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* The GEICO insurance company ran a series of television commercials in which a victim in a disadvantaged situation hears their fate from the antagonist, that they have good news, only the good news is for the antagonist ( The antagonist will usually say as the punchline, " I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO ").

Some examples involved a fictional congressional hearing where the witness ( the victim ) is being informed he is subject to criminal penalties while the chairman of the committee ( the antagonist ) has saved money on his car insurance, a home repair show reminiscent of Bob Vila showing a victim couple with a home badly in need of repair, a fictional news report on a volcanic eruption, and a fictional hair restoration commercial.

Another example parodied advertisements for reality TV shows, by showing a couple getting married, and getting disgruntled at living in a tiny house ( the punchline: a voiceover saying " The drama may be real, but it won't save you any money on car insurance ", followed by the wife asking her spouse in their tiny hot tub " Why haven't you called GEICO?

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