Better than leading bars with hex-a-chlorophene

by Lisa Parrish

For your Tuesday pleasure, a smattering of old TV commercials starring not-yet-famous stars.

John Travolta, soaping up with a few fellow young actors in the shower:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoyBCz30cQM[/youtube]

Brad Pitt, snacking on Pringles and checking out the ladies:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mucuLrWHGqc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Keanu Reeves, flexing his magnificent acting chops as a dancing, thieving waiter:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W29kpBQIPLg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Morgan Freeman, going all Amos-n- Andy for Listerine:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeNxVaPVAlU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Prepubescent Leo DiCaprio, flacking Bubble Yum to impressionable youngsters:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Tr3_XJXqg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Ben Affleck, playing a horndog would-be Burger King delivery boy:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njY94weLbJ8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

And, lest you think it was only the young male stars who sold themselves to the Commercial Gods, here is Evangeline Lilly, selling herself in quite another way:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6hIEqKR7A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Hat tip to the various “10 Most Embarrassing” websites out there. I just cherry-picked the ones I liked the best.

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 under Television | RSS

9 responses to “Better than leading bars with hex-a-chlorophene”

  1. Dave says:
    April 21, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Awesome. At low resolution, that Brad Pitt one is just orange man-flesh, orange woman-flesh, BRAD PITT’S FACE, orange man-flesh.

  2. Dave says:
    April 21, 2009 at 9:40 am

    Also, I had to look up Evangeline Lilly. I see she’s in some show called “Lost,” probably a reality show.

  3. The Modesto Kid says:
    April 21, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    “In quite a different way” isn’t quite right, is it? I mean she is not being a prostitute, she’s making a commercial even if for a service that people confuse with prostitution. I look forward to watching these videos but need guidance in appreciating the post title.

  4. Marleyfan says:
    April 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Nice idea for a post, I liked it!

  5. Scotty says:
    April 21, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    I was especially fond of the Morgan Freeman bit — I love the friendly-conversation-commercial; it’s sort of a lost art.

  6. LP says:
    April 21, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    3: Watch the first video. Soon that phrase will be stuck in your head for days.

  7. lane says:
    April 21, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    What’s the title about? Is this some Matrix reference?

  8. lane says:
    April 21, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    oh no, just watched #1. OH now i get 6. I though you were saying watch 3 FIRST!

    God the internets! so wacky sometimes.

  9. The Modesto Kid says:
    April 21, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    That first video is excellent — but I wish they were singing “Ted, Woody and Junior”.