Batman OnStar commercials the villain," which had apparently been missed. The actor portraying Batman in the OnStar spots is Bruce Thomas, Curtis Armstrong portrays The Joker in one of the ads, Vicki Vale is played by Brooke Burns, and The Riddler is played by Brian Stepanek in one of the ads. Michael Gough, who portrays Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, in the "Batman" films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher, reprises his role in the OnStar ads. The voice of OnStar Representative, Karen Boyd, is that of Joanna Rubiner. OnStar began a $50 million ad campaign in February 2000, although it is
What the Butler Saw (mutoscope) What the Butler Saw (mutoscope) What the Butler Saw was a mutoscope reel, and an early example of erotic films dating from the early 1900s. It depicted a scene of a woman partially undressing in her bedroom, as if some voyeuristic "butler" was watching her through a keyhole. The film was seen by depositing a coin in a freestanding viewing machine, which then freed a hand-crank on the side which was turned by the viewer. Social standards are subject to change, and by the 1950s this and similar films were considered harmless when compared to contemporary erotica. The title of