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March 16, 2021 02:50 PM
Why are Progressive s Dr. Rick ads so funny? A concept called introjection and a fake mustache known as the Beast help
Advertising Age
Are you a fan of Progressive s Dr. Rick ad campaign? (Of course you are; it s hilarious.)
Be sure to check out this piece in The Washington Post, which amounts to a deep evaluation of the campaign and its main character, headlined, Afraid of becoming your parents? Dr. Rick comes to the rescue, smartly satirizing a generational divide.
The campaign is leaving a big mark in the culture, the Post says.
From the piece:
For nearly a year now, Progressive s Dr. Rick ad campaign in which a tough-love Dr. Phil type helps millennials and Gen Xers avoid taking on their parents behaviors when they buy (and insure) their first homes have been delighting audiences and then, often to their further delight, sucker-punching them with the cold truth about themselves.
The Other Side: Here’s my 2020 Christmas list
Kelvin Wade: The Other Side
Santa, we’re living through the ultimate dumpster fire of a year and we’re going to need a Herculean effort from you this season to put smiles on our faces. So I’m going to unveil a Christmas list that’s long and thorough.
I mean, yeah, I’d like a new iPhone 12 Pro, a new iPad, a new tonneau cover for my truck, a 9 mm and perhaps another bottle or two of Uncle Nearest Whiskey. But I don’t want to focus just on myself this 2020 Christmas. I want to ask for things for all of us.