They say Flintstone's vitamins are chewable. All vitamins are chewable, it's just that they taste shitty. I'm glad they made Flintstone's vitamins because I used to watch The Flintstones and go, 'Man I bet you if I ate that dude, I would be healthy.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hedberg jokes about the marketing of children's vitamins and imagines eating a cartoon character to get healthy.
- In plain terms
- He makes fun of vitamins by imagining eating a cartoon man instead of pills.
- What can you take from it?
- Marketing often relies on childish appeals rather than substance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we accept childish marketing?
- What makes a product desirable?
Another view
This relies on knowing the specific cartoon reference.
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