“Anthony! Anthony!”

Anthony Martingnetti, the “Anthony! Anthony!” of a Prince spaghetti commercial, has died at the age of sixty-three. The New York Times has an obituary, commercial included.

I remember “Anthony! Anthony!” not so much from the commercial as from Bob and Ray’s radio repurposing of it. The mother’s shout, racing feet, and a door slamming. After which Bob or Ray would say something like “There goes that kid again.” A sweet form of pop-culture fame.