12.08.09 - 11:00AM
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Eliot Glazer

Tom LaBrie to Single Ladies: This Mustache Wants to See You in a Waterbed

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la brie's sleep center tom labrie You know the old saying: nothing sells a bed quite like upper lip hair.

At least, Tom LaBrie of LaBrie's Sleep Center of Sacramento may have subscribed to that mentality in the 80's, a valid point considering Tom Selleck's magnum mustache was widely viewed as a sign of virility and masculinity, at least to people who thought mustaches symbolized virility and masculinity (anyone? anyone? Bueller? mustaches?).

la brie's sleep center tom labrie Apparently, LaBrie's place is still around, and they have a web site on which they have NOT posted videos from their incredible commercials of yesteryear. Luckily, someone else had the bright idea to remind us that Mr. LaBrie himself desperately wanted to see you in a waterbed, and somehow manages to look completely naked while fully clothed.

Draw your bath now, because you're about to feel filthy.

BONUS: Is this a deleted scene from Anchorman?

Greater Sacramento region, if you're reading this, TELL US MORE! Have you been to LaBrie's Sleep Center? Did you have to wear a chastity belt? Is Tom LaBrie ~~still alive~~ a legend IRL? Holla back, California!

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12.08.09

By JP

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Tom sponsored midnight movies called 'Night Comfort Theater' on channel 40. He was a coked up hustler from Massachusetts that was as lairy as they come. His website is still up but the store is gone.

12.08.09

By Eliot

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THANK YOU JP!

12.13.09

By Kevin

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My parents bought a water bed from Mr. Polyester Nightmare back in the early '80s. Most uncomfortable thing I ever slept on. It later exploded when we moved to a new house and my mom got distracted with the unpacking and forgot to shut off the water hose that was refilling it.

Fortunately we avoided any mustache molestation while at the "beautiful" showroom, which is more than can be said for his unfortunate victim up there. I'll bet she's glad they kept her in silhouette. Probably saved her from a lengthy and humiliating decontamination process by the guys in the outbreak suits.

12.16.09

By Jason

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Mustaches are still widely regarded as a symbol of masculinity and virility. Exhibit A: India

1.12.10

By Craig Flanagan

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ALL credit should go to my good friend Dennis Rood who painstakingly posted these clips on YouTube during the past few years.

Good to see "Night Comfort" has some fans!

P.S. Tom's a really nice guy.

6.11.10

By Brenda

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Tom LaBrie would come in where I worked & was always wasted & sloppy drunk. He acted like he was every womans gift & expected all of us to kiss his feet. He expected to get free drinks & food. No one wanted to serve him.
The few times he left a tip it wasn't even 10%.
My boyfriend put a bed on lay away at his store to hold it because he was told it was the last one. When he went back & paid it off there was no bed. Worst of all they would not give him his money back. The girl at the counter said it happened all of the time. His store was like a used car lot.

12.07.10

By John

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Hey, Hey! Lay off Tom. He's an institution in Sacramento's late night movie era. This brings back fond memories of a simpler time, and he filled a lonely void for late night viewers. Some of the movies were quite good, not all, but some. His theme song was a very soothing and haunting instrumental. I've always wondered where that piece originated. It was all a little campy, but I think that was the idea.

1.05.12

By Jim

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I worked as a DJ in the late 70's at Smuggler's Inn in Citrus Heights. LaBrie had been "86'ed" from every club along Sunrise Blvd because of the way he came onto women.