Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Not too Glad about this ad

   The most recent Glad ForceFlex television ad leaves me wondering about Momma's attention to hygiene.
   We are presented with what appears to be the perky, 'perfect Mom' — very early thirties (possibly late 20s), white, polite, smartly dressed — encouraging her son the importance of taking out the garbage {because, of course, she has never performed such a nasty task and is in need of a male six year old to haul off a bag that's as big as he is}.
   Since there is no dad in the ad, Glad appeals to the single moms, too, provided she has a son to "do the dirty deed." [Glad would have never cast a little girl to take care of this business].
  "Think you can handle it," Mom queries the defenseless — and not too enthused — young lad.
  I'm also guessing this 'perfect Mom' is ignorant of the fact {or she doesn't care} that her wee offspring then rolls the overstuffed garbage bag on the floor, carries it on his shoulder and then rolls it down the garage {or, incredibly, the basement} steps before wrapping his arms around it to hoist the now grimy bag into the garbage can.
  The commercial ends with a big Glad logo and some crapola about their wonderful product.
   What we do not see is whether the filthy moppet gets a big slurpy hug from Mom for a 'job well done,' or whether she shrieks at the putrid sight of her now stinking, germ-laden Schlabberkinder.
   Perhaps as the Glad campaign matures Tide can piggy-back a commercial.