The Original Crazy Eddie

Most of us are familiar with Crazy Eddie from his manic television commercials (actually performed by an actor). You can find a brief history of his chain of electronics stores here .

But how many of us remember when Crazy Eddie started out in the mid-70s? It was at an audio store called Sights and Sounds on Kings Highway and East 12 Street in Brooklyn. (Although the site cited above describes the area as Coney Island, it was really Midwood. The store was near Coney Island Avenue, however). According to the stores radio ads (which I heard a zillion times on WPLJ (when it was a real rock station) you could call a certain number and "Ask for Crazy Eddie" to get a price quote.

I went to Sights and Sounds once in 1974, hoping to get a glimpse of Loco Eduardo. My friends and I went upstairs to the audio department and there was nobody working there. None of us bothered to ask where Eddie was, since we sensed the whole thing was a joke.

Anybody out there who actually saw Crazy Eddie?