So I’m watching this commercial for Nutrisystem. The one that guarantees you can eat 50 meals a day and lose a hundred pounds in a couple of weeks. That’s why they always show the food on dolls tea set plates to disguise the fact that the portions are miniscule. But that’s not the point, what annoys me most about these spots is the way they inevitably use celebrity endorsers. Right now, the current Nutrisystem bozo is Dan Marino, who when the commercial starts has a giant super on screen saying… “Dan Marino. Hall of Fame Quarterback.” Then Dan says, Hi, I’m Dan Marino for Nutrisystem! Let me repeat what I have been saying for years. Anyone with half a brain knows that a “Celebrity Endorser” is endorsing the product for money. And if you don’t believe the endorser is enough of a celebrity that he or she has to tell the viewer who they are, then you’ve just blown a ton of money on a very stupid exercise. 
Hi, I'm Mel Gibson. on behalf of Smirnoff Vodka!
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