1990's INFOMERCIAL HELL #1: Donavan Freberg, Encyclopedia Britannica "Don't Zap Me Yet"

[TheLobosJordan]

Wikipedia in book form

[CescoPisicoli]

The Internet killed the Encyclopedia star.

[zee339]

they're endangered... because their tusks give chinese men boners

[BeardedAndMonotoned]

He's so young and hip. The kids'll love him.

[BoBtheparrot7]

What a condescending asshole.

"They're endangered."

"I know."

OH REALLY?? MAYBE ITS BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD YOUR FACE GLUED TO DADDIES BOOKS SINCE YOU WERE A SPERM????

[MrTickler6657]

Yeardley Smith is the VO of the girl offcamera...one of her first jobs B4 Simpsons.

[Coolestmovies]

@MrTickler6657 -- Are you sure about that? It sure doesn't sound like her. Her voice was pretty distinctive even before The Simpsons. She was working for about four years before it even aired, and this commercial actually aired in the 1990's, well AFTER the Simpsons . . . 

[stereomaster11]

I can't believe this character... Douchebag won't let the narrator talk!

[mrwolfie88]

Internet made this obsolete.

[BethC7686]

nerd

[icartoon2]

Stan Freberg does the voice-over for this and that's his Son (as I'm sure it mentions in the description which I was too lazy to read) Did you know, however, his son has his own YouTube page? Although maybe you don't wish to look.

[Coolestmovies]

@icartoon2 --- Oh, I've seen it. And I wished I hadn't looked.

[pluckyred]

He pulls out the sixth book because the first two books are an index.

[SleepyTymeT]

I was gonna zap him, but he's wearing glasses and you can't zap a guy wearing glasses

[draconusfrigidus]

Also, anyone notice he says "Volume 4" then pulls out the SIXTH book from the shelf? Is that how the series was actually organized?

[draconusfrigidus]

"They're endangered" Yeah no comment on their pack mentality, emotional showcases or anything that, you know, would be considered *valuable* information for an encyclopedia. Let's just state the obvious schpiel every environmentalist lobby was yelling about even back then.

And yet I still thought this commercial was awesome simply for the talking back to the voice over. XD

[TheChyckClique]

"Kid": "but I think I'm too young to use it.

Stan: "THAT'S what a lot of ppl sa--"

Donavan: "I'll handle it."

Stan: *grunts*

lmao

[fivebearrugs]

Do they still publish encyclopedias?

[Aparashi]

@fivebearrugs Britannica does, for some unknown reason. I have no clue who buys them.

[RunningFromSatan]

this is the worst commercial ever. Thank God for encarta and wikipedia now....these sets were disgustingly expensive.

[DirtyTrick]

I just called the number. There was uncomfortable sobbing, then a gun shot on the other end of the line.

[fivebearrugs]

@DirtyTrick LMFAO!!!!!