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jimmyoneshot · 12/05/2009, 07:40 am

When I was doing some research for university I came across a video of a guy trying to sell random things like some sort of internet salesman who seems to sell via videos for multiple different companies.

The strange thing is though, although you guys may not agree with me I feel as if this guy is very close to a real life version of Stan without the clothes of course:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k__JxinU5E

Every time I see him I immediately think of Stan. Does anyone else see this or is it just me? And is there anyone else in real life, celebrity or otherwise, that reminds you guys of characters from MI?

Thriftweed Fancy Pants · 12/05/2009, 08:00 am

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Originally Posted by jimmyoneshot

Every time I see him I immediately think of Stan. Does anyone else see this or is it just me?

Hand-waving?

Check.

Shady business deal?

Check.

Eye-popping jacket.

Nope.

Leak · 12/05/2009, 08:58 am

Egads... I almost fell asleep during that video.

This is how you sell something...

jimmyoneshot · 12/05/2009, 09:13 am

Haha. Here's a couple more pics of Tom Antion in his younger years. Besides the clothes I think he's very Stan-Like:-

http://worldseminarsolutions.com/ima...g%20expert.jpg

http://www.red-hot-copy.com/start/im...tom_antion.jpg

Rather Dashing · 12/05/2009, 09:20 am

I really don't think a real life Stan can be selling anything other than used cars. In the 80s.

reverend sam · 12/05/2009, 09:57 am

oh shit that guy totally sold me on his php shopping cart damn

Laserschwert · 12/05/2009, 10:03 am

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that guy totally sold me on his php shopping cart

To whom?

Maxilyah · 12/05/2009, 11:32 am

I don't have a picture of him (because it would be creepy if I did), but my math teacher kinda reminds me of Guybrush. He's dorky and sarcastic like Guybrush. He even kinda looks like him.

monkey_05_06 · 12/05/2009, 12:01 pm

Pics or it didn't happen.

petrolstatus4 · 12/05/2009, 12:27 pm

I remember the first time seeing this and thinking of Stan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAioN2mtsA

Gibbeynator · 12/05/2009, 12:37 pm

I sound like Guybrush when I talk, does that count?

Jazzy · 12/05/2009, 05:01 pm

He doesn't talk fast enough to be Stan, but then none of the voice actors have ever done him talking fast enough to properly portray him in the same way I perceived him when I first saw him in SoMI. I've always felt that he is the kind of salesman to speak so fast and continuously that you can never get a word in edgewise and don't have the time to really take in what he's saying as he bombards you with his spiel. All the VAs seem to portray him as talking much slower, more slurry which just doesn't do it for me. Sorry.

bai_ganyo · 12/05/2009, 05:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I really don't think a real life Stan can be selling anything other than used cars. In the 80s.

in the south, Texas or Arizona.

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Originally Posted by Jazzy

He doesn't talk fast enough to be Stan, but then none of the voice actors have ever done him talking fast enough to properly portray him in the same way I perceived him

same goes for me. can't actually complain about the voice acting though, the Telltale Stan was magnificent.

Rather Dashing · 12/05/2009, 05:51 pm

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Originally Posted by bai_ganyo

in the south, Texas or Arizona.

I think Stan was originally based off the ads by a used car salesman in San Francisco. I don't remember where I read this, though, and I can't find it, so take that with a grain of salt.

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same goes for me. can't actually complain about the voice acting though, the Telltale Stan was magnificent.

His acting in Tales was definitely the best he's had so far. It's the first Stan voice acting appearance that I can actually live with. I hated his voice in Curse, it was a bit better in Escape though that interpretation had its own flaws, and I now am finally happy with him in a game in Tales. If there is one really good thing I can say about Tales, it would be that they really know how to bring back the classic characters well when they do it.

SHODANFreeman · 12/05/2009, 10:14 pm

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

it was a bit better in Escape

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Wait... you're serious?

Rather Dashing · 12/05/2009, 10:24 pm

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Originally Posted by Pale Man

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Wait... you're serious?

Yeah. I'm of the opinion that, while Escape's Stan had its own set of issues, overall the performance was better. Tales has been the first time I've really been happy with Stan's performance, though.

Bagge · 12/06/2009, 06:09 am

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I think Stan was originally based off the ads by a used car salesman in San Francisco. I don't remember where I read this, though, and I can't find it, so take that with a grain of salt.

That could well be true. Tim Schafer said he based Stan on used car salesmen in EDGE a few months back:

"I came up with Stan, the used-ship salesman - that was really fun, because Steve did this great animation for him, and I researched how used-car salesmen try to sell you things and pile on the options and stuff. It was great!"

Wolfstar27 · 12/06/2009, 06:53 am

hmm i didnt really think that guys much of a stan, i always thought of stan as like a Jibber jabber toy....doesnt stop talking, quite fast with speech, doesnt take a breath when he talks and waves his arms

12/05/2009, 07:40 am	#1
jimmyoneshot Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 23	The Real Life Version of Stan When I was doing some research for university I came across a video of a guy trying to sell random things like some sort of internet salesman who seems to sell via videos for multiple different companies. The strange thing is though, although you guys may not agree with me I feel as if this guy is very close to a real life version of Stan without the clothes of course:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k__JxinU5E Every time I see him I immediately think of Stan. Does anyone else see this or is it just me? And is there anyone else in real life, celebrity or otherwise, that reminds you guys of characters from MI?

12/05/2009, 11:32 am	#8
Maxilyah Not a stalker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,004	I don't have a picture of him (because it would be creepy if I did), but my math teacher kinda reminds me of Guybrush. He's dorky and sarcastic like Guybrush. He even kinda looks like him. __________________ ~ Maxilyah Aku akan makan anak-anak anda. My DeviantArt

12/05/2009, 12:27 pm	#10
petrolstatus4 Human after all Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ENGLAND! (Yeah!) Posts: 6	I remember the first time seeing this and thinking of Stan... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAioN2mtsA __________________ People who say "Insert witty comment here" aren't being witty. So don't do it.

12/05/2009, 05:01 pm	#12
Jazzy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 305	He doesn't talk fast enough to be Stan, but then none of the voice actors have ever done him talking fast enough to properly portray him in the same way I perceived him when I first saw him in SoMI. I've always felt that he is the kind of salesman to speak so fast and continuously that you can never get a word in edgewise and don't have the time to really take in what he's saying as he bombards you with his spiel. All the VAs seem to portray him as talking much slower, more slurry which just doesn't do it for me. Sorry. __________________ "They'll get my gun when they take it from my cold, dead, furry white paw." - Vote Max for a Brighter Tomorrow.

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12/05/2009, 08:58 am	#3
Leak Blorp blorp blorp... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Linz, Austria Posts: 983	Egads... I almost fell asleep during that video. This is how you sell something...

12/05/2009, 09:13 am	#4
jimmyoneshot Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 23	Haha. Here's a couple more pics of Tom Antion in his younger years. Besides the clothes I think he's very Stan-Like:- http://worldseminarsolutions.com/ima...g%20expert.jpg http://www.red-hot-copy.com/start/im...tom_antion.jpg

12/05/2009, 09:20 am	#5
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,805	I really don't think a real life Stan can be selling anything other than used cars. In the 80s.

12/05/2009, 09:57 am	#6
reverend sam Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: boston, ma Posts: 20	oh shit that guy totally sold me on his php shopping cart damn

12/05/2009, 12:01 pm	#9
monkey_05_06 Awesomographer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 372	Pics or it didn't happen.

12/05/2009, 12:37 pm	#11
Gibbeynator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,076	I sound like Guybrush when I talk, does that count?

12/06/2009, 06:53 am	#18
Wolfstar27 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 374	hmm i didnt really think that guys much of a stan, i always thought of stan as like a Jibber jabber toy....doesnt stop talking, quite fast with speech, doesnt take a breath when he talks and waves his arms

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