November 12th, 2007
1984 TTC Commercial
Posted by Shawn Micallef
Makes me want to visit, but not for the “rare beef.” The lengths some song stylists will go to in order to rhyme.
Thanks to Ryan Marr for passing on the link & more Toronto TV commercials can be found over on Blog TO.
Comments
…as a counter point to the “Bad Day” TTC video that can be found in the menu after watching the commercial….
Comment by scott
November 12, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
There are *so many* “bad day TTC” vides that can be found on the YouTube.
Comment by Shawn Micallef
November 12, 2007 @ 12:51 pm
There’s also the point that the “beef that’s rare” is gray and vastly overcooked!
Comment by Reality Check
November 12, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
I totally forgot about that commerical but the jingle jogged my memory.
Comment by matt
November 12, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
Awwww… With the Hollywood writers’ strike wouldn’t CityTV want to rerun a few of these for a half-hour? Or sneak it into late-night talk shows for some CanCon?
Comment by Leah Sandals
November 12, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
Nice PCC car!
Comment by Steve Munro
November 12, 2007 @ 8:35 pm
Shawn, we must be on the same ‘TTC history’ wavelength tonight. I just this minute put up a post on Reading Toronto about this hilarious video from 1954 about when the subway opened entitled “Toronto Got Itself a Subway…..Really!”.
Comedy gold, see it here people: http://www.readingt.readingcities.com/index.php/toronto/comments/12761/
Comment by Liza Badaloo
November 12, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
Wait…the TTC used to advertise itself on TV?
I have NEVER seen one before. Did they stop?
Comment by Gabe Lerman
November 13, 2007 @ 11:44 am
The TTC had a couple of good ads just a few years later (’89, ‘90?). Would like to see them again.
Comment by blamb
November 13, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
Hello,
I posted that video and have some more TTC ads from 1988 that I will upload on the weekend. Glad people are enjoying it!
Comment by WNED17
November 14, 2007 @ 12:46 pm