Proud sponsors?

Ok, as I've admitted before, we watch TV at my house. Most is toddler-friendly TV like Noggin (commercial-free). Sometimes, Sprout (has commercials) or Nick (has commercials). I am always a little surprised by who advertises on these stations and who they think is watching. When we used to watch a lot of Sprout, I used to see the same commercials over and over and over.

I mean, Sprout is for little kids. Little littles. And there used to be the same four commercials over and over again, clearly aimed at the parents. One was Resolve Carpet Cleaner (the irony!), during which my son Oscar would mock the terrified guest who is forced to stand in the rain so her hostess doesn't have to suffer the humiliation of DIRTY CARPETS.

Seriously, that bitch had ISSUES.

I guess they figured people like the TrashyMama (HA!) could benefit from their fine product. Or, we can just shrug while our toddlers spill more sauce on the carpet.

Another commercial was the fantastic Pancake Puff Pan, a paean to which was posted earlier. A strangely manicured woman created and filled a variety of puffs with various substances, some of which actually looked edible. One of my favorites and eerily effective.

And Huggies Diapers, featuring an insane woman whose hysterical pregnancy clearly was carried forward to its logical next step - she carries a brick around in a Snugli, giving it rides on a seesaw and sliding board. Way to go, Huggies! Mock the mentally unstable!

Last was Mott's applesauce/Motts for Tots. M for T is readymade watered-down juice, because moms are too busy to turn on a spigot and water the juice themselves. The Busy Mom in the commerical laments the fact that watering down the juice cuts the Vitamin C. Lady, if that's your biggest problem, YOU ARE NOT THAT FUCKING BUSY.

(Disclaimer - I buy Mott's for Tots drink boxes, but that's for traveling. SO STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT).

And the applesauce commercial wasn't too bad, but they kept referring to the (flavored, creepily discolored) applesauce as Scooby sauce, which instantly puts it into stoner territory.

Don't even get me started on Muzzy.