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New Article: The Polly-O String Cheese Commercial!

I'm not sure how many of you will remember this commercial, but around these parts it's one of the longtime faves. There's only one place in the world where kids call for extra cheese and held crusts, and it's the Polly-O String Cheese Ad, famous for its wacky pizza parlor, strange customers, John Capodice and an assault on everything holy as Schjimi and the audience ponder life's greatest question: how can you have a pizza with nuttin? There's a download with the review, of course.

Posted by Matt on 02/19/2004. E-mail me!

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1) Someone has taken it upon themself to interfere with access to this site. This is coming from a "gray area" if you catch my drift.

2) After checking Polly’O's website for product distribution and reading Polly’O's "family history" I clicked on "a message from our lawyers". Holy moley!

Chestnuts roasted by ibinsomniac @ 02/21/2004 8:21 AM

The problem with chunk biters is that there is entirely too much cheese being digested at one time. The subtleties of enjoyment through slowly chewing and appreciating each strand are where it’s at, dawg.

And Matt, if you’re going to do a countdown, how about a countdown to that holiest of holies, the rise of the Shamrock Shake!!

Chestnuts roasted by Headmaster @ 02/21/2004 11:41 AM

I’ve put off coming to the site for like a week and I only have the 103rd comment? You’re slippin’, Matt, you’re slippin. Nah, seriously though, you got me wanting string cheese, and the only thing stopping me is the fact that I don’t feel like walking to the store in the snow. But I could really go for a cheese with nuttin.

By the way, Matt, did you ever get my e-mail with my idea for an x-e television show?

Chestnuts roasted by Skitzo from stupid5pin.com @ 02/21/2004 12:02 PM

Hey Matt, Whats with yer fonts?

Chestnuts roasted by Cyanyde @ 02/21/2004 1:47 PM

Shamrock Shakes? Last time I had one of those, the green color didn’t digest. Never mind how I found out.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/21/2004 2:14 PM

While we’re talking pizza related 80s products with great ads, how can we forget Pizzerias chips? Those things were like crack, and they had a great ad.

Chestnuts roasted by Fly @ 02/21/2004 3:01 PM

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~schapira/tmntnet2.mov

Chestnuts roasted by pman @ 02/21/2004 9:28 PM

I’m surprised anyone else remembered this commercial. This was one of my favorites way back in the day.

As for the whole chunk biter vs. string puller thing, I did both.

Chestnuts roasted by Andrew Morse @ 02/21/2004 10:41 PM

John Caprodice is also a bus driver in "Speed", but sadly, he dies in the first bus explosion. It was very sad, but at least he helped those poor kids with their crazy cheese fetishes that ultimately saved us all.

Chestnuts roasted by Creedo @ 02/22/2004 2:53 PM

I don’t pull it apart in strings, I pull big pieces off it. So does that make me a chunky string biter?

Chestnuts roasted by Skitzo from stupid5pin.com @ 02/22/2004 6:06 PM

God, I remember that commercial. It was cool and I found it strange how those kids starting speaking French on the spot for no reason. What gives?

Chestnuts roasted by Bert Raccoon @ 02/22/2004 11:06 PM

I despised then adored that commercial when I was a kid!!! It’s so mind-boggling, you really have to wonder who came up with it. AND who directed it!

They should remake it for a new generation… maybe with a cameo from Capodice, just as a little nod to those who remember…

Chestnuts roasted by darthness @ 02/24/2004 11:36 AM

MATT,
do you remember any old nickelodion shows? salute your shorts or you cant do that on television? I would LOVE to see pictures and your opinion of those!

Chestnuts roasted by missy @ 02/24/2004 4:19 PM

Finally this commercial gets recognized as the cultural icon it truly was. Everyone and I mean everyone was walking around saying "NUTHIN?!" back in the day. And yes, the nerdy guy was hated by all, simply for the way he said "c’est si bon!".

Chestnuts roasted by YES! @ 02/25/2004 10:04 AM

I completly forgotten about that commercial!!

NUTTIN??!!

Chestnuts roasted by Jimmy @ 02/26/2004 5:30 PM

To anyone whi has tasted it, what does it taste like?!

To me it looks creamy and yum.

Chestnuts roasted by Rebekah @ 02/28/2004 10:13 PM

The blond guy in the middle is my cousin. We’re having our family reunion this summer and I can’t wait to give him crap for this for the 500th time. Thanks for the memories.

Chestnuts roasted by mmk @ 05/21/2004 8:42 PM

Thank you for this!

Chestnuts roasted by Ryan @ 06/10/2004 12:14 PM

Funny as hell!!! A+ recollection! I had forgotten this until now. The commercial that taught me to speak Italian…

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/30/2008 8:36 PM

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