The Waltons
1972
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Dec 10, 2010 · Wilford Brimley On His Diabetes - Original Video. SCR90B. 789 subscribers. Subscribed. 12K. 1.8M views 13 years ago. This really needed to be uploaded. Also, try translate audio. It's the...
Do you have diabeetus? Watch this hilarious video of Wilford Brimley, the famous actor and spokesman for diabetes awareness, who pronounces the word in a unique way. You will also find some funny ...
Diabeetus is an exploitable soundbite based on a television advertisement for the medical supplies company Liberty Medical. Featuring the American actor Wilford Brimley who repeatedly mispronounces "diabetes" as "dia-beetus," the infomercial inspired numerous remixes and image macros.
His television advertisements for Liberty Medical became an Internet meme due to Brimley's dialectal pronunciation of "diabetes", often rendered as "diabeetus" (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˈ b iː t ə s /), contrasting with his overall serious tone.
Wilford Brimley goes head-to-head with an actual endocrinologist to determine the proper pronunciation of diabetes. See more diabetes debates on VCR Party Live, Tuesday nights at 9pm EST on ...
Aug 2, 2020 · Brimley was diagnosed in 1979 with diabetes mellitus, which spurred him to work with the American Diabetes Foundation (ADA) on a series of talks and advertisements about diabetes...
Aug 3, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, the star of Cocoon, commercials for Quaker Oats, and, of course, the thrust behind pronouncing diabetes "diabeetus," passed away in a hospital bed on Saturday at the age of 85. According to his agent, Brimely suffered from a kidney ailment for the last two months.
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley was the face of Liberty Medical, often gracing television sets to encourage people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes to call Liberty Medical and get a free meter. The commercials...
Aug 2, 2020 · Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor whose folksy style made him a staple on the big screen, TV shows and commercials, died Saturday at the age of 85, his manager said.
Aug 2, 2020 · In recent years, Brimley's pitchwork for Liberty Medical had turned him into an internet sensation for his drawn out pronunciation of diabetes as "diabeetus." He owned the pronunciation in...
