Thread: Forget it, old people. No more TV for you

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Is that the "Where's The Beef" lady?

(younger guys wont understand this question)

No, unfortunately, Clara "where's the beef" Peller died about 20 years ago. I bet the younger people among us are wondering what we are talking about.

Clara Peller (August 4, 1902 – August 11, 1987), was an American character actress who, at the age of 81, starred in the 1984 "Where's the beef?" advertising campaign for the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain. Peller's "Where's the beef" line became an instant catch phrase, with even presidential candidate Walter Mondale using it. Despite the immense popularity of the advertising campaign, Peller was fired by Wendy's in 1985 after declaring that she had "found the beef" in an advertisement for Prego Plus pasta sauce.[1]

Here is her claim to fame:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0

Don