Product placement is generally looked down by most of the audience that notices it but in Community’s recent episode, “Advanced Safety Features,” they went over the top and did product placement in an episode about product placement (very much in keeping with the “meta” spirit of Community). One of the characters was hired by Honda to have everyday conversations with people where he casually incorporates positive remarks about his Honda CRV into the dialog. When another one of the characters tries to date him, hilarity ensues. My favorite line comes at the end when a character gets caught doing the guerrilla marketing: “I had nothing to do with it. The 2015 Honda CRV sells itself. That’s why it was this year’s Motortrends Sport Utility of the Year.”
Watch the entire episode below: