As a child I was blown away when I first found out that Col. Sanders was a real person & not a mascot like Ronald or the Taco Bell dog. The fact that he was actually from Kentucky is even better. XD
My late father met Col Sanders in a bar in Southern Indiana (Indiana very close to Kentucky) probably about 1960......maybe later. He told me a lot of people were gathered around him shaking his hand etc.
@Runner Girl opinion: Yeh,,,,,pretty cool, On a side note...Col Sanders was actually what we call today,,,,,,, an OG or BAD A$$. He had a very checkered past. There was even a persistent rumor of him shooting a man dead in a bar fight. Also....The Colonial lost mega millions of dollars by insisting on a "cash buy out" of his company instead of "KFC Stock". In a relatively short period of time the stock....which he could have sold if he had taken that option would have been worth many, many times what the cash buy out gave him.
This man's story is inspiring. He worked as a farmer, streetcar conductor, soldier, railroad fireman, lawyer, insurance salesman, steamboat operator, secretary, lighting manufacturer, hotel manager, and so many other jobs. Time and again, he would fail or get bored at those jobs and in his late 20s he became so depressed that he wrote his suicide note. It wasn't until he read that note did he realize what he wanted with his life and how good of a cook he was. After that, he pulled out a loan of... $87 and cooked up some fried chicken that he sold door to door. And one thing lead to the next. This world is tough, and not everyone is gonna make it. So keep your eyes, mind, and heart open to new perspectives on things and live each moment to its fullest. Thank you Colonel.
After he sold his company, Colonel Sanders went around to different franchises trying the menu to see if they held to his original standards. He was horrified by their cost-cutting measures, called their fried chicken "a gob of unrecognizable fried batter", and their gravy "like Elmer's Paste". He became persona non grata at his own restaurants for his complaints. We can only imagine how good his food was before the franchises ruined it.
Dave Thomas one of the men responsible for his great success founded Wendy’s and was proud of his great foods, although he did limit his cost cutting methods to reusing food for chilli instead of reducing the quality of his prim staple products.
Hang on, I remember a magazine article many years ago that says that Col Sanders persuaded the new owners to let him show them how to do it. Because he knew commercial cooking equipment, Sanders showed it was possible for franchisees to make the chicken correctly but also cost-efficiently. The quality then improved (for a while) and it helped the business. He became something of a hero. But eventually he passed away, executives changed, etc etc.
@@jackeppington6488 , Maybe both are true. It's possible that some franchise owners appreciated his efforts, and some resented him. Frankly, I think that whoever resented him for wanting to improve the quality of their food was an idiot. I would have been grateful for the founder of my restaurant to show me how it's properly done.
That was after he sold it. When he was still in charge, it was different. I wish that KFC would have a throw-back special, even if it costs more, since I’d love to see how the original was.
Absolutely unbelievable that Colonel freaking Sanders could walk into a room anywhere on planet Earth, and everyone wouldn't immediately recognize him.
He IS Santa Claus in Japan. KFC for Christmas is a HUGE campaign and they hire in double their staff for this holiday to accommodate as much business in 2wks of the year as they normally have in 6 months.
It was a different world back in 1963. No 24/7 news cycle, TV stations signed off the air after the 11 PM news, and there were still many households that didn't own a TV set. Many people still got the majority of their news from newspapers and magazines. Fast food franchises were still pretty much a regional or local affair, the national chains like McDonalds had yet to hit their stride. Here in NC, there's a chain of WhatABurger's that's been in operation since the 1950's, that has nothing whatsoever to do with the chain of the same name down in Texas. When I went to visit an old Navy friend in Texas in the mid-2000's, he and his wife took me out to dinner, and told me I was going to have something I'd never had before. Of course, it was the Texas version of WhatABurger. They were rather shocked when I told them we'd had WhatABurger's in NC for over 50 years.
It's amazing to me that, decades after this clip aired, the names of the host and the celebrity panel are all but forgotten, but this "mystery guest" is immediately recognizable.
My dad was fortunate to be seated next to the Colonel on a flight. He said the Colonel was very pleasant and engaged in conversation with him during the whole flight. The one regret was not getting his autograph, as the Colonel was signing numerous others while talking to my dad.
I don't know if there was an advertising reason that they went with a generic description instead of using the brand name, but I would suppose that's the reason, maybe another food sponsor objected to displaying the name of a competitor. It'd be like calling Elon Musk "Head of Electric Automobile Company".
@@88KeysIdaho This was probably before his company came with the name Kentucky Fried Chicken. Lots of old companies have had name changes over the decades.
Kentucky Fried Chicken was not well known in the NYC area (where WML was filmed). I think the first restaurants in the area date to the 1970s and it wasn’t common until the 1980s. WML would sometimes get people before they were well known. Another example: Jacques Cousteau, a pioneer in diving and ocean conservation, but not known until the 1970s.
@@palamane1 So Kentucky Fried Chicken was not well know and that's why these people couldn't guess it? Thanks for the information Einstein! Who would have guessed? In other news, water is wet...
And keep in mind, that's before he died in *1980.* He seems somewhat like the Gordon Ramsay of his day, except mostly just with KFC. "As late as 1979, Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If the food disappointed him, he denounced it to the franchisee as "God-damned slop" or pushed it onto the floor."
mytvchannellock Manufactured by whom? A cabal of evil heart doctors? If it helps, they would’ve changed it anyway, given that there are legal limits on trans fats
I worked in the kitchen of a Kentucky Fried Chicken store during the entire 9th grade in '72/'73. The Colonel paid a special visit to our store one Saturday. Everybody was acting super busy and serious while the Colonel toured the kitchen and taste-tested everything. I heard he placed a very high importance on how the brown gravy tasted and he approved of ours. I earned a meager $1.60 an hour but the work experience/memories were priceless.
I have to wonder what the old man would think of the slop they pass off under his name today, the coating falling off the chicken and the prices exorbitant.
In the late 70's my family took a trip to Kentucky to see the Stephen Foster play and horse races. Driving down the highway we were passed by a big white limo. The limo had clear windows you could see right through and setting there in the back seat WAVING at everyone they passed or got passed by was Colonel Sanders. I'll never forget it.
@@bloodyskidderz2221 Fuck off. It happened, my whole family still talks about it. Who the hell do you think you are to know what happened or didn't happen in my life? You're obviously a evil person.
@@rebelrog2870 don't swear please how would you feel if you ever actually met the colonal sanders and he told you to fuck off to McDonald's you dont need to lie and get angry about it to people because you wanted to see him in real life
I met Col. Harland Sanders just before he died. He was a very nice man, but he put up with zero bullshit, and would tear into you mercilessly if he felt you were out of line. Rest in peace, sir.
Almost unbelievable that nobody knew who he was by his unmistakeable face....He must have went from a nobody to a multi millonaire in a very short space of time.
actually he never made a huge amount of money from the fried chicken business, the Colonels main business was selling commercial kitchen equipment (same as Ray Kroc the man who made McDonalds a big name). In the end Col Sanders sold the business for about USD$2 million to a pharmaceutical company.
@@juliecrane9647He didn´t have time to let it grow to become a billion dollar company. He was 73 when he sold KFC and $2 million was quite a sum of money in 1964, the equivalent to $17 million today. He probably wanted to enjoy his retirement while he could. He by no means died destitute.
I actually had a chance meeting with Col. Sanders while I was a boy in Salt Lake City in the 70s. Evidently he would travel to all the KFCs to conduct quality control visits. As it happened, he was greeting guests outside and he put me on his lap where asked him if he was a real colonel. I then asked him if he was Chinese and he just laughed.
lojosol ...... Ya, no. The golden arches is the single most recognized symbol in the world. A countries economy is commonly judged on the price of their big mac, what you just said is utterly incorrect.
dave nic yeah, you obliviously are confusing the most recognizable icon with the largest chain. i never said KFC was larger than McDonalds. i said that Colonel Harland Sanders is more recognizable than the Golden Arches. Yes you can find a McDonalds nearly everywhere, but people are more likely to recognize the visage of Colonel Harland Sanders before the recognize the "yellow M"
When I was a teenager in the mid 70s, I remember eating in a KFC in Michigan with a friend, and I had absolutely no idea that the Colonel himself was going to visit this particular location until he walked through the door along with a few of his associates... We were in the middle of our meal when he came over to our table and asked us, "Well, what do you think of the product?" I answered truthfully, "Well, I'm not too partial to the Crispy version, as it's still too new, and I'm not quite used to it yet, but I have _NEVER_ forgotten the smell and taste of the Original since the day I first had it, back when I was no taller than this tabletop! For fried chicken, I sure don't go anywhere else... Thank you, for designing a great product, Sir!" Both of us each got a full bucket of original to take home to our families, "Compliments of the Colonel!" He said, "And THANK YOU!"
@@davebob4973 - Dude! It's not like it was every day back then you would be eating at a KFC and the guy whose face was on the company logo would walk in with his people! Of course I'd remember everything vividly... Especially when he came up to myself and a friend while we were dining on one of his meals!
For some people, fame and fortune comes much later in life. This guy was 73 years old on this show and people didn't know who he was. He was just getting started on the road to success at the age of 73.
@@Peron1-MC "Colonel Sanders" "Kentucky Fried Chicken" I mean they hadn't even heard the names, despite radio, newspapers, word of mouth. Face isn't that relevant here... at the time, TV wasn't *the* medium, which it later became.
@@ajsmith5295 unfortunately you are incorrect sir. His face was on all of the logos at this time. He even says at the end of the video "You know you will be getting good food when you see this ugly mug of mine". Mug is another way of describing his face in that context. So yes it was on all the logos. The problem was that there weren't really many TV commercials and things at this time so unless you ate there you very well may not know the face. Unlike today where even if you don't eat there you'd still know the Logo due to the commercials.
Col. Sanders was HUGELY known in his home state of KY , throughout the South; and as an international businessman in the business world. So he was quite known in many circles. He also created one beautiful restaurant for his wife called The Colonel's Lady. It was housed in a Victorian style home and 20 miles outside of Louisville. Food was brought to the table "family style" in lovely bowls to be shared. I met him briefly once in Louisville. He appeared to be ever the courtly gentlemen.
So weird to think there was a time when Colonel Sanders would not have been instantly recognizable. Because if he was alive today and try to do a game show like this today everybody would know who he is
He has one of the most iconic faces in the world and he's at the exact age to have the face we all know. I didn't know that he was so unknown at that time. Fun!
I met Colonel Sanders in the late 60's as I stood in line waiting to be in the audience of a TV show and he was on that show. He handed out his business card to each person. I still have the card!
I remember watching this program as a kid and being amazed they didn't know who he was. One of the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants (Harmon Cafe) was nearby and we ate there 3 or 4 times a month. His likeness was everywhere.
I actually sat in the colonels lap when I was just a very small boy. He was just opening a store in Bowling Green Ky. He actually came out and sat in the backseat of our car and talked to my parents. I think it was about 1964.
It was said that Colonel Sanders was turned down 1009 times before someone financed his fried chicken recipe. He opened his first KFC franchise at 64 years old. Colonel Sanders is a perfect example that it is never too late to go after your dreams.
I used to go to that Harman's KFC in South Salt Lake when I was living there. It was still there in 1996 when I moved, but it was demolished to rebuild in 2004.
I remember having to write a paper in elementary school about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I picked Colonel Sanders. 25 years later... same answer.
I remember as a kid watching an episode of Little House on the Prairie with my mom. At the end of one of the shows, they had who was supposed to be Colonel Sanders trying to sell some of his chicken to the Olsens. I remember Mr. Olson saying something like imagine that ..a restaurant that only sells fried chicken. Then the both of them started laughing.
The Colonel LOVED to dance. My friends mom owned a franchise in Calgary in the fifties and he came to visit and had a great time. She loved to dance, too. And had a live sewing show on local TV as well. My friend still has the photo.
As a child of about age 7, I recall meeting Col. Sanders at a shopping mall in Louisvile, Kentucky. He was well-known by then, and as distinguished and folksy as any man I've ever met. He loved people, and always carried an ample supply of balloons in his coat pocket to hand out to any children he met. The balloons were kind of hourglass shaped, with a caricature likeness of the Colonel printed on them. They included flat little cardboard "shoes" that had a slot through which the tied end of the balloon could be inserted, so it would stand upright. I remember being handed a red colored one. I lost track of the balloon, but have always kept my treasured memory of meeting the Colonel.
@@Schnitz13: Lol...Yup. They came individually packaged in those cellophane wrappers. I think it was those silly cardboard shoes that made 'em so memorable.😄
The panel still didn't seem to understand who he was after the reveal - odd! Maybe they didn't eat regular people food back then, lol :P They seem a little snooty.
@@yepitsme3336 Of course, the rich and high class were still very separate from the common man at this point. Only really around the 80s and 90s did the mesh between high class and common man customs start and be used between the classes
Sanders said the the mashed potatoes tasted like wall paper paste. And he was right! They should have kept his gas station recipes from that one table kitchen in the 30's
When he sold his American franchise he was furious because they no longer fried in a pressure cooker which was one of his secrets . He kept the Canadian franchise that continued his original ways for many years to follow . His story is a very compelling one for any young person who is thinking about going into business . His is a success story backed by many failures and near suicide .
it used to be perfectly crispy and tender, with just the right balance of seasoning. there was nothing quite like it......now it's just a sloppy, salty, greasy mess 😞
@@saturn3344 What, you peeped in his window? Eavesdropped? At any rate, his faith no doubt made him a better man -- how rowdy would he have been without religious conviction!
@@saturn3344 He got upset once late in life when he was invited to one of the KFC cafes in New York and the food was appalling. He picked out about a dozen things wrong with it, including that the gravy was " like wallpaper paste" and said it was the worst fried chicken he had ever eaten.
Actually, he was known in certain areas of the US and some places overseas. He was not known under the name of KFC at the time tho, but as he wrote Southern Fried Chicken Company. We had one in Tacoma, WA on South 75th Street and South Tacoma Way. The restaurant was in the shape of a medium sized farm barn. If you listen closely at the end of the video, Col Sanders mentions that at the time, he had some 900 locations across the US, plus some overseas. I think it was in the very late 1960s or early 1970s when the name changed to Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was changed to KFC when the company was sold to the "Yum Brand Corporation"; who in my humble opinion has degraded the name and his name by some of their inane and ill-conceived commercials we are seeing today on the TV. Col Sanders was KNOWN for the fact that if he walked into your restaurant and you were not doing it the way he wanted it done, he would close you on the spot and remove your cooking equipment then, not later. He did not care if it was even during a meal "rush". He did not want anyone messing up his creation. His first franchisee was actually a nephew of his that helped him get the KFC business up and running. His nephew later started his own fried chicken business and it is known as "Lee's Famous Fried Chicken". There is an outlet here in the town I live in here in Kentucky, and many across the Central portion and South Central portion of the US.
What's crazy now, is that overseas, especially in the Philippines and Thailand, hell, probably most Asian countries, KFC is huge, as in, they are everywhere in the major towns!!!
As for the one who said, "He's been dead over 40 years, move on," when others, including me, were talking about disliking the newer commercials with the guy acting the "Colonel" part. Excuse me, but people deserve respect no matter how long they've been dead! My brother , Jack and I, sat for an elderly lady every Sunday while her husband went to church. He brought Kentucky Fried Chicken home for the four of us every week. We would sit and eat with them, he would hand us a little cash, and we'd be back the next Sunday. We did it until I eventually moved away. That chicken dinner every Sunday was what we looked forward to more than the money! The year was 1970, when it was good! I kinda miss those days.
No lie, Most of the low quality side's that they serve now would have earned them a blistering cursing out from H.S., and had their pressure fryer's taken right away!
I know what you mean about the wannabe Colonel commercials. They are totally disrespecting his memory. KFC used to be the best chicken on the market but those days are long gone.
@@Tester-sh1mn That's no lie. The last time we picked up some Mickey D's , I would have been better off eating the damned paper wrapper instead of the grilled chicken sandwich!
The panel were made up of members of the "old school" New York City establishment from the 1920s and 1930s. Host John Daly was born in South Africa, and educated in New England. He split his time between hosting "What's My Line?", and being a news anchor for ABC News in the late-1950s. These were highly-educated people who did not commune with the middle-class people of the 1950s and 1960s (during a time of great social upheaval). Politeness was a very large part of their training to maintain their social status, which in the early-to mid 20th Century, meant everything to establish their public reputation. From the late-1960s onward, politeness and civility became less important than standing up for one's beliefs, no matter what the personal cost may be. And in the 21st Century, people tend to do this in crude, sometimes offensive, ways. Politeness and civility means nothing if your message doesn't get sent out, and received, by the general public. It is a "Look At Me" generation of celebrities and politicians, fighting for attention in a 1,000 channel cable/satellite TV and the INFINITE channel Internet universe.
Thank you for posting. I'm a distant relative of the Colonel. My mother's maiden name is Sanders and I was born and raised in Louisville. To clear up some misconceptions, The Colonel had a terrible time in childhood and adulthood until his 40s. He went from job to job moving here and there, until he started his restaurant business in 1930, "Sanders Court and Café." Chicken was not originally on the menu. His biggest competitor went after the Colonel with a gun and was involved in a shootout. The other guy shot one of the Colonel's employees and went to jail. With his biggest competitor in jail, he experienced success. He finally had up and down success until the early 1960s. He was designated a Colonel by two Kentucky Governors, a designation used regularly by KY Governors to recognize distinguished Kentuckians. In 1959 he started using the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken." It was never called "Southern Fried Chicken." That was just a generic name they used for the type of business he was in. It wasn't until he was in his 70s that he rapidly started to expand the franchise. He did not get rich selling commercial kitchen equipment, but the equipment was a required part of his franchise restaurants. At the time of this show he was in the middle of fast expansion, but he wasn't a household name yet. In 1964, at the age of 73, he sold the business for 2 million dollars(about 17 million in today's dollars). He sold it to two Kentucky businessmen, one a future Governor. The Colonel stayed on as brand ambassador and still owned his Canadian franchises. He did move to Canada at that time and lived there almost all of the rest of his life. He was paid well to represent the Company and Advertise, but the company cut corners to save money. Their relationship deteriorated to the point that the Colonel successfully sued them and publicly criticized KFC, especially the gravy. He died in Louisville in 1980. His net worth at the time was 10 million. If you want to taste what his food was like in the old days, go to Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville KY.
It would be amazing to have a taste of what his chicken was like back then. There may be a few restaurant franchises in my hometown of Thunder Bay, Canada, but the quality may be something to be desired these days. You mention here how he sold the company for two million dollars in the 60s. In relation to that, he appeared on another panel show, I've Got a Secret, shortly after the sale. He had his check on the stage with him while the panel tried to guess his secret regarding how he started the company. I believe it was "I used my first social security check".
@@bravo2966 There are indeed Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK. But the chicken KFC serves today is a sad imitation of the Colonel's original product, which I am old enough to remember well.
Such a family treat when my dad would bring Kentucky Fried Chicken home for dinner in the late 60’s and early 70’s. His iconic face was right on the bucket. Truly wonderful to see what a charming and delightful gentleman he was. 😀
'You look too beautiful to work'. The indignance in his voice when he corrects her that he does plenty of work is...wow. I mean, he literally worked the kitchens for years!
Little does the panel know or realize, that the Colonel’s food will become an American staple, and he becomes an American icon, in the fast food industry and pop culture.
Wow! It's really weird that he could actually sign in with his real name, and they didn't know who he was! And, I must say that THIS Colonel Sanders doesn't give me the creeps like the ones in present day commercials do!! :-O
One of the coolest guys ever from the U.S. Prior to him selling the company, the best fried chicken I ever ate. And after he sold the company, sure enough the new owners changed the original recipe. The KFC you eat today is a far cry from the Col's recipe.
yeah i agree with that, im from kentucky & it's sad that you get a bucket of chicken with little amounts of meat (almost like they got shrunk) & charge $20 for that.
@@pinkpastelhearts The smaller size is because they use younger chickens compared to the good old days. Also some KFC restaurants aren't watching the frying time abd they over cook them; the tell is the skin is darker. When they hand me the order, I check the color and if its took dark, I return it and wait for the next batch, and let them know its overcooked. I don't care if they may get pissed off, they should know better.
KFC is part of a great childhood memory from the early/mid 70's, every now and then, dad (after work , usually on a Friday) would bring home a bucket of KFC with the sides, always a pleasant surprise when that happened...still get me some Colonel every now and then...
He wasn't known in New York in 1963; there were no KFC outlets there until the early '70s. We had just gotten KFC in Raleigh, NC, when this show originally aired and we saw and heard a lot of him on television and radio commercials. I miss the way it tasted in those days.
Hard to imagine a time when people didn't immediately recognize this man. Now, I believe he's on Mt. Rushmore. Well, maybe not - but his face is certainly known around the world. Rest in peace, Mr. Sanders.
I lived right down the road from the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken in North Corbin Kentucky I lived just west about 4 miles....excellent chicken...
Since I moved to Kentucky in 2004, I love taking family and friends who come to visit to the Sanders Cafe in Corbin. Great place to visit and get a meal from at the same time.
@@JPLOWMAN2 only the first franchise was "Kentucky fried chicken". Was NOT the name of the original stand. The name was created by SLC business man (can't recall first name as his sons etc remain actuve) but Mr. Hammond with Sanders. Hammond family continues be me major figures in SLC with Little America Hotels and Sinclair Oil. Harland S reportedly rejected the name but Mr Hammond had better feel for the local SLC market. Neither expected to be creating an international brand. The sign still reads "FIRST Kentucky Fried Chicken" on State Street.
It’s amazing that many of the responses, mentioned how when he sold the business, the new owners changed the spices and the gravy. I remember eating at the restaurants in the mid 60’s. It was delicious. Why would they tamper with a winning formula? Just like when Famous Amos cookie owner started to get backers. They had big ideas also. When he finally got fed up and sold out; the cookie has never been the same.
Popeyes, same thing. New ownership got rid of many of the true Louisiana things while reducing portion sizes and quality control. No more crawfish, no more dirty rice.
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As a child I was blown away when I first found out that Col. Sanders was a real person & not a mascot like Ronald or the Taco Bell dog. The fact that he was actually from Kentucky is even better. XD
The Taco Bell dog is a real dog, dumbass.
My late father met Col Sanders in a bar in Southern Indiana (Indiana very close to Kentucky) probably about 1960......maybe later. He told me a lot of people were gathered around him shaking his hand etc.
@Runner Girl opinion: Yeh,,,,,pretty cool, On a side note...Col Sanders was actually what we call today,,,,,,, an OG or BAD A$$. He had a very checkered past. There was even a persistent rumor of him shooting a man dead in a bar fight. Also....The Colonial lost mega millions of dollars by insisting on a "cash buy out" of his company instead of "KFC Stock". In a relatively short period of time the stock....which he could have sold if he had taken that option would have been worth many, many times what the cash buy out gave him.
@Runner Girl back in my hippy days he would have been called "a cool dude"
@Muckin 4on LOL SHELBYVILLE......I spent summers visiting my grand parents in EDINBURGH right near Shelbyville.
I realized that I was watching history. He wasn't successful until very late in life. A good reminder for all of us; it's never too late.
i needed this comment
This comment made my day
a very very important lesson in a society where everyone expects to be rich and famous by 21
Finger licking good!
I didn't know this was his humble beginning
This man's story is inspiring. He worked as a farmer, streetcar conductor, soldier, railroad fireman, lawyer, insurance salesman, steamboat operator, secretary, lighting manufacturer, hotel manager, and so many other jobs. Time and again, he would fail or get bored at those jobs and in his late 20s he became so depressed that he wrote his suicide note. It wasn't until he read that note did he realize what he wanted with his life and how good of a cook he was. After that, he pulled out a loan of... $87 and cooked up some fried chicken that he sold door to door. And one thing lead to the next. This world is tough, and not everyone is gonna make it. So keep your eyes, mind, and heart open to new perspectives on things and live each moment to its fullest. Thank you Colonel.
So did L.Ron Hubbard
So did a lot of people.
Respect
An inspiration to us all!!
What a gentleman!!
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Insane they haven't made a movie on him.
After he sold his company, Colonel Sanders went around to different franchises trying the menu to see if they held to his original standards. He was horrified by their cost-cutting measures, called their fried chicken "a gob of unrecognizable fried batter", and their gravy "like Elmer's Paste". He became persona non grata at his own restaurants for his complaints.
We can only imagine how good his food was before the franchises ruined it.
Dave Thomas one of the men responsible for his great success founded Wendy’s and was proud of his great foods, although he did limit his cost cutting methods to reusing food for chilli instead of reducing the quality of his prim staple products.
Hang on, I remember a magazine article many years ago that says that Col Sanders persuaded the new owners to let him show them how to do it. Because he knew commercial cooking equipment, Sanders showed it was possible for franchisees to make the chicken correctly but also cost-efficiently. The quality then improved (for a while) and it helped the business. He became something of a hero. But eventually he passed away, executives changed, etc etc.
It was sooo much better back in the day.
@@jackeppington6488 , Maybe both are true. It's possible that some franchise owners appreciated his efforts, and some resented him. Frankly, I think that whoever resented him for wanting to improve the quality of their food was an idiot. I would have been grateful for the founder of my restaurant to show me how it's properly done.
That was after he sold it. When he was still in charge, it was different. I wish that KFC would have a throw-back special, even if it costs more, since I’d love to see how the original was.
Absolutely unbelievable that Colonel freaking Sanders could walk into a room anywhere on planet Earth, and everyone wouldn't immediately recognize him.
He IS Santa Claus in Japan. KFC for Christmas is a HUGE campaign and they hire in double their staff for this holiday to accommodate as much business in 2wks of the year as they normally have in 6 months.
It was a different world back in 1963. No 24/7 news cycle, TV stations signed off the air after the 11 PM news, and there were still many households that didn't own a TV set. Many people still got the majority of their news from newspapers and magazines. Fast food franchises were still pretty much a regional or local affair, the national chains like McDonalds had yet to hit their stride. Here in NC, there's a chain of WhatABurger's that's been in operation since the 1950's, that has nothing whatsoever to do with the chain of the same name down in Texas.
When I went to visit an old Navy friend in Texas in the mid-2000's, he and his wife took me out to dinner, and told me I was going to have something I'd never had before. Of course, it was the Texas version of WhatABurger. They were rather shocked when I told them we'd had WhatABurger's in NC for over 50 years.
"On planet earth" is an exaggeration. I doubt someone in China or Russia knows Colonel Sanders
@@WakaWaka2468 that’s the point… read it more carefully
@@WakaWaka2468 There are almost 8,000 KFC's in China and 1,000 in Russia, so the name has gotten around.
Now THIS is the real Colonel Sanders, not those creepy guys in the commercials.
+Chris P Amen
***** Are you saying that Colonel Sanders is your uncle?
Wow. Neat.
I'd like to check out my family history and see if I'm related to anyone famous, but I've never gotten around to it. Plus, it costs money.
***** Oh. I don't have anything like that.
I'll see what happens.
It's amazing to me that, decades after this clip aired, the names of the host and the celebrity panel are all but forgotten, but this "mystery guest" is immediately recognizable.
My dad was fortunate to be seated next to the Colonel on a flight. He said the Colonel was very pleasant and engaged in conversation with him during the whole flight. The one regret was not getting his autograph, as the Colonel was signing numerous others while talking to my dad.
THE COLONEL!!
Cerf: "Is it ever encased in a skin of any kind?"
Sanders: "No. It's got its own skin."
😂🤔🙄
I think he was thinking of how sausage is wrapped.
Which should have been a NO based on the question he asked.... there was some "cheat" there... just sayin'
"Southern Fried Chicken Company".
Yeah- what was THAT about?
I don't know if there was an advertising reason that they went with a generic description instead of using the brand name, but I would suppose that's the reason, maybe another food sponsor objected to displaying the name of a competitor. It'd be like calling Elon Musk "Head of Electric Automobile Company".
@@KalOrtPor i would call musk rather as a "head of electric automobile company and many other uncomleted companys" ^^
That one clue should make one say Kentucky Fried Chicken.
@@88KeysIdaho This was probably before his company came with the name Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Lots of old companies have had name changes over the decades.
This is insane. Someone who is synonymous with today’s living and they didn’t even know who he was back then. It’s like being in a time machine
Yyeh, they shoulda looked it up on the web!
Kentucky Fried Chicken was not well known in the NYC area (where WML was filmed). I think the first restaurants in the area date to the 1970s and it wasn’t common until the 1980s. WML would sometimes get people before they were well known. Another example: Jacques Cousteau, a pioneer in diving and ocean conservation, but not known until the 1970s.
@@rabokarabekian409 actually introduced to NYC during 1964 worlds fair.
@@palamane1 So Kentucky Fried Chicken was not well know and that's why these people couldn't guess it? Thanks for the information Einstein! Who would have guessed? In other news, water is wet...
KFC hadn't even been around ten years by this time.
This guy was a true first for "food celebrities". Almost mythical, true legend.
I think Aunt Jemima might have come first!
@@lindapryor3747 Aunt Jemima was an ad creation (as was Betty Crocker). Col. Sanders and Chef Boyardee were real people.
After he sold the company, the buyers changed his ingredients which angered him greatly.
I noticed a change in the early 2000. They overreacted to the manufactured transfat scare. Now they fry in oil that tastes like sh!t.
And keep in mind, that's before he died in *1980.* He seems somewhat like the Gordon Ramsay of his day, except mostly just with KFC. "As late as 1979, Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If the food disappointed him, he denounced it to the franchisee as "God-damned slop" or pushed it onto the floor."
mytvchannellock Manufactured by whom? A cabal of evil heart doctors? If it helps, they would’ve changed it anyway, given that there are legal limits on trans fats
I don't even have a comment on this thread, yet this stupid piece of shit website is sending me notifications.
Then he punished them severely
I worked in the kitchen of a Kentucky Fried Chicken store during the entire 9th grade in '72/'73. The Colonel paid a special visit to our store one Saturday. Everybody was acting super busy and serious while the Colonel toured the kitchen and taste-tested everything. I heard he placed a very high importance on how the brown gravy tasted and he approved of ours. I earned a meager $1.60 an hour but the work experience/memories were priceless.
I had a similar experience in Canada, (1969). I was surprised how solid of body he was.
That was average pay back then
That meager $1.60, after taking inflation into account, is higher than the current federal minimum wage.
My first job was a cook at KFC in 2000. I couldn’t have imagined the Colonel ever walking in. Great memories as well though.
I have to wonder what the old man would think of the slop they pass off under his name today, the coating falling off the chicken and the prices exorbitant.
In the late 70's my family took a trip to Kentucky to see the Stephen Foster play and horse races. Driving down the highway we were passed by a big white limo. The limo had clear windows you could see right through and setting there in the back seat WAVING at everyone they passed or got passed by was Colonel Sanders. I'll never forget it.
You're lying
@@bloodyskidderz2221 The hell I am. Stick to comments you know something about before you start with false accusations.
@@rebelrog2870 exactly what a liar would say 🤥🤥🤥👖😂
@@bloodyskidderz2221 Fuck off. It happened, my whole family still talks about it. Who the hell do you think you are to know what happened or didn't happen in my life? You're obviously a evil person.
@@rebelrog2870 don't swear please how would you feel if you ever actually met the colonal sanders and he told you to fuck off to McDonald's you dont need to lie and get angry about it to people because you wanted to see him in real life
I met Col. Harland Sanders just before he died. He was a very nice man, but he put up with zero bullshit, and would tear into you mercilessly if he felt you were out of line.
Rest in peace, sir.
What?!?
You must be old now.
You better not reveal his 11 herbs and spices 😂.
Almost unbelievable that nobody knew who he was by his unmistakeable face....He must have went from a nobody to a multi millonaire in a very short space of time.
actually he never made a huge amount of money from the fried chicken business, the Colonels main business was selling commercial kitchen equipment (same as Ray Kroc the man who made McDonalds a big name). In the end Col Sanders sold the business for about USD$2 million to a pharmaceutical company.
@@LinuxGalore And he sold his biz for a million and zero future profits. Big mistake
@@LinuxGalore But only the US part of the business, he kept the Canadian part & moved to Ontario Canada where eventually he finally retied
He didn't become a multi-millionaire he was screwed over by big Corporation
@@juliecrane9647He didn´t have time to let it grow to become a billion dollar company. He was 73 when he sold KFC and $2 million was quite a sum of money in 1964, the equivalent to $17 million today. He probably wanted to enjoy his retirement while he could. He by no means died destitute.
Weird to think that KFC had 900 outlets across America, Canada and the UK in 1963 and yet the Colonel still wasn't actually famous in the USA.
Kentucky Fried Chicken and KFC were not the same company!
Not sure if his face was actually on the bucket and everything else back then
There wasn't as much national advertising back then.
I think the celebrity “bubble” prevented them from experiencing what us “commoners” ate back then! 😄
I don't remember much of 1963, but by 1970 everybody knew of the 11 herbs and spices.
"Does it ever leap about?"
Ah, the graceful, leaping chickens of Kentucky.
That's funny right there.
When the derby horses are barreling at you.
🤣 In Kentucky the chickens take ballet.
@@thenightporter Colonel Sanders was known for his classy chickens. =)
I actually had a chance meeting with Col. Sanders while I was a boy in Salt Lake City in the 70s. Evidently he would travel to all the KFCs to conduct quality control visits. As it happened, he was greeting guests outside and he put me on his lap where asked him if he was a real colonel. I then asked him if he was Chinese and he just laughed.
How amazing is that??! You’re so lucky
Just imagine there was a time he wasn't automatically known for who he was,
And now he is the most recognizable icon in the quick service food industry worldwide
Nope, that would be the yellow M. He's not even the biggest in the US, let alone worldwide.
dave nic You are incorrect. There are lots of statistics that show Colonel Harland Sanders is way more recognizable than the Golden Arches.
lojosol ...... Ya, no. The golden arches is the single most recognized symbol in the world. A countries economy is commonly judged on the price of their big mac, what you just said is utterly incorrect.
dave nic yeah, you obliviously are confusing the most recognizable icon with the largest chain. i never said KFC was larger than McDonalds. i said that Colonel Harland Sanders is more recognizable than the Golden Arches. Yes you can find a McDonalds nearly everywhere, but people are more likely to recognize the visage of Colonel Harland Sanders before the recognize the "yellow M"
This guy kissed my great grandma on the cheek! That is about as exciting as it gets in my family. Haha
Fun memory!
Now he would be boycotted for sexual harrassment for same thing.
My grandfather also met him (worked at a mill in Kentucky) but he didn't get a kiss on the cheek :(
Well that’s something. He never kissed anyone in my family.
Butt cheek
When I was a teenager in the mid 70s, I remember eating in a KFC in Michigan with a friend, and I had absolutely no idea that the Colonel himself was going to visit this particular location until he walked through the door along with a few of his associates... We were in the middle of our meal when he came over to our table and asked us, "Well, what do you think of the product?" I answered truthfully, "Well, I'm not too partial to the Crispy version, as it's still too new, and I'm not quite used to it yet, but I have _NEVER_ forgotten the smell and taste of the Original since the day I first had it, back when I was no taller than this tabletop! For fried chicken, I sure don't go anywhere else... Thank you, for designing a great product, Sir!" Both of us each got a full bucket of original to take home to our families, "Compliments of the Colonel!" He said, "And THANK YOU!"
Me when I lie
@@gabrielbalcer9224 - Got me free food, now didn't it?
how did you remember your exact response
@@davebob4973 - Dude! It's not like it was every day back then you would be eating at a KFC and the guy whose face was on the company logo would walk in with his people! Of course I'd remember everything vividly... Especially when he came up to myself and a friend while we were dining on one of his meals!
I love the internet for these kinds of comments, it's so cool I can message someone who met someone as legendary as the Colonel. Awesome story :)
For some people, fame and fortune comes much later in life. This guy was 73 years old on this show and people didn't know who he was. He was just getting started on the road to success at the age of 73.
The fact that the panel didn’t have to wear blindfolds is amazing nowadays. Everyone everywhere recognizes Colonel Sanders. ❤️ 🍗
Surprised me to hear he had 900 outlets by then, yet even so none of them had heard of him.
@@peter9477 maybe the logo didnt have his face on it back then.
@@Peron1-MC "Colonel Sanders" "Kentucky Fried Chicken" I mean they hadn't even heard the names, despite radio, newspapers, word of mouth. Face isn't that relevant here... at the time, TV wasn't *the* medium, which it later became.
His face was not on the logos or the signs back then
@@ajsmith5295 unfortunately you are incorrect sir. His face was on all of the logos at this time. He even says at the end of the video "You know you will be getting good food when you see this ugly mug of mine". Mug is another way of describing his face in that context. So yes it was on all the logos. The problem was that there weren't really many TV commercials and things at this time so unless you ate there you very well may not know the face. Unlike today where even if you don't eat there you'd still know the Logo due to the commercials.
It's so strange to see how unknown he was considering he's so famous now!
lisa marie mc Only to those who weren't born.
I was a kid when he passed in the 70s, and he was seen in his commercials as often as Ronald McDonald.
Col. Sanders was HUGELY known in his home state of KY , throughout the South; and as an international businessman in the business world. So he was quite known in many circles. He also created one beautiful restaurant for his wife called The Colonel's Lady. It was housed in a Victorian style home and 20 miles outside of Louisville. Food was brought to the table "family style" in lovely bowls to be shared. I met him briefly once in Louisville. He appeared to be ever the courtly gentlemen.
Marianne Fleischer And now he's iconic.
And you got to meet him.
Cool.😃
lisa marie mc He wasn't that well known in 1963
@@mariannefleischer7441 you met him? damn how old are u?
So weird to think there was a time when Colonel Sanders would not have been instantly recognizable. Because if he was alive today and try to do a game show like this today everybody would know who he is
Hollywood ought to make a solid full time movie about this man
"Where ever you see this mug of mine, you know you'll get good chicken" EPIC!!!
"Is it good for other animals?"
"No."
Let's ask the fox about that.
Yes, what does the fox say?
@@mjt1517 fakakkakakakow
@@mjt1517 "Chaos reigns!"
@@mjt1517 show me the Carfax.😉🦊
I like chicken
He has one of the most iconic faces in the world and he's at the exact age to have the face we all know. I didn't know that he was so unknown at that time. Fun!
If he knew what a sad state of affairs KFC was now, he'd be furious I'm sure.
He sold off his US franchises 2 years after this show and lived happily ever after in Canada.
He'd laugh so hard he'd shit
Now that man had swagger...
Dude invented good chicken and natural swagger..
He's probably the first pimp in history lol
The Real Colonel Sanders was very humble and professional. No insane cockiness or swagger.
I agree, it was very good, still pretty good . I remember my Aunt said it was so good, it was not worth messing up your stove LOL
Brakathor agreed
He might be the only guest that's more people recognized today than from this time.
Probably Ronald Reagan, too.
Today, he is by far the most famous person on that stage, and yet at that time he was the only unknown one among them.
I can’t believe there was ever a time when Americans didn’t know who this guy was or what food product he sells. KFC is just so common now.
Humor was so pure. It's so wholesome.
A prime example of why it's never too late to succeed in life.
And he started franchising at 65. Yeah in 1955. And he was known nationly in 69 / 70 . And still working to 90
Just think. Without him, Dave Thomas would have never started Wendy's.
I didn't realize how charismatic he was.
Interesting to see that iconic face talking. He was a gent.
I met Colonel Sanders in the late 60's as I stood in line waiting to be in the audience of a TV show and he was on that show. He handed out his business card to each person. I still have the card!
So weird how he's instantly recognizable to us way off in the future, but they had no idea.
He'd have to be a mystery guest today...his face is unforgettable!
I remember watching this program as a kid and being amazed they didn't know who he was. One of the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants (Harmon Cafe) was nearby and we ate there 3 or 4 times a month. His likeness was everywhere.
I actually sat in the colonels lap when I was just a very small boy. He was just opening a store in Bowling Green Ky. He actually came out and sat in the backseat of our car and talked to my parents. I think it was about 1964.
It was said that Colonel Sanders was turned down 1009 times before someone financed his fried chicken recipe. He opened his first KFC franchise at 64 years old. Colonel Sanders is a perfect example that it is never too late to go after your dreams.
I used to go to that Harman's KFC in South Salt Lake when I was living there. It was still there in 1996 when I moved, but it was demolished to rebuild in 2004.
@@andeemg1891 Thank you for that bit of history. Have a blessed day!
I remember having to write a paper in elementary school about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I picked Colonel Sanders.
25 years later... same answer.
Go for it lol there's 3 or 4 in the commercials now lol would be fun to have another one XD
yep 😊
Do you have your own chicken restaurant ?
My mom met Col. Sanders in an elevator in Calgary when she was little lol
I knew a girl that wanted to be Snow White at Disneyland and just wave. Is there a guys version ? I decided on The Chairman of Iron Chef America.
I miss the wholesomeness of the past generations. I have few good words to describe the generations of today. Respect Colonel.
I don't know if they were any more wholesome, but they were definitely more discreet and much more protective of their public personas.
I remember as a kid watching an episode of Little House on the Prairie with my mom. At the end of one of the shows, they had who was supposed to be Colonel Sanders trying to sell some of his chicken to the Olsens. I remember Mr. Olson saying something like imagine that ..a restaurant that only sells fried chicken. Then the both of them started laughing.
1:17 "Colonel, I don't know what you do, but I think you look too beautiful to work!!"
Ah do plenty of work
Boss Hogg: “I have the most iconic white suit”
The Colonel: “Hold my KFC”
That made me laugh! 🤣
You think the chicken would have caught on if it was called Fried Chicken Kentucky? or FCK?
The Colonel: "Hold my Mint Julep".
He wore that white suit up until he pooped in his pants at the UK graduation. That was the end of his public appearances.
Hold my Bucket...
The Colonel LOVED to dance. My friends mom owned a franchise in Calgary in the fifties and he came to visit and had a great time. She loved to dance, too. And had a live sewing show on local TV as well. My friend still has the photo.
I saw him in an airport years ago, and yes, he was dressed just like that!
As a child of about age 7, I recall meeting Col. Sanders at a shopping mall in Louisvile, Kentucky. He was well-known by then, and as distinguished and folksy as any man I've ever met. He loved people, and always carried an ample supply of balloons in his coat pocket to hand out to any children he met.
The balloons were kind of hourglass shaped, with a caricature likeness of the Colonel printed on them. They included flat little cardboard "shoes" that had a slot through which the tied end of the balloon could be inserted, so it would stand upright. I remember being handed a red colored one. I lost track of the balloon, but have always kept my treasured memory of meeting the Colonel.
great lie
@@hitleractually8180: Nope.
@@hitleractually8180 you failed
I totally remember the balloons! My brother and I got some from him once too!
@@Schnitz13: Lol...Yup. They came individually packaged in those cellophane wrappers. I think it was those silly cardboard shoes that made 'em so memorable.😄
The funny thing is, he is more famous than any of those panelists lol!
Not at this point.
Now. Not back then.
The panel still didn't seem to understand who he was after the reveal - odd! Maybe they didn't eat regular people food back then, lol :P They seem a little snooty.
@@yepitsme3336 Lol. Yeah, i can't see Arlene and Martin, 'lickin' their fingers', sort to speak.
@@yepitsme3336 Of course, the rich and high class were still very separate from the common man at this point. Only really around the 80s and 90s did the mesh between high class and common man customs start and be used between the classes
A real southern gentleman and what an inspiration. Great footage
This gentleman is my hero. At older age, basically with just a recipe, became the face of finger licking fried chicken.
I love the idea of having fried chicken at a cocktail party.
LOL He says "you know you're gonna get good food, at least good chicken", he HATED that they changed his gravy after the franchise bought it!
And the mashed potatoes. I think he said it tasted like wallpaper paste.
Sanders said the the mashed potatoes tasted like wall paper paste. And he was right! They should have kept his gas station recipes from that one table kitchen in the 30's
I don't like the new gravy either.
When he sold his American franchise he was furious because they no longer fried in a pressure cooker which was one of his secrets . He kept the Canadian franchise that continued his original ways for many years to follow . His story is a very compelling one for any young person who is thinking about going into business . His is a success story backed by many failures and near suicide .
Well. The chicken is still good, as are the biscuits and the cole slaw(or at least I think so). Hate the mashed potatoes and gravy. Yuck!
1963: "You know you're gonna get good food... At least good chicken."
2021: Not anymore.
eh, i can go for some KFC sometimes.
Nah, it still tastes alright
Depends. Theres one KFC near me that's usually OK, and another one a few towns over that is consistently awful. I usually like KFC.
it used to be perfectly crispy and tender, with just the right balance of seasoning. there was nothing quite like it......now it's just a sloppy, salty, greasy mess 😞
He was a master, but, after his death…
I met him when I was a kid,he showed up at KFC in lufkin,while my family was eating there,he was a very gracious and kind man
I love the way he talks. I bet he was a very nice and friendly man.
@Oscar Small why’s that?
Colonel Sanders was a religious Christian.
@@benlujan288 He cursed all the time and fought a lot.
@@saturn3344
What, you peeped in his window? Eavesdropped? At any rate, his faith no doubt made him a better man -- how rowdy would he have been without religious conviction!
@@saturn3344 He got upset once late in life when he was invited to one of the KFC cafes in New York and the food was appalling. He picked out about a dozen things wrong with it, including that the gravy was " like wallpaper paste" and said it was the worst fried chicken he had ever eaten.
amazing that in 1963 he was still unknown!
Actually, he was known in certain areas of the US and some places overseas. He was not known under the name of KFC at the time tho, but as he wrote Southern Fried Chicken Company. We had one in Tacoma, WA on South 75th Street and South Tacoma Way. The restaurant was in the shape of a medium sized farm barn.
If you listen closely at the end of the video, Col Sanders mentions that at the time, he had some 900 locations across the US, plus some overseas.
I think it was in the very late 1960s or early 1970s when the name changed to Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was changed to KFC when the company was sold to the "Yum Brand Corporation"; who in my humble opinion has degraded the name and his name by some of their inane and ill-conceived commercials we are seeing today on the TV.
Col Sanders was KNOWN for the fact that if he walked into your restaurant and you were not doing it the way he wanted it done, he would close you on the spot and remove your cooking equipment then, not later. He did not care if it was even during a meal "rush". He did not want anyone messing up his creation.
His first franchisee was actually a nephew of his that helped him get the KFC business up and running. His nephew later started his own fried chicken business and it is known as "Lee's Famous Fried Chicken". There is an outlet here in the town I live in here in Kentucky, and many across the Central portion and South Central portion of the US.
What's crazy now, is that overseas, especially in the Philippines and Thailand, hell, probably most Asian countries, KFC is huge, as in, they are everywhere in the major towns!!!
@@PinkstonFilms when my pastor and his group went to China, they eagerly looked for the KFC logo. They said it was better there!!!
@@summerrosesutton3073 The Colonel would be rolling in his grave if he saw the current state of KFC outlets here in Australia :(
was just on the cusp of his franchise hitting the "big time"
As for the one who said, "He's been dead over 40 years, move on," when others, including me, were talking about disliking the newer commercials with the guy acting the "Colonel" part. Excuse me, but people deserve respect no matter how long they've been dead! My brother , Jack and I, sat for an elderly lady every Sunday while her husband went to church. He brought Kentucky Fried Chicken home for the four of us every week. We would sit and eat with them, he would hand us a little cash, and we'd be back the next Sunday. We did it until I eventually moved away. That chicken dinner every Sunday was what we looked forward to more than the money! The year was 1970, when it was good! I kinda miss those days.
No lie, Most of the low quality side's that they serve now would have earned them a blistering cursing out from H.S., and had their pressure fryer's taken right away!
I know what you mean about the wannabe Colonel commercials. They are totally disrespecting his memory. KFC used to be the best chicken on the market but those days are long gone.
I dunno how good it used to be in those days but the stuff i've had is 10x better than anything by Maccas.
@@Tester-sh1mn That's no lie. The last time we picked up some Mickey D's , I would have been better off eating the damned paper wrapper instead of the grilled chicken sandwich!
@@judithsixkiller5586, the Macdonald Brothers should have been on this. Macdonald's food was the best in this era.
At the end, the men stand and the ladies remain seated…definitely the 1960’s☺️
Is it me or were people much more polite in the past ?
The panel were made up of members of the "old school" New York City establishment from the 1920s and 1930s. Host John Daly was born in South Africa, and educated in New England. He split his time between hosting "What's My Line?", and being a news anchor for ABC News in the late-1950s. These were highly-educated people who did not commune with the middle-class people of the 1950s and 1960s (during a time of great social upheaval). Politeness was a very large part of their training to maintain their social status, which in the early-to mid 20th Century, meant everything to establish their public reputation. From the late-1960s onward, politeness and civility became less important than standing up for one's beliefs, no matter what the personal cost may be. And in the 21st Century, people tend to do this in crude, sometimes offensive, ways. Politeness and civility means nothing if your message doesn't get sent out, and received, by the general public. It is a "Look At Me" generation of celebrities and politicians, fighting for attention in a 1,000 channel cable/satellite TV and the INFINITE channel Internet universe.
It ain't just you.
They were more polite. Even the wars were civil. ;-)
oh HECK yes they were, I'm not from the 60's but yes they were.
I was thinking the same thing!!!
7:20 Is the most sincerest guarantee I've ever heard in my life.
That honesty could never be found today.
See that kids, Colonel Sanders was a real man. And we didn't always call it KFC.
but was it called southern fried like the blip said?
Ronald McDonald is a real person to
Thank you for posting. I'm a distant relative of the Colonel. My mother's maiden name is Sanders and I was born and raised in Louisville. To clear up some misconceptions, The Colonel had a terrible time in childhood and adulthood until his 40s. He went from job to job moving here and there, until he started his restaurant business in 1930, "Sanders Court and Café." Chicken was not originally on the menu. His biggest competitor went after the Colonel with a gun and was involved in a shootout. The other guy shot one of the Colonel's employees and went to jail. With his biggest competitor in jail, he experienced success. He finally had up and down success until the early 1960s. He was designated a Colonel by two Kentucky Governors, a designation used regularly by KY Governors to recognize distinguished Kentuckians. In 1959 he started using the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken." It was never called "Southern Fried Chicken." That was just a generic name they used for the type of business he was in. It wasn't until he was in his 70s that he rapidly started to expand the franchise. He did not get rich selling commercial kitchen equipment, but the equipment was a required part of his franchise restaurants. At the time of this show he was in the middle of fast expansion, but he wasn't a household name yet. In 1964, at the age of 73, he sold the business for 2 million dollars(about 17 million in today's dollars). He sold it to two Kentucky businessmen, one a future Governor. The Colonel stayed on as brand ambassador and still owned his Canadian franchises. He did move to Canada at that time and lived there almost all of the rest of his life. He was paid well to represent the Company and Advertise, but the company cut corners to save money. Their relationship deteriorated to the point that the Colonel successfully sued them and publicly criticized KFC, especially the gravy. He died in Louisville in 1980. His net worth at the time was 10 million. If you want to taste what his food was like in the old days, go to Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville KY.
Nobody cares
Wish I could go to that restaurant
It would be amazing to have a taste of what his chicken was like back then. There may be a few restaurant franchises in my hometown of Thunder Bay, Canada, but the quality may be something to be desired these days.
You mention here how he sold the company for two million dollars in the 60s. In relation to that, he appeared on another panel show, I've Got a Secret, shortly after the sale. He had his check on the stage with him while the panel tried to guess his secret regarding how he started the company. I believe it was "I used my first social security check".
Would love to taste that, but I live in the UK so I guess I never will.
@@bravo2966 There are indeed Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK. But the chicken KFC serves today is a sad imitation of the Colonel's original product, which I am old enough to remember well.
this was exactly 9 days after JFK was assassinated.
I knew a guy that went to your school. He scored 4 touchdowns in a single game. He lived a tragic life after that. He now sells women's shoes😔
@@brandonellis8111 w h a t?
@@patrickbateman8622 lmao
WOAH!🤯
@@brandonellis8111 my sympathy’s to your friend 😔
"I think you're too beautiful to work."
Damn, Harland Sanders was the ladies man!
The protien in chicken produces testosterone
he should've returned the compliment. tsk tsk.
MagicEmperor my uncle
The Colonel was an American icon and someone for everyone to look up to. I till have two Colonel Sanders piggy banks.
And from here on out, the Colonel 's image was imprinted on every mind.
R.I.P. Colonel Sanders!
Insegna agli angeli a friggere il pollo!
He died in December 1980 at the age of 90.
Died so young. I thought he was still alive doing commercials. Did they dig him up?
David James Ninety is almost a century. He lived a long life.
@@dogbarbill good long life
Such a family treat when my dad would bring Kentucky Fried Chicken home for dinner in the late 60’s and early 70’s. His iconic face was right on the bucket. Truly wonderful to see what a charming and delightful gentleman he was. 😀
Amen!
Will! Thanks for bringing back the memory! Both my parents worked. Occasionally a bucket of Kentucky Fried would come home with my mother. Delicious.
And it filled the bucket and it was good.
Not like today.
I just remember the pieces were small because they weren’t steroid induced.
@@MJCoachthecoach thus they filled the bucket
That is the coolest tie ever it's exactly like the drawing
It's so "delicious" and "beautiful" to enjoy the contestants' guessing skills and the Colonel's charming responses.🍗📺☀️ Stay safe everyone!
HE'S REAL!!
Yuppers indeed & LOL!
😂😂😂
no hes not
I've seen the commercials... that's not Reba!!
what do you mean is he real... started in utah...
'You look too beautiful to work'. The indignance in his voice when he corrects her that he does plenty of work is...wow. I mean, he literally worked the kitchens for years!
RIP
Col. Harlan Sanders
(1890-1980)
"Can it be used in sausage?" *general howls of complete disbelief*
And I'm thinking, "Man, have things changed."
Awesome footage seeing and hearing this iconic figure talking and he's funny too.
Funny, yes. Charismatic, definitely! Back in those days, charisma was crucial for success!!
He was so freaking adorable too!
This man made delicious chickens.
Max Power Indeed!
He didn't make delicious chickens, he made chickens delicious!
I see you on all of my favorite old stuff
still does...He wasJewish
it's such a shame what his company has become
Little does the panel know or realize, that the Colonel’s food will become an American staple, and he becomes an American icon, in the fast food industry and pop culture.
I can't imagine not knowing Col. Sanders! His story is fascinating. Thx for sharing this lil gem!❣
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken."
-Col. Sanders
Josh Smith - "Shake & Bake!"
"Did you hear that? That just happened."
A man's man... Beer and chicken.
Wow I spit my food out reading this
Must have been sampling fine Kentucky bourbon !!!🥴
Wow! It's really weird that he could actually sign in with his real name, and they didn't know who he was! And, I must say that THIS Colonel Sanders doesn't give me the creeps like the ones in present day commercials do!! :-O
Hard to believe but I guess the Colonel wasn't as iconic back in '63.
Grandfatherly type . Not crazy looking like on these new commercials
we don't get shows like this anymore...and damn this is good!!!! i wish someone would revive concepts like this
This guy was a real life badass. He got into a gunfight with his competition across the street and the guy closed his shop.
One of the coolest guys ever from the U.S. Prior to him selling the company, the best fried chicken I ever ate. And after he sold the company, sure enough the new owners changed the original recipe. The KFC you eat today is a far cry from the Col's recipe.
yeah i agree with that, im from kentucky & it's sad that you get a bucket of chicken with little amounts of meat (almost like they got shrunk) & charge $20 for that.
@@pinkpastelhearts The smaller size is because they use younger chickens compared to the good old days. Also some KFC restaurants aren't watching the frying time abd they over cook them; the tell is the skin is darker. When they hand me the order, I check the color and if its took dark, I return it and wait for the next batch, and let them know its overcooked. I don't care if they may get pissed off, they should know better.
"Chicken from the Colonel" is how my grandmother described Kentucky Fried Chicken.
KFC is part of a great childhood memory from the early/mid 70's, every now and then, dad (after work , usually on a Friday) would bring home a bucket of KFC with the sides, always a pleasant surprise when that happened...still get me some Colonel every now and then...
I like this guy, I wish he’d open a restaurant sometime
He was famous by 1968 or 69, but I guess not in 1963. I was surprised no one knew him
He wasn't known in New York in 1963; there were no KFC outlets there until the early '70s. We had just gotten KFC in Raleigh, NC, when this show originally aired and we saw and heard a lot of him on television and radio commercials. I miss the way it tasted in those days.
He reminds me of Burl Ives.
Aragorn Stellar a chicken murdering Burl Ives!
I thought the Colonel WAS Burl Ives. Now i am really confused!
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He reminds me of that Norm Macdonald feller.
I met Col. Sanders when I was in my early 20’s, he was the nicest older gentleman.
Hard to imagine a time when people didn't immediately recognize this man. Now, I believe he's on Mt. Rushmore. Well, maybe not - but his face is certainly known around the world. Rest in peace, Mr. Sanders.
My dad was a police officer in kentucky in the 60s and colonel sanders always bought the officers fried chicken! He seems like such a nice man.
I lived right down the road from the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken in North Corbin Kentucky I lived just west about 4 miles....excellent chicken...
I have to ask! No offense intended! When was this time in your life?
Since I moved to Kentucky in 2004, I love taking family and friends who come to visit to the Sanders Cafe in Corbin. Great place to visit and get a meal from at the same time.
The FIRST Kentucky Fried Chicken by name was in Salt Lake City, On State Street. Still there
He’s talking about the Colonel’s first restaurant before he started the franchise
@@JPLOWMAN2 only the first franchise was "Kentucky fried chicken". Was NOT the name of the original stand.
The name was created by SLC business man (can't recall first name as his sons etc remain actuve) but Mr. Hammond with Sanders. Hammond family continues be me major figures in SLC with Little America Hotels and Sinclair Oil. Harland S reportedly rejected the name but Mr Hammond had better feel for the local SLC market. Neither expected to be creating an international brand. The sign still reads "FIRST Kentucky Fried Chicken" on State Street.
He admitted that one of his greatest Sins, was that he cursed at his staff all the time, he cursed at them way too much. I love this guy.
It’s amazing that many of the responses, mentioned how when he sold the business, the new owners changed the spices and the gravy. I remember eating at the restaurants in the mid 60’s. It was delicious. Why would they tamper with a winning formula? Just like when Famous Amos cookie owner started to get backers. They had big ideas also. When he finally got fed up and sold out; the cookie has never been the same.
Popeyes, same thing. New ownership got rid of many of the true Louisiana things while reducing portion sizes and quality control. No more crawfish, no more dirty rice.