Glade, Mr Muscle and other Dubbed Adverts
I need some assistance. After watching the latest Mr Muscle advert run once more, I have begun to lose faith in the British public. I have not been able to locate the UK version, but this one fits the bill just as well: I am not going to even begin to critically analyse this travesty, not even going to start to question the thought process that went into it, but will address the lack of respect we are being shown by all the companies involved in putting it on our screens. The fact that this is a foreign version of the advert we see on UK screens emphasises the point, going to YouTube will reveal the other nationalities it has been dubbed into, making it clear that this very brief spot has been intended to work around the globe. S.C. Johnson, an American firm, and worth vast sums of money, own the brand Mr Muscle, as well as another offender, Glade: Again, analysis of this spot defies logic, let alone taste, but it shows a lazy approach that has been becoming ever more prev...