Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:21 am
Al appearing in a commercial wouldn't make me lose any respect for him, if the product wasn't an objectionable one. After all, he does have to keep on funding the broccoli and poodle chow and Nina's accordion lessons.
[mandatory disclaimer: I have no idea whether Al's daughter will take accordion lessons. And I'm pretty sure that Al himself doesn't eat poodle chow. But hey, he does have to earn a living.]
One thing about advertising, though: when you hear a song licensed for a commercial that Al has previously parodied (whenever that "I want my MPG!" commercial comes on, I think "Beverly, Beverly, Beverly Hillbillies!") it does kind of kick the stuffing out of the idea that Al, by parodying, is desecrating Unsullied Works of Genuine Artistic Inspiration, doesn't it? When the copyright holders are totally willing to do a little sullying if the price is right?
Al in a really, really funny commercial wouldn't hurt his image at all, IMHO.
[mandatory disclaimer: I have no idea whether Al's daughter will take accordion lessons. And I'm pretty sure that Al himself doesn't eat poodle chow. But hey, he does have to earn a living.]
One thing about advertising, though: when you hear a song licensed for a commercial that Al has previously parodied (whenever that "I want my MPG!" commercial comes on, I think "Beverly, Beverly, Beverly Hillbillies!") it does kind of kick the stuffing out of the idea that Al, by parodying, is desecrating Unsullied Works of Genuine Artistic Inspiration, doesn't it? When the copyright holders are totally willing to do a little sullying if the price is right?
Al in a really, really funny commercial wouldn't hurt his image at all, IMHO.