Seems a parent can never have a conversation with another adult without being interrupted by one of the kids. That again proves to be the case as two moms chat on the couch only to have a young son’s voice intervene, “Check out Toby’s new trick!”
At first the ladies keep talking but then the trick is brought to them as Toby, the family dog, comes into the living room–actually he’s more slowly sliding into the room, along the floor, wiping his backside on the carpet.
The mom freaks out, yelling at Toby to stop but to no avail.
Indeed it’s time to get the carpet cleaned by a Stanley Steemer.
“Toby’s New Trick” was directed by Bob Ebel of Ebel Productions, Chicago, for The Loomis Agency, Dallas.
Jason Schettler was Ebel’s exec producer with Marsie Wallach serving as producer. The DP was David Kessler.
The Loomis team included executive creative director/art director Mark Sullivan, creative director Mark Tuggle, associate creative director/art director Tina Tackett and producer Cathy King.
Offline editor was Bill Ebel of Ebel Productions.
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