Larry Huffman lines...

Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 10:01am
I can't remember exactly what year it was but I had the LA Supercross from like 84 or 85 on tape. It was the race where Bob Hannah would not jump the quad jump and also where Bailey and Johnson jumped the quad side by side and almost hit in mid air.

Anywho, Huffman had several commentator lines that I will never forget being said on a TV broadcast.

"He slid by him slicker than a mayonnaise sandwich." I don't remember who was passing who but I'll never forget that line.

And then when a guy came up short on a jump Huffman said.... "No damage except to his underwear.".

Those were classic.
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He's on him like a Hare Chrishna on an airport traveler
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He's on him like a dog on a piece of meat.
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The ruts are so deep I think I just saw a German soildier stick his head up.

Jeff Ward squats 600 lbs and competes in triathlons for fun.
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Smoother then a snake oil salesman in the night
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mjskier wrote:
He's on him like a Hare Chrishna on an airport traveler
That was the first one I thought of too. He overused that one waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too much.
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I just got Larry to record some commercials for the Pulpmx Show (Specifically X brand and BTO) so if you want to hear his sweet soothing voice, tune in.
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Here comes Hannah...
i still blurt this one out randomly in public
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I just watched the movie Soul Surfer and had to laugh that David Stanfield was an announcer in the movie. I bet I haven't seen him since the late 1980's
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Huffman has nothing on Art. Pass me the Vaseline was the all time classic. I think it just came out, it wasn't exactly PC even then. Could you imagine now.
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I can't remember exactly what year it was but I had the LA Supercross from like 84 or 85 on tape. It was the race where...
I can't remember exactly what year it was but I had the LA Supercross from like 84 or 85 on tape. It was the race where Bob Hannah would not jump the quad jump and also where Bailey and Johnson jumped the quad side by side and almost hit in mid air.

Anywho, Huffman had several commentator lines that I will never forget being said on a TV broadcast.

"He slid by him slicker than a mayonnaise sandwich." I don't remember who was passing who but I'll never forget that line.

And then when a guy came up short on a jump Huffman said.... "No damage except to his underwear.".

Those were classic.
I was watching a YouTube video of an old Mt. Morris National and it hit me once again:Larry Huffman was a terrible announcer. He set the sport back years with his idiotic "carnival cryer" sayings. The guy was constantly making mistakes, but the worst of it was his repetitive, corny and outright stupid sayings. He also had a terrible habit of repeating himself. I'm not sure how he continually got announcing jobs, but he was a pestilence.
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RoadHog wrote:
I was watching a YouTube video of an old Mt. Morris National and it hit me once again:Larry Huffman was a terrible announcer. He set the...
I was watching a YouTube video of an old Mt. Morris National and it hit me once again:Larry Huffman was a terrible announcer. He set the sport back years with his idiotic "carnival cryer" sayings. The guy was constantly making mistakes, but the worst of it was his repetitive, corny and outright stupid sayings. He also had a terrible habit of repeating himself. I'm not sure how he continually got announcing jobs, but he was a pestilence.
Opinions are like arseholes. Everybody has one, but yours "stinks" the most!Tongue

Larry Huffman was a legend, he brought excitement and drama to Supercross and was able to entertain the hardcore and casual fans alike. We used to sell thousands of SX video's in the 80's here in the UK and after a long weekend at a consumer show, we could literally recite his commentary word for word!Woohoo
If you think he was so bad, how come many companies in the auto and m/c industry would use him for voiceovers on radio and TV commercials?
That was how the 80's and 90's rolled back then, announcers able to call it like it was, no PC brigade, or social media backlash.
If you prefer the "vanilla" like comments of today, each to his own!Blush
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One that sticks with me: "He's on him harder than an ex-wife looking for back support..."
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RandyS wrote:
Huffman has nothing on Art. Pass me the Vaseline was the all time classic. I think it just came out, it wasn't exactly PC even then...
Huffman has nothing on Art. Pass me the Vaseline was the all time classic. I think it just came out, it wasn't exactly PC even then. Could you imagine now.
Can still hear that voice "Jeremy Mcgrath" over the finish line like it was yesterday. (see clip from steel roots)
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RoadHog wrote:
I was watching a YouTube video of an old Mt. Morris National and it hit me once again:Larry Huffman was a terrible announcer. He set the...
I was watching a YouTube video of an old Mt. Morris National and it hit me once again:Larry Huffman was a terrible announcer. He set the sport back years with his idiotic "carnival cryer" sayings. The guy was constantly making mistakes, but the worst of it was his repetitive, corny and outright stupid sayings. He also had a terrible habit of repeating himself. I'm not sure how he continually got announcing jobs, but he was a pestilence.
Dang bro. You dug up a 7 year old thread to talk shit about a guy who announced races 25 years ago? Time to go ride and burn off some of that latent frustration.
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Matthes wrote:
I just got Larry to record some commercials for the Pulpmx Show (Specifically X brand and BTO) so if you want to hear his sweet soothing...
I just got Larry to record some commercials for the Pulpmx Show (Specifically X brand and BTO) so if you want to hear his sweet soothing voice, tune in.
Can you post the MP3 of your voice mail? That's the best one.

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The name Larry Huffman reminds me of Friday nights at Costa Mesa speedway. "You win a years supply of condoms, ONE !" "Faster than a dog running through Garden Grove" LaughingLaughing
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He's a street fighter....a high school dropout !
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sumdood wrote:
The name Larry Huffman reminds me of Friday nights at Costa Mesa speedway. "You win a years supply of condoms, ONE !" "Faster than a dog...
The name Larry Huffman reminds me of Friday nights at Costa Mesa speedway. "You win a years supply of condoms, ONE !" "Faster than a dog running through Garden Grove" LaughingLaughing
I would love to hear that today.

I watched a speedway race on TV once from that track. They were having a bikini contest with about 20 absolutely stunning women.

He said, I think these women are running more CC's than tonights racers.
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Am I the only one reading those one liners, and hearing them in Larry's unique voice?

What a cool thread!
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"His head spun around like the little girl from The Exorcist after that pass!"

"Ward went by like a snake oil salesman in the night."
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I had the pleasure of sitting next to Larry in the booth at the Houston SX during the late 80's and early 90's and co announce. He was an amazing announcer to work with a very gracious to me. I still use some of his lines today when I announce a race.
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I do some announcing at fair races and some other local races and I loved the announcing of the past, I always try to get all excited and say shit like that, I have came up with some good ones myself.

This tracks slicker than sweet baby rays running down your moms meatloaf

He just punched his ticket to domination station

Hes letting it feed like an antelope on cantelope

Someone call the pound this puppies out of control

Someone call Progressive hes gonna need to file a claim after that slam

Some old ones I have heard in past

Hes as suttle as a bull in a china shop

Hes moving up on him like pacman

Like a hot knife going thru a stick of butter

Holy Toledo

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The line that has stuck with me since childhood is "Good food takes time to prepare, that's why here in the Astrodome your food is ready in seconds!"
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Matthes wrote:
I just got Larry to record some commercials for the Pulpmx Show (Specifically X brand and BTO) so if you want to hear his sweet soothing...
I just got Larry to record some commercials for the Pulpmx Show (Specifically X brand and BTO) so if you want to hear his sweet soothing voice, tune in.
I realize you posted this 7+ years ago, but what are the odds of getting Huffman on a podcast? That guy has to have some stories from back in the day.
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