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  Just one guy, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 3:27am

  
  

  Carosello

  Back in the Seventies, in Italy, we used to have a show, called "Carosello" (carousel), which was basically a series of long commercials (3-5 minutes each) each being a short movie with famous actors or cartoons, or something like that. At the end, as part of the final remarks, the product was mentioned and its qualities praised. The show was timed to be just after the main news broadcast, 8:30-9:00 PM, and was the last show the kids under 10 were allowed to watch before going to bed ("bed after Carosello" is a refrain that all Italians in the 35-45 years range have heard when they were kids).
  
  Everybody, adults and kids alike, loved that show. It would really be nice to see something like that raise again from the depths of our fond kids' memories.
  

   

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  Mark, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 6:17am

  
  

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  I saw something very close to this here in the USA. On "Medium" a few weeks ago the main character and her husband went to the movies, the went to see Memoiers of a Geisha, and spent a few minutes discussing how good it was. Then at the next commercial break was an ad for the movie. But the show definately had a more powerful commercial in it than the "real" commercial.

   

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  Brad Leonard, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 6:20am

  
  

  It's new again

  Hmm. Anyone old enough to remember two of our better comic actors (Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble) doing a 30 second spot in their show for Winston cigarettes?
  
  It's good to see our creative folks in the business are on top of their game.

   

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  cmfrolick, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 6:33am

  
  

  Old News in Radio

  Most radio shows already do this, especially popular morning shows, they will slip right into the break with a commercial voiced by the show's personalities. Sometimes you don't realize you're in a commercial until it is halfway through.

   

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  npr listener, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 7:13am

  
  

  Re: Old News in Radio

  Garrison Keillor personally reads off the sponsors of his show, Prairie Home Companion, at the top of the hour.

   

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  Gary Kibble, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 7:08am

  
  

  Does no one remember?

  Using actors to pitch products was THE standard in early TV. Milton Berle, Groucho Marx, Dr. Welby, Andy Griffith, etc. They all talked about cars, coffee, cigarettes, their sponsor, etc during their show. And so did the announcer.
  More "recent" - Ed McMahan pitching Alpo on the tonight show.

   

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  Nic Stevens, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 8:20am

  
  

  "New" method of advertising: Between Product Place

  This is really no new news. This was done by the big three broadcasters in 50s, 60s, and 70s -- before television actors cost so much.

   

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  Frank Patton, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 11:34am

  
  

  Ads and Product Placement

  The TV show 7th Heaven has been whoring itself with Campbells Soup. Over the last couple of months a number of the new episodes have opened with explicid reference by the actors to Campbells Soup and their Labels. Often featuring the actors collecting the labels. This was more than product placement, this was built into the story-line as a continueing thread, as one of the girls competed at her school to have the most soup labels....

   

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  Smoking Fetish Chick, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 12:45pm

  
  

  Re: Ads and Product Placement

  Lisa Kudrow's new show on HBO "The Comeback" lampooned Hollywood's use of product placement when she had to drive around in a Lincoln Navigator for an episode or two, it was worth watching...but then again who watches that show anyhow...

   

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  Jimbo, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 12:53pm

  
  

  Product Commercials

  American Idol has been doing something similar. They have the top singers do a Ford commercial.

   

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  hautedawg, Dec 28th, 2005 @ 7:47am

  
  

  Product placement cost

  the companies pay a huge sum of money (and product) for product placement. I worked for a large manufacturing company in the marketing department and we had a large budget for product placement in movies and television. It's very lucrative for the networks and studios and much better than a commercial. But that' just my opinion.

   

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