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Paladin

(28,243 posts)
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 02:17 PM Sep 2016

OK: Is anybody else, other than me, creeped out by those Extra Crispy KFC TV commercials?

You know the ones I'm talking about---the ones with the Colonel, collar-open and sporting Trump Orange makeup, drawling oh-so-suggestively about how tasty his Extra Crispy stuff is. I'm not a big KFC fan as it is; I think I'd avoid the Extra Crispy for reasons I'd rather not get into. Definitely an ad campaign that needs some rethinking........

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OK: Is anybody else, other than me, creeped out by those Extra Crispy KFC TV commercials? (Original Post) Paladin Sep 2016 OP
Actually, I was kind of glad to see George Hamilton again Glorfindel Sep 2016 #1
George Hamilton gets a pass. Iggo Sep 2016 #2
sorry, I loves me some George Hamilton Skittles Sep 2016 #3
Yip, creeped out here. Only saw one commercial, didn't even realize it was G.H., but wondered UTUSN Sep 2016 #4
They have had at least 4 people doing the commercials Thor_MN Sep 2016 #5
Extremely weird ad campaign spiderpig Sep 2016 #6
Being a vegan all meat commercials are creepy. mucifer Sep 2016 #7
We actually kinda like em....... a kennedy Sep 2016 #8

Glorfindel

(9,714 posts)
1. Actually, I was kind of glad to see George Hamilton again
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 03:24 PM
Sep 2016

I have always enjoyed his acting and thought he did a good job portraying a variant on the Colonel. Nevertheless, I much prefer the original recipe fried chicken, though I hardly ever eat there.

UTUSN

(70,641 posts)
4. Yip, creeped out here. Only saw one commercial, didn't even realize it was G.H., but wondered
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 10:34 PM
Sep 2016

why face paint isn't in the same category as blackface. Plus, wondered why it was a different actor from that ex-SNL dude. Are they still doing auditions?!1

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
5. They have had at least 4 people doing the commercials
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 11:17 PM
Sep 2016

Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, Jim Gaffigan, George Hamilton.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
6. Extremely weird ad campaign
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 05:38 AM
Sep 2016

and despite their intentions, actually puts me off their product even more.

Yuck.

a kennedy

(29,612 posts)
8. We actually kinda like em.......
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 08:59 PM
Sep 2016

Happy to see he's still alive, as so many are passing on. It still won't make me buy any KFC though. Ugh........

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