Category: US
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Comedy Is … Most Amusing, Sir
During the heyday of those VHS rental years, where we would save our pocket money, then rush to the rental shop and spend hours trying to pick movies, I remember almost every tape we rented having a trailer for another brilliant looking Eddie Murphy movie. I must have been 11 or 12 when I first…
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Jonathan Frakes Sitcom Cameos
I’m going to type this without really thinking about it too much, but British sitcoms feature cameos from stars of other shows much, much less than do American sitcoms. Here’s Jonathan Frakes making a slimy appearance in Wings. And here he is on Cybill, sending himself up. This is from 3rd Rock From The Sun,…
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CBS Cares
Yesterday, we looked at some of NBC’s The More You Know PSAs. These are so widely known that even here in the UK, I’m aware of them. I didn’t know that the other networks had their own versions though (I assume it’s a condition of their licences). Here are a few from CBS Cares. And…
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NBC The More You Know
As part of their public service licence, NBC runs a series of public service announcements. You may have seen these parodied in various places, but here in the UK, we may not have seen any of the actual PSAs. Here’s a couple from Will Smith, when he was still the Fresh Prince. Here’s one by…
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Phil Hartman Commercials
If ever anyone had the perfect voice for commercials, it’s Phil Hartman. It’s no wonder he was a spokesman for McDonalds. And then there’s these two for the launch of CD-I. His choice of delivery in these is amazing.
