Here's yet another celebrity ad trying to get you to call his 1-900 number. Why this ever appealed to anyone is beyond me, but it sure is entertaining to watch.
See, that random ass other dude is why Hammer went bankrupt. It was on the Behind the Music ep--he hired damn near everyone from Oakland to be part of his entourage.
don't feel too bad, I thought I could call the "Chuckles the clown" hotline (complete with Claymation clown) and become a rockstar Time to rock and roll with chuckles the clown We are waiting for the sound of your tone you can be in the chuckles band Just sing into the telephone. I'm actually trying to find this commercial but with no luck. A google search brings up an unrelated "Chuckles the clown" from the Mary Tyler Moore show
@@theokkali467This reply was actually in response to someone else's post about the Chuckles band ad. New youtube reformatted my reply so now it looks like I'm just responding to the video.
@@theokkali467 Considering this was over 30 years ago, my memory is a bit limited. From what I recall, it was a recording of Chuckles that said basically to sing after he was done talking and after a period of time had passed, he would play a recording of your singing back to you. That was it.
@@TheZaius was it like "Hiya buckaroo! sing here please!" Then you would sing, and then the clown would say "WOW! That was fantastic! Lets hear it again!" and then it would play in 80s phone level quality audio?
Chuckles the clown wants to make you a rock star. Really, he does. He is waiting for the sound of your tone! Now get your mom's credit card, don't forget the expiration date, and call him now!
Those insepid text message services (text to get a 'free' smile walpaper but get slammed with $20 recurring charges) are todays version of 976/900 numbers.
@plateshutoverlock I'd love to see that too. I've had the "I wanna be in the Chuckles band I'm gonna sing into the telephone" melody in my head for 25 years.
I called this number and MC Hammer answered the phone! he said "this is my private number, please don't call again. goodbye"
LOL!
"Hammer, what'chu doing?"
"I'm waiting on calls, baby!"
"This is the Internal Revenue Services..."
*dial tone*
Even if it isn't true, it is!
I was beginning to think I had imagined this. Thanks for posting it.
Amazing the kind of revenue what was probably just an answering machine with a very long greeting could bring in back then
"Ask your parents permission". Ha ha, a question you already know the answer, to you don't need to ask.
who wouldn't want to talk to the Hammer in 88?
girls only not dudes
See, that random ass other dude is why Hammer went bankrupt. It was on the Behind the Music ep--he hired damn near everyone from Oakland to be part of his entourage.
I'M WAITIN ON CALLS BABY
don't feel too bad, I thought I could call the "Chuckles the clown" hotline (complete with Claymation clown) and become a rockstar
Time to rock and roll with chuckles the clown
We are waiting for the sound of your tone
you can be in the chuckles band
Just sing into the telephone.
I'm actually trying to find this commercial but with no luck. A google search brings up an unrelated "Chuckles the clown" from the Mary Tyler Moore show
@solrac18619 1800 is toll free, 1900 means you will be billed.
Has anyone noticed that in old commercials there hotline numbers start with 1-900 instead of 1-800.
900 was not free, that's how they charged people. 800 is toll free
@@kashel83we're old 🎉❤
who's gonna call that number?
that shit is tight
im calling mc hammer right now.
This was back in the day when everyone had a 900 number
Even my dog had a 900 number back then.
Heck naw.. I probably called that number too.
I remember that thing. I actually called it about... 4 or 5 times. Without permission, btw.
what did hammer say?
@@theokkali467This reply was actually in response to someone else's post about the Chuckles band ad. New youtube reformatted my reply so now it looks like I'm just responding to the video.
@@TheZaius oh! Did chuckles say anything of note?
@@theokkali467 Considering this was over 30 years ago, my memory is a bit limited. From what I recall, it was a recording of Chuckles that said basically to sing after he was done talking and after a period of time had passed, he would play a recording of your singing back to you.
That was it.
@@TheZaius was it like "Hiya buckaroo! sing here please!" Then you would sing, and then the clown would say "WOW! That was fantastic! Lets hear it again!" and then it would play in 80s phone level quality audio?
"Hi, I'm MG Hammer!" lol
me.......
Your call goes to /dev/nul
How do you get MC Hammer and his number isn't 1-900-Hammer but MCMC SMH, they dropped the ball on that one
Chuckles the clown wants to make you a rock star. Really, he does. He is waiting for the sound of your tone! Now get your mom's credit card, don't forget the expiration date, and call him now!
Those insepid text message services (text to get a 'free' smile walpaper but get slammed with $20 recurring charges) are todays version of 976/900 numbers.
Bigg rip off. My dad phone bill was 300$ good old 90s
What a joke 🙄
WTF?
@plateshutoverlock I'd love to see that too. I've had the "I wanna be in the Chuckles band I'm gonna sing into the telephone" melody in my head for 25 years.
Good!