Zap Programs With Electronic Gun

Fri., June 14, 1996

Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer

“Honey, are you making sauerkraut?”

“Oh, Sweetie, you don’t have to worry. Now there’s Gassy-OD. Just take one a half-hour before….

Hasta la vista, baby. BANG! BANG!

“Well, Marv, you know, it was a real team effort tonight, and I was just takin’ ‘em one shot at time, and I can’t thank….

Book ‘em, Danno. BLAMMO! BLAMMO! BLAMMO!

Are you talkin’ to ME? You think I care if “Book ‘em, Danno” makes sense? Hey, I got a .45 automatic, Buster, and I can use it - on my VCR and my TV set and my cable box. I can zap every single corner of the freakin’ 500-channel universe, and don’t you forget it!

The T.V. Terminator, a remote control shaped like a gun, has incredible psychological power. It even emits cheesy popgun sound effects, perfectly suited to all those cheesy TV moments.

I don’t need a V-chip to protect me and my family from TV’s sex and violence, its crass commercialism and stupidity. I’ve got a gun.

The T.V. Terminator can be a little tricky to program, but it’s supposed to work with any TV, VCR or cable box.

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