In Videos: Food Commercials of the '80s, Celebrity Edition
Editor's note: This week, it's, like, omigawd, totally '80s for our daily In Videos segment. Big hair, breakdancing, and before-they-were-big celebrity commercial appearances to the max. So kick back your fat-laced high tops and take a chill pill. —The Serious Eats Team
Before they became famous enough to not appear in food commercials, Brad Pitt, Jason Alexander, and Matt LeBlanc appeared in...food commercials. It was the 80s—times were tough.
After the jump, watch Pitt scarf down Pringles, Alexander dance for a McDLT (yeah, it's old, but it's a classic), and LeBlanc illustrate the superior thickness of Heinz ketchup.
Pringles Commercial with Brad Pitt
McDLT Commercial with Jason Alexander
Heinz Ketchup Commercial with Matt LeBlanc
Related
Brad Pitt [Wikipedia]
Jason Alexander [Wikipedia]
Matt LeBlanc [Wikipedia]
McDLT [Wikipedia]
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5 Comments:
Not quite as odd, but here's Kirsten Dunst as a kid in a commercial for microwavable side dishes.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FcESwHBLT5U
cybele at 1:29PM on 03/11/08
Wow, I wouldn't normally put ketchup, Matt LeBlanc, and sex appeal in the same sentence.
Christina at 2:43PM on 03/11/08
I can top that. Cybil Shepard's photo was once used on a hair-dryer box back in the 60s.
Does anyone remember Bette Davis doing a commercial for a Bird's Eye orange juice product called "Awake"? People think I'm crazy but I insist it was on the air about 40 years ago!!
RichardCrystal at 10:03AM on 03/12/08
OMG I totally remember that Heinz ketchup commercial! (mind you, I was all of 7 when 1990 happened). That's unreal.
VoraciousMatt at 3:07PM on 03/12/08
Christina: don't forget that seductive bite into the hot dog.
renzata at 11:11AM on 03/13/08