Mr. Whipple, A Pleasant Memory

Trivia question - who was the 3rd best known American behind Richard Nixon and Billy Graham in 1979?
Wrong...it was Mr. Whipple.

I was saddened to hear of Mr. Whipple's death (in real life Dick Wilson), he was 91. He had the distinct title of being part of the longest running campaign appearing in 504 ads spanning between 1964 and 1999. So immersive was his connection to Charmin tissue that P&G even sent him free rolls of Charmin every month. Candidly, in our media-ADD economy, we will never see that  type of mass media relationship again.

Here's what's also interesting - Mr. Whipple had a decent acting career in movies like Dial M for Murder and appearances like Bewitched, Rockford Files, the Bob Newhart show and Hogan's Heroes. Bet you also didn't know he was Canadian. He was a radio DJ, vaudeville performer and OCAD grad in sculpture during his formative years in Toronto.

Congrats on a great life Mr. Whipple...but just "Please, Don't Squeeze the Charmin".