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Like most of the world, Kevin Pereira and Alison Haislip of 'Attack of the Show' (weekdays, 7PM on G4) love Isaiah Mustafa and his Old Spice commercials. Haislip even spent a few lingering seconds smelling Mustafa.

Mustafa broke down the latest commercial and divulged the use of prosthetic limbs, saws and wires. The actor had to log roll, use a saw barefoot while carrying and cake and then fly from a ledge into a hot tub. All this was done in close to 40 takes.

What did Mustafa find the most difficult? Landing in the hot tub.

"It was the coldest water in the world," Mustafa said. "It was so cold." Some hot tub.

"I'm on a horse." If you don't recognize these words, then maybe you haven't seen the now famous 'Old Spice' ad starring Isaiah Mustafa. Two weeks ago, 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated) featured a video made by Christian Lee that was a reenactment of the iconic ad. Now, the 11-year-old Lee appears on the show to do a live performance of the commercial ... with a little professional help.

Watch the video after the jump.

It's viewer mail day on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated). And on the latest episode of the show, DeGeneres gets a fairly... unusual message from some fans. Two of her viewers -- a mother and son -- send in one of the weirdest videos that you'll ever see.

Watch the video after the jump.

One of the most annoying commercials right now is the 'Old Spice' ad with the guy who ends up on the horse with Old Spice rising out of his hand like, well, we won't say what. The guy looks nice, but you just want to slap him.

Isaiah Mustafa stopped by the 'The Early Show' (weekdays, 7AM ET on CBS) to talk about his fast launch to fame. He said the winning combo was when he read the lines "like a magician."

Harry Smith called it "the Adam West voice." We call it ripe for a 'Saturday Night Live' parody.

Watch the video after the jump.

It seems like TV Squad is ruining the illusion of television lately. Last week we showed you how often ChromaKey/green screen is used on TV, and now here's a behind the scenes look at how that new Old Spice commercial was filmed (the one with the guy on the boat, then on the horse). Leo Laporte had two of the guys behind the ad on his TWIT web show recently. Surprisingly, it wasn't all done with special effects.

I laugh out loud every time I hear the guy say "I'm on a horse." So quick and deadpan and funny.

I'm not sure how hip Old Spice is these days. Is it something the twentysomething crowd uses or is it simply for older guys like me?

This new commercial shows that regardless of your age or what you like to do, Old Spice is for a man. I like this ad, especially the surprise appearance of the nose.

[via Adfreak]