~ Office Linebacker ~
“TERRIBLE” TERRY TATE
Lester Speight first breathed life into the legendary character “Terrible” Terry Tate in a short film by pilot by Peter Chiarelli in 2000. Tate was first shown at Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The short films feature Lester as "Terrible" Terry Tate, an American football linebacker who "gives out the pain" to those in the office who are not obeying office policies.
Originally, Reebok produced six episodes between August to December 2002 with another episode Terry Tate, Office Linebacker: Sensitivity Training being made on February 1, 2004. Even Reebok in the United Kingdom made an episode called Late Lunch on January 22, 2005. There are a total of 9 episodes. The advertising campaign was one of the most successful of those in the history of the Super Bowl halftime shows. Now, in the trusted hands of Hellmann’s, Terry Tate makes a return to Super Bowl LVI on February 13th, 2022!
The catchphrases include "The pain train's comin'", "You kill the joe, you make some mo'", "You can't cut the cheese wherever you please!", "'Cause when it's game time, it's pain time!", "Don't bring that weak-ass stuff up in this humpy-bumpy" and "Woo-woo!" After tackling a worker, Terry usually leaves him with a "WOOH! Bitch!!!"