Southwest Airlines commercial circa 1972

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18 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, nostalgia. They don't make them like this anymore - commercials or "flight attendants". One has to wonder how many takes they had to do until they got the timing right - this was, of course, before CGI ruined everything.

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@06cgmGTO 7 жыл бұрын

Best commercial ever. Southwest has a business model to admire

@jazzlover10000 3 жыл бұрын

This ad proves the 21st century sucks.

@taylors.3025 2 жыл бұрын

Not anymore they don’t

@LanaRainbow69 7 жыл бұрын

I worked at Southwest at the time they shot this and I was told that they did it in one take and the plane cleared her head by 20'.

@shieldmaidenarreh4265 4 жыл бұрын

How cool is that, today's standerds, that wouldn't fly. no pun intended.

@bisbonian1183 3 жыл бұрын

Do you remember her name? I wasn't hired until a decade later, but she was still working.

@LanaRainbow69 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that she was a model and not an employee - can't confirm -

@skyguy737az 3 жыл бұрын

@@LanaRainbow69 All Southwest ads feature employees where employees are shown. Retired SWA 30+ years.

@greigfredericks8070 Жыл бұрын

@@LanaRainbow69 There is an interview with several SW execs & attendants. They said that was the one instance they didn't use a SW employee, because of the danger. Another employee recalled it took 6 takes, because she was flinching. That is probably the case. The vice president of operations was the pilot. The exec said the plane was takng off, probably because the FAA would frown big frowns over an airliner flying 20 ft over people. The landing gear was fully retracted. The model had everything tied down & braided.

@joedfd43 16 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest airline commercials of all time.

@tomscott3 9 ай бұрын

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@Slaterator 14 жыл бұрын

Aaahhuuuuuuuhhhh !!! This is awesome !! I´d like to be back in the 70´s. That was a great time.

@cs8108 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap even then Southwest was badass!

@Julianna.Domina 9 жыл бұрын

I bet she spends all the ad revenue from this commercial on hearing aids.

@EricEbac22 8 жыл бұрын

+New American Fishkeeper I seriously doubt it. I don't think the flight attendant in this commercial had to have hearing aids.

@jviation737 9 жыл бұрын

Look at the smokey engines from 737!

@PilotStudiosChannel 8 жыл бұрын

EVERYWHERE I GO!!!

@jacobmcjunkin7979 7 жыл бұрын

Like a Phantom lol

@keepphlyinghigh5478 6 жыл бұрын

Ayo I knew I'd find you here

@willg.6168 6 жыл бұрын

one engine worn worse than the other?

@rafaucett 5 жыл бұрын

@@willg.6168 This explains the smokey engine. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qqeSerpkzpmwfWQ.html

@frankd1965 16 жыл бұрын

PSA(Pacific Southwest Airlines) of San Diego, California. Had stewardesses wearing revealing outfits and LOUD colours of red, pink, magenta, orange uniforms. THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

@LilmesicanProductionsInc 4 жыл бұрын

I lived in Dallas next to Love Field Airport from 1973 on. Loved watching the planes take off and land.

@PhilAndersonOutside 15 жыл бұрын

Dude, this was shot in like 1972, there were no green screens back then! This is how it really was!

@Oqweisha 9 ай бұрын

They did have green screens back then but you can tell this is the real stuff

@PhilipDK5800 13 жыл бұрын

My mom told me, that in 1993 (When I was 3 years old) a Malev Captain carried me through the intire airport because my mom had to carry all the luggage. Now THATS serive. Btw. It was with a Tupolev 134 :p

@Overthewingflight Жыл бұрын

They should redo that commercial that was sweet

@greenjeansmjr 12 жыл бұрын

Are those the must-have fashion of the day; Hotpants?!!!

@texasnewt 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah ... definitely.

@patsmith2571 2 жыл бұрын

Yes........with go-go boots.

@LanaRainbow69 2 жыл бұрын

Hot Pants WERE the dress code for flight attendants - back when they had weight restrictions

@vargas37 13 жыл бұрын

Love the JT8D!!!!

@missohio83 17 жыл бұрын

that's cool seeing one of the original commercials! i love southwest airlines and i have an interview for a flight attendant position with them in a few weeks!!!

@mdaley4390 Жыл бұрын

So what happened? We need an update!

@trojantrent 17 жыл бұрын

Wish the SW flight attendents were still like that...

@taylors.3025 2 жыл бұрын

They are all the same women just old and wrinkly now 😂

@JB-sb2uw 7 жыл бұрын

Free cocktails for everyone and an ashtray in one armrest of every seat! Early flights used the "Long Legs And Short Nights" theme for stewardesses on board typical Southwest Airlines flights. A committee including the same person who had selected hostesses for Hugh Hefner's Playboy jet selected the first flight attendants, females described as long-legged dancers, majorettes and cheerleaders with "unique personalities." Southwest Airlines dressed them in hot pants and go-go boots.

@averyclairemorris4498 6 жыл бұрын

Jim B why do we care

@tonyossipov 5 жыл бұрын

Avery the Airplane.....because the old overweight hags we have now don’t even come close...that’s why we care!!!

@nickkaning7616 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyossipov I apologize that I can only thumb up your comment once! Agree! You are wise!

@gwynzynoodles2553 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyossipov The airplane attendants aren’t just there to be pretty, they’re there because they are actually important for your safety.

@JoeSexPack Жыл бұрын

@@gwynzynoodles2553 That's funny...

@ViniciusLopes 17 жыл бұрын

Utterly vintage!

@whovean 16 жыл бұрын

fly me back to the 70s

@imanerd36 16 жыл бұрын

Yes, It was awesome. They really wore go-go boots and short dresses, but it was only Southwest and they stopped a long time ago(Early 80's I think.)

@imanerd36 17 жыл бұрын

No more free cocktails or legroom, But Southwest still is the best!

@AMT2111 15 жыл бұрын

You have to remember that shes at the very end of the runway, and that airplane is higher than you think.

@nafnaf0 8 жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest commercials I have seen. Miss the 70s. They should allow for a "throwback day", everyone would love it.

@jrob07105 14 жыл бұрын

Got to be the coolest airline commercial (for me) ever! The ones from the 70s are cute but sooooo corny. This one is sooooo cool!

@misled1982 15 жыл бұрын

Amaizing commerical! almost 40 years ols and beats the ones form nowadays!

@wannamlwithu 13 жыл бұрын

I still remember my very first flight in 1990 when I was around 3 years old. the stewardess was lot more friendlier and charming and even noticed my boredom face during those killing non stop flight from LA to Hong Kong. I did not get that experience nowadays, even when I paid double sometimes just for the sake of extra leg room :p

@riceUSMC 10 жыл бұрын

I love how that thing didn't just fly over, it was fucking bookin it.. Haha

@TheMightyHartley 13 жыл бұрын

Amazing clip! She must have nerves of steel!

@violethill 4 жыл бұрын

I do remember what it was like before somebody else up there loved me. Then, there were my heavenly '70's flings with Southwest and Braniff. Now, no one loves me up there again. But, oh, the memories.

@PURPLE.REIGN.1999 16 жыл бұрын

Coffee, tea, or me?

@PhilAndersonOutside 16 жыл бұрын

What a great ad. Fun, a little sexy, and really dramatic.

@kasteman1 13 жыл бұрын

If I almost pass out watching this coolness, I wonder what people thought back in the day when this was new.

@rjworks13 14 жыл бұрын

I remember when they used to call Southwest "Angel Airlines."

@allenmurray7893 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this commercial when it was first run

@KevinMeno2008 11 жыл бұрын

Southwest should've done a new commercial for their 40th anniversary last year. The first 20 seconds of the ad would've been footage of the original 1971 ad, but then at 0:21 as the 737-200 flies over, it would directly cut to new footage of a 737-700 Winglets flying past the camera in the current blue WN livery, with an announcer saying "Celebrating 40 Years of LUV. Southwest Airlines"

@msk7046 13 жыл бұрын

@carolwoody2 You' are so correct, Carol! I'm in my mid 40's and remember traveling from Phila to Hollywood Florida several times a year b/c my grandfather lived there. We would take NORTHEAST AIRLINES (Remember the old "Yellowbird" jingle?--Yellow-bird, we make your vacations fun//Yellow bird, our service is number one....). Yes, those WERE the days and I'm privileged to have lived through them!

@bossfo 16 жыл бұрын

actually i have to agree. only 46, but I remember the days in the early 70's when people actually dressed up and it was a joy to fly... anyone remember Delta's old "Medallion Class"... today its a bus

@kumquat73 11 жыл бұрын

Just found out that commercial was created and filmed by Donald P. Bellisario (creator of Magnum PI, Quantum Leap, JAG, NCIS etc.)

@WalkingRoscoe 5 жыл бұрын

The good days.

@mickeyjaye 12 жыл бұрын

Flippen awesome

@BoeingRules 17 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, the glorious heydays of flying. Wouldn't be cool if they reinstate that uniform for at least once every year (like on Southwest's Anniversary)

@loafed88 13 жыл бұрын

Below this video, people who cry at home while they dont do anything about their problems outside of it LOVE IT

@coastrunnr 16 жыл бұрын

Actually, the commercial was made in 6 takes. The Flight attendant is Linda Pinka, one of the first 10 FA's hired at SWA. She is Real, the Runway is Real, and the Plane is Real. It was done in 6 takes because she kept ducking when the plane flew over her.

@roachtoasties 2 жыл бұрын

They must have burned through a ton of fuel. I guess after six takes, she got used to it.

@kenlott8488 Жыл бұрын

Used to fly with Pinka and it doesn't look like her, but I could be wrong.

@longfade 16 жыл бұрын

I noticed the exact same thing flying Japan Air to Tokyo in the early 90s. Coming back, the final leg of my trip was on American Airlines and I couldn't believe the stark contrast on every level between levels of service. I was about 18 but never forgot how beautiful, polite, and fresh the stewardesses were on JAL, even after 11 hours.

@CamiloSanchez1979 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you partner!

@laura737luververetenikoff5 10 жыл бұрын

Right on!!

@gillesbueno1153 4 жыл бұрын

I have been watching that women for years now and no one ever told me what was her name and where she is today ?!...

@maqsad1 12 жыл бұрын

She must have trusted that pilot a hell of a lot to do this. Perhaps she'd also gone through a drill of hitting the concrete if she got the signal from her lookout crew. 1970s flight attendants confirmed for having nerves of steel.

@novapup2001 16 жыл бұрын

Legroom and legs! Whatta winning combination!

@AndrewVOdom 14 жыл бұрын

Those were the days.... Have you flown lately?

@FlyinTruckr 13 жыл бұрын

The author of this video was wondring how many takes to get it right.....I would imagine not to many with the operating costs of a B737-200. GREAT VIDEO AND GREAT SOUND!! I LOVE IT!!

@BBGenelie 14 жыл бұрын

cute outfits! i think she still works for SW, most stewardesses are old compared to other countries'. i fly international all the time and thats one big difference, along with the service.

@itsumonihon 11 жыл бұрын

she's probably around 80 now, so i'd say she's working at delta

@ThatBearHasMoxie 3 ай бұрын

YOU GO GIRL!!!!

@gingermol76 14 жыл бұрын

Wow. You know your stuff. Thanks for the info.

@upilufti 11 жыл бұрын

Composite shots and stuff have been around for a long time.. The Rear Window, Pyscho, The Birds, etc., all pre-date this ad by a few decades.

@brownmike 16 жыл бұрын

i don't remember. but thanks for sharing this video.

@fsxaddictx 15 жыл бұрын

GUYS!! It's 1972! There were no personal computers! How could they animate it like they would today?

@mego73 15 жыл бұрын

You might be right. Still have a hard time believing they would put a model/actress in the path of a real airplane :)

@kubarebo 14 жыл бұрын

@Guitar423 This was done with back projection, I think. The girl is standing in front of a screen, in the studio, and the camera and projector are synchronized. Go to 0:22 and look at the lighting.

@PhilAndersonOutside 7 жыл бұрын

I watched this a few times, and drew the same conclusion...I think. Thought. But if it was shot on a tarmac with large reflectors, any small gust of wind at all would have caused them to flutter like that, and her hair does move some as she walks away.

@nicholasvalera1298 4 жыл бұрын

Pepperidge farm remembers

@msk7046 13 жыл бұрын

@lakewood85 Yes, I remember all too well. Back in the 60's and 70's was the BEST era imo.

@mrbag60 15 жыл бұрын

Considering the crappy working conditions and pay concessions imposed on flight attendants, pilots, and support crews in the 30+ years since government deregulation and the major bankruptcies after 9/11, i would be quite surprised if any of them are still working nearly 40 years later.

@albear972 16 жыл бұрын

1. Damn that's a short miniskirt! 2. Free cocktails for everyone? 3. You see all that smoke on the old 737?

@Neville6000 13 жыл бұрын

@reymatt76: No such thing will ever happen, unless high-speed-rail becomes a reality and takes the pressure off of airlines. BTW, there was an executive 'adult' airline back in the 1980's...it was called MGM Grand.

@nicoledk1906 2 жыл бұрын

Ah I have goosebumps. I luv my company. I think it's time to do a remake.. with me! 😁

@frost1183 Жыл бұрын

Very cool

@waterfrontdude 14 жыл бұрын

Free cocktails? Back in the day it must have been fun to fly. Not like the "flying bus" experience as of late.

@ajurieu 6 жыл бұрын

This is from that brief period following the adoption of jetliners, but prior to the adoption of pants.

@ziggyboi1995 12 жыл бұрын

@MNBluestater I read somewhere that the pilot in the commercial said after seeing the flyonvver 'Dammit, you gave me one with smokey engines!

@jimdep333 16 жыл бұрын

That's what "deregulation" did to the industry. The masses can fly today (unfortunately). This wasn't the case prior to 1978. Thank Jimmy Carter for the long lines, flight delays, congested airports, air rage and bankruptcies of legacy carriers like Eastern, TWA, Pan Am, National. Flying today is disgusting.

@mego73 15 жыл бұрын

Yup. I wonder if they had to do more than one take.

@tallpaul521 14 жыл бұрын

What a great TV spot. Brilliant and hot.

@TheMightyHartley 14 жыл бұрын

@Fapsamup I completely agree. Before CGI, if you saw a great stunt or special effect in a movie, you realised it had really been done and you had a sense of wonder about how on earth they could achieve such a thing. Now, the most 'spectacular' things just aren't special or wondrous anymore, because you know it's not real, and has just been created on computer. It pisses me off.

@TheMightyHartley 14 жыл бұрын

@tjfreak You're absolutely right. The wonder has gone. Look at the shouts of 'fake' when stuff like this appears. Slightly off-topic: I saw a TV programme recently about the old-school special make-up effects artists for films (prosthetics, monsters etc.) Many of them are now out of the business because CGI literally took their jobs. And these guys were the best - Oscar winners, in fact. The irony is that CGI looks far worse, but is far cheaper. It's very sad.

@AccessAir 12 жыл бұрын

Looks like the burner can filter wasnt fitted to engine number 2, which is why its smokier...

@Sincopare 16 жыл бұрын

WHAT A SCINTILLATING AD!

@AccessAir 11 жыл бұрын

No, I beg to differ....Wake turbulence is generated from the wing tips and she was well inside from where the wingtip vortices that are generated fall...How many other videos do you see where people are at the end of a runway and the plane flies directly over them...I never see them get knocked over from wake turbulence..So you are incorrect..

@G_Milbourn 14 жыл бұрын

they only had one take to do this becuase they only had enough money for one take. They had only 3 or 4 aircraft at the time. one of the aircraft was in reserve, (the one they were to use in this commercial). However, one of the planes that was in service went down for maintainence and they had to give up the "Standby Aircraft". The one in this commercial is the one that went down for repairs. This explains the massive amounts of smoke coming out of the #2 engine

@PhillipLandmeier 16 жыл бұрын

That's very true.

@fmagloire1 13 жыл бұрын

@NoirFan01 I haven't seen it on KZfaq, but that's one funny play on words! Have you seen one for Western Airlines where they sang,"You get 3 feet for your two legs on Western Airlines!" Nice contrast to 2010 seat pitch economics!

@SturgellatOSU 15 жыл бұрын

They only filmed this commercial once. See all the smoke that is rolling out of the right engine? The original plane that was supposed to do the fly over went down for maintenance and that was their reserve plane. Had to learn about it in Aviation Marketing.

@samsamba08 15 жыл бұрын

"Leg room" indeed.

@ast4127 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Is this in the public domain nowadays?

@alSation81 12 жыл бұрын

is that a dress or a belted t-shirt?

@kubarebo 14 жыл бұрын

@spamvoid78758 Looking at it once more: you are probably right. The camera is quite low (knee level or lower), so the jet didn't actually have to fly low at all.

@omgallusuck 15 жыл бұрын

aah very short dress wish flight attendants were still like that :P

@oneminutewithprod 13 жыл бұрын

OMG Is she wearing the actual uniform!? I wish it was so...

@LanaRainbow69 3 жыл бұрын

YES

@Thekingswa747 13 жыл бұрын

I was on a flight from San Antonio to cheyenne with a 2 hour layover in Dallas and it was $2000 for 3 people in coach

@NoirFan01 13 жыл бұрын

Is the old Continental Airlines commercial with the slogan "We really move our tails for you" available on youtube.com. It was a short-lived campaign from around 1974.

@johnymo96 16 жыл бұрын

DAMN!

@Texture2112 16 жыл бұрын

Legs! Thanks

@imanerd36 16 жыл бұрын

I wish we had flight attendants like that today. Now many(but not all) are old ladies. I would have been scared as hell if I were that Pilot. Trying not to land on top of someone standing in the middle of the runway.

@JuanAdam12 2 жыл бұрын

Rolling coal when there was still coal to roll.

@Stratotanker135 16 жыл бұрын

the good ole 737 w/ the JT's

@jpx08 16 жыл бұрын

Shit! I was born 25-30 too late! Things were simpler yet funner in those days! Remember when the world was not being overrun by killjoys and prudes?

@NoirFan01 13 жыл бұрын

@fmagloire1 I haven't heard that ad. I have to admit I'm not familiar with that airline. The old cigarette commercials had good jingles: "Taste me, taste me, c'mon and taste me!"

@DEP717 13 жыл бұрын

The only reason to watch old air disaster movies is the shots of the great aircraft, well dressed passengers and crews, and well appointed cabins with plenty of leg room. I wish people still dressed up to fly. People wear sweats now, and not always recently washed ones. What's up with that? I want people to care how they look, stews that are dressed like that girl, and Dean Martin flying the plane. ;)