Dougnut Phones

[RobertScorpio]

I thought the NOKIA placement in XI was cool. As I recall, Winchells could be seen in VOYAGE HOME. Can you think of any other blatant product placement in a TREK movie or even TV show?

Rob

 

[Therin of Andor]

I thought the NOKIA placement in XI was cool. As I recall, Winchells could be seen in VOYAGE HOME. Can you think of any other blatant product placement in a TREK movie or even TV show?

Rob

ST IV had Michelob beer and a Mac computer. And a huge ad on a wall for Pacific Bell. Kirk's mountain-climbing shoes in ST V promoted a certain brand, IIRC.

 

[SonicRanger]

In TWOK, a particular brand of home computer that Shatner was hocking at the time appeared in Kirk's apartment.

By the window:

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/twokhd/twokhd0113.jpg

 

[SonicRanger]

Do Talosian action figures in VOY count?

http://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/3x08/futuresend1_164.jpg

 

[Shatmandu]

Every film featured a Sulu action figure throughout the entire thing.

Joe, propper

 

[Christopher]

In TWOK, a particular brand of home computer that Shatner was hocking at the time appeared in Kirk's apartment.

I think you mean "hawking." If he'd been hocking it, that would mean he was broke and took it to a pawn shop.

 

[RobertScorpio]

In TWOK, a particular brand of home computer that Shatner was hocking at the time appeared in Kirk's apartment.

I think you mean "hawking." If he'd been hocking it, that would mean he was broke and took it to a pawn shop.

yeah..and I bought that stupid computer he hocked! Worthless piece of crap. I tried to talk into the mouse, and it wouldn't work!

Rob

 

[SonicRanger]

In TWOK, a particular brand of home computer that Shatner was hocking at the time appeared in Kirk's apartment.

I think you mean "hawking." If he'd been hocking it, that would mean he was broke and took it to a pawn shop.

That too

I stand corrected -- thanks.

 

[Broccoli]

In TWOK, a particular brand of home computer that Shatner was hocking at the time appeared in Kirk's apartment.

I think you mean "hawking." If he'd been hocking it, that would mean he was broke and took it to a pawn shop.

Well, if the stories of Shanter's life between TOS and the movies are true, then he might have been hocking.

 

[Christopher]

Meanwhile, could someone explain to me what the title of this thread has to do with its topic?

 

[Therin of Andor]

could someone explain to me what the title of this thread has to do with its topic?

Winchell's DOUGHNUTS and Nokia PHONES?

 

[Christopher]

^The first post neglected to mention that Winchell's was the name of a brand of doughnuts. I've never heard of them.

 

[Prons]

I've never seen them either. Maybe they're like Dunkin Donuts, we don't get them here in Northern California, so they're sort of a mystical legendary entity. THe existance of Dunkin Donuts is pretty much the closest thing I've ever heard to a "modern legend."

 

[Starbreaker]

I hate having to go look up stuff on Wikipedia while I'm in a thread...

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

...Kirk's mountain-climbing shoes in ST V promoted a certain brand, IIRC.

Moreover, Levi's provided the jeans for Kirk and McCoy in the campfire scene as well as the latter's jean jacket. KRAFT also did a promotional tie-in with the "marshmelon" dispenser.

 

[Therin of Andor]

^The first post neglected to mention that Winchell's was the name of a brand of doughnuts. I've never heard of them.

I had to Google.

I hate having to go look up stuff on Wikipedia while I'm in a thread...

That's how the rest of us look so smart!

 

[Islander]

Does the 1936 Ford truck from "The 37's" counts?

 

[RobertScorpio]

^The first post neglected to mention that Winchell's was the name of a brand of doughnuts. I've never heard of them.

I had to Google.

I hate having to go look up stuff on Wikipedia while I'm in a thread...

That's how the rest of us look so smart!

I know I'm getting old now when no one rememebrs Winchells...do they still have them any where???

Rob

 

[cardinal biggles]

Was Winchell's a real product placement, though? Or was this just something they caught in the background because they're filming in a city (San Fran) that has a Winchell's shop? IMO, it would be a real product placement if you see Kirk and Spock walking around with a bag full of Winchell's doughnuts.

 

[SonicRanger]

Does this count?

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/tvh/ch7/tvh0404.jpg