"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" is from what product's commercial?

LeoDaVinci

Wasn't it Peter Bergman as Dr. Cliff Warner from "All My Children"? It was a 1986 commercial for a cough syrup. January - A Vicks Formula 44 ad premieres, starring Peter Bergman from All My Children, in which he told the viewing audience "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." This phrase, first used in the early 1970s by Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D. fame, was subsequently parodied in many pop culture references. http://reference.aol.com/dictionary [Edited to add supporting reference - McG] Jun 20 04, 12:27 AM

bakes3

Before Cliff it was Dr. Larry (Michael Storm) from One Life to Live and it was a headache medicine, either Tylenol or Excedrin. Jun 20 04, 8:44 AM

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