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    Do I like the VW commercials featuring Balki Bartokomous? Well, of course not. Don’t be Ridiculous!

    posted by matt | 03.09.09 | permalink | comment?

    balkibeetle Ever see the VW ads with the old VW Bug speaking in a german accent? It’s none other than Bronson Pinchot, Balki Bartokomus from Perfect Strangers. The first round of these, produced by Crispin Porter + Bogusky, came out last year but have been appearing again lately it seems. There are some new ones too. They feature “Max”, a black 1964 Volkswagen Beetle. Ärgerlich, sehr ärgerlich.

    They certainly do not make me want to do the dance of joy while watching them. For example, here’s a commercial where Max actually has the nerve to hassle the Hoff.

    Here’s another one, where Balki talks about how cool Napster was. Topical…. NOT.

    VW is using Max in all of its print, web, and tv campaigns, so I’ve had ample time to get sick of him. I get the whole iconic thing– using an old VW as a mascot is kinda cool, but the german accent thing kinda just comes across as douchey.

    Tags: 1964, balki bartokomous, beetle, bronson pinchot, bug, crispin porter + bogusky, david hasslehoff, hassle the hoff, love bug, max, napster, perfect strangers, shawn fanning, volkswagen, vw

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    Knight Rider vs. Street Hawk

    posted by matt | 07.17.08 | permalink | 4 comments

    Like so many television shows these days that have bastard versions of themselves (think Flip This House vs. Flip That House), there existed two particularly oss shows in the 80s called Knight Rider and Street Hawk. I watched them both. My wife Kristen and her brother used to watch Street Hawk growing up. When this came up in conversation recently, I referred to Street Hawk as “Knight Rider on a Motorcycle”. But as this video shows, I may have spoken foolishly.

    You know you want to watch the opening sequences. (more…)

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    Tags: 80s tv, david hasslehoff, flip that house, flip this house, frank fontana, hassle the hoff, joe regalbuto, knight rider, motorcycle, rex smith, street hawk

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