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All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special (1980) (TV)
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30 September 1980 (USA)
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Steve Martin's third NBC special. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 win
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Absolutely hilarious for its time!
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(Credited cast) | Steve Martin | ... | Himself |
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 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | (as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | |
| Antonio Fargas | ||
| Julann Griffin | ||
| Robert Klein | ||
 | Anne Lockhart | ||
| Julie McWhirter | (as Julie McWhirter Dees) | |
| Louis Nye | ||
| Pat Proft | ||
 | Paul Reubens | ||
| Avery Schreiber | ||
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You-Know Spokeswoman:
Ladies, there is now a product on the shelves that does away with that embarrassing... you know. It gives a girl confidence when her... you-know-what... needs a... you know. Whenever she sees the first tell-tale signs of... whatever... You Know. It's easy to...
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Featured in The Winds of Whoopie (1983) (TV)
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Steve Martin's salute to '70s television commercials took shots at everything from "Suzie Chap Stick" to Palmolive to advertising agencies while showcasing his genius for physical comedy. This was back in the good old days of variety specials showcasing legendary comedic talents that we now see as legendary like Lily Tomlin, Bill Cosby, and Dick Van Dyke. I remember seeing this special as a kid and laughing hysterically at the "Okra Cola" sketch. It mostly pointed out how advertisers seemed to blatantly insult the intelligence of the American public while asking them to buy their product. This show truly reflected the attitudes of the television watching public of its time who were inundated with ridiculous and mundane commercial television before being set free by HBO and the VCR. If only this could've been a short series or something filling enough to make it to DVD today.