https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9WRGjODZDQ
A couple weeks back, a tipster reminded me that Jerry Lambert, the actor who has portrayed āVice President of Everythingā Kevin Butler in the PlayStation ads for the past three years, once appeared in an ad for Bridgestone tires playing a Wii. It was quirky, but a little outdated.
Interestingly, that video has since been removed. And it seems Bridgestoneās free-Wii promotion still is ongoing, so theyāve updated the adāby KGBing the KB right the hell out of the production. You can see the new ad linked above, and tipster Mark L. provides this before-and-after comparison at the bottom. Hard to tell if they reshot the thing, or if they digitally removed KB, but you wonāt see this Sony exec playing Mario Kart Wii any longer.
[Update] Hereās video of the original ad via GoNintendo. Evidently this is a current promotion, not something older, which makes Butler/Lambertās participationāand eliminationāmost curious indeed.
[YouTube video via stfuandplay.com]
