Why no Brand Names in Sitcoms/TV Shows

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*Originally posted by kunilou *
**The producers of ET actually did offer the placement to M&M. When they turned it down, the producers then offered it to Reese’s pieces. But the practice goes back a long time farther.
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Most likely to the Marx Brothers last movie, Love Happy. The producers ran out of money, so paid for the final sequence by featuring the logos of various companies.