"Please don't squeeze the Charmin!"
We all know the phrase. At least those of us who are over 20 years old. "Mr. Whipple" would swoop in on an unsuspecting customer in his store and spout that classic line, and then be admonished by the customer doing the exact thing he told them now to do.
Yesterday, November 19th, 2007, Dick Wilson aka "Mr. Whipple" passed away at the age of 91. He leaves behind a wife, son, and two daughters.
His commercials ran from 1964 to 1985, and then he reappeared for an encore in 1999. They will probably, if they have not already, end up on Nick@Nite or some classic TV commercial shows, but I'll always remember them… He made over 500 of the commercial spots. That's a rare thing for the world of commercials!
Goodbye Mr. Whipple, and although we (I) hate those damn animated bears, we will TRY to not squeeze the Charmin…
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