Is it Prince Spaghetti night?

[Genie+]

Does anyone still do this? It is going down at our house tonight.

 

[DLgal]

What is Prince spaghetti?

 

[fla4fun]

Does anyone still do this? It is going down at our house tonight.

I remember those commercials! I don’t do pasta specifically on Wednesday, but generally have it at least once a week (more depending on how large a batch I make).

 

[Genie+]

https://youtu.be/P8ti1hnLiLw

At one time it was the longest running commercial ever. Over 13 years I think? We all grew up with it.

 

[mjkacmom]

I don’t know what that is but it’s shrimp pad Thai night tonight.

 

[georgina]

didn't vote, never heard of it. We rarely do spaghetti, I usually do pasta with sauteed veggies and sauce & cheese.

 

[DLgal]

https://youtu.be/P8ti1hnLiLw

At one time it was the longest running commercial ever. Over 13 years I think? We all grew up with it.

No, "we" all didn't. I've never seen this commercial or heard of this brand. I grew up in New Jersey in the 80s. That commercial is from 1969. I wasn't even born until the late 70s.

 

[disykat]

I looked at the video. Apparently it's something you would recognize if you are from Boston?

 

[_19disnA]

Maybe a brand name of pasta? Never heard of it. We aren't big pasta fans so regardless of the brand don't serve it that often. More likely to have something Italian if we go out to dinner.

 

[dizneegirl]

I don’t know what that is but it’s shrimp pad Thai night tonight.

Oh, yum! Takeout? Or do you make it yourself (and if so, do you have a recipe you could share)?

 

[HopperFan]

Don't remember that commercial, but I tend to never watch them anyway.

We don't have any specific meals on specific nights, at least in last 30+ years. When we lived in NJ and money was tight every Monday was a large cheese pizza from a tiny local spot for $4.99. Then I got a bread machine and could make my own for much less.

I think it's cool to have food night traditions!

 

[clori]

I did not grow up eating pasta a specific day or anything like that. However I did grow up knowing the commercial though perhaps in reruns. It was just a commonly known commercial jingle like the toys r us kid even if you didn't shop there.

 

[Genie+]

BOSTON — Five decades after an iconic commercial made his name famous, Anthony Martignetti has died.

At 12 years old, the Italian-born Martignetti was the star of the memorable ad for Prince Spaghetti. The ad showed him running through the streets of Boston's North End to get home for dinner on Wednesday, "Prince Spaghetti day," while a woman called his name from a window of an apartment building.

The ad was filmed on Labor Day weekend in 1969 and was shown nationally for about 13 years. It also won a Clio Award, a top honor in the advertising field.

~the Patriot Ledger

 

[robinb]

I fondly recall the commercial and I (mostly) grew up in Chicago.

If ...

Monday is "Meatless"
Tuesday is "Taco"
Wednesday is "Spaghetti"

... what is the rest of the week?

 

[tvguy]

Appears to be an east coast brand so never saw the ads in the west. They also make Creamettes pasta, which I do remember being given away on Let's Make a Deal, but that brand wasn't sold in the west coast either.

 

[mjkacmom]

Oh, yum! Takeout? Or do you make it yourself (and if so, do you have a recipe you could share)?

Both , we got pad Thai last week from the Thai restaurant in town, and now I’m making a huge batch for my family and my daughter’s friends. This is the recipe I use https://www.wellplated.com/healthy-shrimp-pad-thai/

 

[Meriweather]

never heard of it

We're having chilaquiles tonight

 

[BlueStarryHat]

We eat spaghetti about once a month. My late uncle's tomato sauce was the absolute best I've ever had, and only my aunt can make it like he does. She makes a huge batch all at once and we freeze smaller batches; we usually get about four meals out of a batch. Always with sweet Italian sausage and meatballs.

Tonight is probably a takeout night because we're going away for a few days and we're all running around doing last-minute stuff. Well, everyone else is. I'm used to packing for a Disney trip, so three days at the shore is nothing. I'm all done.

 

[nw6675]

I fondly recall the commercial and I (mostly) grew up in Chicago.

If ...

Monday is "Meatless"
Tuesday is "Taco"
Wednesday is "Spaghetti"

... what is the rest of the week?

Fish on Fridays?

 

[sam_gordon]

Never heard of it. We are going to an Italian restaurant tonight (if we can get in).