Mark Hamill Returns to Jack In The Box After Being Fired as a Teenager for Hilarious Promotion
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The actor got a second chance at the drive-thru window.
Who would ever expect to see Mark Hamill, A.K.A. Luke Skywalker, at a random Jack In The Box drive-thru? Certainly not the unsuspecting customers in the fast food chain's new promotional video.
Hamill–who starred in everything from Star Wars to Knightfall, while also lending his voice to an enormous amount of animated projects–returned to Jack In The Box, the company that fired him as a teenager to celebrate the return of two classic menu items: the spicy chicken strips and french toast sticks.
The hilarious video first explained that Hamill use to work at Jack In The Box before he got his big break. But the actor was fired after he impersonated a clown while taking orders at the drive-thru window.
Invited back for just one day on the job, Hamill was given free rein to try out whatever funny voices he liked,. Which confused many customers, until they reached the window and saw the man behind the voice.
While Hamill does a good enough job, let's just say that working the drive-thru (or any position at Jack In The Box) isn't for him.
In another clip from the collaboration, Hamill joked: "French toast sticks and me, back for a limited time."
The actor told Insider more about his experience working at Jack In The Box as a teen, recounting exactly what led to his termination.
He said that while speaking to customers, "I thought you should talk like a clown, which is what I did. I thought it was amusing — my boss thought it was annoying."
Hamill explained that his boss ordered him to stop, and he did as he was told.
"But when the work day was finished [my boss] said, 'You know what Mark, if you can't take this job seriously, maybe this isn't right for you.' In other words, go and never come back," Hamill concluded.
Regarding the opportunity to work with Jack In The Box for the new promotion, Hamill told PEOPLE: "What are the chances of a former employee who let you go, asking you to come back? It was too good to [pass up]. I said, 'I've got to do this' because it's so personal, and it actually happened."
While it looks like the opportunity to stumble upon Hamill at a Jack In The Box drive-thru is over, you can still catch the classic spicy chicken strips and french toast sticks at the fast-food restaurant near you.
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