Andy wrote:
>
> Jack-in-the-Box/Out of Town TV food dvertising?
>
> The last week a cable TV commercial has been playing in Philadelphia for
> Jack-in-the-Box junk food.
>
> Jack the mascot is in a hospital, in a coma it seems, and the spokesmen
> insincerely announces to Jack and to us that he's changing the restaurant
> name to Phil-in-the-Box.
>
> Jack instantly comes out of his coma, protesting and roaring for a fight!
>
> Cute ad to a point, only the nearest Jack-in-the-Box to me is somewhere in
> North Carolina, hundreds of miles away.
>
> I did get anxious for a minute since Phil-in-the-Box led me to believe that
> they were opening in Philadelphia but that is not the case!
>
> I did like Jack ("Gag-in-the-Bag, as we nick'd it) fast food in California.
>
> Why advertise so far away from locations? In case I go on vacation? If I'm
> going on vacation, I've definitely got a bigger allowance set aside for
> better than greasy fast food! Except old haunts do hold a hunger-pang
> attraction.
>
> There's also a favorite "Fat Burger" hidden away in a casino in Atlantic
> City but as much a favorite California burger joint as it was, I can't, for
> reason of conscience, try it there. I haven't see one of their commercials
> hereyet!
>
> There's also Sonic ad and the nearest one is 30+ miles away. Only thing is,
> I haven't heard much good about Sonic around the water cooler in years.
>
> Is this what happen when the North and South magnetic poles begin to rotate
> positions?
>
>
>
> Andy

You're seeing this advertising because the local TV stations and cable
companies are unable to sell advertising and the result is more national
network advertising spots and fewer local ones. Much of the local
advertising that stations are able to sell is for obvious scams which
stations would never accept advertising for in the past, but do now out
of desperation.

As for Jack-in-the-Box and Sonic, both have some fairly decent items on
the menu, though I generally avoid fast food as much as possible.