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* A ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' themed ad for US Postal Services flat rate boxes had Hamm the piggy bank informing the group about the service while wearing a postal hat and bag. Hamm is voiced in the films by John Ratzenberger, who's most known for playing a postman on [[Cheers|this one TV series]]... |
* A ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 3'' themed ad for US Postal Services flat rate boxes had Hamm the piggy bank informing the group about the service while wearing a postal hat and bag. Hamm is voiced in the films by John Ratzenberger, who's most known for playing a postman on [[Cheers|this one TV series]]... |
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** Ratzenberger also was the spokesman for Pitney-Bowes Personal Post Office. |
** Ratzenberger also was the spokesman for Pitney-Bowes Personal Post Office. |
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* During the second ''Old Spice'' campaign with "[[The Man Your Man Could Smell Like]]", Old Spice had him answer random tweets to @OldSpice...and a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qpEUOtLk8 random tweet from one @IsaiahMustafa]. Unfortunately, this does not qualify as [[Talking to Himself]]. |
* During the second ''Old Spice'' campaign with "[[The Man Your Man Could Smell Like]]", Old Spice had him answer random tweets to @OldSpice...and a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qpEUOtLk8 random tweet from one @IsaiahMustafa]. Unfortunately, this does not qualify as [[Talking to Himself]]. |
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* With credit to [[The Other Wiki]] for pointing out the reference: The original ad campaign for XM Satellite Radio featured famous musicians falling from the sky and crashing into various mundane settings. [[David Bowie]] fell into a motel room, looked skyward and murmured, [[The Man Who Fell to Earth|"I'll never get used to that."]] |
* With credit to [[The Other Wiki]] for pointing out the reference: The original ad campaign for XM Satellite Radio featured famous musicians falling from the sky and crashing into various mundane settings. [[David Bowie]] fell into a motel room, looked skyward and murmured, [[The Man Who Fell to Earth|"I'll never get used to that."]] |
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* In one of the recent Jaguar Cars ads featuring Tom Hiddleston as an [[Evil Brit]] [[James Bond|Bond-style villain]], Nicholas Hoult plays his [[Mad Scientist]] subordinate who's upgrading the newest Jaguars. Hoult comments, "We've already created a beast. Now it's time for a new animal." Hoult played Dr. Hank McCoy, '''the Beast''' in ''[[X-Men]]'' films. |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 9 April 2017
Examples of Actor Allusions in Advertising.
- A Toy Story 3 themed ad for US Postal Services flat rate boxes had Hamm the piggy bank informing the group about the service while wearing a postal hat and bag. Hamm is voiced in the films by John Ratzenberger, who's most known for playing a postman on this one TV series...
- Ratzenberger also was the spokesman for Pitney-Bowes Personal Post Office.
- During the second Old Spice campaign with "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like", Old Spice had him answer random tweets to @OldSpice...and a random tweet from one @IsaiahMustafa. Unfortunately, this does not qualify as Talking to Himself.
- With credit to The Other Wiki for pointing out the reference: The original ad campaign for XM Satellite Radio featured famous musicians falling from the sky and crashing into various mundane settings. David Bowie fell into a motel room, looked skyward and murmured, "I'll never get used to that."
- In one of the recent Jaguar Cars ads featuring Tom Hiddleston as an Evil Brit Bond-style villain, Nicholas Hoult plays his Mad Scientist subordinate who's upgrading the newest Jaguars. Hoult comments, "We've already created a beast. Now it's time for a new animal." Hoult played Dr. Hank McCoy, the Beast in X-Men films.