A satirical blog about media, marketing, advertising, politics, pop culture, etc. All references to actual companies, products, people, etc. is for the purpose of parody. All writing is copyright by Greg Medernach, and is mostly intended as absurdist humor, and as a portfolio of comedy and creative advertising material. Questions and Comments: unconditionedresponse@yahoo.com
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Lotrimin Ultra Jock Itch Cream (Joke) Ad
TCM is showing Alfred Hitchcock movies all day today, and my sister said his name with the cockney-sounding: "Alfred 'itchcock", dropping the 'H' off the name. And that remaining name, "Alfred Itchcock", made me think of jock itch for some reason (although I'm sure I don't know why...). And so I thought: hey, how about an (joke) ad for Lotrimin Ultra (the jock itch formula) using a character named "Alfred Itchcock", who has a problem with noticeable jock itch, and so his friends tell him to try Lotrimin Ultra to solve his problem. And it works so well, he changes his name to "Alfred Hitchcock", and without the nagging irritation of jock itch, his mind is free to blossom, and he becomes a legendary director of suspense films.