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I always assumed that the "Orange Whip" referred to in The Blues Brothers was of the non-alcoholic variety; my memory is that at amusement parks, hot dog stands and the like, there were at one time these proto-Slurpee machines on the back counter churning away, poised to produce for you a frothed-up orange concoction of some sort.
Given the era the movie was trying to evoke, and the anecdote related here about someone connected to the "Orange Whip Corp", it would seem more likely that it was this virgin drink that Jon Candy was ordering, and that the alcoholic cocktail was named after, or even modelled after, the drinks these machines vended.
Can anyone confirm or deny my impression? If I'm not completely pulling this out of thin air, it seems to me this article should mention both the dispensed drink and the cocktail as two separate entities. I haven't had any luck poking about on the Web, which is cluttered with many many discussions of the BB quote, closely followed by references to an "Orange Whip" font.-- NapoliRoma 19:12, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Edit to add: I could find nothing about 'now-defunct fountain beverage' except for referrals back to here and a Yahoo Answers! question that used the same term. While I'd love to add something about it, there's nothing to be found. Was it a brand (ie, 'Coke')? A generic term for a drink type (ie, 'cola')? There's nothing to cite for verifiabilty about the original content of the page. If anyone finds stuff, even if they're completely uninterested in editing this tiny little page, they're free to just slap URLs and references (books ok if its found, even in a fiction book set during the 40s-60s) onto my talk page and I'll sort it out from there.-- Thespian 19:31, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I can clear this up for you. Ken Dugan, vice president Orange Whip , was on the set providing his non-alcoholic whipped drink as refreshments. Mr. Dugan's daughter Sue, a well know costumer at that time, was the link. The cast decided to give Orange Whip a plug and it became one of the most memorable movie quotes ever! dubious – discuss —Preceding unsigned comment added by 8th Avenue String Band ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
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I always assumed that the "Orange Whip" referred to in The Blues Brothers was of the non-alcoholic variety; my memory is that at amusement parks, hot dog stands and the like, there were at one time these proto-Slurpee machines on the back counter churning away, poised to produce for you a frothed-up orange concoction of some sort.
Given the era the movie was trying to evoke, and the anecdote related here about someone connected to the "Orange Whip Corp", it would seem more likely that it was this virgin drink that Jon Candy was ordering, and that the alcoholic cocktail was named after, or even modelled after, the drinks these machines vended.
Can anyone confirm or deny my impression? If I'm not completely pulling this out of thin air, it seems to me this article should mention both the dispensed drink and the cocktail as two separate entities. I haven't had any luck poking about on the Web, which is cluttered with many many discussions of the BB quote, closely followed by references to an "Orange Whip" font.-- NapoliRoma 19:12, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Edit to add: I could find nothing about 'now-defunct fountain beverage' except for referrals back to here and a Yahoo Answers! question that used the same term. While I'd love to add something about it, there's nothing to be found. Was it a brand (ie, 'Coke')? A generic term for a drink type (ie, 'cola')? There's nothing to cite for verifiabilty about the original content of the page. If anyone finds stuff, even if they're completely uninterested in editing this tiny little page, they're free to just slap URLs and references (books ok if its found, even in a fiction book set during the 40s-60s) onto my talk page and I'll sort it out from there.-- Thespian 19:31, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I can clear this up for you. Ken Dugan, vice president Orange Whip , was on the set providing his non-alcoholic whipped drink as refreshments. Mr. Dugan's daughter Sue, a well know costumer at that time, was the link. The cast decided to give Orange Whip a plug and it became one of the most memorable movie quotes ever! dubious – discuss —Preceding unsigned comment added by 8th Avenue String Band ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)