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Post #58353 by Erika on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 11:29 AM

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Erika posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 11:29 AM

I'm glad to hear it's not just me. . . . That "Gingy" ad gives me the creeps. He even beats Snuggle Bear (from Snuggle fabric softener) as most nightmare-inducing TV ad character. I'd place the Arby's oven mitt third.

Here's what I'd say is proof of the "Shrek" connection. This voice-over actor has the ad on the television part of his resume, under Wal-Mart, as "Gingy from Shrek":
http://www.jamesarnoldtaylor.com/resume.html