While we're rummaging through YouTube to find old wine ads, we might as well devote a page to a series of commercials which was warmly embraced back in the '80s and is still fondly remembered today.
Bartles and Jaymes Wine Coolers were hawked by a pair of homespun "winemakers," Frank Bartles and Ed Jaymes. The pair were reportedly loosely based on Ernest and Julio Gallo themselves. The 30-second spots were comedic in nature and always ended with the Frank Bartles character saying, "Thank you for your support." In fact, it was Frank who said everything. I don't remember Ed ever having a spoken line.
E & J Gallo still produce the wine coolers and malt beverages that make up their Bartles & Jaymes line of products. Nowadays, they come in a whole slew of flavors, too, like Blue Hawaiian, Mojito and Sangria.
So, crack open a wine cooler, sit back and enjoy some bona-fide 1980s television.
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 1
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 2
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 3
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 4
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 5
Bartles and Jaymes spoof on Conan O'Brien in 1994
Bartles and Jaymes Wine Coolers were hawked by a pair of homespun "winemakers," Frank Bartles and Ed Jaymes. The pair were reportedly loosely based on Ernest and Julio Gallo themselves. The 30-second spots were comedic in nature and always ended with the Frank Bartles character saying, "Thank you for your support." In fact, it was Frank who said everything. I don't remember Ed ever having a spoken line.
E & J Gallo still produce the wine coolers and malt beverages that make up their Bartles & Jaymes line of products. Nowadays, they come in a whole slew of flavors, too, like Blue Hawaiian, Mojito and Sangria.
So, crack open a wine cooler, sit back and enjoy some bona-fide 1980s television.
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 1
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 2
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 3
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 4
Bartles and Jaymes Ad 5
Bartles and Jaymes spoof on Conan O'Brien in 1994
