This clip is something that has floated around in a shorter form and without context for a while. This version, which aired on RTL in Germany gives us plenty more context to work with. The explicit shot of a United Airlines passenger aircraft along with the clear voice-over (German dub) allowed the team here to figure out the year and reason for the clip. In 1995, United Airlines introduced the Boeing 777 to their fleet. What resulted was a classically mid-90s ad campaign to draw attention to the brand, where a business-formal enterologist was possibly the LEAST-WEIRD feature.
Little is known currently (June 2021) about who the performer is, and the date estimate is a best-guess to coincide with the overall ad campaign which made the most sense.
We'll let the footage speak for itself, so enjoy!
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Special thanks to George for providing this excellent recording and digitization of the tape.
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