Here's Sarah again: SW: One morning in 1986, Seth and the team at Foote, Cone, and Belding piled into a car and headed to Fresno. SPEAKER SIX: They were an incredible Motown band.SPEAKER ONE: I thought they were a real band, and really did not connect them to like raisins, or like the idea of dried grapes until well into my adulthood. Costume, Occasion & Specialized Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Mobile Phones, Smart Watches, Accessories & Communication, Bathroom Fixtures, Accessories & Supplies, Industrial Printing & Graphic Arts Equipment, Shaving & Hair Removal Products & Equipment, The California Raisi - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Used Vinyl - E8100A, eBay (UK) Limited is an appointed representative of, Learn more about Product Partnerships Limited - opens in a new window or tab. SW: Ross Vannelli is a music producer. As of the 2010s, packages of Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins still feature an updated California Raisin character. If you have any issues please contact me before leaving negative response I will always do my best make it right! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal (Europe) S. r.l. SPEAKER FOUR: I even had little figurinesSPEAKER FIVE: I remember seeing them in my toy chestSPEAKER ONE: They were part of some happy meal kind of thing CH: The dancing raisins were invited to light the National Christmas Tree at the White House. Oh I'm just about to lose my mind. WERNER: 'Dear NBC, After weeks of trying to find out who to congratulate on a recent national ad, I came up with nothing. [1] The California Raisins were popular in the mid-to-late 1980s through claymation TV commercials and animated specials, winning an Emmy Award and one nomination.[2][3]. Lead vocals in the group were sung by musician Bu, The California Raisins were a fictional R&B group created in the mid-1980s for a commercial produced by the California Raisin Advisory. And even in the 1990s, Sunmaid was like the "Kleenex" of the raisin industry. SW: Within a month of its release, the album went gold. SW: But in some ways, it may be in the same place as it was in the '80s. Raisins, dressed up in white gloves and sunglasses, dancing to Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the grapevine." Jackson, who agreed to do his commercial for free (and on the condition that he only work with Vinton, who he knew from their Captain EO project with Disney), helped create his own Claymation raisin with his signature single white glove, fedora, and pelvic-thrusting dance moves. ', 'Today during Ryan's Hope I saw the cutest commercial. Their cover of Marvin Gaye's &, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Unknown; no label specified. Or, as they saw it, for Sunmaid's good. And so, with a $7.5 million campaign on the line, Werner hit play and began dancing across the room to the old Motown hit "I Heard it Through the Grapevine.". The California Dancing Raisins ad has been called one of the best of all time. He writes: "The thirty seconds of this commercial seemed like an eternity. Got 100,000 tons, more sales than you would have if you didn't do this. . Which wasn't true. Their cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. But there's one letter that really stands out: WERNER: Okay, this is from the Fitzgerald-Hartley Company. He watched the original commercial spin off into more and more distant territory. I heard it through the grapevine. People loved the singing, dancing Claymation raisins so much that more commercials followed, andin a marketing scheme that was virtually unheard of at the timeThe California Raisins went on to release four albums, score a Billboard Hot 100 hit, and earn an Emmy nomination (and appear in an Emmy-winning show). The community that created them, and the questions they left in their wake. WERNER: A frame was one snapshot. If I tell everybody some fictitious story about you know, Chicken Little, right now to you, they might know it in Madera by 2 o'clock. Sunmaid. SW: Yeah, I'm still looking for the pictures. The "Heard It Through the Grapevine" theme is fabulous. Umpteen searches though the archives using the terms "California Raisins" and "Hardee's" came up mostly empty, except for . CH: We're back. Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. Sarah tells us what happened next SW: In 1994, a group of raisin packers voted to shut down CALRAB. SW: The raisins dance around on the lid of his grand piano while he belts out the band's catchphrase: AD SIX: Oh I heard it through the grapevine! [6] We may update this record based on further research and review. Concept illustrations of the Raisins were also featured as interviewees discussed the characters' creation.[17]. SW: So are the California Raisins coming back, do you thinkthe Dancing California Raisins? Today, the story of the California Dancing Raisins. He says if it had just been up to him, he would not have ended CALRAB and therefore the Dancing Raisins. SW: Kalem was voting on behalf of the packer he worked for. CH: I remember those really well. Right? It seems like everyone in Motown heard about this song "through the grapevine" before it was finally recorded. That could mean that while the ad was running, more customers were buying store-brand raisins instead of Sunmaid raisins and store brand raisins were supplied by those other California raisin packers. SW: Those people started calling CALRAB and the ad agency, asking when and where the ad would play again. But that little piece of fruit is anything but dry and boring. Thanks to everyone who left us voicemails and shared their memories of the California Raisins in our Facebook group. HO: Oh, there's definitely hope. In the early 1990s, Capcom produced a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) titled The California Raisins: The Grape Escape,[12] in which the player controlled a California Raisin through five side-scrolling levels battling various evil fruit and vegetable characters that have stolen the Raisins' music. The California Raisins are often accompanied by a soundtrack of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," originally popularized by singer Marvin Gaye. You know, what kind of legs does he have so he could do a dance appropriately, does he have oversized shoes, you know, what do they look like? Lead vocals were sung by musician Buddy Miles. If there's anything we can do for you, please give me a call'. Which meant packers couldn't slap a Dancing Raisin on their packaging or use the characters in ads unless they got their idea approved by the board. Honey, honey yeah. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. Characters Steve and Roger go into a mall representing 1980s culture where they meet the Raisins who proclaim that they are "cursed to live forever. SW: Remember, these were Fresno guys, not big city ad men. Will Vinton. California Raisins Heard it Through the Grapevine (Better Quality) Herozilla Video Editing and Livestream Gaming 82.3K subscribers Subscribe 10K Share 983K views 3 years ago I don't own the. They were all over the country, on mugs and lunchboxes and tee shirts. If you require a personal response, please use ourContact page. Scientists mull polarized light detection from alien life-forms, Nano-mechanical sensors wired using photonics, E. coli outbreak leads to massive flour recall, First human CRISPR trial passes safety and ethics review, Cephalopods: Natures camouflaging masters, Scientists detect gravitational waves for the second time, Colorful secrets of chemical elements with slow motion flames. See more ideas about california raisins, raisin, grape vines. Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. CHARLIE HERMAN: On September 14, 1986, California's hottest new band made its debut. Lead vocals in the group were sung by musician Buddy Miles. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. SPEAKER FOUR: I loved those commercials as a kid, they were so cool. And apparently, making a clay "King of Pop" was a whole 'nother can of worms. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. And Seth Seth was dancing all by himself in front of the group, without socks on! And the industry was coming out of a big slump at the time. SW: Barry Kriebel became President of Sunmaid Raisins in February of 1986, one year before Ross Vannelli produced his album, and right as the California Raisins were in liftoff. Of all the acronyms, there's just one you need to remember: CALRAB. RAISINS CHRISTMAS: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer It's those sensational California Raisins in the Emmy-winning Claymation Christmas celebration, next! They needed to be the life of the snack bar. It keeps you in shape. [5] The following year, the Raisins appeared in the Emmy Award-winning A Claymation Christmas Celebration, singing the Christmas carol "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". They have two big jobs. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1980's TV commercials for California raisins have been called some of the best ads ever made. THE THROWBACK MACHINE: Going for the gold, but coming up blonde. Our collection database is a work in progress. SW: The raisin industry quickly followed up with more ads. In fact, the industry was on an upswing. I Heard It Through the Grapevine features a clip the movie The Big Chill where a group of teenagers in a library who are listening to the song through headphones which leads them to dance . I believe it might have been a public service announcement', 'Dear Judy: Generally when you hear from me, a problem is involved. Oh! Sales of raisins themselves increased 20 percent after the first commercial. And it became more entertainment than strategy. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. And, I didn't know this, but nearly 100 percent of the raisins the U.S. produces come from within a 60 mile radius of the city. onefunplace. Because, in Fresno, California Raisins has always meant something bigger than a couple of claymation figurines singing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine.". [14][additional citation(s) needed], On March 28, 1997 Entertainment Weekly published "The 50 Best Commercials of All Time" as its cover story. Still one thing nearly everyone does agree on is the mass appeal of the dancing raisins. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. SW: In the end, the ad went to air. Vinton and his team hired human dancers to make the Raisins's dance moves look realistic. Raised in the California sunshine WERNER: He volunteered and said 'I won't be paid, I just want to be a raisin, I have one thing I need to ask though, I will not talk to anybody from the advertising agency, and I will not talk to any clients. ROSS VANNELLI: Well how about doing an album? The California Raisins released four studio albums on Priority Records, BMG, and ZTT Records between 1987 to 1994, and their signature song, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 84 or 85. They weren't in the shelf. This special saw the Raisins hiring a new manager with the goal of making a comeback. Required fields are marked *. CALRAB, the organization who made the campaign, was also closed on July 31, 1994, due to disagreements with raisin producers over the fairness of required payments to the organization. Your email address will not be published. So Fresno is like Eden for raisins. It wasn't true. The California Raisins, Michael Jackson, and more Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Official Music Video) Creedence Clearwater Revival 36M views some 80s music. SPEAKER FIVE: Every time that commercial would come on, my mom would sing and dance to that song. Is it that people remember it? But how did a bunch of dried grapes, burdened with the reputationof being a mediocre, boring snack, become synonymous with swagger? Done. SW: Clyde E. Nef, who was CALRAB's manager at the time, wrote about Seth's performance and the board's reaction in his book, The Fruits of Their Labors. Between 1987 and 1988, the fictional band released four albums, two of which went platinum. But I also take the approach of, that was 30 years ago so I think it's time that we look forward because the industry is in a very dramatic, very drastically different place than it was back then. Almost all the growers in the room were against it. HO: Well there's there's definitely 12:02 some discussion about that I mean in its infancy right now. SW: He just turned 82, and for the last few decades, he's been privy to almost every dispute in raisin land, and lots of them have landed on his desk. If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. Sunmaid. Their cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. CH: After the break, five million dollars DOES go a long way, the Dancing California Raisins conga line their way to record deals and awards, and they split the raisin industry right down the middle. This client had been with his agency for over a decade, and though they'd had some fairly successful campaigns in the past, the client's main product was slipping in sales. I said, 'the only thing I would do, because at that time, you know, you had things like the Chipmunks and all these different things for kids,'. November 12, 1986 SW: You guys, it's from Paul McCartney's manager. SW: Kalem says the vote on whether or not to approve the ad was extremely close. Like, who was allowed to borrow the actual dancing raisins costume CALRAB had? WERNER: My job, I called it jack of all trade. Some years later, Noel Gallagher stands on a stage strumming his guitar while . Photo: A Claymation Christmas Celebration / CBS The Raisins Were Featured In Will Vinton's 'Claymation Christmas Celebration' On CBS In 1987 Unless you just happened to have a VCR set up and recording at the exact moment the ad aired WERNER: You had to wait and hopefully see it on TV again on some show you were watching and not know when that was coming, and because we didn't have a very big media budget, it wasn't on that often. SPEAKER TEN: We had the Christmas special on videotape, we probably watched it like three or four times a December, between when I was like 4 and 8. But I think we're heading in a positive direction now. Many of the items created for the campaign have become part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. SW: Unity has been a longstanding challenge for the raisin industry. You're making us put up $32.50 for generic advertising, and Sunmaid's getting the benefit of it. Definitely [both laugh]. RV: And I set it up in the studio exactly how like an old Motown session would be. Hey. It also gave the band members individual names and roles: A.C. (vocals), Beebop (drums), Stretch (bass), and Red (guitar/piano).[7]. Who'd have ever thought that a beloved Motown classic would be brought back to life by a bunch of animated dried fruit? Go directly to shout page. Yeah the good news is the industry is at a point where people are working together more than they have historically, at least in the past 20 years or so. Fresno is a dusty, medium-sized city in the middle of California's central valley. You do the math on how many tons of raisins you're buying from them, and bam, you can see exactly how much of the total cost is going towards California raisin ads. The California Raisins II is a 1990 claymation television special directed by Will Vinton, featuring the advertising characters The California Raisins. The show was broadcast August 29, 1990, on the U.S. television network CBS during primetime. Then in 1989, a 13-episode Saturday Morning Cartoon show calledThe California Raisin Show aired. SW: I was not even alive when most of those ads aired, and I had the same experience. Our collection database is a work in progress. If no one liked it, the raisin industry could not get that money back. And ultimately, when everyone failed to agree, the raisins took the fall. In 2010, claymation versions of the California Raisins were featured in the special Christmas episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "A Very Sunny Christmas". How would the assessment be collected? Stay up to date with what you want to know. [19], In 2014, the California Raisins made a cameo appearance in the RadioShack Super Bowl XLVIII commercial "The '80s Called". Michael Jackson asked to be featured in a sequel. Paul McCartney requested his own copy on VHS. Vinton and his team spent weeks making about six different figurines and a set made out of clay. This is Brought to you by Brands you know, stories you don't. (laughs) These little guys took over everybody's hearts and minds, so it didn't surprise us at the time. He has faith in the industry's ability to work this out. SW: The ad agency hired a guy named Will Vinton and his team to take the animated mockup of the ad and turn it into clay animationor, claymation. During the peak of their popularity in the late '80s, the California Raisins also had a fan club, merchandise that spanned from plush toys to lunch boxes to air fresheners, and a series of comic books. A Saturday morning cartoon series, The California Raisin Show, debuted the following year, but lasted only 13 episodes. And since there wasn't a "Dancing Raisin" brand in the store, small packers worried Sunmaid was getting all the business. In 2015, it was announced that a live-action/CGI reboot of the California Raisins would be produced, with president of The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation, Rusty Citron, as one of the people behind the project. Most of the time when we buy raisins, we have no idea where they came from. And some of them played instruments, maybe?SPEAKER TWO: All dancing in the real world, but in their little clay situation.SPEAKER THREE: They were disproportionately raisinly huge. Listen on:Apple Podcasts |Stitcher | Spotify |and more. Or did the dancing California raisins cause more trouble than they were worth? SETH WERNER: It wasn't back then, and it still isn't now. "[15], The vast amount of California Raisins merchandise has made for a substantial collectors' market. There it is. Today, it would go viral. I mean, you can imagine that! And they were hearing from those ingredient customers that they had an issue with the ads: BK: Some large customers felt they were paying for it. Label. SW: Kalem Barserian has worked in the raisin industry for more than 50 years. In 2018, an episode of The Americans called "Rififi" feature a cereal box featuring the California Raisins on the back. No, not really. But actually to me, one of the most interesting parts of that story was this little section on the California Dancing Raisins ads from the '80s. Those California Raisins weren't just in California anymore. Socit en Commandite par Actions Registered Office: 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg). Paul McCartney requested his own copy on VHS. If you require a personal response, please use ourContact page. Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! Strong came up with the idea and asked Motown writers Holland-Dozier-Holland to work on it with him. Web. But there was enough leadership to sway the ones that weren't smart enough to realize what a good program it was. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online. "The Raisins opened up a floodgate everything had to be personified," Vinton told Food & Winelast year. Raisins are not like cell phone brands, with unique features and better WiFi connectivity and a sleeker feel than their competitors. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. So many of you remembered that Christmas special. Between 12th and 14th Streets With a budget in hand, the agency hired Will Vinton, the Oscar-winning animator who would later trademark the term "Claymation," to help create their vision of dancing raisins. Ended: 27 Feb, 2023 23:10:08 GMT. SW: Again, Seth Werner, sockless ad copywriter. SW: That's another thing that makes the raisin industry different. Right or wrong, It depends on wherever the votes are. The industry is in talks about a new campaign to promote California raisins. A short time after that, he sat in a studio and sang the words into a microphone while strumming his guitar along with a few friends. TikTok video from Shug (@sonyastanford2). It was the sequel to the Emmy-nominated special Meet the Raisins! Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine. SW: That's Alvin and the Chipmunks, for those of you aren't fans. Casey Holford and John DeLore composed our theme. Check mate. He's now on his second round of leading the Raisin Bargaining Association. The comedy podcast Felix Navipod features discussion of the California Raisins on all 166 episodes of its run. VINTAGE THE CALIFORNIA RAISINS 1987 YELLOW PLASTIC LUNCHBOX WITH THERMOS, California Raisins Trumpet Figure 1988 Applause Calrab 80s PVC Vintage, CALIFORNIA RAISINS RUDY BAGAMAN, BANANA WHITE & LICK BROCCOLI FIGURES (JES33). And by the end of the night, all anyone could agree on was that one of the siblings was getting a bigger cut than everyone else. Vocals were sung by musician Buddy Miles. And he made it very clear to me right off the bat that no one, him included, would be interested in talking about the New York Times story I'd read. Bill Moss is our sound engineer. BK: There's always been a 'If it's good for Sunmaid, it's gotta be bad for them.' Almost across the board, everyone I spoke to had good things to say about the ad itself. in 1988. Was the Dancing Raisins ad a success? But despite it all, by a very narrow margin, more than half the room voted to greenlight the ad. So when his friends were like WERNER: 'What are you gonna do with that? Can you just give me an assignment? Please take time to look at pictures I try and show condition clear as possible. SW: I, before I started working on this story, did not even eat raisins. If you have any issues please contact me before leaving negative response I will always do my best make it right! A board member said, 'Seth, can you do it again?' AD ONE: Lay some happiness on me, give me raisins and I'll be. I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics by California Raisins from the Meet the Raisins! I don't need to prove anything to anybody. And their arms were like small, and they had like little legs. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics." If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. Price: 16.01. Audiences quickly connected with the Raisins authentic R&B sound, and The California Raisins version of "Grapevine" even reached No. KB: Raisin processor for many years in different facilities. RV: Oh no, to me it at one point it kind of went beyond that. And maybe some people are pessimistic about it, I don't know, maybe people are tired of just the lack of unity. SW: But, on the other side of the debate, if you ask Barry Kriebel, he'll tell you it is much more complicated than that. Now, somebody just had to turn Seth Werner's concept into a real commercial. "Picture cover". The growers are the ones with the vines. SW: This is Matthew Malcolm again. It wasn't at The Fillmore in San Francisco or the Troubadour in LA. Washington, D.C. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy & Terms of Use), African American History Curatorial Collective. KB: Couldn't find it! SW: Did it feel at any point while you were working on this album like you were making an ad for raisins? Very serious-like. The success of the dancing raisins exposed fractures in the industry which had been forming just under the surface for decades. [6] However, the Raisins would continue to make their strongest impression through animated endeavors, and the characters proved popular enough that they were used to endorse Post Raisin Bran cereal. KB: Whereas the packer is the middleman buying it from him, processing it, selling it, shipping it into trade and hoping to make a profit. HARRY OVERLY: I know for a fact that there is animosity that still exists within the industry of what happened back then. McCartney. [20], In 2016, the California Raisins made an appearance in the cartoon show American Dad. [4] To their surprise, the commercial became wildly popular, paving the way for several future commercials and opportunities through other media. In 1985, both halves of the industry were funding CALRAB. Heard it, heard it! They were the California Raisins. WERNER: Our whole objective was to make them cool. We may receive commission if your application for credit is successful, the commission does not affect the amount you will pay under your agreement. Almost all the packers resented Sunmaid, but not all for the same reasons. I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Werner's big idea was going to be a risk, especially without the celebrity spokesperson the client had requested. The tape was rewound and the presentation repeated.". Blastfrompasttoys. (of Suite D2 Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (with firm reference number 626349). Our editor is Micaela Blei. WERNER: We want sunglasses on them, I want to put them in Converse sneakers, but untie the laces, and they gotta look hip, basically. SARAH WYMAN: Charlie, I have to start with a confession. Oh, that's sweet. But that wasn't the story around town. Like the whole body was just a head, with arms and legs waving about. The claymation raisins singing and dancing to Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" became a kids TV show, recorded an album that went platinum, launched a range of toys and costumes, and starred in an Emmy-winning Christmas special. Post's Raisin Bran cereal took advantage of the increasingly popular dried fruit and teamed up with the Raisins to help promote their boxed cereal, and fast food chain Hardees bought a license to produce the incredibly popular collectible Raisins figurines. You got 100,000 tons. WERNER: We created this huge conga line that came out of a box of raisins and danced on the coffee table while this husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend were watching a movie, and they were unaware that all this was happening in its own little world. African American History Curatorial Collective. WERNER: We still thought it was cool. Sign up for notifications from Insider! IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. But of course, that was not really the end of it. The California Raisins are a fictional rhythm and blues musical group comprised of anthropomorphized raisins. https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/34693/The+California+Raisins/I+Heard+It+Through+the+Grapevine. MM: Obviously raisin growers and packers, they compete with each other. CH: From Business Insider. The California Dancing Raisins ad has been called one of the best of all time. 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