Today's Chat: Drum roll for Mr. Clean

By SAVANNAH CUNNICK

Hey Girls...How about that new upgrade on the Mr. Clean ad!!

Did that particular commercial get your attention? Too bad it is so short...a few more gyrations in his new physique is certainly worth the air time!

Compared to the humongous amounts of ridiculous, boring hair brain commercials...you would think someone besides Mr. Clean products would try to fetch MORE sales ! The other night I counted 23 ads shown during the break of my program. By the time the commercials were over, I forgot what I was watching!!

And, the repetition of the gross stupid ads that I dislike the MOST totally nauseates me. Who are these people who think up this stuff...are they on drugs..or just plain unimaginative?! Education in marketing definitely needs improvement.

I mean...just how many cell phone ads, a crowned mattress salesmen, the dancing red- bearded cartoon dwarf selling cars, elongated plumbers, pet foods, restaurants, two goofy guys representing Sonic, hamburger ads: Buy one burger for double the price and get next one free..., NO REGERTS tattoo by Milky Way, the insurance ad where the guy gets the hair waxed off his chest (that Eeeyahh-Ehhyeee sound haunts me to this day).. I mean, do Twizzlers really make you feel better?..and that Librarian in the Kit Kat ad makes me ill...Festus says that he would love to shove the entire bar in her mouth!...the Geico insurance Lizard is getting old...hair products, make-up, wrinkle creams, doctors, dentists, asprin, cough syrups, nasal spray..prescriptions that offer relief with only 48 possible side effects...(I'd rather stay sick!)...Lawyers ads..I keep waiting for their pants to burst into flames!..ever notice the couple with all the gold jewelry around their necks saying they are on a limited income so who's going to pay for the attorney fees? (Who's the dumb head that made the mistake letting them wear all that gold?)

Potato chips anyone? Go ahead..open the bag...how many chips do you see? Half the bag is AIR ! (Hot air like the manufacturer!) ...Baby product ads..there's the one with putting diapers on their heads..a bit of a mixed message I'd say. What are they selling for the other end?

Good grief...I have to literally change the channel when the animal suffering ads come on. Not only do they make me sad and anxious..but I am also forced into the guilty mode facing the fact that there is no way I can adopt ONE MORE ANIMAL.

Saw an ad for sleeping pills that claim : MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS...say what?!
The only other ad that I DO enjoy beside Mr. Clean is the HARIBO gummy bears where all the office folks are given the ether squeaky baby voices exclaiming how yummy and chewy they are. It brings back parental memories when I watch the one where the daughter comes home after curfew and steps on the bubble wrap all the way upstairs...( Do you like the BUBBLE WRAP idea, Miss Joy?)

Why does toilet paper need an ad?..Who isn't buying it? aren't corn cobs a bit outdated?

Here's a few interesting advertising facts: Back in 1450 Johannes Gutenberg printed the first hand bill ads in Germany. Not until 1841 Volney B.Palmer opened the first ad agency. The New York Tribune, P.T.Barnum, Singer, Smith Brothers, and Montgomery Wards came aboard. In 1879 Woolworths, Hines root beer, Eastman...on to Coca Cola, Sears, Pabst Brewing Co.,American Tobacco and Pepsi Cola.

In 1904 through 1911 Campbells soup, Hoover, Kelloggs and Standard Oil climbed aboard. By 1954 CBS had the largest advertisement medium. The famous Marlboro Man arrived in 1955 and was booted out in 1971 by Congress who prohibited cigarette ads. Internet ads began in 1993.

The first t.v. ad was July 1, 1941 when Bulova clocks and watches posted a 10 second ad before a Brooklyn Dodgers game. Today, look at all the Super Bowl ads that everyone raves about. In 1920 White Castle was the first fast food ad in the newspaper. In 1959 McDonalds began their radio ads.

It was in 1995 Donald Trump did the Pizza Hut ad promoting stuffed crust. Now, Mr. Trump is of the Upper Crust and President of the United States !! How about that for trivia !!

In closing, I must tell you about Aunt Martha who once called on the ad for the Hoover vacuum cleaner salesman to some out for a demonstration. Before she could stop him he began pouring horse manure all over her rugs stating: If this vacuum cleaner doesn't get up every last bit --- I'll EAT
THE REMAINS. She finally got a word in and told him: Well, I hope you've got a really good appetite because last night's storm blew out all my power !! (Oh, to be a fly on the wall for that one !!)

Well Folks..what can I say...we are ALL forever stuck with these crazy obnoxious commercials whether we like it or not. Oh, go ahead...change the channel to avoid an ad...guess what...there's an ad there too. Should we compare it to being friends with Dracula?...a real PAIN IN THE NECK !

Even though these commercials do serve a purpose one way or another...one can only hope that all agencies start coming out with more eye-catching ads like our Oooo-La-La Mr. Clean.

Gotta run for now...and all of you keep ad blasting .... love your family, help your friends, care for your pets, drive carefully and keep your house SPANKING CLEAN !!

HUGS,
SAVANNAH