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• songspeak

  Believe it or not, George isn’t at home

  posted by jamie | 09.23.08 | permalink | 4 comments

  

  I'm walking on air!

  This is one of my favorite songspeaks from Seinfeld. It’s George Costanza singing the outgoing message on his answering machine to the tune of the theme song to The Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury.

  The Greatest American Hero was a short-lived show that ran for 3 seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC starring William Katt. I remember watching it (and liking it!) when I was kid, though I was only about 7 at the time. Everyone knows the theme song, so the reference on Seinfeld (which aired on NBC….hmmmmm) wasn’t really lost on anyone.

  Matt and I liked this clip so much, we included the Seinfeld soundclip, followed by the actual song by Joey Scarbury, on volume 13 of the original Songspeak’s Greatest Hits.

  Tags: 80s tv, 90s tv, ABC, answering machine, believe it or not george isn't at home, believe it or not i'm walking on air, george costanza, george costanza's answering machine, george's answering machine, greatest american hero, jason alexander, joey scarbury, nbc, seinfeld, william katt

• songspeak

  George wants a McDLT!

  posted by jamie | 07.07.08 | permalink | 8 comments

  Bill sent me an IM today in which he told me the following, “Today my left hander’s calendar says: ‘Did you know that before he became famous as George Costanza on Seinfeld, lefty funnyman Jason Alexander’s biggest claim to fame was singing and dancing in McDonald’s McDLT sandwich commercial in 1985?’”

  As usual with most comments involving fast food, this sparked a lively and lengthy conversation about the McDLT, what it was, how it’s similar to the Big N’ Tasty, and Bill’s previous love of the McPizza. However, Bill sent me a link to said commercial, and, well, there are no words, really. [Oh yes there are - Matt]

  I wonder if Jason Alexander ever hung out with Bruce Willis in the 80’s while dining on McDLT’s and drinking Seagram’s Golden Wine Cooler? Maybe Bruce sang, “Seagram’s, Golden Wine Cooler, it’s wet and it’s dry!” while Jason sang, “McDonald’s, McDLT, it’s hot and it’s cold!”

  Tags: 80s tv commercials, bruce willis, fast food, george costanza, jason alexander, mcdlt, mcdonald's, mcpizza, seagram's golden wine cooler, seinfeld