centralsweeper63
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cheesewonton
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One wonders if the choice of vacuum in these shows was a matter of paid product placement or whatever happened to be in some producers closet or floating around the studio ?
hygiene903
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Did any of you get a chance to see NCIS last Tuesday night (10/28)? Two of the agents were helping out on the night shift because of night shift being short handed. There is one scene where they are working at their desks when Olga the cleaning lady comes in, running what appears to be a 500 series Kirby, which is quite a predominate part of the scene. And the Kirby is actually running too, as the sound is unmistakable!
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centralsweeper63
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Very interesting. Good that they actually had it running. I can't imagine a 1930s Hoover being product placement.
ALF: Dirt Devil broom vac is often seen in the laundry room, and a Hoover convertible appeared twice.
Family Matters: Hoover dialamatic, Dirt Devil Feather Light, and Hoover celebrity is seen at one point.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Jeffrey often uses some sort of a Eureka Bravo type of upright.
Rosanne: Electrolux canister, Regina electric broom, and Jackie had a Eureka sweet 16.
Full House: Eureka f&g machine, Hoover Elite, Filter Queen, and Hoover tempo canister.
Reba: Dyson dc07
Frazier: Hoover steam vac
The infamous Black and Decker Dustbuster was also featured on many of the shows listed above.
Dog the Bounty Hunter: He was a Kirby salesman, and discussed his many Kirby’s that he owns during one episode.
The Osborns: Sharon used a Eureka Whirlwind.
Family Matters: Hoover dialamatic, Dirt Devil Feather Light, and Hoover celebrity is seen at one point.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Jeffrey often uses some sort of a Eureka Bravo type of upright.
Rosanne: Electrolux canister, Regina electric broom, and Jackie had a Eureka sweet 16.
Full House: Eureka f&g machine, Hoover Elite, Filter Queen, and Hoover tempo canister.
Reba: Dyson dc07
Frazier: Hoover steam vac
The infamous Black and Decker Dustbuster was also featured on many of the shows listed above.
Dog the Bounty Hunter: He was a Kirby salesman, and discussed his many Kirby’s that he owns during one episode.
The Osborns: Sharon used a Eureka Whirlwind.
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centralsweeper63
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What episode of dog the bounty hunter has many kirby's featured?
It’s been a while since I seen the episode, it was an earlier one in his house. He also pretended that he was a Kirby salesman in S2E1 to get a fugitive they were looking for.
Hoover and Westinghouse definitely did paid product placement on the early TV comedies like I Love Lucy and Bewitched.
centralsweeper63
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I remember reading about I love Lucy and her Westinghouse machines on here a few years ago.
huskyvacs
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I'd call it a mix of both. Companies that pay for the show want their product used somewhere, or might give a bonus if they do. And for set designers, going through the prop house they might just look at whatever "pops" to them for that scene. Maybe something with loud colors, or being ridiculous and over the top for a gag, or just something to go with a particular decade the show is set in.. I'd love to see the vacuum cleaners section in a prop warehouse
centralsweeper63
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It was definately a mix of both.
I think it’s more planned: in the early days of television, show producers were exploring ways to pay for the production and advertising products was a central way to fund the shows from day one. The early tv shows often began with something like “Philip Morris presents” or “I Love Lucy….presented by Phillip Morris.”. And just like the radio commercials that preceded them, companies looked at the particular audience to see if selling to that audience was a good match. I guess it was a two - way street. Producers of tv shows and producers of consumer goods would both be looking for a good match depending on the audience. And some of it was done with subtle product placement: Ricky Ricardo smoking in the show, or a Westinghouse refrigerator prominently placed in Lucy’s kitchen with the brandname right on the unit for all to see.
centralsweeper63
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That makes sense.
