AMCs in the media

[IowaEagle]

grem·lin (grmln)
n.
1. An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed.
2. A maker of mischief.

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[Perhaps blend of Irish gruaimín, bad-tempered little fellow (from Middle Irish gruaim, gloom, surliness) and goblin.]
Word History: Elves, goblins, and trolls seem to be timeless creations of the distant past, but gremlins were born in the 20th century. In fact, gremlin is first recorded only in the 1920s, as a Royal Air Force term for a low-ranking officer or enlisted man saddled with oppressive assignments. Said to have been invented by members of the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I, gremlin is used in works written in the 1940s for "an imaginary gnomelike creature who causes difficulties in aircraft." The word seems likely to have been influenced by goblin, but accounts of its origin are various and none are certain. One source calls in Fremlin beer bottles to explain the word; another, the Irish Gaelic word gruaimín, "ill-humored little fellow." Whatever the word's origin, it is certain that gremlins have taken on a life of their own.


I like the second definition.   Gremlins sure did cause mischief to Ford and Chevy.

[Eagle Kammback]

anybody remember the television show Titus?
Season 2 Episode 15 "NASCAR'
there is a flashback, and in the background is a rep Pacer with people putting groceries in it

[eagleone]

On this anniversary of the first moon landing, I would like to remind everyone that the first vehicle on the moon was an Eagle.

[mojobean]

theres a new Swiffer sweeper commercial..at the tail end you see the tail end of a Gremlin.. very dirty, with "I'm sorry i got so dirty" (something like that) written on the dirty glass.

[truckboy13]

theres a new Swiffer sweeper commercial..at the tail end you see the tail end of a Gremlin.. very dirty, with "I'm sorry i got so dirty" (something like that) written on the dirty glass.

I saw that too. kind of funny comercial.

[Joy67]

There's another Swiffer commercial where the mop is driving past the house in the Gremlin.  There's also an interior shot of the car.

[Route 66 Rambler]

I was just watching my favorite educational program on PBS, the Red Green Show, and Red made an announcement to the members of the Possum Lodge that you can't jump start a '78 Gremlin with a kitchen stove...

[Eagle Kammback]

I watched the movie Across the Universe, and in one scene, you can see the distinct roofline of an old Rambler Wagon in the background
that movie will most be my movie of the month for next month

[IowaEagle]

Latest Swiffer commercial features a yellow Gremlin.

[mojobean]

The Virgin Suicides .. a reporter lady shows up in a Gremlin to get the scoop on a young girls suicide.

[83Eagle!]

The Virgin Suicides .. a reporter lady shows up in a Gremlin to get the scoop on a young girls suicide.

I forgot about that. 

[Eagle Kammback]

I was in the lcampus diner, and as I walked in, I was thinking "this song sounds familiar"

Beep Beep 

[vangremlin]

i'm not sure this qualifies as "the media" as its an online link, and its a cartoon Gremlin, but for those of you with a "different" sense of humor, I think you'll like this homestarrunner halloween cartoon

http://www.homestarrunner.com/homestarloween.html

[shaggimo]

Here's a couple.

National lampoons vacation, the first one, when Chevy Chase is trying to find the gas cap to the family truckster, he pears around the gas pump to see a little girl flipping the license plate down for her mom to reveal the gas cap on (from what I remember) an eagle wagon. He tries it and rips his license plate off and launches over to where the eagle is. lol.

The opening credits to Gremlins, when the father is narrating in china town, right before he enters the pawn shop, the camera pans by a Gremlin  (go figure, lol). I never noticed it until I watched the movie (for probably about the 100th time) the other day.

[Route 66 Rambler]

I saw a movie called "10 Items or Less" the other day, a touchy-feely independent flick with Morgan Freeman, he befriends this cashier chick in L.A. that drives a Gremlin.  It's kind of strange, they show a lot of the Gremlin, it even gets a wash and detail.  The car is a '74-75 body style with a '73 interior transplant.