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Anyone else like Dr. Z?

17 years ago

I was heart broken when I saw that Chrysler is dropping their Dr. Z commercials...I liked them, but I admit to searching on the internet to see if Dr. Z really was the chairman....he was good, funny, and I enjoyed them. I think Chrysler's mistake was in not introducing him as the real deal in the beginning. That one with the Hemi guy saying "Actors!!" threw me for a loop.

What did you all think of them?

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cbarry
17 years ago
I heard that they pulled those ads because the public didn't "get" them. I think they're kind of funny, but that's about the extent of my interest-
turkeytaker
17 years ago
According to my marketing friend, they were horrible form that perspective: too disjointed and ambiguous.

Morning Edition agred with her this morning, but I really don't think I've seen one...
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michigoose
Original Author
17 years ago
To tell the truth, I thought he was really good--he was so seamless that you thought he was an actor...He didn't seem stuffy or Chairman-of -the boardy at all...Better than the Lee Iacoca ones from a while ago. I didn't feel they were disjointed, I understood them...I think one of the main problems is that Lee Iacoca was a recognizeable figure. I don't think that many people (if any) knew who the Chairman of the board of Chrysler was...Not that it makes any difference...
mrbreeze
17 years ago
I loved them! And I HATE commercials. I never watch commercials. When they come on, I change the channel. But I watched the Dr. Z ones. There was just something about them. My favorite one is where he shows up at dudes house and proceeds to remove the rear end linkages, in his suit, and then leaves without putting it back in. Awesome.

My theory is that smart people liked them, the rest..."didn't get it". I bet Bush missed them cuz he was too busy reading Camus.
-MB
audmer
17 years ago
I loved the Dr. Z commercials. But I must admit, I didn't realize that he was the Chairman until I listened to Morning Edition on the radio. I thought that he was a fictitious character like in the "Unpimp the auto" VW commercials (which I also love).
mother_earth
17 years ago
I think they were ok but they ran them into the ground. Over and Over and Over again.
aachenelf z5 Mpls
17 years ago
I must be the only person on the planet who has never heard of or seen this.

K
tuezday1
17 years ago
The Dr. Z commercials don't do a thing for me. I "get" them but all the points they were trying to get across rubbed me the wrong way.

Considering I only watch TV, at most, once or twice a week, and I saw enough Dr. Z commercials to get sick of them, you know they ran them into the ground.

The only good thing I have to say about commercials, is that they show so many of them at one time, I can get lots of stuff done during a commercial break and never miss a minute of the show.
clintdawley
17 years ago
*GRIN* I love the Camus thing...

I didn't dislike this commerical, but it really didn't captivate me like some others--most notable the Tabasco commercial where the guy is putting it on his pizza, a mosquito lands on him and bites, only to fly off and turn into a "fireball".

I also love the Geico commercial with Charo and the one with Little Richard. They make me giggle EVERYTIME I see them without fail.
Driftless Roots
17 years ago
I love Charo.
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17 years ago
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