DeSoto: Tell ’em Groucho Sent You Push buttons to drive and reverse through years. Back to Meme Index 1929 DeSoto SixShe: "Sorry to keep you waiting. Our moat sprang a leak this morning."1929 DeSoto SixThere's still time to get your girl that Christmas present she always wanted, a 1929 DeSoto.1929 DeSoto SixShe: "Join me for a swim?" He: "No, thanks. I don't want to get polio."1929 DeSoto SixShe: "Way to go, Sheila. You start dressing like a man, and the next thing we know we've got transvestite story hour at the public library."1929 DeSoto SixShe: "I'm not sure if this is what the artist intended, but that bird is about to ruin your day."1929 DeSoto SixFew movie buffs know that "Thelma & Louise" is a remake of the 1929 silent film "The Madcap Motoring Misadventures of Ethyl and Valvoline".1930 DeSoto SixShe: "Is there more to life than the beach, prohibition booze, and fast cars?" Susan: "No."1931 DeSoto EightBlonde: "What an adorable dog!" Brunette: "He belongs to my mother-in-law. I despise him."1933 DeSotoHe: "Hey, what kind of car is this?" She: "Too good for you."1933 DeSotoShe: "What are you hunting for today?" He: "Automotive value!"1933 DeSotoShe: Nice house. Who designed it, Harry Potter?"1933 DeSotoSanta Claus: "Sheesus, you Americans! No refunds, returns or exchanges!"1934 DeSoto AirflowCar: “Mom?”1934 DeSoto AirflowVoice off camera: "Don't fall for it, ladies! He's just Tony Curtis in drag!"1934 DeSoto AirflowThis was a hell of a time for Captain Jim to get appendicitis.1934 DeSoto AirflowShe: "You stepped in something." He: "You bet I did! I stepped right into the future with my new Airflow DeSoto!"1934 DeSoto AirflowShe: "I may not be Eleanor Roosevelt, but I know a New Deal on wheels when I see it."1934 DeSoto AirflowBunny and Biff were afraid to say anthing, but Fred had that maniacal grin ever since he experienced the speed and fuel economy of DeSoto's new automatic overdrive.1934 DeSoto AirflowOwen Skelton had a busy night ahead of him. The Fisher sisters wanted to know every thing about scientific weight distribution.1934 DeSoto AirflowChrysler Executive Engineer Carl Breer always read "Little Orphan Annie" while being driven to the plant.1935 DeSoto AirflowShe: "Embrace the new normal!"1935 DeSoto AirflowShe: "Tell me. What's it like in the future?" He: "Well, no one knows what sex they are, and everyone is afraid of Chinese bubble wrap."1935 DeSoto Airflow and 1935 Mercedes-Benz 130If war with Germany came, thought Frank, he was pretty sure we'd win.1935 DeSoto AirstreamHe: "Sorry, I was looking for Mildred Pierce."1936 DeSoto AirflowTanya Harding's great grandfather mows down the competition at the 1936 Lake Placid Cross-Country Ski Championship.1936 DeSoto AirflowHe: “Care for a ride?” She: “No, thanks. I’m stuck in the past.” He: “Oh, you're a GM girl.”1936 DeSoto AirstreamAttendant: “What’s your secret for great mileage, Mr. Pierce?” Mr. Pierce: “I always use overdrive, and I make Mildred push the last three miles home.”1937 DeSotoShe: "I know you're devoted to the Pope-Hartford, but couldn't we? I want to drive without a duster and goggles like my friends do!"1937 DeSotoShe: “Honestly, if it weren’t for the DeSoto, the yacht and his Chrysler shares, I’d divorce him.”1938 DeSotoCar: "Both Harvard and Yale accepted me, but I chose the College of Hard Knocks instead."1939 DeSotoShe: "First, I'd like to thank my DeSoto for getting me where I am tonight."1939 DeSotoHe: "Honey, does your father have a driver's license?" She: "No. We just let him drive until he gets tired!"1939 DeSotoHe: “Did Chiquita Banana order an Uber?”1939 DeSotoFor the first time, Jeeves noticed the uncanny resemblance between Walt Disney and Adolf Hitler.1939 DeSoto CustomHe: "What's Dan got that I don't?" She: "A DeSoto."1939 DeSoto CustomSpencer Tracy: "I got your 'strength through joy' right here, ya fascist scum."1939 DeSoto CustomShe: "I'm Mynra Loy. I dumped William Powell and got the new DeSoto!"1940 DeSotoShe: "One-hundred horsepower and a gearshift on the steering column. I'm living in the future!"1940 DeSoto CustomFront passenger: "Wow, this garden gnome really knows how to drive!"1940 DeSoto Custom SportsmanCar: "I'm the Fernando Lamas of automobiles."1941 DeSoto CustomShe: "Are you sure you want to go out to eat during a pandemic?" He: “Listen, I've survived: scarlet fever, whooping cough, measles, chicken pox, Spanish flu, your mother, and the Second Battle of the Marne. I want steak, and we're going out for steak!”1942 DeSotoJoe didn't have to take the tunnel into the city. He just liked flipping open his headlights.1942 DeSoto CustomShe: "Tantrums like this, Jerry, are why I'm putting you up for adoption."1942 DeSoto CustomShe: "Why are we driving on the runway?" He: "Airfoil headlamps, baby!"1942 DeSoto CustomShe: "Your world view is too idealized."1942 DeSoto CustomHe: "Sheesus, Mary Ann, the road to your parents' place is as bleak as our marriage."1942 DeSoto CustomShe: “What if tomorrow’s style is gray jellybeans?” He: “That won’t happen if we win the war.”1942 DeSoto CustomCar: "Sometimes, I close my eyes real hard, and I pretend that I'm a milk chocolate, amaretto opera cream and Linda Darnell wants to bite me."1942 DeSoto wartime ad"It's come to the government's attention that you have not gained enough weight during quarantine. You are hereby ordered to eat this cake or face criminal prosecution."1946 DeSoto CustomHe: "Happy Thanksgiving! Did you bring the turkey?" She: "No, your dad wouldn't come!"1947 DeSoto CustomAny Thanksgiving in which Kathy got away without having to taste Aunt Elmira's Mystery Casserole was a Happy Thanksgiving.1948 DeSoto CustomHe: "God was pretty clear about not eating from this tree." She: "It's the holidays. I don't know another way to make an apple pie, do you?"1948 DeSoto CustomThe house with car included seemed like a good deal until the cops found a body in the living room.1949 DeSoto CustomShe: “Anybody else keep hearing a click at 20 miles per hour?” He: “You should’ve told me you’re a Buick girl.”1950 DeSoto Custom SportsmanLady scientist Nikki Nicholson couldn't wait to head to the north pole and investigate his thing from a another world.1950 DeSoto Custom station wagonCar: "I'm so embarrassed. I've got wood."1951 DeSoto CustomShe: “Wait, de Soto was a Catholic?!” He: “So was Cadillac.”1951 DeSoto CustomShe: "What's wrong with your face?" He: "I went to the Studebaker dealer, Shelia. I saw things. Terrible things."1951 DeSoto CustomShe: “I have to do the driving now. Stanley thinks Tip Toe Shift isn’t manly.”1951 DeSoto CustomShe: "Why are you so happy?' He: "Booze."1951 DeSoto CustomHe: "I love our new DeSoto! I feel like the Spaniards conquering the Americas." She: "Just get to the Piggly Wiggly without taking hostages." He: "Spoil sport."1951 DeSoto CustomJoan had a crush on Hernando de Soto ever since high school history class.1951 DeSoto Custom SportsmanShe: "Why is everything black and white with you?" He: "I majored in Gender Studies."1951 DeSoto ride featuresHe: “In conclusion, don’t come a-knockin’ if the DeSoto is a-rock in’.”1952 DeSotoShe: "DeSoto power steering is as easy as dialing a phone used to be!"1953 DeSoto FireDomeShe: “Is this the end of the world?” He: “No, I think there’s more world on the other side of the ocean.”1953 DeSoto FireDomeShe: “Is this the way to Marlboro Country?” He: “No, but you can walk a mile for a Camel.”1953 DeSoto FireDomeShe: “Oh, bother. I left my white privilege back in the room.”1953 DeSoto FireDomeHe: "Damn WASPS! I didn't want to join their stupid country club anyway!"1953 DeSoto FireDomeShe: "He's a nice guy, but what kind of nerd buys a club coupe these days?"1953 DeSoto FireDomeShe: "Going my way?" He: "That depends. This is a Hemi, right?"1953 DeSoto FireDome SportsmanBlack balled from the garden club, Cynthia showed the ladies just what they could do with their annuals.1953 DeSoto FireDome SportsmanShe: "You dragged me all the way out here so that you could paint rocks?!" He: "Just wait until Kirk starts fighting the Gorn!"1953 DeSoto FireDome SportsmanShe: "Where are you going?" He: "I'm going out for cigarettes and to start a new life without you!"1954 DeSoto FireDomeShe: "How can she park that big DeSoto so easily?'" He: "I used to date her. She has arms like a stevedore."1954 DeSoto FireDomeHe: "Sheesus, this country needs a national highway system!"1954 DeSoto FireDomeShe: “We considered Packard, but we wanted a brand with a future.”1954 DeSoto FireDomeCar: "Damn right I'm delightful."1954 DeSoto FireDomeBaby got back.1954 DeSoto FireDomeNo one wants to ride with Aunt Bertha since she got the Hemi.1954 DeSoto FireDomeShe: "Nice car! Did you get a promotion?" He: "No, I car-jacked Groucho Marx."1954 DeSoto FireDome CoronadoLizzie always dressed for Saturday night drag racing.1955 DeSoto FiredomeShe: "Thanks to my bomb shelter and styled-for-tomorrow DeSoto, I'm ready for the post-apocalyptic future!"1955 DeSoto FiredomeShe: "Henry with a Hemi is like Russia with the bomb."1955 DeSoto Firedome SportsmanShe: “You want me to wear a mask? I’m already wearing a peticote, an underwire brassiere, nylons, and Chanel No. 5.”1955 DeSoto FirefliteShe: "Whenever I'm unsure, I drive my DeSoto before I decide. Then, if I accept the hit, I buy a new hat and fresh ammo."1955 DeSoto FirefliteShe: "You find the strangest things at seized property auctions." He: "I hear it belonged to Sam Giancana."1955 DeSoto FirefliteCar: "Frankly, I think it's time the city that never sleeps took a nap."1955 DeSoto FirefliteShe: "Out of gas?" He: "Nah, the hemi is the most efficient V8 on the road. I just feel like making out."1955 DeSoto FirefliteHe: "Don't get out of the car, ma'am. This is #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay; you're only a secretary."1955 DeSoto FirefliteHe: "Hey, babe. Wanna go make out at the Jefferson Memorial?" She "No!" He: "Why not? She: "I'm Mamie Eisenhower."1955 DeSoto FireflitePoor Dad. That new car smell lasted precisely as long as his ride home from the DeSoto-Plymouth dealer.1955 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanAmerican fashion designer Anne Fogarty backed over Coco Chanel, and wasn't sorry.1955 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanCar: "I could have gone to Wellesely, but I refused to drop my top for the 'posture photo'."1956 DeSoto AdventurerBill knew Francine was the one when she dressed to match his DeSoto.1956 DeSoto FiredomeStation wagon: "Hey, Marge! Whatchya got in the bag?" Convertible: "Your husband."1956 DeSoto FirefliteShe: "What do you see?" He: "Harley Earl blowing his top!"1956 DeSoto FirefliteThe Hand of God agrees. DeSoto has the best in push-button driving!1956 DeSoto FirefliteCar: "You do your best for your kid, give him all the opportunities, and he grows up to be a damn Dodge."1956 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanYoung Bernie Sanders couldn't wait to escape American austerity and relocate to Sweden.1956 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: "I'm committed to the Forward Look, but I still check my rearview mirrors."1956 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: "I think a car that points is just rude."1956 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman and convertibleShe: "Does it come with an auto-winding, Doomsday Clock? I don't want a car that doesn't come with an auto-winding Doomsday Clock."1956 DeSoto Fireflite with Highway Hi-FiWhenever Grace Kelly had the Christmas blues, she'd play "Old Man River" and drive to the liquor store.1957 DeSoto AdventurerSandra was the only driver in the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to receive a thank you letter from the Pennsylvania State Police.1957 DeSoto Firedome"Wanna race to Bergdorf's and back?"1957 DeSoto FirefliteMother: "Susan, why are you driving my DeSoto?" Susan: "Daddy took the T-bird away."1957 DeSoto FirefliteShe: "I don't normally pick up hitch hikers, but seeing as how we're both going to Marlboro Country."1957 DeSoto FirefliteHe: "After Ratso died during our bus ride to Florida, my hustling finally paid off in Miami. I bought this DeSoto and found me some land out west called Brokeback Mountain."1957 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanHe: "Where are you folks off to?" She: "We're going to see Ingmar Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal'! Care to join us?"1957 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: "Remember how I said it would be a cold day in hell before I owned a DeSoto? Well, I feel chilly."1957 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanHe: “Red sky at night, driver’s delight.”1957 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: "Welcome to the anchor franchise of the International House of Pancakes!"1957 DeSoto FiresweepNothing wooed the ladies like Bill's rendition of “Old Man River” on the harmonica1958 DeSoto Firedome SportsmanEd Gein couldn't believe his luck.1958 DeSoto Fireflite convertibleTired of walkin' after midnight, Patsy Cline bought a new DeSoto.1958 DeSoto Fireflite ExplorerAs a child, Elizabeth Warren loved going on family picnics.1958 DeSoto Fireflite ExplorerHe: "Dammit, Timmy! That was Daddy's scotch!"1958 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: "Wow! Dad's old DeSoto looked like it was upholstered by London Fog."1958 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanShe: “I farted.” He: “Love means never having to say you farted.”1958 DeSoto Fireflite SportsmanHe: "Is this Heaven?" She: "Obviously! There's a DeSoto with a poodle in it."1958 DeSoto Firesweep SportsmanShe: "You paid extra for back-up lights, wheel covers, and whitewall tires. That's SO sexy!"1959 DeSotoMy family knew exactly how Slurm was made, yet we didn't care. We just didn't care.1959 DeSoto AdventurerDad: "Just think, son. Someday, all this will belong to the French and Italians."1959 DeSoto Firedome SevilleShe: "I have a DeSoto for every outfit."1959 DeSoto Firedome SportsmanShe: "Honey, call Columbo and tell him to come get his dog." He: "I can't. My twin brother and I electrocuted our uncle before he could marry Julie Newmar and leave her our inheritance."1959 DeSoto FiresweepSon: "Why can't Fido come to church with us?" Dad: "He's an atheist."1960 DeSoto Adventurer“We're ready to nuke Sears & Roebuck on your command, Mr. Penney.”1960 DeSoto AdventurerShe: "Our marriage is at sea and I want a divorce. I'm taking the DeSoto."1960 DeSoto FirefliteShe: “The Junior League black balled me. Here are their coordinates. Bomb them.”1961 DeSotoMelvin was the luckiest man alive. Kathy's fetish was nerds and Mid Century Modern design. Back to Meme Index Advertisements