Title: Big Al Luccioni's Pizza Kit
Post by: TheFugitive on December 12, 2017, 12:46:53 PM
Post by: TheFugitive on December 12, 2017, 12:46:53 PM
Big Al Luccioni was a character who appeared in TV commercials for Iron City Beer in the 1970's.
Iron City is a local beer that is pretty much sold in the immediate Pittsburgh area. He was a burly,
jovial looking Italian fellow who would appear in ads set at weddings or bowling parties pumping out
that Iron City Beer.
The commercials were popular and a couple of years later a line of pizza kits featuring Big Al
on the package was also launched. (I vaguely recall they had a frozen version as well). The kits
included 2 pre-baked crusts, sauce packets, cheese and pepperoni. They were sold a local supermarkets.
These are well-remembered in Pittsburgh for their copious amounts of cheese and unusually zingy sauce.
Alas, nobody has seen or heard from Big Al, or his pizza, in nearly forty years.
Iron City is a local beer that is pretty much sold in the immediate Pittsburgh area. He was a burly,
jovial looking Italian fellow who would appear in ads set at weddings or bowling parties pumping out
that Iron City Beer.
The commercials were popular and a couple of years later a line of pizza kits featuring Big Al
on the package was also launched. (I vaguely recall they had a frozen version as well). The kits
included 2 pre-baked crusts, sauce packets, cheese and pepperoni. They were sold a local supermarkets.
These are well-remembered in Pittsburgh for their copious amounts of cheese and unusually zingy sauce.
Alas, nobody has seen or heard from Big Al, or his pizza, in nearly forty years.