Seth Green & MC Hammer

What do Seth Green and MC Hammer have in common?

While watching ESPN's 30 for 30 The Marinovich Project, they showed a clip of the Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Raiders and New Orleans Saints on December 16, 1991. To recap 1991, it was a breakout year for the Saints. They started the season 7-0 before losing to the Chicago Bears at home on a game-winning touchdown pass from Jim Harbaugh to Tom Waddle. After that game, Saints starting QB Bobby Hebert was put on injured reserve, and the Saints promoted former University of Miami star Steve Walsh as the starting QB. Walsh struggled losing the last 4 games before the Monday Night Football game. The Saints-Raiders game marked the return of Bobby Hebert.

Meanwhile, the Raiders were considered a tough team who won games in an unfashionable way. They were led by Jay Schroeder at quarterback, Marcus Allen at running back, Tim Brown at wide receiver, and a collection of playmakers on the defensive side.

Both teams entered the night with a 9-5 record. In 1991, a popular commercial was played on a regular basis by Rally's Hamburgers.



The catch phrase "Cha-Ching!" was the theme of the 1991 Saints season. I remember there was a point during the year where the words "Cha-Ching!" were said more than "Who Dat!", which is an old traditional Saints phrase for many years. T-shirts, bumper stickers, and billboards flooded the New Orleans streets. As the Saints continued their winnings ways to lead to their first division championship in franchise history, the phrase, commercial, and Rally's were constantly mentioned. That Monday, Seth Green, the 17 year old star of the commercial, was honored by the City of New Orleans. He made an appearance during the football game to give an honorary "Cha-Ching!" to 70,000 people at the Louisiana Superdome.



The Saints dominated the football game that night, outgaining the Raiders in total yards 427-147. The Saints "Dome Patrol" defense constantly pressured Jay Schroeder, and knocked him out late in the game, forcing the Raiders to play Vince Evans, instead of rookie Todd Marinovich, as the quarterback. The Saints won the game with the final score 27-0.

Fast forward to January, the Saints met division rival foes Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wild Card game, and lost 27-20. The Falcons had their own theme in 1991.



MC Hammer - 2 Legit 2 Quit

Seth Green started his career doing commercials while MC Hammer sang multiple #1 hits. They were a part of an NFL team catch phrase in 1991. Today, Seth Green is an accomplished actor, director, writer, and producer while MC Hammer is a forgotten name who is brought up during a reminiscence of the 1990s.