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Holy Shift: Creepy George will “Fix your transmission”

By May 1, 2013October 28th, 2022One Comment

Oh, this ad for Arlen Transmission is so bad in so many ways – but like a car accident, I can’t take my eyes off it.

It’s got the tackiness and female objectification of the Beacon Plumbing’s ‘fix my pipes’ lady:

Beacon Plumbing Billboard girl

. . . with a little touch of the classic Vern Fonk “Shipoopi” – Dance! video:

Sure, it’s driving word of mouth, but would an ad like this make you more or less apt to hire Arlen Transmission?

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Credit where it’s due: “Holy Shift” was a comment by Pavos Bannout in the video’s YouTube comments.

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