I remember more then one Franco-American products! If my memory serves right, there was a basic (tomato) sauce and another one with small, round pasta (ala spaghetti-O's) both were in cans. I usually enjoyed their style of spaghetti-O's the most of the three, even though I added additional ketchup to it, LOL!

Still around but now they are Campbell brand.

does anyone remember macaroni o's-they were like spaghetti o's but with cheese sauce

I used to eat em cold out of the can. Mac N Cheese, Ravioli and Spaghetti and spaghetti O's, I can still taste em.

Yes cambell's ownes franco american spagettiO's,but I have tried them since cambells bought them,and they ARE NO WHERE NEAR what they use to taste like,and I have been looking for Franco American,for years untill I heard this. SUXXXXXX I miss my REAL sketti0's Now I buy Cheff Boy R Dee. I like cambell products,but their sketti0's sux now.

I remember the Macaroni and Beef, not because I ate it (foods like that were banned in my house) but because as a kid I did a commercial for it. To my horror I had to gaze longingly at a framed photo of David Cassidy and say "I like David's blue eyes, but I *love* Franco American Macaroni and beef!"

This stuff was known better as "Beef - a - Roni". I remember there was an animated cartoon commercial for Franko - American(tm)"Beef-a-Roni" and "Beef-a-Ghetti", that went something like: Both characters, singing: "Yummy Yummy, in the tummy..With 'Beef-a-Roni'" First character: "Beef-a-Roni, with little macaronies and beef in tomato sauce'. Second character: "Beef-a-Ghetti, with little spaghetti and beef in tomato sauce. both characters, arguing: "Beef-a-Roni!" "Beef-a-Ghetti!" Both characters, singing: "Yummy yummy, in the tummy..With Beef-a-Roni. 'Beef-a-Roni' - 'Beef-a-Ghetti', 'Beef-a-Roni' - 'Beef-a-Ghetti' ..They both so good!" (ends)

Actually, Beef A Roni and Beef O Getti were made by Chef Boy Ar Dee. Franco American/Campell's sort of imitated them, but with the added ingredients to give it a home-made flavor, sort of a prelude to the Chunky line of soups. As good as the Campell's tasted, it proved to be less popular. The product was only around from 1968 until 1970 or '71. Once again, too much self-competition (Spaghetti-O's among others) led to the ouster of a promising food product.

My family ate a lot of Franco American. I remember it as being straight spaghetti in tomato sauce, and it came in a large, family-sized can. It was pretty good, but I got really tired of eating it and grew to dislike it.

From the daytime TV vault, an animated commercial for Franco American's Mac and Beef. A king and a dragon promote the product. Slogan was "Franco American Is the King of Sauce." This aired during the "Secret Storm" soap opera on CBS (9/13/66). Other commercials for Rinso detergent, Campbell's Soup and Franco American spaghetti. Network promos for "Daktari" and "Red Skelton." Ad Council PSA dealing with drunken driving.