Episode 39: TiVo’s Revenge: Live! At the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson Theater - Local TV Commercials

 
Land of Sunshine, The Southern California Magazine, (1890). Courtesy the Library of Congress.

This episode recorded in front of a live studio audience. Jealous?! Join us for our very first live episode as we discuss a few local commercials and the mad cowboy mattress manic geniuses behind them from Crazy Gideon to Cal Worthington. Biographies of local Los Angeles commercial personalities including Mad Man Muntz (7:10), Sit n Sleep (17:09), Crazy Gideon (29:00), Cal Worthington (39:06) and Larry H. Parker (57:27). Since we showed video clips in the show be sure to follow along with the info below!

FULL EPISODE:

INTRO VIDEO:

COMMERCIAL MONTAGE:

Muntz:

Crazy Gideon:

Cal Worthington:

Larry H. Parker:

 
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