Say hello to Mrs. Mucus

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It’s an unwritten rule that disgusting ad icons do not have spouses. Polyp Man? No. Digger the Dermatophyte? No. Mr. Floatie? Please. But today, one disgusting ad icon, Mr. Mucus, spokesphlegm for the expectorant Mucinex, breaks with tradition and introduces the unsuspecting public to his better half, Mrs. Mucus. “Mr. Mucus Carries His New Bride Over the Threshold of Cold and Flu Season—Only to be Shown the Exit,” reads the earnest press release we received.

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