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Post by MDG on May 13, 2024 14:51:23 GMT -5
So a couple of updates on the placemat source search. I've had one person contact me to tell me they got the Looney Tunes mats at Burger Chef, and another contact me to tell me they got an Uncle Scrooge mat at Pizza Hit in the late 70s. Haven't gotten any info on the DC mats though. -M I want to say I saw them a few times at flea markets or discount stores, at a time predating dollar stores.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 13, 2024 20:40:21 GMT -5
I didn't even think of Burger Chef. We had those in our area, in the 70s, but I don't recall any specific promotional giveaways. Then again, we didn't exactly eat out a lot, so I wouldn't have seem them, except on a tv commercial. I do recall, as a little child, eating at Burger King and being given posters of Leroy Nieman images, for the 1972 Munich Olympics.
I always liked Burger Chef....mainly because his sidekick was named Jeff. I didn't hear my name that often, in pop culture or advertising.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 13, 2024 21:44:08 GMT -5
I didn't even think of Burger Chef. We had those in our area, in the 70s, but I don't recall any specific promotional giveaways. Then again, we didn't exactly eat out a lot, so I wouldn't have seem them, except on a tv commercial. I do recall, as a little child, eating at Burger King and being given posters of Leroy Nieman images, for the 1972 Munich Olympics. I always liked Burger Chef....mainly because his sidekick was named Jeff. I didn't hear my name that often, in pop culture or advertising.Too bad you were born too late for "The Donna Reed Show." Paul Peterson's character was Jeff, and because he could be a bit of a relatively loveable nuisance and a mischief-maker, you heard his name quite often in different tones of voice.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 13, 2024 22:00:53 GMT -5
I didn't even think of Burger Chef. We had those in our area, in the 70s, but I don't recall any specific promotional giveaways. Then again, we didn't exactly eat out a lot, so I wouldn't have seem them, except on a tv commercial. I do recall, as a little child, eating at Burger King and being given posters of Leroy Nieman images, for the 1972 Munich Olympics. I always liked Burger Chef....mainly because his sidekick was named Jeff. I didn't hear my name that often, in pop culture or advertising.Too bad you were born too late for "The Donna Reed Show." Paul Peterson's character was Jeff, and because he could be a bit of a relatively loveable nuisance and a mischief-maker, you heard his name quite often in different tones of voice. Yeah, Barb used to watch episodes on her computer.....not my cup of tea. Or Father Knows Best....or My Three Sons. We had more overlap with 1970s tv, but not so much the 50s or 60s, beyond a few shows.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 13, 2024 22:43:44 GMT -5
Too bad you were born too late for "The Donna Reed Show." Paul Peterson's character was Jeff, and because he could be a bit of a relatively loveable nuisance and a mischief-maker, you heard his name quite often in different tones of voice. Yeah, Barb used to watch episodes on her computer.....not my cup of tea. Or Father Knows Best....or My Three Sons. We had more overlap with 1970s tv, but not so much the 50s or 60s, beyond a few shows. Pretty much Jurassic TV for your age group, I'm sure.
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Post by tartanphantom on May 13, 2024 23:31:10 GMT -5
Regarding the placements, I've found there were sets of Disney and Looney Tunes placemats similar to these also from Pepsi Co in '78. These only had art on 1 side though, the back was a red and white gingham check style pattern ( similar to a tablecloth pattern you might see at an Italian restaurant of the period). -M
Which is exactly what Pizza Hut used back then for table coverings, and drapes as well...
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Post by MRPs_Missives on May 13, 2024 23:57:23 GMT -5
Regarding the placements, I've found there were sets of Disney and Looney Tunes placemats similar to these also from Pepsi Co in '78. These only had art on 1 side though, the back was a red and white gingham check style pattern ( similar to a tablecloth pattern you might see at an Italian restaurant of the period). -M Which is exactly what Pizza Hut used back then for table coverings, and drapes as well...
Here's a pic of the back of the Uncle Scrooge mat... -M
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Post by codystarbuck on May 14, 2024 11:48:13 GMT -5
Yeah, Barb used to watch episodes on her computer.....not my cup of tea. Or Father Knows Best....or My Three Sons. We had more overlap with 1970s tv, but not so much the 50s or 60s, beyond a few shows. Pretty much Jurassic TV for your age group, I'm sure. It depends. I Love I Love Lucy and I Married Joan, with Joan Davis...The Jack Benny Program, Burns & Allen (to a lesser extent). The 50s sitcoms not so much. They are okay, but they seemed more one dimensional. Part of it, I am sure, is based on being exposed more to 60s comedies and adventure shows, at a young age and 50s shows when I was older. My childhood syndicated tv featured a lot of Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, The Beverly Hillbillies, I Dream of Jeanie, Hogan's Heroes, The Lucy Show, Please Don't Eat The Daisies, Hazel, McHales Navy. I might see Leave it to Beaver or I Love Lucy when I was at my grandparents, who had different tv stations. I got to see Jack Benny, I Married Joan and Burns & Allen on the old Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), before it changed through various hands. I avoided the evangelical stuff liked the plague; but, they had a lot of programming like that, plus My Little Margie, Bachelor Father and The Great Gildersleeve. I Married Joan seems like Lucy-Lite; but, Joan Davis is pretty darn hilarious and she and Lucy were old friends. Plus, it was fun to see Jim Backus in something other than Mr Howell or Magoo. I do enjoy 50s stuff like The Honeymooners. I just find the family situation comedies not to be as good as later ones. They are okay for an episode or two, but seem kind of bland, with constant viewing. Barb grew up with more of that and had a greater fondness, since she grew up in the Chicago suburbs, while I was downstate, with fewer options. They were also calm, mellow shows, which she would play in the background, while she did other things, which helped with her depression (to a limited degree). We both loved the Sheldon Leonard-produced tv shows (especially The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show) and the MTM shows, like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show. She was bigger on Rhoda than I was (go figure); but, it was decent to pretty good, for most of its run. I had all of the Dick Van Dyke Show dvds and we watched them, when we were dating. The episode where Rb tells the story (via flashback) of doing a marathon broadcast, as a radio DJ, when he got the call to speak to Alan Brady, about the writing job. There is a bit where he is deep into the broadcast, is really out of it and reads a "lighter side" news piece about a cat stuck in a tree and remarks "Poor little pussycat." That scene made her laugh hysterically every time.
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Post by Confessor on May 14, 2024 18:29:21 GMT -5
looks like recent ebay sales would indicate 10-15 each, with some lots that were a lost less (under 5 bucks per) There seems to be a 2nd set in 1977 that had more backgrounds and not just the character on a white cup So...not quite as pricey or collectible as I had assumed.
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Post by MRPs_Missives on May 15, 2024 12:59:22 GMT -5
RE: Shazam!/DC Placemats.
Someone on the Mego forums passed this along to me from a collector/author they know who wasn't part of the forums:
which is the most solid lead I have seen. Outside of a copy of the actual advertising for the promo, I'm not sure what infallible concrete evidence I could find, but it looks this is the most solid anecdotal evidence I've received so far. I'll keep looking though.
-M
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Post by codystarbuck on May 15, 2024 14:19:06 GMT -5
Pizza Hut also gave away reprint editions of some DC comics....
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Post by Farrar on May 15, 2024 15:26:51 GMT -5
RE: Shazam!/DC Placemats. Someone on the Mego forums passed this along to me from a collector/author they know who wasn't part of the forums: which is the most solid lead I have seen. Outside of a copy of the actual advertising for the promo, I'm not sure what infallible concrete evidence I could find, but it looks this is the most solid anecdotal evidence I've received so far. I'll keep looking though. -M Fwiw, on the WorthPoint site there's a 1978 Batman placemat for auction and the seller's listing includes this blurb: "This piece was given in conjuncture with the special glasses at participating pepsi outlets (pizza hut)!" www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1978-pepsi-dc-batman-1735210962
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Post by Farrar on May 15, 2024 15:35:46 GMT -5
... Here's a pic of the back of the Uncle Scrooge mat...Okay, not comic-book related, so forgive the drift...but in looking this stuff up I see that Pepsi/Pizza Hut had promotional placemats for the KC Royals in '76-'77**** The back of the KC placemats, with the aforementioned Italian red and white checkered tablecloth pattern--plus a little something extra The front ****AL West champs in '76 and '77, but lost in the AL playoffs to those damn Yanks
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Post by MRPs_Missives on May 15, 2024 16:11:53 GMT -5
I did see a reference to a Chicago White Sox placemat around that time as well, so I would guess it was a regional promotion depending on the MLB team in the market rather than a national one.
-M
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Post by codystarbuck on May 15, 2024 20:08:39 GMT -5
... Here's a pic of the back of the Uncle Scrooge mat...Okay, not comic-book related, so forgive the drift...but in looking this stuff up I see that Pepsi/Pizza Hut had promotional placemats for the KC Royals in '76-'77**** The back of the KC placemats, with the aforementioned Italian red and white checkered tablecloth pattern--plus a little something extra The front ****AL West champs in '76 and '77, but lost in the AL playoffs to those damn Yanks Yeah, but they got to participate in ABC Sports' The Superteams, because Steinbrenner would never let the Yankees participate.
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