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Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:35 am EST

Video: John Stockton and the lost Diet Pepsi audition

By J.E. Skeets

I vaguely remember Jerry Lewis, Tiny Tim and an opera singin' Bo Jackson auditioning to become Diet Pepsi's 1991 spokesperson, but the NBA's all-time assists leader, John Stockton, too? Which wily robot disguised as a household appliance erased that from my memory? Was it the microwave? It was the microwave, wasn't it?

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  1. Ol' Leather Pumpkin
    1. Posted by Ol' Leather Pumpkin Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

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    i never realized until this moment how much stockton looks like Harry Shearer. and how much he sounds like ray charles.
  2. Josh
    2. Posted by Josh Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    One comment?
  3. Trifecta37
    3. Posted by Trifecta37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:59 pm EDT

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    I bet Karl Malone handed him that Diet Pepsi
  4. shaan
    4. Posted by shaan Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:17 pm EDT

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    thats was gay
  5. zXvzvs a
    5. Posted by zXvzvs a Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    ^ 2
  6. BJT
    6. Posted by BJT Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

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    It's safe to say that John Stockton won't be working with Martin Scorese anytime soon.
  7. bryan
    7. Posted by bryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Thats funny
  8. rightsaidfred
    8. Posted by rightsaidfred Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 pm EDT

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    Great player. Too bad he and Malone never won a championship.
  9. Greg G
    9. Posted by Greg G Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    Yeah, too bad they always run up against the SPURS!!!
    GO SPURS GO!
  10. yp_monte_cincinnati
    10. Posted by yp_monte_cincinnati Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    it wasn't the spurs it was the chicago bulls, malone ,stockton and the jazz always beat the spurs back then
  11. Gassy Garry
    11. Posted by Gassy Garry Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    i still can't believe he was such a great player, he looks like a teacher along with Hornasek.
  12. Matt
    12. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    that's funny, what a great player this guy was !
  13. jc2004bc
    13. Posted by jc2004bc Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    Outstanding.
  14. KB24
    14. Posted by KB24 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:00 pm EDT

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    yeap....malone, stockton & hornacek owned the lakers and the spurs in in the 90's.
    it was mj and the bulls they couldn't handle.
    john stockon is definately one of the top 5 all time greatest pg's.
    god i hated him! (when my teams played against the jazz)
  15. DISGUISTED
    15. Posted by DISGUISTED Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm EDT

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    NBA was great back then. Now Barkley has to explain to his wife and kids what the hell he was doing with this woman when he ran that stop sign at 130 in the morning. And that crabdribble, King lebron, you finally got caught. Have you ever had a real job? CRYBABY
  16. DISGUISTED
    16. Posted by DISGUISTED Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm EDT

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    NBA was great back then. Now Barkley has to explain to his wife and kids what the hell he was doing with this woman when he ran that stop sign at 130 in the morning. And that crabdribble, King lebron, you finally got caught. Have you ever had a real job? CRYBABY
  17. Kev B
    17. Posted by Kev B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    Wow...that's a lot out of the norm for Stockton.
  18. Adrian Argh
    18. Posted by Adrian Argh Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:43 pm EDT

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    that pepsi was filled with coke
  19. moon s
    19. Posted by moon s Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    he looks like hughe jackman and his voice too, nice one john.
  20. Butterfinger lol
    20. Posted by Butterfinger lol Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:34 pm EDT

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    John Stockton ,Karl Malone, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Chris Webber made the game fun to watch, even if there teams didnt win the big dance. They made me like basketball. I just hope Steve Nash, Elton Brand, Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojakovic, Grant Hill and T-Mac can get one before they retire.
  21. mark o
    21. Posted by mark o Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    stockton to malone!
  22. Michael
    22. Posted by Michael Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:40 pm EDT

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    john, thanks for pimpin artificial sweeteners with all their horrible side effects....
  23. Chris D
    23. Posted by Chris D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    You know who Stockton really looks like? That's right, Wedge Antilles, the only non-essential Star Wars character to appear in all 3 original movies. May the Force be with you!
  24. Dan B
    24. Posted by Dan B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    proof positive why stockton was the second greatest point guard of all time but still had fewer endorsement deals than erkel

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