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Lynne Takes The Spotlight!
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Not by
choice, but by circumstance,
Lynne is thrust into the spotlight
and she shows that a mother-of-five
can keep up with the guitar-toting
car dealer!
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Lynne started making commercials with her car-dealin’ husband went he went head-over-heels in a motocross motorcycle wreck. While his two broken wrists were healing, Lynne decided to
take a shot at the TV spots. Her first commercial was Jeepers-Cheapers in 1991. The fan mail poured in and soon she was producing yet another classic, “Ting-Tang, gotta have a
Mustang” for the growing dealership.
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As if Lynne didn't’t have enough
to do, with FIVE kids at home and an
ailing husband, now she had the demands
of creating, producing and starring
in the commercials!
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She seemed to catch on pretty quick, and soon, she allowed Fred a cameo in some of her spots.
When Lynne wrote the classic “Thunderbird” spot, Fred appeared just enough to
get slammed into the trunk of the ‘92 T-bird.
It was as though the team of Fred and Lynne had found their fans appreciated Fred being the comic relief, and Lynne being the beauty in
the spots!
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They were applauded for their many award-winning TV commercials and even decorated locally as “Columbus-Icons.” Both Fred and Lynne chuckle at this because they agree that they are having a
lot of fun doing what they enjoy!
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Lynne continued writing new spots and had a big hit with “Mr. Vanman” because for the first time, she begs Fred not to sing! In this commercial, Lynne wrote Fred in as a magical,
flying character, wearing a white-tuxedo, that would sprinkle magic dust on your worn-out old vehicle and it became a beautiful conversion van!
Lynne’s creation resulted in an
astonishing 28% sales growth for Vanland!
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Fred attempted a few solo spots, and as entertaining as they were, fan-letters still pleaded for Lynne’s return. So Lynne, still busy with all of her children, agreed to help write and produce the TV
commercials. Occasionally, Lynne would show up in the final broadcast piece as a cameo.
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Albeit short phrases or small appearances, Lynne showed up to sweetly yell “Mama-Mia” in the 1992 version of “Rockin’ Columbus.” This spot was actually filmed on
the deck of the replica Santa Maria ship which still sits in the Scioto River in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Lynne also helped to create the costumes and she directed much of the choreography on
this and clever tie-in to the 500 year celebration of Columbus’ discovery of the “New World.” |
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Through the years, many television spots have been produced by Lynne and her husband Fred, and even more have been written but not produced!
Some of the more memorable ones include “The
Boogie-Woogie Dealin’ boy of Rt.33” which was shot at the 94th Aerosquadron restaurant near the Columbus Airport. Lynne suffered a slight knee-injury while performing some of the dance moves!
Another spot had Lynne playing a country-style song at a local nightclub to ask “Why you haven’t stopped in at Ricart.” The crowd was more than receptive to being involved in a
Ricart commercial! They danced and yelled on cue as the spot was actually shot in just two takes! The dancing continued after the commercial was shot and the club manager was so excited about the
crowds’ enthusiasm, that he invited the Ricarts’ to shoot a commercial anytime they wanted!
Lynne continued to play background rolls in classic TV commercials like “Ricart
Junction” and the Olympic series of “Gold Medal Challenge” TV spots, but her duties as a mother kept her quite busy! Lynne was a background dancer in the “Flash Back Dealin”
spots that featured Fred as a leather-jacket wearing “greaser” and a garage full of nostalgic relics surrounding the newly redesigned T-Birds! That is Lynne in the seat of the Red Ford
Thunderbird in the background.
Because of Lynne’s acceptance by the central Ohio residents, she has been requested to sit on many boards, teams and groups. She has been able to help many local
charities raise money and awareness though her community services. She has been a spokesperson for local groups and has produced TV commercials for events in and around Columbus, Ohio.
One of the most
noted events is the Arnold Fitness
Classic, where Lynne shows her “strength” as
a pitch woman!
The most recent TV series Lynne and Fred produced was “The Dealer” featuring Fred
as a celebrity look-a-like. Fred recruited some of the best celebrity impersonators to help him create yet another fun, goofy TV commercial!
When asked about the commercials, Lynne says “If you
can’t laugh at yourself, others will, so why not have a blast doing what you can to laugh first! |
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