Hooniverse Classic Caption – The 1977 Dodge Street Van Edition
It’s Monday, and once again it must be time for the Hooniverse Classic Caption Contest. This is a feature we have that our fans participate in to see if they can match a catchy, snarky, or humorous caption to the image that I supply. These 
images are found throughout the web, and to see if you guys are on top of your game, I’m offering another Freightliner Ball Cap to the winner of this week’s challenge
Last week, we had an image of a Pride of Lions and an LTD, and most of the comments were rather humorous. Once again, we had a winning comment that was accompanied with an image that is posted to the right. The winner this week was smalleyxb122, and posted this great caption:
“A pride of lions and the Ford LTD ad campaign: Name two things that benefit from a slow gnus day.”
Congratulations smalleyxb122, and remember to e-mail with information as to where to send your prize.
It’s now time to take a look at this weeks illustration. It is an brochure image from the Dodge division of Chrysler, and it illustrated a 1977 Dodge Tradesman Van with the “Street Van” package with some aftermarket graphics. The setting is a Beach somewhere depicting handsome young men and beautiful young women enjoying a sing-along. So, how long do you think this party will be going on before they split into partnerships and do whatever beautiful people do in a van? Can’t you just smell the Mary J in the air? When can I rub suntan oil on the Blonde in the White Bikini? (You can click on the image to see it full sized)
You have the next five days to come up with a great caption. The editors will then watch Annette Funicello, and Frankie Avalon in Beach Blanket Bingo just to get into the mood, and when all our brain cells are gone, we will then decide which comment deserves the prize. Remember, enter often, and thanks for playing.
Lead Image Courtesy of The Old Car Manual Project.
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joe 
The Dodge Street Van- because let's be honest, it isn't as much fun as it sounds- sand gets everywhere.
Why are there so many bad Italian movies from the 70's trying to look like American ones. Can't they even pretend to add an American and not Italian van?
The crabs in the cooler aren't the only ones in this picture…
Guy in the yellow shirt:
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What's that from?
Strangers with Candy.
I had to look it up…
Apparently it wasn't so much good… as… well, not. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369994/ Which would explain why I haven't seen it.
If we're talking about the Amy Sedaris/Stephen Colbert TV show…it's hilarious, IMHO. I didn't even realize there was a movie "prequel."
Same here.
I haven't seen the movie, but I heard it's not good. The tv show was pretty awesome/goofy/terrible (in a good way), in my opinion. I could see the show annoying a lot of people, but I really liked it. It was on netflix streaming for a while, and I watched all three seasons pretty quickly.
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?v…
To keep things on topic, there's a 69 Camaro in this clip: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?v…
Thanks to Dodge's legendary durability, Chip still owns the van, only now it's down by a river.
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Remember when a mustache and a '70s van would attract women instead of scaring them away? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
"After the mysterious disappearance of Velma and Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne took The Mystery Machine to Malibu, spending leisurely days partying on the beach with Charlie Sheen and the Goddesses, living comfortably off the life insurance money and TV rerun residuals…"
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Somebody else can load that- I'll just screw it up.
Hey, 'Barbara Ann' and you other 'California Girls'! 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', to have 'Good Vibrations' in this Dodge Van instead of the 'Little Deuce Coupe'?
'I'm waiting for the day' where your genius will truly be recognized, but when it comes to humor, 'I just wasn't made for these times'
Nice! On a scale of 1 to 500, I give you a '409'.
'You're so good to me.' It's always fun to 'Add some music to your day.'
You're right…… it is always 'Fun, Fun, Fun'.
'God Only Knows' if you're going to keep this going 'All Summer Long', but so far it's 'Wonderful.'
'Wouldn't It Be Nice" to keep it going?
With their robust catalog of songs, this could go on 'Forever.'
'Don't Worry, Baby', it won't go further than 'Kokomo'.
Is that "Somewhere Near Japan"?
I know it is, because 'I Get Around'.
Well, heed this warning. While there are Dodge vans like this still in the world, when you go to "Cuddle Up," "Don't go near the water."
'Don't Worry Baby', I'll be careful.
I nominate this whole sub-thread for this week's winner.
"Darlin'", that makes me want to "Dance Dance Dance."
This could go on "'Til I Die"!
Well, 'God Only Knows'.
Next stop: Cielo Drive!
Dodge Tradesman. The van for the man who likes to trade.
We laughed ourselves silly chasing Bradley
up onto the roof of the van. His music really
is that bad.
Give him a break. He's just singing an epistle to dippy.
Proper attire is required to ride in my van. Bikinis and/or hot pants are expressly prohibited. Please remove them before entering.
Gas, grass or ass…nobody rides free!
While all the people enjoyed themselves, the van simply looked out to sea, hoping against hope to catch sight of the Esprit who'd disappeared before he could get her plate number.
With tetons on the hood and a hairy predator on the side, Bob goes down by the shore to pick up the catch of the day…hopefully avoiding crabs.
The gang happened upon the abandoned Street Van, full of beer and Beach Boy's 8-tracks. They thought it was their lucky day. Until the owner came back, with a axe to grind.
Dum dum duuuummmmm.
Dodge Vans
You can get to the beach without one, but you won't have a place to get lucky.
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Dodge Van Marketing Campaign Photoshoot Procedure
1: Park van on beach.
2: Turn front wheels to left.
3: Hire hot 70s bikini girls and guys with manly hair and 'staches a la Burt Reynolds to have a good time in front of van.
4: . . . .
5: Profit!
"Dammit," thought Rick, "I thought she said "chest!"
/coffee out nose
Sadly the chloroform dispenser wasn't available as a factory option until the 1980 model year.
Wasted money. A couple of Quaaludes in
a freshly opened Coors can works just as well.
When Lee Iaccoca took over Chrysler, he immediately understood why the company's reputation for quality had gone to hell when he saw the Dodge final inspection team and their somewhat lackadaisical approach to the job at hand.
If the eagle is a-squawkin', don't come a-knockin'!
It'll take gas, grass or ass to ride in the van … but mustache rides are free.
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No one knew why Bob always sat on top of the van singing, and nobody could figure out just what the hell he was singing about, ever. But he added atmosphere and ambiance, so they just sorta let him stick around. Only Allen didn’t like him, and daily had to fight the urge to drag Bob out into the surf and drown him.
You write those lyrics yourself?
Don't I wish.
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Before a van accident permanently disfigured him and forced him into dark Mid-Western forests, Jason Voorhees was a California boy with a much different M.O. For one glorious summer, the summer of '77, he was known only as the 'Pied Piper'…
"Hey Bob! When I asked you if you wanted to get high and jam I didn't mean playing guitar on the roof of the Dodge!"
Try Vannin' yogurt, the snack that's chock-full of active cultures!
Dad had a 77 Tradesman 200. It was a deep, plum metallic with slot mags and leg pipes. And, let me tell you, when he'd fire up that 318 in the morning, everyone in the neighborhood knew it. Epic piece of steel. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I had room for it.
Note: It may be necessary to secure some of the equipment items pictured here through customizing shops."
****Optional Eagle Decal shown. "Free Candy" decal is standard.
Bob and Mary were listening to the radio and enjoying the sunset, when suddenly a bunch of asshole kids pulled up in a van and blocked their view.
Bob is due to be released from Folsom next year. Three of the bodies have never been found.
"Jaws V: the Guitar Man comes to town" never achieved the level of suspense of its predecessors, primarily because everyone got too high to make it into the water.
* women in bikinis not included with the purchase of a Dodge Street Van
The van was rockin,they did no knockin,but cheered them on with a song.
The van looks so sad, somehow it must know. This will be the last time that Alex and Jane will party at Sukie's boss' beach house. Soon Sukie will be pregnant with her first daughter, she'll get the van when her husband leaves her, and not long after the decals will come off, and he'll just be hauling around first one then two, finally SIX daughters and a son of devil! He should have known witchcraft was a foot on account of somehow never getting any sand on his tires on those long forgotten trips.
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