Truth in advertising = no advertising.
If you need a truck, you’re driving one or attempting to figure out how to scrape together enough money to buy one. Advertising runs on the idea that there is insufficient motivation to purchase. That could be a truck, Swiffer floor sweepers, lingerie, or jewelry. They are offering the same thing the preacher is offering on Sunday morning – meaning, hope, happiness, the end of suffering, an identity, belonging. Advertising is not simply stating facts about the particular specs of the Dodge Dick Dodge Ram. It’s letting you know that you are not alone. We know you’re in pain. We know you want an identity. We know you are speeding towards death and there is nothing you can do about it. We know that you thought it was going to be different. Well, you know what? Maybe it can. We have a truck for you. This isn’t just a truck. It will grow your johnson, make people feel proud of you, save your marriage, fill you with the respect of a nation, repel foreign invaders, fight for the little guys, and make Jesus salute you.
Now, the alternative would be a white paper placed on the screen with stats about the stupid truck – how many does it seat, horsepower, MPG, price, cab size, etc. This is never going to happen. And much of advertising now is product placement within tv shows and movies.
Anyway, I like the parody. Not sure if your question was serious about selling trucks with the truthful parody stuff.