I worked at Worthington Ford in1980, as a Security guard, and met Cal twice. He used to come in driving a 5 or 6 year old car, always smiling. I sure miss him.
I worked at a studio in San Diego and Cal did a commercial with Snoop Dog! Both gentlemen were pretty chill, and Cal was really nice and chatted with me for a while!
@@notoriousbastards11 It's true. He would drive his used cars because he owned them. But from what I remember, he would never take a car off the line at the main lot, he had an auxiliary lot over by the airport and he would take cars from there to drive. He did a lot of filming over there on that lot as well you can see the airport towers in the background.
@@jaminova_1969Cal was into R&B, he really was. I forget the year, but I remember this: I was at a WAR concert at the Greek Theater (Hollywood), and the band members are out there warming up individually, just a racket of everybody playing their instrument. All of a sudden, one of the guys starts playing the Go See Cal jingle on his guitar, just a few notes. The audience chuckles. Then a couple more play it and the next thing you know, they’re kind of jamming it! The audience loves it, and then one of the players points to the front row and says, “Good to see you, Cal.” Sure enough, it’s Cal (or his double), sitting in the front row. I might have been a marketing gimmick, but he was dressed down, not wearing his trademark cowboy hat or coat, so not really looking like he was trying to get noticed. Best of all, the dude stayed for the whole show. If it WAS a marketing ploy, I’m glad he was interested in getting business from that demographic. RIP Cal (and Spot, too!).
I grew up watching his commercials as a kid and never got tired of them. This takes me back and I'm full of nostalgia. Thanks for the memories Cal. You seemed like a good man. RIP.
I remember watching his commercials in Houston during the late 80's. I now live in Long Beach and his grandson just sold the last Cal Worthington dealership
I was watching these on the Oddity Archive one night, and my fiancee heard the jingle and came running. He's originally from Southern California and remembers these commercials fondly.
I actually just bought a car from what used to be Cal Worthington Ford today! The sales guy mentioned that to me and I was like "I'm old enough to remember those commercials. He always had an animal of some sort with him and he always called the animal 'my dog, Spot'!!"
I still remember good ol' Cal. He was on air a long time. His commercials sure to beat all the ruddy pharmaceutical commercials that dominate the tube today.
+totallypreposterous When I was a kid, I always thought that was what they were saying!! I thought I was the only one!! Ask my Dad! He remembers me asking him that 30+ years ago....lol
Most people don't know Cal Worthington was a pilot in WW2 29 missions over Germany in a B-17. He also trained pilots and many of those pilots he trained became the first astronauts for NASA. He continued his love for aviation and kept on flying he never really had any interest in cars he just wanted to fly so he got into the car business because he knew how expensive aviation was. There is a interview where he talks about this on RU-vid not sure where I saw it once.
I had to sit through all of these lengthy Cal commercials year after year between Frankenstein and Dracula movies in the 70s and I have to admit, I miss Cal. The dude had heart and soul that has not been seen to this day.
I remember staying up late with insomnia as a child in the late 1980s,and watching all the TV shows & late night movies that were on in the middle of the night,& I would always see Cal Worthington & some random animal(Spot)along with Ernest,"know what I mean,Vern?"
Sad to hear his family is closing the last dealership. Remember watching these commercials in the 80's and that awesome jingle. Go see Cal, not pussy cow.
Pete Ellis now publishes Spa Magazine out of NYC -- he became a very successful dude. He lives like Jed Clampett -- believe me, I got to know him in 2016-2018 before I retired and I reminded him of his car dealership days ... he would only say "that was a lifetime ago."
@@skyscraper14, never underestimate the power of a classic jingle. The other one which sticks in So. CA brains is still used today. "Oh you won't get a lemon...at Toyota of Orange."
Good old days, miss them .Most of used cars have increased in valuation in forty years, if regularly maintained, and highly sought. Built Ford Tough. A 70's/80's Bronco or pickup with less than a thousand miles on it auctions for nearly $100,000. Even Escorts and Pintos sell for $$$$
The dealership is about to be sold to the Shaver Group, as announced by his grandson Nick to ABC7 Eyewitness News. It will be renamed BP Ford in a couple of months and retain all employees.
Sometimes, we hear lyrics wrong. If you believe the lyrics were "P**** Cow", fine, but the lyrics R "Go See Cal". Without that loud guitar playing, the words should sound clear as crystal.
My college girlfriend heard the same thing. I remember versions of his commercials that actually had "Go See Cal" blinking on the screen while the song was playing, so I put two and two together.
I got here because Ozzy Osborne said in his book he use to sit up all night doing coke watching Cal when Ozzy said they use to say Cal and his dog Spot amd the dog was really a alligator or tiger I had to see it lol well worth it!!
Even Call us collect, that would be confusing to some people today, back in the day when using landline & when calling local it didnt cost xtra, now if you called a different city, now it cost xtra & if your calling someone in a different state it was hella expensive, so if you call them collect they will pay for phone charges. What a salesman cal was.
I’m in my thirties now and to this day, I always thought he was saying pussy cow, and fell in love with this commercial as a kid. Even when searching if this video was on RU-vid… it showed up when I typed “pussy cow car commercial”
I’m a 90s baby born in 1990. If this commercial was on the you’ve stayed up too late now you gotta watch spooky commercials till you fall asleep. Generally if your weren’t e sleep after the Simpson show went off after about 1030, 11 you’re screwed
Me and my buddy went there and Csl and his chimp. The chimp sat on my lap chitter sure had big arms and hands. The chimp looked in my eyes and kind stared a second, my heart skipped s beat, then the chimp jumped off went with Cal awesome day
Yeah this was my life, once upon a time, in So. Cal. Get fucked up. Go eat tacos. Arrive home about 2:30am. Watch Star Trek (original of course) with lots of Cal Worthington commercials everywhere. Then watch Dr. Gene Scott to repent from my sins from 2-3 hours ago. Then get ready for work. Yup, this was my life, once upon a time.
