As many Canadians of a certain age know, the late Bea Arthur (best known for starring in the TV sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls) used to regularly appear in commercials for Shoppers Drug Mart, a pharmacy chain which currently has over 1,300 locations across the country[footnote](though the number was fewer than 500 stores when Arthur started appearing in their commercials)[/footnote]. Between 1984 and 1991, Arthur appeared in at least 43 of these commercials; while Arthur typically declined commercial endorsements, she accepted the apparently lucrative offer on the condition that the commercials would not appear in the United States[footnote](like many a celebrity who did commercials in other countries, I’m sure she did not foresee a day when they would be easily available to be seen worldwide)[/footnote]. And she seemed to have fun with it (or did such a good job that it looked like she was having fun). During most of this time period, Shoppers Drug Mart’s slogan was “Everything You Want in a Drugstore”.

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