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sam_gamgeeSo, I got this from the Washington Post, via the News Journal (local newspaper).
If cave men get sitcom, why not M&M guys, or Doughboy?
The Washington Post
Turns out ABC is planning to give those sensitive cave men from the Geico insurance commercials their own sitcom. If they survive their pilot season, the lovable hirsute Neanderthals reportedly will "battle prejudice as they attempt to live as normal thirtysomethings in modern Atlanta." This got us thinking: Perhaps other commercial characters should pitch their own television projects.
"The Melting Pot": The M&M guys move to a gentrifying neighborhood and discover their candy coating isn't as tough as they think.
"My Coke's Warm": The Coca-Cola Polar Bears deal with domestic issues (rebellious preteen daughter, gifted but mouthy 6-year-old) against a backdrop of global warming.
"Miller Time": Burt Reynolds leads an unconventional private detective agency that exists solely to bring Man Law-breakers to justice.
"Spare Tires": Pillsbury Doughboy and Michelin Man are rivals vying to get fit and whittle down their super-pillowy selves. Host: Kirstie Alley.
"Law & Order: BLT": Streetwise carb-cop Jared polices our fast-food nation, making the world safe for Subway's Honey Oat bread and breaking up Mickey-D's vast sodium ring. Public Enemy No. 1: the Hamburglar.
"American Bridle": Ponies compete in a neighing competition to become the next Budweiser draft horse. Judge: Simon Cow. Inevitable scandals include one contestant's racy stud-farm past.
"Snickers & Grace": Super Bowl's notorious smooching Snickers boys move in together at last, but disagree over their first extreme home makeover. Stereotypical "gay-character" humor ensues.
"Juan v. 100": Each week, burro-wrangling caffeine-cowboy Juan Valdez competes against the Mob for Starbucks stock options.
"Hee Hee Hee, That Really Tickles": The Snuggle Fabric Softener Bear co-hosts a series on animal testing with Paula Zahn.
"Gray-Hairs Anatomy": Mr. Whipple chides Palmolive Madge, the Maytag repairman and the Ty-D-Bol guy for squeezing ... each other. McWrinkly is out of control!
If cave men get sitcom, why not M&M guys, or Doughboy?
The Washington Post
Turns out ABC is planning to give those sensitive cave men from the Geico insurance commercials their own sitcom. If they survive their pilot season, the lovable hirsute Neanderthals reportedly will "battle prejudice as they attempt to live as normal thirtysomethings in modern Atlanta." This got us thinking: Perhaps other commercial characters should pitch their own television projects.
"The Melting Pot": The M&M guys move to a gentrifying neighborhood and discover their candy coating isn't as tough as they think.
"My Coke's Warm": The Coca-Cola Polar Bears deal with domestic issues (rebellious preteen daughter, gifted but mouthy 6-year-old) against a backdrop of global warming.
"Miller Time": Burt Reynolds leads an unconventional private detective agency that exists solely to bring Man Law-breakers to justice.
"Spare Tires": Pillsbury Doughboy and Michelin Man are rivals vying to get fit and whittle down their super-pillowy selves. Host: Kirstie Alley.
"Law & Order: BLT": Streetwise carb-cop Jared polices our fast-food nation, making the world safe for Subway's Honey Oat bread and breaking up Mickey-D's vast sodium ring. Public Enemy No. 1: the Hamburglar.
"American Bridle": Ponies compete in a neighing competition to become the next Budweiser draft horse. Judge: Simon Cow. Inevitable scandals include one contestant's racy stud-farm past.
"Snickers & Grace": Super Bowl's notorious smooching Snickers boys move in together at last, but disagree over their first extreme home makeover. Stereotypical "gay-character" humor ensues.
"Juan v. 100": Each week, burro-wrangling caffeine-cowboy Juan Valdez competes against the Mob for Starbucks stock options.
"Hee Hee Hee, That Really Tickles": The Snuggle Fabric Softener Bear co-hosts a series on animal testing with Paula Zahn.
"Gray-Hairs Anatomy": Mr. Whipple chides Palmolive Madge, the Maytag repairman and the Ty-D-Bol guy for squeezing ... each other. McWrinkly is out of control!
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Date: 2007-03-17 09:38 pm (UTC)The last time The Big Brains in some network's R & D tried to take a successful, though creepy, commercial and make a series of it, it was that talking baby named Bob, who was advertising NetZero, I think. (The same baby -- or computer simulated whatever -- who's recently been doing Quizno's commercials. Still kinda cute for thirty seconds. Also still a bit creepy.) That show was an unbelievable disaster.
But do they learn? Of course not. I don't think the Neanderthals will be able to sustain thirty minutes (minus commercials) as well as they do fifteen or thirty seconds. (A weird thought: If Geico ordered commercials during the new Cave Man Show, would they use the Cave Man commercials that inspired the show? Of course not, but wouldn't it be wack if they did?)
And now that I've rambled on longer than the original article, I'll shut up.