# Anyone seen that Mastercard commercial with Kevin Bacon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098 "2002-03-31T21:28:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098/41 "2002-04-02T16:39:07Z")
The commercial was pretty clever. I didn’t get it at first because my grandfather believed the man in it was Kiefer Sutherland. (I do think they should have either had him sign his name “Kevin Bacon” instead of “K Bacon” or shown the name “Kevin Bacon” on the credit card. They often do things like that when a celebrity is in a credit card commercial.) The use of _Getting to Know You_ as background music is a nice touch. And now, my Baconness (with help from the Oracle of Bacon): The movie _In and Out_, starring Tom Selleck, was filmed in and around Northern New Jersey-including an old mill which is now closed that’s a couple miles away from my house. At the time they were filming, it was a strip club. We watched outside to see if we could see anybody famous. I didn’t see Selleck, but I did see the director, Frank Oz… who was in _The Muppet Movie_ with Steve Martin… who was in _Novocaine_ with…ah, you know. (I prefer “Six Degrees of Wayne Knight” myself.) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098/42 "2002-04-02T16:41:52Z")
Oh, and one thing I just realized- the commercial was for Visa, not MasterCard. (Although it would be interesting as a MasterCard commercial. “Book on guitar picks: $20. Knowing that people are connected to you: priceless.”) [sub]Mastercard will be coming to my house to sue me any minute now…look what they did to Ralph Nader…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098/43 "2002-04-02T19:14:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mobo85 \* > \*\*I do think they should have either had him sign his name “Kevin Bacon” instead of “K Bacon” or shown the name “Kevin Bacon” on the credit card. \*\* Funny, it looks like “K Ran…” is being signed to me. ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098/44 "2002-04-03T01:56:28Z")
I used to babysit for a guy who has a Bacon number of 3. Per the Oracle: Will Lucas was in Pharaoh’s Army (1995) with Robert (I) Joy Robert (I) Joy was in Sweet November (2001) with Charlize Theron Charlize Theron was in 24 Hours (2002/I) with Kevin Bacon ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098/45 "2002-04-03T03:08:29Z")
Yeah, it’s dumb; but what the hey. I was an extra in _D2: The Mighty Ducks_(1994), which featured Kathryn Erbe and Michael (I) Tucker. Erbe was in _Stir Of Echoes_(1999) with Kevin Bacon. Tucker was in _Diner_(1982) with Bacon. This gives me a Dual-Bacon of 2 as well. Not bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-that-mastercard-commercial-with-kevin-bacon/101098.md?page=2)