.

[RainbowManification]

y-9D? for all I know that could of been enriched uranium they had in their sausage, so vauge.

[Emily1959able]

Heaven on earth:)

[whokeithmoon]

and we all got cancer.1,2,3........

[CheesyCheetah]

Eating some now .... good stuff!!

[horsinoff]

Y-9D = Cream of OGC

[securitron5]

country bumpkins

[dag1984]

Tennessee Pride is my favorite sausage, aside from Jimmy Dean of course. The tune is pretty darn catchy.

[JASactress1]

I'm on the new one :)

[savgal1211]

Man, as a Nashville girl, I totally remmeber this, I used to sing it!

I also did anactual back up singing for a sausage commercial in 1969, while in Nashville, me and my sister and 2 brothers. 'Jakes brothers Hot, Jakes brothers mild, Jake's brothers on your plate makes you want to smile"!!

[TheDrewcoulter]

This one is for my BFF whos birthday is tomorrow

[africkinamerican]

Y-9D? Try MSG

[maddymud]

my band was based on this commercial

[alawson2]

Damn!! I have not seen this commercial since I was a kid!!

[Franks49ers]

that just blew my mind...i bought some today so...

[brandonhytr]

i love this i eat tenesee pride all the time its cool so funny

[shortspider]

I was always under the impression Ira Louvin of the Louvin brothers was the voice of the commercial.

[Donkey9900]

You're right on that! Listening to Eddie Stubbs WSM program some time back, they had just found out that was the case. Eddie & his connections pretty much know their stuff.

[JDBlessin]

Da scrt of the gdness iz da rcpy!

[SSPanzerPredator]

You again...

[JDBlessin]

Well, well, well, we meet again knave! Let us not defame the greatness of this commercial and call a truce. But if we meet again, it will be your downfall!

[SSPanzerPredator]

Carte blanche.

[JDBlessin]

This sausage rapes.

[facelesshorseman]

I went to school in Nashville with a guy named Bobby Bloom who legend has it was the voice behind "Take Hooooome..."

In '74 I attended a high school seminar where the creator spoke to aspiring animators and showed his portfolio of ads. He was a nice guy, but I think the only ones who got any career direction were future DIY punks.

[Bluewrench39]

We get it on the military bases out here in California, it IS the best, hands down.

[cynthiapendley]

best sausage ever. seriously

[zybeco]

what he hell is y9d some sort of addictive sausage material

[Ghenghy]

Beautiful. We used to sing that song at UT in Knoxville, my favorite part was "Take hooooooome ....." hahahaha Great, sausage is the best in the world too.

[5883078]

I love this--it's the only sausage we ever bought. Today, I actually order it online. We were from West TN/Memphis, and this is the only brand anyone used. I still remember the commercials from the 60s. Thanks for posting!!

[coloradoryan]

i live in tn. i wasn't even born yet when that aired. i'm still probily youngest on here.

[starVol]

Tennessee is a weird state in this regard. West Tennessee around Memphis is closest to being Deep South. Nashville and middle Tennessee has a strong MIdwest flavor similar in many ways to St Louis, Cincinnati and Lousville. Knoxville is similar to a modern mountain culture.

[starVol]

This is our Amos and Andy.

[dsmstarr]

tenesse prides and green hawain punch FTW!!...BRIAN SYBAM HOE

[shotyahoe]

tenesee prides pwn you all

[Granitoons]

"But before this song is done all plate?" Is that what he says?

[nebulax]

I think it's- "But before this song has done all played...". It's Tennessee-speak, ya know.

[bowdeaux]

@Granitoons

"But before this song is done all played." I guess it takes a Tennessee boy to translate.

[87giantbaby]

@Granitoons HE SAYS " TAKE HOME A PACKAGE OF TENNESSEE PRIDE"

[mseales]

this is terrifying.

[Granitoons]

Agreed! Take HOOOOME!!! a PACKage of Tennessee Pride. Scary stuff!

[ericsummey95]

That song is funny! I live in Tennessee, and theirs not hicks everywhere like that commercial more less is showing.

AWESOME SAUSAGE BTW!!!!!

[1powderfinger]

Nothing like Tennessee :)

[SmartAss2u]

Memories.

I remember all the words and I never knew I knew them!

[mkwd]

Ahh, that commercial brings back memories of growing up in Tennessee.

[Mktryk]

Same here! I haven't had that sausage in many years but I remember it being quite delicious. Yikes, that

Y-9D sounds like a component of nuclear waste (and Oak Ridge is located in Tennessee)! Just kidding, I know that they weren't about to give away trade secrets on a commercial and were just calling a perfectly safe, edible ingredient by that tag!

[Her6ert]

it's code for green hog pee!

[tandmark]

I grew up with this ad on every TV station every hour or so. It gives me nightmares even to this day. 8>))

[sammyreed]

"Take home a PACKAGE of Tennessee Pride".

Not that lame "pound or two". What's the deal with that?

[professor1966]

who remembers the shorter commercial with the voice of Odom at the end saying "It's tasty... And it's real tender, too!"

[Donkey9900]

The late Ira Louvin did the voice of the "hillbilly" on this. He was 1 of the Louvin Brothers, who were Grand Ole Opry members, & sang sensational brother duets up to their parting in 1964, & Ira's death in 1965. Thanks for making this available as I haven't heard this in over 30 years, & Thanks to Eddie Stubbs on WSM for the above info about Ira singing the part!

[hillbillyvol]

Naw, naw, naw. Youins aint got it right yet. That revenue agent that went missin was just the beginnen of the secret recipe. Them yankee touristers taste pretty dang good too.

[EndlessSummers]

They just haven't tasted the same since Y-9D was banned by the FDA.

[grant135a]

Yeah. All that fuss over a few genetic mutations. I happen to think two-headed lab rats are cool. Monsanto lost a fortune on that deal. Y-10A just wasn't as good IMHO, plus it didn't rhyme with the jingle.

[Mystic0157]

That may have been the most run commerical in Middle Tennesse history. Clever ad, the "secret" of the secret recipe.

[hamtrak]

Jimmy Dean would kick that farmboys ass!

[Ghenghy]

Awesome!

[Buckpenn]

I like that commercial a lot. It is down home all right, but I am sold on Bob Evans, me being a lifelong Ohio boy.

[heine71]

Rare 1950's Tennessee Pride commercial still with the farmboy character!

"Take home a package of Tennessee Pride!"

[peterproscia]

I just don't trust that Mr Odum. What is Y-9d??? It could be Soylent Green for all I know.

[nebulax]

Y-9d is people!

[imapolygirl]

Naw, it's sumthin' they dredged up from the ponds in Oak Ridge - you know, the ones with frawgs that glow in the dark.

[cynthiapendley]

tennessee pride sausage is made in madison, n.e. of nashville.