I am looking for a copy of the new Washington Mutual commercial. It
starts with the guy walking in late to a meeting and stating "Sorry I
am late. I had a job interview and I nailed it."

Can someone please direct me to a downloadable mpg or avi for this?

Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by ericsr-ga on 16 Apr 2004 05:37 PDT

Thanks for the effort tlspiegel. I guess this commercial has not made
its way onto the web yet!

Hi ericsr,

After an extensive search, the only Washington Mutual movie file I was
able to find was the "Happy Guy" ad which can be viewed at Project
Jones.com  (Very funny ad!)
http://www.projectjones.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=44&title=Washington%20Mutual%20Commercial

Click on:  Download this file Now!

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I also found reference to Brad Henke the actor who has performed in a
Washington Mutual commercial:
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-2367

**TV Commercials** 
Hungry Hunter Restaurant 
Washington Mutual 
Coors 
Motel 6 
 
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The Lowbrow Lowbrow - Commentary With Bite has information on
Washington Mutual ads:
http://www.lowbrowlowdown.com/12.14.shtml

Anatomically Challenged Ads -- OR -- Fiscally Sound Ken Doll Alternative 

"He ain't a great American hero, but he's got a kung-fu grip on your
bank account. He's "Action Teller," Washington Mutual, Inc.'s latest
ad campaign component. As featured in the 12/4 Wall Street Journal
brief (Latest Action Figure Stands Ready to Serve All Your Banking
Needs, by Paul Beckett), the dolls sell for $19.95, and were created
to "stress that [the bank's] tellers are its stars."

 The customer service rep doll "sports a cellphone," dons a blue
oxford shirt and chinos and also comes with a white polo shirt, khaki
shorts and tote bag. Apparently, the doll is on display in one of the
bank's TV spots "showing a small boy receiving a teller doll for
Christmas," notes the Journal story. "Unwrapping another present, he
declares, as any small boy would, 'I hope it's a loan consultant.'"
Who the hell is this kid, anyway -- Alex P. Keaton?

The teller doll is cool and all, but I'm really looking forward to the
bank's next offering, "Action Vagrant." Word has it that his favorite
pastime is loitering just outside of the bank. He'll come complete
with urine-soaked sweatpants, change-filled paper cup and empty bottle
of Mad Dog 20/20 (grape flavor). His ATM playroom will be sold
separately.

According to the Washington Mutual press release on its website, the
ads are part of an ongoing campaign "featuring teller trading cards
and even Regis Philbin being snubbed as customers rush to get a loan
consultant's autograph." The dolls are "available in several different
gender and ethnic combinations," too. Evidently, the bank considers
customer relationships to be "the key to brand loyalty," as mentioned
in the release. "Making the Action Tellers come to life is a fun way
for Washington Mutual to respond to an unexpected demand and once
again laud their tellers, but it also makes sense for business."

We at the Lowbrow Lowdown think that the Washington Mutual marketing
department could be onto something."

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Hopefully another researcher will have better luck finding the "Job
Interview" commercial.


Best regards,
tlspiegel

I believe that this actor's name is Ben Falcone.  He's a very talented
improv comedian.

I've seen the commercial. If this is a picture of Ben Falcone, he's
not the actor from the commercial.

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Ben+Falcone%22&btnG=Search

If it's not Ben Falcone, I'm sure that it will come as a surprise to
him.  I worked with Ben for years, I've seen the commercial.  It's him
- no doubt about it.  And yes, the link to the photo  is also Ben
Falcone.

The Washington Mutual website has all of their new commericals. 
Follow the link below:

http://www.wamu.com

Then go to the 'Explore More...' menu on the left-hand side and choose WaMu Films.

Yes, mainegirl-ga, that's definitely it. Nice job!!! 

Tom, "the man of weak principles" is the commercial. If it's Ben
Falcone he's definitely aged and put on a few pounds since the
headshots I found earlier. Funny commercial.

~ czh ~

Awesome!

Thanks maingirl and czh for your help!

Now the question is where can I get a copy that I can download?