BORIS KARLOFF COFFEE

1966 • Boris Karloff shills for Butter-Nut Coffee
Classic!

[@Brutus-co9dt]

I’m addicted to anything with Karloff. Even coffee commercials 😂

[@Biscuit-Triscuit]

Holy shit I just did a scene with one of the greatest movie stars of all time

[@b5904]

I know right???

[@RETROGEMS]

This was such a cute, creative commercial!

[@Magnetron33]

Me too! My parents drank that back in the 60s. Looks like that might have been filmed around the time of Thriller

[@tracyyork1428]

​@Magnetron33 I would guess a little later, probably around 1966 - 67, when he would have been pushing 80. His health wasn't good, but he had spirit, and didn't want to quit working.

[@Loverboy19691]

I just acted with Karloff.

[@ColeHalford]

Same here 👍

[@buffalopatriot]

Such a classy gentleman.

[@stevekeetertheloathlydaddy6636]

Hahaha, this is awesome!! Brilliant vintage Karloff... and I got to act with him!! My life is complete!

[@hoopiedoo]

Yep. bucket list!

[@jamiebosman2490]

im sold!! i want some boris karloff coffee now 😉😉😂😂

[@therespectedlex9794]

WTF Butternut? Coffee ok, but what do they mean butternut?

[@hungfao]

I've been watching some old Karloff films. Even when the film was lame, Boris was always good.

[@tracyyork1428]

Agree. He'll always be a big fave to me. If you haven't seen him in "The Body Snatcher" (1945) then I highly suggest you seek it out. Oscar caliber performance.

[@hungfao]

@@tracyyork1428 Yes, I have. Thanks.

[@hebneh]

This is a really clever concept for a commercial. I’m sure lots of people participating by reading the lines. I just did.

[@jj-tq4hx]

The legendary BORIS KARLOFF!!

[@RETROGEMS]

I'm a Karloff-aholic and I've never heard of this commercial he did until now. Fun!

[@mikegibson6013]

Me too....my license tag "KARLOFF"

[@verak66]

Me, too. Not the license plate but Karloff!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Love it. Karloff gets so ominous when he says "Like it?"

[@madkittyjoey70]

Awww bless! Boris was so cute!!!

[@irened.]

Blimey! This guy is impossible not to like! (And what an absolutely cool concept for a TV commercial! Sold! And I hate coffee, but hey, it's Boris Karloff giving it to you!)

[@juliezimmi9850]

Nice to meet you here I thought you hate Boris?

[@J-Called]

You are right! Impossible not to like. I first saw him late on a January Friday night in 1964, during a Shock Theater broadcast of The Bride Of Frankenstein. Being only five and a half years old, I was unable to stay awake for very long after my parents woke me---I can remember only the scene in the blind man' hut, and the scene where they chain the monster into a chair in a cellar of some prison. But, in my childish way, I saw through the make-up to the human being underneath it. Later, although I would find Lon Chaney's and Bela Lugosi's performances as the Monster somewhat scary (that smile of Lugosi's, near the climax of Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man chills me to this day), I never feared Karloff's Monster. As I grew, especially in adolescence. I was made---by my peers and classmates---to feel different, through no fault of my own. Karloff's Monster, and, later, knowledge of Mary Shelley's intentions in writing the novel, helped me get through---no, strike that and put in SURVIVE---that difficult time.

[@irened.]

@@J-Called Have you read my blog? Watched my videos? I wrote the above 4 years ago. I used to like this guy. I found out what he truly was, putting the pieces together. He was a slimeball and he was attracted to little kiddies. Sad but true! Proof at my videos.

[@irened.]

​@@J-Called Sorry it is a nice anecdote you wrote but one, sadly, must grow up and let go of childhood fantasies. Bela Lugosi was the complete opposite of what I expected him to be, the opposite of what he was portrayed as being. Bela was a great guy, with human faults, of course, but nothing compares to B.K.s faults. He was first exposed by Greg Nesteroff in his newsletter. I didn't know about him until I was well on my way to exposing him. My channel originally dedicated to Bela became devoted to exposing B.K and what a slime he was. Sorry, you seem really nice.. BK NEVER had to survive, he was a L.I.A.R even his daughter said so. Bela starved, had to survive. I know that life very well. Meanwhile BK worked as a REALTOR I dug up proof from a theater pamphlet and Greg dug up proof from his marriage records. It's all true, sadly. He evicted little old ladies, newly widowed. He was WORSE than his worse character. He was into little children, he was the HARVEY WEINSTEIN & JEFFREY EPSTEIN of his time. He started the Hollywood c @ b @ L. Look it up at my channel.

[@therespectedlex9794]

You hate the son of a bitch. You dedicate videos and websites to the fact. Who are you?

[@mikeprell2747]

Now THAT was fun, esp when I said "You can say that again" and he DID!

[@azoutlaw7]

That was great! I love Boris Karloff. Now I can put this on my resumé! 😎🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@jacobdehaan4114]

They just don't make them like this anymore. True class from Boris Karloff. RIP

[@patrickchubey3127]

He was the absolute coolest when I was a kid and I still thrill to see him in anything, even a coffee commercial.

[@SuperCaveDog1]

Acting with King Karloff! My life is complete!

[@tonyschannel7438]

I always start my mornings off with nice hot cup of Butter-Nut coffee, and a bowl of Frankenberry cereal.

[@davidcaldarola5188]

Butter Nut coffee is still available. I tried it and it is good. The instant is labeled espresso. It is darker than other instant coffees, which is good because we older folks sometimes have a weakened sense of taste. The Butter Nut instant has a bolder taste, so I have found my new coffee.

[@davidcrabbe1583]

Lovely..fanx for this..seeing Karloff in anything new is a joy.

[@TomBarrister]

Butternut did several of these "act-along" commercials with such as Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell, and others. Cesar Romero also did one of these, about the time that the Batman T.V. series (in which he played "Joker") was on the air. Romero played a wealthy man on a yacht who had everything he wanted, and who happened to like Butternut coffee. The end of the commercial was Romero being unhappy about not being able to buy Hawaii. To the viewer line "Don't be bitter," his tongue-in-cheek reply was: "I'm like Butternut coffee. I'm rich, but never bitter." I can't find a video of this commercial on KZbin.

[@johncarter8030]

That was cool.

[@Loverboy19691]

It's coffee, it should be hot !!!

[@gargantuaism]

Hey I just read lines with Frankenstein!

[@docmalthus]

This isn't the first scene I've done with Mr. Karloff, but it was my most lucrative....here I got a cup of coffee at least.

[@Batben01]

I was just in a commercial with one of the best actors of all time.

[@SlashManEXE]

This is going on my IMDb

[@carolkewley7410]

Interesting. Too bad Lugosi never did an advert. "Good eeeevening..."

[@michaelklaus4044]

They should re air that ad at a Super Bowl!

[@JeanetteParmantie-jq5xy]

Those eyes of his. Just the scariest part of him. Excellent horror actor.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

If I watched that when it first aired, Butter-Nut coffee would still be around because its the only brand I'd drink! Hilarious ad! The brand's can say "specially mellowed". Probably some smooth stuff!

[@chaedi8457]

You can still purchase Butter-Nut Coffee if you are really interested in it.

[@brandonnaylor2735]

I am so stoked I did a scene with Boris Karloff!!!

[@travelinben1966]

Boris!! The best!!!!! R.I.P. dear Boris. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@nelsonwalker7105]

thanks for posting this i enjoyed my scene with Mr. Karloff

[@johnbockelie3899]

" Welcome, have some butternut coffee. Don't worry about running out.....ive got a life time supply in my secret room."

[@TheDunc1]

I think Boris was a bit of a trailer blazer when it comes to celebrities appearing in advents. This was a long time before Orson Welles did his sherry and Karlsberg adverts.

[@evacameron6288]

I can hear Dr Frankenstein from Mad Monster Party in his voice

[@darthvestius7771]

A life long dream fulfilled. I did a scene with the legendary Karloff...

[@DanDDirges]

Great commercial! I shall go on the Amazon and buy some Butternut coffee

[@Jb69-f1v]

It’s been an honor

[@MaestroDrake]

In another universe, Boris was a guest star who meets Scooby-Doo and the Mystery gang.

[@samanthaann6280]

This is such a cool idea for an ad

[@ragrag5470]

Wow. I just did a scene with Karloff himself!

[@randyacuna3248]

Edward g Robinson also does a coffee commerical for Maxwell house coffee, in it , he is spoofing his tough guy image.

[@normangrimm4581]

He had like a 10 year supply. Lol

[@bestmoviesever1]

In case they discontinue it I assume.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Could supply the whole village with that. 😋 ☕

[@normangrimm4581]

@@bezoticallyyours83 That's true 🤣🤣🤣

[@ClipSalad]

What a find! It just gets better! Adding to my playlists.

[@nickroth9263]

Best Coffee I've Ever Tasted😋☕

[@garykass114]

I wish they would do something like this again. Maybe with Meryl Streep or Denzel Washington.

[@saturnfive54]

Karloff is great. It's a good commercial, very entertaining, even if you dont know who he is. Good advertising.

[@rtlthemusician5598]

Boris Karloff made the noises of the grinch

[@Trainboy452]

As he was the narrator too.

[@steelepete2396]

I love bitter coffee though...only if it's fresh though...like stick my cup under the dripping coffee while it's brewing fresh. Yum yum yum.☕️

[@jacqueswaller4072]

W😱W WHO KNEW 🤔🤨🙂👍🦇🎃 This is moi 1st time ⏰️ seeing this KUDOS 👏 R.I.P. MR BORIS KARLOFF & THXS 😊 👍🦇🎃

[@therespectedlex9794]

I simply adore a cup of secret mixed race coffee.

[@oscarthegrouchfanchannelby7085]

I Miss The Grinch!

[@SpottedBullet]

That was brilliant!

[@Trainboy452]

Hey, I did my lines with the Grinch.

[@barrythomas7336]

Two of the greatest movie villains were Boris Karloff and Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West, "The Wizard of Oz"), yet they were real sweethearts in real life!

[@Wolfinger1935]

And of course Margaret Hamilton used to do commercials for Folgers Coffee.

[@hondachopper6978]

Ambrose, she did Maxwell House.

[@Wolfinger1935]

@@hondachopper6978 I stand corrected

[@ronaldshank7589]

I don't suppose that they still make this product, do they? I'd LOVE some! Truthfully, I would have liked to have met Mr. Boris Karloff. He was one of the true Masters of Horror! Do treat yourself to a fine cup of Butternut Coffee-And then watch Boris Karloff's Thriller. The episode that I recommend the most is entitled: "The Grim Reaper". It'll SLASH it's way, right into your heart...if you should feel so bold, as to watch it! 'Tis a cutting story, fraught with fear, mystery, a bit of lust...and plenty of TERROR! Watch it-If you dare!!! 💀💀💀💀!

[@robertbullock9554]

Rich but never bitter, that's the life! LOL

[@Lone432345]

At least the guy had a sense of humor.

[@therespectedlex9794]

Or money, I imagine. To be honest, he seems perverse.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

What do mean, 'perverse'?

[@therespectedlex9794]

Offshoreorganbuilder You mean what do I mean? Well, he's a little too quirky, with that slightly campe voice. Don't get me wrong I like characters, and he seemed intelligent. But, look at the kinky stuff he used to film. That's just horror... right. In fact he said Frankenstein wasn't even horror, and that it was just a sad but thoughtful tale (lol). Check out Irene D's vids.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I questioned your use of 'perverse,' which didn't seem to make sense, to me: perverse /pəˈvəːs/ adjective showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. "Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good" synonyms: awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, unaccommodating, troublesome, tiresome, annoying, vexatious, obstreperous, disobedient, unmanageable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant, refractory, rebellious;

[@therespectedlex9794]

Offshore You're quite a case. I meant deviating from standard and acceptable morals, and, maybe, sexually perverted.

[@dennisdivine7448]

I know that Stan Freberg was doing radio ads for Butter-Nut in the late '50s, including his classic spoof of "Oklahoma" ("Omaha!"). I would wonder if Freberg played a hand in this TV ad with Boris Karloff?

[@normanhaase9400]

😉My distant cousin (real name, William Pratt, from my maternal grandmother's family). Yes, I know about the familial resemblance -- especially with Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy.

[@connorlayman8331]

How the Grinch Stole Coffee.

[@Sandlot1992]

R.I.P. Legendary Horror Actor in the World!

[@nathimoon]

I'm here because of Régis Tadeu. A Brazilian musical critic(?), that said "Black Sabbath (the song) makes Boris Karloff look like Gandhi". And I don't know if I agree with Régis, I kinda felt the atmosphere in this commercial, but didn't feel the same with the song.

[@alton1368]

Love Boris!

[@eddiemoore8468]

From what I read about him, I would of expected him to do a commercial for a brand of Tea.

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

You see it’s late where I am so I had to whisper all my lines which actually made it better somehow

[@oscar0006]

Rest in peace Mr Grinch

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That was kinda fun. 😊

[@MJ-dq8ik]

WOW! These commercial is something else

[@floydvaughn836]

Butternut coffee? Never heard of it. I was 8 when this was done.

[@charterloungeparty]

Did Stan Freberg do this commercial? I know he had the Butternut contract for a while, and this certainly seems like his work. Does anybody know?

[@jessejohnson3.24]

He Play as voice of the grinch and he play as frankenstein

[@JohnDonovanProductions]

complete with castle thunder ;) haha love it

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Butternut Coffee??? 'Butternut'?? Doesn't sound palatable, does it😝⁉️

[@munchkinz6923]

Boris Karloffee

[@gregkirby9059]

so this is where the game WHAT THE DUB game from

[@naly202]

Wonderful ideea for a comercial!!!

[@HarborGuy]

Never heard of that brand lol

[@JH-xx6pl]

🤣 that's awesome!

[@harleyjackson3708]

I think my performance was decent, this time. But just in case, I think I'll do another take.

[@theolamp5312]

Suddenly I want some Butternut Coffee. Where can I get it ?

[@oldskoolfool141]

Barista Karloffee

[@twinpeaksfan929]

Karloff really had that dry British wit in spades.

[@kimcarothers2203]

Cool

[@TheMikester307]

LOL!

[@Reprodestruxion]

Sebastián Gorka’s dad wasn’t so bad after all >.>

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Butternut flavored coffee? As in the squash, or a company brand name?

[@jessejohnson3.24]

This his old commercial

[@bestmoviesever1]

#bringbackbutternutcoffee

[@charlesmiddleton9952]

I'm sure he got paid a huge fortune for this advert,probably not.

[@cha5]

I would imagine Boris was more of an Earl Gray man and strictly did this for the money.

[@chickypooh73]

Is it Wilkins coffee

[@Bobsheaux]

I'm sorry, can we do a retake? I can do that better.