#mushy emotional shtuff

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Hello and welcome back to the post that I definately am not pissed about writing for the 2nd time because my laptop decided to crash at the very last moment I was writing this and the search for "The Great All-American Pizza Show!"

I'm not going to beat around the bush, I didn't find anything as you've probably already guessed. HOWEVER, I did email that guy running the Bob Wilkins fansite asking if there was anyway to get in touch with Tom Wyrsch, an archivist for the Wilkins' family.

He nor Tom Wyrsch have gotten back to me as of yet, but I did get some interesting little clues from this email.

Firstly, the Toyota "Funny Names" commercial. I was aware of this commercial but not too sure if Bob's agency actually made this commercial or another Bay area company used his likeness. I'm still not 100% sure if this is his company since I can't find any concrete evidence of exactly when BWA Inc. started business other than sometime in the late 70s - early 80s. Either way, "The Videotronics Company, Inc." might of been a distributor of this ad so I'll definitely have to look into them and see what they're about. As a little side note, a while back I did ask VPR2B, the uploader, if they had any other BW ads but they have not responded.

Anyways, the thing that really caught my eye was the 2nd commercial they sent me. An ad for a waterbed showroom in Sacramento. It was filmed not only in live action but also in 1980, the same year the Citrus Heights / Concord ad was filmed! I think this commercial gives some great insight on how the lost ad might of been structured. Bob holding his iconic cigar and talking in his plain, matter of fact voice. Maybe a few shots inside the showroom, cabaret, arcade, and food selection that PTT boasts. A map showing the locations might of also been used to close out the commercial too. Not sure how this ad slipped under my radar, I swear I looked everywhere to find any other ads from Bob, but either way I was pleasantly surprised seeing this!

Alright, real talk for just a bit. It's been a bit difficult and maybe even daunting to try and scrape together everything I've found over the course of a month, especially when I have so little to show for it sometimes. I've had a few moments where, I wasn't sure if I could really do anything and have considered ending the monthly updates and just doing things privately. I've also wondered if there even was anything to find. But a few days ago, footage of an entirely different animatronic show was found sitting on some video with like 200 views for 9 years and honestly that gave me a big boost to keep going. Even if it takes a while, I'm sure something in this strange ad campaign will be found. I also feel it's important to leave a jumping off point for anyone else that might want to start searching. Anyways, sorry to get all mushy gushy emotional on you. Happy Halloween!