The First Annual Lite Beer Banquet - 1979 Miller Lite Commercial

[@just2muchfunfun]

You know a commercial is great when you can look back 30 years and still enjoy it.

[@mrf19741]

Damn, I miss commercials like this!

[@GoBlue576966]

Like everyone else, Married With Children Brought me here.

[@joemanley8935]

Married with Children brought me here

[@padalinomichael]

Me too just now!! 😁😁

[@MrRoosterCogburns]

Me too, Bubba Smith.

[@PreacherTHC]

I'm moving on up

[@PreacherTHC]

Classic episode dancing with Weezy

[@uneasyrider6533]

Me 2

[@kpri101]

Damn! Brought a smile to my face. Those were great commercials and I was a lot younger...LOL

[@franksadlowski8136]

What ever Rodney did...Brought a smile to your face and laughter to the World...he gave so much to us..

[@epcotman32]

I noticed that when they were arguing over less filling and tastes great, it's like when Al and Jefferson argue.

[@ravesterj5147]

I freekin loved this time period

[@chriscollins570]

What a nostalgic commercial!

[@russellday2155]

Best commercials ever!!!!

[@epcotman32]

Bubba, Billy, Bubba, Billy, Bubba, Billy.

[@jamesgentry4556]

Bugs , Daffy , Bugs , Daffy.

[@danprado3020]

I love the Boog Powell !

[@joelakadodd2743]

Married with Children brought me here just now I was just watching the fight about who was in the first Light beer commercial but now I found out that it's Bubba Smith Al Bundy was right

[@BBBYpsi]

Actually here was Bubba Smith & Ben Davidson. But before them was Matt Snell and Ernie Stautner

[@MsRiley1980]

I guess it's safe to say Al Bundy brought us all here.😄

[@jimr3179]

I'm watching that episode right now, lol

[@RJ1999x]

Que "bad to the bone"

Bubba!

[@larryburton9369]

Love these commercials miss them thanks for video 📸😊

[@epaddon]

Tommy Heinsohn and Mendy Rudolph are only seen arguing in wide shots because Mendy died just after the commercial was shot so they cut out the close-up of them reprising the first-ever Tastes Great/Less Filling argument.

[@Mike1614YT]

great commercial

[@harrymiram6621]

"Less Filling!....Tastes Great!"....Best call n response pitch line...Ever!😅

[@8avexp]

Did anyone else notice that Dick Butkus is not in this commercial? That's Don Carter sitting next to Bubba Smith.

[@saltonan8753]

“Hey you’re Boog Powell!”

[@KINGDUDE74]

Bubba Smith Bill Martin Bill Martin hey thats not fair you stoled that from Bugs Bunny.

[@thepean]

Al Bundy brought me here :)))))))

[@dougamundson6836]

How in the HELL did they get all these guys together? Wow!

[@williambrady8244]

Please tell me rhe guy in the white cowboy hat, seated next to Dangerfield.

[@thecelebratedmisterk]

That is famous fisherman “Grits” Gresham.

[@Torgo1969]

Yes, good old Rodney looks rather slim and trim!

[@Solitude47152]

Yes Rodney was known to like White powder

[@yoshpeters3079]

Bubba Smith!

[@BBBYpsi]

Looks like it was both Buba Smith & Ben Davidson here. But I believe before them it was Matt Snell and Ernie Stautner

[@ryanholland91]

Al was right

[@markcarbonaro6524]

Who is the guy with the white cowboy hat at :30? I remember he was in many of these commercials but I never knew his name

[@robd2721]

I'm only guessing, was it "Grits" Gresham? He was a noted fisherman.

[@markcarbonaro6524]

@@robd2721 Thanks. You nailed it.

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

Hey, ur Boog Powell!!! Jesus God. SMH🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Yes the old empire he was the running joke of everything

[@RaquelHalladay]

They never gave us the answer on the married with children show. Bubba Smith is the answer. I am relieved to find out,

[@adelenagomez3874]

If only they had Google bk than😂😂😂

[@ryanmcl9578]

Was just thinking that lol

[@velocium1997]

Bundy v. Jefferson lol

[@williampaz2092]

They just don’t make commercials like they used to.

[@cheowesley860]

Al and Jefferson were both wrong. Neither Billy Martin or Bubba Smith starred in the first Lite Beer commercial. It was Jets fullback Matt Snell.

[@dax27b]

No bubba is in the scene as well

[@epcotman32]

After googling it, it was confirmed, sorry to say that indeed both Al and Jefferson were wrong.

[@LawrenceW78]

Technically Rodney Dangerfield was in the first light beer commercial, but for all intense purposes yes Al was right it was Bubba Smith

[@dangelo1369]

Most if not all of the "guests" here are gone now. It was a brilliant advertising campaign. Here's a link to the history behind the commercials: www.truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/The-Creation-of-Miller-Lite-Behind-The-Beer.pdf

[@SDGJR1980]

Married with children brought me here an Al was right.

[@sissynobby]

Mwc

[@humbuck]

Genius.

[@GeekSpeakTV1]

1973, NY Jet Matt Snell 🤦‍♂️

[@kuttycrew]

Today these guys would all be imprisoned for insensitivity.

[@Slapjabber]

Wow, they’re not pitching a pill.

[@emkaye6269]

Sorry, everyone, but according to Wikipedia: "The then-recently retired New York Jets running back Matt Snell was the first person to appear in Miller Lite's first commercial in 1973."

[@tuckthefitansg920]

Wik is wrong a lot

[@GoBlue576966]

Seriously wikipedia? I have destroyed that site with inaccuracies.

[@sinncityy7022]

Bubba Smith

[@epcotman32]

Bubba is in the commercial

[@epaddon]

Matt Snell is correct. See "The Official Lite Beer From Miller" book which came out in 1982 and numbered the commercials in order.

[@tonycuffee1320]

Al Bundy brought me here

[@raytylicki9001]

Most of not all these guys are dead...

[@MrGlennwhite3]

I knew Al was right.

[@AF-hi1tg]

When men were men:

[@shaunatate]

Married With Children brought me here. And Al was right. It wasn't Billy Martin.

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

I knew Al was right.