The "Italian Chef" in the first spot was supposed to be the equivalent of Chef Hector Boiardi {"Chef Boy-Ar-Dee"}, who appeared in TV commercials during the '50s to personally pitch his boxed spaghetti dinners, pizza mix, and other canned pasta products. Unlike the real Chef, THIS guy's merely an actor with a broad stereotypical accent, like J. Carrol Naish's 'Luigi Basco' on radio/TV's "LIFE WITH LUIGI", and Joe Kirk's "Baccigalupe" on "THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW".
To everyone saying the pizzas are small: this was made in the fifties. Back then portion sizes were much smaller. I remember seeing a comparison of fountain drinks from the seventies to today. Their large was our small in many cases. Even today I'll get a medium coke someplace and swear I ordered large based on the size...that's why I just get small. That's probably the proper size anyway. It's incredible the way things have changed.
I miss vids like this at the theater
Necrodius 4 months ago 2
If there's one food i could eat for the rest of my life it would be pizza
peugteobike 5 months ago in playlist Retro Commercials 2
@UnoriginallyInclined I Think it's green pesto well I'm hoping it is lol
georgia2534 6 months ago
I hear dead voice, I see a dead man and poop
MotleySteve90 8 months ago
Why was the cheese green at 1:10?
UnoriginallyInclined 8 months ago
The "Italian Chef" in the first spot was supposed to be the equivalent of Chef Hector Boiardi {"Chef Boy-Ar-Dee"}, who appeared in TV commercials during the '50s to personally pitch his boxed spaghetti dinners, pizza mix, and other canned pasta products. Unlike the real Chef, THIS guy's merely an actor with a broad stereotypical accent, like J. Carrol Naish's 'Luigi Basco' on radio/TV's "LIFE WITH LUIGI", and Joe Kirk's "Baccigalupe" on "THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW".
fromthesidelines 11 months ago
yummy, drive in movie pizza
linowilly 1 year ago
And we wonder why people back then were less fat.
Silvertrine 1 year ago
To everyone saying the pizzas are small: this was made in the fifties. Back then portion sizes were much smaller. I remember seeing a comparison of fountain drinks from the seventies to today. Their large was our small in many cases. Even today I'll get a medium coke someplace and swear I ordered large based on the size...that's why I just get small. That's probably the proper size anyway. It's incredible the way things have changed.
courtneylandreau 1 year ago
it looked aweful...looks like those cheap ass TONY"S PIZZA's ya get frozen at the market......but they sure work in a pinch...
scarypowers 1 year ago