Graaavy Traain!!!

October 29, 2007 12:15 PM

Where can I find online Gravy Train commercials?

Remember those dog food commercials that had the tiny little wagon pulled by a team of horses that would race across the living room while the wagon master would yell "Graaaaavy Traaaaain!" to the utter delight of the dogs in the commercial?

Am I remembering this correctly? Was there such a commercial? If so, was it for Gravy Train dog food? Where can I view/download a video of this commercial?

Thanks!

posted by ian1977 to media & arts (6 comments total)

Chuck Wagon was the brand.
posted by Ironmouth at 12:18 PM on October 29, 2007

My memory was distorted! Thanks Ironmouth
posted by ian1977 at 12:25 PM on October 29, 2007

Yes, it was Chuck Wagon, from Ralston Purina.

Am I the only one who was terrified by those commercials?

There was even an Atari game based on them.
posted by bondcliff at 12:30 PM on October 29, 2007

I wasn't terrified at all. In fact they made it look so good that I actually wanted to eat the dog food. They poured that water in and it turned to gravy and looked all chocolaty and yummy.

I don't know where you can get the video of the Chuck Wagon one but one of the Gravy Train ones is here. And look at that lady using a soup ladle - she knows she wants to eat some.
posted by cashman at 12:57 PM on October 29, 2007

cashman - That gravy looks delicious! Nice and robust and beefy, and they are wasting it on canines!

I can't believe Youtube doesn't have a Chuckwagon commercial. I found one from the 50s but it didn't have the little wagoneer.
posted by ian1977 at 1:30 PM on October 29, 2007

There actually was such a brand as Gravy Train, which made its own gravy. And, like you, I used to mix it up with Chuck Wagon.
posted by evilcolonel at 6:54 PM on October 29, 2007