Michael Vale has gone to the Dunkin Donuts in the sky.
Are there any commerical icons like that left?
Rosie’ Your soaking your hands in it!’ has been gone for years.
Clara “Where’s the Beef?” Died not so long ago.
Who else?
Dave Thomas and Frank Perdue have also kicked their respective buckets.
Apparently Dick Wilson, better known as Mr. Whipple, has not yet departed this squeezably soft veil of tears. He’ll be 90 this coming July.
The Palmolive manicure lady was named Madge, not Rosie. Jan Miner passed on in 2004.
“Rosie”(Bounty paper towels), on the other hand, is Nancy Walker and is still with us.
As is David Leisure (Joe Isuzu).
Can’t think of any others at the moment.
Didn’t he also play Sam Breakstone in the Breakstone’s cottage cheese commercials? Was that national or just a New York ad?
Dodge: That Thing Got a Hemi? guy.
Verizon: Can You Hear Me Now? guy.
Sprint: Deadpan raincoat guy.
Ditech: Rotund, sputtering loan officer.
Geico: Gecko.
Apple: Stoner term-paper chick.
Back around 1976, I saw Michael Vale on Broadway in “California Suite,” with Barbara Barrie and Tammy Grimes. A highly overrated comedy, but Vale was very good in it.
So, there was more to him than “TIme to make the doughnuts” and “Where’s my ice???”
Headline from June 8, 2007:
Jared Diamond Dies in McDonald’s Fire
“Dude! You’re getting a Dell!”
The entire state of Rhode Island is in mourning.
As are police departments everywhere. (Seriously, I gotta wonder how many of them are going to be wearing black bands on their badges over this?)
You scared me. I thought you meant Jon Lovitz, you did that part (well) on SNL.
Those in the Chicagoland area (and roughly 20 other markets in the U.S.) will be glad to hear that Lynn Hauldren is still alive and kicking. Who’s he?
The Empire Carpet Guy, of course!
588-2300, Empire!
Not Jim “Hey Vern!” Varney.
Re: Michael Vale, this morning I heard a disc jockey say, “Time to make the funeral arrangements!” I felt guilty for laughing.
We’re probably going to have Jared the Subway guy around for awhile.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I *want * this guy to die. He annoys the shit out of me.
What I couldn’t believe was that he was 83.
That’s a lot of donuts.
Jared Diamond is the guy who wrote Guns, Germs, and Steel. I don’t know Subway Guy Jared’s surname.
Ooooh, yes. Melding of two …thanks for clarification.
I like the Sprint Can You Hear Me Now guy. I find comfort in his tone.