Children’s Hospital upset by creepy clown ads for Rob Corddry's TV show, "Childrens Hospital"

Snip: "People in clown costumes and makeup are not allowed in Children's Hospital Los Angeles.'We do observe a no-clown policy because they can be scary for some kids." More on the controversy surrounding creepy clown billboards for Childrens Hospital. FWIW, I drove by another set of ads for this show every day on the way to radiation treatment this summer, and they totally creeped me out. The ad shown here is a little more distinguishable, but I can totally see how some parents and children might confuse the campaign for the real deal. (latimes.com)

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Brainspore

Maybe they should just change the name of the show to avoid a lawsuit. I suggest “Cedars Sinai.”
mouftastic

Rob Corddry’s “new” TV show Childrens Hospital premiered on December 8, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childrens_Hospital
- Grey Devil
  
  Yeah, the show’s been around for a while. I think the actual hospital has little room for complaints over the show name at this point.
  - http://www.xeni.net/ Xeni Jardin
    
    Typo, it’s the ad campaign that was new. And the way the ads look, man, I totally get it. IT wasn’t about the name. It was about the ads. The world looks different if you are an actual sick person in a hospital or en route to one every day.
    - Donald Petersen
      
      Yeah, I saw one at a bus stop near my home, with Corddry in a bloodstained smock. I had to drive past it several times before I could figure out WTF it was doing there. High-grade nightmare fuel.
ericmonse

That show is brilliant. My favorite on TV.
http://twitter.com/fossilfuels Funk Daddy

A no-clown policy? I can get behind that. Non-scary clowns are few and far between.
- Boundegar
  
  I wonder if they have a policy on Pennywise costumes? It’s technically not a clown. And kids love it!
- IronEdithKidd
  
  There is no such thing as a non-scary clown. Are you thinking of mimes? I hear clowns like to beat them up.
Francis Delaney

They’re going to love “Hungry Bear”.
MichaelVandiver

That is scary, looks way to much like Glen Beck.
- Russell
  
  Talk about being insulting to clowns…
morcheeba

Well, at least people didn’t mistake this ad campaign for a bomb.
dolo54

‘We do observe a no-clown policy because they can be scary for some kids.’ You mean all kids. That’s right, in a study of 250 children at a hospital every single one said they didn’t like clowns. The clowns were not amused by this study and lodged a protest. http://digitaljournal.com/article/248959
http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephenson-Billings/100001366922231 Stephenson Billings

This is incredibly upsetting. Everybody loves clowns!
King_Rocket

This is one of the best shows on TV, down with the haters. Godamn fun police will have a go at anything.
- CognitiveDissident
  
  It’s the creepy clowns PLUS the generic name.
  Kiddie Repair Shop is a much better name.
Rider

We should just ban billboards all together.
- Jake0748
  
  NOW we’re gettin somewhere.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Or execute a few clowns pour décourager les autres.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher

In a no-budget film called Encounter I played a clown, and can attest to the fact that all clowns are scary. And not just to kids. I was scary without even trying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwor-RCITEg&list=PL67F34BDCC14D2E15&index=2&feature=plpp_video