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gordon_r_d posted a YouTube vid of a humorous North Carolina Lottery commercial.
And that reminded me of the Virginia Lotto commercials that started playing down here, shortly after I moved here, featuring the personification of Lady Luck, portrayed as a put-upon, bedraggled, and slightly snarky fairy godmother type. They retired that campaign several years ago, now, and I miss it. I really liked Lady Luck.
Anyway, here's one typical commericial that shows the tone and humor (I don't know what year it's from); my still-needs-practice transcription follows below the cut.
Opening shot: Looking out through a transom with "Repair Shop" painted on the glass (seen in reverse) Camera pans down to show a middle-aged redheaded woman with disheveled curly hair, a rhinestone tiara, and several strings of pears, in different styles (Lady Luck). She is standing in front of the counter, speaking to the propriator.
Propriator: I'm sorry, Miss Luck, but it's not ready yet.
Lady Luck: Not ready?! It's just a wand. How hard could it be?
Prop (nervously scratches his ear): Well, you got your, uh, worn washers, and, uh, your filter was all clogged with fairy dust, or whatever...
LL (Rolls her eyes, throws up her hand in disgust, and walks back to the door)
Prop (Calls after her): And the star points, they all needed sharpening!
LL (Turns back to him at the door): You're not playing with it, are you? 'Cause you can get in big trouble if you don't know what you're doing.
Prop (Chuckles nervously) Oh, no! No-no-no.
[Camera pulls back behind the camera, revealing that he is now a giant chicken from the waist down]
[Intertitle (white text on a black field: $5,000,000 / Jackpot chances: 1 in 7.1 million.] (Voice Over: Estimated Lotto jackpot, five million dollars)
Cut back to the repair shop, where we see a side view of the propriator, resting his chin in his hand. A sign beside him on the counter reads: "Fresh Eggs: $2 Doz.")
Prop: (Sighs)
---End---
Total running time: 30 seconds
Now, don't you think TVland need more characters like that?
gordon_r_d posted a YouTube vid of a humorous North Carolina Lottery commercial.And that reminded me of the Virginia Lotto commercials that started playing down here, shortly after I moved here, featuring the personification of Lady Luck, portrayed as a put-upon, bedraggled, and slightly snarky fairy godmother type. They retired that campaign several years ago, now, and I miss it. I really liked Lady Luck.
Anyway, here's one typical commericial that shows the tone and humor (I don't know what year it's from); my still-needs-practice transcription follows below the cut.
Opening shot: Looking out through a transom with "Repair Shop" painted on the glass (seen in reverse) Camera pans down to show a middle-aged redheaded woman with disheveled curly hair, a rhinestone tiara, and several strings of pears, in different styles (Lady Luck). She is standing in front of the counter, speaking to the propriator.
Propriator: I'm sorry, Miss Luck, but it's not ready yet.
Lady Luck: Not ready?! It's just a wand. How hard could it be?
Prop (nervously scratches his ear): Well, you got your, uh, worn washers, and, uh, your filter was all clogged with fairy dust, or whatever...
LL (Rolls her eyes, throws up her hand in disgust, and walks back to the door)
Prop (Calls after her): And the star points, they all needed sharpening!
LL (Turns back to him at the door): You're not playing with it, are you? 'Cause you can get in big trouble if you don't know what you're doing.
Prop (Chuckles nervously) Oh, no! No-no-no.
[Camera pulls back behind the camera, revealing that he is now a giant chicken from the waist down]
[Intertitle (white text on a black field: $5,000,000 / Jackpot chances: 1 in 7.1 million.] (Voice Over: Estimated Lotto jackpot, five million dollars)
Cut back to the repair shop, where we see a side view of the propriator, resting his chin in his hand. A sign beside him on the counter reads: "Fresh Eggs: $2 Doz.")
Prop: (Sighs)
---End---
Total running time: 30 seconds
Now, don't you think TVland need more characters like that?
