# My Weird Commercial crushes

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 20, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439 "2026-04-20T23:46:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/61 "2026-04-24T16:16:41Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Saw her in a _Law & Order_ rerun last week

I saw that one, too. She was a cute, sassy-as-hell defense attorney.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/62 "2026-04-24T18:09:42Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> She was a cute, sassy-as-hell defense attorney.

That’s the one; although that description probably applies to a few _L&O_ guest stars.

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**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/63 "2026-04-25T19:42:08Z")

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Back in my day there was this young lady: [https://youtu.be/EkpGM\_MvZ2Y](https://youtu.be/EkpGM_MvZ2Y)

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/64 "2026-04-25T19:52:04Z")

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Two come to mind:

Jan the Toyota spokeswoman, played by Laurel Coppock.

[![](https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/what-you-didnt-know-about-jan-from-the-toyota-commercials/intro-1761051214.jpg) ](https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/what-you-didnt-know-about-jan-from-the-toyota-commercials/intro-1761051214.jpg)

An actress from a 1980s TV ad for Brut cologne. She puts on one of her boyfriend’s/husband’s shirts, takes off her underwear, and when he calls on the phone, she tells him, “I was just thinking about you.” 40 years later, it’s still stuck in my brain.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z4T-O3ipe3o/hqdefault.jpg "Brut - "I Was Just Thinking About You" (Commercial, 1987)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4T-O3ipe3o)

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/65 "2026-04-25T20:22:21Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> An actress from a 1980s TV ad for Brut cologne. She puts on one of her boyfriend’s/husband’s shirts, takes off her underwear, and when he calls on the phone, she tells him, “I was just thinking about you.” 40 years later, it’s still stuck in my brain.

I know I’ve gotten older because one of the things I found myself thinking about while watching it is the economy of story-telling in 30 seconds. It’s quite well done.

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