Anyone who watches “My Name Is Earl” in the UK will recognize the creepy Tic Tac® men above; as the official sponsors of the show, the Tic Tac® men appear about 4 times throughout the show’s ads. Why do I find them creepy? I’m not really sure, they’re just freaky and oddly proportioned and I promise I’m not the only one who thinks so. I love Tic Tacs® as much as the next guy*, but those little men are just weird.
Speaking of the next guy, the really weird thing (other than how one of the brief ads has totally stolen the shirt-matching-the-walls scene from Garden State – you know you’ve noticed) is that the guy dancing in the very first of these ads (right before the show) seriously looks like Susan Sarandon. We call him ‘The Male Dancing Susan Sarandon’:
Ok, it’s hard to get a photo of the TV paused while a guy is dancing, but just pay attention next time you tune in to watch Earl and Randy get into their adventures and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
*In fact, I’m not really supposed to buy the orange ones anymore, because I always eat the whole box in about a half hour and end up with no tastebuds. Damn, they’re tasty.
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Okay that is seriously freaky. Remind me never to watch “My name is Earl”…
Sorry to be your scary internet stalker, but I was wondering if you got my email? I think I sent it to your 100bhq address but I did it wrong at least twice before it stopped coming back, so not sure.
xx