Do you think I think too much?

Is it just me, or does anyone else try to pick apart the mind games in advertising?

I especially enjoy watching TV commercials and examining those to figure out the show's target audience. "The Price Is Right" is full of ads for Metamucil and Wilford Brimley hawking diabetic supplies. The evening news is loaded with prescription commercials for its own anxiety-ridden, migraine-prone, sleep-deprived, overmedicated viewers. (At least, if you weren't depressed before watching the news, you WILL need the drugs afterward!)

And this is a bit embarrassing, but the show "Blind Date" recently began airing again and of course, I'm hooked. Making the viewing experience even more entertaining are the commercials. So much, in fact, that I actually wrote them down during the show last night...

Commercial break #1:
- Lipozene (mini-infomercial about a fat-burning drug)
- Lavalife (singles line - meet hot chicks in Knoxville!)

Commercial break #2:
- Consolidated Credit Counseling
- Cell phone ringtones
- A cheap local car lot - bankruptcy ok!!
- Tennessee Bonding Company - for all of your bail bond needs
- Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo

Commerical break #3:
- Enzyte natural male enhancement
- Genesis Financial Management (debt counseling)
- a PSA about switching to digital TV's
- Nutra-Nail
- Progressive auto insurance
- ACT mouthwash

Commerical immediately following the credits:
- Enzyte natural male enhancement (again)

I swear, I am NOT making this up!

So I guess "Blind Date" appeals to fat, desperately lonely, dandruff-prone bankrupt criminals with halitosis, no ride, and a miniscule... ummmmm... yeah.

Yikes... am I supposed to fit into this picture?!??