The Ballad of a Gentle Laxative

These 1987 TV ads for Doxidan laxative, featuring the 'Doxidan Cowboy,' seem to inspire both love and hate. A lot of people on YouTube remember them fondly, but in newspapers from the time they were often cited as being among the most annoying commercials on TV.

The singer was Skeeter Starke. He has a YouTube channel.

Fort Myers News-Press - Jan 25, 1987

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 26, 2021
Category: Music | Advertising | Excrement | 1980s

Comments

I'd like to hear something like that for Ex-Lax.

Posted by KDP on 08/27/21 at 01:11 PM

OMG. Thank you for posting this! I TOTALLY remember that Doxidan commercial, and I thought it was Kinky Friedman! Glad to know the truth. 😜

Posted by Elle U on 08/28/21 at 09:24 AM

Now I know where John Oliver got his idea about his catheter cowboy.

Posted by Yudith on 09/01/21 at 08:21 PM

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