More alley, less “Oops”
I’m 25, a member of the on-demand generation. I demand information five seconds ago, infrastructure or attention span be damned. I’m a product of pop culture and Pearl Jam, Nintendo and Nickelodeon, wiffleball and “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?” I’m infinitely more likely to quote “The Simpsons” than “Aeneid” and I find a certain solace, a certain beauty in that. My entertainment is disposable, and only the best and most ridiculous make any kind of indentation. And well, because I ever-so-invariably write for a sports blog, I’ve decided to take a few moments out of my Adderall-induced disco inferno to write about what I figure to be the greatest sports commercial ever.
1. Gheorghe Muresan Snickers/”Score One For The Kids”
Uh, we’re going to need some makeup people over here..
Yet another commercial that I sadly cannot find on YouTube. But it’s gold. Absolute gold. Basically the gist is they’re trying to film a commercial-in-a-commercial where Gheorge Muresan is doing a charity spot. In the spot, he is scripted to make a half-court shot while facing the opposite hoop, right after uttering the line “Let’s score one for the kids!” in his ridiculous accent. Of course, he misses terribly - off the ceiling, thirty feet over the hoop, etc. After awhile, he gets embarassed at his poor shooting and yells “Don’t look at me, I’m hideous!” and stomps off. Just absolutely killer in every way.
Looking good, Freddie Mac!
Please, please, please..if anyone knows where I can find this, let me know. It’s for the ages. No sports commercial is better, not even Tom Emanski’s Defensive Drills. And it pains me to say that, considering I went as Tom Emanski and Fred McGriff in successive years for Halloween.
