In The Heat Of Hai-Karate

[caneguy13]

This made me laugh harder than any of this year's superbowl commercials

[puntagordy]

It tastes better than it smells!

[OddPieceLady]

my fave aftershave on a man is old spice, always bug my BF to wear it, he hates it lol!!

[aliass69]

Hai Karate drove women crazy. It was ultimately banned by the gov't. The secret ingredient was Spanish Fly.

[machiner6]

I was just playing "Riven: The sequel to Myst", and activated its easter eggs. there was this one where a part of this commercial comes on, at about 0:12 to 0:15 before a '50s silly putty commercial takes its place. did anyone know about that?

[ejdf870]

Who uses aftershave anymore???

[pcCAT33]

I was at a dinner tonight ..and a conversation about colognes came up...and some how Hai Karate came into my mind... My father used it in the late 60s(we were then living in Toronto,Canda)I think i even gave him the stuff as a gift on various occasions, like Fathers' Day ....You tube is wonderful because of this...you can really go back and see " icons" of your childhood. There are special people who go out of their way to put it all on Youtube 4us all to see. Thank you so much. TheLisbonGirl

[mmmmchildren]

It totally looked like he backhanded her. That is why I gave it a thumbs up.

[puntagordy]

Covers up liquor on the job.

[MERCHERO2005]

@puntagordy LOL!!!

[Wraythhmark]

Smelled kinda lemon limey IIRC. I was just a kid but my grand dad had this shit, and some German Nazi aftershave he picked up in the war. The Nazi stuff smelled like hard liquor and steel. The Hai Karate was horrible.

[acedaface954]

Since I can remember I have always heard folks on tv joke about hai karate lol. Wish I could've smelled it though. Guess I was born too late. And what is everyone in here talking about? Axe smells great. Use it all the time.

[cylon6]

The UK commercial is funnier and you should see Valerie Leon!

[ridgerunner721601]

LOL.....I wish they still made this stuff. The commercials were really funny too.

[LolaCrazy222]

I remember seeing this ad when I was a kid. It's a good thing I was to young to shave back then and it's also a good thing Hai Karate is no longer around because it smelled pretty bad. At least that's what I've heard. I don't know if it smelled like Axe because Axe aftershave seems to not be around here in the U.S. Does anybody know? I'll check Ebay.

[chazbone61]

The Announcer sounds like Johnny Carson

[troyboy7962]

boy that commercial really kicked ass back then didn't it?

[riidinghard]

The stuff smelled like axe.

[quangaroo]

If you go to the blastfromyourpast web site, you can see pics of the self-defense instructions the announcer talks about.

Good stuff.

[Cole1970]

ROMAL!!!!!! My brother used to have this cologne!!!!!!

[crazyant9]

thats what the little white boy put on his cheeks in "home alone". he got laid by micheal jackson. heee heee

[doglips1958]

@crazyant9 You kill me!!!LOL

[Drizzlerman]

Is this some sort of a Grindhouse movie?

[Cole1970]

Nope this was a real commercial this was the AXE of the 70's my big brother used to where this back when I was little,LOL!!!!!

[dacypher22]

Yeah, what the hell?! Axe ripped off Hai-Karate!

[goby999]

i wore it the other night and got laid by a fat girl.

[kbbcoop]

that was my wife asshole.

[goby999]

lol!  sorry... my bad.

[kbbcoop]

its ok, she loves Hai Karate.

[puntagordy]

@goby999 Old spice for me and just as lucky!

[sunnyrain82]

This nigga busted out wit karate on her. dam how funny is that. Thats a felony now days.

[Jiltedin2007]

I had that After Shave when I was a Little Boy, it didn't do nothing for me.

[gray1963]

I had some of this crap years ago, made me sneeze.

[CloverTripp]

Axe is Hai Karate's bitch

[sunnyrain82]

yeah. I like that

[LobsterPanties]

I wonder if this stuff is as good as "Sex Panther"? My father wore this and Old Spice which I still wear today. can't beat the classics!

[plutoplatters]

dammmmmit ! I've always said OS smells greattttt...... yep

[MelanieLouM]

My brother used to buy this aftershave...it never helped him to get any pretty women, though! O_o

[doglips1958]

@MelanieLouM Did he get any pretty men???LOL

[MelanieLouM]

Nope, he didn't swing that way, dude! ;)

[heeh2]

i can suck my own cock

[belgurdo]

Your daddy's version of Axe . :)

[davenporttaffy]

Great ad, Rik! Hope you're well.

I saw a half-empty bottle of Hai Karate at a second-hand store last week. Went back to get it yesterday and it was gone :(

I was really looking forward to the ensuing sparring match with my husband, lol!

[RikPierce]

I am the Hai Karate guy! I made commercials for about 25 years in the 60s-80s and that one commercial appears to be the highlight of my career even though I did 1 Broadway play, several off Bway, and a few one shots on episodic TV. It hasn't been on the air since my son was born and he's 39!

[kupo876]

For serious?

[RikPierce]

For real. Google Rik Pierce. I don't think I come up in the commercial, but I'm in a couple tv episodes that Google notes. Long time ago. Sigh

[0utpatient]

So Rik, did you actually wear Hai Karate?

What did they pay someone like you for being in a commercial spot back then?

[RikPierce]

I got scale which was ... I dunno ... 85 bucks for the session? No, maybe it was $105 or something. I got about $6000 for that first commercial, and something less for each of the following ones. Nothing now. Just the ancient fame :-)

[0utpatient]

Hmm. Well, glad to meet ya. What are you doing nowadays? Retired and enjoying life?

[doglips1958]

@RikPierce Yeah,But you're a star!!!EVERYONE remembers the Hai Karate ads.Best wishes

[tomloft2000]

i was a young kid when this came out,and a few years later i would have been very envious of you.anyway,the commercial is genius-they just don't make them this way now.

[ericlongtvnet1113]

bad marketing. why would you want to fight off the women?

[SockBoy65]

Oh dear God!! I remember this commercial. I didn't think the fragrance was all that exciting though. I like 4711 myself, but that's just me. :)

[ranscot]

I bet that's the aftershave Ike Turner wore.

[kevin47579]

Moribund??? I bet you're using it for yourself.

[janusultor]

Hahaha! I used to make fun of this aftershave and its commercials in the late 80's when it had been nearly forgotten. One Christmas around 91 or so, I actually found AND BOUGHT a bottle of it from a moribund and dusty old pharmacy in Kansas City. Then I gave it as a gift.

[drarchiballed]

awesome i used to love these commercials...can you find the one where the nerdy guy is karate chopping everything in his house on his way out the door....

[dulatina]

Do you remember Benny Hill and his Hi-Karachi???