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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 (91)	4/30/1998 3:26:00 PM
From: RogerWillco	Respond to of 638

You think that one's bad! How about the Maytag commercial where the Maytag repairman is standing in the kitchen telling the gal that it's not necessary to pre-rinse the dishes when using their dishwasher, and she says, "Really?", and he says "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and he says, "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and he says, "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and he says "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and he says, "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and he says, "Really!", and she says, "Really?", and....well, you get the picture. This is actually one of the few ads that's so annoying that I'll sit there and watch it knowing with a certainty that it's going to annoy the heck out of me again. I think it's like driving by a bad car wreck and you know that you shouldn't look in that direction, but you do it anyway. Of course, that's something I personally would never do, but I know this guy that knows somebody that will do that sometimes!<g> RW

To: Chloe R who wrote (91)	4/30/1998 4:42:00 PM
From: Jay Fisk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 638

re: <<Mentos - the mints. Extremely cheesy ads!>> But . . . they're so EURO ! The exagerated action, the cliche plot, the, well, disneylike simplicity and exuberance of the characters. Bought some, tossed them, really stale, but then again I tried a TB Gorditas and was impressed, then i saw the commercial, thought the main ingredient was dogmeat, expected three paws holding product for the tag shot. Understand they're selling over expectations, even in the Latino markets. Cheers !