The Laughing Wolf

A Good Point, Beaten To Death

By now, I figure about everybody and their brother has seen the latest anti-smoking/second-hand-smoke commercial on the air. No, that is not a PSA, it is a full-fledged commercial that take a good point and beats it to death with a sledge hammer. If it were not getting overplayed like a bad song, it might actually have been good. As it is, it is ripe for satire.

What I want to do is a counter commercial. Open with some "tink, tink" children's music being done on children's musical instruments. See a small child being locked into a child restraint seat by a man, curious look on their face. Cable-Guy Larry gets in the drivers seat. The doors lock, and the windows go up, with the child getting a very apprehensive look on its face. The look changes to utter horror as Larry reaches for the glovebox, and rips a long green one. Cut to exterior of the car, and a child's choking cry dimly heard from within.

LW