I remember her in Space Cases. Vaguely. I loved that show as a kid, about as much as I now love Firefly. So ridiculous in retrospect, but at the time I was really mindblown when season one ended with Catalina's (was that her name?) invisible/imaginary friend becoming... visible!

Anyway. Catalina wasn't Jewel, though. Just thought I'd mention.

sumogrip | August 29, 19:50 CET

I love how her voice sounds EXACTLY the same.

brinderwalt | August 29, 20:03 CET

Wow, another Space Cases fan. The first time I saw Firefly, I recognized Jewel, but I had no idea where from. The absence of rainbow hair threw me off.

Animal Mother | August 29, 20:17 CET

I actually used to have this game. Pretty sure I bought it used at a garage sale. And I don't think I ever played it. (Probably because I was about seven and hadn't actually had a first kiss.)

I did watch Jewel on "Flash Forward," though. I used to really love that show, though the only episode I remember now is the one where they celebrated their birthday.

uptheapples | August 29, 20:18 CET

I had such a pre-teen crush on Jewel Staite, thanks to Space Cases and Flash Forward. As soon as I started watching Firefly, it got promoted to full crush. Adorable.

kishi | August 29, 20:30 CET

You gotta believe that actors/actresses just wish these things would have disappeared at some point in their career. But, much like those photos your parents took of you sitting on the toilet as a child, they keep popping up at random times throughout your life. I wonder how many crazy commercials our boys and girls have done over the years.

I can still remember Charisma doing that deodorant ad, and now we have Jewel... hmmm. Who else?

If there is a Nathan Fillion herpes medication ad out there, and you're holding out, now is the time to fess up. :)

Der JagerMeister | August 29, 20:35 CET

HA! I totally remember this commercial! Hilarious! I linked without reading the whole description, so I knew it was something Whedon-y, but I didn't know how or what. So, my first thought, after, "HA! I totally remember this commercial! Hilarious!" was, "Ho-lee crap! Is that Jewel Staite?!"

Great find, superrodan. Thanks.

XanMan | August 29, 20:42 CET

Oh my.

Another Flash Forward fan here. Jewel Staite may have been my first celebrity crush!

Polter-Cow | August 29, 20:47 CET

Was a Space Cases fan, but I knew that's where I had seen Jewel from before.

Sort of like the guy from X-men that was in Animorphs. I remember that, too. :P

VeryVeryCrowded | August 29, 20:55 CET

I also remember Jewel had a guest appearance on a show called So Weird. It was like a kid's version of the X-files.

[ edited by Animal Mother on 2009-08-29 21:38 ]

Animal Mother | August 29, 21:38 CET

Haha, I love it.

Jewel was also in Higher Ground, which also had young Kandyse McClure, AJ Cook and Hayden Christensen. She had the goth thing going and she sang.

ETA: But her rap PSA will always be the best thing ever.

[ edited by hacksaway on 2009-08-29 22:06 ]

hacksaway | August 29, 21:48 CET

Did anyone else see Jewel as Da Vinci's daughter in Season 1 of Da Vinci's Inquest? It's on hulu, last I looked.

FloralBonnet | August 29, 22:39 CET

Wow, I totally forgot about that commercial! Haha. I was too young to own the game, but I probably thought it sounded pretty cool. :P

fortunateizzi | August 29, 23:13 CET

Found a site with all the 'Space Cases' episodes. Not the greatest of quality, but it's probably all we're ever gonna get. Link.

sammygeen | August 30, 02:38 CET

I remember watching Space Cases and loving it... until they switched Jewel's character out for her "invisible friend." But I watched Higher Ground, too. Wow, how I followed Whedon alums even before they were indicted.

Seth Green has a Nerf commercial too.

CrazyKidBen | August 30, 07:20 CET

Haha, I love the video description:

"Girl Talk, the board game for women that hate women. This commercial alone killed several feminism movements in America the day it aired."

I loved Space Cases as well, especially the Catalina/Susie story.

RaisedByMongrels | August 30, 21:31 CET