Here's a commercial for Meineke Discount Mufflers featuring Molly, a feathered-hair, early-eighties hottie wielding a mallet to needlessly break a mirror.
"Meineke Discount Mufflers Shatters Prices!"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 15th 1982. (1980 Copyright)
WOW!!!!! What a HOTTIE!!! And I remember that Meineke ad well!!! Hard to Believe they're still in business being hawked by George Foreman!! LOL Comment posted by michiganfan on Friday, May 9th 2008 at 6:17pm.
Looks like they keep their wine in mufflers at Meineke. Comment posted by Ringthane on Saturday, May 10th 2008 at 2:56pm.
It does look like that. :-) Comment posted by FuzzyMemories on Saturday, May 10th 2008 at 6:52pm.
The scene where the man is walking into the Meineke Muffler Shop near the end of the commercial made me smile. What a dump that Meineke was! Comment posted by Melk on Sunday, May 11th 2008 at 7:04am.
I loved Molly!! Comment posted by Chisox73 on Sunday, May 11th 2008 at 3:20pm.
Chisox73 - Is her name really Molly? If so, how do you know? Comment posted by FuzzyMemories on Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 2:19pm.
They say her name right in the ad, Fuzzy. Comment posted by smctopia on Friday, May 16th 2008 at 9:27am.
Oops, guess I missed that. :-\ Comment posted by FuzzyMemories on Friday, May 16th 2008 at 1:09pm.
Those sparks from the cutting torch that close to all the hairspray could be trouble. Comment posted by hpkid on Thursday, October 23rd 2008 at 3:03pm.
Good point. Maybe that's why we haven't heard from Molly in awhile. ;-) Comment posted by FuzzyMemories on Thursday, October 23rd 2008 at 3:04pm.
I'm looking for an answer to a trivia question! What is Molly's last name from the Meineke Muffler Commercials? Comment posted by Birdman on Thursday, July 15th 2010 at 9:39am.
Birdman - No idea. Was it Fawcett? ;-) Comment posted by FuzzyMemories on Friday, July 16th 2010 at 12:27am.
This ad campaign was also seen for a few years on local New York City TV. Comment posted by W.B. on Sunday, April 3rd 2011 at 7:42pm.
How did Molly not slice the heck out of her arm or hand? This was in the days before digital editing, but she could have edited a few digits if that glass fell on her. Comment posted by Tuberman67 on Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 3:39pm.
The thing I noticed was $18 for a muffler, installed.
That seems really, really inexpensive, even considering 35 years of inflation. According to https://www.aier.org/cost-living-calculator, that is the equivalent to around $45. Tell me where you are going to get a new muffler installed for even double that amount? Comment posted by afdave on Monday, May 15th 2017 at 7:35pm.
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