Friday, August 11, 2017

Hilarious Commercial

When I was in elementary school I would go to my older sister's house after school and we would watch soap operas. My sister Kay would watch all the ABC soaps, "All My Children", "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital". I was hooked and had watched them for many, many years. When I was working in the 1980s and my husband was still in college he would watch "General Hospital" for me, and tell me about it when I came home from work. Eventually we would then record them all on VHS.

All these years later I still watch recorded shows of "General Hospital" on the treadmill every morning. So, when I saw Susan Lucci, who played Erica Kane on "All My Children", on the latest Progressive commercials I saw the humor in it. They made three endings to the commercial and I think all three are hilarious. The dialog is poking fun at soap operas and their extreme topics including the over use of comas and amnesia. Then the arrival of Susan on the bottom of the staircase in a sequenced red gown is right up the old soap opera alley. She says her lines and the actor's response cracks me up on all three of the endings.

It is rare that I even watch commercials anymore with all of my favorite shows being recorded and the ability to just fast forward through the commercials, but these three commercials are the exception. I am not pitching insurance to anyone, just complimenting the writing, casting and acting in a very funny commercial. If I see the commercial while I am fast forwarding, I will stop and watch it every time. I really do lol.



 




The last one is my favorite, but all three are awesome. Come on Progressive, give us more endings, the possibilities are endless and hilarious! 






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