{"id":1724899,"date":"2022-11-04T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1724899"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:35:36","slug":"office-space-cast-recruited-for-walmart-black-friday-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/office-space-cast-recruited-for-walmart-black-friday-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOffice Space\u201d Cast Recruited for Walmart Black Friday Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foffice-space-cast-recruited-for-walmart-black-friday-ads%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1724899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>I believe they have staplers.<\/p>\n<p>The holidays came early this year for fans of the 1999 comedy \u201cOffice Space\u201d with Gary Cole, Diedrich Bader and Ajay Naidu <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zw4_fxkkRbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starring in ads<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/best-gifts-from-walmart\/\">Walmart<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the movie\u2019s case against Mondays, Walmart is offering savings events each Monday of November in addition to the traditional Black Friday. Walmart+ members get the deals hours before regular folk.<\/p>\n<p>The first of several episodic ads starts with the receptionist at Initech, the same office in the film, answering phone calls as Cole, who played boss Bill Lumbergh, saunters past her.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind the office burnt to the ground at the end of the Mike Judge movie. Naidu and Cole also seem to have resumed their daily duties. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-214.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cOffice Space\u201d reunited for commercials advertising Walmart\u2019s holiday sales.\" class=\"wp-image-24506827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-214.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-214.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-214.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gary Cole reprises his role as Bill Lumbergh in the commercial. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Walmart\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naidu, who played tech worker Samir Nagheenanajar in the film, is busy on a Zoom call with Michael Bolton, the <em>real<\/em> Bolton, as actor David Herman portrayed the lesser Bolton in the cult classic. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-213.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cOffice Space\u201d Walmart commercial\" class=\"wp-image-24506844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-213.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-213.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-213.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Diedrich Bader as his \u201cOffice Space\u201d character Lawrence checks his phone for Walmart deals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Walmart\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-212.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cOffice Space\u201d reunited for commercials advertising Walmart\u2019s holiday sales.\" class=\"wp-image-24506835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-212.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-212.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/walmart-the-office-212.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ajay Naidu as tech worker Samir Nagheenanajar Zooms with Michael Bolton in the ad.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Walmart\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTell me how Black Friday deals are on a Monday,\u201d Bolton sings to the tune of \u201cHow Am I Supposed To Live Without You\u201d at the end of the commercial. <\/p>\n<p>The first Walmart \u201cBlack Friday Deals for Days\u201d event starts online Nov. 7, at 7 pm EST for most shoppers and at noon EST for Walmart+ members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe they have staplers. 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