Joan Crawford Pan Am commercial

“When I fly, I [bold]try[/bold] to fly Pan Am”.

I sure as hell didn’t write this shit.

I can't wait until Joan runs into Miss Upper Deck.

Back in the day, only PanAm and TWA flew internationally. (I mean US airlines, of course -- there were plenty of foreign carriers.)

I would have made her fly Scooby-Doo Airlines and save five dollars.

She was usually too shit-faced to know what airline she was on.

R6 so long as there wasn’t a wire hanger in sight she didn’t care what airline she was on.

[quote]She was usually too shit-faced to know what airline she was on.

Miss Crawford never got "shit-faced." How dare you. A high ball at dinner, a cocktail at social functions, a light refreshment on the set is hardly "shit-faced" as you call it.

R8 Is that why Hedda had to write that piece about Our Joan being so loaded in Cannes that she had to be POURED into a Convair?

R3 is right. During Deregulation, only two US airlines flew to Europe. And Joan was right to say the price was the same...back then. In that era, with no competition on price, the airlines distinguished themselves on service and branding. Celebrity endorsements could be a boost, too. Henry Fonda swore by Continental, and Eastern was widely known as Astronaut Frank Borman's airline. But I guess Mrs. Alfred Steele also sold a few tickets for Big Blue.

Sorry, BEFORE Deregulation!

omg. there's so many ways you can go with this. lol. This is a goldmine. "I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Continental." "Please, Barbara! Barbara, please. Fly Pan Am, Barbara!"

Here's Joan's prior cash-grab, where she struggles visibly and mightily not to BEAT THIS CHILD ACTOR

Don't fuck with Pan Am, fellas. This ain't my first time at a quid pro quo.

Wish I could find a link to one Tonight Show appearance. Joan was clearly drunk and repeatedly took swigs out of a large Pepsi bottle.

Joan was Johnny's very first guest on The Tonight Show (October 1, 1962) but I don't believe she ever appeared with him again - maybe a guest host - and there is no saved tape of her segment.

R12 - I absolutely Iove this promo - very creative and captivating - even though Joan want to throw the kid into the freezer.

R12, that was for the Pepsi board.

Where’s the liquor cart?

Note holding on for dear life to the chair for support. How many takes were there for her to pretend to be sober just to walk three steps to the chair?

She was making Spanish Dinnah, but only if she could find Spanish sausage at the supermarket.

R8 Do take note…

She should have flown the Grace L. Ferguson Airline & Storm Door Company.

"Please hold onto the straps as we take off. You people flying Coach don't have straps...."