The Clapper lady, Mrs. Fletcher ("I've fallen and I can't get up") and the "Where's the beef" lady (Clara Peller) have all become commercial icons, and all did not achieve fame until late in life.
I remember seeing this commercial when I was a kid and thinking the Clapper was a pretty cool idea. As an adult I think: How lazy do you have to be to get one of these things? Yikes!
Me too! I was between 2 and 4 years old, and would also run out of the room whenever the commercial came on (I can even still remember how I felt). How old were you?
Christmas is just not Christmas without the old Clapper Lady.
R.I.P. Old lady at the end of the commercial. lol
Sad to think that half of those places where it was available are gone now.
the old lady at the end classic
It was around in 1981?! Wow!
I like the double take the old lady makes at the end.
the level of unnecessary on that double take sends it to legendville.
The Clapper lady, Mrs. Fletcher ("I've fallen and I can't get up") and the "Where's the beef" lady (Clara Peller) have all become commercial icons, and all did not achieve fame until late in life.
Another one that needs the tune to be turned into a 10 hour loop here on youtube
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Looks like the old woman just clapped off her pacemaker.
43nostromo it’s a tv... I’m guessing the went to sleep with it on, but after midnight the the cable used to go off, so she woke up and clapped it off.
George Wallace...👌
The moral of the story is, if you want to make a commercial that will last a lifetime use an old lady and you will be remembered forever.
This commercial was from 1984.
I remember Woolworth.
Now the old lady would just yell “Alexa”
Or Siri.
I remember seeing this commercial when I was a kid and thinking the Clapper was a pretty cool idea. As an adult I think: How lazy do you have to be to get one of these things? Yikes!
The problem with the clapper was if you had the light and the tv plugged in to the same outlet, the light would go off but the tv would turn on
Do I need permission to put a clip of this in my UA-cam video?
The Clapper. best investion to pull pranks on those who have one. (or using the "other" clapper and just press buttons all day)
You mean like the clapper plus?
I used to be terrified of the old lady in this commercial as a kid. Like I'd run screaming out of the room if this commercial came on. No clue why.
Me too! I was between 2 and 4 years old, and would also run out of the room whenever the commercial came on (I can even still remember how I felt). How old were you?
What if someone's respirator was connected to the clapper and the old prune was paralyzed....
this is great for when im too drunk to turn my shit off!! im buying this now
lol
(0:22) ...She was serious about that thing wasn't she!?!?
just plug in the clllapper