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Vicks TV spot transcript
“SECRETARIES”
17 September 2008

On screen

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Open on the front office of a high school. Three secretaries are seated at desks; one secretary walks in, obviously sick.

 

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[close up of sick secretary]

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SECRETARY 1

SECRETARY 1: She’s not herself.

 

SECRETARY 2

SECRETARY 2: Something’s wrong.

 

Sick secretary’s corner is covered with vitamin C stuff. She has a wall calendar with orange

groves, a miniature lemon tree, and a giant jug of

vitamin C lozenges.

 

SECRETARY 3 (overly excited): All

that vitamin C…

 

SECRETARY 2: She loves her C.

SECRETARY 3

SECRETARY 3: ... but she needs medicine. So, we decided to surprise

her.

 

Sick secretary walks toward the desks.

 

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Sick secretary finds a box of Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C on her desk. She’s ecstatic when she realizes it has vitamin C in it.

 

SICK SECRETARY: Vicks DayQuil…

 

Close-up of the Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C on sick secretary’s desk

 

... Plus VITAMIN C!

 

SECRETARY 2

SECRETARY 2 (makes the “crazy

motion”): She’s a C freak.

 

Sick secretary picks up the Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and smiles.

 

SICK SECRETARY: You guys!

 

VO: Introducing Vicks DayQuil

Plus Vitamin C.

 

VO: All the relief of DayQuil...

 

SFX: Recess bell ringing

and kids running by.

 

SUPER: Does not contain juice or fruit -based ingredients. Use according to Drug Facts label for

cold/flu symptom relief.

 

VO: ... plus 150% of the

recommended value of vitamin C.

 

Sick secretary walking out of the high school building with her coworker

 

 

Package shot with Vicks DayQuil & NyQuil Plus Vitamin C

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SUPER: Use as directed for cold/flu relief. Keep out of reach of children.

 

VO: Also try NyQuil Plus

Vitamin C.

 

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