Anthropomorphism
Follies of the Madmen #353
Source of ad.
"Our paper towels make women horny."
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 23, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, 1950s, Women
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Fonz and friends do time-travel.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 13, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Television, Science Fiction, Time-travel, Cartoons, 1980s
Zhu Bajie, Enlightened Pig Hero
Buddhism is full of weird characters. I thought I knew most of them, but only just encountered Zhu Bajie.
Get your $400 statue here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 30, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Antisocial Activities, Religion, Statues and Monuments, Asia
Death of a Fly
The product.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 29, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Death, Insects and Spiders
Follies of the Madmen #332
Wait a minute--this is my own tire on my own car that is being represented as a hideous criminal killer! And since I, the driver, am responsible for my own tires, I must be a hideous criminal killer too!
Way to make your customers feel good about themselves!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 29, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Products, 1930s, Cars
Woody Woodpecker, Deconstructed
Thanks to Mark Evanier, who explains.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 28, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Cartoons, 1960s, Parody
Punky Punkin
WU's contribution to the seasonal craze for all things pumpkin.
He's the happiest pumpkin--despite having his guts ripped out of him and doomed to rot more swiftly than his brothers in the field.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 11, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Death, Holidays, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #325
Possessed pants try to ward off other occult rivals.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 09, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Fashion, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #319
We've all heard of talking with your hands...
From Radio Mirror magazine, December 1937.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 02, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Surrealism, 1930s
The Many Lives of the Borden’s Cows
Would today's media consumers accept bobbing paper cutouts in place of CGI?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 04, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1950s
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