Which meant packers couldn't slap a Dancing Raisin on their packaging or use the characters in ads unless they got their idea approved by the board. Nature's candy. BK: If you're one of the largest ingredient buyers for bread or cereal or something, then really you're paying for it, right? The success of the dancing raisins exposed fractures in the industry which had been forming just under the surface for decades. [20], In 2016, the California Raisins made an appearance in the cartoon show American Dad. It's a pop song reimagined as a nervous breakdown. The show would have animated raisins acting as rockstars, and the song, "I heard it through the grapevine," was the California Raisins number-one single. Artist. But I also take the approach of, that was 30 years ago so I think it's time that we look forward because the industry is in a very dramatic, very drastically different place than it was back then. WERNER: 'Our thanks again on behalf of Paul McCartney. SPEAKER SIX: They were an incredible Motown band.SPEAKER ONE: I thought they were a real band, and really did not connect them to like raisins, or like the idea of dried grapes until well into my adulthood. PDF They grow grapes in the beautiful California sunshine and turn them into raisins. Right? 30 of those and you have a second of the commercial. First of all, you've got that family dynamic. KB: [counts] 350 versus 244. SW: Did it feel at any point while you were working on this album like you were making an ad for raisins? Claymation was an unproven conceptthis was probably the first time it had been used in a commercial. People loved the singing, dancing Claymation raisins so much that more commercials followed, andin a marketing scheme that was virtually unheard of at the timeThe California Raisins went on to release four albums, score a Billboard Hot 100 hit, and earn an Emmy nomination (and appear in an Emmy-winning show). California RaisinsSing The Hit Songs 1987 Priority Records, LLCReleased on: 1987-01-01Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Howard SmithAssociated Performer, Background Vocalist: Leslie SmithAssociated Performer, Background Vocalist: Howard MccraryAssociated Performer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Co- Arranger: Ed GrengaAssociated Performer, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Pat KellyAssociated Performer, Bass Guitar: Dave MarottaAssociated Performer, Drums, Percussion: David StefanelliAssociated Performer, Saxophones: David WoodfordProducer, Associated Performer, Co- Arranger: Ross VannelliAssociated Performer, Vocalist: Buddy MilesComposer Lyricist: Barrett StrongComposer Lyricist: Norman WhitfieldAuto-generated by YouTube. Thanks to everyone who left us voicemails and shared their memories of the California Raisins in our Facebook group. And then it clicked on me that it was like, 'oh, this is a real song, like not a California Raisins song.'. I was in the room when it got killed! KB: Because a raisin is a raisin is a raisin. 2016 ScienceAGoGo. MM: At every industry meeting I go to, it seems like someone's asking, some raisin grower's asking 'are you ever going to bring the raisin, dancing raisins back?' But there's one letter that really stands out: WERNER: Okay, this is from the Fitzgerald-Hartley Company. AD SEVEN: I heard it through the grapevine! From Performing Songwriter Issue 111, July/Aug 2008. The Dancing California Raisins were a go. And this broke the mold. Sign up for notifications from Insider! CH: A raisin by any other name would be a dried grape. SW: The winning concept was a raisin with big eyes, a defined nose, and a wide mouthperfect for lip syncing. AD ONE: Lay some happiness on me, give me raisins and I'll be. Bill Moss is our sound engineer. 80s classic toys. For the last 10 years, he's violated the law and gone against the Raisin Administrative Committee. Please take time to look at pictures I try and show condition clear as possible. CH: This episode was reported and produced by Sarah Wyman, with Julia Press and me, Charlie Herman. Definitely [both laugh]. And their arms were like small, and they had like little legs. They sold most of their raisins in bulk, to ingredient customers, like cereal brands or bakeries. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for CALIFORNIA RAISINS: i heard it through the grapevine PRIORITY 7" Single 45 RPM at the best online prices at eBay! "Picture cover". The lead singer is wailing, wearing shadesnaturally, since they were raised in the California sunshine. Was Marvin Gaye spinning in his grave? [19], In 2014, the California Raisins made a cameo appearance in the RadioShack Super Bowl XLVIII commercial "The '80s Called". We apologize for the interruption. African American History Curatorial Collective. We love hearing from you. SPEAKER FIVE: They just made raisins and dried fruit in general seem really, really hip. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. RAISINS: Oooh I heard it through the grapevine, raised in the California sunshine. They used themselves to make them human. Label. All Rights Reserved. Because animators arranged each shot by hand, giving each raisin its own distinct personality (including individualized facial expressions and colorful sunglasses), the commercial took more than a month to shoot. (981) $9.95. These wildly popular clay animation raisins grew into far more than their creators had ever dreamed of. And since they were already touring the country, at least on TV screens, there was only one logical next step. And the US, by the way, is the second largest raisin producer in the entire world. The ad was fun, but, to quote The Fruits of Their Labors again, it "made no effort to sell raisins. And then on top of that, this article also made mention of a raisin mafia, along with allegations of death threats!? They even earned an Emmy nomination! The mockumentary-style show created a full backstory about the bands rise to stardom and delved into the histories of each of the individual Raisins, who had names by this pointA.C., Beebop, Stretch, and Red. And because Sunmaid was so much biggerthe Kleenex of raisins!they suspected that brand was getting a bigger share of the sales that had trickled down from the ad. SPEAKER ONE: It was like a Mr. SW: Seth's boss handed him the California raisins account. SW: All of those different factors combined add up to the final, and most important challenge for the raisin industry. RV: I said, 'I think that's a great idea.' Besides appearing in short commercials, The California Raisins shared their musical chops in television specials. You know how families can be about money. But despite it all, by a very narrow margin, more than half the room voted to greenlight the ad. Watch the video for I Heard It Through the Grapevine from California Raisins's Sing The Hit Songs for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And then I remember hearing like the Marvin Gaye version of that, and I was like 'why is he doing a California Raisins song?' He said: WERNER: He would not approve the nose that I put on the raisin, no matter what I did, he wouldn't approve of it! We may receive commission if your application for credit is successful, the commission does not affect the amount you will pay under your agreement. How would the assessment be collected? So, CALRAB proposed this big advertising campaign, with national TV commercials. (laughs). SW: Barry Kriebel became President of Sunmaid Raisins in February of 1986, one year before Ross Vannelli produced his album, and right as the California Raisins were in liftoff. On the table below them. Some had small brands that competed with Sunmaid. Because the smaller packers still thought Sunmaid had an unfair advantage. Our collection database is a work in progress. And maybe some people are pessimistic about it, I don't know, maybe people are tired of just the lack of unity. The California Dancing Raisins ad has been called one of the best of all time. Between 12th and 14th Streets And since there wasn't a "Dancing Raisin" brand in the store, small packers worried Sunmaid was getting all the business. [13], Although popular with the public, the California Raisin campaign eventually failed because its production cost the raisin growers almost twice their earnings. Earlier this year, the CRMBwhich did not respond to my request for commenthired a brand new Vice President of Marketing. Box Office Software produced a different, unrelated California Raisins computer game in 1988 for the Apple II, Commodore 64, and PC compatibles. Of all the acronyms, there's just one you need to remember: CALRAB. You do the math on how many tons of raisins you're buying from them, and bam, you can see exactly how much of the total cost is going towards California raisin ads. Test your MusicIQ here! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. And apparently, making a clay "King of Pop" was a whole 'nother can of worms. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. Qualifying purchases could enjoy 0% interest if paid in full in 4 months on purchases of 99+. Like the whole body was just a head, with arms and legs waving about. It's being threatened by growing raisin production in other countries. CH: After the break, five million dollars DOES go a long way, the Dancing California Raisins conga line their way to record deals and awards, and they split the raisin industry right down the middle. SW: He just turned 82, and for the last few decades, he's been privy to almost every dispute in raisin land, and lots of them have landed on his desk. The California Raisins were a fictional rhythm and blues animated musical group as well as advertising and merchandising characters composed of anthropomorphized raisins. How is that better than Ray Charles?'. The California Raisins were a fictional R&B group created in the mid-1980s for a commercial produced by the California Raisin Advisory. CEO of the wine bargaining association for five years. And as that rift widened, the raisins fell right through it. This is Brought to you by Brands you know, stories you don't. Entdecke The California Raisi - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - gebrauchtes Vinyl - E8100A in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Vinton and his team hired human dancers to make the Raisins's dance moves look realistic. Condition: Used. WERNER: A frame was one snapshot. Not much longer would you be mine baby. Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! And ultimately, when everyone failed to agree, the raisins took the fall. She would always show them to me and talk to me about them and how cute and clever they were, and I just thought, why in the world is a grown woman so excited about something so ridiculous? Almost like you can hear the band warming up "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in the distance. Vocals were sung by musician Buddy Miles. The show was broadcast August 29, 1990, on the U.S. television network CBS during primetime. Okay? CH: So where did this journey for you begin? Think you know music? Got 100,000 tons, more sales than you would have if you didn't do this. The briefthe goal of the campaignwas to come up with a commercial that would make customers see raisins differently. Eligibility determined at checkout. I'm Charlie Herman. SW: Before long, a claymation Ray Charles joined the bunch. But in 1986, that's just what happened when the California Raisin Advisory Board launched a series of ads by the California Raisins, a group that existed only in . My girl!BK: Yeeeeah the marketing guys at Del Monte filed a complaint with the Department of Food and Agriculture over it. Hey. Will Vinton. They were tired of paying into a shared piggybank for the greater good. CH: The dancing raisins were so popular, they took on a life of their own outside of the ad. The figures were kept in a box for several years and headed for the trash before being obtained by Webster Colcord, a former employee of Vinton. He wrote to Foot Cone and Belding specifically requesting a VHS copy of the ad so he could watch it whenever he wanted to. SPEAKER FOUR: I loved those commercials as a kid, they were so cool. Yeah the good news is the industry is at a point where people are working together more than they have historically, at least in the past 20 years or so. The classic about a man who finds out his woman is cheating on him was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. It began to cost CALRAB too much to market the Raisins, and the public moved on. Oh! Constitution Avenue, NW (of Suite D2 Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (with firm reference number 626349). "I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics." Was the Dancing Raisins ad a success? It turns out the raisin industry is actually a very contentious industry there's this long history of lawsuits going back and forth between different members. Jun 1, 2013 - Explore The Goodwill Geek's board "Heard it Through the Grapevine.", followed by 362 people on Pinterest. RV: I said, 'I'm going to do it where it feels authentic.' The California Raisins released four studio albums in 1987 and 1988, and their trademark, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," was on the Billboard Hot 100. Harry Overly became the new president of Sunmaid in 2017. Now, the story of a man many call an outlaw. MATTHEW MALCOLM: I mean you can't just leave any field barren here, because something's gonna grow. The Raisins released numerous studio albums in the 1980s, starred in a cartoon series, and were nominated for an Emmy for their 1988 "Meet the Raisins" mockumentary. SW: Almost as soon as it disbanded CALRAB, the raisin industry got to work developing another agency to take its place. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Unless you just happened to have a VCR set up and recording at the exact moment the ad aired WERNER: You had to wait and hopefully see it on TV again on some show you were watching and not know when that was coming, and because we didn't have a very big media budget, it wasn't on that often. CALRAB, the organization who made the campaign, was also closed on July 31, 1994, due to disagreements with raisin producers over the fairness of required payments to the organization. https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/34693/The+California+Raisins/I+Heard+It+Through+the+Grapevine. The article ranked The California Raisins' premiere advertisement, "Lunchbox", at #15 with comments by ad agency executive Claude Jacques and described the Raisins as "The coolest wrinkled musicians this side of the Stones. A Saturday morning cartoon series, The California Raisin Show, debuted the following year, but lasted only 13 episodes. 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And then, job number two: they work on public relations and marketing for the entire raisin industry. And call them nature's candy. Although Vinton made one last Claymation TV movie about the Raisins in 1990, the end of the '80s brought a decline in the Raisinss popularity. [6] However, the Raisins would continue to make their strongest impression through animated endeavors, and the characters proved popular enough that they were used to endorse Post Raisin Bran cereal. It had about five million dollars to spend, which, in ad money, is not a lot. But that little piece of fruit is anything but dry and boring. They were the California Raisins. SW: Even now, decades later when the dust has settled, one thing is still a question. I don't like raisins. To make sense of that storyto understand where the dancing raisins came from, and how they disappearedeveryone told me I needed to talk to this guy. Merchandise sales included toys and Raisins images on nearly every conceivable medium: lunch boxes, notebooks, clothing, posters, bedsheets, and even a Halloween costume, just to name a few. They help out with keeping prices stable and have an eye on supply and demand. SW: And then at the end the announcer says: WERNER: I remember when I went to college, people would say 'there are three or four ways you can do an advertisement. The California Raisins merchandising snowballed into 300 different products, including clothing, bed sheets, Halloween costumes, car accessories, lunch boxes, and even toilet paper. Because, in Fresno, California Raisins has always meant something bigger than a couple of claymation figurines singing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine.". SW: The raisin industry quickly followed up with more ads. Logistics aside, there is a hint of the dancing raisins magic in the air again. [9] Blackthorne Publishing also released a six-issue comic book series entitled The California Raisins 3-D which included 3D glasses; these would later be re-released in the Ultimate Collection trade paperback. And if the California raisin family wanted to avert economic disaster, it needed to band together and find a way to sell more raisins. Several photos were taken providing a close look at the Raisins' internal armatures and detailing their extremely poor condition, including the absence of the A.C. puppet's head.[18]. Or, as they saw it, for Sunmaid's good. SW: Seth remembers going to a friend's apartment the night he got the account. SW: Let me explain. (laughs) That's just the way it is. But in terms of its impact on the industry it depends on who you ask. WERNER: Uh yeah, it was probably a little bit of a shock, I guess. Strong came up with the idea and asked Motown writers Holland-Dozier-Holland to work on it with him. Lots of brands tested the limits of this rule, including Sunmaid: BK: I got permission from the manager to create a claymation ad where I had the Dancing Raisins singing to the Sunmaid girl. KB: I'll never forget, he was a handsome guy, had white shoes on, no socks, had an earring in this ear, he had the ghetto blaster up on his shoulders, and he turns it on and it's "Heard It Through the Grapevine.". If you require a personal response, please use ourContact page. I mean, we didn't do anything short of that. The California Raisins were a fictional R&B group created in the mid-1980s for a commercial produced by the California Raisin Advisory. SW: The raisins dance around on the lid of his grand piano while he belts out the band's catchphrase: AD SIX: Oh I heard it through the grapevine! Lived here my whole life. ROSS VANNELLI: Well how about doing an album? Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. I said, 'the only thing I would do, because at that time, you know, you had things like the Chipmunks and all these different things for kids,'. Music is from Audio Network. View wiki And they were hearing from those ingredient customers that they had an issue with the ads: BK: Some large customers felt they were paying for it. Not much longer would you be mine. And then they called me and they said, 'you know what it's platinum in Canada too!' I believe it might have been a public service announcement', 'Dear Judy: Generally when you hear from me, a problem is involved. And if you don't have a consensus, it doesn't matter. We may update this record based on further research and review. Now, somebody just had to turn Seth Werner's concept into a real commercial. I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics by California Raisins from the Meet the Raisins! SARAH WYMAN: Charlie, I have to start with a confession. Werner and Fedor also thought that the commercial should use clay animation, a type of stop-motion animation using characters or settings made out of clay or other similarly pliable materials, rather than regular cartoon animation. And so Will said 'well finally I took Janet's nose and put that on the raisin and he bought it [snaps fingers] like that.'. It's that simple. First aired on September 14, 1986, Werner's idea for a 30-second television commercial introduced audiences to The California Raisins, a group of anthropomorphized raisins with expressive. Many of the items created for the campaign have become part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Honey, honey yeah. When Seth Werner, a 31-year-old copywriter at the ad agency Foote, Cone & Belding, walked into the pitch meeting, he knew he had to put on a show. Washington, D.C. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy & Terms of Use), African American History Curatorial Collective. BK: There's always been a 'If it's good for Sunmaid, it's gotta be bad for them.' CH: This commercial was the most popular TV ad in 1987 and 1988. Hell no! Dancing Raisins "Heard It Through the Grapevine". Costume, Occasion & Specialized Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Mobile Phones, Smart Watches, Accessories & Communication, Bathroom Fixtures, Accessories & Supplies, Industrial Printing & Graphic Arts Equipment, Shaving & Hair Removal Products & Equipment, The California Raisi - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Used Vinyl - E8100A, eBay (UK) Limited is an appointed representative of, Learn more about Product Partnerships Limited - opens in a new window or tab. The problem, FCB's account supervisor said at the time, was that though customers understood the health benefits of raisins, they had emotional connections with various vice products, like cigarettes because of the long-running "Marlboro Man" ads, or beer based on the popular "Miller Time" ads. MICHAEL JACKSON: And Will, keep these guys still until they do the heard it! Seth Werner, the young copywriter newly in charge of the California Raisins account, had a concept. The tape was rewound and the presentation repeated.". CHARLIE HERMAN: On September 14, 1986, California's hottest new band made its debut. SW: Paul. And the industry was coming out of a big slump at the time. WERNER: Well, you know, we were at this point, we were like what else is new. You don't, right? AD THREE: Raisins from California. SW: So a couple of months ago, I read this New York Times article that sort of started it all for me. But as that money flowed back into CALRAB's coffers, the disagreements became more serious. SW: But you know who was on that shelf? Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. Today, it would go viral. BARRY KRIEBEL: Well that's the problem with the advertising! SW: Kalem Barserian has worked in the raisin industry for more than 50 years. Oh, that's sweet. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. As of the 2010s, packages of Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins still feature an updated California Raisin character. KB: And at this point, even though I had to vote to kill it, I side on the other side, where I helped put that program together, and was successful for ten years. If you saw a commercial you liked, you couldn't look it up on YouTube and send a link to a friend. And on top of that, there have been many, many more lawsuits. And they had good reasons to be! It taxed both growers and packers. Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. Produced by Sarah Wyman, with Charlie Herman and Julia Press. The answer? If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. CALRAB gave the "Grapevine" pitch the green light. Select PayPal Credit to have the option to pay over time. Our collection database is a work in progress. They all watched as Seth walked in and took the floor. [5] The following year, the Raisins appeared in the Emmy Award-winning A Claymation Christmas Celebration, singing the Christmas carol "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Oh I'm just about to lose my mind. The face took up most of the raisin's body MB: And then there was little wrinkles here and there, but the more you emphasize that, the more it looked, you know, kind of like a weird prune. Perhaps the most memorable piece of California Raisins merchandise, however, came in the form of small, non-poseable California Raisins figures. I Heard It Through the Grapevine. The California Raisins were the product of an exacerbated ad team, a few broken rules, and the execution of a fascinating visual art form. A California Raisins Fan Club began in 1987, which included a Grapevine Gazette newsletter and various memorabilia. Oh I heard it through the grapevine. Almost across the board, everyone I spoke to had good things to say about the ad itself. Sales of raisins themselves increased 20 percent after the first commercial. Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine. Seth Werner and CALRABthe agency responsible for hyping up California raisinsthey had delivered a hit. "[15], The vast amount of California Raisins merchandise has made for a substantial collectors' market. And the California raisin industry is, after all, a big family. But back in 1994, almost ten years after the first dancing raisins ad aired, that good feeling was nowhere to be found. Sheet Music Or 'if it's bad for Sunmaid, it's gotta be good for them. CEO of.. SW: His dad started farming and processing raisins in Fresno back in the 1920s, and since then, Kalem has bounced around pretty much every corner of the industry. The game was completed and several video game critics reviewed it, but it was never released on the open market. So, just like at Thanksgiving dinner, while CALRAB tried to calm everyone down and broker peace from the head of the table, squabbling raisin packers aired old grudges and argued about who was and was not getting their fair share of the cash. [14][additional citation(s) needed], On March 28, 1997 Entertainment Weekly published "The 50 Best Commercials of All Time" as its cover story. They needed to be the life of the snack bar. If there's anything we can do for you, please give me a call'. [16], In 2002, the Food Network program Unwrapped featured a segment on The California Raisins featuring interviews with Will Vinton, David Altschul, and Mark Gustafson of Vinton Studios. KALEM BARSERIAN: I've been born, raised here. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. 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