Chris Rush was a comedian in the 1970’s. He did a bit on Mr. Whipple and the “please don’t squeeze the Charmin” bathroom tissue commercials. He thought it was brilliant. The commercial was so inane and stupid that the consumer would be infuriated and want to wipe their ass with the product. This issue was perfectly planned and drawn to communicate so much without verbal exposition. Well Done!
Yep. I remember it well. It started the "annoy 'em" trend that is still very evident in local radio ads. One of the best ads ever was for Alka-Seltzer featuring a cartoon of a guy talking to his stomach (if I recall, there was a very Woody Allen-esque vibe to it). Another truly great one was "Svimwear" in which fat, babushka-wearing Soviet women modeled the same hideous grey outfits. Hilarious. I think it was for Burger King. Ah, the Reagan years. Good times!
Chris Rush was a comedian in the 1970’s. He did a bit on Mr. Whipple and the “please don’t squeeze the Charmin” bathroom tissue commercials. He thought it was brilliant. The commercial was so inane and stupid that the consumer would be infuriated and want to wipe their ass with the product. This issue was perfectly planned and drawn to communicate so much without verbal exposition. Well Done!
Yep. I remember it well. It started the "annoy 'em" trend that is still very evident in local radio ads. One of the best ads ever was for Alka-Seltzer featuring a cartoon of a guy talking to his stomach (if I recall, there was a very Woody Allen-esque vibe to it). Another truly great one was "Svimwear" in which fat, babushka-wearing Soviet women modeled the same hideous grey outfits. Hilarious. I think it was for Burger King. Ah, the Reagan years. Good times!