Category Archives: Commercials

Riding the Ceramic Honda

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Roger Walck

TV commercials have sunk to a new low: The current Linzess commercial shows first a man, then a woman, sitting on a toilet, aimlessly looking around, waiting for something to happen. True, they are shown separately and from the waist … Continue reading →

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Dixie Cups

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Roger Walck

Speaking of Dixie cups (0r not), I always liked the photo of a movie star printed on the underside of the lid. It was protected with a piece of translucent wax paper that was easily peeled off once you separated … Continue reading →

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The Brady Bunch Bathroom

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Roger Walck

Occasionally, they showed the bathroom on the old Brady Bunch episodes. Did you ever notice the bathroom had no toilet? Six kids, two adults, one maid, and no toilet? (I learned this on a click-bait website, so it must be … Continue reading →

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New Jardiance Commercial

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Roger Walck

There is a new Jardiance commercial that thinks TV is still back in the 1950s. Jardiance is for the treatment of type 2 diabetes that also reduces the chance of a stroke. It is competitive with Victoza, another highly advertised … Continue reading →

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Beach Advertising

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Roger Walck

For many years, I have been  checking out Florida’s Boca Raton (mouth of the rat) website that shows the beach where I have spent many happy hours. But in the last few years, I was puzzled when, during the summer … Continue reading →

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The How-Not-To-Ride-a-Bike Ad

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Roger Walck

It is a Volkswagen ad. It is not meant to be funny, or to teach a lesson, or to show us how stupid girls can be. It opens by three boys, about 10-years-old, on their bikes, skidding to a stop … Continue reading →

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The Buzzr Channel

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Roger Walck

Recently, I set up one of our TVs with an indoor, power-amplified antenna (the power amplification has to be on to pick up anything at all). With it, I can pick up about six channels, two standard major network channels, … Continue reading →

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Safety In Car Commercials

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Roger Walck

I understand the new cars of today feature automatic collision detection and breaking. I understand that the auto manufacturers want us to appreciate the value of these new devices. But how did we manage before all of this automation? Their … Continue reading →

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Tooling Around In Our Cars

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Roger Walck

What must foreigners think of us? Especially Asians. We talk a good game about saving the world by saving energy, yet our advertising shows us wildly driving our cars just for entertainment. Our smiling mouths are wide open in glee … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia’s Politically Correct Thanksgiving Day Parade

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Roger Walck

Several years ago, I wrote about seeing live (almost) Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while my wife was visiting her sister in St. Louis. I say “almost” because the parade started way earlier than I expected, and all I saw was … Continue reading →

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