Well, let me tell you, I saw this thing on the TV the other day, reminded me of them old Hai Karate commercials. You know, the ones with the fellas gettin’ chased by all them ladies? Lord, have mercy. That’s what they was called, Hai Karate commercial. Back in the day, that was the stuff, everyone was wearin’ it.
This stuff, this Hai Karate, it was some kinda smelly stuff for men. Like aftershave, or cologne, or somethin’. They sold it all over, even in the little stores down the road. Sixties, seventies, eighties even, I reckon. Then they stopped selling it, least around here. They put it back in the shops few years back, I heard. Different folks makin’ it now, I think. Some company called Healthpoint. You be careful how you use it, they say. You remember that from TV?
They had these funny, funny ads on the TV for it. Always a man, puttin’ on the Hai Karate, and then bam! Women just couldn’t leave him alone! Chasin’ him all over the place, like bees to honey. That was the whole idea, I guess. Made ya think if you wore it, you’d be fightin’ off the ladies with a stick. Silliest thing, but folks bought it up like hotcakes, I tell ya.
- That Hai Karate commercial, always had the ladies chasin’ the men.
- It was somethin’ else, I tell ya. Never seen nothin’ like it before.
- They had that Valerie What’s-Her-Name in some of ’em.
- Always made you laugh, them old ads. Simple times.
Now, there was this one gal, pretty as a picture, she was in a bunch of them Hai Karate commercial. Valerie somethin’, I can’t rightly recall her last name. Leon, maybe? She was in some movies, too. Real popular back then. Always playin’ the pretty lady, ya know. She sure was a sight for sore eyes. I remember they had some other guys in the Hai Karate commercial as well, they were fightin’ over her, I think. That was something.
They made a big to-do about this Hai Karate commercial stuff. Said it smelled so good, women just couldn’t resist. Well, I don’t know about all that. Smelled like somethin’ to me, but nothin’ to write home about. Still, it sure did sell. Everyone wanted to be like them fellas on TV, I guess. Even my old man wore it for a while, bless his heart. Never did see him get chased by no women, though!
There was another one of them ads, it showed some kinda trainin’ center. Hai Karate Training Center, they called it. Like a school or somethin’, where they taught ya how to use the stuff. Or maybe how to fight off all them women! Hoo, it was a hoot! They don’t make ’em like that anymore, that’s for sure. And it sold out so fast, you wouldn’t believe it!
My neighbor, he used to tell me stories about these Hai Karate commercial. This was back in the sixties, mind you. He said he remembers seein’ ’em on the little black and white TV they had. Said his mama would shoo him outta the room when they came on. Too racy for a young’un, she said. But he’d sneak a peek anyway. Said it was the funniest thing he ever saw. He always had a thing for that Valerie Leon, I think. Can’t say I blame him. There was another girl, I don’t remember her name, she was also pretty. They all wore some fancy clothes.
People don’t know about this anymore, do they? This Hai Karate commercial, this is old news.
These days, it’s all different. Don’t see them kinda ads on TV no more. Everything’s so serious now, or just plain silly. Not like back then. They had a certain charm, them old ads. Even if they was a little bit, you know, over the top. But that was part of the fun, I guess. Made ya remember ’em, that’s for sure. Still makes me chuckle to think about ’em.
It is sure different now. I don’t know what to think. But back then, it was all about the Hai Karate commercial. Wonder what those people are doing now.
Nowadays I see many Axe commercial, wonder if it is the same thing. Or maybe some Old Spice commercial, too.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my story. This is all I can remember.
