ANTIC Interview 354 -Brooke Alderson, Atari TV Commercials
Brooke Alderson, Atari TV Commercials \xa0 Brooke Alderson was an actor in the 1980s and 1990s: she appeared in several television shows including Murder, She Wrote and Family Ties; and is perhaps best known for her role as Aunt Corene in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. She also appeared in many TV commercials. She did a 30-second spot for Atari home computers, and was featured on Atari's in-store point-of-purchase laserdisc. \xa0 In the commercial, Brooke played the part of a mom who is teased by her teenage daughter for not knowing the states and capitals. By the end of the commercial, having learned from her Atari 400 computer, she can quickly and correctly name the capitals. \xa0 On the Electronic Retail Information Center (E.R.I.C.) laserdisc, Brooke also played the part of a mom who extolls the virtues of Atari's educational software, with an emphasis on Scram, the nuclear power plant simulation; and My First Alphabet, software for teaching letters and numbers to small children. \xa0 This interview took place on July 2, 2018. \xa0 States and Capitals commercial \xa0 Atari E.R.I.C. point-of-purchase laserdisc\xa0 \xa0 Brooke's IMDB page