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- From: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca (Gary Katch)
- Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons
- Subject: Re: I Can't Believe It's...
- Message-ID: <5468@daily-planet.concordia.ca>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 15:51:45 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: Article in "alt.tv.simpsons "
- dated "10 Nov 92 21:20:46 GMT"
- from "uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd) "
- Originator: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca
-
- Eric D. Shepherd writes:
- > ...
- >Heck, there's a product in the U.S. called "I Can't Believe it's not
- >Butter".
-
- Probably as far back as the late sixties, Playtex marketed a
- product called the I-Can't-Believe-It's-a-Girdle girdle. I think
- that predates the margarine by a fair bit.
-
- My favourite product reference on the show was to a hair product
- called "Gee, your hair smells terrific!" The TV ads would
- typically feature the product-user in some close situation
- (subway, elevator, etc.) with the handsome stranger who would
- impulsively utter the phrase in question.
-
- In the episode where one of Marge's sisters is preparing to go out
- on her first date in years, the 40-ish sister is applying a
- depilatory cream to her upper lip. The product is called "Gee,
- your lip looks hairless!"
-
- -- gk
-