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|CFWF-FM||Regina, SK, Canada||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH_Q7dizCYA "The Wolf 104.9 radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|CFWF-FM||Regina, SK, Canada||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH_Q7dizCYA "The Wolf 104.9 radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|KLOS-FM||Los Angeles, CA, USA||2000||Unknown||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WXWxk9WoE "95.5 KLOS radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|KXUS-FM||Springfield, MO, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95NdXSjjSQ0 "US 97 radio station TV spot commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|KXUS-FM||Springfield, MO, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95NdXSjjSQ0 "US 97 radio station TV spot commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|KZPS-FM||Dallas, TX, USA||2000;<br>2003||Symba Smith<br>Unknown||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngBGqK4hSeg "KZPS 'Remarkable Mouth' Commercial".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref><br><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[http://cmifilms.com/media/videos/Rock/00s/Remarkable-Mouth-Hot-Lips-92_5.mp4 "Remarkable Mouth Hot Lips 92.5 (2000's)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|KZPS-FM||Dallas, TX, USA||2000;<br>2003||Symba Smith<br>Unknown (2003)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngBGqK4hSeg "KZPS 'Remarkable Mouth' Commercial".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref><br><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[http://cmifilms.com/media/videos/Rock/00s/Remarkable-Mouth-Hot-Lips-92_5.mp4 "Remarkable Mouth Hot Lips 92.5 (2000's)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|WBON-FM||Knoxville, TN, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKdmywL078 "104.5 The Bone radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|WBON-FM||Knoxville, TN, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKdmywL078 "104.5 The Bone radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|WCMF-FM||Rochester, NY, USA||2000;<br>2003||Symba Smith<br>Cara Wakelin||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXppe8By54 "96.5 WCMF The Rock Station radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref><br><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lk_yYw2dmI "WCMF".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|WCMF-FM||Rochester, NY, USA||2000;<br>2003||Symba Smith<br>Cara Wakelin (2003)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXppe8By54 "96.5 WCMF The Rock Station radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref><br><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lk_yYw2dmI "WCMF".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
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|WNOR-FM||Norfolk, VA, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5OCQ4tDjCM "WNOR FM radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>
|WNOR-FM||Norfolk, VA, USA||2000||Symba Smith||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5OCQ4tDjCM "WNOR FM radio station commercial (2001)".] Retrieved 2 Feb '23</ref>

Revision as of 15:28, 2 February 2023

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Screenshots of select "Remarkable Mouth" advertisements

Status: Partially Found


The Remarkable Mouth is a series of television commercials used to advertise radio stations since 1975.

History

Chuck Blore and Don Richman initially created the concept to advertise Pittsburgh radio station WTAE-AM.[1] The premise is simple; an attractive female model, in her own voice, introduces the spot telling the audience that she would like to tell them about "a remarkable radio station". The camera then zooms into a tight close-up of her mouth as she lip-syncs to snippets of banter by the station's DJs, clips of songs featured on the station, its jingles and the voices of the callers. As the audio montage concludes, the camera zooms out to reveal the model's full frame, as an offstage male voice compliments her by saying that she has "a remarkable mouth", to which she replies "we have [or '(the station's call letters) is'] a remarkable radio station" in her own voice. The campaign was so successful that Blore and Richman licensed the format to Top 40, country and rock radio stations across the country throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, after which the creative rights were purchased by Los Angeles production house Celestial Mechanix and produced for stations globally thereafter.

Chuck Blore Productions hired a handful of models to star in the commercials, each of them tied to a specific campaign for a station. The rotation included LA-based models Lorelei Shark, Kelly Harmon, Deborah Shelton, Denise Cunnington and Christine DeLisle. In rare cases, the station would provide the talent to star in the spots, notably Bree Bushaw, who at the time was a popular disc jockey for rock station KPRI in San Diego. Sometimes two models would star in a spot together: one talent from the rotation alongside a local contest winner. When Celestial Mechanix assumed creative control in the late 1990s, most ads starred actress and 1991 Star Search spokesmodel champion Symba Smith until late 2002. From that point, different actresses—among them Playboy Playmates—were hired until the concept was retired.

Availability

Several spots have been located and uploaded to video-sharing websites for online curation, many of which have been added to concept-specific YouTube playlists.[2][3] The number of lost spots is currently unknown but estimated to range anywhere between 50 and 100 commercials. The table below lists currently known spots in order of the year of their initial release, as well as their current status based on online availability:

Radio Station City Release Year Model Status
KIIS-AM Los Angeles, CA, USA 1975 Lorelei Shark Lost
WTAE-AM Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1975 Unknown Lost
CKY-AM Winnipeg, MB, Canada 1976 Lorraine Mansbridge Lost
KHOW-AM Denver, CO, USA 1977 Unknown Lost
KSAN-FM San Francisco, CA, USA 1978 Denise Cunnington Found[4]
WBCY-FM Charlotte, NC, USA 1978 Unknown Lost
WKY-AM Oklahoma City, OK, USA 1978 Unknown Lost
WNDE-AM Indianapolis, IN, USA 1978;
1979
Lorelei Shark Lost
Found[5]
CFTR-AM Toronto, ON, Canada 1979;
1980
Unknown Lost
Found[6]
KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA, USA 1979;
1980 (bumpers)
Ann Bell Found[7]
Found[8]
KORL-AM Honolulu, HI, USA 1979 Unknown Lost
KOY-AM Phoenix, AZ, USA 1979 Lorelei Shark Lost
KYYX-FM Seattle, WA, USA 1979 Denise Cunnington Found[9]
WFIL-AM Philadelphia, PA, USA 1979 Unknown Lost
WISN-AM Milwaukee, WI, USA 1979 Lorelei Shark Found[10]
WLUP-FM Chicago, IL, USA 1979;
1980
Lorelei Shark Found[11]
Found[12]
WNOE-AM New Orleans, LA, USA 1979 Unknown Lost
WRIF-FM Detroit, MI, USA 1979, 1981, 1982;
1992;
1998
Kelly Harmon (1979-1982)
Teresa Blake (1992)
Karen Newman (1998)
Found[13]
Found[14]
Found[15]
Lost
Found[16]
WRQX-FM Washington, DC, USA 1979 (three spots);
1982
Christine DeLisle Found[17]
Lost
Lost
Found[18]
2NX Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1979 Unknown Lost
2SM Sydney, NSW, Australia 1979 Virginia Hey Found[19]
3XY Melbourne, VIC, Australia 1979 Unknown Lost
4IP Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1979 Unknown Lost
Metro Radio 261 Newcastle, TWR, GB 1979 Unknown Lost
KBPI-FM Denver, CO, USA 1980;
1981;
1987
Kelly Harmon (1980-1981)
Kelly Harmon and Dotty Coloroso (1981)
Unknown (1987)
Found[20]
Found[21]
Lost
Found[22]
KNCN-FM Corpus Christi, TX, USA 1980 Kelly Harmon Lost
KPRI-FM San Diego, CA, USA 1980;
1981
Bree Bushaw Lost
Lost
KQFM-FM Portland, OR, USA 1980 Denise Cunnington Lost
KQRS-FM Minneapolis, MN, USA 1980 Lorelei Shark Lost
KSLQ-FM St. Louis, MO, USA 1980 Lorelei Shark Lost
KYYS-FM (102.1) Kansas City, MO, USA 1980;
1981;
1982
Denise Cunnington (1980-1981)
Denise Cunnington and Frankie Hutchinson (1982)
Found[23]
Found[24]
Lost
WABC-AM New York, NY, USA 1980 (three spots) Christine DeLisle Found[25]
WEBN-FM Cincinnati, OH, USA 1980;
1981
Denise Cunnington Lost
Found[26]
WIKS-FM Indianapolis, IN, USA 1980 Lorelei Shark Lost
WNAV-AM Annapolis, MD, USA 1980 Unknown Lost
WQRK-FM Norfolk, VA, USA 1980 Denise Cunnington Lost
WSGA-AM Savannah, GA, USA 1980 Denise Cunnington Lost
WXKS-FM Boston, MA, USA 1980 Unknown Lost
WXKX-FM Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1980 Renee Adams Lost
WZGC-FM Atlanta, GA, USA 1980;
1980 (bumper)
Renee Adams Found[27]
Found[28]
WZXR-FM Memphis, TN, USA 1980;
1981
Kelly Harmon (1980)
Kelly Harmon and Dina Myers (1981)
Lost
Found[29]
LBC London, GB 1980 Wendy Medway Lost
WBEN-AM Buffalo, NY, USA 1981 Christine DeLisle Lost
WBLM-FM Portland, ME, USA 1981 Denise Cunnington Lost
WHK-AM Cleveland, OH, USA 1981 Denise Cunnington Found[30]
WKQQ-FM Louisville, KY, USA 1981 Kelly Harmon Found[31]
WPRO-FM Providence, RI, USA 1981 (spring);
1981 (fall)
Deborah Shelton Lost
Found[32]
WVIC-FM Lansing, MI, USA 1981 Christine DeLisle Found[33]
KFOG-FM San Francisco, CA, USA 1983;
1984;
1985
Christine DeLisle (1983-1984)
Christine DeLisle and Juliette Deinum (1985)
Lost
Lost
Found[34]
WIBA-FM Madison, WI, USA 1991 Unknown Lost
KKZX-FM Spokane, WA, USA 1993 Unknown Found[35]
KRTH-FM Los Angeles, CA, USA 1993 (two spots) Deborah Shelton Found[36]
Found[37]
KSLX-FM Phoenix, AZ, USA 1995 Symba Smith Found[38]
WAQY-FM Springfield, MA, USA 1995;
late 1990s
Unknown (1995)
Symba Smith (late 1990s)
Found[39]
Lost
WLZR-FM Milwaukee, WI, USA 1995;
1996;
1999;
2000;
2003
Unknown (1995-1996)
Symba Smith (1999-2000)
Teri Harrison (2003)
Found[40]
Found[41]
Lost
Lost
Found[42]
WRDU-FM Raleigh, NC, USA 1995;
late 1990s
Unknown (1995)
Symba Smith (late 1990s)
Found[43]
Lost
KYYS-FM (99.7) Kansas City, MO, USA 1997;
2000;
2003 (two spots)
Symba Smith (1997, 2000)
Unknown - Various (2003)
Found[44]
Found[45]
Found[46]
Found[47]
CFMI-FM Vancouver, BC, Canada 1998;
2002
Unknown (1998)
Symba Smith (2002)
Found[48]
Found[49]
3FOX-FM Melbourne, VIC, Australia 1998;
1998 (contest variation)
Symba Smith Found[50]
Found[51]
KKHK-FM Denver, CO, USA 1999 Symba Smith Found[52]
KXOK-FM St. Louis, MO, USA 1999;
2000
Unknown (1999)
Symba Smith (2000)
Found[53]
Found[54]
WAQX-FM Syracuse, NY, USA 1999 Symba Smith Found[55]
WKCN-FM Columbus, GA, USA 1999 Symba Smith Found[56]
WNAP-FM Indianapolis, IN, USA 1999 (spring);
1999 (fall)
Symba Smith Found[57]
Found[58]
WRFX-FM Charlotte, NC, USA 1999 Symba Smith Found[59]
M-1 Vilnius, VL, Lithuania 1999 Symba Smith Found[60]
PMFM Perth, WA, Australia 1999;
2000
Symba Smith Found[61]
Found[62]
Rádio Comercial Lisbon, LX, Portugal 1999;
2001
Symba Smith Found[63]
Found[64]
Radio Hauraki Auckland, NI, NZ 1999 Symba Smith Found[65]
CFWF-FM Regina, SK, Canada 2000 Symba Smith Found[66]
KLOS-FM Los Angeles, CA, USA 2000 Unknown Found[67]
KXUS-FM Springfield, MO, USA 2000 Symba Smith Found[68]
KZPS-FM Dallas, TX, USA 2000;
2003
Symba Smith
Unknown (2003)
Found[69]
Found[70]
WBON-FM Knoxville, TN, USA 2000 Symba Smith Found[71]
WCMF-FM Rochester, NY, USA 2000;
2003
Symba Smith
Cara Wakelin (2003)
Found[72]
Found[73]
WNOR-FM Norfolk, VA, USA 2000 Symba Smith Found[74]
WROQ-FM Greenville, SC, USA 2000 Symba Smith Found[75]
89 FM A Rádio Rock São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2000 Symba Smith Found[76]
2UUS Sydney, NSW, Australia 2000 Symba Smith Found[77]
5MMM Adelaide, SA, Australia 2000;
2002
Symba Smith Found[78]
Lost
KISW-FM Seattle, WA, USA 2002 Symba Smith Lost
KDKB-FM Phoenix, AZ, USA 2003 Teri Harrison Found[79]
CFRQ-FM Halifax, NS, Canada 2011 Unknown Found[80]
KILT-FM Houston, TX, USA Unknown (late 1970s
or 1980)
Unknown Lost
KRIG-AM Odessa, TX, USA Unknown (early 1980s) Unknown Lost
KRNA-FM Cedar Rapids, IA, USA Unknown (late 1970s or
early 1980s)
Unknown Lost
WBNS-AM Columbus, OH, USA Unknown (1970s) Unknown Lost
WDIZ-FM Orlando, FL, USA Unknown (late 1970s or
early 1980s)
Unknown Lost
WFGY-FM Altoona, PA, USA Unknown (1991 or 1992) Teresa Blake Lost
WHYI-FM Miami, FL, USA Unknown (late 1970s or
early 1980s)
Unknown Lost
WMJX-FM Miami, FL, USA Unknown (mid-late 1970s) Unknown Lost
WMSI-FM Jackson, MS, USA Unknown (1981 or 1982) Kelly Harmon Lost
WRXL-FM Richmond, VA, USA Unknown (early 1990s) Unknown Lost

References

  1. Sterling, Christopher (2003). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set (1st ed.). Retrieved 31 Jan '23.
  2. Remarkable Mouth Spots playlist by Maverick1989
  3. Remarkable Mouth Collection playlist by Phrodus
  4. "KSAN Mouth Commercial".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  5. "WNDE Windy AM 1260 - 'Lorelei Lip-Sync' (Commercial, 1979)5.flv". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  6. "CFTR 680 WEIRD RADIO SPOT (1980)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  7. "64KFI AM 640 Los Angeles commercial 1979". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  8. "64 KFI "Remarkable Mouth" Bumpers (1980)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  9. "December 12, 1980 Commercial Breaks – KIRO (CBS, Seattle-Tacoma)".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  10. "WISN "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial (1979)".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  11. "WLUP FM 98 - The Loop - "Lorelei's Remarkable Mouth" (Commercial)".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  12. "The Loop FM 98 - Lorelei Lip-Syncing (Commercial, 1980 )5.flv". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  13. "WRIF Remarkable Mouth Commercial". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  14. "WRIF Commercial". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  15. "WRIF TV Commercial Detroit Radio 101.1 1980s". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  16. "WRIF "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial with Karen Newman (1998)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  17. "WRQX "Remarkable Mouth" - c. 1980 (Cleaned Up Video)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  18. "ABC Radio Marketing Tape 1979". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  19. "Virginia Hey - 2SM Radio - Remarkable Mouth TV Ad".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  20. "KBPI "Remarkable Mouth" Spot (1)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  21. "KBPI "Remarkable Mouth" Spot (2)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  22. "KBPI-FM television ad 1987". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  23. "KY-102 FM mouth commercial". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  24. "KY-102 Remarkable mouth commercial version #2". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  25. "WABC "Remarkable Mouth" Commercials 1980".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  26. "WEBN - Remarkable Mouth commercial".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  27. "WZGC Atlanta Z-93, 70's/80's CHR".Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  28. "WZGC "Remarkable Mouth" Bumper (1980)". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  29. "WZXR "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial - c. 1980". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  30. "WHK Radio 14 "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial (1981)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  31. "WKQQ Remarkable mouth commercial".Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  32. "Vintage 92 Pro FM commercial". Retrieved 31 Jan '23
  33. "March 23, 1981 Commercial Breaks/Action News open & close – WILX (NBC, Lansing)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  34. "80s commercials - 1984 KFOG 104.5 Radio TV Commercial Remarkable Mouth". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  35. "Classic Rock 98.9 KKZX Ad from 1993". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  36. "K-Earth 101 - Lipsynching Babe Commercial". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  37. "K-Earth 101 - Debbie Shelton ad - Version 2". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  38. "The KSLX Remarkable Mouth". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  39. "WAQY Springfield MA Rock 102". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  40. "Lazer 103 "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial (1995)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  41. "Lazer 103 FM Milwaukee - Pure Rock Is ["Remarkable Mouth" (1996)".] Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  42. "Playboy Lips 103 (2000's)"
  43. "WRDU "Remarkable Mouth" Ad - 1995". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  44. "KYYS "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial - 1997". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  45. "99.7 KY radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  46. "KYYS "Remarkable Mouth" - 'Playmates Multifacial'". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  47. "99.7 KY "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial (early 2000s)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  48. "Classic Rock 101 - Vancouver 1998". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  49. "Classic Rock 101 FM radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  50. "Remarkable Mouth Fox FM ('90s)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  51. "Beat the Bomb (2000's)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  52. "KKHK Denver The Hawk TV Spot 1999". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  53. "March 20, 1999 commercials". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  54. "Mouth Lips Rock ('90s)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  55. "95X Classic Rock radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  56. "Remarkable Mouth Hot Lips Kissin (90's)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  57. "SYMBA-Rem Mouth-Indiana.mov". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  58. "93.1 WNAP Commercial (1999)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  59. "WRFX 99.7 radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  60. "Mouth Lips Metu (90's)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  61. "Channel 9 Perth Commercials 1999 Part 2". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  62. "92.9 PMFM "Remarkable Mouth" Commercial (2000)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  63. "Radio Comercial spot - Radio Rock". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  64. "Anúncio Rádio Comercial de 2001". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  65. "Hauraki 99 FM radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  66. "The Wolf 104.9 radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  67. "95.5 KLOS radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  68. "US 97 radio station TV spot commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  69. "KZPS 'Remarkable Mouth' Commercial". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  70. "Remarkable Mouth Hot Lips 92.5 (2000's)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  71. "104.5 The Bone radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  72. "96.5 WCMF The Rock Station radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  73. "WCMF". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  74. "WNOR FM radio station commercial (2001)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  75. "00's Commercials Compilation - FOX 2000 Part 3". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  76. "89 A Rádio Rock". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  77. "Remarkable Mouth Hot Lips Oldies (90's)". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  78. "Channel 9 Adelaide Commercials 2000 Part 8". Retrieved 2 Feb '23
  79. "KDKB". Retrieved 1 Feb '23
  80. "Q104 'Remarkable Morning Show' Ad". Retrieved 1 Feb '23