Folger's Coffee 'Mrs. Olson' Commercial (Early 1970s)

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  • Folgers Coffee "Mrs. Olson" commercial. Mrs. Olson portrayed by Virginia Christine. Spot aired in the early 1970s. Narration tag by Fred Collins. Visit www.bionicdisco.com for 1970s pop culture fun.
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  • @Aventium
    @Aventium 4 роки тому +95

    Joe didn’t do shit. Couldn’t fix the car, complains about coffee. Up your game Joe!

    • @joijaxx
      @joijaxx 2 роки тому +1

      LMAO!

    • @skipeastport5529
      @skipeastport5529 2 роки тому

      Joe didn’t have time to make the coffee. I suspect he was busy making the doughnuts.

    • @joijaxx
      @joijaxx 2 роки тому

      @jett woodward 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @rosannepetersen9127
      @rosannepetersen9127 2 роки тому

      @jett woodward Ha!

    • @whaheydelee
      @whaheydelee 2 роки тому +10

      Hey, his wife isn't actually a genius either - "What's mountain grown?"

  • @stephenmarsh8269
    @stephenmarsh8269 3 роки тому +64

    I was a prop man on several of these commercials. I made the coffee. Ms Christine was the wife of Fritz Feld ( the Psychiatrist in 'Bringing Up Baby' who would sometimes visit our set.

    • @Juliaflo
      @Juliaflo 2 роки тому +6

      She also played Katherine Hepburn's bigoted colleague in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', right?

    • @jerrytemple7570
      @jerrytemple7570 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah. What a negative statement to his wife.

    • @johnmoreno7664
      @johnmoreno7664 11 місяців тому +1

      What a wast of my time,
      Can you give it back ??

    • @masterpaine9161
      @masterpaine9161 7 місяців тому

      Yeah. And I played as Superman

    • @LindaMerchant-bq2hp
      @LindaMerchant-bq2hp 2 місяці тому

      Wasn't she in bonanza

  • @RobertHiguera-zi6tu
    @RobertHiguera-zi6tu 6 місяців тому +11

    I remember those Folgers commercials with Mrs Olson love

  • @kristinadospoy7347
    @kristinadospoy7347 Рік тому +18

    Ms. Olsen reminds me of my grandma growing up. Those were the good days.

  • @graytonw5238
    @graytonw5238 5 місяців тому +4

    Just came here looking for Mrs. Olsen after watching Movies With Mark. I remember a lot of these commercials, but not this one. I was surprised to see Stephen Collins, this must have been back before he was more well-known.

    • @jek9911
      @jek9911 2 місяці тому

      @graytonw5238. I recognized him but didn't know his name.

  • @kwebster62
    @kwebster62 2 роки тому +26

    Ahh...the days of the 60 second commercial. :)

    • @BeingRomans829ed
      @BeingRomans829ed 2 роки тому +4

      And not 27 of them in a row before going back to the program.

    • @kwebster62
      @kwebster62 2 роки тому +3

      @@BeingRomans829ed Right. That's why I DVR almost everything and skip the commercials. Either that, or view streaming or DVD collections. Can't stand commercials today.

    • @aaronying4989
      @aaronying4989 Рік тому +3

      Yea when did commercials today become so long? And so loud and obnoxious.

    • @taroman7100
      @taroman7100 9 днів тому +1

      you said it! no non stop drugs yelling at you--everything sucks now!

  • @jeromelombardo6053
    @jeromelombardo6053 2 роки тому +18

    I drink Folger's coffee to this day. I love it sometimes I go to Chock Full O Nuts but Folgers is just the cats meow when it comes to coffee.

  • @davidcolumbia5792
    @davidcolumbia5792 5 місяців тому +3

    Star Trek connection! The actor playing the husband "Joe" is Stephen Collins. He played the character Commander Will Decker in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

  • @craigslist474
    @craigslist474 6 місяців тому +2

    Just tuned in to the last few minutes of Wagon Train and there was "Mrs. Olsen". So of course had to come and find some memories. ❤

  • @mirrorblue100
    @mirrorblue100 3 роки тому +14

    We had a coffee maker just like that one - made great coffee - when you brewed Folgers.

  • @alexandrazivkovic1688
    @alexandrazivkovic1688 4 роки тому +13

    To get the right coffee, you have to start with
    The right coffee

  • @AmericanSoldierSioux1969
    @AmericanSoldierSioux1969 3 місяці тому +1

    Just watched Virginia Christine on Wagon Train. Always a great actress!
    Thanks for posting & sharing.

  • @iamrichrocker
    @iamrichrocker 5 років тому +24

    Ms. Christine was a stellar part time cast member, playing various roles on radio show..Gunsmoke..Her voice on the show was iconic..

  • @AMSalley94
    @AMSalley94 Рік тому +3

    Watching this while drinking coffee in the morning.

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 2 роки тому +7

    What's V'Ger doing in my coffee?

  • @roberthiguera5346
    @roberthiguera5346 4 роки тому +6

    I remember the Folgers in the 70s I used to like those Folgers

  • @lilajagears8317
    @lilajagears8317 Місяць тому +2

    It is still my favorite coffee.

  • @rockyjaydog6447
    @rockyjaydog6447 3 роки тому +9

    the reason it is the best is because it is mountain grown. I feel bad for Mrs Olsen, no car and now they took her coffee too. What a pickle

    • @kwebster62
      @kwebster62 2 роки тому

      Technically, they didn't "take her coffee". She offered it. ;)

  • @RedPillRebel2
    @RedPillRebel2 3 місяці тому +1

    *dude* in this commercial also played the lou gerhig story i believe.

  • @emerybayblues
    @emerybayblues 6 років тому +15

    Stephen Collins :(

    • @gynandroidhead
      @gynandroidhead 6 років тому +5

      Yep

    • @gargantuaism
      @gargantuaism 4 роки тому +5

      @@gynandroidhead He wants to make coffee and invite the neighborhood girls over to watch TV.

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 3 місяці тому

    Hey, that’s homey from Star Trek:the Movie and 7th Heaven (Stephen Collins)

  • @benmiddleton9984
    @benmiddleton9984 5 років тому +4

    Cora vs mrs. Olson

  • @smoothbro9711
    @smoothbro9711 5 років тому +9

    I didn’t realize till now that Mrs Olsen had an accent well I was real young when that commercial came out

    • @gjnelsondotcom
      @gjnelsondotcom 5 років тому +4

      Smooth Bro She didn’t have an accent. The two Americans have the accents.

    • @gjnelsondotcom
      @gjnelsondotcom 5 років тому +7

      Smooth Bro Actually I just Googled her. Mrs. Olsen was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles. That was a 100% Mountain Grown Bullshit accent.

    • @lambikins
      @lambikins 4 роки тому +3

      Do your damn research! Christine was born Virginia Christine Ricketts in Stanton in Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa. She was of Swedish descent.
      Her accent was authentic! Swedes inhabited Iowa, you know

    • @lambikins
      @lambikins 4 роки тому +6

      I'm 100% Swedish. My Grandpa helped create this campaign in the 60's. Being Swedish, they were very proud that they used a Swedish accent and an actress with a Swedish family lineage.

    • @daniellaubach7544
      @daniellaubach7544 3 роки тому +1

      @@gjnelsondotcom Good one!! 😆!!

  • @thomascapitalmgt
    @thomascapitalmgt 3 роки тому +1

    Stephen Collins

  • @BillMarquez-uw6eh
    @BillMarquez-uw6eh 6 місяців тому +1

    It's mount and groan!!!!

  • @doublequin
    @doublequin 4 роки тому +9

    Mount and groan :D

  • @ronaldverschoor1828
    @ronaldverschoor1828 Рік тому +1

    By the way, that couple is divorced now.

  • @drobert55
    @drobert55 3 місяці тому

    With the guy who thought he was the next Robert Wagner!

  • @spectrum10
    @spectrum10 Рік тому

    I can hear the neighbor's dog barking in the first few seconds of this commercial

  • @sahej6939
    @sahej6939 9 місяців тому +1

    The 70s were strange

  • @demetriajones81
    @demetriajones81 3 роки тому +6

    Different coffees taste different...well duh lol 😆

  • @walterweddle7644
    @walterweddle7644 4 роки тому +11

    Let the thing make his own darned Java.

  • @jondoes7836
    @jondoes7836 4 місяці тому

    Can anyone identify the make & model of Mrs Olsen’s car or the car parked in the driveway?

  • @ohhhwolfy2536
    @ohhhwolfy2536 5 років тому +21

    At 0:10 - well, no sex for that guy for a year. I'm surprised she didn't slap him silly

    • @brianhowarth2112
      @brianhowarth2112 5 років тому

      What do you mean no sex? She has idea where he is getting it from.

    • @starwarsrebel2006
      @starwarsrebel2006 3 роки тому

      "That guy." Lol. He's a well-known actor. Star Trek: The Motion Picture and he was also in the TV series, "Tales of the Gold Monkey."

    • @yolandayb1
      @yolandayb1 3 роки тому +1

      Let him get it from Mrs. Olsen since her coffee is so much better!

    • @billhosko7723
      @billhosko7723 Рік тому

      Ideat (sic)

  • @RedPillRebel2
    @RedPillRebel2 3 місяці тому +1

    back when commercials were actually long...today they're 15 seconds of repetitive pounding their shhht product into your 🧠

  • @starwarsrebel2006
    @starwarsrebel2006 3 роки тому +4

    Lol, I'm amazed so many of the people in the comments don't recognize who that man is.

    • @emerybayblues
      @emerybayblues 3 роки тому +2

      Stephen Collins.

    • @charmedwhistle-stop6198
      @charmedwhistle-stop6198 2 роки тому

      I so recongnized him but couldn't place it!!!!

    • @ja-is2lf
      @ja-is2lf 9 місяців тому +2

      Stephen Collins...first saw him in Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. Sorry ladies, if you are 15 or older, he isn't interested. No joke.

  • @Thunder-acro
    @Thunder-acro 5 років тому +2

    Who is the actress playing the wife?

    • @BionicDisco
      @BionicDisco  5 років тому +4

      Not sure, wish I knew.

    • @fossefan
      @fossefan 2 роки тому

      @@BionicDisco I'm not 100 percent sure, but it could be Anne Archer.

    • @BionicDisco
      @BionicDisco  2 роки тому +1

      @@fossefan Not a bad guess at all. You may be right. =)

  • @jondstewart
    @jondstewart 4 роки тому +8

    She can’t make good coffee, but Mrs. Olson has a can of Folgers to save the day and make a good coffee. Seriously! How many brands did the average American household in 1973 use other than Folgers? Maxwell House? Maryland Club? Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts? Sanka if you didn’t want caffeine? Gourmet coffee and shops selling it was rare then!
    And Stephen Collins himself. You found out he had a dark side about 5 years ago!

    • @MVR326
      @MVR326 2 роки тому

      There was also 8 O'clock, and I heard A&P had their own brand which was said to be really good.. But, all those flavors and other fancy things were pretty much non existing

    • @toronado455
      @toronado455 2 роки тому +1

      Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts was the Wacky Packages!

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 2 роки тому +1

      @@toronado455 oh wow, I thought I was going the only one that remembered that well enough. I loved those and Crazy Labels!

    • @kwebster62
      @kwebster62 2 роки тому

      I still think it's a little strange to DRIVE to a coffee place to pay $3 to $5 for a coffee.

    • @pamelawinstead2655
      @pamelawinstead2655 2 роки тому +1

      Also Hills Bros

  • @Mike-pj1kv
    @Mike-pj1kv 2 роки тому +6

    "What's mountain grown?"
    Her answer "it's the richest coffee there is"
    Ask a stupid question...

    • @aaronying4989
      @aaronying4989 Рік тому

      Yea that wasn’t really a good question and didn’t really
      Answer it haha.

    • @billhosko7723
      @billhosko7723 Рік тому

      Make a "stupid" post...

  • @Ccg9024
    @Ccg9024 4 місяці тому +1

    “What’s mountain grown”
    It’s grown on a mountain lady.

  • @edreid7872
    @edreid7872 Рік тому +2

    The jerk that hated her coffee is Stephen Collins.. Accused of having an affair with an underage girl..He was kicked off his TV show, and I believe served time, and eventually blacklisted...

    • @ja-is2lf
      @ja-is2lf 9 місяців тому

      Yep, he admitted to abusing underaged girls in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. For younger Star Trek fans, he was in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and played Captain/Commander Decker of the USS Enterprise before the return of Admiral/Captain Kirk. 🤔

  • @NoHomerS
    @NoHomerS Рік тому

    🎶 I love coffee, sweet and hot.
    Oops, Mrs. Olsen I'm a coffee pot🎶

  • @andrewbhurvitz6298
    @andrewbhurvitz6298 2 роки тому +7

    2021: "Mrs. Olsen"
    "Mr. Olsen."
    "Oh I'm sorry. I thought...."
    "You thought wrong. My car broke down in front of your house. And my phone died."
    "And?"
    "Maybe you could make me some coffee. I need it to swallow my medication."
    "Yeah, sure. I'll run to Starbucks."
    "Can't your husband make it?"
    "My boyfriend! No. He has to drive Uber today and later on he's a delivery driver for Door Dash and your car is blocking the driveway of our rental house."
    "Oh I'm sorry. I forgot my mask too."
    "Mask? We don't believe in THAT virus."
    "Ok. Don't get angry. I already had THAT virus."
    "Just move your crappy car off our street and let my boyfriend get to work and don't get all political about this."

  • @jettrink7510
    @jettrink7510 3 роки тому +2

    Mrs Olson was stacked.

  • @deanwinchester3356
    @deanwinchester3356 4 роки тому +3

    So you need to make your coffee better to make your boyfriend like you? Weird.

    • @shellyblanchard5788
      @shellyblanchard5788 4 роки тому +2

      They were selling the coffee, not the relation of the couple. They were saying Folgers were better than the others. It was to promote the coffee.
      It wasn't a soap opera.

    • @MrScottie68
      @MrScottie68 3 роки тому +5

      Judging by your photo, you weren’t alive during the era when this commercial was made so it may be hard for you to understand. First of all the manufacturer is undoubtedly portraying them as a married couple since they are in a home together and secondly, it was very commonplace for women in that time to be Homemakers and generally accepted that preparation of meals, coffee etc that would make the husband happy after working was an important part of homemaking. I grew up during that era and my mom and the moms of friends were always at home.

    • @gaterunner64
      @gaterunner64 3 роки тому +3

      @@MrScottie68 I grew up in the same era, it was only much later as an adult that I was able to discern the patronizing attitudes that were imbued in print ads and television commercials. As someone said earlier in the thread, Jim can't fix the car, but nothing is said about his inability to do so.

    • @billhosko7723
      @billhosko7723 Рік тому

      As was/is yer post...

  • @cainzereda5538
    @cainzereda5538 2 роки тому

    Bustelo was better.