There’s an old joke: What’s the longest word in the English language?
Answer: The one that comes right after the announcer says “…and now a word from our sponsor.”
My wife likes TV commercials. I don’t.
She will yell out, “come and see this commercial,” actually having rewound and put it on pause so I won’t miss any of it.
“Which one?” I yell back.
She always answers with something like, “You know, the one with the mom and the kids and the adorable chihuahua.”
“I haven’t seen it,” I usually respond.
“Yes, you have. It’s on all the time.”
“Then why do I have to come and see it???”
“Because it’s soooo cuuuuute!”
Then I have to go and watch it with her.
“Isn’t that soooo cuuuute?” she asks.
My usual response is, “I think you like it more than I do.”
“But it’s soooo cuuute!”
I actually do like the insurance commercial with a stupid emu beating his head against a shop’s plate glass window, but that’s not the type that my wife calls me to watch. She always wants me to see the one with the traditional family, the smiling dad with his daughter in the park, gently pushing her swing in slow-motion as a huge smile appears on her face; or the prescription drug commercial that shows a happy older couple holding hands and walking along a beach at sunset as the announcer quickly intones “Do not take this medication if you are allergic to any of it’s ingredients, or if you have a bit of sense in your head. Severe itching, stroke, paralysis, insanity or death may occur. Be sure to consult your physician before taking Deatherin.”
And so it goes.
Be watching for Part 2 of this post.
— Mr. Evil
I agree. How much do these pharma commercials raise the price of prescription drugs, while preying on desperate people who don’t have the knowledge to choose a prescription without the advise of a doctor.
They shouldn’t be allowed to advertise drugs on TV. We pay doctors to tell us what we need, instead of picking out our own meds. and running to a doctor demanding to try the newest and deadliest one we saw in a commercial.