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Dr. Angus (was "PHD in Cheesey")

I want some info from the new "PHD in Cheesey" stuff..

I think we need to add dome info on the "Dr. Angus" ad campaign. The main article is completely silent. It seems that this campaign is so popular (and now, long-running) that Dr. Angus was replaced by a different actor. Can anyone confirm? For those who don't know (or have been living under a rock), Dr. Angus is a rip-off of Dr. Atkins. He apparently has a "PhD in Cheesey" and can teach people sit by giving them a Cheesy Bacon Angus Steakburger. Adds featuring him have ranged from southern-baptist-preacher-style early-90s-ish self-help-guru infomercial type to late-70s disco-sleaze.
those were the best commercials ver! other than the BK king 1s they were hilarious. Dappled Sage 03:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Burger King Lady

(Trivia) The Burger King article mentions employees singing the "Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us!" jingle but the main singer was the Burger King Lady, never mentioned in the article. After a couple years, she disappeared and then appeared in a Selsin Blue anti-dandruff shampoo commercial. Was she ever identified and did she go on to other roles? For instance, Elizabeth Shue appeared in McDonald's commercials.

CP+B Edit (removal of links)

Crispin, Porter + Bourgowski is the advertising agency of record for Burger King, and the links in the article go to examples of their work for BK. They are not being used as advertising for CP+B but as citations of the information being discussed. I believe the deletion of these references to be inappropriate since they are pertinent to the subject of the article, thus my undoing of the edits.

Jerem43 01:19, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Boomer/BK Kids Club?

I wonder if, since one of the original female characters in the group is nicknamed Boomer and wears a jersey with #7, this could be a reference to then-Bengals QB Boomer Esiason? 205.244.108.219 21:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Whopperheads

Has anyone seen or remember the short lived commercials featuring Whopperheads. They were part of a 2004-2005 promotion in which BK partnered with an online music company (can't remember which one), advertising the chance for a free song with every whopper purchase. I have seen two of these kinds of commercials. The general theme involved some hippy-type youngsters getting talked down to by authority figures who diss the former as "whopperheads," an equivalent of potheads. I find these commercials amusing and would like more informtion.

KIDS CLUB LOGO?

The Kids Club logo section that was made would look better if somebody would post a picture of the logo.

Fair use rationale for Image:Burger King Logo.svg

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This issue has been corrected - Jeremy (Jerem43 06:48, 15 October 2007 (UTC))[reply]

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BetacommandBot 02:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This issue has been corrected - Jeremy (Jerem43 06:48, 15 October 2007 (UTC))[reply]
The image has been replaced with a png formatted one - Jeremy (Jerem43 10:07, 2 December 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Burger King Kids Club descriptions

I believe the Burger King Kids Club descriptions were overdone. Too politically correct. 24.4.131.142 23:20, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[clarification needed][reply]

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BetacommandBot 20:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

fixed. - Jeremy (Jerem43 05:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC))[reply]

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I CALL SHENANIGANS!!!!!!

(I moved this discussion to the proper location, by chronological order - Jerem43 (talk) 06:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC)) If Wiki isn't kept up to date with current events it is pointless. I'm adding more references, but the FACT is that the movie has made controversy and that some on the right are naming its associated advertisers in their criticisms. If this continues to be censored I have serous doubts about the integrity of Wiki. Corporations or people that get themselves involved in controversy should not be shielded from having those current events documented on Wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blohme (talk • contribs) 05:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Three separate editors have found you additions unacceptable. Please do not add this commentary back without following the guidelines of WP. - Jeremy (Jerem43 (talk) 06:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC))[reply]

The commentary is there... are you saying you're going to hike your leg and remove it again? How is documenting current events unacceptable to Wiki? PLEASE, explain...

Try looking on your talk page, chill-out with your comments, and sign your posts.- Jeremy (Jerem43 (talk) 06:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Please look at my talk page, by all means. I've been discussing on there, heck I've been trying to get you to talk about it too. I feel that I am documenting current events and that in the context used the cited sources do not conflict with Wiki style and policy. The first time you removed it you said that it was because Burger King was not related to the controversial movie in question, when in fact I've documented two sources saying that they are, in fact, advertising partners with the movie. Second it was cited as being a POV, but I can't say I agree that documenting the fact that there is controversy constitutes attempting to sell the POV that they are correct. Third, in the context used (which was more or less to say "there's pissy right wingers out there pointing fingers at this movie's advertisers"), I believe that what might be considered under the style document to be fringe/extremist sources does not preclude their use. Blohme (talk) 06:42, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The use of POV primary sources without proper secondary sources to put the p.s. into context is a violation of the guidelines (see WP:PSTS). Those sources are unacceptable as they stand, which makes the addition POV. - Jeremy (Jerem43 (talk) 06:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Interesting, every time we talk you come up with a different style or policy article. So... is it my POV that there are right wing whack jobs protesting and boycotting The Golden Compass movie who are also talking about who is partnering with and/or sponsoring said movie? Or is that a fact verifiable with the references listed? I guess my concern here is that this seems to be censorship aimed at the comment because of the referenced source, not a question of fact. If one of Burger King's business partners was accused of, lets say, running a sweatshop and labor activists started denouncing the partner and mentioning Burger King wouldn't that be something we'd want to make note of? I think controversy, if it exists, should be out here as long as it is documented in neutral way. To me, my comments are neutral and only intended to document a current event. Would it be better if I removed the references and just linked back to the article on the movie and we discussed the whack-jobs there? Blohme (talk) 07:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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