Reincarnated in commercials

Have you noticed lately how many television and film greats from the 80s have been inconspicuously reincarnated in lame commercial roles? For instance Billy Jacoby, known mostly for his roles as Buddy Griffith, the scandalous little brother in Just One of the Guys(1985) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose. He is now selling tvs in a commercial for Circuit City. Or how about Simone (the read haired one) from Head of the Class? She's in a commercial for allergy medicine! Finally, and my favorite- Susan from Sesame Street is in an H&R Block commercial. This isn't like Jason Alexander selling Kentucy fried chicken. That was actually funny. Billy, Simone, and Susan are doing it because they actually need the money. For whatever it's worth, I recognized you guys, and hey, at least you're still "working"!