Wendy's Clara Peller loses charm in new ad pitch
Clara Peller, famed for the Where's the beef? ads, appears in a pedestrian Monday Night Football Wendy's spot that lacks the original spark. Director Joe Sedelmaier declined involvement in that campaign but did direct a later ad with Clara and two elderly friends. The piece questions overexposure as Wendy's profits rise yet risk burnout for the icon.
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Emmy winner Doris Roberts to get star billing on Remington Steele
Doris Roberts joins Stezialis Brosnan and Zimbalist as the top cast member in Remington Steele season three, appearing at the start of each episode as the receptionist for the detective agency. The article notes her status as an Emmy winner and first co star to receive such billing.
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