Mother Nature
- Dena Dietrich starred
as the forest matron, Mother Nature in a series of successful
30-second commercials for Chiffon Margarine (1971-79). Dressed
in a gown of white and adorned with a crown of daisies, Mother
nature addresses an unseen narrator who informs her "That's
Chiffon Margarine, not butter." A perplexed Mother Nature
replies "Margarine, oh, no, it's too sweet, too creamy." When
the narrator tells her "Chiffon's so delicious, I guess 
it
fooled even you, Mother Nature," the perturbed woodland goddess
lets loose lightning and thunder to express her anger. Her
trademark catchphrase was "It's not nice to fool Mother
Nature!" The melodic tagline for the ad reads: "If you think
it's butter and it's not...it's Chiffon." And this was years
before Fabio and a product called "I Can't Believe It's Not
Butter."
TRIVIA
NOTE:
Introduced in 1962 by Anderson Clayton and Co.,
Chiffon margarine was the first soft tub margarine sold in a
table service plastic container.
Dena Dietrich (a.k.a. "Mother Nature"}
was born
on December 4, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She
is a veteran voice-over
performer, Broadway actress
and TV series actor seen on such series as ADAMS RIB,
ALL MY CHILDREN, BOY
MEETS WORLD, MAD ABOUT YOU,
MURPHY BROWN, and THE ROPERS.
In 2005, the Rain-X®
Company, which makes windshield and car finish
products created a commercial featuring Mother Nature. In
their ad spot, an attractive female carrying a long wooden staff
and dressed in a flowing gown approaches a blue car parked
in a suburban driveway. Suddenly, Mother Nature raises her staff
and begins to hit the car violently. After repeated attempts to
damage the car, she cries in frustration and whacks the
surface of the car even harder - but with no effect. The
tagline spoken by an unseen announcer proclaims: "Mother Nature
can be harsh on your car." The point of the ad: Buy Rain-X®.
