Oh for all that’s good on earth and in the heavens! levdrakon, you weren’t kidding. He looks like he’s been bobbing for apples in the Diaper Genie. First they had the drippy, slurpy ad campaign, then the one with the skinny chick known for slurping drippy things, now poopyface. How can they top this? No, don’t answer, I don’t want to know. It’s times like this I can’t receive American TV.
That’s my mother’s comments-“You’ll remember it!” Yeah, I’ll remember how much it repulsed me.
Damn editing time line!
Isn’t it the Carl’s Jr. franchise that’s incredibly homophobic? Or am I thinking of something else?
No, that’s Burger [del]Queen[/del] King.
From someone who just moved from the west coast to the midwest, they are very similar, but not quite identical. The special out here right now is the halepano thickburger. When I moved the other direction many years ago, they were very different. I don’t know when the change occured, but Hardees is what changed to become Carls Jr.
The two chains may share the same logo, and I haven’t been to a Hardee’s for many years but I seem to recall Hardee’s was mainly about thinly sliced meat sandwiches and Carl’s Jr. is more a regular burger place. I’ve never known a Hardee’s to serve any kind of “burger.” Do they do that now?
Yup. Carl’s Jr bought Hardee’s some years ago and has slowly been morphing the menu to match that of Carl’s. They even use the same ads, with the only difference being the name on the bag.
My secret shame (well, one of many, many secret shames) is, once a month, on the final Thursday of the month, I stop at Carl’s Jr. in the morning to get their breakfast burger. It’s pure heart attack on a bun. I regret it for exactly 27 days, then that last Thursday of the month rolls around…
I heard their next commercial is going to involve the reanimated corpse of Anna Nicole Smith whipping her pants off and urinating on everything the restaurant serves.
I can’t confirm that though.
We have Hardee’s in this area but I’ve never seen any ads for them like the ones you’re talking about for Carl’s. The one near me sells Thickburgers; I don’t remember ever seeing sliced beef on the menu, but it’s been a while since I was there. When I think of thinly sliced beef I think of Arby’s.
eta: menu has an m in it.
Hardees had Arby’s type roast beef sandwiches before Carl’s took them over. IIRC they started doing that in the 70s, and for all I know may still; I don’t eat there very often as I don’t do fast food much anymore, as opposed to my high school & college days when the Hardees roast beef sandwich was one of my favorite fast food meals.
One big difference between Hardees & Carl’s is that Hardees doesn’t offer the Western Bacon cheeseburger, which is Carl’s only contribution to civilization.
Oh yeah, I think you’re right. I wonder if I’ve ever been to a Hardee’s now. I used to love the horseradish sauce at Arby’s.
My stepdad thinks they taste better than Tommy’s
He is insane
I grew up in Chicago in the 60s-70s, which to the best of my recollection had neither Hardee’s nor Carl’s at that time. Or at least I never saw them, since I didn’t eat at fast food places a lot. Besides the ubiquitous McD and BK, there was a White Castle near my high school and an Arby’s I used to go to occasionally.
I also vaguely remember a place called Wimpy’s, after the Popeye character. There was also an Arthur Treachers, where I was introduced to fish & chips with malt vinegar.
Insane or stoned out of his gourd. Tommy’s chili is the best fast food chili in the world. No question about it. I do hope they follow the In-N-Out path and expand up the coast and into Northern California. That would be a treat.
And you married into this family? Was a shotgun involved?
I laughed until I cried.
“Oh come on! That’s way too much ketchup!”
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I grew up in Chicago in the 60s-70s, which to the best of my recollection had neither Hardee’s nor Carl’s at that time.
That was because Hardee’s was still Burger Chef.
“How many pickles are in that damn thing… ah geez.”
[hijack] I’ve got to share this link to a parody of the movie “What the Bleep Do We Know?” done by the same folks responsible for the Carl’s Jr ad above: What the Bleep are You Talking About?. [/hijack]
I don’t see too many Carl’s Jr ads on TV here. I live in Hardee’s terrroritory, but Hardee’s radio ads are pretty annoying. No nasty chomping sound effects but all the voice actors (and the voice over guy) sound like stoned slackers. I think what annoys me most about their commercials is they seem to be trying to be edgy. It’s a freaking burger joint, what’s cool or edgy about fast food? It just comes offf as stupid. Hardee’s is one of the few places I’ll avoid based on their commercials. Quizno’s is another because of their damn talking baby ads.