Who's Phillip Morris?
michael A Upton
In the episode featuring the MASH 4077's ping pong champion (Wang Ho or
something) Frank says to Radar "Put a cork in it unless there's a call
from Phillip Morris" and then he laughs hysterically. At the time he is
interviewing a Korean woman for a potential job at MASH. The Korean girl
is Wang Ho's wife.
Who is Phillip Morris?
Gotta Know!
MrQuixote
company advertised their cigarettes with commercials that featured a very
short actor dressed in a hotel bellboy's uniform including the round hat
that was flat on top. They called him Johnny Phillip Morris. What he
would do is walk through the lobby of the hotel, and as bellboys did in
those days, shout out "Call for Phillip Morris." As in, there's a phone
call for some guy named Phillip MOrris. The way he said it was pretty
unique. He had a high voice and would yell "Call for Phillip
Morrrr-eeeees."
Jeez. I feel old.
Gary D. Cavender
>Who is Phillip Morris?
>Gotta Know!
Phillip Morris is a tobacco company (I believe they produce
Marlboro?).
In the early days of advertising on TV, they used a bellboy (a midget
I think) who would enter the lobby and say "Call for Phillip
Morris"
michael A Upton
Thanks to Gary and MrQuixote for the answer! That's realy cool!
Sometimes a joke can be funny even if you have no idea what it meant, in
this case it was humourous to see Frank react like that but now the joke
makes sence and it realy was funny.
Thanks a lot guys.
Mike
CyberGraF/X
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: In the episode featuring the MASH 4077's ping pong champion (Wang Ho or
: something) Frank says to Radar "Put a cork in it unless there's a call
: from Phillip Morris" and then he laughs hysterically. At the time he is
: interviewing a Korean woman for a potential job at MASH. The Korean girl
: is Wang Ho's wife.
:
: Who is Phillip Morris?
More of a "What" than a who, it's the largest agency in the
business (acting that is). Casting, etc...
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: In the late forties through early fifties, the Phillip Morris tobacco
Maybe so, but you really did miss the joke, it had nothing to do withthe
tobacco company, it has to do with the Phillip Morris Talent Agency.
Gregory A. Sheets
>From: msm...@netaxs.com (CyberGraF/X)
>Subject: Re: Who's Phillip Morris?
>Date: 22 Apr 1996 07:48:32 GMT
>MrQuixote (mrqu...@aol.com) wrote:
>: In the late forties through early fifties, the Phillip Morris tobacco
>: company advertised their cigarettes with commercials that featured a very
>: short actor dressed in a hotel bellboy's uniform including the round hat
>: that was flat on top. They called him Johnny Phillip Morris. What he
>: would do is walk through the lobby of the hotel, and as bellboys did in
>: those days, shout out "Call for Phillip Morris." As in, there's a phone
>: call for some guy named Phillip MOrris. The way he said it was pretty
>: unique. He had a high voice and would yell "Call for Phillip
>: Morrrr-eeeees."
>:
>: Jeez. I feel old.
>Maybe so, but you really did miss the joke, it had nothing to do withthe
>tobacco company, it has to do with the Phillip Morris Talent Agency.
Phillip Morris was, and is, a tobacco company. It was their ads to which
Frank referred.
You're thinking of WILLIAM Morris.
(Who, incidentally, published the original hardcover edition of the novel
M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker...)
g
Gregory A. Sheets
m-sh...@onu.edu
"We know how to behave. We've 'ad lessons!"
John Lennon,
"A Hard Day's Night"
Ken Wagoner
withthe
>tobacco company, it has to do with the Phillip Morris Talent Agency.
>
Phillip Morris was a tobacco company with an ad campaign on radio
during the early 1950's (and I guess early TV too?) which is completely
consistent with that remark on Maj. Burns part for two reasons.
1) The bellhop was always yelling in his distinctive style to find the
person
whom the call was for. That would explain the "unless there's a
call for"
line.
2) The actor who played the bellhop in the ads was very short and
thin, about
the physical stature of a jockey. With all the jokes and asides
Radar
seemed to get for his size it's a natural comment. Burns is making
a joke
that Radar is a rather small individual.
I'm not entirely sure, but I believe that the talent agency you're
referring to is the ***WILLIAM*** Morris Agency. Not Phillip.
Hate to disagree, but I don't think he missed the joke, I think YOU
did.
Ken
victor kamhi
>michael A Upton (mup...@twirl.io.org) wrote:
>:
>: In the episode featuring the MASH 4077's ping pong champion (Wang Ho or
>: something) Frank says to Radar "Put a cork in it unless there's a call
>: from Phillip Morris" and then he laughs hysterically. At the time he is
>: interviewing a Korean woman for a potential job at MASH. The Korean girl
>: is Wang Ho's wife.
>:
>: Who is Phillip Morris?
>
>More of a "What" than a who, it's the largest agency in the
>business (acting that is). Casting, etc...
>
That's WILLIAM Morris for acting/casting and PHILIP Morris for yelling in
hotel lobbies.
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Scott Wilson
CyberGraF/X wrote:
>
> michael A Upton (mup...@twirl.io.org) wrote:
> :
> : In the episode featuring the MASH 4077's ping pong champion (Wang Ho or
> : something) Frank says to Radar "Put a cork in it unless there's a call
> : from Phillip Morris" and then he laughs hysterically. At the time he is
> : interviewing a Korean woman for a potential job at MASH. The Korean girl
> : is Wang Ho's wife.
> :
> : Who is Phillip Morris?
>
> More of a "What" than a who, it's the largest agency in the
> business (acting that is). Casting, etc...
>
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What does a talent agency have to do with this joke? It sounds like
the midget bell-boy is more on an answer than simply saying it's a
talent agency.
- Scott Wilson
sl...@cc.usu.edu
MICHELLE HUSKINS
CyberGraF/X (msm...@netaxs.com) wrote:
: : Who is Phillip Morris?
:
: More of a "What" than a who, it's the largest agency in the
: business (acting that is). Casting, etc...
Uh, no. The agecy is *William* Morris.
Allan
MICHELLE HUSKINS
CyberGraF/X (msm...@netaxs.com) wrote:
:
: Maybe so, but you really did miss the joke, it had nothing to do withthe
I'm afraid you missed it, bud. It's the *William* Morris Agency. Phillip
Morris is a tobacco company. There is also another Phillip Morris who
is one of the largest magic and costuming suppliers in the world but I
suppose that's irrelevant in this case.
Allan