āJacksonās idea of making things right seems to be ensuring everyone who is on a rival network gets killed in a gory āaccidentāā
As part of its new #makeitright campaign Three has created its own sinister purple muppet, Jackson. Theyāve also soundtracked his adventures to East 17ās Itās Alright ā a song weāre assuming Tony Mortimer wrote to soothe Brian Harvey through a particularly nasty comedown. So what is Three promising to make right? Is it bringing back 2-4-1 cinema tickets on Wednesdays? Sorting out dodgy phone signals in rural areas? Nope.
According to the new advert, a creepy purple nightmare will sing early-90s pop to you as you head to an early grave. Has your golf buggy AND golf partner burst into flames right in front of you? Jacksonās there, watching. A massive snake about to devour you in your kitchen? Jacksonās hiding, unhygienically, in your fridge. Is your car about to fall over a cliff? Thereās Jackson, dancing on the bonnet, trying to plunge you into a ravine. After a minute or so of these horrible death scenes, the subtext suddenly becomes clear: Jacksonās idea of making things right seems to be ensuring everyone who is on a rival network gets killed in a gory āaccidentā ā tragic incidents which no one can pin on him for murder, but are not entirely coincidental, either.
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