Old Navy - New Girl

Old Navy has brought in some star power for their latest ads: The cast of Beverly Hills 90210!

The 90210 gang is working as school teachers, and they - along with the rest of the school - is very enamored of the new girl in class, and the fabulous Old Navy clothes that she's wearing.

There's only one small problem: The new girl isn't actually new.  As one of her classmates points out, she's been going to the school since kindergarten.

What exactly is going on here?  Why does nobody seem to recognize this girl?  I shop at Old Navy from time to time, but I've never had people completely forget who I am just because I buy a new outfit.

I think the key to this mystery lies with the one girl who seems to be able to see through the illusion.  I theorize that this entire school is some sort of "Truman Show" like setup, and the "she's not new" girl is the unknowing star.

Haven't we seen television shows replace a cast member with a new star before?  Maybe this is the opposite of that, and they're taking an existing character and trying to portray her as someone new.

It's kind of like on Lost when they tried to make Paulo and Nikki part of the regular cast.  Well, we didn't buy it then, and the "she's not new" girl isn't buying it now.

Want more evidence?  Take a closer look at the school itself. 

This is not your typical elementary school.  There are slides in the stairwells, automated chalkboards, and chairs that retract at the flip of a switch.  When you throw in the bizarre super-tuba that the girl is playing, this school looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.  Unless this is supposed to be Whoville Elementary, I'd have to say that this school is a fake.

Perhaps the most conclusive piece of evidence is the teaching staff itself.  They hired actors for teachers!  Why else would Jason Priestly and Gabrielle Carteris be working as teachers in a school if it wasn't all part of some elaborate television show?

I will say that I got a kick out of the kid who checks out the "new girl" with a "Who's that?"  He may not know who she is, but he certainly wants to find out more.

Play on, playa!

Rating - 3.5 TVs - I'm intrigued by this whole situation.  How long has this girl been living in this fake world and going to this fake school?  More importantly, how much are they paying the 90210 stars?  These are questions that I want answered. 

This normally might have only merited three stars, but the "Who's that?" kid bumped it up another half star.