Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Main / CharacterShill

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [''He holds up tickets to the park, winks to the camera, and laughs.''] Cha-ching!

to:

->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [''He holds up tickets to the park, then winks and laughs to the camera, and laughs.audience.''] Cha-ching!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [He holds up tickets to the park, winks to the camera, and laughs.] Cha-ching!

to:

->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [He [''He holds up tickets to the park, winks to the camera, and laughs.] ''] Cha-ching!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [He holds up tickets to the park and laughs.] Cha-ching!

to:

->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [He holds up tickets to the park park, winks to the camera, and laughs.] Cha-ching!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

->'''[[Creator/SpencerBreslin Conrad]]:''' This is amazing! It's like a ride at an amusement park!
->'''[[Creator/MikeMyers The Cat]]:''' You mean like at … Ride/UniversalStudios? [He holds up tickets to the park and laughs.] Cha-ching!
-->--''Film/TheCatInTheHat''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Creator/ErnieKovacs did a parody of this on one of his shows. A gangster is shown doing a St. Valentine's Day-like massacre, and then he stops what he's doing and does a commercial for Fluffy Slice bread, saying "it doesn't hardly have no air holes in it."


Added DiffLines:

'''ATTENTION NETIZENS! Feeling bored? Having a hard time finding anything interesting on the World Wide Web? Try visiting TV Tropes! The best rabbit holes on the internet! Hours of amusement for the whole family! As seen on TV! Ask your doctor about TV Tropes!'''[[note]] Side effects include nausea, unchecked rage, headache, heart palpitations, sarcasm, insufferable know-it-all behaviors, chronic lateness, American exceptionalism, muscle aches, flu-like symptoms, lupus-like symptoms, Munchausen Syndrome, heat rash, cold rash, sneezing, watery eyes, diarrhea, frizzy hair, insomnia, hypersomnia, rule of funny, and overly-long lists.[[/note]] We now return you to our regularly scheduled trope page.

Changed: 208

Removed: 141

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.

to:

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and Richard Nixon UsefulNotes/RichardNixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.



'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. (audience cheers)\\
'''Nixon:''' I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. (audience grumbles)

to:

'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. (audience cheers)\\
''(audience cheers)''\\
'''Nixon:''' I'd I'd, uh, also like to express, er, my ''my'' fondness for that particular beer. (audience grumbles)
''(audience grumbles while Nixon scowls at them)''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
The Shill is getting merged into The Con


JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

to:

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

Changed: 25

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast NeurosisCommercialis and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

to:

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast NeurosisCommercialis and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

Changed: 634

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* Radio/TheJackBennyProgram had its announcer, Don Wilson frequently play himself as a character who would interrupt whatever sketch or play he was put in to deliver a commercial for the show's sponsor (Jello, Grape Nuts, Lucky Strike cigarettes, etc), with the other characters occasionally commenting on his habit of doing so. Parodied in the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short ''The Mouse That Jack Built'' in which the entire cast play themselves as animated mice. Midway through the short Don shows up, tries to deliver a commercial, and has to have it explained to him that this is a theatrical short and doesn't have a sponsor.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast NeurosisCommercialis and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

to:

NotToBeConfusedWith JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast NeurosisCommercialis and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* In ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'', during a wild ride through a Seussian-looking landscape, one of the kids exclaims, "It's like a ride at an amusement park!" The Cat responds, "You mean like at...Ride/UniversalStudios? Hahahahaha, cha-ching!" while holding up tickets to Universal and winking to the audience.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling.

to:

NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling.
CharacterShilling. Compare and contrast NeurosisCommercialis and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The George Burns and Gracie Allen television show would feature segments with Harry Vonzelle(?) wandering around supermarkets and discussing Carnation Evaporated Milk.

to:

* The George Burns and Gracie Allen television show would feature segments with Harry Vonzelle(?) von Zell wandering around supermarkets and discussing Carnation Evaporated Milk.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* A documentary on Superman shows a commercial spot from ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', with Clark and Jimmy enjoying a very sugary breakfast cereal together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.

to:

* A documentary on Superman shows a commercial spot from ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', with Clark and Jimmy enjoying a very sugary breakfast cereal together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' ''Series/ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

to:

* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' ''WebVideo/ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

Added: 370

Changed: 391

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[AC:{{Film}}]]

to:

[[AC:{{Film}}]][[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: Film ]]



* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife. It's initially played for laughs, but gets spun for drama when, during a climactic argument, she begins shilling him cocoa powder completely out of nowhere. This does ''not'' help his increasing paranoia that his life is a big lie and that she's part of it.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]

to:

* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife. It's initially played for laughs, but gets spun for drama when, during a climactic argument, she begins shilling him cocoa powder completely out of nowhere. This does ''not'' help his increasing paranoia that his life is a big lie and that she's part of it.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
it.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Live Action TV ]]



[[AC:{{Radio}}]]

to:

[[AC:{{Radio}}]][[/folder]]

[[folder: Radio ]]



[[AC:WebVideo]]
* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]

to:

[[AC:WebVideo]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Web Video ]]

* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
while.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Western Animation ]]



[[AC:Other]]

to:

[[AC:Other]][[/folder]]

[[folder: Other ]]



----

to:

----[[/folder]]
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife. It's initially played for laughs, but gets spun for drama when, during a climactic argument, she begins shilling him dishwasher detergent completely out of nowhere. This does ''not'' help his increasing paranoia that his life is a big lie and that she's part of it.

to:

* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife. It's initially played for laughs, but gets spun for drama when, during a climactic argument, she begins shilling him dishwasher detergent cocoa powder completely out of nowhere. This does ''not'' help his increasing paranoia that his life is a big lie and that she's part of it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife.

to:

* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife.
wife. It's initially played for laughs, but gets spun for drama when, during a climactic argument, she begins shilling him dishwasher detergent completely out of nowhere. This does ''not'' help his increasing paranoia that his life is a big lie and that she's part of it.
Willbyr MOD

Added: 1496

Changed: 413

Removed: 1012

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None





* A documentary on Superman shows a commercial spot from ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', with Clark and Jimmy enjoying a very sugary breakfast cereal together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.
-->'''Nixon:''' Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
-->'''Announcer:''' And now a word from our sponsor.
-->'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. (audience cheers)
-->'''Nixon:''' I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. (audience grumbles)
* The George Burns and Gracie Allen television show would feature segments with Harry Vonzelle(?) wandering around supermarkets and discussing Carnation Evaporated Milk.
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.
* ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'' featured breaks with Jack Webb (the actor who played Joe Friday) advertising for Fatima Cigarettes.

to:

* A documentary on Superman shows a commercial spot from ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', with Clark and Jimmy enjoying a very sugary breakfast cereal together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.
-->'''Nixon:''' Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
-->'''Announcer:''' And now a word from our sponsor.
-->'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. (audience cheers)
-->'''Nixon:''' I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. (audience grumbles)
* The George Burns and Gracie Allen television show would feature segments with Harry Vonzelle(?) wandering around supermarkets and discussing Carnation Evaporated Milk.
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.
* ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'' featured breaks with Jack Webb (the actor who played Joe Friday) advertising for Fatima Cigarettes.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]



* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

to:


[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through The George Burns and Gracie Allen television show would feature segments with Harry Vonzelle(?) wandering around supermarkets and discussing Carnation Evaporated Milk.
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for
the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while. sake of humor.


Added DiffLines:

[[AC:{{Radio}}]]
* ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'' featured breaks with Jack Webb (the actor who played Joe Friday) advertising for Fatima Cigarettes.

[[AC:WebVideo]]
* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.
-->'''Nixon:''' Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.\\
'''Announcer:''' And now a word from our sponsor.\\
'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. (audience cheers)\\
'''Nixon:''' I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. (audience grumbles)

[[AC:Other]]
* A documentary on Superman shows a commercial spot from ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', with Clark and Jimmy enjoying a very sugary breakfast cereal together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
Willbyr MOD

Changed: 72

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
* Parodied on ''TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.

to:

* ''TheFlintstones'' ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''ILoveLucy'' both had in-character ads for cigarettes.
* Parodied on ''TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon pausing in the midst of their debate to plug Duff Beer.



* ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.

to:

* ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'' ''Series/ThirtyRock'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.



* Mercilessly mocked in ''[[AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes Return of the Killer Tomatoes!]]'', where the director claimed to run out of money halfway through the movie, prompting the cast to blatantly plug various products and companies until one guy gets sick of it and asks "Do we have enough money to finish this turkey yet?"
* In the film ''The Truman Show'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife.

to:

* Mercilessly mocked in ''[[AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes ''[[Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes Return of the Killer Tomatoes!]]'', where the director claimed to run out of money halfway through the movie, prompting the cast to blatantly plug various products and companies until one guy gets sick of it and asks "Do we have enough money to finish this turkey yet?"
* In the film ''The Truman Show'', ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife.



* Commercials for ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' included the show characters, in character, and often within the plotline of the episode itself, [[EnforcedPlug plugging]] the sponsor's product -- and not always in ways that fit the show's continuity. For example, Andy might shuck an ear of corn to reveal [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqSqQmbaFU Post Toasties]]...or even more surreal, Barney might [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paBouSxsVk put one over on Andy]].

to:

* Commercials for ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' included the show characters, in character, and often within the plotline of the episode itself, [[EnforcedPlug plugging]] the sponsor's product -- and not always in ways that fit the show's continuity. For example, Andy might shuck an ear of corn to reveal [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqSqQmbaFU Post Toasties]]...or even more surreal, Barney might [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paBouSxsVk put one over on Andy]].Andy]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
addition

Added DiffLines:

* In the film ''The Truman Show'', as there are no commercials on the show, advertising is done purely through product placement, mainly handled by the actress playing Truman's wife.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The original ''{{Dragnet}}'' radio show featured breaks with Jack Webb (the actor for Joe Friday) advertising for Fatima Cigarettes.

to:

* The original ''{{Dragnet}}'' radio show ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'' featured breaks with Jack Webb (the actor for who played Joe Friday) advertising for Fatima Cigarettes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Commercials for ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' included the show characters, in character, and often within the plotline of the episode itself, [[EnforcedPlug plugging]] the sponsor's product -- and not always in ways that fit the show's continuity. For example, Andy might shuck an ear of corn to reveal [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqSqQmbaFU Post Toasties]]...or even more surreal, Barney might [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paBouSxsVk put one over on Andy]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really.

to:

NotToBeConfusedWith CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really. Or CharacterShilling.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''[[ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.

to:

* ''[[ThirtyRock ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'' tends to turn ProductPlacement into this for the sake of humor.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


NotToBeConfusedWith ShillingTheWesley. Or even TheShill, really.

to:

NotToBeConfusedWith ShillingTheWesley.CreatorsPet. Or even TheShill, really.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Parodied in ''ItalianSpiderman'' when our hero (who's already chainsmoking his way through the entire film anyway) takes time out to do nothing except really enjoy a fictional Il Gallo brand cigarette and reflect on how good it is for a while.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Killer Tomato example

Added DiffLines:

* Mercilessly mocked in ''[[AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes Return of the Killer Tomatoes!]]'', where the director claimed to run out of money halfway through the movie, prompting the cast to blatantly plug various products and companies until one guy gets sick of it and asks "Do we have enough money to finish this turkey yet?"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->Nixon: Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
-->Announcer: And now a word from our sponsor.
-->Kennedy: I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. audience cheers
-->Nixon: I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. audience grumbles

to:

-->Nixon: -->'''Nixon:''' Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
-->Announcer: -->'''Announcer:''' And now a word from our sponsor.
-->Kennedy: -->'''Kennedy:''' I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. audience cheers
-->Nixon:
(audience cheers)
-->'''Nixon:'''
I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. audience grumbles(audience grumbles)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->Nixon: Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
->Announcer: And now a word from our sponsor.
->Kennedy: I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. audience cheers
->Nixon: I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. audience grumbles

to:

->Nixon: -->Nixon: Well I would suggest, Mr. Vancouver, that if you knew the President that, that was just a facetious remark.
->Announcer: -->Announcer: And now a word from our sponsor.
->Kennedy: -->Kennedy: I would like to take this opportunity to announce my fondness for, ah, Duff Beer. audience cheers
->Nixon: -->Nixon: I'd also like to express, er, my fondness for that particular beer. audience grumbles

Top