What impresses me is that they seem to restrict themselves to 1 strip a year about the watch. That's a good deal of restraint considering they do 150 strips a year and it's probably a subject that amuses them.
There's no suggest that a Pikmin threw that lamp. Perhaps it was thrown at a Pikmin, only missed. And Pikmin MIGHT attack someone if they thought they stole Olimar's whistle... ;p They do collect treasures, however, sometimes after tearing into big enemies and bosses!
You see, the scandal is that the pikmin who commited the murder is a politician, and the pikmin in the bed is his gay partner, who was cheating with a female enemy. The Pikmin Sun is obviously interested in this whole sordid affair.
I've been meaning to see the commercial, but I barely watch TV anymore. I have seen the Baten Kaitos and Star Ocean commercials, however, oddly enough.