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    Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 9:51pm
I remember this commercial that was on when I was little, it was a cough syrup commercial. It scared me so much. It would start with someone sitting at a table, and then they would cough and they would look like they turned into a monster. I think the brand name of the syrup was Dimetapp. I remember the word decongestant scared me for years afterwards because of this commercial, they would flash the word on the screen after the person turned into a monster lol. Does anyone remember this commercial or can find a video of it so I can see it again? I've looked on Youtube but no such luck. It usually aired around Christmas time and might have been a Canadian commercial.
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If this helps, the commercial came out in the late '80s or early '90s.
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took a quick look around youtube and didn't see this particular commercial but saw several others. some of which were fairly good. well, better than what you'd see on tv nowadays.

this reminds me though, i wonder if progressive will be scaring little children again this halloween. lol
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote star8527 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 4:03am
Thanks treos...yeah, I looked high and low on Youtube but can't find this commercial. I know I didn't imagine it or anything because my brothers and sisters and my mom saw it too, it scared them too but mostly me. lol
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ad nauseous Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 7:08pm
Does Dimetapp even exist anymore? That a brand name I hardly hear about these days!!!
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Hello Star, you remind me of someone but I'm going to take the high road.

I can't wait for you to tell me, "That's not it"
 
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Nope that's not it, aka ron....but thanks! :)
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Yes Dimetapp still exists......
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I should also add that when the person turned into a monster, it was done like stop motion animation.
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Now that I had time to think about it, it was more like the face was morphing then stop motion animation, similar to this Fruit Gushers commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8AD31ndQ58
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Man, I thought you were talking about the Belosamara commercial. I even looked it up for you![TUBE] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=km4s9NAYCVc[\TUBE]
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Originally posted by Donathan Donathan wrote:

I am not Donathan! Really!
 
 
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LOL
Say something clever here...

No, I'm too lazy. Imagine it yourself.
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Masturbumping... when necro-bumping only quiets one of the voices in your head.
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LOLLOL
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Originally posted by Darthhillbilly Darthhillbilly wrote:

Masturbumping... when necro-bumping only quiets one of the voices in your head.
Confused*I* wouldn't quite think 'necro', but then again, I wouldn't rule out paraphilias.
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I am not Donathan! Really!
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Slew of Dimetapp ads here, anything? http://www.yourepeat.com/g/dimetapp

I did see this on the page - but for Sudafed. If I was a 3, 4 year old and I saw this... I would be scared sh*tless to blow my nose ever again!




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Nope wasn't that one, Calvin but thanks for trying! It was for cough medicine though not prescription medicine for sleeping.
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No it wasn't any of those ThatNerdInPhilly...but thanks for trying! :) And I remember that Sufafed commercial too, that also creeped me out!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote star8527 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Nov 2015 at 5:39pm
I'm starting to think maybe it wasn't Dimetapp. I mean I was only around 4 the first time I saw the commercial and I would always go and hide everytime I saw it afterwards so I'm not sure how much of it I actually saw. It might have been a different cough syrup company.
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I think it might have been Triaminic maybe.
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This thread fears me and I'm fireless. Tongue
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