http://www.bazima.com/archives/before/2005/02/and_keep_it_com.htm
Here is one link abt John doing the commercial.

http://www.bazima.com/archives/before/2005/02/and_keep_it_com.htm
Here is one link abt John doing the commercial.



I was unable to see it. Was there something to click on to see the commerciaL?

No sweetie. read what i posted. it's a link ABT John doing the commercial. I'm sorry. I guess the title of my post suggested that. Sorry. didn't mean to get your hopes up high. I wish I could see that McDonald's commercial myself. I found other stuff that mentions the same thing. But the link said something abt VH1 having shown the piece of the commercial in some countdown they had. I wonder if it could be researched thru that?

No sweetie. read what i posted. it's a link ABT John doing the commercial. I'm sorry. I guess the title of my post suggested that. Sorry. didn't mean to get your hopes up high. I wish I could see that McDonald's commercial myself. I found other stuff that mentions the same thing. But the link said something abt VH1 having shown the piece of the commercial in some countdown they had. I wonder if it could be researched thru that?



I like your researching skills

Now you got me wanting to see the commercial. :lol:

Okay you guys, I feel like "soooooo special"....whooooo...anyhow I checked out VH1 and they had a show titled "100 greatest moments that rocked tv". It lists John Amos commercial in Mcdonald's as #45. I'm gonna keep on keepin on my research. LOL

Okay you guys, I feel like "soooooo special"....whooooo...anyhow I checked out VH1 and they had a show titled "100 greatest moments that rocked tv". It lists John Amos commercial in Mcdonald's as #45. I'm gonna keep on keepin on my research. LOL





Hey you know what, I think I seen this commercial probably on the VH1 show and, if I remember right, John Amos was singing and dancing while he was sweeping the floor.

The commercial was done like a broadway show.

about eight mcdonalds employees all of which appeared to be grown men who probably wouldn't be doing this for a living.

Belting out a rousing rendition of the old jingle "You Deserve a Break Today"

I remember it was quite well done and they had a line for every station in the McDonalds Kitchen. The one Line I remember most vividly is.

"Nothing's Cleaner to meeeeee!...Than my Frying Machiiiiiiine"

YOU DESERVE A BREAK TODAY!!!! SO GET UP AND ON YOUR WAAAAAY!!

TO MCDONALDS!! All while dancing with their pales and other kitchen equipment.

I hope I shed some light on this.

The commercial was done like a broadway show.

about eight mcdonalds employees all of which appeared to be grown men who probably wouldn't be doing this for a living.

Belting out a rousing rendition of the old jingle "You Deserve a Break Today"

I remember it was quite well done and they had a line for every station in the McDonalds Kitchen. The one Line I remember most vividly is.

"Nothing's Cleaner to meeeeee!...Than my Frying Machiiiiiiine"

YOU DESERVE A BREAK TODAY!!!! SO GET UP AND ON YOUR WAAAAAY!!

TO MCDONALDS!! All while dancing with their pales and other kitchen equipment.

I hope I shed some light on this.
You are so right. I remember the commercial now. The commercial was started so the women of family households could take their families to McDonald's for dinner, hence the jingle "You deserve a break today". John Amos was singing and dancing. He was the head of the team.

John Amos was singing and dancing. He was the head of the team.


And the next day he was fired and back home spouting out employment statistics to his family.

And the next day he was fired and back home spouting out employment statistics to his family.
Speaking of statistics, that was another thing that irritated the S***t outta me. When one of the Evans' would quote statistics. I sometimes wondered if I was watching a sitcom or a news report. :lol:

Speaking of statistics, that was another thing that irritated the S***t outta me. When one of the Evans' would quote statistics. I sometimes wondered if I was watching a sitcom or a news report. :lol:


ROTF. That was my point. That show came up with statistics at every angle of the show. Seems like they pulled them all out of their asses!! Makes you wonder if the show had an agenda. Or Maybe John Amos did. THe Statistics died when James died.

It was funny how they read an article that ALWAYS pertained to the subject matter at hand.

It was funny how they read an article that ALWAYS pertained to the subject matter at hand.


LOL and how they had these exact numbers for them.

James could get a toothache and Michael would jump up and say 90% of toothache victims are by stressed out black men over 40 right out of his ass.

and the everready unemployment statistics were my favorite. Thelma, Michel and James always had those numbers ready.

Maybe they should have spent more time looking for work then looking at unemployment statistics.

Blacks are always the biggest victim in these quoted stats.

And I love the way Michael quotes them with a little antiwhite anger in him.

ROTF. That was my point. That show came up with statistics at every angle of the show. Seems like they pulled them all out of their asses!! Makes you wonder if the show had an agenda. Or Maybe John Amos did. THe Statistics died when James died.
You are so damn right. I mean, I have used statistics in a conversation, but I don't remember the wording of the article WORD FOR WORD!! GEEZ. Of course they had to throw in statistics, it was a Norman Lear show and statistics were a part of All In The Family as well. Brian you are right too abt how they just happened to read an article pertaining to the subject matter on hand. Idiotic writing. It was a sitcom and at times I felt preached at.

LOL and how they had these exact numbers for them.

James could get a toothache and Michael would jump up and say 90% of toothache victims are by stressed out black men over 40 right out of his ass.

and the everready unemployment statistics were my favorite. Thelma, Michel and James always had those numbers ready.

Maybe they should have spent more time looking for work then looking at unemployment statistics.

Blacks are always the biggest victim in these quoted stats.

And I love the way Michael quotes them with a little antiwhite anger in him.
OMG ROTFLMAO :lol: :rock: :clap :roller: :rofl: SO DAMN TRUE!!!!!!!!!!
too damn funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are so damn right. I mean, I have used statistics in a conversation, but I don't remember the wording of the article WORD FOR WORD!! GEEZ. Of course they had to throw in statistics, it was a Norman Lear show and statistics were a part of All In The Family as well. Brian you are right too abt how they just happened to read an article pertaining to the subject matter on hand. Idiotic writing. It was a sitcom and at times I felt preached at.


Ah yes. AITF pulled that BS also. Meathead was great at it. So was Gloria. But what cracked me up was that you had Irene Lorenzo always ready with a great statistic.

At least on that show Archie was the focus or foil. But when they had an ageda they got the stat book out.

Hey I love baseball but I don't rush to get the newspaper and check the frigging box score every morning.

And what were these stats supposed to be for? Depress people who were watching TV to get away from their everyday strife?

Ah yes. AITF pulled that BS also. Meathead was great at it. So was Gloria. But what cracked me up was that you had Irene Lorenzo always ready with a great statistic.

At least on that show Archie was the focus or foil. But when they had an ageda they got the stat book out.

Hey I love baseball but I don't rush to get the newspaper and check the frigging box score every morning.

And what were these stats supposed to be for? Depress people who were watching TV to get away from their everyday strife?
Irene bows to the master GeorgeWBushGOP :notworthy

We must do something about this. It is a damn shame. I was laid off and the paper says government says that 95% of 23% X 2 of minorities are losing jobs because 33% of8X9 of corporations are replacing 21% of the jobs with computers and 90% of that 21% are black people!!!

And President Ford says to stay the course

Actually that statistic is ONE DAY OLD, the new statistic is the govt says that 92.3% of the population will lose their job to blacks and immigrants who represent 79.8345% of the population for California ALONE. The figures were gathered at a KKK rally which was attended by 1/3 of the population who happen to have a relative in the gov't.

Actually that statistic is ONE DAY OLD, the new statistic is the govt says that 92.3% of the population will lose their job to blacks and immigrants who represent 79.8345% of the population for California ALONE. The figures were gathered at a KKK rally which was attended by 1/3 of the population who happen to have a relative in the gov't.


and you see Florida. this is why I can't hold a job down.

and you see Florida. this is why I can't hold a job down.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :cheers:
TA DA!!!!

These we're called the relevence sitcoms, they tackled the social issues of the day. All the Norman Lear sitcoms did.

I liked all the stats on the show and never thought too much about them. But the one time it did seem just thrown in there to make a point was the episode with the alcoholic cousin Naomi, when Thelma had found out about her, and was spouting off stats about teenage alcoholism. It just didn't seem that real.

I liked all the stats on the show and never thought too much about them. But the one time it did seem just thrown in there to make a point was the episode with the alcoholic cousin Naomi, when Thelma had found out about her, and was spouting off stats about teenage alcoholism. It just didn't seem that real.
None of it was real. Only an actor memorizing their lines could spout off such malarkey. When I say malarkey, I mean, WHAT THE F***, just be a sitcom, don't try to force statistics down my throat. Entertain my ASS!!!!!!

Yeah have J.J. act like a traned seal screaming Dynomite. Entertain me dammit. Spare me about how alcohol is a problem of teenage blacks.

It is all whiteys fault. We get the message.

Yeah have J.J. act like a traned seal screaming Dynomite. Entertain me dammit. Spare me about how alcohol is a problem of teenage blacks.

It is all whiteys fault. We get the message.
Good Evening George!! Thanx for making me fall off my chair laughing!!!!! :lol:

by the way 99% of the people agree with you George!!!!! LOL

I remember seeing John in the McDonald's commercial ...the.funny thing was we would always see commercials advertising McD's but we didn't get one in our area until the mid 70s .. a popular fast food restaurant where we lived was Geno's and I think that was just a chain on the east coast I'm not sure.

I remember seeing John in the McDonald's commercial ...the.funny thing was we would always see commercials advertising McD's but we didn't get one in our area until the mid 70s .. a popular fast food restaurant where we lived was Geno's and I think that was just a chain on the east coast I'm not sure.
And now you have gazillion McDonalds' worldwide...pick one! LOL

And now you have gazillion McDonalds' worldwide...pick one! LOL


LOL even Taco Bell which is all over the map now is relatively new for us on the east as is Wendy's .