My grandfather Bob Merrill recorded that little jingle at 00:30 for Bob Hellebuck Sr. who owned Standard Home Improvement Company. He and his business partner Charles Moore would go on to make many more jingles in the greater KC area (along with several other commercials for local Ford dealerships) as well as recordings in their studio downtown. He passed years ago but its always wonderful to hear his voice- thanks for sharing!!
I LOVE that you shared that info. I remember hearing the FULL "anytime night or day" song on TV showing a honkytonk dressed band with a bouffant haired woman singing. I've tried TWICE contacting the Meinert family to see if any recordings exist.
So cool man I'm 52 years young and I will always remember that jingle, it used to make me grin and put me in a good mood every time I heard it! Thanks for sharing that little tidbit, that was very cool, you have a good day sir
Thanks to the uploader! I recall ALL these ads, many I saw in early 1970s as a child. I live in eastern KS, and always have, about 50 miles south from greater KC.
I live in JOPLIN MO, about 2.5 hours south of KC. We used to get KSHB KC 41 and I'd watch all the commercials and promos and wish I could go to those malls!
So I ripped this whole commercial lineup for my twitch mock tv channel. I got a bunch of different local area tv commercials so it covered all the different regions, and thus can't be too heavy with commercials I grew up around. The Gaines fall into savings commercial has got to be one of my favorite
One vintage KC commercial I’d like to see again is one for Avenue Rental; I’ve never forgotten that jingle! Maybe it’s just me, but it seemed like that particular commercial aired most often on weekdays, usually in the late morning/early afternoon, and mostly on stations apart from WDAF, KCTV and KMBC.
Yea! I vividly remember most of these masterpieces from my childhood in Topeka. All in black & white. Guess I spent a lot of time in front of the old Philco...
I never knew there was more than one Bob's IGA! We had one in Richmond but I just thought that was some guy who owned that specific store. XD I was hoping to see the Ray Adams ad that always came on before Tales From The Darkside. I would see that outline of his face and I knew it was time to change the channel. LOL!
Furniture Showcase Super Store, and the innumerable Gaines Furniture outlet ads have stuck with me forever with their questionable use of copyrighted music with altered lyrics. All the Adams Toyota ads live rent free in my head as well. And, I seem to remember the "Loan Arranger" I think. I was pretty young in the 80s.
I remember most of these actually. Does anyone remember commercials for a company, I think was a lighting store called Abadah near Brookside, that seemed like the speaker had a speech impediment?
Any chance you’ve got the old “I’ve been climbing trees all my life, but not trees near overhead lines” PSA? I’ve been looking for that for years but can’t find it anywhere.
Cause if you touch that line! Or your weight, makes a branch touch a line! That electricity can go! Right through you! It may even kill you! And climbing utility poles! Is really dangerous!
I know it was much later,but does any one remember those ads for Abadah Electronics?The guy that was supposed to be like Max Headroom.."Get g-g-g-g-good stuff here at a-ba-ba-ba-dah" Or the one where the guy was shopping for a bed/mattress;"Queen?Aren't they a rock group"? What was the business that had "call..??????????.....any time night or day"
If you are not aware at the 5:44 mark "Stan in the news room" was local news anchor Stan Carmack. Locally famous by his own right, but perhaps more notable is that he is the father of John Carmack, the creator of ID software(Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, etc) and the creator of the 1st person shooter and even network gaming done properly. John went to Shawnee Mission East High School and graduated a year before me in 1988.
@@archangel_one I never met Bill but sorry to hear that. Boots was a family member of mine and that's how I knew him and his older children. Before Boots established in KC, he had dealerships in Deadwood SD and Newport Oregon. What a character he was.
@@kek3908 Thanks for the info. You got me looking up some of that old stuff. Sad to hear about such things. I remember going by that place for years and years, basically the infamous "Grandview Triangle".
Hi, I saw this video and it looks really cool. Is there a possibility that I can use a part of the video for a project? I'd like to hear from you. thanks!
I loved it i grew up in North Kansas city aka Northtown ❤ I'm 50 years old and feel like a little kid right now. Thank you!
To this day I remember the Standard improvement phone number
My grandfather Bob Merrill recorded that little jingle at 00:30 for Bob Hellebuck Sr. who owned Standard Home Improvement Company. He and his business partner Charles Moore would go on to make many more jingles in the greater KC area (along with several other commercials for local Ford dealerships) as well as recordings in their studio downtown. He passed years ago but its always wonderful to hear his voice- thanks for sharing!!
I LOVE that you shared that info. I remember hearing the FULL "anytime night or day" song on TV showing a honkytonk dressed band with a bouffant haired woman singing. I've tried TWICE contacting the Meinert family to see if any recordings exist.
Such a catchy jingle....Classic....thanks to your family for the memories
Thanks for posting! That's awesome!
Ditto! TY
So cool man I'm 52 years young and I will always remember that jingle, it used to make me grin and put me in a good mood every time I heard it! Thanks for sharing that little tidbit, that was very cool, you have a good day sir
Thanks to the uploader! I recall ALL these ads, many I saw in early 1970s as a child. I live in eastern KS, and always have, about 50 miles south from greater KC.
My whole childhood in Kansas City!!
For better living now, and better value later.. Call standard... Kaw!! Improvement company!
@@elesjuan ....and get a free silver dollar with your estimate
Thought I was 12 years old again! Fantastic
Need to add Don Ray with savings from Savon and Hi Neighbor Jane from Milgrams! 😀
JANEY FROM MILGRAMS, PLEASE, YES !!!
Thank you for bring back all those good memories.
I live in JOPLIN MO, about 2.5 hours south of KC. We used to get KSHB KC 41 and I'd watch all the commercials and promos and wish I could go to those malls!
Thank you for posting this! Certainly brings back memories!!
Rochelle is still making Carpet Corner commercials!
So I ripped this whole commercial lineup for my twitch mock tv channel. I got a bunch of different local area tv commercials so it covered all the different regions, and thus can't be too heavy with commercials I grew up around. The Gaines fall into savings commercial has got to be one of my favorite
It's like going back in time!
Wow...so great...how i miss it!! Thank you...
One vintage KC commercial I’d like to see again is one for Avenue Rental; I’ve never forgotten that jingle! Maybe it’s just me, but it seemed like that particular commercial aired most often on weekdays, usually in the late morning/early afternoon, and mostly on stations apart from WDAF, KCTV and KMBC.
Hunting this down, myself
"If you want, now rent it! Now let Avenue Rentals showwww youuuu how! Avenue Rentals!" *music beat*
@@UniversalJuan I’m seriously bummed it hasn’t popped up yet.
I miss our old local programming
One thing missing from the Gaines Furniture Outlet commercial I remember is the 70s playpit. 😆 🤣 😂
Yea! I vividly remember most of these masterpieces from my childhood in Topeka. All in black & white. Guess I spent a lot of time in front of the old Philco...
Love the Malibu commercial. Back when trunks were big enough to fit a body into.
oh sweet jesus, I remember these as a kid!
My childhood!. I remember all these. 1981 kcm0
Damn!!
Gaines Furniture Market Rick Rolled everybody
And I couldn't be happier.
4:42 The Griswold Family Truckster. How did imitation automotive exterior wood ever go out of style. *SHARP!*
Was hoping to see the Dick Smith Ford Town commercial. And maybe the Sonny Hill motors “right there by the Platte City water tower”
"Get a doggone good deal!"
I never knew there was more than one Bob's IGA! We had one in Richmond but I just thought that was some guy who owned that specific store. XD I was hoping to see the Ray Adams ad that always came on before Tales From The Darkside. I would see that outline of his face and I knew it was time to change the channel. LOL!
Thanks so much for the uploads. I remember most of these adds even the Pepsi add looks like michale j fox got jessies gril
Standard BOOM Ba Boom Ba Boom 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Furniture Showcase Super Store, and the innumerable Gaines Furniture outlet ads have stuck with me forever with their questionable use of copyrighted music with altered lyrics. All the Adams Toyota ads live rent free in my head as well. And, I seem to remember the "Loan Arranger" I think. I was pretty young in the 80s.
Thank you!! Great memories from my childhood.
What about Ray Adams of Adams toyota come in for a test drive and leave with a diamond necklace
That Town and Country station wagon has to be the inspiration for the Family Truckster from Vacation!😂
I remember most of these actually. Does anyone remember commercials for a company, I think was a lighting store called Abadah near Brookside, that seemed like the speaker had a speech impediment?
I wouldn't have thought Len Dawson would need to be a local KC news sportscaster.
He didn't need to...he wanted to. He loved this town.
He started when he was still playing. Did that and radio color commentary for the Chiefs nearly up till he died.
Is there any more from Col. Billy? His 'flying chair' ad was a classic.
I felt like I was about to get up and turn the channel on the box on top of the TV with the numbers. Lol
Ikr 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ya dig?!
You forgot the A.B. May commercial
Bob's IGA is in PITTSBURGH KS now
Sounds like Gaines Furniture Outlet was Rick Rolled before it became popular. (That’s a Rick Astley song)
The do it yourself budget divorce kit. Do it yourself and save.
I would love to see a Vesto’s TV commercial!!!
This is wild!!!
I totally forgot about "boots williams ford"
Boots was a character, that's for sure.
One of his ads had a jingle: "You can bet your boots... Williams sells for less.... / And he'll keep a rollin' on...""
Bob Jones Shoes should be in this too.
Nice video
Any chance you’ve got the old “I’ve been climbing trees all my life, but not trees near overhead lines” PSA? I’ve been looking for that for years but can’t find it anywhere.
Me too!!! I’ve been searching with no luck. I know it was a KCP&L PSA.
You’re not the only one.
Cause if you touch that line! Or your weight, makes a branch touch a line! That electricity can go! Right through you! It may even kill you! And climbing utility poles! Is really dangerous!
Billy the tree climbing expert. I have been looking for that one too.
GET ME THE ENTIRE LIBRARY OF HAP HAZARD!
I thought forsure youll have Ernie Fry Ford...
Yeah the rap was CRAZY
Buy your new car from Ernie Fry Ford.......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rachel at carpet corners has aged very very well still a classy beautiful women
Somebody has a crush on the old carpet lady :)
@@DarinCates ha ha ha weeeelllllll yuuuuh know lol
Even Ray Charles could see she Purdy lol
He wants to munch her carpet
I know it was much later,but does any one remember those ads for Abadah Electronics?The guy that was supposed to be like Max Headroom.."Get g-g-g-g-good stuff here at a-ba-ba-ba-dah"
Or the one where the guy was shopping for a bed/mattress;"Queen?Aren't they a rock group"?
What was the business that had "call..??????????.....any time night or day"
we need the, what my sister and I called, the "Onk Eeek" commercial
Wild Woodys missing
Wish you had any Apollo Hair systems or Spanish Sur-Gro commercials……….?????
If you are not aware at the 5:44 mark "Stan in the news room" was local news anchor Stan Carmack. Locally famous by his own right, but perhaps more notable is that he is the father of John Carmack, the creator of ID software(Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, etc) and the creator of the 1st person shooter and even network gaming done properly. John went to Shawnee Mission East High School and graduated a year before me in 1988.
That is very cool info my friend. I've lived in KC my entire life and am an avid gamer .... but never knew that.
Need to find Billy The Tree Climbing Expert
Any for CREMATIA MORTEM?
J.F. Lawhon Furniture
435/70 on 40 Hey
Bryan buzz looks young! Then what he looks like now
Clearly, math was never your strongest subject
@@g..._anthony27 😂
Noo! Not Boots William Ford!
Boots was a character but a hell of a nice guy.
@@kek3908 I just looked up Col. Billy, aka William (Bill) Dietz. He died October 22, 2020.
@@archangel_one I never met Bill but sorry to hear that. Boots was a family member of mine and that's how I knew him and his older children. Before Boots established in KC, he had dealerships in Deadwood SD and Newport Oregon. What a character he was.
@@kek3908 Thanks for the info. You got me looking up some of that old stuff. Sad to hear about such things.
I remember going by that place for years and years, basically the infamous "Grandview Triangle".
Hi, I saw this video and it looks really cool. Is there a possibility that I can use a part of the video for a project? I'd like to hear from you. thanks!
Juss do it 😂
@@officialtbell.1738 Yes maam. Use all or part anyway you need. :)
@@DarinCates you meant to tag her
Rty