The Slowskys

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"The Slowskys" is a national television advertising campaign for Comcast cable broadband internet service. The ads feature an animatronic turtle couple (Bill and Karolyn) with the last name Slowsky. The ads are based on the idea that DSL, which Comcast claims is slower than their service, is only fast enough for people who like things very slow. In the television ads, the two turtles are usually shown together explaining why they are so happy with DSL service, and that if they got Comcast, it would be far too fast for them.

The characters were created by Goodby Silverstein & Partners of San Francisco, produced by RSA, puppeteered by Stan Winston.

TheSlowskys.com is a character blog on which everything slow is celebrated.

A knockoff of The Slowskys by Canadian cable provider Shaw is called The Snailskis [1].

Actress Rachael Harris provides the voice for Mrs. Slowsky.