Buffalo We're Talking Proud PSA 1980

Long sought after jingle-ist heaven!

[@LadyJay114]

I came here because there's this sports radio show in Pittsburgh that plays the part "Talking proud, talking proud" whenever one of the hosts says the word Buffalo. Now I know what he's talking about. LOL

[@Malkinian]

Joe Starkey is from there. That's why they play it when he mentions it.

[@MovieGuy1987]

Brooklyn Babe so did I!

[@FalcoNat]

That's why I'm here; they played it today on the Morning Show.

[@procrastinatingprepper412]

93.7 the fan

[@davidv2700]

Ever since Joe Starkey got paired with Ron Cook they quit playing it because Ron Cook doesn't like it, to put it somewhat mildly.

[@missmc123]

Hahaha. this was awesome. Im glad to see it!!! i am the little girl in the overalls and life preserver at the end. That was also our family boat that the guy is popping his head out of! hilarious.

[@hautepumpernickel]

That is so cool. This is iconic for those of us who remember.

[@anitaschultz8642]

My 2 neighbors were in it since their son was involved in this campaign.

[@jkent6526]

Very cool. I remember this very well. I grew up in S.Ontario and I was a big fan of Buffalo 29. In 1980 I was 7 yrs old. Wow.

[@kilograhams]

You're a legend!

[@TheBrogmire]

The stupid laser sound effect at the end makes life worth living.

[@talkingbuffalo]

This is the greatest song and video literally ever

[@Mrch33ky]

God bless you for posting this. I've tried to tell people about this over the years but I just couldn't do the over the top absurdity of it justice.

[@hautepumpernickel]

I used to search for this and am so glad it is posted!

[@1skcusebutuoy1]

Those pants won an oscar for that performance.

[@rowtow13]

How does she not fall over

[@ryancrinnigan6996]

You people are crazy. This is spectacular. I love this woman. God bless Buffalo.

[@trjb1767]

She has some sort of spine and leg disorder. Hard to walk for the poor thing.

[@matthewprestia7647]

Joe Starkey!!!

[@thenewhorizons]

If that lady leaned back any more she'd fall backwards!

[@mjap52]

Scoliosis is a bitch.

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Terry "Theresa" Licata Braunstein is still "Talkin' Proud"

[@cville991]

As soon as she started singing, the whole crowd just got activated. 😂

[@BuffaloBobBAD]

You should see the Dr Pepper commercials in the 80’s with David Naughton

[@josephf4693]

Can those elbows get any higher though?

[@loucious73]

shes walking proud?

[@Mike14G]

Don’t go into the corners with her!! (Hockey reference)

[@Toral3533]

Fabulous spot! I think there were others too. My college roommate and I (in Toronto, watching Buffalo TV) referred to her as "the girl who walks backwards". We meant "*leans*" backwards, i guess, but you get the idea.

[@madmaxmedia]

If this had come out today she'd definitely go viral. Techno Viking, Prancercise, heck even Michael Jackson ain't got nothing on her...

[@8orbit]

Ha, I remember this! What happened to my Whammy Weenie I wonder. Wish I still lived there.

[@themediacat]

The health department told the manufacturer to stop making them because of dangerously high lead content levels in the green paint.

[@buffalobraves9]

Smoke screen. It was stopped by Ralph Wilson himself who deemed it "tacky". The paint story was a cover. Trust me.

[@stuffandthings1155]

the woman leading with the stupid walk is my first cousin once removed. ie. my mom's cousin.

[@wnychevy09]

Her name is Terry Licata- that's her maiden name

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Thanks.

[@stuffandthings1155]

she's my cousin.

[@johnc6944]

CLASSIC....!!

[@craigm2520]

lol this set the city back about 30 years, good to see we've recovered finally

[@trjb1767]

Recovered?

[@chadwickwhite6107]

The GOOD OLD DAYS when Buffalo ACTUALLY HAD something to be PROUD OF. Sadly NOW my Beautiful home city has only ONE thing to be PROUD OF and THAT is the RESURGENCE of our BELOVED BILLS.

[@pepsi_man4962]

Isn’t it weird how just recently….Buffalo has been turning into a small San Francisco. There are bums everywhere now. What happened recently? It’s starting to look like every other Democrat city. You have crowds of people blocking the street so you can’t even drive! Illegal dirt bikes and atvs everywhere!!!!!!!

[@CyrilAndPriscilla]

I don't know what universe you're living in, but Buffalo is much better today than it was in 1980. I lived inthere in 1980 and I still live there. Downtown was rough in 1980.... you'd get mugged on Chippewa... the waterfront was just empty lots and industrial wasteland.... sheesh!

[@dartsport1974]

I enjoyed seeing it thanks for posting it. I turned 10 in 1980 I kind of remember commercials like this. The commercials that got Sean to me were the “I love New York “commercials. I live about 5 1/2 hours south of Buffalo in Rockland County New York.

[@jenniferregan7882]

Rockland county is east of Buffalo. Buffalo is about 80 miles from the Pennsylvania boarder, so, no, you’re east.

[@trjb1767]

You can still talk proud. Don't sweat it. Just lean back and let it roll

[@charlesrobinson7469]

We had alot to be proud about(Cental Park Plaza, AM & A'S, Woolworth, Hens N Kelly, Brand Names, Marine Midland-Western Savings-Buffalo/Goldome Savings-Liberty Banks, Rich Products, Main Place Mall, Twin Fair, The Statler, And the People- Irv, Rick, Tom, Clip,Dan, Carol, Rich Newberg, Marie, Shiela Rich Kellman, Barry, Mayor Griffin & our teams). Buffalo was/is a great place with great memories.

[@MegaJustGeorge]

Although I'm not from Buffalo, I can appreciate what you're saying about Buffalo - including the people, especially Irv Weinstein, Rick Azar and "Captain" Tom Jolls at WKBW Television. Thank you, Charles.

[@freddiemartin699]

And all except Rich Products are gone! Downtown is filled with Alcoholics, Drug Attics, Street Hustlers and Homeless people who are homeless by choice, not job downsizing, business shut down, or a pandemic. There is nothing to be proud about Buffalo, I was born and raised here and it's only getting worse. The Mayor Jimmy Griffin, who was mayor (don't see him in this commercial) at the time this commercial aired, was a racist! He fought with everyone. Type in Jimmy Griffin and the talk show AM Buffalo. He only took care of South Buffalo, his own Irish neighborhood. If you were Black, and lived on the East side, you were not proud.

[@trjb1767]

WHAT ABOUT SUPERFLEA?

[@trjb1767]

Or two guys?

[@charlesrobinson7469]

@@trjb1767 I didn't know we had a Two Guys. But of course, the Super Flea on Walden. I was there just about Every Saturday & Sunday.👍

[@ranatlas]

Could have been written and performed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & friends, SCTV cast members, etc...

[@hautepumpernickel]

Hahaha!

[@briank.8925]

I really miss the city street signs, for large avenues at least, that had the logo on them right next to the street name.

[@freddiemartin699]

And all these people don't even live in Buffalo!

[@ronaldheld3899]

What's up with that walk? Looks like a Monty Python skit!

[@Pokefreak493]

Kind of an unironic bop

[@davemarko4219]

Wow, must be all the snow and cold weather in Buffalo that makes these people act like this.

[@themediacat]

It's called hamming it up for the cameras. They were probably told to over do the enthusiasm.

[@coldsake07]

it's from the radioactive waste

[@darrenthomas1000]

Decades later MAFIA

[@trjb1767]

Dallas is going down Gary

[@tpe54]

Walking Proud

[@kkirchgraber]

AFC EAST CHAMPS BABY!!!!

[@sierrachoco5271]

BFD!!!

[@katrinafoell8630]

In the era of 1973, the area around Chippawa was terrible and there was an effort made to counter the bad impression so the Talking Proud promos were created by Comstock Advertising/Heally Schutte & Comstock as public service media campaigns. They ran for quite a few years.

[@dmc2554]

Chippawa is in Canada across the river down near the falls.....not up river on the end of lake Erie like Buffalo......what did you mean? thanx

[@jenniferregan7882]

I think she meant Chippawa Street.

[@danhat69]

Fuckin' proud........

[@mrtee83]

More like talking loud!! 😆

[@SorgiStories]

I need therapy after this.

[@ThePanicPuppet]

vinny why

[@bskinny9009]

Not even one black person, so 80s

[@AstroflipRecordings]

OH my God! HA HA ha.

[@mikedemaria9155]

Buffalo bills proud commercial walking proud

[@kriscooknick5392]

Why in the hell they walking like that lol

[@coldsake07]

it's the water pollution

[@davidnugent9417]

Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh brought me here

[@vincevega0]

Must be hairy.

[@rogertoth8663]

I had the Talking Proud t-shirt and button from Tops. Left Buffalo soon after that promotion. It seems Buffalo has been trying to reinvent itself for the 40 years since. They do have the chicken wing 15 minute of fame that they have been riding since the 60’s

[@jimtalarico4613]

That is ridiculous!!!

[@mjzenitram3064]

jesus christ lol

[@freddiemartin699]

This is no longer a proud city! Downtown is dead. many businesses closed down (Cental Park Plaza, AM & A'S, Woolworth, Hens N Kelly, Brand Names, Marine Midland-Western Savings-Buffalo/Goldome Savings-Liberty Banks, Rich Products, Main Place Mall, Twin Fair, The Statler) Downtown is filled with Alcoholics, Drug Attics, Street Hustlers and Homeless people who are homeless by choice, not job downsizing, business shut down, or a pandemic. There is nothing to be proud about Buffalo, I was born and raised here and it's only getting worse. The Mayor Jimmy Griffin, who was mayor (don't see him in this commercial) at the time this commercial aired, was a racist! He fought with everyone. Type in Jimmy Griffin and the talk show AM Buffalo. He only took care of South Buffalo, his own Irish neighborhood. If you were Black, and lived on the East side, you were not proud. All the positive comments are coming from white people who Jimmy took care of!

[@coldsake07]

Elmwood and hertel are looking wonderful and full of local buissness though, the waterfront is nice and people are taking notice. People are flocking to these neighborhoods and even the west side is slowly polishing up a bit. I see buffalo finally getting back on its feet in the next decade....and i would kick a baby seal in the face if i thought it would get me out of this miserable shitdump of a city tbh

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

I love that you named several businesses that are gone EVERYWHERE lol.

[@jwbaker1561]

please bleach me

[@travis200]

I hate buffalo now

[@sierrachoco5271]

@Travis - it is an old rust belt town shithole!!!

[@davemarko4219]

And why anyone would voluntarily live in Buffalo is beyond me.

[@m64h]

+Dave Marko I'm guessing a lot of things are beyond you . . .

[@davemarko4219]

+m64h Stay classy, m64h

[@buffalobraves9]

Look who's telling others to stay classy?

[@hautepumpernickel]

Buffalo is a very cool city. I'm glad ignorant people stay away. Believe the rumors.

[@FalcoNat]

HM Well, the lake effect might have a bit of an influence on how cool Buffalo is.

[@coldsake07]

Boomers definatley had a gay phase in the late 70's didnt they?