# Why no Brand Names in Sitcoms/TV Shows

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 4, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948 "2003-12-04T15:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948/21 "2003-12-06T04:03:38Z")

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From The Simpsons:

Bart) …Made of Leggo

Marge) …you mean BLOCKOs right?

Bart) Right that’s what I meant.

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**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948/22 "2003-12-06T04:30:23Z")

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**Flash** –

That sounds vaguely like a scene I vaguely remember from _Wayne’s World_.

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**Author:** ![Flash-57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Flash-57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flash-57)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948/23 "2003-12-08T21:03:09Z")

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\> That sounds vaguely like a scene I vaguely remember from Wayne’s World.

Perhaps, but I doubt it, since I’ve never seen WW. Maybe I’ll rent it just to see.

The one I’m thinking of didn’t seem to have any real big stars in it (and if it were WW, I’d certainly have recognized those stars from SNL).

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**Author:** ![Alexnbink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Alexnbink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alexnbink)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948/24 "2003-12-08T22:46:00Z")

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Flash- I believe that was Return Of The Killer Tomatoes starring George Clooney

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**Author:** ![Flash-57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Flash-57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flash-57)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-brand-names-in-sitcoms-tv-shows/216948/25 "2003-12-09T21:49:25Z")

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\> Flash- I believe that was Return Of The Killer Tomatoes  
\> starring George Clooney

Oooh. Now that could very well be. I saw the second and third Tomato movies just once each–in theatres.

I have the original on DVD and have seen it numerous times.

Thanks,

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