Robert Goulet was more than the Emerald Nuts guy…

by Lara on June 14th, 2008

“This is a funny commercial. Any commercial that ends up making Robert Goulet funny is one that has to get some respect. Of course what exactly is the product here? It turns out to be Emerald Nuts. Their pitch? That if you eat Emerald Nuts in the middle of the afternoon you will get the energy to need to defeat Rober Goulet. Cut to a shot of Robert Goulet crawling backwards across the ceiling like some kind of spider.” - Bryan Alaspa

I really thought this commercial was funny the first few times I saw it, but the funniest thing is that so many young people have NO CLUE who this man was, or WHY this commercial was so funny because of it.

Robert Goulet was probably most famous for being a stage (Broadway) crooner, his many credits include: Sunshine Town, Thunder Rock, The Optimist, Dreamgirl, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Pajama Game, Beggars Opera, Bells Are Ringing, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Happy Time, I Do, I Do, On A Clear Day, Kiss Me Kate, The Fantasticks, South Pacific*, Camelot (as King Arthur), Moon Over Buffalo, and Man Of La Mancha, and La Cage aux Folles.

* His most famous role on Broadway.

He died on October 30, 2007, while awaiting a lung transplant for 2 weeks at Cedars Sinai.