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<text id=90TT1584>
<title>
June 18, 1990: Business Notes:Advertising
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
June 18, 1990 Child Warriors
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 67
Business Notes
ADVERTISING
He's Retiring (Yeah, Sure)
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<body>
<p> As Joe Isuzu might tell it, he is the most successful figure
in the history of television, a superstar who sold millions of
cars and trucks to hordes of adoring fans and turned a small
Japanese firm into the world's largest corporation. (He's
lying.)
</p>
<p> Actually, as portrayed by actor David Leisure, the
prevaricating Joe Isuzu has become one of the most popular
figures in advertising. (No kidding.) Since he told his first
fib four years ago, he has gained wide recognition for his once
obscure namesake. But after 35 commercials, his extravagant
claims for Isuzu cars and trucks are coming to an end. The
automaker said last week that next fall's campaign for three
new lines of vehicles will rely on humor, but Joe will be
nowhere in sight. The reason may be that Joe is losing his
edge, which some ad experts attribute to his becoming too
sincere in recent ads. But Isuzu's ad agency hints that Joe may
be only resting. After a brief hiatus, he intends to run for
President. (There he goes again.)
</p>
</body>
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