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March 29, 2005
More Burger King
Hi, I'm Darius Rucker, of Hootie & the Blowfish. No, my name is not Hootie, stop calling me that!
Yes, that is me in the Burger King commercial singing about a chicken sandwich. Hey, Cracked Rear View was a long, long time ago, and a guy's gotta eat. Literally -- I was paid in Burger King gift certificates.
I would never, however, endorse a product that I, myself, wouldn't use. So stop by your local Burger King today. Tell them Hootie sent you.
Posted by Mac Thomason at March 29, 2005 08:15 AM
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And have one of those new Extreme Breakfast Sandwiches! 730 wonderful calories! Enough to last you till suppertime!
(Actually, I want one of those, if only once. It couldn't hurt my arteries much if I only had one, could it?)
Posted by: Linkmeister at March 29, 2005 12:15 PM
Oh, oops. I didn't look below to see the earlier post on that scrumptious sammich. Sorry.
Posted by: Linkmeister at March 29, 2005 12:17 PM
I think just trying to eat one of those things would put a strain on your heart. I know it would mine. I'd probably have to lie down. (Then again, I don't eat eggs.)
Posted by: Mac Thomason at March 29, 2005 12:17 PM
When I saw that commercial I was like WTF! He kinda looks like Cowboy Curtis from Pee-Wee's playhouse in that fancy pastel cowboy suit.
Posted by: Agitprop at March 29, 2005 05:36 PM
At least Hootie's commercial isn't as disturbing as the one where the guy wakes up next to an overeager guy in a Burger King costume. That one was good for a nightmare or two.
Posted by: Alabamian at March 29, 2005 07:20 PM
The commercial is almost as Walmart's "no diggity" one. The comic Boondocks wonders if Rucker thought it was only going to play in Japan.
Posted by: Bill McCabe at March 30, 2005 06:31 AM
I swear, I thought that Boondocks comic was a joke. I just can't believe this. Couldn't he have gotten more respectable work, like (say) Jeff Gannon's publicist?
Posted by: Charles Kuffner at March 30, 2005 09:32 AM
No, no joke. Well, it's a joke, but it's real too. Actually, they wanted Dolly Parton for the spot but she backed out.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at March 30, 2005 10:21 AM
He kinda looks like Cowboy Curtis from Pee-Wee's playhouse in that fancy pastel cowboy suit.
Seriously, Paul Reubens should sue!
Posted by: Michael at March 30, 2005 11:47 AM
I love the commercials I think Darius Rucker is great. the song (when they actually play the WHOLE song) is hystarical My boyfriend and I can't get enough of the strange guy in the king costume with the over sized head. For his birthday I want to find this costume and hire someone to bring him one of the ultimate omlets.
Posted by: Heather at April 16, 2005 07:52 PM
Where can I get the Burger King Costume like the one on the commercial? Please help.
Posted by: Lance Queen at October 7, 2005 10:43 AM
Cowboy curtis from Pee Wee's playhouse was Lawrence Fishbourne!!! I recently saw the old xmas special and its a younger version of him. He's credited as Larry back then.
Posted by: McSmooth at October 21, 2005 10:00 AM