Mr. Whipple

Dick Wilson, is the character actor who turned “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” into a household catchphrase as shopkeeper Mr. Whipple in the TV commercial campaign that ran for more than two decades.

From 1964 to 1985, and again in 1999, Wilson portrayed Mr. Whipple in more than 500 commercials for the toilet paper. The first ad was filmed in Flushing, N.Y., a funny bit of trivia that Mr. Wilson liked to share when talking about his experiences.

Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!