Of course, that's because, in the words of Hank Sims, "'The FBI'--brought to you by Ford and your Ford dealer!" Of course Efrem Zimbalist would drive a Ford and the bad guys would drive a Chevy with the nameplate taken off. At least Chevy sponsored "Bonanza," so no product placement, but once when a script referred to "fording a river," Chevy kindly requested a rewrite.
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:26:56 PM UTC-5, M-D November wrote: >> >> I dunno - there IS a Red Lobster in Manhattan, so it's not unthinkable >> that the HIMYM gang could end up there. >> >> For my money, the two most egregious examples of product placement were >> both car related*: >> 1) from Heroes - any reference to a Nissan product ("BLUE NISSAN VERSA! >> BLUE NISSAN VERSA!" or "The ROUGE? Oh daddy!") >> 2) from Alias - Sydney and Vaughn were chasing a Ford Mustang through a >> parking structure, and one of them shouts "Take the F-150!" Not 'take that >> pickup', 'take the F-150'. I'm surprised the writers didn't have Vaughn & >> Sydney commenting on the optional extras or the ride quality during their >> high speed chase. >> >> > "Alias" was particularly blatant. I remember Sydney and Vaughn driving a > Ford Focus in one chase, and they kept cutting in closeups of the "Focus" > badge on the back of the car. > > It reminded me of an old Mad Magazine satire of Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s "The > FBI," in which Mad ridiculed the show for working in references to Ford > cars in every episode. Their satire was called "The F.I.B.," which stood > for "Ford Idea Better." > > -Tim > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
