THE 2019 SUPER BOWL BLIPVERTS (PART THREE)

It took me multiple viewings before I realized that was Forrest Whitaker with the Alexa-equipped toothbrush.  I might have guessed it was the Kelly brothers up in space had there been a better view of the space-walking sibling.  (But of course the aerial view of the United States flickering lights takes away the attention.)  But I never would have known that the girls in the hot tub were famous as well because I’ve never seen ‘Broad City’.

Then again, it’s hard to notice anybody else when such an old-school styled movie star icon like Harrison Ford is in the ad.  And it certainly didn’t hurt for him to be paired with that Boston Terrirer!

Because of the problems caused by that Alexa dog collar and because Ford was affected by “the incident”, this was definitely his fictional televersion, only to be found in Toobworld, and not the real Harrison Ford.  So this blipvert definitely counts toward his tally to qualify for membership in the Television Crossover Hall of Fame (League of Themselves wing.)

Along with the other celebrities in the commercial, Ford appeared in a teaser trailer for the commercial, a concept that’s gaining traction nowadays.

Since the Super Bowl, a new version of the Alexa commercial has been broadcast which is given over totally to Ford and his dog. 

It’s not exactly a surprise that Ford would be involved with Amazon in this commercial; he’s worked with them before.

It’s not the first time he was involved in a fictional situation in Earth Prime-Time.  There was also these commercials:

Surprisingly, Harrison Ford has not appeared as himself in a fictional TV show since gaining mega-stardom.  I say it’s surprising because there have been plenty of shows which feature celebs playing themselves in a natural environment – ‘The Larry Sanders Show’, ‘Extras’, 'Alpha House', 'K Street', ‘Z Rock’, ‘I’m With Her’, etc.  (At the very least, we know he appeared in at least one inner episode of ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ – Larry mentioned that Ford does an amazing impression of the late Carol Channing.)

We do have quite a few TV show episodes, mostly sitcoms, in which there are references to Harrison Ford which thus acknowledge his existence in Toobworld  Those commercials seen above are enough for him to meet the bare minimum requirement to gain eventual entry into the Hall, but all of those references seal the deal.

BCnU!