Two commercial series in particular come to mind since I see them practically every day:
Progressive Insurance
Stephanie Courtney plays Progressive Insurance cashier Flo; she’s attractive in a weird sort of way. Flo sports a strange raven hairdo and lips are as red as beets. And, she’s the epitome of chipperness (is there such a word?). She’s usually dressed all in white.An American comedienne who’s been in a few television shows (mostly episodic appearances), Stephanie has appeared in Mad Men, Men of a Certain Age., ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, and more recently as Claire in an episode of House.
Mini Babybel Cheese
The cute brunette Laura Ashley Bishop asks us, “Have YOU laughed today?” during her Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Cheese commercials. Her unnamed character is seen approaching people on the street and in malls, offering them a sample of her snack cheese.A former Arkansan, comedienne Laura appears in various other advertisements, including Arby’s “Birthday Surprise” and Popeye’s “Mama Chicken Slap.”
There are a couple of others, but strangely enough, I don’t recall the names of the products as I’m writing this, so they’ll have to wait for another time.
Hey! Gimme a break. I’m retired.
I'm familiar with both of them. I recall years ago a perky blonde did something like a bank commercial or some such thing. She ended up playing Peter Pan after Mary Martin. I think her name was Sandy Duncan or Sandy . . . something.
ReplyDeleteYep, Sandy Duncan for Bank of America. That was in the late '60s or early '70s, wasn't it? "Thank you, Mr. Papa ... Mr. Papapp ... can I call you Nick?"
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