80s Commercial | Where's the Beef | 1984

Everybody's favorite old lady from the 80s, Clara Peller, drives like a lunatic in her search for The Beef.

[@nickyoung630]

I went to Wendy's drive-thru and my friends and I yelled "Where's The Beef?" and the lady working the drive-thru started cracking up....glad we could make someone's night a little more positive

[@doug9066]

😅

[@codprocamp4690]

She must have been an old lady to recognize the expression

[@lastburning]

@@codprocamp4690 Are you also old for recognizing it? People can discover old things.

[@codprocamp4690]

@@lastburning 45 years young

[@davenport9807]

Back in the day it was true. Now Wendy's doesn't have any more beef then anybody else. Their patties got smaller and smaller

[@dalegonyea5422]

This was back when a commercial was almost as entertaining as a TV show or movie! They don't make them this good anymore! A great flashback!

[@SantaCruzHappy1]

I agree. They were fun!

[@jamespepper2541]

I remember this commercial when, I was a little boy. Wendy's had the best burgers. 😎

[@gr6e]

Man the bar for entertaining boomers is really on the fucking ground. It's an advertisement, Dale.

[@astashasta1]

@@gr6e lmfaoo dale must be trolling

[@VesproDBA]

@@gr6e ladies and gentlemen, here is an a__hole

[@morbius109]

The way she slapped that horn and belted out "WHERE'S...." right before they slammed the window shut LOLOL

[@masonsykes2240]

"Oh no, not this lady again"

[@mr_godoy2008]

The driver got banned from it

[@boisegameshowguy]

MS MMS Well, put a bigger patty on the bun! The Archburgers’ buns are puny enough, anyway...

[@DaDitka]

That part gets me every time! 0:08

[@bonnieriffle8371]

WHERE'S!!!!!!!!...........So funny!😆😆😆

[@mikepieczyski6105]

The one responsible for developing this commercial was a guy named Cliff Freeman, who recently passed away in September of 2021. I worked at his Advertising Agency. A gentleman and a very funny guy.

[@comedicmatters]

I'm trying to find out the official titles of these commercials for a project, specifically the three that are available on KZbin. Do you happen to know where I might be able to find that information?

[@brianstratton8767]

Great campaign; right up there w/Hai Karate 'cologne*' featuring stunning Valerie Leon:)! * actually smelled worse than English Leather:/

[@user-um6lz9hg3r]

I think I saw somewhere that Clara was his aunt. Do you know if that is true?

[@mikepieczyski6105]

@@user-um6lz9hg3r I don’t believe so. I’d never heard Cliff mention that.

[@user-um6lz9hg3r]

@@mikepieczyski6105 Thanks

[@soylentteal]

Supposedly, she was invited to a beef farmers convention as the guest of honor. She walked to the podium and next to it was an enormous beef patty. She looked at it, then shouted into the microphone, “Where’s the bun?!”

[@raymondhopwood9393]

I saw that on "Entertainment Tonight". Everybody cracked up when she said that. RIP Clara "Where's the Beef" Peller.

[@misterelom]

I watched this 3 times in a row and 0:10 cracks me up every time. I miss these old commercials.

[@celebrityrog]

Beep WHERESSSS

[@Cranor1977]

These were the good ole days. I really miss this time and era.

[@poplifeinctv]

Cary Cranor wasn’t they!??!??.. LOL

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

I do too. Saturdays were cartoons and wrestling

[@NicolasCageWishesHeWereMe]

The 80s were great but we can't live in nostalgia. We live in the present and we need to acknowledge that.

[@RyanSchweitzer77]

@@NicolasCageWishesHeWereMe But the present honestly and frankly sucks. We need nostalgia to escape the BS that modern times are constantly shoving in our faces.

[@jimmypatterson3998]

These were great times I miss the 80s

[@BarryAce]

I remember when this aired, I thought my uncle was going to die laughing

[@doug9066]

Lol those were the days.

[@MovieFan1912]

Figuratively or literally?

[@BarryAce]

@@MovieFan1912 figuratively

[@MovieFan1912]

@@BarryAce okay, good.

[@toddmiller5884]

My dad's favorite commercial was the Polaner All Fruit commercial where the redneck says "Sumbodee pleez pass th' jelly!"

[@BMine1111]

The commercials back then were so wholesome. These bring back so many memories of my childhood.

[@pinedelgado4743]

This is my FAVORITE WENDY'S ad with the late Clara Peller!!! TOO LONG since I saw it last on TV!! Thank God for KZbin!!!! :)

[@billycloudy9078]

IKR yt is the best... it’s like a time machine I can research almost anything on here!!

[@doug9066]

I remember this ad too, great tv commercial at the time.

[@icecol22]

I remember this commercial well!! I was 14 years old in the eighth grade.I remember reading about her.Clara Peller was her name. Great times and great commercials then.The food tasted better then as well. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@brkitdwn]

This commercial really resonated with a lot of people. It was funny, relevant, and very true. Things started to change with their competitors.

[@thomase13]

I was actually shocked when I went to a Harvey’s restaurant a few years ago asking the difference between their regular burger and the "Angus beef" burger, and the guy straight up told me that their regular hamburger is mostly soy filler now!

[@charmc4152]

​@@thomase13 😱 The horror!

[@trainsntile]

LOVE this commercial- Glad I found it on YT. Sarah is driving a 1949 Chrysler Royal- the same as my 1st car. Asked my dad to find a car older than 1960. He found this 4 door Chrysler sedan in 1974. I got my license in '75. At school, they called it 'The Refrigerator' or 'Moby', since it was so hugh & repainted white. It still had the original mohair (lt brown) interior covered with clear plastic covers- could seat 4 in front & 4 in back! Had a cast iron straight 6 & fluid drive (clunk-o-matic) trans, & a 6 volt POSITIVE ground electrical system. Had OPTIONAL heater & an AM tube radio which had to 'warm up' before it played. Wish I still had it :-( RIP- Sarah- "Where's the beef?" & the car is CLASSIC!!

[@DashcamRiprock]

Close. It's a '49 Dodge.

[@aqacefan]

Also close, her name was Clara.

[@bobbyheffley4955]

Flathead straight 6

[@sustainfem]

They slam the window down before she can barely yell "Where's???!!! LOLLLL! This is hilarious.

[@shawneldridge4465]

I don't care if it's the year 2021 or if it's the year 9999, I'm always going to like this commercial. I mean come on it's the old lady driving a car and asking where's the beef how can you not like the commercial.

[@finster1968]

She was first discovered at age 80 from working a temporary job as a manicurist for a television commercial set. The agency was so amused by her no nonsense personality, they asked her to sign on as an actress to do some commercials. Imagine becoming an instant cultural icon at such a late age in life.

[@tommyrregina1227]

​@@finster1968THANX FOR THE STORY😅😅😂😂

[@stump4109]

Commercial sucks

[@SantaCruzHappy1]

I'll tell ya....the 70s and 80s had the best commercials.....

[@general5104]

I liked the 50's. They weren't taped, most of them were LIVE

[@Jhihmoac]

You know, after Wendy's actually started this particular ad campaign, I could swear I was seeing more meat on the competition's burgers!

[@MovieFan1912]

It’s almost like companies LISTEN to what their competitors are doing and try up their game in response.

[@jerrygil1965]

Literally

[@silentcrescendo731]

Lmao! Blast from the past! I loved growing up in the 80s! Thx for posting 😊

[@doug9066]

Yep so true. This phrase was catchy for some time after Wendy's aired this ad.

[@Rgoid]

WHERE 'S . . .

[@zyber9]

+Rgoid THE BEEF?

[@Rgoid]

+zyber9 "Where's" was all she could say before they shut her out.

[@waikeonglim7703]

+Rgoid LOL

[@IHateMyLifeBro]

Rgoid THE LAMB SAUCE

[@cashnelson2306]

yea we know, we all watched the video

[@tilmanluther1887]

lol this commercial is funny, I'm going to be 20 and never saw commercials as original and humorous as this one. lol I saw a portion of a hand pushing them cups over. man they better bring these iconic ones back

[@ritajones8378]

I love that little ole lady. Miss her so much.

[@bigwillietheb]

Clara Peller

[@animalhousesanctuary6566]

These ads always cracked me up as a kid 😂😂

[@jacutin5033]

The granny spots were hilarious. Another hilarious campaign was with the Russian fashion show. Highly recommended.

[@mattschneider6773]

EVENINGVEAR!! SVIMVEAR!!

[@peterschulze8636]

Same director made all three commercials. A relatively unknown legend.

[@kcmurphy7367]

"Is next......"

[@danrhone9756]

One of my favorite commercials from 80’s

[@bebopmom]

This was when commercials were hilarious. Now ads are annoying 😅

[@arthurwilliams6628]

So much fun back then!! This is so Classic!! I wanna go back to back then even if it's only for one day!! Lol

[@dan_hitchman007]

Now, at Wendy's you have to ask the same question.

[@joe3009]

Corporations have gotten GREEDIER.

[@craziiegrl2657]

They should bring this commercial back !! 🤣🤣

[@stump4109]

Yeah…. no

[@Railroadracer49]

I laughed so hard throughout this entire ad

[@blazwings1021]

Oh gawd I miss these ladies

[@TheAgentAaron]

This was my favorite commercial as a young boy.

[@horrorpop3292]

Lamont at large is why I looked this Commercial up R.I.P Ms. Clara

[@bborkzilla]

Love that ad!

[@waynemacfarland1546]

I LMAO when she pulled up to the drive-thru, tooted the horn, and starting yelling, "Where's the beef?" and they slammed the window shut before she could even finish because they didn't want to listen to her!

[@StormyJP]

When it first aired we belly laughed and I still do watching it, it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@BrianKliewer]

Make Commercials Great Again!

[@bettydamnboop3030]

Who’s here in 2024 that actually remember this commercial when it first aired on the TV

[@raiderusmaximus887]

Hell yeah I remember this commercial..she was funny

[@manbunsareforsissies6374]

Great commercials back then!! Promoted products with commercials that made a point. Now we're stuck with Lemu and Doug from Liberty Insurance.

[@LegitMan335]

*where’s the beef?!!* Fast food joints: oh shit it’s her again! Run !!

[@MovieFan1912]

Outside of Wendy’s, of course.

[@LegitMan335]

@@MovieFan1912 hahahah

[@theoldboy70]

She’s became a full blown celebrity after this commercial.

[@naptimeconquerors2321]

The last time I went to Wendy’s, they actually gave me my burger without any patty! Totally cracked us up because of this!

[@LTDANMAN44]

this put wendy's on the map

[@finster1968]

One of those historic moments when a commercial hits a home run! This changed the fortune of Wendy’s for a long time to come!

[@christopherchoice106]

I remember this commercial lord lord those were the good days

[@CosbyTheCaterpillar]

Where's the B.... CLOSES WINDOW

[@KennTollens]

Funniest commercial of all time lol

[@TheRenard10]

This slogan is all over Facebook, for "Say a line from a TV ad"! 📺

[@carlloud1187]

Watch closely when the stacks of cups fall over when the window is slammed shut. You'll see a hand, or at least a small portion of a hand pushing them over.

[@olivia-jtrans5693]

spoil fun

[@Tuneman1984]

There's also nobody in the back seat.

[@highlightedreply8838]

sooo dumb!!! they cuddnt have gottten a string or something??????????? MAYBE it was DAVES hand never kno!!

[@Krafterski]

40 years later and she can still drive better than my dad

[@thereisnothingleft9339]

I love this remember this when i was a kid!

[@olliegoria]

Imagine working at one of those, just a regular day when suddenly you hear distant screeching and the manager shout "FUCK SHES COMING"

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

I love these 80s commercials so much lol

[@SethNiantic]

Never did find the beef, but did find the Mystery Meat..

[@stebaer]

This is a very funny commercial but maybe only the first few times seen as my Mom ,Mary had put in telling me this so very well.

[@SweetGaTreat]

OMG!!! I am CRYING right now!! That commercial is STILL hilarious (even more so because its been years since I've seen it)!! This was my favorite Wendy's "Where's the Beef" commercial back in the day! Those commercials really put Wendy's on the map! #IWishThoseDaysWouldComeBackOnceMore

[@user-um6lz9hg3r]

Me, my family and my friends just loved the Wendy's commercials featuring Clara and crew.

[@constantinstog1225]

0:07 that mcdonalds though....

[@elizabethroberto7862]

thanks for uploading this commercial "Retro 80s" STEVE HAROLD :=) :=)

[@STEVEHEROLD]

you got it.

[@elizabethroberto7862]

***** is that to me mister?

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Elizabeth Roberto yup. you said thanks for uploading. I responded "you got it." As in "you're welcome."

[@elizabethroberto7862]

***** i got it & get it now & thanks for using the "REPLY" not a lot of people do that you know but i try to unless someone else is not going to first to me :(

[@tonyperez3070]

G

[@davetasche8265]

I remember watching this back in the day crackes me up still

[@frankrossi9255]

This was the best ad campaign Wendy's has ever had !!

[@JaKack]

Still the best Wendy’s commercials to ever exist

[@crispy8026]

"Home of the big bun" Wendy's was throwing shade at BK before Twitter lol

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Man, I don't know what's more iconic.. Bud-Wis-Er Frogs Where's the Beef? Wazzzup? Hey drop the Chalupa - Taco Bell or Got Milk?

[@KeanuSoemali]

0:07 McDonalds logo parody? I see..

[@coke199videos]

Do you Mean 0:08?

[@johnb1150]

I'm Australian and I'm only here cos of pixels which references the where's the beef lady which meant nothing to me, in Australia Wendy's is an ice-cream and hot dog chain, they don't do burgers.

[@milfordcivic6755]

I miss the booths, stained glass lamps and newsprint formica tables.......that and great service

[@infonut]

... and those wonderful HUGE fries to dip into your frosty with.

[@doug9066]

Lol another one I remember. Wendy's had some amusing tv commercials back then.

[@chipdrusano]

I remember seeing this on tv at age 5 to 6! Man I'm old! lol

[@JRSonicFan2024]

LOL 😂😂😂 this made me laugh and something is wrong of the restaurant in the ad because the ad have one gold arch instead of two and home of big bun instead of home of the whopper

[@allisonplaysmusic]

if my parents saw this they would never say im a bad driver again lol :)

[@eldonhoward7925]

That commercial was great!

[@JacobMercer-tg9sj]

And we all lived happily ever after as a one great big happy family as father and daughters ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.

[@producerdirectorterrenceth1041]

fantastic - I had forgotten that one

[@okrajoe]

Can she see over the dashboard?

[@KiloByte69]

Where's the dashboard!?

[@mtznsicnz]

Who cares? "WHEEEERE'S THE BEEF?"??

[@martintheemoji51]

okrajoe ikr XD

[@calebpettigrew6835]

She’s a old lady she’s can’t see

[@101Volts]

Hey, when I inherited a car from Grandma (1984 Chevy) there was still a pillow in it to sit on.

[@wbm3787]

Classics never get old or dated.

[@rondaschwindt6580]

Me too! I laughing my butt off! Good times!😂

[@jackyboy2024]

Katelyn needs to add commercials to the tuba music playlist 😊😊

[@ameliawarfield5637]

I love this ad. Lately, the motto of Wendy's is "Square's the beef".

[@scootermom1791]

Clara deservedly received a lot of notoriety for her part in these ads, but the other elderly ladies definitely deserved credit, too. It's too bad they weren't equally as famous.

[@btetschner]

Thank you for the video.

[@mikesands4681]

where's the seatbelts? Even in the 80s all front seats had them.

[@olliegoria]

That car was manufactured back when housewives popped meth pills and cops used fire hoses and attack dogs on black people.

[@kimberlytaylor5886]

I miss these commercials. She was so funny. I think she was in the movie Moving Violations also

[@STEVEHEROLD]

she was in that movie. i haven't seen it in years but remember kinda finding it funny even though it was pretty cheesy & silly.

[@Use2bJB]

Not anymore. Wendy’s is running out of beef!

[@eseliq1218]

Trisha Marie heard about that

[@gymnasium2413]

I saw this lady at Arlington Park Race track,she was about 4'8" Of course everyone was yelling,where's the beef?must have drove her nuts,and anyone who looked like her!

[@Tyronexl1998]

"WHERE'S THE- "SLAM!""

[@bradleyblickhan3335]

Walter Mondale used this slogan against Gary Hart in a 1984 Democratic debate!

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

yeah.. and look where it got him... running home with his tail between his legs back to Minnesota LOL!!!!

[@ozzy4621]

I remember this commercial. Clara Peller. (August 4, 1902 = August 11, 1987)

[@MetalMan2k]

Wow this commercial is Spot on today. The Big Mac's at McDonald's had me asking the same question, Where's the Beef?

[@Vantasticviews2]

My very first place of employment way back in 1981. 😊

[@cc-tz6kq]

I'm going to Wendy's right now

[@jodyreeder4820]

Such memories

[@zacharyriley4561]

Meanwhile in another world.... "WHERE"S THE BUN!?"

[@skorch9094]

"Ma'am, it is a Salisbury steak. There is no bun"

[@zacharyriley4561]

@@skorch9094 "But steaks DO have buns! How could you make a mistake like that?! We all know that BURGERS don't have buns!"

[@moddquad8362]

Obviously Wendy's marketing team has a time machine.

[@gerogegerog5926]

To this day we still don’t know where the beef is

[@carriewhite2378]

Came cross this video had check it out. I really that commercial. Good times back then

[@trekkie1995]

I remember these ads as a child.

[@sonicranger8481]

0:10 WHERE’S.....?!

[@trainsntile]

SORRY-I ERRED> Her name was CLARA, not Sarah! Thanks again for heart-warming memories!!

[@JennieBonbons]

Just remember she's the late Clara Peller; in case you're itching to win million$ of dollar$ on TV...🌚

[@tyroneaugustine229]

Ain't nothing like tha old school! Memories....