liquid_sky Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 i know this is a little off topic, but who was the actor who was in most of the atari computers ads? he was like ol' plimpton over at intellivision.. made good points but was really lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 You're probably thinking of Alan Alda. He did quite a few Atari commercials back in the early-mid 80s. Actually, I liked him as an actor and in those commercials. I have a couple of them, but I know there are quite a number that for all I know no one ever recorded and/or ripped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmaduke Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 Who can forget the great actor that is Alan Alda, he was great in M.A.S.H.! and he has always been a role model for me (Hawkeye Pierce was the name of the carachter he played in M.A.S.H.). All the things I love seem to colide in one place wich is the one I love the most: My childhood. Thanks to everyone on this messageboard for all the memories you bring to me and that I know we all share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 The Atari Historical Society has most of the Alan Alda commercials avail to view. I vaguely remembered them in my youth. But I am sure this is who you are thinking of. BTW...Atari made a much better decision to Alda over Intellivision's idea to use Plimpton...hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted June 28, 2001 Share Posted June 28, 2001 Yes, I think Alda was a much better choice for a spokesman than Plimpton. Alan always had that sense of joi de vivre, where as Plimpton was always so stiff and stodgy. AHS does have two of the commercials, but none of the rest, except as storyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted June 29, 2001 Author Share Posted June 29, 2001 plimpton always made me angry because he was making fun of MY system mind you, saying his goofy dial number lookin like a remote for a massage chair system was better..... and i think the reason i didnt like alda was cuz i always wanted an atari comp and never got one, i dont remember much about commericals from way back in the days but those 2.. cant forget them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted June 30, 2001 Share Posted June 30, 2001 I was never a fan of alda.. I hated MASH as a kid and I still hate the show.. FWIW I never liked Geroge PLimpton either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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