Author Archives: robin

Here’s some super-obscure footage of legendary Canadian wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart from early in his career. Bret started off working for his father’s Alberta-based promotion, Stampede Wrestling, and since pro wrestling loves its stereotypes, he would often don a … Continue reading →

If you’re like me, you can’t hear the words “Pabst Blue Ribbon” without visualizing Dennis Hopper shouting those words in Blue Velvet, preceded by “Heineken?! FUCK THAT SHIT!”. However, now you can associate Pabst Blue Ribbon with a young, disco-dancing … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI52DGYRr2I It’s common for celebrities to have “Before They Were Stars” clips feasted upon them when they appear on talk shows, but this is a rare case where both the guest AND the host are featured in the clip. Last … Continue reading →

In 1992, a young Karl Urban appeared in this commercial for the Sony Handycam in his native New Zealand. You know this ad is from another country because it doubtful that North America would air a commercial which features a … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsHEz2pyFes It’s so weird to picture Johnny Knoxville as your average, ordinary struggling actor who had to do cheesy commercials in order to pay the bills. But when he was still an unknown, Knoxville acted in a bunch of commercials, … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qwC_GIRx5o Young folks who have to go outside their place of employment in order to smoke a cigarette may not know that smoking at work was an accepted practice many decades ago, but anti-smoking PSAs like this one from the … Continue reading →