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Rodney Dangerfield Vintage 1983 WMMR Ad

A flashback to Rodney Dangerfield’s 1983 TV ad for WMMR

Rodney Dangerfield posing with a chimpanzee in an WMMR teeshirt holding the slate for the WMMR TV commercial

Today, November 22nd, would've marked the 103rd birthday of one of the greatest comedic presences: the great Rodney Dangerfield. The incredible comedy powerhouse was born today in 1921 in New York. Rodney best known for his zinging one-liners and his infamous catchphrase "I can't get no respect!". He was also quite the comedic star on the silver screen with Caddyshack and Back To School an integral part of his acting resume. We unfortunately lost Rodney back in October of 2004.

To celebrate Mr. Dangerfield's life and legacy, Pierre Robert decided to showcase a very interesting part of his comedic works. One that is very specific to Philadelphia and even more so for WMMR.

From The Vintage WMMR Vault

Rodney Dangerfield

"You know what the R stands for? Not respect...Rock and Roll!". Those are the opening words from Rodney Dangerfield appearing in a TV ad for WMMR from 1983. He goes on to say "They respect their rock and roll. Block parties of your favorite artists, Double-Shots, they got the good stuff". 41 years since that ad and we're still continuing that good stuff!

To celebrate Pierre played the full commercial followed by the Beatles "Birthday" (a synchronistic tribute since The White Album was also released on this day). You can check out the full advertisement below as we wish the great man Rodney Dangerfield a very happy birthday from us here at MMR!

From roughly 10:30am to somewhere around 3 (we call it Pierre Standard Time) weekdays Philadelphia rocks with (and loves) Pierre Robert on WMMR. Pierre Robert began his illustrious career at the pioneering progressive rock station KSAN, in his hometown San Francisco, but it’s through his uninterrupted 42-year tenure at Philadelphia‘s legendary WMMR that he’s made his mark. One of the city’s most recognizable celebrities will write about being at the center of its live music scene and greeting his legions of fans as if personal friends in the smallest clubs and largest stadiums.