"Here, Under Protest, Is Beef Burgers"
For your listening pleasure, we present the famous outtake of Orson Welles upbraiding a copywriter during the recording of a British TV frozen peas commercial, courtesy of the phenomenal 365 Days Project:
Orson Welles Finds Fault with Pea Copy
Special Note: The line quoted in this post's title is not even remotely the most intriguing statement dear Orson makes during this recording. That happens at about the midway point and it is, in a word, startling.
Educational Note: For your personal edification, a Wikipedia article on this very outtake.
Obscure Note: Fans of the great Pinky and the Brain cartoon may recall the episode "Yes, Always," in which the frozen peas outtake was reenacted almost word for word, much to the great confusion of all but perhaps six viewers (the show's writers affectionately referred to it as "a $250,000 inside joke").
Updated Note: The aforementioned Pinky and the Brain cartoon Yes, Always, thanks to a heads-up by Meep.
Orson Welles Finds Fault with Pea Copy
Special Note: The line quoted in this post's title is not even remotely the most intriguing statement dear Orson makes during this recording. That happens at about the midway point and it is, in a word, startling.
Educational Note: For your personal edification, a Wikipedia article on this very outtake.
Obscure Note: Fans of the great Pinky and the Brain cartoon may recall the episode "Yes, Always," in which the frozen peas outtake was reenacted almost word for word, much to the great confusion of all but perhaps six viewers (the show's writers affectionately referred to it as "a $250,000 inside joke").
Updated Note: The aforementioned Pinky and the Brain cartoon Yes, Always, thanks to a heads-up by Meep.













3 Comments:
Pinky and the Brain, one of the cartoon greats. I used to wonder about that clip, it was so bizarre. Nice to have resolution ...
Is it full of green peaness?
Find him an example of "in" or he'll do what? My my, Orson, we hardly knew ye.
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