Charles Barkley once wore a wig and cocktail dress for weird public service announcement: "My eyes are up here, guys!"

Charles Barkley is one of the most famous basketball players of all time. During his impressive NBA career, Barkley dominated the league, which is why he's appeared in numerous commercials.

In 2012, more than a decade after his retirement from basketball, the popular athlete appeared in a commercial for Weight Watchers. In the hilarious commercial, Barkley wore a cocktail dress and a wig, which made him look very different.

"My eyes are up here, guys!" Barkley said at one point of the commercial.

The commercial has received mixed reviews. While some basketball fans found it hilarious, others thought that Barkley should have never dressed like that.

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Charles Barkley in the Weight Watchers commercial

Weight Watchers is a company that offers weight loss and fitness services, including a diet program. Founded in 1963, the company has achieved a lot of success and teamed up with a lot of celebrities, such as Ciara and Oprah Winfrey.

The company used the 2012 commercial to show that the weight loss program is not just for women. Due to this, Weight Watchers began the "Lose Like A Man" ad campaign and hired the former NBA All-Star to star in a commercial.

Seeing Barkley wearing a dress and a wig is just hilarious. The basketball legend, also known as the Round Mound of Rebound, made it clear that the weight loss program was not just for women.

"I hear some of you guys still think that Weight Watchers is just for women," Barkley said in the commercial. "Even though I, Sir Charles, have been telling you that Weight Watchers has helped me lose 42 pounds and counting."

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"I can still eat man food like steak and pizza, so this is what I got to do to get you to listen and take a good look," the basketball legend said before posing for camera. "But my eyes are up here guys."

Shortly after the commercial aired, the basketball Hall of Famer called Weight Watchers a scam.

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Charles Barkley suggested Weight Watchers is a scam

Since retiring from the NBA, Barkley has mostly worked as a basketball analyst and commentator. During TNT's broadcast of the Miami Heat-Atlanta Hawks game in 2012, the basketball legend called Weight Watchers a scam.

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"I thought this was the greatest scam going, getting paid for watching sports, this Weight Watchers thing is a bigger scam," Sir Charles said during the broadcast.

It's important to note that Charles Barkley did not clearly state that the weight loss program was a scam. Instead, the 11-time All-Star believed that getting paid to lose weight was a scam.

Barkley added that he lost two pounds a week in three months, which is very impressive.