George Wendt Appears in an AT&T Training Video - AT&T Archives
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Channel: AT&T Tech Channel · 2012 · Comedy
See more from the AT&T Archives at http://techchannel.att.com/archives A wordless film about basic office workplace safety, set in the "deep past" (1900s) and the more recent past (mid-1970s, probably around 1977 or so). This safety film was shot primarily at an AT&T Longlines facility, but may have been shown to workers throughout the entire Bell System. (Workplace safety issues involving the dangers of office romance were yet to surface!) Watch for the rare Bell System women's uniform around 11 minutes in; it was designed by Oleg Cassini and was part of the Saul Bass 1969 rebranding of the Bell System. It was only adopted by very few offices within the Bell System in the early 1970s. But the real star of this safety film, is, of course George Wendt, playing the comedic/romantic lead. He was probably cast while still a member of Chicago's Second City comedy improv troupe (1974-1980); he's obviously in the film for his chops. This film pre-dates any other film appearance of his by a few years at least, and by the time he debuted in his landmark role, as Norm on Cheers, he'd already spent a few years in Los Angeles. Note: The soapy "John/Marsha" comedic construct may have been lifted from the popular (#21 on Billboard) Stan Freberg recording of the 1950s. Producer: Trackdown Productions Footage Courtesy of AT&T Archives and History Center, Warren, NJ
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