This video has been making the rounds on a lot of blogs lately…
Most of the places I've seen it are making it seem like this guy is the ultimate nerd or square or dweeb. I think people are missing the point of the commercial. This is supposed to be funny. It is supposed to be funny for a reason that most of us don't understand anymore. It is a grown man talking and getting excited about things that adults don't talk about. This commercial was made in 1977 and times have changed a lot. Adults talk about (and get excited about) comic books, superheroes and sci-fi movies. Adults wear T-shirts as real shirts and T-shirts with cartoon characters on them. This is not the way the world was in 1977. So, enjoy the video. Enjoy the guy talking about "laser swords," but don't think that this guy is "out of it" and is just trying to sell merchandise awkwardly. The point is that he is awkward because that is not the way "grown-ups" behave.
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