In the golden age of 1980s television, few faces were more familiar — or more dishonest — than Joe Isuzu’s. Actor David Leisure brought the fast-talking car salesman to life, turning a parody of advertising into one of its greatest icons. In this Very Special Interview, the man behind America’s favorite liar revisits the campaign that changed commercials forever.

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Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason English
Written by Zaron Burnett
Senior Producer is Josh Fisher
Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs
Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

Question? Comment? Idea for which advertising icon we should try to interview next? Email us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com.   

In the golden age of 1980s television, few faces were more familiar &mdash; or more dishonest &mdash; than Joe Isuzu&rsquo;s. Actor David Leisure brought the fast-talking car salesman to life, turning a parody of advertising into one of its greatest icons. In this Very Special Interview, the man behind America&rsquo;s favorite liar revisits the campaign that changed commercials forever.
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Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason English Written by Zaron Burnett Senior Producer is Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English
Question? Comment? Idea for which advertising icon we should try to interview next? Email us at <a href="mailto:veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com">veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

Very Special Episodes

Being Joe Isuzu

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