Transcript (by Karen Topinka):
Leeza (introduction): Some of the hottest, most famous faces on television are in our studio. They're the stars of your all-time favorite commercials. These are the ones you put down the remote for.

Leeza: My first guest has spent the past 6 years as one of the stars of the ongoing Taster's Choice saga. Watch:

{one of the ads plays}

Leeza: Meet the man who helped make coffee sexy: Tony Head! {Lots of applause}

Leeza: Feels like a rock star. Welcome

{Tony kisses Leeza and sits down}

The next three guests are announced and come out.

Leeza: Hey, everybody. That's an eruption like a concert. You most get this every where though. {this was said to whole group.}

Leeza: I have to start with you, Tony.

Tony: Okay.

Leeza: Part of my job is to get the inside scoop. You can't leave us hanging with what's going to go on with this commercial. Do they tell you the next step? Like what about this husband and do you really want him involved? Do we really need him? We want you guys to get on with it.

{Tony is laughing}

Tony: Well now. What can I say? Yes. I know roughly what's going to happen. We shot the next 2 commercials last summer. But no, I can't tell you what's going to happen. Because I'm sworn to secrecy. {Tony's accent changes 3 times during this answer}

Leeza: Is it in your contract that you can't talk about it?

Tony: You bet.

Leeza: Really. When you first got this gig, obviously it was successful in England but when they planned to bring it to America they were basically going to recast and you were among the lot.

Tony: They originally cast us in England from thousands and it ran for about 3 years. And they decided to bring it here. And because they wanted to do it American they were looking for Americans.

Leeza: We're totally attracted to the Brits.

Tony: If an English man stands up and tries to sell you coffee, you know there's something wrong.

Leeza: Coffee has never been sexy like this before.

Tony: Well, I'm glad you say that. I'm supposed to be American. That's the way it goes.

Leeza: Well we don't buy it. You've got to much charm.

{next segment with other commercial guests}

Question from the audience: I have a question for Tony. I'm all out of coffee and I wonder if he makes deliveries.

Tony: {laughs} Anytime. It's very flattering. Anytime for you.

{another segment occurs, back to questions from audience}

Question from the audience: Do you keep in contact with the lady you do the commercials with?

Tony: Of course we do. We're really good friends. We see quite a lot of each other. We meet every 6 months to make the commercials, but we are good friends.

Leeza: I don't think you should wait six months. In fact we'd like her to come out now. Sharon Maughan, are you here?

{Sharon enters}

Leeza: She's taller in person, isn't she?

Sharon: It's all in the legs.

Leeza: Hi, how're you doing? It's very nice to meet you. {To Tony} We got you didn't we?

Tony: You did. I'm blushing.

Leeza: Look at these two. This is why it works. There's a real sexual tension that goes on between you two.

Tony: Deep, deep sexual tension.

Sharon: I have three kids.

Tony: I have two.

Leeza: Am I right Sharon?

{these lines after Leeza's sexual tension line are almost said at the same time}

Sharon: He has a lot of sexual tension. Should we talk about that?

Leeza: Your personal lives. You have families.

Tony: I have 2. She has 3.

Leeza: You have husbands, wives.

Tony: Yeah, and all that stuff.

Leeza: Do they ever look at you and say honey you never looked at me over a cup of coffee like that.

Sharon: No, probably because we never share coffee with our partners. No there's no jealousy. We're professionals. We're actors. This is just a gig.

Leeza: Do you actually drink coffee?

Sharon: One a day. One a day. Moderation in all things including sexual appeal.

{Tony laughs}

A casting director talks about commercials, and the number of people he sees to cast one. Leeza then asks Tony the number of people looked at for the Taster's Choice ads: They brought in 300?

Tony: I can't {turns to Sharon} Do you remember the numbers wen we started this thing. There was an awful lot of people. An awful lot of people.

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