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Robin Williams doing his thing in a phone commercial from the 1970s is peak nostalgia

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Robin Williams starred in a phone ad for Illinois Bell in the 1970s .

The late, great comedian has a slew of other commercials under his belt.

The video was recently unearthed and has been viewed as a blast from the past.

Williams ' comedic genius continues to be something we marvel at, and its inexplicable blend of zaniness, tragedy, and existentialism.

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23

Informative language

10

Neutral language

18

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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