MC Hammer Commercial

Here's yet another celebrity ad trying to get you to call his 1-900 number. Why this ever appealed to anyone is beyond me, but it sure is entertaining to watch.

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[plateshutoverlock]

Amazing the kind of revenue what was probably just an answering machine with a very long greeting could bring in back then

[plateshutoverlock]

don't feel too bad, I thought I could call the "Chuckles the clown" hotline (complete with Claymation clown) and become a rockstar Time to rock and roll with chuckles the clown

We are waiting for the sound of your tone

you can be in the chuckles band

Just sing into the telephone. I'm actually trying to find this commercial but with no luck. A google search brings up an unrelated "Chuckles the clown" from the Mary Tyler Moore show

[charlesalber]

"Hi, I'm MG Hammer!" lol

[nogoodadvice]

See, that random ass other dude is why Hammer went bankrupt. It was on the Behind the Music ep--he hired damn near everyone from Oakland to be part of his entourage.

[TheRETROKID1980]

Bigg rip off. My dad phone bill was 300$ good old 90s

[TheZaius]

I remember that thing. I actually called it about... 4 or 5 times. Without permission, btw.

[Kevin Paul]

that shit is tight

[musicforchewfaygs]

1800 is toll free, 1900 means you will be billed.

[oldpantsnewjersey]

I'd love to see that too. I've had the "I wanna be in the Chuckles band I'm gonna sing into the telephone" melody in my head for 25 years.

[Carlos DaThug]

Has anyone noticed that in old commercials there hotline numbers start with 1-900 instead of 1-800.

[plateshutoverlock]

Those insepid text message services (text to get a 'free' smile walpaper but get slammed with $20 recurring charges) are todays version of 976/900 numbers.