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Pastimes : A Review of TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Chloe R who wrote (66)	4/29/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: Denice	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 638

I grew up in San Diego, Calif. and part of my diet was Jack-in-the-Box. I have the pounds to prove it. Where I live now, there are no Jack-in-the-Boxes. Could someone please e-mail me a breakfast jack and a super taco. I eat there every time I go home for a visit. However, it has been awhile. Can't comment on the commercials because we don't get them here. I wonder if I could buy a franchise for this area. I'm sure I would become a millionaire in no time. Anyone want to invest? Send money along with the taco. Denice

To: Chloe R who wrote (66)	4/29/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: RogerWillco	Respond to of 638

Chloe....The Taco Bell commercials are really good. I hear that chihuahuas are a hot item at the pet shops because of those commercials. One of the first and best ones showed a male chihuahua climbing up a fire escape and he winds up looking into an apartment where a guy is sitting near the window and eating a taco, and the chihuahua says (or is it 'asks', as I display my ignorance of the language), "Yo Quiero Taco Bell". But the funniest part is where he passes by the little female chihuahua that's standing in the window with that "Hey there, big boy" look on her face! Actually, the look on her face really says, "I'm a teeny, weeny little puppy dog so please say only soft, fluffy things to me"! And yes, the "belittling" genre of commercials are good. Too bad we don't get the Jack-in-the-Box commercials where I live. As for a rating system.....I'll have to give that some thought! RW

To: Chloe R who wrote (66)	4/30/1998 1:03:00 AM
From: Elvis Jones	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 638

The Jack-in-the-Box Spicy Crispy Chicken Girls Commercial This one (for those who don't get the joy of Jack's attacks) spoofs the Spice Girls! It starts out like a music video. The girls take turns singing while thrusting a sandwich at the camera. While they are doing this, toy swim rings with duck heads magically inflate around their waists. The best part... at the end you see Jack with his head in his hands look back at some guy dancing along to the video. Jack says, "I thought I fired you." What's even funnier, my family and friends swear that the dancing guy is me. But no, I only act that way off camera. Duke