tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4887234528600010860..comments2024-03-29T07:21:28.014-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini the Budget GourmetJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-11432489741627508052013-12-24T11:57:37.537-08:002013-12-24T11:57:37.537-08:00Interesting! I hadn't caught that on the scrip...Interesting! I hadn't caught that on the script. Thanks, Joe.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40110310627481085562013-12-24T10:27:00.426-08:002013-12-24T10:27:00.426-08:00Re: the British accent...
I have the actual SCRIP...Re: the British accent...<br /><br />I have the actual SCRIPT for both of the TV ads. <br /><br />On the 30 second spot, the announcer is heard to say:<br /><br />"Each for around a PUZZLING seventy-nine cents"<br /><br />.....BUT the actual script text is as follows:<br /><br />"Each for around a POUND and seventy-nine cents".<br /><br />This perhaps shows that these ads wereJoe Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73116109512747350272013-12-23T09:32:09.843-08:002013-12-23T09:32:09.843-08:00And the assistant does look like a tall blonde Bes...And the assistant does look like a tall blonde Bess. She has her hair.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91088433706106003142013-12-23T09:30:03.869-08:002013-12-23T09:30:03.869-08:00Yeah, he never used the billing "The Great Ho...Yeah, he never used the billing "The Great Houdini".<br /><br />You know, it's funny you would mention the British accent, because I didn't even notice that! I knew something was weird. I thought it was just the mustache. :pJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79770347236267375362013-12-23T09:21:01.709-08:002013-12-23T09:21:01.709-08:00I think it's meant to be him. The assistant ki...I think it's meant to be him. The assistant kind of looks like a very thin, tall, blonde Bess. Well, sort of. :p And anyway, Houdini wouldn't appreciate no "protege" calling himself "The Great Houdini". (And didn't he not even like being called "The Great Houdini" himself? Too cheesy for Houdini? LOL)Beth S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44518084168425520412013-12-23T09:18:36.254-08:002013-12-23T09:18:36.254-08:00My pleasure, Beth. They are fun. I had forgotten a...My pleasure, Beth. They are fun. I had forgotten all about these until Joe sent them to me.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-55131297389609490002013-12-23T09:16:46.500-08:002013-12-23T09:16:46.500-08:00I love how they gave him a moustache and a rrrrrav...I love how they gave him a moustache and a rrrrravishing Brrrritish accent. :p <br /><br />Cute commercials, thanks for sharing. :)Beth S.noreply@blogger.com