California people!

[Sean]

I assume Cal Worthington is long dead, he was about a hundred years old when I lived there twenty odd years ago. But I assume the dealership still exists. Do they still run the TV ads?

 

[Chelveston]

I assume Cal Worthington is long dead, he was about a hundred years old when I lived there twenty odd years ago. But I assume the dealership still exists. Do they still run the TV ads?

They sold the last Worthington Group dealership recently.
Cal Worthington on Wikipedia

 

[spacekowboy]

Yeah the dealerships are no more. Not that I'd ever drive all the way to Bellflower to buy a car.

 

[Sean]

I don't know what brought it to mind. But I suddenly remembered Cal Worthington and his dog Spot and that annoying "go see Cal" jingle.

 

[lazy_literotic]

I think one time a car ran over his toes haha.

 

[PaxNurgle]

Anyone remember Ed Babarra from Furniture USA? Those commercials aired at roughly the same time period. Dude would talk about five words per second, saying "hikids,EdBabarraFurnatureUSAblablabla....Comeonedowntofurnatureusa, we'llhelpyougetstartedinthecreditworldblablabla...bye kids." I kind of remember there was some weird story with that guy being involved in some shady dealings involving a mining company, but I don't remember the details of that. I just remember his loud, fast talking furniture commercials.