Is that John Goodman narrating the “Pure Michigan” ads?
Tourism ads are everywhere right now, what with it being the height of the vacation season, and most of them seem to be for places I would never in a million years visit voluntarily, like, say, Michigan. But the new Pure Michigan ads are cool just because it seems to be John Goodman narrating them, and everything he does is awesome. I could be wrong, but it’s pretty hard to mistake a voice like that. Observe.
Update: Thanks to the very kind comment from Matt Bach (Public Relations Manager of the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau in Flint, Michigan) as you can see below, I now know that it is not in fact John Goodman narrating the ads. It is fellow Michiganian (Michigeno?) Mr. Tim Allen, of Home Improvement fame! I actually have a real soft spot for that show, and Tim seems like a nice person, so that’s cool too. Thanks again, Matt!
P.S. My dissing of Michigan was mostly a joke, but I should admit my bias from having grown up in Minnesota.
Nope, not John Goodman, but close. It’s another comedian – Michigan native Tim Allen.
Matt Bach
Public Relations Manager
Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Flint, Michigan
mbach@flint.travel
810-232-3288
Thank you for your comment, Matt! That is fascinating…I never would have thought that those two actors sounded alike, but now that I think about it I could totally see it. Maybe I didn’t catch the fact that it was Tim Allen because he didn’t finish the ad with a series of Home Improvement-esque manly grunts, heh heh.