Help remembering a commercial - computer related, 1990s, dorky blonde guy

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I’m trying to recall a set of commercials from, I think, the mid or late 1990s. They were computer related. Software? Hardware? Not sure.

The spokesman was a blonde geeky guy with long-ish hair.

I do not remember the product.

Does this ring any bells?

I know for sure it is NOT the annoying “dude, you’re getting a Dell” guy.

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Right now, the only blonde, geeky, long-ish-haired spokesman from the 1990s I can think of is the one for Encyclopedia Britannica.

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“Dude, you’re getting a Dell!”

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First thing that came to my mind, too. Steve, the Dell guy?

ETA: I feel stupid for rereading the last line of the OP. :smack:

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Yes! I wonder if he did commercials for Encyclopaedia Brittanica CD-ROM?

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Figured out why I thought it was computer-related. He starts this commercial sitting in from of a computer.

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Knew it had to be the britannica guy from the thread title alone.

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Oops. Didn’t read closely enough. Sorry.

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I assumed you were making a joke. :slight_smile:

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I knew it was for that Encyclopaedia Britannica kid. I recall some website or magazine did a follow up on him. I recall he ended up being pretty normal.

But he was annoying back in the day.

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So much for Hippy Hollow’s “pretty normal” theory.

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According to IMDB, he is Stan Freberg’s son.

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Estranged, unfortunately.

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Link was worth it for "Sash Suicide" picon the bottom though.

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No less annoying however

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Is it the Dell kid?

::d&r::

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And now, five years later, I finally get this Onion piece.

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Is that Pat Cashman as the narrator in the linked video?

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I thought it was abundantly clear that it was the kid who did ads for the Encyclopedia Britannica.