# Bill Cosby, Coca-Cola and false advertising

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-coca-cola-and-false-advertising/505729>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-coca-cola-and-false-advertising/505729 "2009-08-08T07:19:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-coca-cola-and-false-advertising/505729/21 "2015-05-19T14:50:37Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> You know what? I think this is what I was thinking of. 🙂

I wondered about that. I’m not familiar with No Such Thing as a Fish, but it would be a little surprising if two shows happened to mention this relatively obscure incident right around the same time.

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**Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-coca-cola-and-false-advertising/505729/22 "2015-05-19T15:01:02Z")

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I’m trying to remember if Cosby had to make any “back to Classic” ads before he stopped advertising it, or did they decide that was just too much of a stretch?

I don’t remember possibly because I don’t care.

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