If I recall correctly, the whole point of the add with the Midget and the
Tuba was that the Midget had "The worlds biggest sunroof!".
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
Rick Morrison wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jul 1998 10:30:50 -0400 Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com> writes:
>
> >As an ex-Tuba player myself, I would have just attached it to the
> >exhaust
> >system.
> Probably would have sounded a whole lot better than the whimpy exhaust
> note on the later 1500 Midgets
> Only problem I could see is How does one get the tail pipe to "pucker"
> correctly?
> >
> >I wonder, was it a Sousaphone - the kind that wraps around your body
> >as you
> >march, or one of the concert tubas - the kind that sits upright?
>
> Sousaphone - naturally. It made for better TV. Whether the producers
> actually managed to get the entire instrument behind the seat is unknown.
> The final scene in the ad was a quicky shot of the couple pulling off
> (medium closeup) and as they go by cameral position, you can see the bell
> of the instrument behind the seats, and what appears to be a portion of
> the remainder. It was just enought shown to imply the whole Sousaphone
> was in the car.
>
> Does any one remeber the Midget ads from the same period, wherein a
> couple of skateboarders took turns jumping a Midget, while the board ran
> up under the car?
> I've ofter wondered how many times the boarders ended up in the
> passenger seat due to a missed take off point, or sliding down the
> ashpalt when they missed the board.
>
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
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