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[QUOTE=Zero Hunter;4798454]How many years has the "can you hear me now" been going? I mean he switched companys but is still basically the same character.[/QUOTE]
According to wikipedia, Paul Marcarelli started appearing as the "Test Man" character in Verizon Wireless commercials, for which Entertainment Weekly named him one of the most intriguing people of 2002. In April 2011 Marcarelli was informed by email that Verizon was moving in a new direction with its advertising campaign. He remained under contract but would no longer play "Test Man". Marcarelli was glad that he was able to move on from it.
Since 2016 Marcarelli has been working as a Sprint spokesman and often refers to his switch from Verizon to Sprint in the commercials in which he appears.
He is married to his husband Ryan Brown, who appeared with Paul in a Sprint ad, shopping for Christmas trees.
[img]https://d2z1w4aiblvrwu.cloudfront.net/ad/AxQq/sprint-tree-time-large-9.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE] Damn! She's been at it THAT long? Whoa! I never really noticed! [/QUOTE]
A "flo on ice" ad just aired on tv as I was about the post this. Lol.
Did you know flo was the voice of young granny in a world war 2 based episode of the looney tunes show?
Yes this is granny from looney tunes punching nazi's!
[video=youtube;b5_VSTX4IC8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5_VSTX4IC8[/video]
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[QUOTE=j9ac9k;4797828]I hated those guitar guys in those Geico ads....
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Yeah, tacking them on the end often undermined the main commercial (although the Hump Day one was good enough to survive it).
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Just seen a pretty dumb farmers insurance commercial with J.K Simmons and a Bear....
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[QUOTE=CellarDweller;4798448]Yeah, I wonder how many actors have had long running commercial gigs?
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Michael Vale, the “Time to make the doughnuts” guy, did it from 1981-1997. I always liked him!
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[QUOTE=Riv86672;4798991]Michael Vale, the “Time to make the doughnuts” guy, did it from 1981-1997. I always liked him![/QUOTE]
Wow, I never realized he played in that ad for that long. Jan Miner played Madge the Manicurist for Palmolive dishwashing liquid from 1966 to 1992
[img]https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Youre-soaking-in-it-Vintage-Palmolive-ads-featuring-Madge-the-Manicurist.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=caj;4799232]Wow, I never realized he played in that ad for that long. Jan Miner played Madge the Manicurist for Palmolive dishwashing liquid from 1966 to 1992
[img]https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Youre-soaking-in-it-Vintage-Palmolive-ads-featuring-Madge-the-Manicurist.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Holy COW that’s a long time!
EDIT
Billy Mays was steadily pitching items for the Home Shopping Network from 1993 till he passed away in 2009.
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Nancy Walker played Rosie, the waitress who loved Bounty Paper Towels and made the phrase “the quicker picker upper” famous, from 1970 to 1990...:
[img]https://i.ibb.co/vLPjzYw/E2-CB61-DE-99-F3-497-B-8722-F78-D0909511-E.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=Gaastra;4798514]A "flo on ice" ad just aired on tv as I was about the post this. Lol.
Did you know flo was the voice of young granny in a world war 2 based episode of the looney tunes show?
Yes this is granny from looney tunes punching nazi's!
[video=youtube;b5_VSTX4IC8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5_VSTX4IC8[/video][/QUOTE]
Damn, how’d I miss this post?
That was a great episode, one of my favorite of the series. And yeah, Granny was a looker back the day. :p
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[QUOTE=Riv86672;4799526]Nancy Walker played Rosie, the waitress who loved Bounty Paper Towels and made the phrase “the quicker picker upper” famous, from 1970 to 1990...:
[img]https://i.ibb.co/vLPjzYw/E2-CB61-DE-99-F3-497-B-8722-F78-D0909511-E.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I forgot all about those!
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[QUOTE=caj;4799232]Wow, I never realized he played in that ad for that long. Jan Miner played Madge the Manicurist for Palmolive dishwashing liquid from 1966 to 1992
[img]https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Youre-soaking-in-it-Vintage-Palmolive-ads-featuring-Madge-the-Manicurist.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
You're soaking in it!!
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[QUOTE=CellarDweller;4800408]I forgot all about those![/QUOTE]
Me too, really. I kept mixing her up w. the already mentioned Madge in my old man mind. Had to Google to make sure there were two different ppl!
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And don't forget Mr. Whipple, played by Dick Wilson from 1964 - 1985, for Charmin toilet paper. He even came back some time around 1999 for a short time.
"Please don't squeeze the Charmin"
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I love the ads with the woodchucks. Forget the company. But the one with the fake lumber ad and fake coffee ad they really got me. I thought it was an ad for coffee and lumber store. Until those damn woodchucks. They always crack me up.
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[QUOTE=CellarDweller;4800409]You're soaking in it!![/QUOTE]
mmmm...... "greasy casserole....."