Chris Farley Shills For Direct TV

By Mark Lorenz on October 28th, 2009

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In a move that’s, in my opinion, almost disrespectful, Chris Farley’s image has been used for Direct TV to sell their latest programming packages. If Chris Farley were still around, he’d make a joke about programming packages, and then fall on the floor, but unfortunately he’s not, which is why I think it’s a tad disrespectful.

Lately, Direct TV has been taking classic films, and renovating the scenes digitally to have people talk to you about how awesome Direct TV is. You might remember ones featuring Terminator 2. In this new commercial, which is a clip from the movie Tommy Boy, David Spade talks about how awesome Direct TV is, with Chris Farley singing “Fat Guy In a Little Coat” in the background. This, understandably, has prompted bad reactions. People have accused David Spade for orchestrating a giant cash grab off of Farley’s image. Spade has countered:

Outrage over the commercialization of dead celebrities has been going on for quite some time, with Fred Astaire’s image used to sell Dirt Devils, Kurt Cobain’s used to sell shoes, and Mother Theresa’s used to sell bathtubs. Okay, the last one was made up. She actually did sell bathtubs in her lifetime. No, she didn’t.

But if Chris Farley was around, I think he’d still be up for anything. So maybe it’s not such a bad thing.

We all miss him.