KFC TV Advertisements
Posted: 27 Dec 2009 19:53
Hi,
There's something that bothers me: while I know KFC had used its 1978-91 era typeface (the Colonel's likeness is no longer colored in the face) on printed materials in newspapers and whatnot, unfortunately the same didn't occur for their TV ads until 1981 (after the Colonel had passed away on December 16, 1980 at age 90).
Cases in point:
A 1978 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2HuT5k0hs
A 1979 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1BKDPCwW4
A 1980 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sMvCTsuXIM
A 1981 ad from Australia (the then-current KFC logo/likeness appears):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okSsM-CQOjI
Therefore, I'm led to believe that the new-from-the-ground-up 1978-81 KFC stores would still have used the older pre-1978 signage.
Anyone familiar with classic KFC please enlighten me on this.
Thank you,
Ben
There's something that bothers me: while I know KFC had used its 1978-91 era typeface (the Colonel's likeness is no longer colored in the face) on printed materials in newspapers and whatnot, unfortunately the same didn't occur for their TV ads until 1981 (after the Colonel had passed away on December 16, 1980 at age 90).
Cases in point:
A 1978 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2HuT5k0hs
A 1979 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1BKDPCwW4
A 1980 ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sMvCTsuXIM
A 1981 ad from Australia (the then-current KFC logo/likeness appears):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okSsM-CQOjI
Therefore, I'm led to believe that the new-from-the-ground-up 1978-81 KFC stores would still have used the older pre-1978 signage.
Anyone familiar with classic KFC please enlighten me on this.
Thank you,
Ben