Test of your age
 

How many of you remember this phrase?

"Salami Salami Boloni" (actually spelled bologna)

I will give you a hint. It was a line in a show that also had "I yam what I yam!" Anyway, I just recall this as being one of those kid phrases back in the 60's.

it was a cartoon that would play on saturday mornings

You're getting warmer!

Here's another hint "Be-low-me-down"

heheh Popeye

I yam what I yam
 

A really old Popeye..

Latenight,

This is the only reference I could find on the Popeye episode I was thinking of:

http://honeysucklesummer.atlblogs.co...es/002216.html

Do you think you can find this one on youtube? The one where the strangely slurpy-looking natives would bow down to their king in fluid s-shaped movements... bowing once, murmuring "salami"... bowing twice, murmuring "salami"... bowing the third time, "exclaiming "boloni"

OK, now for test #2...

How many of you remember the "Frito Bandito"??

Hint: Popular food commercial....

(Bonus points if you can recite his jingle)

DEFINITELY BEFORE MY TIME :) (for the most part)
Aye, yii, yii, yiiii,
I am dee Frito Bandito.
I love Frito's Corn Chips,
I love dem I do.
I love Frito's Corn Chips,
I take dem from you.

Aye, yii, yii, yiiii,
Oh, I am the Frito Bandito.
Give me Frito Corn chips
And I'll be your friend.
The Frito Bandito
You must not offend.
Aye, yii, yii, yiiii,
I like to eat Fritos
I like to I do.
If you have some Fritos,
I'll eat them for you!

You nailed it!

Amazing the power of the Internet. Thanks Latenight!

:hifive:

Ha! Ofcourse I remember the Frito Bandito! I remember as a child noticing that we'd not seen or heard of the Frito Bandito for some time, and my mother explaining to me that the Mexican community, up in arms over the perceived slight, had forced Frito Lay to "retire" the colorful character from their advertisements. Thus, the Bandito became one of the first victims of "political correctness".

The bastards ! :D As I was watching that youtube video, I was reminded of some of the old speedy consales (sp?) cartoon. And it would always display all the other mexican mice as lazy and drunk. ;)

"no no señor, it is time for siesta"

Speedy Gonzales wasn't before my time, but Frito Bandito definitely was. I've never heard of him in my life. :confused:

Just follow the bouncing frito.
 

That's right you heard me. Sing along and follow the bouncing frito.

LOL, I knew this voice sounded familiar. It's freakin' Bugs Bunny. http://www.caseyjones.net/frito.gif

I did some digging and found that Frito Bandito's voice actor was Melvin Blanc who was also the voice actor for (you guessed it) Bugs Bunny, Speedy Gonzales, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Barney Rubble.

Great find! Thanks for posting and sharing. I had no idea that the Frito Bandito's voice was Mel Blanc's.