Oddity Archive: Episode 219 - Gag Reels

[@kkachi]

The soldier at 20:09 talks about NBC, which is Nuclear. Biological, and Chemical weapons.

[@HappySnoutHour]

8:18 That "Don Rickles" knock off is Joe Garagiola. This must have been during his peak of fame. He was originally an baseball catcher for multiple teams. In the late '60s and until the early '80s he was a host for a bunch of game shows including He Said She Said, Sale of the Century, To Tell The Truth, etc. From the '60s until the late '70s he did a ton of commercials.

[@RickinBaltimore]

Being a life long Baltimore resident, Big Bill Hell's is a local legend here.

[@Kurzov]

I've seen videos using it to dunk on the Ravens and the Orioles.

[@johnnyklebitzrevenge4793]

I just love the Commercial

[@donk2c]

You know it’s a good day when the oddity archive uploads

[@SarafinaSummers]

OMG! I was half asleep when that gag car dealership commercial came up. I woke myself up laughing! Thank you, Ben, for all of your hard work.

[@mightyfilm]

Never forget, characters like Ron Burgundy, Kent Brockman, and Vernon from the original TMNT cartoon didn't come out of nowhere. Cal Worthington will never cease to amaze me for one reason. The West Coast writers of various cartoons, TV Shows, and movies will always make references to those commercials, causing us on the East Coast to scratch our heads and say "is this a reference to something?"

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Ah, but we ALL know of local business owners who did their own wild TV ads... I dare anyone from Southern Ontario in the last 40 years or so not to join yelling either NOOOOOBODY!!!! or OHHH YYEAHH!!!! (...everyone else online: "Yeah, so...?")

[@mightyfilm]

If you're not familiar with some region's local commercials, it comes off as an inside joke. If I were to make a general parody of local commercials, you'd get it without having the knowledge of what I'm referencing. Yet, if I were to include very specific bits, it would come off as confusing and only for the audience I know will get it. I didn't even know Cal Worthington was a thing until someone pointed it out to me.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@mightyfilm Exactly, and some were before our times. For example, check out Earl "Madman" Muntz. I saw his logo on 8-tracks for years before finding out he was a car salesman, or his historic connection to the tape format's development (via NAB carts to his 4-track).

[@thekidfromiowa]

Just like those outside the East Coast are unfamiliar with the dreadful Kars For Kids ads. I eventually found out about them.

[@mightyfilm]

I live on the East Coast, and for the longest time, I only thought K4K was a radio jingle. It wasn't until maybe 2 years into having cable I saw the horrors of the actual television version. I'd expect SNL to make a reference to it, as they did, but the used it in Family Guy as the song Peter lost his virginity to.

[@JackSmirnoff-p2p]

Been a fan for years and finally subbed. If I may make a suggestion for an episode I'd highly suggest Kermit Schaffer. He was a famous archiver of mostly bloopers. He released a bunch of LPs and books from the 50's until the late '70s about the subject but the LPs were particularly odd in the fact that some of the "bloopers" were recreated by actors. My guess for him doing this was not to get sued by the networks as fair-use was not a legal yet. After his death around 1980 Dick Clark got most of his collection and it evolved in to TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes.

[@mix3k818]

Talk about a way to relieve tensions.

[@michaelfisher9722]

I love gag reals. The father of a high school friend of mine worked for a local TV station and had some great stuff. My fave was a 70s era gag real where the most news anchory news anchor you can imagine stands up from his desk and says his name and "by God I'm a newsman" while ripping open his shirt to reveal his bare torso.

[@DanZero77]

Seeing as the Big Bill Hells video's whole point was what was described from 3:00-4:05 I was truly expecting it to appear at some point (not to mention Benny boy finding the "cleanest" part of it to show). GUARANTEED!

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

Wow! Awesome stuff! Like 1970s family camp gone wrong.

[@billziemniak578]

I remember Ralph Williams Chrysler Plymouth when I was a kid in the Northwest in the late sixties. Totally made me laugh cuz we even knew back then what a shyster he was without ever having seen these fantastic commercials gag reels of his before. And what a fantastic bit of trivia to find out why Cal Worthington's dog is named spot, fantastic stuff! 👍

[@erichudson2195]

"willful buffoonery" ..very accurate. Gag/blooper reels are absolute gold. I've seen a ton of them over the years (and been in a few, too..) They're becoming rare these days, at least in part because everything is so instantaneous now.. bloopers and fails make the social media rounds before anyone can actually edit them together anymore.

[@heggy_69]

19:53 hey, Ben found the Christine Chubbuck footage

[@HappySnoutHour]

An idea if you ever do a part 2 of Gag Reels. I recently saw the BBC Christmas tapes which were in house blooper reels which were based off the more profane ITV Christmas tapes. Neither of which were meant to be seen by the public. Not many people have covered them yet to my knowledge and would be up your alley imho.

[@imboredsoyoumustbeboredpar3054]

I've seen those before. The first three years Ben would only be able to use select clips (because there are a ton of T&A in those gag reels) but I think the one he'd be interested in would specifically be Kevin's New Job (from 1984). In that it's about a new techie that works for the BBC there are a ton of A/V jokes and references. It's like an episode of the oddity archive pre-Ben.

[@kyleolson8977]

There's also the take where the red Dodge rolls backwards. "You've got the perfect look for our Dart commercial. Can you drive a stick?" "...uh...yes!" Also, commercials in the 1970s...nothing sells a car like unlikable people avoiding responsibility! And yeah, when you say the Chrysler video goes off the rails at the end...it's an understatement. You've actually edited some of it to be less choppy.

[@JoshPhantom]

I guess my mom is Ned Flanders, since Waltons and little house on the prarrie are her two favorite shows.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Big part of my Dad's side of family were those shows. They found a fast way to get little me to fall asleep. Still works lol

[@bobrogers4019]

I love them both. I'll go for the hat trick by mentioning I love Highway to Heaven too!

[@johnnyklebitzrevenge4793]

Funny, because my dad was a toned down Homer Simpson

[@sf-dn8rh]

A sequel is needed. There a lot of these gag reels now on yt. There an ad for the Chevrolet Vega GT from 74, that one has the joke at the end

[@thedabaraHPL]

Archive, depend on it.

[@Hobolore]

This was a great epi

[@williamsheets9539]

The priest at 20:17 was the pastor of the church I attended for years.

[@kingofmadprops]

8:18 - That’s Joe Garagiola from sports and NBC’s Today show fame that’s interviewing Chi-Chi Rodríguez

[@RickinBaltimore]

That's actually Lee Trevino not Chi Chi

[@basshorseman998]

Good work Ben, Thanks for doing it

[@Jaymes4001]

That was fun. Thank you.

[@sracine10]

17:19- man I don’t want to piss off Sam Donaldson....damn!

[@5roundsrapid263]

He was legendary among White House reporters for his outbursts.

[@daveporter0217]

Seeing Ralph Waite there reminded me of a story my dad told me. In the late 90s, Ralph was on my dad's old local NPR talk show (he was playing King Lear in Richmond). On the drive from the airport to the studio, Ralph apparently farted loudly in my dad's car.

[@larrylaffer3246]

Fresh Start! Don't fret, the best flubbs make for the best entertainment. After all comedy is the misery of others right?

[@djhrecordhound4391]

The best comedy's when everyone is in on the joke, especially its subject. Not "misery" but I know what you mean

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@djhrecordhound4391 Well that too. Joke's not too fun when nobody gets the punchline.

[@AliasUndercover]

CHALLENGE PISSING!!!!

[@larrylaffer3246]

That's right Challenge Pissing! How does it work? Well if you can piss 6 feet straight in the air and not get wet; You get no down-payment.

[@brandonjustis]

DON'T WAIT! DON'T DELAY! DON'T FUCK WITH US!!

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@brandonjustis Well I tried but "KZbin" don't wanna let me complete the joke. Sorry bud.

[@blueindigo1000]

God help me, I remember Cal Worthington and his dog spot.

[@newstarcadefan]

Okay this is worth watching, and worth going to the annex to watch!

[@motherbrain86]

6:33 thats nichole jaffe of scooby doo velma fame

[@GabrielleCenter2000]

OMG, I laughed so hard at the Big Bill Hells car spoof. I saw this on youtube about 4 years ago.

[@bartomiejklimek6428]

Perfect timing for me, something to watch during eating

[@albear972]

8:40 Whoooooah man! 🤣 And BTW, Chi Chi is an American, Puerto Rican.

[@OddityArchive]

Never said I was the sharpest tool in the shed--a tool nonetheless, but not a particularly useful one.

[@albear972]

@@OddityArchive nooo, not commenting on what you said Sir, but on the gag film. 😉

[@Legend813a]

13:07 Ralph Spoilsport himself.

[@prismstudios001]

Most truthful usedcar sales ad ever!

[@prismstudios001]

Love the squeaky tomato!

[@japi2k9]

Was "Tapes of Wrath" ever been shown on network TV? Well, it reminds me of the Catalan "zapping" (channel-surfing) show "Alguna pregunta més? (APM?)"

[@EddieMillerStudios]

Any chance maybe you could discuss record clubs like Columbia House?

[@byrd56]

7:56--Joan Anita Parker, who replaced Pamela Austin as the "Dodge girl". 8:17--Joe Garagiola and Lee Trevino, also for Dodge, it would appear. But tell me Joe didn't drop a racist bomb on Lee at the 8:40 mark.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Racist, maybe, by today’s standards. Lee apparently didn’t mind the joke.

[@walkingonneedles]

i think the racist bomb was just them making fun of the concept of it?

[@mr3urious]

No mention of the Winnebago bloopers either? (sigh) I guess you'll save that for a sequel.

[@RyanE.1984]

This Is Why We Are Here!!! Love The Work!!!

[@imrustyokay]

I guess I'm considered an Activist, but yea, the News Media seems to be a fight between two sides of the same coin.

[@JL-sm6cg]

@20:12; I understand the joke, but that actually stands for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical warfare.

[@kkachi]

Isn't that former baseball player Joe Garagiola with Chi Chi Rodriguez?

[@toratio8547]

I laughed ridiculously hard at your explosion ending. And now I will be singing "go see Cal" all afternoon, so thanks for that

[@SarafinaSummers]

I was mostly asleep when that came on and laughed myself awake again

[@TG5455]

8:41 Wow, he went there. Good thing that Twitter wasn't around back then. 😆

[@richardthefox3412]

5:11 Osborn Trainmain would like to speak to you.

[@frankrtwiw]

I can't seem to find the uncut gag reel.

[@OddityArchive]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZCXm2eonZdom8k

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

The bloopers in the beginning....I see you. 😂

[@rwdplz1]

If you haven't seen the movie 'Used Cars' watch it tonight. I'm trying to buy a new car right now and feel like I'm dealing with Big Bill Hell, Metro-Detroit Subaru dealers are THE WORST.

[@cymbaldrum]

great fun channel but can`t help but notice you sound like Dr. Demento

[@syxepop]

OK, Ben... As a PUERTORRICAN I should easily recognize Juan (Chi-Chi) Rodríguez (the one that "fenced" golf clubs like a sword as his signature move), our most famous professional golfer, but the one in the "interview" (8:19) with a "pissed off" Joe Garagiola (yes, "I'm old enough" to recognize him at a glance) and the ditty inside the car (he didn't mind the off-colored RACIST JOKE at 8:42 in it) was with famed Mexican-American professional golfer (and a "clown in a polo" at times) Lee Treviño (yes, his last name has the "tilde" on top of the "n" not used in English).

[@SarafinaSummers]

Oh, the ñ?

[@syxepop]

@@SarafinaSummers - yes, the "en-yeah". So does Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi (she doesn't use the 'en-yeah" as part of her stage name).

[@MichaelHansen-io1eu]

Some on a blooper vhs

[@michaelcarpenter2498]

I never knew I needed this today like I did anything else. Was never a fan of Gunsmoke or the Waltons either.

[@KanawhaCountyWX]

I was truly not expecting big Bill Hell's cars to get a mention

[@itme999]

I never knew that Cal Worthington and his "dog" were a play on that other car dealer! I always learn something on Oddity Archive.

[@tracymurray6840]

I love gag reels, I love seeing actors, reporters, and commercial spokespersons just being themselves reacting to a mistake they made or an incident that shouldn't have happened, though the clips involving the late Sam Donaldson were, at best, cringeworthy, recently, I have read somewhere on social media, that gag reels from the TV shows of the last 21 years or more, are not really bloopers at all, just added bonuses to put on DVDs for the fans' enjoyment ( if true, that would be a great disappointment).

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Is there a way to get a full-length copy of your closing theme? Btw, love its title (Anyone else reading this, watch the video again anyway n give the OA channel more plays!)

[@OddityArchive]

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[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@OddityArchive Thank you!

[@GeoNeilUK]

Gag reels... is this going to include what the British TV industry referred to as "Christmas Tapes"? Where the VT department would gather together a collection of outtakes and foul ups and off colour comedy sketches that would involved children's TV characters swearing at Jim Davidson (a natural reaction to encountering Jim Davidson) I think it got to the point that whenever a TV host screwed up, they'd immediately say "Merry Christmas VT!" in acknowledgement that they'd probably end up in that year's Christmas Tape.

[@ViewpointProd]

There's 2 pretty infamous gag reels in animation, the thundercats and transformers, for the thundercats, it's most of the Voice cast being pretty crude, lot's of swearing and crude humor. And for transformers, A recording of Orson welles Berating Voice director Wally burr. Somthing orson was pretty well known for.

[@kylehazachode]

Did someone move the microphone?

[@luisreyes1963]

You certainly gathered a bumper crop of comedy material, Benny! 🤣

[@hormelinc]

DO AM STEREO!!!!!

[@markwrightrf]

"H - H - He - Here are some clips from the file that I like to call 'Colonial Calamities', showing that our so-called slick counterparts from across the pond, are just as capable of cock-ups, as us so-called balls-it-up Brits." Jeopardy answer - "Something Denis Norden Would Say."

[@IanGorton]

4:30 Ben: Did I mention it was going to be just a little bit blue? Me: I kind of took it as red

[@nintendolunchbox]

Confession. It took years till it occurred to me that you didn’t have to print out the screen grab on your box