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 Granny
Goose - To cash in on the 1960s spy mania, the Granny Goose
Potato Chip Company hired rugged veteran actor Philip Carey to star in
a series of secret agent styled commercials advertising their product
line. His main assignment in each TV spot was rescuing a beautiful
woman caught in the middle of treacherous situations. Just as it
seemed the heroine was a goner, in popped our hero with the silly line
"You may not believe this...but my name is Granny Goose." Then in the
midst of all this confusion, he'd offer his new acquaintance a Granny
Goose potato chip.
The commercials, produced regionally for the Southern California
market, placed the Granny Goose character up against such villains as
Nazi interrogators, Mexican banditos; and spies in machine-gun
equipped helicopters. Of course, Granny Goose always came through with
the goods, namely tasty potato chips.
1940s Granny Goose Package
TRIVIA NOTE: The Granny Goose Potato Chips company was founded in 1946
by Matthew Barr, the owner of Oakland-based Barr Foods. The founder's
young granddaughter named the company. It's mascot is a white goose
with a blue bonnet. Barr sold the company in 1948 to a group of
investors. In January 1966, Granny Goose Foods, Inc. sold to De Monte
Corporation. In 2004, the company (formerly a subsidiary of Sunshine
Foods) closed its Oakland, California plant on April 22, 2000 and
consolidated its operations to Kaysville, Utah. The musical group The
Arrows made a song called "Granny Goose" (Capitol 72287). See also -
VEGETABLES:
"Potato Chips"
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