proggieus t1_izemr5r wrote on December 8, 2022 at 3:33 PM

I spent a day with the Colonel in the late '70s when I was in a KFC commercial. I don't remember much other than he was very grandfatherly towards me-

I got an envelope in the mail sometime later with a picture of me and my sister with him on the set(she was also in the commercial) and a personalized autographed photo of him saying

"To (my name), My little TV Star...."

when I turned 16 I applied for a job at KFC as a cook- when I filled out the application it asked if I had ever worked for KFC, before-

being 16 and unsure what to answer I checked yes.

the manager knowing that you had to be 16 to work there and that I had just turned 16 was a little confused, when I explained he literally said"no fucking way". when I told him I had pictures to prove it he said "you're hired but you need to bring the pictures in and show them"

I did but the job sucked so I was only there about 7 months or so.

briel44 t1_izhap8h wrote on December 9, 2022 at 2:33 AM

That’s a long time at 16

VeryJoyfulHeart59 t1_izhdhze wrote on December 9, 2022 at 2:55 AM

I also worked at KFC in the late '70s. Being a cook (or a manager, like me) was hard work, especially at pot stores.