![]() ![]() You old-timers can sing the rest at your peril.)Ĭompared to that dreck the Northern Quest spots are “The Godfather,” parts one and two.ĭeft storylines put Robbins and Stocker in an array of endearing and hilarious situations. ![]() But I seem to recall a 1960s Pratt Furniture spot that featured an aging store employee in a Beatles wig.Īnd I shudder to even mention that infernal Boyle Fuel ditty for fear I’ll be humming it all day. Pitches for the Peerless Dentists from Dr. I’m a Spokane lifer, as many of you know.Īnd as such, part my childhood was warped from exposure to some of the most gawd-awful local TV advertising the world has ever known. She’s done some previous advertising work and is married to Kevin Stocker, a retired major league baseball shortstop who played with Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. Robbins and his wife, Kristin, have two children. He acts, performs improvisational comedy and once logged time as frontman for his former punk band. Robbins, I learned, is a librarian and an English teacher at Lewis and Clark High School. Joining them was John Baechler of Coeur d’Alene’s Hanna and Associates, the brain behind the Quest couple campaign. So one day last week, I arranged to meet the actors in the posh lobby of Spokane’s Davenport Hotel. Because of that, I’ve been wanting to give a thumbs-up to Robbins and Stocker as well as the Airway Heights-based casino. This is arguably some of the best local television ad work I’ve ever seen. ![]()
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