Catherine O'Hara for Dristan 1979
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When the second woman walked into the shot, for a second there I thought it was Andrea Martin!!!
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I've noticed that the depiction of ordinary people at home was much more realistic in the 70's than it is now.
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@kyokogodai Yes. Bayer trademarked the name "Aspirin" in Canada, so the generic form is called "ASA."
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@loyaldude10 Even here, you can see the comedienne in her; at the beginning when she goes "wooo", and when she squeaks "wha?"
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DARKIES!!!
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I remember that add. When she says... 'hmmhmm, alot' and spins the cap. I totaly remember that.
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@rn8393 Me too.
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Catherine has natural beauty, and was a brilliant actress. Could be the beautiful babe, or a zany ditz.
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@robatsea2009 Okay, fair enough. It's just a bit like seeing Andrea Martin in Black Christmas. Weird.
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After knowing her moves now these many years, the look on her face at the end of the commercial shows she is holding in a feeling of condescension having to say the last line.
Sorry, but are you sure this is 1979? I was watching SCTV 77-78, so wouldn't this have predated that? Just wondering....
AdamqK 6 months ago
@AdamqK This clip is definitely from a 1979 television broadcast but it could have been made a year (or even two) earlier. SCTV was an extremely low-budget show (especially during its first few years) so any side jobs that came for its actors I'm sure provided a welcome bit of additional income.
robatsea2009 6 months ago
Weird ending. I suppose that "ASA" was a generally understood anachronism in those days? I don't know what the hell they were talking about.
gvt2u 1 year ago
ASA means Acetlsalicylic Acid - it's a pain reliever & anti-inflammatory. Aspirin is a trademarked name for this, which is why they simply refer to it as ASA.
robatsea2009 1 year ago
@robatsea2009 Is that because it was sold in Canada? I don't ever remember anyone using ASA, here in the states. Of course, I wasn't paying attention to commercials in 1979. Even ones with Catherine O'Hara.
kyokogodai 1 year ago
@kyokogodai Aspirin, Bufferin, Anacin....these common brands are all ASA. If you've ever seen any advertisements for these or know anyone who's taken them then they were using ASA.
robatsea2009 1 year ago