A WEDNESDAY CLASSIC

Forty years ago this summer, Prince Spaghetti introduced us to Anthony Martignetti of the North End of Boston in a commercial that ran for 13 years.

Boston.com went back to the North End with Anthony to relive that time, and they took a look at how the area has changed since 1969.

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PASTA
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Here's the original commercial, in a crisper print than that misty water-colored memory seen in the article.

And then here's the 1998 "sequel". More like a spin-off, since it was for Polcari's Restaurant:

Supposedly, there's a Red Sox commercial with Anthony Martignetti yet again in which they tell him, "Hey, Anthony! Your Sox are on!"

But if so, then Anthony Martignetti is eligible for the TV Crossover Hall of Fame!

ANTHONY MARTIGNETTI

THEN & NOW

BCnU!