Joe Namath: Needs Fewer Dogs; More Commercials

As we told you in Morning Juice, Joe Namath's been having to defend the beastly behavior of his two dogs, which he apparently trusts to keep "gawkers" away from his Tequesta home. But whose fault is it that people are curious about how the Super Bowl III MVP spends his...

By Thomas Francis

November 13, 2009

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As we told you in Morning Juice, Joe Namath's been having to defend the beastly behavior of his two dogs, which he apparently trusts to keep "gawkers" away from his Tequesta home. But whose fault is it that people are curious about how the Super Bowl III MVP spends his days? I'd say it's the guy who made this commercial, with Farrah Fawcett, which makes an erotic event out of a morning shave.

Yeesh! How on earth did that ad get past the FCC? Earlier this year, The Daily Beast named it one of the eight sexiest commercials in television history.

Thomas Francis

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