All That Glitters is not Gold
I was listening to an American Express commercial on the radio. For those who haven't heard these commercials, they get a small businessperson to ask a question, then get several people to respond to it. Meanwhile, the small businesspeople take every opportunity to promote their own business. For example, the commercial that I heard (see transcript) asked the following question:

This is John Harris, co-owner of the Directorsite company, a DVD authoring and
postproduction facility, located in Manhattan Beach. When, if ever, should I
submit a client who hasn't paid me to a collection agency?

After the first radio response (John, that's pretty straightforward. If they owe you a
lot of money, you've got to go collection.), the following response aired:

This is Dave Osborne, owner of SuperDaveO.com in Anaheim Hills.
If it's a one-time client, I would start thinking about it after
60 days. If it's someone that's going to continue to bring you
revenue, I would adjust accordingly.

Of course, at this point I'm completely distracted from the point of the commercial with the following thought: Super Dave O? As in the Super Dave Osborne? The bad stunt guy? The one who currently advertises for Cerritos Auto Square? And he has a business in Anaheim Hills? In Orange County? In California? (I ask myself a lot of stupid questions.)

Well, I've finally had a chance to check superdaveo.com. The site for Dave Osborne, and "Orange County's Premier Real Estate Investment Information Center." As the site says, If you can't find what you are looking for there, please give Dave Osborne a call. Dave will help find you an opportunity that suits you perfectly. Find out first hand what makes Dave Osborne so Super! I then checked the personal info link, and saw a picture of a guy with a mustache and a goatee. No cap. No wacky uniform.

A little more searching led me to the Bob Einstein web site, which included a picture right up front. No mustache. No goatee. Cap. Wacky uniform. Bingo.

I knew that "Super Dave Osborne" was a character, but I learned a lot more from reading Einstein's biography and other pages:

Here is a place for fans of Bob Einstein, writer, producer, actor, to gather. Probably best known as "Super Dave Osborne," Einstein has been in show business for over 30 years, writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, for which he won an Emmy, and producing and appearing on numerous television shows and films....

Bob's older brother, Cliff, is an advertising executive, and his younger brother, Albert (yes, his father named him Albert Einstein!) is better known as Albert Brooks....

Bob's father was a famous radio comedian who went by the name "Parkyakarkus." He started on the Eddie Cantor Show, and later had his own series, Meet Me At Parky's....

Incidentally, if you go to one of the photo pages and scroll down, you'll find two pictures of Steve Martin from his Smothers Brothers writing days. They're primarily notable because Martin's hair was entirely black at the time.

When I signed the guestbook, I discovered that Bob has fans throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

But he apparently can't sell real estate... :)