&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Dining_Room_commercial.png) Scott Blakeman (left) and John Sloman (right) playing Mitch and Steve in the commercial, respectively. | |
| Agency | Deutsch Inc. |
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| Client | IKEA |
| Language | English |
| Running time | 30 seconds |
| Release date(s) | March 30, 1994 |
| Directed by | Patrick O'Neill |
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| Country | United States |
Dining Room (also known as Dining Room Table) was a television commercial made by the Deutsch Inc. advertising agency for IKEA in 1994. It is considered the first television advertisement broadcast in the United States that openly presented a gay couple.[1][2]
- ^ Amy Gluckman, Betsy Reed (2012). Homo Economics: Capitalism, Community, and Lesbian and Gay Life. Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 9781136045103. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Gallagher, John (May 3, 1994). "Ikea's gay gamble". The Advocate. pp. 24–27. Retrieved August 24, 2022.