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CO-"Move Our Tail For You"  
User currently offlineusafdo From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 439 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 8104 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Continental Airlines---alot of people have in the past mentioned this commerical for the 80's; "We really move our tail for you..."

Someone finely got it and put it on YouTube.

I understand it became the focus of numerous law suits agains CO.

Hope everyone enjoys it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGSaE2QOd00            

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User currently offlinethomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25
Reply 1, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 7997 times:

Damn that brings back a few memories, thanks for locating that.

Thomas


"Show me the Braniffs"
User currently offlineCALPSAFltSkeds From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 2206 posts, RR: 7
Reply 2, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 7675 times:

I always loved the prime rib cut from the carts in the aisle.
Flight 3 ORD-LAX B720 fan jet was the best.

Long gone are the prayer cards on trays and the stereo system that operated through tubes, not wires.

I have a set of those wine glasses and wore the agent uniform.

User currently onlineRyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2511 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 7522 times:

Quoting usafdo (Thread starter):
I understand it became the focus of numerous law suits agains CO.

Why was that???

I love it! I just wish flying was still like that...

User currently offlineusafdo From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 7441 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

I believe it had to do with employees saying it sounded like they were working their @$$'es off for CO, and some employee groups though it was belittling!

User currently offlinetymnbalewne From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 912 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5284 times:

Quoting usafdo (Reply 4):
I believe it had to do with employees saying it sounded like they were working their @$$'es off for CO, and some employee groups though it was belittling!

And it was considered sexist. Akin to National's "I'm Estrellita, Fly Me" campaign.

Now, those passengers in the advert are walking towards an aircraft without steps or an open door! Don't move your tail, move the step!!
 


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User currently offlineUSAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4485 times:

Wow, I've never seen a flight attendant sew someones jacket.


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User currently offlineapjung From United States of America, joined Aug 2002, 106 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 3287 times:

That's because they were called stewardess back then, LOL!


Andy P. Jung
User currently offlineElevated From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 288 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1896 times:

Great commercial. The glory days of air travel.

Quoting USAirALB (Reply 6):
Wow, I've never seen a flight attendant sew someones jacket.

We are still capable of doing so, you just have to ask nicely. It's amazing how a little friendliness can go a long way in the air--hint, hint.

Quoting apjung (Reply 7):
That's because they were called stewardess back then, LOL!

It might sound "old school" but the word is still well alive. It's more used jokingly among us than for anything else. Us "girls" in the back are such stewardesses...yes a more, "modern" definition.

User currently offlinemabadia71 From Costa Rica, joined Nov 2008, 75 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1793 times:

Quoting RyanairGuru (Reply 3):
Quoting usafdo (Thread starter):
I understand it became the focus of numerous law suits agains CO.

Why was that???

I love it! I just wish flying was still like that...

Well just from watching the commercial, and making very clear that I just guessing here, it does sound sexist. And in someone really dirty mind the phrase "We really move our tail for you, to make your every wish come true" could sound like the stewardesses were "working girls".


mabadia71
User currently offlinetymnbalewne From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 912 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1776 times:

Quoting apjung (Reply 7):
That's because they were called stewardess back then, LOL!

I believe BA still refers to "Stewardesses"


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