Dear B.C. Clark

[batonrougesooner]

I am no where near as impressed with your annoying jingle as you seem to be.

I doubt people have such nostalgic memories of your song as you think. Your commercial touting as much is gay.

You are not an OKC icon. You are an OKC annoyance.

You are an overpriced jewelry store, not a local landmark.

I hate you.

Please stop.

[OUHOMER]

BOO. It does remind me that Chrismas is coming.

[Sooner24]

The B.C. Clark jingle is GREATNESS!!!


And now for your listening pleasure. :D

http://www.bcclark.com/Default.aspx?p=11009

[Big Red Ron]

I am no where near as impressed with your annoying jingle as you seem to be.

I doubt people have such nostalgic memories of your song as you think. Your commercial touting as much is gay.

You are not an OKC icon. You are an OKC annoyance.

You are an overpriced jewelry store, not a local landmark.

I hate you.

Please stop.Haha!

:pop:

[Sooner24]

When the B. C. Clark Christmas Jingle first aired, certainly no one could have predicted that over the years it would become the Oklahoma tradition that it is today. Intended to promote B. C. Clark’s annual Anniversary Sale, it has evolved over time into Oklahoma’s own Christmas carol.

The Jingle was first written and produced in 1956, and soon it developed a life of its own. The public made that clear in 1961 when B. C. Clark produced a new jingle thinking the original one was dated and had run its course. It was replaced with the old familiar one within hours, after a barrage of complaints. One small adjustment did have to be made in 1977 when television commercials went from 60 seconds to 30 seconds. Originally 35 seconds long, the line “The Christmas wish of B. C. Clark is to keep on pleasing you” had to be edited from the original song in order to make it fit. Today, people still ask about the mysterious “missing line.”

It is very possible that the B. C. Clark Christmas Jingle may be the longest continuously running jingle in the entire United States, and in January of 2001, it made its national television debut when actress Megan Mullally, an Oklahoma City native, sang the Jingle on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It has been sent to service men and women overseas, sung on airplanes full of homesick Oklahomans, used to lighten the mood at church services, performed at school pageants, and it has even become a standard at many holiday songfests and concerts. Most Oklahomans will agree that it’s just not Christmas without the B. C. Clark Jingle.

[BajaOklahoma]

It's one of the ways we figure out if people have really lived in OK. LOL. I just say the first line (for the sake of others, I don't sing), and other people will join in. Corny, but fun.

I also grew up in "The City." Another way OKC > Tulsa. :D

[Jerk]

Thanks! Now I got that damned song stuck in my head :mad:

[King Crimson]

my mom has the sheet music and busts it out on the piano every year. it's annoying, but things aer as they should be.

[lexsooner]

Isn't it part of some joke that you know you are an Okie if you know the words to the BC Clark jingle? I guess that makes me an Okie, because it is stuck in my head now. Thanks, Rouge! ;)

[soonerloyal]

WAHHHHHHHHH!!! Now I'm HOMESICK! I miss Oklahomaaaaaa!!! *sniffle*

[Harry Beanbag]

Makes me homesick too. I left Oklahoma 15 years ago and I can still recite every word to that song.

[Harry Beanbag]

Click on the 1991 Dan Menendez Juggling video, it's amazing.

http://www.bcclark.com/?p=11010

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Scrooge. ;)

[proud gonzo]

I am happy i don't know that damn jingle.

[Mjcpr]

Worst comic strip evar.

[Soonerus]

like it or not it is a part of the holiday season in OKC....I am OK with it, nothing wrong with traditions

[Penguin]

I find it disturbing that people love a commercial so much.

[Mixer!]

I find it disturbing that people love a jingle so much.

Meh, to each their own I suppose.

[proud gonzo]

I dislike most local holiday commercials. and most local jingles, for that matter. I guess I just dislike most commercials. I try not to watch tv too often unless it's recorded so i can fast forward.

[Mixer!]

:les: TIVO OR DVR!

[crawfish]

Jewelry is the gift to give...

[oilmud]

cause it's the gift that'll live and live

[crawfish]

So give the gift you know can't fail

[oilmud]

from bc clarks......................................... anniversary sale!

[crawfish]

Most sales are after Christmas

[proud gonzo]

MAKE IT STOP!

[King Crimson]

but this one is just before....

[bri]

I am happy i don't know that damn jingle.

I second that emotion. :D

[PhxSooner]

Sniff. Reminds me of bad OKC radio stations.:( :D


Most everything is marked way down...

[birddog]

this probably deserves it's own thread

http://www.reelwavs.com/movies/christmas_vacation/msleghound.wav


another reminder christmas is here. tonight on tbs.

Christmas Vacation.

[Soonrboy]

Savings you can't ignore

[Sooner24]

At Oklahomas oldest jeweler since 1892....................

[Mixer!]

the Christmas wish of B.C. Clark is to keep on pleasing you...

[crawfish]

So give the gift you know can't fail at B.C. Clark's Anniversary Sale!

[crawfish]

^
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(I was saving 13,000 for that one :D )

[SoonerTitan]

That song is great! It's like a part of growing up around Christmas time.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Jewelry is the gift to give. . .

[Sooner24]

Cause it's the gift that'll live and live..........

[Penguin]

^
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(I was saving 13,000 for that one :D )


It looks closer to 12,999 to me. :D

[Sooner24]

It looks closer to 12,999 to me. :D


Looks exactly like 12,999 to me. ;)

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Between BC Clark and the Mattress Brothers Clock Season, it ain't Christmas until both of these hit the air...

[Okieflyer]

I just think it's stupid they need to tell us how wonderful the song is in their own commercial.

[Sooner24]

I just think it's stupid they need to tell us how wonderful the song is in their own commercial.


It's the 50th year of the jingle. I don't see anything wrong with tooting your own horn every fifty years.

[Sooner24]

Now back to the song.

Cause it's the gift that'll live and live.....

[Okieflyer]

It's the 50th year of the jingle. I don't see anything wrong with tooting your own horn every fifty years.

http://djmanendra.com/images/slap.jpg

O.K. sorry! :(

[sooneron]

Face it, the sucker is catchy.

How many jingles can you come up with that have staying power?

Oscar Meyer - they have two
Alka Seltzer - plop plop ...
Apple Jacks - A is for apple...
Lowenbrau - tonight...
Miller Beer - if you've got the time..
Budweiser - here comes the king...

and of course, since it's Christmas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QZW1mexhQ

[Sooner24]

I just hope I am around when they celebrate the 100th year of the jingle. :D

[achiro]

I grew up in Oklahoma. I had never heard that song until I moved to Enid 8 years ago so do't give me tat crap about knowing if you are a "true Oklahoman" :D
I guess growing up with the Tulsa networks, I was lucky and missed out on it.;)

[King Crimson]

just try and ignore the savings, you just can't do it.

[MamaMia]

B.C.Clarks is egoista. They don't pay their employees very well; plus they are chauvinistic. They put men in the jewelry department and pay them a commission and stick the woman in silver,crystal and china, pay them a low wage and no commission at all.

Plus they cheated me.

[bri]

Yeah....BUT THEY HAVE SUCH A CATCHY JINGLE!!!! ;)

[proud gonzo]

Face it, the sucker is catchy.

How many jingles can you come up with that have staying power?

Oscar Meyer - they have two
Alka Seltzer - plop plop ...
Apple Jacks - A is for apple...
Lowenbrau - tonight...
Miller Beer - if you've got the time..
Budweiser - here comes the king...

and of course, since it's Christmas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QZW1mexhQ
J-E-LL-O
Coca Cola
Dr. Pepper
Folger's
Honey Nut Cheerios
Rice Krispies
Almond Joy
Big Mac
Big Red gum
DoubleMint gum
Fritos Bandito
Klondike Bar
N-E-S-T-L-E-S
Sara Lee
Armour Hotdogs
K-R-A-F-T
Chiquita banana
Libby's
Meow Mix
Rice-a-roni
Tums
Slinky
State Farm Insurance
Band-aid (Stuck on Me)
Froot Loops

[bri]

Looks exactly like 12,999 to me. ;)

Tee hee, looks like SOMEONE posted in the last WAYLT...:D

[Jimminy Crimson]

B.C.Clarks is egoista. They don't pay their employees very well; plus they are chauvinistic. They put men in the jewelry department and pay them a commission and stick the woman in silver,crystal and china, pay them a low wage and no commission at all.

...since 1892! :cool:

[sooneron]

J-E-LL-O
Coca Cola
Dr. Pepper
Folger's
Honey Nut Cheerios
Rice Krispies
Almond Joy
Big Mac
Big Red gum
DoubleMint gum
Fritos Bandito
Klondike Bar
N-E-S-T-L-E-S
Sara Lee
Armour Hotdogs
K-R-A-F-T
Chiquita banana
Libby's
Meow Mix
Rice-a-roni
Tums
Slinky
State Farm Insurance
Band-aid (Stuck on Me)
Froot Loops

That sure is a lot for someone that doesn't watch commercials.

[King Crimson]

i just like to cruise around the house saying "by MEN-non".

[sooneron]

I say it .... Co- stanZA!

[proud gonzo]

That sure is a lot for someone that doesn't watch commercials.I dont' watch LOCAL commercials. those are all old commercials from when i was a kid with nothing better to do

[Sooner24]

J-E-LL-O
Coca Cola
Dr. Pepper
Folger's
Honey Nut Cheerios
Rice Krispies
Almond Joy
Big Mac
Big Red gum
DoubleMint gum
Fritos Bandito
Klondike Bar
N-E-S-T-L-E-S
Sara Lee
Armour Hotdogs
K-R-A-F-T
Chiquita banana
Libby's
Meow Mix
Rice-a-roni
Tums
Slinky
State Farm Insurance
Band-aid (Stuck on Me)
Froot Loops



I didn't know most of those had "jingles". :confused:

I do remember the short lived Frito Bandito though. :)

IyEEEE IyEEEE
IyEEEE IyEEEE
I am the Frito Bandito
I Love Fritos Corn chips
I Love them I do
I want Fritos Corn chips
I Steal Them from you !

http://64.41.109.149/school/1frito2.jpg

[Sooner24]

B.C.Clarks is egoista. They don't pay their employees very well; plus they are chauvinistic. They put men in the jewelry department and pay them a commission and stick the woman in silver,crystal and china, pay them a low wage and no commission at all.


So who is forcing them to work there? :confused:

[bri]

Robber barons.

[Sooner24]

It's been a few years now since Megan Mullally blew us away by breaking out into song with the B.C. Clark Jingle on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It's been a fun story for us to tell and laugh about. And now it just gets better! Once again, Megan will sing the entire jingle, this time on her very own show, The Megan Mullally Show on Friday, December 22. Make sure to tune in at 11am on KFOR-TV when she'll talk about the jingle and B.C. Clark Jewelers.

[12]

I love the song. I only hear it when I return to God's Country around Christmas time. Heard it my whole life, so it is pretty special to me.

GOD BLESS OKLAHOMA!

[batonrougesooner]

My 'spek rating has taken a hit for this thread.

And yes I'm from OK. I live here now.

Most sales are after Christmas my ***.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

B.C.Clarks is egoista. They don't pay their employees very well; plus they are chauvinistic. They put men in the jewelry department and pay them a commission and stick the woman in silver,crystal and china, pay them a low wage and no commission at all.Obvious candidates for unions, or a state of Oklahoma takeover. They'll be just fine after either of those two things happen.

[Sooner24]

JUST WANTED TO BUMP THIS SO EVERYONE WILL REMEMBER TO WATCH TOMORROW. :D


It's been a few years now since Megan Mullally blew us away by breaking out into song with the B.C. Clark Jingle on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It's been a fun story for us to tell and laugh about. And now it just gets better! Once again, Megan will sing the entire jingle, this time on her very own show, The Megan Mullally Show on Friday, December 22. Make sure to tune in at 11am on KFOR-TV when she'll talk about the jingle and B.C. Clark Jewelers.

[bri]

Wow, if Megan Mullally is devoting national air time to this jingle, it makes me long for the salad days of The Tony Danza Show. :D

[proud gonzo]

lol

[Sooner24]

Jewelry is the gift to give...

[soonerloyal]

A link to the jingle on Mullally's show: http://www.bcclark.com/Default.aspx?p=11862

'Cause it's the gift that'll live and live...:P

Don't say I never got ya nothin'.

[batonrougesooner]

bump mother****ers!!!!

This song should die!!! :D

[Partial Qualifier]

why....






why.

[MamaMia]

I use to work at the old Mayfair BC Clark's until they cheated me out of an extremely large sum of money.

What happened was, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the owner posted a notice on the memo board in the break room announcing that the person who sold the highest dollar amount in jewelry during the month of December would get this huge Christmas bonus. At the company breakfast the following Friday at dawn, the bonus contest was announced again.

Back in the 80's I was attending night classes and had little ones at home. We didn't have enough money for a down payment to open our own clinic so my husband was practicing for the state. We were up to our foreheads in debt with monthly bills, student loans and paying for the babysitter, so I tried to work as many hours as I could during the day and on the weekends. That bonus would have been enough money to catch us up on our bills and pay for the rest of my books and tuition for the following semester.

I don't know how it is these days at B.C.Clarks but back then all of the female employees had to work in either flatware and silver or crystal and china. Only men were allowed the positions in jewelry, so the chances of a woman earning the bonus was very slim. The men in jewelry were also given a commission in their monthly checks. The women were not. I was good about covering for the men when they took off work since I needed the hours, so sometimes I did get to work in jewelry on what was suppose to be my days off but I never got any commission for my sales. I didn't say a word about it since I needed the job.

During the second week of December I was covering for a fellow who was out visiting relatives when a land developer by the name of Charlie Givens came into the store and bought thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from me. He came in 3 times and asked for me specifically. I also sold china and crystal to his wife on a regular basis. That sale put me over the top. After that and a few more sales, nobody could touch my sales record.

Well, for the following two weeks all but one of the men whined about me being ahead in the contest, so on Christmas Eve the owner took me into the vault and explained that I wasn't eligible for the bonus since I was technically hired to work in crystal and china. When I clocked out for lunch I noticed that my name and my jewelry sales had been marked off the board with a black marker. I was crushed.

[frankensooner]

Well Mama, I will never evar buy anything from them. I wasn't planning on it anyway, I bet they are way over-priced.

[IB4OU2]

I use to work at the old Mayfair BC Clark's until they cheated me out of an extremely large sum of money.

What happened was, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the owner posted a notice on the memo board in the break room announcing that the person who sold the highest dollar amount in jewelry during the month of December would get this huge Christmas bonus. At the company breakfast the following Friday at dawn, the bonus contest was announced again.

Back in the 80's I was attending night classes and had little ones at home. We didn't have enough money for a down payment to open our own clinic so my husband was practicing for the state. We were up to our foreheads in debt with monthly bills, student loans and paying for the babysitter, so I tried to work as many hours as I could during the day and on the weekends. That bonus would have been enough money to catch us up on our bills and pay for the rest of my books and tuition for the following semester.

I don't know how it is these days at B.C.Clarks but back then all of the female employees had to work in either flatware and silver or crystal and china. Only men were allowed the positions in jewelry, so the chances of a woman earning the bonus was very slim. The men in jewelry were also given a commission in their monthly checks. The women were not. I was good about covering for the men when they took off work since I needed the hours, so sometimes I did get to work in jewelry on what was suppose to be my days off but I never got any commission for my sales. I didn't say a word about it since I needed the job.

During the second week of December I was covering for a fellow who was out visiting relatives when a land developer by the name of Charlie Givens came into the store and bought thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from me. He came in 3 times and asked for me specifically. I also sold china and crystal to his wife on a regular basis. That sale put me over the top. After that and a few more sales, nobody could touch my sales record.

Well, for the following two weeks all but one of the men whined about me being ahead in the contest, so on Christmas Eve the owner took me into the vault and explained that I wasn't eligible for the bonus since I was technically hired to work in crystal and china. When I clocked out for lunch I noticed that my name and my jewelry sales had been marked off the board with a black marker. I was crushed.

Why would anyone want to buy jewelry from a man anyway? The owner was a jerk.

[Harry Beanbag]

Click on the 1991 Dan Menendez Juggling video, it's amazing.

http://www.bcclark.com/?p=11010


This is still the most amazing video (non porn) that I've ever seen.