Comments on: L.A. Vintage Commercials: Fred Rated http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: LOCAL TV – I’ll Have What Fred Rated Was Having – Hidden Los Angeles http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-248387 LOCAL TV – I’ll Have What Fred Rated Was Having – Hidden Los Angeles Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:25:47 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-248387 [...] an old school Southern Californian, the next sentence will mean nothing to you, but here goes. Fred Rated and I once celebrated our shared birthday together. I was working my night job at the time and he [...] [...] an old school Southern Californian, the next sentence will mean nothing to you, but here goes. Fred Rated and I once celebrated our shared birthday together. I was working my night job at the time and he [...]

]]> By: Meresa http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-233262 Meresa Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:06:40 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-233262 Nothing was new or original about the Fred Rated ads. What made them great was the fact that they took it to eleven... Nothing was new or original about the Fred Rated ads. What made them great was the fact that they took it to eleven…

]]> By: DF http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-109443 DF Sun, 13 May 2007 18:22:22 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-109443 Evan--I googled around a bit and discovered the following about Al Greenwood: 1. He is deceased. 2. There were approximately 347 separate obits upon his demise in 2001. 3. There do not appear to be any links to his commercials, which sound good but which I do not remember. Evan–I googled around a bit and discovered the following about Al Greenwood: 1. He is deceased. 2. There were approximately 347 separate obits upon his demise in 2001. 3. There do not appear to be any links to his commercials, which sound good but which I do not remember.

]]> By: Evan http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-107859 Evan Thu, 10 May 2007 20:39:11 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-107859 DF - know of any links to Al Greenwood, "the Bedspread King," commercials? I know they were never as popular as some of the others in this series (because they were only on late night/early morning), but they were great DF – know of any links to Al Greenwood, “the Bedspread King,” commercials? I know they were never as popular as some of the others in this series (because they were only on late night/early morning), but they were great

]]> By: DF http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-81779 DF Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:03:52 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-81779 @godoggo: are you sure you're not confusing Fred Rated with Sledge Hammer? They're both awesome, of course. @Scott: I think it's safe to say that Fred was jamming on the long tradition of "crazy" admen (including Crazy Eddie as well as lots of others) who pulled zany stunts and acted goofy to sell cars or electronics. Fred's over-the-top sendup of the genre is what made it distinctive. @godoggo: are you sure you’re not confusing Fred Rated with Sledge Hammer? They’re both awesome, of course.

@Scott: I think it’s safe to say that Fred was jamming on the long tradition of “crazy” admen (including Crazy Eddie as well as lots of others) who pulled zany stunts and acted goofy to sell cars or electronics. Fred’s over-the-top sendup of the genre is what made it distinctive.

]]> By: Scott Mercer http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-81635 Scott Mercer Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:53:02 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-81635 Oh, please. This whole concept was a rip off of the Crazy Eddie commercials. One of them even has Fred wearing the same outfit Jerry Carroll wore in the Crazy Eddie ads: blazer and turtleneck sweater, and saying their prices are "Cra-a-a-a-a-a-a-zy." I'm sure they would be the first to admit this. Oh, please. This whole concept was a rip off of the Crazy Eddie commercials. One of them even has Fred wearing the same outfit Jerry Carroll wore in the Crazy Eddie ads: blazer and turtleneck sweater, and saying their prices are “Cra-a-a-a-a-a-a-zy.” I’m sure they would be the first to admit this.

]]> By: godoggo http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/fred-rated/comment-page-1/#comment-81542 godoggo Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:49:46 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/02/22/la-vintage-commercials-fred-rated/#comment-81542 He also had a short-lived cop show. All I remember is him somebody unconscious while reading him his Miranda rights. He also had a short-lived cop show. All I remember is him somebody unconscious while reading him his Miranda rights.

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