{"id":577930,"date":"2010-05-25T13:01:06","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T17:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"tag:consumerist.com,2010:\/\/1.10007034"},"modified":"2010-05-25T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T17:02:00","slug":"which-tv-ad-spokesperson-needs-to-be-retired-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/577930","title":{"rendered":"Which TV Ad Spokesperson Needs To Be Retired Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the recent announcement that Apple has taken mercy on all TV watchers and finally put a bullet in the head of the “I’m a Mac” ad campaign<\/a>, along with with McDonald’s’ decision to keep longtime front man Ronald McDonald, in spite of a push to have him put out to pasture<\/a>, we want to know from you which TV ad character\/spokesthing you think should be next in line for retirement.<\/p>\n

To help you along, we’ve whittled it down to a handful of candidates.<\/p>\n

FIrst, there’s the overly enthusiastic, overly made-up Flo, from the Progressive Insurance ads:
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\nNext, there’s the always-creepy Six Flags old guy, who has only been made creepier this summer by the addition of a pint-sized sidekick, Little Six:
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\nIn spite of a failed sitcom attempt, the Geico Cavemen continue to haunt the airwaves in commercials that have increasingly little to do with car insurance:
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Then there’s Dan Hesse from Sprint, who obviously thinks he’s making a difference with his plain-spoken black and white ads:
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And of course there’s the Burger King, whose ghoulish, unspeaking face is the stuff of nightmares:
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