The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad (DVD Quality) Full Video

[@gablewriter]

"Who, me? Why, I'm just a humble farmer with a fully operational performance space, and three daughters that answer the question 'What if the Andrews Sisters were also Cirque du Soleil contortionists', with a finale that I'm 100% positive you've never seen before. Just like everybody in our little podunk town."

[@thomaskauser8978]

Sueeeeeeee

[@Dasyati]

glad i scrolled down to the comments at 90 seconds because it convinced me to watch the other 3 and a half minutes

[@Taratreehugger]

@@DasyatiRight?! How many people missed the whole point of the video because it was 2.5 minutes in?

[@Taratreehugger]

😂

[@jonathand.terrell3419]

I almost did. Wow! Time for pain med and muscle relaxer after watching that!

[@mastersaleem36]

this is without a doubt the most ostentatious display of core body strength i have ever seen

[@yunegarcia]

Agree.

[@RickBeatsWorld]

agreed

[@CamaroSS-sy2ei]

Master Saleem Yes-they are unbelievable!

[@23ywatsut]

@@RockSleeper ostentatious has a lot more meanings than just bad taste or vulgar.

[@23ywatsut]

@@RockSleeper would like to believe that the OP meant boastful :)

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

Perfect for a musical version of "The Exorcist."

[@MichaelMattison]

If they weren't so cute it'd be scary. Coordinated demon possession

[@KatieAlender]

@@MichaelMattison Imagine you're in a barn and the farmer's like, I have these daughters, and then these three come out and levitate and reverse upside-down crab circlewalk for five minutes. I would be in the next county before the one got that apple in her mouth.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

He keeps 'em shut up in the feed room.

[@jameseverett9037]

@@neuvocastezero1838 and uses a pig call to summon them.

[@thepracticalaudiophile]

​@@jameseverett9037 Perfect daughters 😊

[@badiba79]

Oh, my gosh… I was like “this is so charming and nostalgic and OH MY GAWD NOOOO YOU’RE FREAKING ME OUT!!” 🤣🤣👍🏻

[@RalphSmith-cj5he]

I'm sure there were scores of men lining up to Marry these contortionists...🙄 😂

[@embracethemystery]

exactly my reaction. it's just wrong

[@davidbaxter4910]

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

[@AnitaSalopek]

I was a bit confused why a song about a potato salad would have so many views. But then the madness started 2mins in

[@lannalane4247]

It's from a show, 1944 "Broadway Rhythm" and was well known at the time..

[@peetie25]

That is a hilarious comment. And true

[@perelu3785]

The MADNESSES LOL

[@waitn4theharpazo]

The song is actually my favorite part. I love the 40's. Oy Oy

[@calisongbird]

@@waitn4theharpazo me too!! lol

[@me2525]

WHAT?! These ladies would win any talent contest today. That apple trick was insane!

[@anydaynow]

Any though? They'd probably go to Vegas at least.

[@putridfox8450]

well it wouldn't land them a film role today.

[@yukikanegawa7470]

@@putridfox8450 They could join Shen Yun

[@TotalMishap]

Come on we got the Kardashians. Now that's true talent.

[@jacksons1010]

I was struck by the exposed navel during that trick. Didn’t think the censors would have allowed that back in 1944.

[@timehaley]

I saw this on tv many years ago for the first time, then 13 years ago when it was first uploaded, and then again today 9/11/24. No less astounded today than the first time. The ladies should have been better known.

[@davidlefkowitz885]

Just attempted one of these moves. EMT on the way.

[@AzaleaJane]

F

[@jacquelyngravina3805]

😂😂 Hope you’re ok!

[@Rick-l6e]

i wish i had been there for the taping, i would not need pornnhub

[@amayastrata4629]

@@Rick-l6egross. Trust someone to lower the tone to zero.

[@wolfling2039]

Lol! 😂

[@randyrobey5643]

I had never heard of these girls when I first saw this video. Watching them made my knees and back hurt. They are incredible.

[@oldmisterhoward1913]

The Ross Sisters did many Night Club Shows in the USA as well as England.

[@wolfling2039]

You don’t realize how much flexibility you’ve lost to age until you watch this.

[@oldmisterhoward1913]

@@wolfling2039 Totally!

[@pollyb.4648]

Wow

[@Beachhopper]

@@wolfling2039 Or never had to begin with 😲

[@NorthernChev]

...did NOT see that coming...

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Must be the mustard in the Potato salad???

[@jack_daddy_mack]

Me too

[@carvenstud]

I did not see it coming either. Wow!.

[@kamenhokuro4394]

NorthernChev z

[@shawnaoguinn9612]

@@WALTERBROADDUS not German potato salad...lol

[@Heather-fx7sr]

Well that was unexpected… and just slightly nightmarish

[@stephd8589]

I’m equally impressed and terrified.

[@travismiller5548]

4:35 music got a little danny elfman and Beetlejuice there for a moment

[@AndyRhodes1]

Very true. It was impressive and terrifying!

[@RedPillJunkie]

Scaroused

[@ronniemitchell3201]

😂😂Ditto 😂😂

[@aguyinavan6087]

There's got to be a better way to get that apple.

[@74goldenjet]

Are you kidding? That is the best way I have ever seen anyone getting an apple!

[@maryannedelaney]

@A Guy In a Van🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that is funny!

[@macyg2828]

🤣🤣

[@dhoerst]

Go big or go home

[@windsorkid7069]

I was waiting for the banana scene.

[@LADY_JEMIMA_FORTESCUE]

the apple lift was legend

[@LordRoyalTee]

The apple she picked up wasn't even real

[@louisedwards6681]

@@LordRoyalTee who cares?

[@captaincrunch8333]

@@LordRoyalTee and....?

[@msch7620]

I was nervous for her but then realized she ‘s dead now.

[@ShelleeGraham]

4:24 That just makes non-flexible knees hurt. 😆 Not to mention my back, feet, etc. AMAZING!

[@JerichoLaw27]

Singing, dancing, harmonizing, extreme contortionism...I'm in awe at such talent

[@travismiller5548]

the singing was certainly overdubbed and done by others, these ross sisters were known for lackluster singing.

[@metaspherz]

They literally bent over backwards to please the audience!

[@zagorith14]

Badum!

[@marcusskyfall]

Bum tish!

[@oncydium]

I lol'd.

[@michaeldillon4499]

That made me bust out loud...

[@palmbeachcitizen]

So THAT'S how that saying originated!

[@VegasLounge]

My father teaches visual effects and assigns this video as required watching, because you don't need CGI to make an insane-looking sequence.

[@mycroft16]

Yeah, but no one wants to see a trio of Thanoses spinning around the battle field running people over.

[@ilikeceral3]

@@mycroft16 maybe YOU don’t .

[@davidbaxter4910]

Totally underratd, this whole sequence, in my opinion. David Baxter.

[@davidbaxter4910]

ABSOLUTEMENT.

[@webgpu]

@@davidbaxter4910 Sorry, what's your name again?

[@omsnaga]

wow! this escalated quickly from old time singing gals to some exorcist gymnastics!

[@ladylibrum7145]

omsnaga Yep, I thought the song itself was strange. I'm baffled that people find contortionism sexy, esp when they do that thing with the feet running circles around the head 😝

[@aperson2730]

Exorcist gymnastics :-D :-D Great description

[@sylviarippey6488]

Old time singing gals...dying 😂😂😂

[@ladylibrum7145]

@@TheNeonRabbit lol, thanks for enlightening me on that

[@flamezodiac5736]

Lmao😂

[@alienalajna]

Amazing performers. They do things I hadn't thought physically possible.

[@mbPhase23]

Now the 'inappropriate comments will be deleted' warning in the description makes total sense. My word.

[@electrolytics]

LOL!

[@hyperu2]

Yeah I was only going to talk about the one who overdosed and died.

[@mbPhase23]

@@hyperu2 Strange

[@mbPhase23]

@Jay M I assume you're replying to the strange overdose comment?

[@nicolascastillo2458]

My potato salad is so solid rn

[@Issa7579]

You can close your mouths now

[@razcann3597]

i haven't finished yet.

[@joequillun7790]

OMG.

[@agnidas5816]

you mean zip up my pants ? lol

[@mr.c4408]

I know people out there are rolling their eyes watching this... But this is actually GREAT! These girls had more talent and coordination than an entire award show today!

[@davidbaxter4910]

More talent, by far.

[@darkstatehk]

My eyes are firmly fixed, you'll be pleased to know!

[@caelachyt]

It isn't "actually" great. It's obviously great. Only a nitwit would roll their eyes at it.

[@alexmack956]

🙄

[@OdaKa]

nah

[@DeeDee-y9n]

Greatest talent and display of body control movements I ever seen, nice to look at as well. Singing harmony was fantastic. Loved it immensely. Funny Thing didn't ever seen it before.

[@MrAronRobinson]

Why weren’t these girls more famous? This is insanely good!

[@jacknautilus8154]

my sentiments exactly! Amazing!

[@atombomb31458]

probbly because they wouldnt let some slimeball producers/directors take advantage of them.

[@lemoche]

well this was in 1944. also on their wikipedia page it is mentioned that their singing wasn't that great. so i guess getting married seemed to be a better career choice back then. just the dancing and acrobatics alone would have gotten uninterresting rather quick

[@artistmac]

There were already the Andrews Sisters, who were excellent singers and dancers in their own right, although they never got much chance to show their dancing ability. Check out "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend'" from an Abbott and Costello movie.

[@troublesome3379]

They were very well known for their time but that was decades ago, imagine pewdiepie being relevant in 2070

[@24HoursOfThis]

I'm not sure why this was recommended to me by KZbin, but I'm glad it was 👍

[@justarandomfrenchdude9091]

same

[@hugo9846]

ha ha, that was my reaction! how did we get here?! lmao, that was wonderful though.

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

er...same. except for the last part.

[@Kayzee72]

same, did they get the place for 50 a week tho?

[@sashapolukarova6205]

I won't be able to sleep! The human body should NOT do that! But yeah, I'm glad I watched it:)

[@marktroddyn3351]

What episode of the Twilight Zone was this?

[@bobby_greene]

The crossover with the exorcist

[@dimatadore]

Yes

[@princessbell2530]

Lol too funny!!

[@knottreel]

I believe they lit Rod's cigarettes with their feet.

[@davidlape5206]

Mark Troddyn The Forbidden Apple

[@mattdrummond3552]

THESE GIRLS ARE BRILLIANT how have I not seen this? So impressed

[@ralphtaylor7448]

RIP

[@margaretfalde]

That triple back-bend move, all the way out the door? Epic closer!

[@petervermeer.4904]

A nice ending it was. I was wondering which of them would close the door, on the way going out. But it turned out to be the invisible man who did that. Or maybe it was the wind.

[@swmita]

Well for sure this one was not a click baited video !!! And out performed what was advertised.

[@catola_]

How? Literally how. They are acrobats, dancers, AND incredible vocalists... I just don't understand...

[@rickcoona]

it's called TALENT something not seen in Hollywood for decades.

[@androidgameplays4every13]

No auto tune.

[@stevenormandin2059]

rickcoona: you are 100% right on TARGET !

[@macrumpton]

I guess they must have had a lot of free time without smartphones to distract them.

[@r.t.h.k.o]

@@rickcoona ok boomer

[@viper2148]

This reminds me of Russ Tamblyn's unforgettable "Shovel Dance" (1956), also performed in a stage barn. Unbelievable talent.

[@jamaican_cute_gal3427]

I cannot believe what I just saw. I don't know why I clicked on this video, but I'm glad I did. This was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. You've got to be kidding me, wow!!

[@iskandertime747]

The thing is, Lots of these old movies had berserk scenes like this, you just never know!

[@sarahs5340]

I really hesitated to click on this video. It seemed like it would be kind of corny. Now I'm speechless. I just don't know what to think. Stunned basically.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Is this what happens if you add mustard to potato salad?

[@badpop987]

Stunned is a good word. I cringed a lot but cannot get past how strong they are while still looking beautiful. The talent was real, now it would all be special effects.

[@kevynhansyn2902]

I'm totally with you Sarah...stunned

[@heru-deshet359]

It's solid, of course! @@WALTERBROADDUS

[@onehitpick9758]

Among many other things, the synchronization of the flipping/etc to the music is very impressive. This is a masterpiece not to be forgotten.

[@daveshriner8103]

Or forgiven

[@bevally1533]

Yes, a MASTERPIECE!!

[@livergen]

70yrs old & this was great to see & Hear,,, Thank You..

[@MoniConLeche]

Not one clue about how this ended up on my recommended but... I ain't mad

[@l1meyman]

I actually searched this. Not disappointed at all.

[@glenndavidgilday]

Gosh that was a swell show.

[@bluecollar58]

Glenn Gilday lol

[@mel...s]

Lmao

[@HighwayRamos]

Hot diggity huh?

[@maremacd]

Glenn Gilday Nifty keen!

[@BillyBob-il4gy]

Solid potato salad, it’s a groovie, movie salad, Jack

[@fwingebritson]

the proof it wasn't a camera trick was seeing the pain behind the smiles. great discipline. Master Po would be proud.

[@therealdarrenlwilliams2183]

Some of those moves look downright painful. What agility !

[@karengaston8633]

This was real talent. No stand ins no tech editing etc. Pure talent.

[@agnidas5816]

they are lip synching to a recording. so that goes right out the window. there are also many cuts in the video so they could do many takes. tech editing ... is what allowed this to be made

[@anabugulet8628]

The first half of the video I was like "oh this sounds so nice" and then they started the contortions aND I SCREAMED

[@tythegadfly]

lol!!!! b

[@skyak4493]

They had me at SUUUWWEEEEEE!!! More talent in five minutes than in a decade of America's Got Talent.

[@ricardoalegria4064]

Vaya baile y acrobacias de las hermanas Ross en 1944. Que tengan un final de año mejor 2024. Ricardo Alegria Zambrano Popayan cauca Colombia

[@randomvintagefilm273]

That one trick where she came back up after bending way past her ankles on the tractor took amazing calf strength!

[@caduceus33]

It was more than calf strength, it was as strong as a full grown cow!

[@iandavis3599]

@@caduceus33 lol thanks

[@timhoovermusicman]

It took incredible everything strength

[@walterdl2904]

My wife showed me a news report of a UCLA gymnast with a perfect 10 floor routine. It was amazing. I was reminded of the above Ross Sisters routine which I showed her. We were every bit as impressed with the Ross sisters as we were with the UCLA gymnast. Thanks for the memory.

[@maximuscomfort]

My granddaughter who is a gymnast was impressed said the contortionist is a different act.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

Ya, but could that gymnast sing and dance?

[@mikemcnally8743]

when it ended, I had this strong urge to start clapping. ....most unbelievable act I've ever seen. Bravo

[@staceycarpentier]

I don't know why I love this craziness sooooo much but I do!!!

[@jeffwads]

Considering this is 2018, I can't imagine some dude in the theater watching this in the 50's. Dude must have been going nuts.

[@MikeBlitzMag]

Actually, this clip is from 1944.

[@PantsB4Squares]

*blowing nuts. Cause this turned nude after the clip ended here.

[@dsoloud]

Exactly what I thought, people must have lost their minds when they saw this lol

[@ErikB605]

Because people have become more flexible in the last 50 years?

[@PantsB4Squares]

Erik not at all. People like to think we are so much more advanced then previous generations. In reality we are not much different at all.

[@storbokki371]

Now I'm craving potato salad ... and pretzels!

[@michaeltayon9184]

LOL :)

[@nachtwaya8721]

ROFLMAO YOU WIN!

[@WewbaccaTheChookie]

I see what you did there! 😂😂😊

[@Kiido11]

I'm not allowed to say what *I'm* craving now...

[@razcann3597]

@@Kiido11 i think you kind of just did

[@bridgetstoli2347]

I can not think of an appropriate comment.

[@ProNorden]

The greater freedom of a more innocent culture.

[@Martin.Wilson]

Bridget: Exactly! All I could think of was a quote from Ving Rhames in "The Goods"..."I feel like I'm watching a wonder of nature, like a blue whale giving birth or a pig going down on a hyena".

[@jessewhite1679]

*me neither*

[@johnkeith8072]

Lots of comments, none of them appropriate...

[@user-ef8gy9dd5c]

@@ProNorden what makes you think they were more innocent? Brutal murders, serial killers, prostitution, drug abuse, domestic violence, incest, paedophilia.. All of these things happened 100 - 200 years ago, just because instagram wasn't invented yet, doesn't mean it didn't happen!

[@EdDirben]

What a talent these three young sisters had. You can see the great joy they got out of performing and their acrobatic contortionism is breathtaking. They came to England and gave many performances here and were a big hit. They performed for the King and Queen and appeared at the London Palladium. By 1950 all of the sisters were married and retired from show business. The youngest, Dixie Jewel Ross, married the famous English song and dance man and TV star Dickie Henderson and they had two children. Tragically Dixie Jewel died from an overdose of sleeping pills on their 15th wedding anniversary. They had been on a trial separation and after two weeks Dickie returned home to talk about a reconciliation, where he was told that Dixie Jewel had died on the way to the hospital.

[@mrcydonia]

That was a remarkably clean barn floor.

[@nrjohns50]

That was so weird that you watched this incredible video on your remark was about the clean barn floor!

[@Taratreehugger]

lol. I get the joke.

[@JDNicoll]

Wow the bar for entertainment has certainly come down over the years. Incredible performance.

[@swaramant]

At 4:13 one of the triplets performs the most amazing version of this feat, a deep backbend going down 3 or 4 feet below her ankles without the use of her hands. A mind boggling feat of flexibility, strength and courage.

[@maurinavoni6925]

+swaramant yesterday i fell of my chair trying to scratch my foot...

[@BoopSnoot]

Lets also not forget that this was in the 1940s, long before porn was really available, meaning that guys watching this back then probably burst their zippers in the middle of the show!

[@lynnea1957]

oh, no, heaven forbid we forget something like that! ugh.

[@BrianHolmes]

"Really available" like the internet? There is a theory that moving pictures were developed with porn in mind. www.vice.com/en_us/article/59k785/porn-from-the-1920s-was-more-wild-and-hardcore-than-you-could-imagine

[@carolwebb4649]

I did the gymnastics thing when I was a teenager, but holy shit

[@jonathanbuckmaster5304]

The orchestrated music is superb, especially given that it was not a multi-track recording. This is the raw and real deal. Exceptionally talented musicians and the Ross sisters? Well, they clearly are in a class of their own. Unbelievable talent is rare, very rare indeed. They nailed this. Thank you for posting!

[@anjiliveach3267]

What shocked me most was reading on their wikipedia page that they were 14, 16, and 17 when this was filmed 😮

[@Jeffsafe]

Anjili Veach 😳😳😳

[@themaggattack]

Well of course. They wouldn't be such amazing gymnasts if they were much older.

[@Patrick3183]

Heavy makeup can make young girls look much older

[@heru-deshet359]

Very well developed young ladies.

[@paulacoston4088]

The 14 and 16 year old were children - maybe the 17 year old could be classed as a young lady

[@sandyg.3454]

Wow!!! I was going to say they were similar to the Andrew Sisters but then they did some most extraordinary flexibility contortionist moves I’ve ever seen! Their back and core strength is incredible! I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of them before! Bravo!!!

[@spinmancorner7543]

Excellent Talent, great super old school stuff. I really miss this kind of stuff I’m 71 years young baby. This is a groovy, groovy, hot Scootin Tuten dancing and lovely & fine! ~ Thanks for posting it.

[@alexm.5409]

West Texas girls; God Bless Texas. They were between the ages of 14 - 17 years when this was filmed in 1944 and they had already been performing professionally for two years. By 1950 they had retired from show biz. Wadda World!

[@itssarah3438]

They look like they have 25-28 years old 😮 I guess before they looked older than nowadays 😅

[@a.f5388]

@@itssarah3438 they do not look 25-28 stop reaching

[@itssarah3438]

@@a.f5388 To me, yes. But that's not an insult, it's an opinion

[@trashbasket11]

@@itssarah3438 to be fair they were wearing a ton of heavy stage make up and it ages you.

[@juliegrove4186]

@it's Sarah I agree with you. They look MUCH older than 14 -17. Definitely not 14. The one in the middle during the song looked to be around 30. But it seems like they purposely tried to make young girls look a lot older with all that make-up caked on.

[@bagandbroad]

On paper this act would seem crazy (song about potato salad and then wild feats of strength and flexibility) but wow was it awesome.

[@lannalane4247]

It's from the show "Broadway Rhythm" 1944 which was full of the sassy songs people liked during WWII,

[@finnmccool684]

That was amazing. Singing, dancing, harmonizing, acting, acrobatics, contortionism, and beauty. They had it all.

[@aerocoin2]

Absolutely incredible! If I didn't know better I would think they used special effects. It's amazing that anyone can move and dance like that, Thanks so much for the clip.

[@jimkoral3824]

Posted by Lidia: Wow!!! These three sisters were way ahead of their time, even for today standards...I can't even bend to put on my socks. They should have been super famous.

[@rideswithscissors]

They did achieve some fame, doing many performances, even overseas, but then they got married and had kids!

[@lilbench5834]

Jim Koral whos seen the new karate kid show on youtube

[@TimberwolfDan]

rideswithscissors weird use of an exclamation point. Lol

[@rideswithscissors]

Well, it's just that I don't think you can do all pf that contortionist stuff after having kids.

[@Mercmad]

rideswithscissors And they were crap marriages ,which is what happens when the vultures circle those with talent,money and poor management. note: it's a common theme with women entertainers where drugs,booze and abuse often lead to the early demise of great talents.

[@mmsmith1777]

I hurt just watching them. They were FABULOUS!

[@romanticwarrior97]

Oddly enough, this is my routine each morning before breakfast.

[@2laughandlaugh]

romanticwarrior97 twice on Sunday?

[@tappajaav]

The video or the moves they did?

[@RODERICKMOLASAR]

romanticwarrior97. Dang! You too?

[@miapdx503]

😂😂😂 mine is a tad bit tamer...

[@tr4nsd0n4ld3]

romanticwarrior97 whatever me n my 2 sister's did all this on accident one day at walmart. we just slipped on some water it was like buttah

[@AndyRhodes1]

The performers demonstrate truly incredible skill in this video. I was amazed!

[@stanhagaman924]

What talent, The 40's and 50's had some of the best talent performances ever !!! Really enjoyed this one. Nothing like that today!! Thanks for letting us enjoy these kinds of vidios!!!

[@arandomwillowtree9017]

Now if anyone asks what my favourite song is I’m going to say “ SoIiD PoTaTo SaLaD”

[@voodosforever]

This beats the CGI crap hands down!!! At 54, I am left cold by today's "movies"... And saddened at the ignorance of the golden days of film. Thank you for posting this gymnastic gem!!!

[@MrJoshinJosh]

Warner Bros must be blessed to distribute these MGM Classics. I love The Ross Sisters🥰👍

[@ozone1959]

Omg and not a tattoo in sight... What a fantastic performance 👍

[@johnsandlin7474]

Those ladies just put to shame decades of talent...or lack there of! Truly freaking amazing.

[@sandraclowdus6549]

the world is old. Better things have happened,,than you can Dream about. bitache.

[@zmileyman]

Looks quite straight forward.. I might have a go at this..

[@JamesBrown-of1rq]

LOL! That was good. Make sure you warm up first!

[@cavekritter1]

Please oh please film and post the results!!!

[@conducting5354]

I wish I could like this twice...

[@minhanhnguyen-yh7bv]

Lindsey Wildman -111

[@caddyking7112]

Me 2

[@moondance36]

Wow! How did I not know of these talented sisters. Amazing harmony and acrobatics! Thanks for sharing this!

[@Charon58]

SO they start with three sisters, pretty, great voices and excellent harmonies and good dancing. Then the crazy contortionist thing starts. I was totally unprepared for that.

[@Five0Music]

I’ve seen this 100 times, and I’m still impressed every time.

[@martinatzejensen6787]

Did... Did they just touch their butts to their heads? That's amazing.

[@AdamThorton]

Hahahaha!

[@kaberus7565]

But seriously I can't even begin to try that lol

[@AtlasBlizzard]

One of the most amazing displays that I've ever seen. How the human body's able to do that blows my mind.

[@1Rdby]

Just amazing!! Can you imagine being one of these ladies and watching this movie in your old age, perhaps with bad arthritis, and recalling your insane flexibility?

[@meinerHeld]

nah

[@slowpokebr549]

Can you imagine watching your Grandma doing this routine?

[@John-gi4zi]

They didn't all make it to old age. The eldest died of a drug overdose at 33. (I wish I were making that up.)

[@patearl4036]

I thought exact same thing

[@frankgrimes8714]

"i'm just gonna climb up here in the hay loft and grab this apple in the most difficult way possible...and got it..nope I changed my mind I dont want it anymore."

[@RashaKahn]

Kinda makes you curious what the egg salad song was like.

[@diannameade495]

I've heard that tune on a Tom & Jerry cartoon.😱

[@danstrayer111]

I think it had ex in it

[@jamies327]

You're a jackass.😂

[@dantedrowson2511]

Lolz

[@mjrussell414]

Wowzers! I would have liked to see their reaction to the simple farm girls’ little number.

[@chantaldeltour4559]

The Ross sisters were absolutely wonderful ! ❤️ I love this choreography so much ! Quelle souplesse, quelle grâce 👍👍👍thank you so much. Chantal from PARIS

[@ankindo]

These are the most impressive performers I have ever seen.

[@StarsNight123]

4:02 I would run for my life if I saw this in the middle of the night.

[@34Chachacha]

This genuinely made me laugh 😂

[@GuacamoleKun]

That apple grab has lived in my head for like a decade

[@Roadstar1602]

Wait...you mean celebrities used to be talented?

[@katieoreilly7846]

Roadstar1602 LOVE ur comment & oh so true ! Now we’ve got reality tv STARS , whose “ talent “ is bitching & Botox !

[@KristineMaitland]

Yes. But audiences DEMANDED talent then - even in the 1970s. You had be able to sing, dance, do comedy and something else besides, And in truth, seeing talent is expensive, as Carol Burnett will tell you. That's why we have Got Talent and Idol and Voice shows. They don't cost much to produce.

[@catpeach326]

Roadstar1602 LMFAO!

[@daytoncoke790]

You mean like the real housewives? Unbelievable talent there. ; )

[@save_bandit]

Fien finally someone who doesn’t romanticize the past. we still have talent and plenty of it, but people choose to complain about the untalented celebrities (giving them more exposure) instead of supporting talent!!

[@CallardAndBowser]

Good Lord ! Good Gravy ! Good Potato Salad !!!! I reached over and hit the Gold Buzzer for them, they go straight to the final !!

[@mikegan73]

Amazing! Olympic Gold Medal aerobics on display here. Super talented ladies.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

This was heartwarming and terrifying at the same time. I got a back ache and vertigo, just from watching this amazing display.

[@pfarquharson1]

The apple lift from 4:13 to 4:47 was incredible.

[@tonysmith5901]

What a joy to see real entertainment from a bygone era! Wonderful!!!

[@lincbond442]

These girls would be HUGE in today's viral video world. Amazing!

[@typedef_]

They are !

[@nottmuk22]

Yes, they were amazing and would any so called "talent show" these days. thx for the amazing quality upload bob100

[@wilburpost7977]

Absolutely astounding!!

[@daveg6839]

Boy, that's back when lyrics really meant something!

[@cheeesonator]

Goalie Dave lmao that killed me

[@John-gi4zi]

Exactly. "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" and "Mairzy Doats" changed people's lives, to say nothing of "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?". Then Bob Dylan came along and ruined everything.

[@GedMaybury23]

Lol! Yeah so true. (I'm old enough to remember "Mairzy Doats"!)

[@TralfazConstruction]

That's some real Americana. I need a forklift to get my jaw up off of the floor.

[@MrTotalAhole]

Someone get a mop and bucket a snowflake just melted.

[@Gnomesmusher]

Define "real Americana".

[@shaniajackson4051]

TralfazConstruction This is 100% American before Liberals ruined America.

[@kwjames87]

#MakeAmericaThisAgain

[@nylessanna4729]

Americana is more like folk art and railroad tis. Not native American at all. . .

[@BoringBoris]

The Ross Sisters never got their due, neither in showbiz nor in History. They were the most marvelously talented trio that hardly anyone ever heard of. What a shame for the producers to present The Ross Sisters in this inane skit "solid potato salad," it was a gross miscasting of their talent. Even that farmer introduced them in a demeaning way with that hog call (that suey, suey jibberish).

[@thamnosma]

That type of intro wasn't all uncommon in those days. I think it came out of vaudeville tradition and looks so awful to us now. I'll have to look into the Ross Sisters to see what else is out there, but this was eye opening.

[@JonathanHancock]

Did the director shoot this in Technicolor in the early forties. Seems glamorous to me?

[@johnferguson3026]

It was a non pc culture back then. People didn't get Triggered over stupid things like the present times!

[@JonathanHancock]

Coming out of a Depression and going into a War of Worlds they afforded to shoot hours of footage in triplicate then toned a couple contact prints and work / projection prints are made plus the bulky behemoth camera machine has a blimp encasement that you need a sort of truck to move not to mention the sound scoring and optical mag track burning into the answer print. Takes millions which not a few had at the time

[@themagnanimous1246]

Boris Bordeaux probably because they didn't let themselves get molested by the monsters in Hollywood.

[@TheYgds]

The algorithm moves in mysterious ways and inscrutable is its motives.