Andy Lambros filmed the Oscar Mayer bologna commercial, “The Little Fisherman,” that made him a commercial icon. Andy said: “It only took me an hour to learn the song because my two (older) sisters helped me.”
This Oscar Mayer commercial first aired in 1974 and aired continually for at least a decade after that.
Originally the plan was to recruit dozens of kids who would each sing a little bit of the song. The idea was that it would show how everyone loved Oscar Mayer bologna, and they filmed that for the commercial. The film crew had a few minutes of daylight left and asked if there was anyone there who could sing the song from start to finish. Andy Lambros said he could and did…and that’s why he asks, “How’s that?” at the end. When they were reviewing the footage, they knew that was the commercial they needed to use.
After this happened they started to add ad-libs in more commercials.
My Bologna has a first name,
It’s O-S-C-A-R.
My bologna has a second name,
It’s M-A-Y-E-R.
Oh I love to eat it everyday,
And if you ask me why I’ll say,
Cause’ Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A!!!!
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I still love this commercial. Thank you for posting. It brings back sweet memories!
I know…it’s a fun one. It does bring back a lot of memories but don’t blame me if you are singing this all day long lol.
Haha…singing and eating Oscar Mayer sandwiches. I won’t blame you.
There needs to be some kind of urban legend about that kid– like he grew up to play Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years or something… that was a memorable commercial for sure!
Yea we should make one up and start our own.
It will stick in your head.
You gotta love his facial expression when he says ‘How’s that’?
A classic commercial! Bet 2/3 of us in our 50s now still remember the jingle!
I’ve been singing the damn thing all day now.
You bet I sang along to that one!
I have been singing it all day! I am glad someone else is also
Unforgettable. What an adorable little kid.
Oh, the memories… We grew up with some cute commercials. Excellent revisit!
Yes we did…. it’s so corporate today
And, mind-numbingly stupid.
That is a better description! You win
😆