TV adverts - an interruption or an entertainment?

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Television adverts are rather a nuisance as they interrupt programs that we are enjoying. Sometimes, however they can be productive for their commercial backers and also entertaining for those who have to patiently wait for them to finish. I remember one such advertisement for mashed potatoes. It featured aliens in a spaceship commenting on the peculiarities of the human race when they prepared potatoes. The commentary, given by an alien with an electronic voice, described the whole process from peeling to boiling to mashing - much to the amusement of the other aliens with him. It ended with peels of alien laughter and a four word slogan from the producer ‘for mash get Smash’. It was very entertaining and it must have encouraged people to buy some instant potatoes to avoid the ritual and inconvenience of cooking them. It was a brilliant advert and, as is obvious from this post, it was also a memorable one.