If you’re an American, there are certain cartoons you just HAVE to watch during the holiday season no matter how many times you have seen them, such as “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and the venerable (and my absolute favorite) “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” , which was part of the Rankin/Bass series of stop motion animated specials from the mid-1960’s to the mid-1970’s. Oh, they don’t make them like that anymore.
Verizon Wireless recently capitalized on America’s endearment with the classic animated special by airing a commercial in which the reigning rival smartphone, Apple’s iPhone arrives at the Island of Misfit toys because AT&T’s 3G reception is spotty. Unfortunately, what Verizon doesn’t tell you is that they have a misfit toy of their own — the BlackBerry Storm 2.