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Her presence in other commercials brought to mind her Wendy's campaign. They were getting free residual advertising as a byproduct. And they couldn't just be pleased with it.

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Wendy's really did our girl Clara dirty. Karma came for them, it seems. I'd never seen that Prego spot. Brilliant.

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EZ Bake and Holly Hobbie Bake Oven extolling the joys of baking a tiny cake with a light bulb. I don't recall which monster from my family gave me the Holly Hobbie Oven but it sure as hell killed any hopes of me enjoying baking or cooking in general. I used it once and then relegated it to an ungainly jewelry holder.

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I had no patience for it, especially when cake batter eaten raw is pretty tasty.

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My favorite Clara Peller ad was in the movie "The Stuff" with Abe Vigoda. They have 2 lines each, and the thing only makes sense if you kno her Wendy's ads

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dLtSNlzanU&pp=ygUXQWJlIHZpZ29kYSBjbGFyYSBwZWxsZXI%3D

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