WKMG Creative Engineering Spot (1976)
| Source metadata | |
|---|---|
| Type | News Footage |
| Dates | 1976 – 1976 |
| Tags | Creative Engineering, Willie Wabbit (Animatronic), Headless Ghost (Animatronic) |
| Contributors | sudo-trans-pony, TutorialTimeYt |
The WKMG Creative Engineering Spot is a 1976 Orlando, Florida news segment for CBS/WKMG-TV News 6'',at the time called CBS/WDBO-TV News 6 [1] discussing Creative Engineering's Willie Wabbit (Animatronic) and the Headless Ghost (Animatronic) which at the time of the recording hadn't been shipped to the client yet [2]
Transcript
The segment is narrated by three newscasters,2 male,one female,alongside Aaron Fecther speaking during the interview.The female newscaster which narrates the Willie Wabbit segment is named Cindy Betz.The other 2 newscaster's names are unknown.
Newscaster 1: A 22 year old inventor from Orlando has just given the Mystery Fun House it's newest employee.Sandy Betts tells us that not only is the new employee unusual, but so is it's inventor.
Cindy Betz: When Aaron Fechter was 4 years old he invented the wheel, the problem was the wheel had already been invented hundreds of years ago, way before Aaron's time. But that didn't slow him down at all. At the age of 5 he perfected a radio and became engrossed in electronics. Today Aaron in 22 years old and his newest creation is Willie Wabbit
Willie Wabbit(while Cindy Betz is saying her last line): Hi! I'm Willie Wabbit, inviting you to visit the Wizard at the Mystery Fun House! The Wizard has strange whimsical powers, and he's always (unintelligible) very (unintelligible)!Bye now!
Willie Wabbit: I'm Willie Rabbit, a friend of The Wizard at the Mystery Funhouse! He wants me to invite you out to a scare-rifical, fantastical visit while you're in Orlando!
A Captain/pilot in command puts a coin in Willie's coin slot
Cindy Betz: Aaron has the idea to use animated characters for advertising purposes and Willie is the first to do so, and with no limit to his vocabulary.
Willie Wabbit(while Cindy Betz is saying her last line): Hello! I'm Willie Wabbit! Hear that music?
Whimsical Music starts playing and then gets abruptly cut by a camera switch
Aaron Fechter: He's got a computer inside. The computer selects from various numbers, of.., messages, which he is capable of producing- and... so it's pretty random, you never know what he's gonna say next.
Cindy Betz: And you never know what Aaron is going to create next. He says he's going to build a female rabbit, we...glose (close) down the rabbit division and let nature take it's course
Willie Wabbit(while Cindy Betz is saying her last line):(unintelligible) chuckles
Camera Cut
Willie Wabbit(while Cindy Betz is saying her last line): between you and the wizard, and much more (unintelligible)
Loud air compressor noises with chatter being heard in the background
Headless Ghost does it's thing
Newscaster 2: Aaron...why?
Aaron Fechter: I'd be inclined to say why not, but a customer asked me to build it for him and that's why.
Newscaster 2: Well, what is he gonna do? Is he gonna put it in his living room? Uh..., stare at it before he goes to bed at night? What's it for?
Aaron Fechter: No, I'm afraid if he put it in his living room, the landlord would probably raise the rent quite a bit. He's putting it out in front of a carnival ride that he owns, and the carnival ride is gonna make a million dollars more a year because it's standing out front, attracting the customers.
Loud air compressor noises with chatter being heard in the background
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