Dealership Monkey Shines in Ads

A friend who’s a former ad man sent an e-mail that simply says, “And this is a real commercial.”

Attached was a video clip. It’s one of four TV spots touting a fake product but a real dealership, the Suburban Auto Group, sellers of Fords, Chevrolets and Suzukis in Sandy, OR, south of Portland.

All four ads have aired locally. They were also on the group’s website, www.suburbanautogroup.com. “But in one week on a ...