These old videos are so cool to watch

What a great historical clip that puts the real Colonel Sanders in a good light - unlike the hokey new commercials that are airing these days.

Years before Sanders died he was mortified with the cost-cutting changes in his recipes and methods after selling the rights to his restaurants and image. He was most angry about the changes in the gravy. He was a stickler about all of the aspects of his meals but considered the gravy "most sacred" . He referred to it (the changed recipe gravy) as "sludge" and "wallpaper paste". He stayed involved with the company as his image was licensed and he really DID love the customers. He considered himself as an ambassador for the state of Kentucky. Now, I'm sure the money helped but he really did seem to be sorely disappointed with the quality and then of course, flavor changes of "his chicken" and he would often voice those criticisms much to the chagrin of what became KFC corporate. I believe that they even threatened him with legal action if he continued to voice his "frank" comments.

I eat at his home when I was a little boy and that's how he made it that day for my family and that is the best chicken I have ever eat and my mouth still waters up just thinking of that day with him and his wife what a real nice man mr colonel Harland sanders

Milk and egg "warsh"...love it

I have never seen anyone who looks like Sanders. He is like Abe Lincoln and George Washington. An American classic.

This is when the original recipe ckicken was really good, This show ran from 1962-1965

Years later, Minnie Pearl would have her own chain of fried chicken restaurants.

I watched this when I was a toddler

Salt, Pepper, Paprika, Garlic powdered, Cloves, All spice, Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Chives.

The Colonel never got paid what he should have when he sold KFC. It was worth ten times what he got. His recipe got watered down as well once the corporate beasts took over. I can almost duplicate his recipe, though. The main ingredients in the breading flour are salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Like he said, frying it in a pressure cooker is essential to getting the right flavor. Frying in an open skillet will not taste the same.

And he was from and created his historical recipe in the town of Corbin in Laurel County, Ky. His first restaurant, which is still there, is less than a mile from my Grandparents home.

Colonel is life.

Wonderful video/ great to see the master at work/ RIP Colonel

He is cooking !

I haven't liked the mashed potatoes since they changed the gravy sometime in the late 70's to early 80s. They changed it to taste like everybody elses

Wow cool.Never seen this before. Having KFC tonight !!!!

Tennessee Ernie Ford & Minnie Pearl seemed just a bit nervous around that old time pressure fryer. Maybe they had a bad run in with pressure cookers in the past. lol But truthfully modern pressure cookers are much safer now days. Pressure cooking really makes a difference in not only cook time but any spices you add to it get infused evenly into the dish. There really amazing!

It was so stupid when they changed his hairstyle on the logo a few years ago... That's when the chicken went from Big pieces to Puny pieces. Since then I think they have eased up on that, but KFC is not what it was 20 years ago.

Wow, that was neat to watch. I am glad I came across this video. :)

I always wish I could have tried some of the Colonel's "Original" fried chicken because I feel like KFC has really went downhill the past few decades. It's not even as good now as it was when I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s...Probably has to do with all the damn hormones and God knows what else they feed or do to those poor chickens.

classic..

Hmm, served in the Span-Am War...I don't think so Tennessee Ernie! Col. Sanders was apparently born in 1890...the Span Am was a 4 month conflict in 1898, which would've made the Colonel a young trooper indeed! Somebody didn't check their facts. A check of Wikipedia says he served as a teamster in Cuba in 1906...well after the war's completion.

Great Video....just wonder why he doesn't say he's from Henryille Indiana

Those were better days in most respects.

I'll bet you all anything that "hydrogenated" vegetable oil was not the Colonel's original oil of choice when he was selling this independently...He most likely used lard..."hydrogenated" oil is basically liquid plastic.

it takes 20 mins to cook now lol

Loving the health and safety.He plonks that pan right on the edge of the fryer,an accident waiting to happen,,,,

Hydrogenated vegtable oil... in THOSE days?!?! Why not use Lard?!?!?!

Colonel Sanders could not have served in the Spanish-American war. He was born in 1890... the Spanish American War was in 1898 only. He would have been at most, eight years old at the time of said war.

And KFC moves away and away from serving actual chicken to those fake strips, nuggets, and God knows what else.

He could not have fought in the Spanish-American war...... he was only 8 years old when it was going on.

Those finger lickin' chickens were all shot up with growth hormones...

God KFC chicken is so disgusting today. What the hell happened? And who the hell is eating it and keeping them in business?

Eleven herbs and spices my ass.

A dream and a welfare check. lol

Ironic that KFC was started with a welfare check and now it's primarily supported by welfare checks. Just kidding.