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Songs to Sell By

The other day, Beth was listening to the Lovin’ Spoonful, and I made a reference to how “Do You Believe in Magic?” used to be in McDonald’s commercials, which bothered her. Then I asked why it doesn’t when I bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cartoons, Food, Mario, Music, Television, Toys, Video, Video Games | Tagged cereal, dave seville, denny's, doodle bear, dr. mario, four tops, golden grahams, jimmie rodgers, lovin' spoonful, luigi mario, mario bros., mascots, mcdonald's, rice krispies, robert mitchum, ronald mcdonald, snake light |

Working for the Yankee Dollar

The Puppini Sisters, Lost and Found – This album is a rarities collection that the group is offering as a bonus when buying some other stuff. I pre-ordered their next album, which has been delayed, so this is a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Music, Neko Case, New Pornographers, Television | Tagged a.c. newman, andrews sisters, h.r. pufnstuf, in the morse code of brake lights, irene cara, kate mullins, katy perry, lost and found, marcella puppini, mcdonald's, mika, paul simon, puppini sisters, sex pistols, sid and marty krofft, the rocky horror picture show |

The Purloined Letterman

I never really watched late-night comedy shows all that much, but my wife did so a lot back when she was younger, and David Letterman was her favorite. She told me about how her grandmother used to like Letterman because … Continue reading →

Authentic Italian Goo

Is it strange that I actually like the Olive Garden? It’s pretty much my go-to restaurant for birthdays and anniversaries, but it seems like it takes a lot of flack. There was a segment on the next-to-latest Last Week Tonight … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Corporations, Food, Humor, Snobbery, Television | Tagged arby's, cheese, domino's pizza, Italian food, john oliver, jon stewart, last week tonight, mcdonald's, olive garden, outback steakhouse, pizza, the daily show |

The Future Sound

If you’re a fan of They Might Be Giants, you’ve probably seen that there’s a free download of the band performing their first album live in concert. I understand they did a few shows recently where they performed all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Albums, Camper Van Beethoven, Cartoons, Comics, Futurama, John R. Neill, Kelly Hogan, Music, Neko Case, Star Trek, Star Wars, Television, They Might Be Giants, Video | Tagged avatars of they, bertolt brecht, bill krauss, carousel of progress, cracker, david lowery, die moritat von mackie messer, el camino real, john flansburgh, john linnell, kurt weill, mac tonight, mack the knife, man in the moon, mcdonald's, meet the robinsons, sherman brothers, the little journeys of nip and tuck, walt disney world |

Deck the Halls with Advertising

People have long complained about Christmas being too commercial. Stan Freberg, who did a fair amount of advertising work himself, lampooned the idea in 1958 with his “Green Chri$tma$.” It was also a major theme of A Charlie Brown Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cartoons, Christmas, Food, Holidays, Music, Television, The Flintstones | Tagged a charlie brown christmas, barney rubble, cereal, coca-cola, commercials, ebenezer scrooge, fred flintstone, fruity pebbles, hess, honey nut cheerios, linus van pelt, mcdonald's, mcdonaldland, peanuts, ronald mcdonald, santa claus, stan freberg |