Sunday, January 04, 2009

If it's not your mother, it must be Howard Johnson's

Danielle and I are spending a few days up in Minnesota with Aber and Molly. As is usually the case with this particular friend group, my love of all things Howard Johnson's has been discussed several times. I enjoy it, even though I get laughed at. It's okay, though: I'm used to it.

Anyhow, perhaps this early 1980's-ish advertising campaign is one of the reasons Howard Johnson's began its steady decline into oblivion:

2 comments:

Barb said...

Funny! I remember that commercial. Howard johnsons had awesome milkshakes and pecan pie!

Unknown said...

no doubt. no more grilled cheese and vanilla milkshakes for us. =(