Sometimes Smirnoff, Ted Danson and 72andSunny Want to Go Where Nobody Knows Your Name

By Patrick Coffee 

Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.

OK, but that’s kind of hard if you’re acclaimed actor, philanthropist and silver fox Ted Danson.

After winning lots of headlines for thoroughly trolling our current president and his “alleged” ties to Russia, Smirnoff is back to letting celebrity spokespeople handle the heavy lifting. In the newest campaign from 72andSunny New York, Sam Malone reminds us that he is really just a Regular Joe with a primetime sitcom on NBC. It happens to the least of us!

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Oh also, for the last time, Smirnoff is not Russian. And it’s kinda cheap.
No top shelf for this 15-time Emmy nominee who hands out diamonds as tips.

The rest of the series plays on this theme, with Ted trying soooo hard to convince us he’s a man of the people who won some awards just like his favorite liquor.

Here he is again with that trademark humility.

Danson is vegan, and we imagine he’s more of a vintage California vineyard kind of guy than one who drinks Smirnoff martinis. (Or maybe he just smokes lots of weed.) But this is advertising and we trust it.

These latest spots in the “Only the Best for Everyone” campaign (which were directed by Mike Warzin of Arts & Sciences) didn’t feature Chrissy Teigen destroying any burritos, which is a good thing.

Now let’s talk about Danson’s hair, or famous lack thereof.

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