ABC pulled off a feat of cross-promotion through the Oscars Sunday evening. The community, which is the house of the Oscars through at least 2028, used a few of its sold-out ad inventory through the present to plug one in every of its signature exhibits, The Bachelor, with a humorous promo that pays tribute to Oscars historical past. The promo stars Bachelor Peter Weber reenacting the well-known pottery wheel scene from Ghost, with a really Bachelor twist.
Within the industrial, Peter kind of performs each Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze from the basic 1990 romance movie. His costume — denims and no shirt — is Swayze’s, however his function because the potter is Moore’s. Within the film, Swayze comes up behind Moore and joins her whereas she spins on the wheel, however within the industrial, Peter will get assist from one pair of fingers, then one other, then one other, then one other, till Whoopi Goldberg — who gained the Academy Award for Greatest Supporting Actress for the film as psychic medium Oda Mae Brown — exhibits as much as ship a riff on her iconic line from the film: “Peter, you at risk, boy.” He actually is! The Bachelor‘s coronary heart is in a really weak place!
The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC. Ghost is offered to stream on Amazon Prime Video simply in time for Valentine’s Day.
Whoopi Goldberg and Peter Weber