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Jim's_Red_Book_"Southern_Bread"

Jim's Red Book "Southern Bread"

Southern Bread commercial at Yankee Stadium.

SouthernBreadRailroad

Jim Henson and Frank Oz lie on railroad tracks to record the "Locomotive" spot.

Sixteen commercials featuring the Southern Colonel were produced between 1965 and 1966 for Southern Bread. The commercials are thought to be the first examples of the Muppets filming on location and are a series of eight-second, one-gag spots. Filming for the initial eight ads took place in September 1965, with further commercials being shot the following summer.[1]

In each commercial, the Southern Colonel would say "I’d do anything for Southern Bread..." and would then proceed to perform an extreme act, such as jumping out of a window, breaking the sound barrier, or going to Yankee Stadium.

List of titles[]

(acquired from a visit to the Henson Archives by Muppet Wiki)

Picture Title Description
SouthernBread-Elephants
Elephants Not even a herd of elephants could stop the Colonel's love of Southern Bread (so he says).
SouthernBread-Football
Football The Colonel punts a loaf through a field goal.
SouthernBread-JetPlane
Jet Plane The Colonel tries to break the sound barrier, causing his aircraft to explode.
SouthernBread-Locomotive
Locomotive The Colonel tries to stop a speeding train with his bare hands.
SouthernBread-Mountain
Mountain The Colonel climbs the highest mountain, only to fall off.
SouthernBread-LetYouDown
Never Lets You Down The Colonel makes a jump from the Empire State Building, but Southern Bread doesn't let him down.
SouthernBread-North
North Pole The Colonel would even drive North for Southern Bread, but goes too far North.
Noimage
Paid to Loaf The Colonel loves working in a bread factory because he and the crew are paid to loaf.
Astronaut-SouthernCol
Rocket Ship The Colonel tries to go to the Moon for Southern Bread.
SouthernBread-Cannon
Shot from Cannon The Colonel is fired from a cannon and moans, "Why do I do these things for Southern Bread?"
Noimage
William Tell The Colonel, having an apple shot from his head by arrow, hopes William Tell isn't a Northerner.
SouthernBread
Yankee Stadium The Colonel finds the crowd very receptive at Yankee Stadium.


Additional titles include "Desert," "Gorilla," "Swim It," and "Terrible Thing."

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