Guy Fieri pitched Flowmaster mufflers before Food Network fame

We all have to get our start somewhere. These days Guy Fieri is best known as a TV host, restaurateur and (to some) Lamborghini theft victim, but before selling burgers, he was pitching Flowmaster mufflers in commercials.

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We all have to get our start somewhere. These days Guy Fieri is best known as a TV host, restaurateur and (to some) Lamborghini theft victim, but before selling burgers, he was pitching Flowmaster mufflers in commercials.

In the intervening years, Fieri’s ability to deliver lines has come a long way. In the two ads below, his strategy mostly appeared to be saying things loudly directly into the camera, while occasionally shaking the product. It’s a good thing other work came along because Fieri definitely wasn’t going to be the next Billy Mays.

Scroll down to check out the two ads of a younger Fieri pitching aftermarket exhausts; you can still spot his trademark shock of white hair poking out of the sides of his baseball cap.