The Young and the Restless fan favorite Peter Bergman has made a bold confession about a commercial he did 40 years ago.
Before he landed the role of Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, Bergman was best known for his nearly decade-long run as Dr. Cliff Warner on the ABC soap All My Children. During that time, Bergman did a Vicks Formula 44 commercial that was all the rage and literally paid for his kids' college.
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The actor was a guest the other day on the Soapy podcast hosted by Days of Our Lives star Greg Rikaart (Leo) and The Bold and the Beautiful’sRebecca Budig (Taylor).
While Bergman was discussing his transition from All My Children to The Young and the Restless, Budig mentioned his 1986 Vicks Formula 44 commercial.
“That literally did put my kids through college. Yeah, that was nuts. That's obviously the old days of commercials,” the soap star declared, before adding that he would, "get a check in the mail that said the air dates. So it would say, June 10, June 14, June 16. I would get checks from Vicks that said June 10, June 10, June 10, June 10, June 10, June 10, June 10, June 11, June 11, June 11, June 11, June 11. It would just go on and on.”
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In the commercial, Bergman says the famous line, “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.” It’s a line that’s still recognized and used today by many, especially soap fans.
Bergman admitted there was a time when the line was abused by some, saying, “They abused it for a while. For a while, it was a really good joke for lots of people. You know, I remember Mary Ellen was pregnant with Connor. We were sitting in bed watching, I don't know what, and this comedian came on and he said, in these commercials with these celebrities, Martha Ray, blah, blah, blah, blah, this guy, I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV. I've watched it on TV. You're not very good on TV either.’”
Although the soap star chuckled at what the comedian said about him, Budig and Rikaart wholeheartedly disagreed, praising Bergman as an actor.
Filming the Vicks commercial took only one day, and Bergman filmed just the one spot. However, the financial ramifications have been lasting for Bergman, reiterating, “My kids got to go to college. There we go. Yeah, I say that. But yeah, it probably adds up to four years of college for two kids.”
For four decades, the commercial has lived on and is one of the things Bergman is best known for, along with his soap roles on The Young and the Restless and All My Children.
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS.
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