Also, did anyone else notice the price of this shit? You could LEASE a shitass mid 90's Pontiac for about the same price you could lease a Mercedes 15-20 years later. Also, you know what Pontiac stands for...
I just watched some crappy movie with him in it. It was about trains so it was targeted to autistics but it had a lot of special effects so it was like Micheal Bay made a movie for the Xena: Warrior Princess fanbase.
When I first saw that commercial, I was a little kid without any money, so i figured hitting yourself in the head really hard with a dead squirrel was a bit easier than obtaining a Game Gear.
You could advertise damn near anything in those days. It was magical. "Gold Bond - rub it on your nuts after you take a shower and it's like little fairies are there humming on your balls. Might cause testicular cancer later but it sure feels good now." No, wait, they didn't actually say that.