I stumbled across a old 1973 ad of Redd Foxx doing an Colt 45 Ad inside the Jet magazine. Wasn't expecting to see that, maybe it should have been incorporated into the script for him to be drinking Colt 45 in one of the episodes-lol

I stumbled across a old 1973 ad of Redd Foxx doing an Colt 45 Ad inside the Jet magazine. Wasn't expecting to see that, maybe it should have been incorporated into the script for him to be drinking Colt 45 in one of the episodes-lol
If you do some research you will find that a lot of black actors did commercials/ads for Colt 45. I believe Billy Dee Williams did one.

If you do some research you will find that a lot of black actors did commercials/ads for Colt 45. I believe Billy Dee Williams did one.


Well Fred Sanford had the Colt 45 Look-lol

...But isn't that racial stereotyping by agreeing to do an ad for Malt Liquor???

...But isn't that racial stereotyping by agreeing to do an ad for Malt Liquor???



I'm not sure-lol Maybe

...But isn't that racial stereotyping by agreeing to do an ad for Malt Liquor???
It is now. Back then it wasn't so P.C. :lol:

If you do some research you will find that a lot of black actors did commercials/ads for Colt 45. I believe Billy Dee Williams did one.
Ummm..don't let the smooth taste fool ya!

It is now. Back then it wasn't so P.C. :lol:


I guess you are right. However, if he was so concerned about his image, malt liquor is not the way to go.

I guess you are right. However, if he was so concerned about his image, malt liquor is not the way to go.
I think he cared more abt $$$$ than his image. :lol: Didn't he do drugs? Smoke Pot? (same thing :lol: )

Here is a link to Billy Dee's commercial of Colt 45:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzKWMk3kow