Marketing can be tricky. There was a laundry detergent brand that once had an advertising campaign in Saudi Arabia. They had the typical before/after pictures we’ve all seen in such ads, with an overwhelmed woman on the left with a pile of dirty laundry, and the same woman smiling on the right standing by a neat stack of clean, white folded laundry. They seem to have forgotten that Arabic is read from right to left, so the campaign didn’t work quite as well as expected.
Reminds me of the diet candy in the 70’s/80’s and the commercials for it. “Take a break and have an Aids candy”. Marketing went south later in the 80’s for some reason.
And I will have nightmares tonight over Croc dragging Zeeba to drown in the river then spinning to tear off a leg for dinner. Too bad he can’t call Steve Irwin.
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
I wonder how much Zebra charged for his marketing advice.
BasilBruce over 3 years ago
I actually didn’t see the punchline coming.
Are the crocs competing against “Alligators in Dirty Swamps”?
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago
That’s better .
RACerri32 over 3 years ago
HELP ! I’ve fallen on the floor laughing & I can’t get up !
sirbadger over 3 years ago
If they had started this business 2 years ago, that might have worked.
Cheapskate0 over 3 years ago
I dunno. Seems like hundreds of thousands, if not millions, bought it.
Oh, the video. Not the farm.
PC200X over 3 years ago
I’ve missed “Pearls” strips like these.
Bilan over 3 years ago
Maybe they should get sponsorship and name it something like:
Corona Video-Illustrating-Reptiles-Using-Slaughter
eolan59 over 3 years ago
Tropical ReptilesUselessMarketingProducts
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ooooooo. That’s so bad, its good.
Zykoic over 3 years ago
SAR pandemic 2003; There was a local restaurant, Sar’s Oriental Cuisine. I believe they change their name…..
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
I recall a “Herman the Vermin” cartoon where he was wearing monogrammed swim trunks, including his middle name, Ignatius…
jmarkoff2 over 3 years ago
Some obscure comic book from the 1970s had some boy scouts getting a medal for Honesty, Integrity, Veracity or somesuch.
Megustaquizas Premium Member over 3 years ago
ME LOVE THE CROCS!
Purple People Eater over 3 years ago
Marketing can be tricky. There was a laundry detergent brand that once had an advertising campaign in Saudi Arabia. They had the typical before/after pictures we’ve all seen in such ads, with an overwhelmed woman on the left with a pile of dirty laundry, and the same woman smiling on the right standing by a neat stack of clean, white folded laundry. They seem to have forgotten that Arabic is read from right to left, so the campaign didn’t work quite as well as expected.
iggyman over 3 years ago
You won’t sell many that way, Larry!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 3 years ago
In the 60’s, or maybe before, there was a vitamin and mineral fortified caramel candy sold in drug stores…
meant to be eaten before or in-between meals, as an appetite suppressant.It was marketed as a weight loss aid…
Therefore called “AYDS.”
By sometime in the early 1980’s the name started to be seen as pretty ghoulish,
especially in San Francisco, as we began to see AIDS patients wasting away.
Eventually they tried to modify the product name to something like “Diet Ayds,” but that didn’t work.
I’d forgotten about them, but something reminded me just a few days ago…
and I posted about them on another strip.
A kind of creepy recollection.danketaz Premium Member over 3 years ago
Gee, he didn’t even offer Zebra a shot at the starring role.
Breadboard over 3 years ago
Reminds me of a car named “Nova” which in Spanish means : Not Going ……. Croc Power !
danketaz Premium Member over 3 years ago
I understand the 19th title is particularly deadly.
dadoctah over 3 years ago
Add the word “Testing” and they’ll line up for miles.
john over 3 years ago
And then there was a software vendor attempting to market an Automatic Incremental Documentation System.
WittyWeasel over 3 years ago
Hoo-RAY ! ! Larry ees back ! I buy hees funny co.v.i.d. of crocs eeting veeshish virus ! GO, LARRY ! ! !
jpayne4040 over 3 years ago
This is straight-up hilarious!
mjb515 over 3 years ago
The Crocs are pirating David Attenborough nature documentaries.
cdward over 3 years ago
Got to admit, I just started laughing out loud. Well done, Pastis.
diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago
Need more Crocs!
diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago
I wondered where they got that from
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Love the crocs!
deojaideep aka Courage over 3 years ago
Brilliant!!
mattro65 over 3 years ago
It makes everyone remember to bypass his store. He’s an anti- marketing genius
Ellis97 over 3 years ago
Haven’t seen Zebra in a while.
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
Okay! Cartoon-Boy caught me by surprise with that one; I did not see it coming this time!
Always a Good Time with the Crocs and Zeeba Neighba….
William Thorneloe Premium Member over 3 years ago
Wonderful. We needed this today.
mail2jbl over 3 years ago
One of Stephan’s funniest strips in recent memory! Well done, Cartoon Boy!
RobinRunions over 3 years ago
Woooo Hoooo we finally got some crocs today. Sure wish we had so much more. Larry is my man, and beer is his only friend.
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
ZEEBA IS ONE SMART COOKIE!
Masterskrain over 3 years ago
THANK YOU, STEPHEN!!!! We really needed this one!!
jessegooddoggy over 3 years ago
Crocs and Zeeba!!!!! More more more please!!!! Good gawd, we really need them this year.
Casey Jones over 3 years ago
Very smart, Zebra
rorie over 3 years ago
Great work!! LOL!!!
TrudyQ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ha! Did not see that coming.
EmmettWayne over 3 years ago
Good one. I didn’t see that coming at all. I guess I need to go back to bed.
TheChief Premium Member over 3 years ago
A rare treat. Crocs on Sunday! More crocs!!!!
lviering over 3 years ago
Thanks for returning to a leetle humor
Reader over 3 years ago
WooHoo! Yes, yes, yes! Love it!
SpicyNacho Premium Member over 3 years ago
Reminds me of the diet candy in the 70’s/80’s and the commercials for it. “Take a break and have an Aids candy”. Marketing went south later in the 80’s for some reason.
ramcharanr over 3 years ago
Glad the crocs are back.
cupertino jay over 3 years ago
was expecting a pitch for “videotapes” (kids.. ask ur grans)
Wichita1.0 over 3 years ago
Put it on the Internet. It’ll go viral. (ducking and running)
tripwire45 over 3 years ago
Actually, marketing is easy. Look at how many people are terrified.
RobDelman over 3 years ago
Mister P: You are Brilliant.
lms1231 Premium Member over 3 years ago
This strip needs more Larry.
zeexenon over 3 years ago
And I will have nightmares tonight over Croc dragging Zeeba to drown in the river then spinning to tear off a leg for dinner. Too bad he can’t call Steve Irwin.
El Cobbo Grande over 3 years ago
I had no idea where this was headed…gud waan!
skipper1992 over 3 years ago
Well played, Pastis. I completely did not see that coming.
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
They’d do good business in Huntington Beach.
verticallychallenged Premium Member over 3 years ago
Got it by panel 3, laughed the rest of the way through!
donwestonmysteries over 3 years ago
Crocks make a Pun and can’t attack Pastis because they are too dumb?
Chamfer over 3 years ago
I always know the pun is coming. But I can never figure it out in time.
Ermine Notyours over 3 years ago
I wonder why Taco Bell doesn’t use just their initials.
Ermine Notyours over 3 years ago
Crocs On Video Is Deadly # 1 – #18 didn’t sell well, but I bet video #19 will be the killer.
JustMe over 3 years ago
this just made my day HAHAHAHAHA!!!
patrickab7 over 3 years ago
slow clap
Caldonia over 3 years ago
See? Crocs make everything better. (I’m not saying they make covid better, but still.)
Another Take over 3 years ago
I wish I could say I saw it coming…
Thinkingblade over 3 years ago
As someone who has tried to run his own small business … word. I feel you Croc brother. Marketing is HARD.
turkeythegreat over 3 years ago
It’s been so long since the crocs appeared that I thought they had retired. They are the best chacters in this strip.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Doh – I shoulda seen it coming. I’ll give you this one, Mr. Pastis!
artegal over 3 years ago
Holy crap! I did not see where this was going. Nicely done!
Ermine Notyours over 3 years ago
Donald Trump is increasing oil drilling permits by working with BLM. (Bureau of Land Management.)
ɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ) over 3 years ago
Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.
glowing-steak32 over 3 years ago
I know this is an awful joke, but I can’t stop laughing.
frenspz over 3 years ago
how did the crocs spell that