Goldfish, Pier 1

I just saw Queer Eye's Carson Kressley do an ad for Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish cheese snack crackers.

At first I found Mr. Kressley a little... I dunno, queer. But he grew on me. I'm not sure how I feel about this ad, though.

Instinctively, I'm a sucker for celebrity TV ads. Moreover, I thoroughly enjoy Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Yet, stylish homosexuals do not necessarily have a touch of gold.

Pier 1, for example, now features interior design maven Thom Filicia as their prime pitchman. This is a good thing, since Kirsty Alley has been getting a little ripe over the last few years. Yet I've yet to be bowled over by any of the Filicia Pier 1 ads.

In any case, I must applaud both Kressley and Filicia for marketing themselves tastefully. Even if I'm not in stitches watching their TV ad appearances, they're infinitely more enjoyable and engaging than, say, Vanessa Williams' (Who, btw, is now hocking some sort of air purifier and massage line for Radio Shack. I'm so confused!).