James Mason says: Thunderbird Wine Has An Unusual Flavor

Thunderbird wine commercial

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[inkey2]

Thunderbird wine has an unusual flavor reminissant of wood alcohol, radiator coolant and kool-aid

[akarpowicz]

I bet a bunch of housewives swooned over James Mason's smoove delivery and bought a bottle. Boy were they sorry.

[195511SM]

So much ice in that glass.......Tryin' to water it down....LOL

[195511SM]

I visit this ad every year or so, just to enjoy the comments. Someone once wrote that it tastes just as good coming back up as it did going down.....LOL. We used to sometimes drink this stuff in our Marine Corps barracks. The whole point was to get f#@ked up ( Vietnam-era ). MD 20/20 ( Mad Dog ) was another effective......I hate to call either one of them 'wine'.... but.....the stuff was cheap......like military pay.

[senorkaboom]

If he drank that swill, it would have melted that "kiss me - fuck me" mustache off his lip.

[longhornhodad]

"Thank you for your support".

[Joe Blow]

We have your check right here Mr Mason.

[gravecactus]

did they let him ad lib his lines? having an "unusual" flavor is not a terribly strong selling point. i've smelled some unusual smells that i'd rather never smell again...

[newnewly]

...I was playing off the "suave" factor, and the low rent alcohol factor, ...alluding to the visit to Ben's in Blue Velvet. ...but you knew that. neither is my choice either. all three neither either also.

[John Russell]

both are shitty.....

[Barry I. Grauman]

1964. Mason needed the $10,000 Gallo Wines offered him to endorse it to "finance" his divorce from his wife Pamela. As part of the deal, he insisted on writing his own ad copy {he KNEW the reputation Thunderbird had among "skid row enthusiasts"}, and made it sound BETTER than it actually was.

[BeatenXephyr]

Notice how he didn't put this pond scum to his lips. He probably took one look at it and scowled.