Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Remember Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips restaurants? (1979)

 Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, named for the British actor who, at the time the chain launched in 1969, was Merv Griffin's announcer/sidekick after a movie career that saw him typecast as a butler, often with Shirley Temple, is down to one location in Ohio, more than 50 years after its founding.

Once upon a time, my folks decided to try the brand out when it had a location in the home town. The last Arthur Treacher's in the 518 was linked up with Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs at Colonie Center a few years ago. One wishes the chain would expand anew, amidst all the hamburger chains trying to outdo each other.

Here's a sample commercial for the chain from 1979. Danny Dark (Super Friends), long time Keebler announcer, has those chores here.

2 comments:

Silverstar said...

There was an Arthur Treacher's in my area ages ago; I remember going there once or twice as a kid. It was too long ago for me to recall the quality of the food.

I never knew the story of the place's namesake; I figured he was a fisherman or something. Ya learn something new every day. :D

hobbyfan said...

If you can pull up an episode, say for example, of the Merv Griffin Show from the 60's, odds are good you'll hear from him.