What is origin of "No Substitute" slogan?
05-31-2004 | 05:11 PM
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What is origin of "No Substitute" slogan?
Does anyone know the origin of Porsche's slogan?
"Porsche, there is no substitute"
In particular, I wonder if Porsche began using this slogan after the movie, Risky Business, or if Tom Cruise's line was already in use by Porsche.
"Porsche, there is no substitute"
In particular, I wonder if Porsche began using this slogan after the movie, Risky Business, or if Tom Cruise's line was already in use by Porsche.
06-01-2004 | 02:20 PM
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You should research the advertising agency that handled the Porsche account in the mid-1970's. I'm sure some underpaid Copywriter came up with the line and an overpaid Creative Director took credit for it. (RISKY BUSINESS could be the greatest teen angst movie ever. "Some times you've just got to say what the f*#k.")
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06-03-2004 | 06:54 AM
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yeah great film,
928 if I remember right.
riding trains never felt the same afterwards !
BTW to answer the question
the phrase came from a little known japanese film from the 1900's called
"Ishi yakawaka dim sum foo"
which literally translated means
"Little hairy bunny rabbit, which lives in the land of the sweet scented flower"
The line comes from the bit where a Samuri warrior is about to chop a little bunny rabbit in half to test his sword, yelling "There is no substitute"
except a little girls comes running over and pleads with him to stop, so he does, and chops her head of instead.
Its a very sentimenatal film, with good story line and dialogue
was directed by "Kendo Nakasaki"
928 if I remember right.
riding trains never felt the same afterwards !
BTW to answer the question
the phrase came from a little known japanese film from the 1900's called
"Ishi yakawaka dim sum foo"
which literally translated means
"Little hairy bunny rabbit, which lives in the land of the sweet scented flower"
The line comes from the bit where a Samuri warrior is about to chop a little bunny rabbit in half to test his sword, yelling "There is no substitute"
except a little girls comes running over and pleads with him to stop, so he does, and chops her head of instead.
Its a very sentimenatal film, with good story line and dialogue
was directed by "Kendo Nakasaki"
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I do know where to buy the T shirt however (I've got 3-4 of them):
http://porsche.parkplacestores.com/1231.html
http://porsche.parkplacestores.com/1231.html
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yeah great film,
928 if I remember right.
riding trains never felt the same afterwards !
BTW to answer the question
the phrase came from a little known japanese film from the 1900's called
"Ishi yakawaka dim sum foo"
which literally translated means
"Little hairy bunny rabbit, which lives in the land of the sweet scented flower"
The line comes from the bit where a Samuri warrior is about to chop a little bunny rabbit in half to test his sword, yelling "There is no substitute"
except a little girls comes running over and pleads with him to stop, so he does, and chops her head of instead.
Its a very sentimenatal film, with good story line and dialogue
was directed by "Kendo Nakasaki"
928 if I remember right.
riding trains never felt the same afterwards !
BTW to answer the question
the phrase came from a little known japanese film from the 1900's called
"Ishi yakawaka dim sum foo"
which literally translated means
"Little hairy bunny rabbit, which lives in the land of the sweet scented flower"
The line comes from the bit where a Samuri warrior is about to chop a little bunny rabbit in half to test his sword, yelling "There is no substitute"
except a little girls comes running over and pleads with him to stop, so he does, and chops her head of instead.
Its a very sentimenatal film, with good story line and dialogue
was directed by "Kendo Nakasaki"
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