Rula Lenska Commercial
Rula Lenska Commercial
Phantom487
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/04
#1Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 12:51am
Does anyone remember that commercial from the late 70's-early 80's with Rula Lenska?? It was for some hair product, and she entered and said "Hello, I'm Rula Lenska"... and it left thousands of Americans asking "Who the hell is Rula Lenska???"
Anyone know where I can watch this commercial??? I tried YouTube, but had no look!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 1:06amShe did commercials for Alberto VO5.
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#2re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:12amPhantom... I remember that commercial in the 70's. I do recall that she's doing a little dance thing and says something to the effect that "after exerting herself (which she really wasn't), she has to make sure that her hair looks nice...". You had to be there.... from RC in Austin, Texas... "Peace, Love and Gossip".... (Downtown Julie Brown)
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:50am
I remember those commercials.
From what I gather, Rula Lenska is still very active on stage in Europe.
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:50am
I remember those commercials.
From what I gather, Rula Lenska is still very active on stage in Europe.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
RetroBoy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/1/07
#5re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 10:36amI remember those commercials as well. I had never heard of her before those VO5 commercials.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#6re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 11:42amYou are old when you remember Rula Lenska & I do unfortunately.
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RetroBoy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/1/07
#7re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 11:54am
Dont you know that its worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart
For as rich as you are its much better by far
To be young at heart
And if you should survive to 105
Look at all youll derive out of being alive
Then here is the best part
You have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart
#8re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 11:59amRula Lenska (born Countess Roza-Marie Leopoldyna Lubienska on 30 September 1947)
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Author Unknown
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#9re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:04pmI remember her as well.
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
#10re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:16pm
see if you can find Rula in the commercial below
Rula
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#11re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/14/07 at 8:20pm
More Rula from Celebrity Big Brother 6 in England
What the F?
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
Phantom487
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/04
#12re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/15/07 at 12:51am
The one I'm talking about was the Alberto VO5 commercial...
Anyone know where I can see it????
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#13re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/15/07 at 7:32am
It was a joke for a while, because here was this woman in these ads who was being treated like a big deal, and no one in this country had ever heard of her.
I remember one of the ads with her saying "Friends are visiting from America, and I'm showing them London!" There was another that showed her in some kind of vaguely Greek Tragedy costume, taking a bow and being given a bouquet.
Then years later I was listening to a tape recording of one of the original HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY broadcasts, and was stunned to hear Rula Lenska's name read out in the credits.
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#14re: Rula Lenska Commercial
Posted: 10/15/07 at 11:08amShe had a hit show on British television in the 70's called Rock Follies...of course it was never shown here in the US. I am not sure if it was a marketing ploy or not, but everyone talked about these commercials at the time, making fun of the celebrity who wasnt....so the ploy worked...everyone remembers VO5 because of it.
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