Don’t Forget: Roll-N-Roaster Had Commercials


by on Aug 18th, 2009

Remember when commercials weren’t about the latest, greatest anti-depression pills that cause anal leakage? Remember when you could watch TV commercials for businesses in your neighborhood? Remember when annoying jingles would assault your head-meats and get stuck there for all… friggin’… day?

We do, too! And in honor of those memories, we’re bringing you the BEST commercial for a local business EVER!

Roll-N-Roaster, the fast food that’s not so fast, created a series of commercials over its nearly 40-year existence, but the above one is the original (I think…). The kitschy commercial stars George Bettinger, a comedian, impressionist, jingle writer and – apparently – an actor. Unfortunately for Bettinger, commercial jingles went out of vogue, but luckily Youtube brings everything back for a second life. There’s a second video on the Roll-N-Roaster website that’s even more hilarious (and unembeddable) that features dancing waitresses and a guy with the porn star look that was so hip with the lads back then.

Enjoy, and we sincerely hope you find yourself humming the tune during your god-awful bagged lunch at work. As for us, well, we’re gonna go get a roast beef sammich and cheese fries made not-so-fast.

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  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisanne001 Lisanne!

    It’s funny how I never attributed anything special to seeing local businesses advertise on TV. Most of the ads for local businesses (mostly Emmons Avenue restaurants) were 15 second spot with a photo of the interior and a voiceover. And mostly seen at 3AM.

    People were SUPPOSED to come here to eat.

    When I was young one could still watch test patterns at 3AM. And watch Modern Farmer at 6AM.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisanne001/ Lisanne!

    It’s funny how I never attributed anything special to seeing local businesses advertise on TV. Most of the ads for local businesses (mostly Emmons Avenue restaurants) were 15 second spot with a photo of the interior and a voiceover. And mostly seen at 3AM.

    People were SUPPOSED to come here to eat.

    When I was young one could still watch test patterns at 3AM. And watch Modern Farmer at 6AM.

  • http://whitetrashbbq.blogspot.com/ BrooklynQ

    I don’t remember seeing that commercial, but I remember seeing one with a guy in white shoes dancing.

  • http://whitetrashbbq.blogspot.com BrooklynQ

    I don’t remember seeing that commercial, but I remember seeing one with a guy in white shoes dancing.

  • Dana

    LOL.. loved the orgasmic burger look — and shouldn’t everything in life come with “free cheez” :)

    I didnt know they had one in staten island. Didnt they used to have one in manhattan as well?

  • Dana

    LOL.. loved the orgasmic burger look — and shouldn’t everything in life come with “free cheez” :)

    I didnt know they had one in staten island. Didnt they used to have one in manhattan as well?

  • Anonymous

    I wish they still delivered

  • clare

    I wish they still delivered

  • william

    wow this certainly blew my mind

  • william

    wow this certainly blew my mind

  • Georgebettinger

    Dear Dana
    That was a great way to descibe how I looked when I took that first bite.
    best
    George

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1643980010 Marie Friedman

    The Roll ‘N’ Roaster commercial with the singing waitresses and “porn star” guy is STILL airing on cable – I believe it is on Cablevision Channel 61. I see it all the time and laugh just as hard every time.

  • BKLYNRULZ

    Sorry, but the best local Brooklyn store commercials were the Crazy Eddie commercials.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RON6KB5HMRHTKIYTK6HFBLVVZ4 orly r

    I remember seeing this commercial on WTZA (Poughkepsie) in 1992.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rdfernadez Robert Fernandez

    I never noticed the typo at the end of this commercial: “Sheepsheads Bay” I wonder if that’s why I don’t remember ever seeing this on Tv.

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