My father owned a Dodge and Plymouth dealership from around 1934 to 1969, and each summer Chrysler Corporation would debut the new vehicles for the coming year. We were in the Dallas Region so we would drive about 4 hours to Dallas to see the new vehicles. Chrysler would make a big production of it and would have off Broadway type groups perform a theme type show between the presentation of all the new vehicles. It was really great entertainment with a lot of skits, singing, dancing, and lots of beautiful ladies. In 1964 I was 17 when we went to the new car showing. I am almost certain they played this short movie before they introduced the new 1965 Dodge trucks. Back then trucks would go years with one body style that never changed from year to year. One year we had a truck that didn’t sell before the next years truck came out. There were no changes from year to year, and the truck had close to 0 miles on it, so Daddy sent the title back to Dodge and they issued a new title showing the truck was the next year’s model. They only did that on trucks, and it was rare, but the government stopped that practice a couple of years later. I also remember when Daddy received the first truck that cost $2000.00. He didn’t think any farmer would ever pay that much for a truck. Times have changed.
In SF,CA in the 60's every year they had a Truck Show. Every brand and all the semi's. In those days you could climb in and check everything out. I was 10 and my father took me every year, after all he was a Trucker. Good Times!
You're hanging out with the wrong crowd darlin'. She certainly isn't out here on this little idiot box twerking or whatever they do. If you put up a legitimate personal ad saying you want a natural beautiful woman to treat like a lady and respect as a woman, and you follow the "Mike Pence rule" which has been around long before Mike pence was VP? Then you'll find her. But please remember, you can't have your cake and eat it too. if you want a lady, then you are to be a gentleman at all times - all eyes on her. Forever. And please don't be fooled.. when you take a closer look at the Andy Griffith show? those women worked, contributed to the homes financially.. they were respected. They were the pharmacist, teachers, and if you take a very close look - who was the worst gossip on that show? Wasn't clara.. it was Floyd! The barbershop was a hen house. You didn't put your hands on a woman - you weren't allowed to abandon your family.. if you did, you'd better go clear to the other side of the country - and the men in town knew that... Didn't dare. I worked in South America - there was a man who was sitting on a street corner sort of beat up - and I had asked about him.. it was explained that he was driven out of his village. The men exiled him. - he had been bothering young women and girls, drunk, hitting his wife.. so the men took him out behind the barn end took care of it. if you want a lady to stay a lady - then gentleman need to be men, in action. Women have been forced to become more aggressive because of the amount of responsibility put on them - they're now expected by courts, to bring home the bacon, cook it, and clean up the pan they bought. one of the things I admire most in martial arts is the strength of the men throwing that punch so hard and so fast, and being able to stop on a hair on your nose.. now that's a sexy man that can let a lady be a lady. Knows when to use it, and knows when to put it away. Strength with control Just like a lady!
Yeah why don't we look things up and consider the source the source on a juicy story like this, or non-story, will most likely somebody who's trying to make money, get you to buy a book, magazine or click. apparently there were rumors of affairs on the side of marriages with both Andy and Don - we don't know, so let's not go there. This is the world wide web. You just permanently potentially slandered someone without facts what we do know, information that came directly from his mouth is that Don knotts came from a very difficult childhood, father was an alcoholic, domestic abuse - he was under the care of a psychiatrist for many years and suffered from depression. we didn't learn this because he committed a crime and went to court and use this as an excuse to get off. According to his daughter maybe? Some family member in an interview who is present at the deathbed reported... as he was passing away, he was still joking to the point where people had to leave the room cuz they didn't want to laugh at a deathbed scene. But in this case.. they probably should have stayed cuz that's what a comedian looks for. see if you can find interviews of credible people talking into a camera where it's not cut and edited... Don't get anything second or third hand - those people are in business to sell you something. There should be plenty of interviews of Don knotts speaking for himself all over youtube.. just click and learn, before you burn someone please I'm just reminding you of something you already know. Have a nice day!
I bought a new 69 Dodge Power Wagon Camper Special, loaded. 383 V8 all power, PTO winch, except windows. I still have it, it's a tank with just 75k miles. Really hated to see them crash one in this video.
At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="810">13:30</a> that is one of the most complete and utterly thorough and visually satisfying destructive crashes I've ever seen.
Wow! I loved this promo film. The super cool trucks and the the comedy that only Don Knotts could deliver. Playing a Barney like character in ever film he ever made never became boring.
I love it when he's behind the wheel of the pick up and he's looking out the window and making his eye bug out! lol He always just cracked me up and. that line.....the "big payload" line...lol
I was born in '65,and in elementary school I had a chum I played little league with,his dad had a double cab with a camper shell.He was the local Little Debbie guy.Got to ride in it a few times (I think it had a 3-on -the- tree shifter).Thought it was very cool!
This was never meant for the general public so you wouldn't have seen it unless you were a Dodge dealer or salesman, or maybe attending the stockholders meeting.
I love at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="172">2:52</a> when he says, "Men, ladies, men ladies and men..." Don Knotts is one of my favorite actors of all time. You were smart to put his clip in the thumbnail instead of Dodge (although Dodge had some damned good trucks back then, and the Powerwagon was super. Don got me here. Isn't he a national treasure?
If you're a big fan of Don Knotts, you know the Move, "The Love God?" with a character, "Osborne Tramaine" so that puts things into perspective about this Channel, I love Cars.... love Car Commercials......BUT. Don Knots is my most favorite Actor and Comedian
I think the area where they crashed the Dodge was filmed either at Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, California or at Corriganville over the hill from Chatsworth in Simi Valley, California.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="825">13:45</a> they should have had a perfect non-wrecked truck hidden at the bottom and come roaring up. "Greatest Truck Ever Built"
My best friend Dennis used to have a Power Wagon of about the same year, only it was a butt-ugly Dodge (stock?) orange and had a massive home built grill guard (that I found for him in a salvage yard!). He used to call it his "Dawg" - and we treated it like, one bashing through the hills and rocks of Colorado.
There's a lot of things from Yesteryear that would not be allowed today, because we live in the "Politically Correct" era, anything and everything offends somebody! Society needs to take a good shit and loosen up a bit, can you imagine a show like, "Married With Children" being produced today, it would never make it to the air waves, because it would offend somebody!
Check out <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="574">9:34</a>, look how narrow that cab is. Can you imagine being in an accident? Absolutely no crumple zone to absorb energy. This was when the people were the crumple zone. lol
Don Knotts was one of my favorite actors. They don't build trucks like that anymore. Back then they were made with pure steel and a man could work on them when they broke down. Thanks for sharing! Never seen this one.
Ah, yes. You could service or rebuild every darn part on it. Though....they were underpowered, had brakes illegally unsafe by modern standards, got horrible per -horsepower mpg, steered poorly even with a giant ships' wheel, and made a one star crash rating look like a lofty goal. I absolutely love mine!
I thought the video title said Don Knotts and DON WIlson, from "The Jack Benny Show." The idea of the two of them together sounded like epic comedy. But then I realized I was wrong. LOL
Despite some, really, bad process(or, have I become too jaded?), I enjoyed the heck out of this. We, even, got Dick Wilson! Thank-you, for posting!(keep it, going!)
Yes, you're Jaded, no one has seen this film in over 50 years and it's old and damaged, red color and water spots. Plus it cost money (my money) even to get it into this state to present, it was in worse condition.
Don Knotts never shied away from making a buck, he actually did a book about building and repairing with Concrete for Quikrete......Somehow I'm guessing Don Knotts knew very little about concrete.
I think people are getting spoiled. I had a real truck, an IH Travelall with only 14 thousand miles.......I sold it cause I hated driving it....it was loud...with rattles and not smooth at all.......it was pure truck.....it wore me out! Sold it......I admit it, I'm spoiled, I enjoy old cars and riding in them, but old trucks...no...had my share and am done with them.....
Just bought a 1965 Dodge D100. Long bed, 318, 3 speed, RWD. Basic as you can get. 70,000 miles engine needs a rebuild it blew all the gaskets. Cant wait to get this thing back to the way it was in 1965.
Actually, there was a mid-year change in 65. Early 65's had the earlier 62-3-4 grill with dual headlights, and late 65's had the pie tin single headlight grill like the 66-7's I didn't know this until I bought mine. I thought the seller was wrong and it was a 66 but he was correct, mine is a late 65.
Met Don Knotts in Dallas back years ago when he was doing FINA gas commercials. Very withdrawn guy that didn't like to mingle with anyone after filming. He would go back to his dressing room and stay to himself mostly.
He might have had a bad day when you saw him because I've heard many stories to the contrary. He had a home very close to me in Maine and heard some great stories.