Behind the Scenes of a Star Wars Commercial with it's STAR!

[@uclafalcon]

Thanks for the interview, JM! It was fun recounting working on the commercial with you.

[@ThatJunkman]

Thanks for coming on! We great to hear how it went from someone there

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Hi Josh, do you recall which Transformers commercial you were in?

[@uclafalcon]

@@KJ-tz7vc it may have been an internal one for hasbro - did GI Joe stuff too. I was in a Fisher Price one when I was 5… might post that one in the future.

[@richwightman3044]

Thank you for taking the time to relate your memories of a very cool time in television history. Much appreciated and enjoyed.

[@andyallweekend]

He was holding a Romba figure. Great job JM. He was a cool guest. I really enjoy the interview videos

[@JimVim]

Great info on SW Toy commercial. Wow Flying coins Collect all 60! Great to interview original child actor. Appreciate the effort JM!

[@Cyril29a]

This is so amazingly ridiculous and a wonderful showcase of the power of youtube and the internet. As of my comment 1387 people have watched a video about a 35 year old toy commercial. An interview no less with one of the actors from said commercial recounting that incredibly mundane experience. It is absolutely beautiful and a testament to the emotional impact our ties to the mundane things from our childhoods has. Great job Junkman, this is the kind of anthropological work that we need done.

[@carbidejones5076]

Good job. Thanks Junkman.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I remember this commercial. I remember thinking the coins flying overhead reminded me of the mother ships from "V".

[@tperson8347]

"WOW!" Cool! :) Thanks alot for doing this. I really appreciate it. And a big thanks to Josh Horowitz for his time and telling his story. Thanks for the video

[@ImSonnyBurnett]

I remember seeing this commerical after school around 3:30 p.m. I thought there was a blurb at the end about sending 1 proof of purchase to the Kenner Address for a free coin because I raced home ever day and sat waiting for the commercial so I could write the address. It never came back on. We didn't live near a mall and there were NO Toys 'R Us near us so I only saw the POTF in the store a couple of times.

[@marklechman2225]

Great interview! I totally remember those plug and play Star Wars games!

[@joshuaross4644]

Cool interview 👍

[@SuperJono42]

Great interview

[@gavinhinchcliffe8457]

You get some random and fantastic guests on here. It's great to hear their stories. Cool stuff JM 👍

[@orbitaskew]

Super mellow guy. Nice work getting him on.

[@shawnsimmons9319]

So cool!! Great interview!

[@tombutler6451]

I would have asked him if he’s in touch with any of the other boys from the advert! Great video 👍🏼

[@shanester1832]

I listened to a short form Big Trouble podcast but it was an English guy. I would not have guessed there was more than one micro BTILC podcast.

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

Awesome interview, Junkman! Josh sounds like a cool guy. Did he ever hang out with the other child actors during the Star Wars commercial shoot?

[@uclafalcon]

I met those kids the day of the shoot but didn't know any - they were likely from other child actor agencies. Sometimes you'd see these other kid actors when going out on other interviews, but I don't recall seeing any of them from this commercial.

[@deborahspiesz1468]

fun interview, great research, really neat to learn about this!

[@richardmcbride2220]

Junkman on his best behavior ❤😁 more👀videos

[@rayrwise5728]

So cool.. he sounds a little like Seth Green

[@williamdejesusayalacera3471]

Kool interview, pal; congrats. Greetings from Monterrey, México. 👋🏽 5-4

[@InglésconRobert2025]

Off topic, but I like those videos you make about how you didn’t know what was going on in Star Wars and Indiana Jones when you were a kid. I think we can all relate. I remember when Marcus in Indiana Jones said “Wiped clean by the wrath of God”, and I thought he said “Wiped clean by the Rothgah”. I wondered who the Rothgah was. I felt so stupid later.

[@candacecherry2846]

Sounds amazing

[@REMBOITOFLORES]

Dude, I do that too. I have a playlist of 80's Saturday Morning Cartoons including commercials that I watch every Saturday. HELL YEAH!!!!

[@joshuachristian5443]

I remember the comercial. Didn't remember it being a "power of the force" comercial or anything. I just remember the coins and some kid has a star wars figure and he said, "every figure" and the voice saying "Every figure". I remember it being different though. The kids seemed much older to me and the kid said, "All of them?" Then the voice said "All of them". The voice seemed more ominous. I was 6... maybe 7.

[@hediho-ry6rs]

What’s up cosmo

[@ciscodeer9094]

Sweet Junkman

[@M-113]

RockStar !!! Flashback to the 1980's .. Fun Stuff ..

[@garinsparks7041]

We had the commercial in the mid-west, lived in Indiana, closer to Ohio, Kenner's HQ

[@jokebone1]

Heya Junkman!

[@jimmymelendez1836]

If I remember CORRECTLY, NOT CORRECT.

[@gooniesgirl1979]

I remember the Pound Puppies cartoon series. Great interview, Junkman.

[@douglasnichols6116]

I remember that commercial but at the last second Han Solo would jump out of a coin and say get your coins

[@shanester1832]

@douglasnichols6116 yes, I remember. Normally Harrison Ford doesn't do toy commercials but he believed in these coins.

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

AND the Anakin ad aired as well consisting of send in proof of purchase symbols and you would get as someone screams "Lukes Father!" action figure (I did not get a VCR till1986 so missed Star Wars ads)

[@pinballshawn]

I saw that ad as well. I didn't know anything about the mystery of it until right now. It appeared at the end of a regular Star Wars ad and you were to send in proof of purchases to receive it. And I remember the "Luke's father" phrase and I remember thinking "who would want that?". But yes it existed in the way you remember it.

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

AND Junkman you might consider buying a Lionel train set Lionel is making Star Wars products

[@CaptainArrrgh]

Hey! Those Jaxx Pacific SW games, I wanted to find emulators for, cause I really think infinite lives would make it way more fun.

[@BioFactory1]

Beware! KZbin now censors HUMOR comments as if they are harrasing.

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

YES there is no question that this ad morally ethically spiritually physically positively absolutely undeniably and reliably AIRED ON TV I REMEMBER SEEING IT got some of the figures too Han in Carbonite General Lando Luke Stormtrooper and a Ewok Wish I had taken advantage of the K Line two packs as well

[@FredSanford-p5x]

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[@tperson8347]

🍻 :)

[@1220b]

You should track down some of the people who made Star Wars toys. Kenner and pailtoy workers It a story that's rarely told...

[@krdragon6950]

Shavar Ross Dudley from Diff'rent Strokes also did a Star Wars commercial with a Scout Walker kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKDMZpmpbZh6gtEsi=0fAVqWqBxtY8zeLD

[@alexnejako777]

i hope he got freebie figures. they would be worth a lot right now