Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Alka-Seltzer Relief Chews Fireman Ad

In this spot for Alka-Seltzer Relief Chews, a woman on a park bench gets heartburn, complains about it, and is rescued by a fireman with Alka-Seltzer Relief Chews. He claims they work as fast and are proven to taste better than Tums. (Um, how do you prove something tastes better than something else? Isn’t that more of a subjective preference thing? And isn’t the taste an odd thing to be proving the superiority of in this case? How about the efficacy of the antacid? Oh, never mind…) But she doesn’t agree, so he sprays her with his high-pressure fire hose. (Just kidding. But he is a fireman, so you never know.)

Here’s the chewy spot: