November 12, 1986 SW: You guys, it's from Paul McCartney's manager. Okay? The ad was fun, but, to quote The Fruits of Their Labors again, it "made no effort to sell raisins. SPEAKER ONE: Like obviously, they're raisins, but it just didn't occur to me that like this was a tool to get you to eat like what you see in boxes of raisins. Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web! They recorded an album that went gold within weeks of its release. A board member said, 'Seth, can you do it again?' It would go on to produce the Dancing Raisins ad. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online. It was the sequel to the Emmy-nominated special Meet the Raisins! While the songs popularized the phrase, they inspired the hit kids cartoon series "The California Raisins" in the 1990s. And that is something producer that producer Sarah Wyman has made very clear to me since she began digging into the orgins of the California dancing raisins ad. I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine baby I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life you see 'Cause you mean that much to me You could have told me yourself That you loved some one else Instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Back in 1987, the president of Priority Records got in touch with Ross, and he asked him to produce an album of Motown hits, sung by the California Raisins. 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. 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. The California Raisins were a fictional R&B group created in the mid-1980s for a commercial produced by the California Raisin Advisory. I said, 'Ok, that's one piece of the marketing puzzle. But were they a success for the raisin industry? They starred in two claymation TV shorts, and a Christmas special that won an Emmy! Sheet Music And ultimately, when everyone failed to agree, the raisins took the fall. AD TWO: We know raisins are natural, but kids just know what they like. Almost like you can hear the band warming up "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in the distance. Musicians such as Ray Charles and Michael Jackson even got in on the raisin action, singing their own versions of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" for later commercials. [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. If no one liked it, the raisin industry could not get that money back. I will only talk to you, Will.'. RV: Oh no, to me it at one point it kind of went beyond that. 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. SPEAKER FOUR: I loved those commercials as a kid, they were so cool. In 1987, Vinton featured the Raisins singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in A Claymation Christmas Celebration, a Christmas TV special he produced that won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. If you saw a commercial you liked, you couldn't look it up on YouTube and send a link to a friend. SW: The winning concept was a raisin with big eyes, a defined nose, and a wide mouthperfect for lip syncing. A sequel to the original CBS special aired in 1990 under the title The Raisins: Sold Out! The California Raisins are a fictional rhythm and blues musical group comprised of anthropomorphized raisins. First of all, you've got that family dynamic. 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. In 1985, he was a copywriter at the ad agency Foote, Cone, and Belding. Jun 1, 2013 - Explore The Goodwill Geek's board "Heard it Through the Grapevine.", followed by 362 people on Pinterest. Did it, uh, did it drive up the price of raisins? Listen on:Apple Podcasts |Stitcher | Spotify |and more. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. CH: So where did this journey for you begin? We may update this record based on further research and review. Earlier this year, the CRMBwhich did not respond to my request for commenthired a brand new Vice President of Marketing. Washington, D.C. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy & Terms of Use), International Media Interoperability Framework. The California Raisins released four studio albums on Priority Records, BMG, and ZTT Records between 1987 to 1994, and their signature song, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 84 or 85. CALRAB and the commercials it paid for represented the entire industry. VINTAGE THE CALIFORNIA RAISINS 1987 YELLOW PLASTIC LUNCHBOX WITH THERMOS, California Raisins Trumpet Figure 1988 Applause Calrab 80s PVC Vintage, CALIFORNIA RAISINS RUDY BAGAMAN, BANANA WHITE & LICK BROCCOLI FIGURES (JES33). Of all the acronyms, there's just one you need to remember: CALRAB. There is also some good news though! Like, growing up, we had this little figurine in our doll house, and my parents dressed up as them one year for Halloween. SW: This process, as you can imagine, took a while. 1 Mar. Right? The ads storyboards were pretty simple: A bunch of raisins dance in a line across the screen, grooving to the Motown sound that had been rejuvenated by the success of The Big Chills 6 million-selling soundtrack. Unknown; no label specified. They all watched as Seth walked in and took the floor. 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. In 2018, an episode of The Americans called "Rififi" feature a cereal box featuring the California Raisins on the back. SUNMAID AD: My girl talkin' bout my girl. Casey Holford and John DeLore composed our theme. KB: [counts] 350 versus 244. SW: Yeah, that did not go over well within the industry. CH: I remember those really well. If there's anything we can do for you, please give me a call'. We were so embarrassed. The game was completed and several video game critics reviewed it, but it was never released on the open market. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. Remember, he reports on the raisin industry. It seems like everyone in Motown heard about this song "through the grapevine" before it was finally recorded. KB: Raisin processor for many years in different facilities. SPEAKER THREE: The one song I remember them doing all the time was "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" To the point where I was a kid and I hadn't, I don't think it really clicked to me that that was like a real song. They needed to be the life of the snack bar. Web. And by the end of the night, all anyone could agree on was that one of the siblings was getting a bigger cut than everyone else. Losin' you would end my life you see. SPEAKER FIVE: They just made raisins and dried fruit in general seem really, really hip. But that wasn't the story around town. 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They sold most of their raisins in bulk, to ingredient customers, like cereal brands or bakeries. And if the California raisin family wanted to avert economic disaster, it needed to band together and find a way to sell more raisins. A California Raisins Fan Club began in 1987, which included a Grapevine Gazette newsletter and various memorabilia. Photo: A Claymation Christmas Celebration / CBS The Raisins Were Featured In Will Vinton's 'Claymation Christmas Celebration' On CBS In 1987 And the US, by the way, is the second largest raisin producer in the entire world. CALRAB teamed up with advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding to try to forge an emotional connection between consumers and the dried fruit. Thanks to everyone who left us voicemails and shared their memories of the California Raisins in our Facebook group. High-top sneakers, sunglasses, and endless swagger. I Heard It Through the Grapevine. The comedy podcast Felix Navipod features discussion of the California Raisins on all 166 episodes of its run. Claymation was an unproven conceptthis was probably the first time it had been used in a commercial. WERNER: Well, you know, we were at this point, we were like what else is new. WERNER: 'Dear NBC, After weeks of trying to find out who to congratulate on a recent national ad, I came up with nothing. Possibly, but in their own sweet, silly way, these spots conveyed a sense of mindless fun and gave the humble raisin its moment in the sun. You know, what kind of legs does he have so he could do a dance appropriately, does he have oversized shoes, you know, what do they look like? SW: Michael Jackson sent Will Vinton a video with instructions for how he wanted the claymation to lookdown to the motions and facial expressions the backup raisins were making in the background of the ad. How would the assessment be collected? They grow grapes in the beautiful California sunshine and turn them into raisins. Definitely [both laugh]. He was so into it that he personally got in touch with Will Vinton, the claymation animator, and asked to be included in his own commercial. And most of the people spending millions of dollars don't want to know there are two guys sitting in a back room trying to make each other laugh and come up with this stuff, but that is what we did. RV: And I set it up in the studio exactly how like an old Motown session would be. 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. Concept illustrations of the Raisins were also featured as interviewees discussed the characters' creation.[17]. Nature's candy. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions. And Seth Seth was dancing all by himself in front of the group, without socks on! SW: Lots of details would have to be worked out first. Needless to say, their band history borrowed heavily from the types of origin stories real bands tended to have. So, there's an alphabet soup of different boards and agencies and committees to help make that happen. SW: I was not even alive when most of those ads aired, and I had the same experience. SW: Even now, decades later when the dust has settled, one thing is still a question. Demand was down. You're over. Their cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. Was the Dancing Raisins ad a success? Then in 1989, a 13-episode Saturday Morning Cartoon show calledThe California Raisin Show aired. Just to make the ad would cost $300,000. In 2010, claymation versions of the California Raisins were featured in the special Christmas episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "A Very Sunny Christmas". Deathly silence filled the Board room for what was probably only another thirty seconds, but seemed much longer. Seth and his colleagues were getting fan mail forwarded to themfrom viewers, TV stations, and other advertising execs. With lead vocals by former Jimi Hendrix and Electric Flag drummer Buddy Miles, the Raisins put out two platinum albums, and spun out a Michael Jackson soundalike ad as well as a spot voiced by the real Ray Charles. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. The community that created them, and the questions they left in their wake. And maybe some people are pessimistic about it, I don't know, maybe people are tired of just the lack of unity. It even led to an unauthorized collectibles guide published in 1998, cataloging the many items based on the clay characters. (laughs). BK: If you're one of the largest ingredient buyers for bread or cereal or something, then really you're paying for it, right? 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.'. CH: A warship, the USS Pyro, even asked permission to sail with a California Dancing Raisins flag flying high above ahoy mateys! Like the Archies before them, the imaginary band was a hit. Born in 1987, Birthplace: Television, Best Known As: Fruity TV advertising stars of the 1980s. Sunmaid. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. How could this ad that on its surface seems like an unmitigated success also have caused all these other problems? We apologize for the interruption. THE THROWBACK MACHINE: Going for the gold, but coming up blonde. But Michael Jackson, well he was not about that. SPEAKER ONE: It was like a Mr. 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.". These days, some growers are abandoning ship entirely, ripping out their vineyards and planting almonds instead. 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. But as that money flowed back into CALRAB's coffers, the disagreements became more serious. BK: Well, the simplest way to answer that is, 'how do you define success?' . BK: There's always been a 'If it's good for Sunmaid, it's gotta be bad for them.' They're just a staple. There was 19 of us at Sunnyside country club sitting in a circle in the main dining room, and we all voted. Stay up to date with what you want to know. The concept was originally created by advertising firm Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) for a 1986 Sun-Maid commercial on behalf of the California Raisin Advisory Board when one of the writers, Seth Werner (at the time with FCB in San Francisco) came up with an idea for the new raisin commercial, saying, "We have tried everything but dancing raisins singing 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'" (the 1968 song popularized by Marvin Gaye). STANDS4 LLC, 2023. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics." On November 4, 1988, CBS aired a primetime television special called Meet the Raisins! 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. Heard it, heard it! 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 . Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account, Do you know any background info about this track? And they had good reasons to be! Raised in the California sunshine WERNER: He volunteered and said 'I won't be paid, I just want to be a raisin, I have one thing I need to ask though, I will not talk to anybody from the advertising agency, and I will not talk to any clients. The raisin packers didn't reach this decision because anyone had anything against the ad, or because licensing fees had stopped rolling in, or even because raisin sales were down. CH: From Business Insider. But I think we're heading in a positive direction now. Oh! You're making us put up $32.50 for generic advertising, and Sunmaid's getting the benefit of it. Werner and his copywriting partner, Dexter Fedor, knew that they needed to make the dried fruit less of an afterthoughtthe raisins needed personality. ", In 2017, an episode of The Simpsons called "The Cad and the Hat" included a couch gag segment featuring the California Raisins being killed by Homer.[21]. Somewhere, some afternoon, Noel Gallagher sat down with a guitar and did a little strumming and made up a few words to go with it. 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. Sunmaid had always been the golden child, and now, they were making off with the family fortune. CH: We're back. [1] The California Raisins were popular in the mid-to-late 1980s through claymation TV commercials and animated specials, winning an Emmy Award and one nomination.[2][3]. AD ONE: Lay some happiness on me, give me raisins and I'll be. I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lyrics by California Raisins from the Meet the Raisins! Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. But back in 1994, almost ten years after the first dancing raisins ad aired, that good feeling was nowhere to be found. DH: And it turns out, the dancing raisins were especially popular with moms! And because they were big companies, not headquartered in the Fresno circle, they were not at the table, and participating in all of this back-and-forth. The California Raisins merchandising snowballed into 300 different products, including clothing, bed sheets, Halloween costumes, car accessories, lunch boxes, and even toilet paper. AD FIVE: Honey, are you playing with your food again? SW: The California raisin industry is complicated. "We decided that we wanted the raisins to be cool and a bit intimidating," Werner said. And so, with a $7.5 million campaign on the line, Werner hit play and began dancing across the room to the old Motown hit "I Heard it Through the Grapevine.". Instead, it was a group of tiny, claymation raisins playing a Motown hit in a national ad campaign. And their arms were like small, and they had like little legs. This was not a formula. There were California Raisins lunchboxes, then Hardee's started handing out plastic Raisins figurines with Cinnamon 'n' Raisin biscuits. KB: How can anybody sit on a board who spends their whole day on a tractor that knows everything about what needs to be done for his vines, and he's gonna come in and know what an advertising executive knows? The musical mockumentary was again created by Vinton Studios, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. 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. The California Raisins are often accompanied by a soundtrack of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," originally popularized by singer Marvin Gaye. BK: You gotta have consensus. As of the 2010s, packages of Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins still feature an updated California Raisin character. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Photos not available for this variation. He's written songs for bands like Earth, Wind and Fire, the Gap Band, and more recently, he's done covers with Kanye West. What about Michael Jackson and what he was contributing? SW: That's Alvin and the Chipmunks, for those of you aren't fans. I was in the room when it got killed! 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! 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. SARAH WYMAN: Charlie, I have to start with a confession. HO: Oh, there's definitely hope. Their cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. [19], In 2014, the California Raisins made a cameo appearance in the RadioShack Super Bowl XLVIII commercial "The '80s Called". 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. The commercials were produced by Vinton Studios using their claymation technique, with character designs by Michael Brunsfeld. Eligibility determined at checkout. 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. WERNER: Uh yeah, it was probably a little bit of a shock, I guess. CH: But while the ad made the dancing California raisins cool did it do anything for actual California raisins? Or, as they saw it, for Sunmaid's good. [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. Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! - The California Raisins II. In 1985, both halves of the industry were funding CALRAB. And it paid for all that buzz with an assessmentor a taxon the raisin industry. And he made it very clear to me right off the bat that no one, him included, would be interested in talking about the New York Times story I'd read. These albums were included in the Smithsonian collection and were illustrated and art-directed by Helane Freeman, who later became famous for her work on Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, among other Disney programs. [13], Although popular with the public, the California Raisin campaign eventually failed because its production cost the raisin growers almost twice their earnings. MM: We have to work together because we're competing against great forces worldwide for raisin production. We apologize for the interruption. The California Raisin Advisory Board. 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. Today, it would go viral. There were some other big names, like Dole and Del Monte, but they didn't just sell raisins. KB: Once we started the Dancing Raisins, people were going to the store asking for Dancing Raisin raisins, and there weren't any! But in 1994, the raisin industry abruptly pulled the plug on the ad and its spinoffs, and still debates whether or not it was successful. So you really had to be in the right place at the right time just to see it, and then when you saw it, you weren't quite sure what that was, but it was different than everything else you saw, and people started just saying 'what was that?'. 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