Homespun Marketing: Local Commercials

[Moose135]

I like that new one, @bilgistic.  They had a whole series of commercials, over several years, featuring Mr. Jenkins and Bobby! one of the technicians, sitting in the truck at night, waiting for a call.  They would usually end with them driving off, with Bobby saying "Buckle your seat belt, Mr. Jenkins."  I always got an "aging serial killer and his young protege hunting their next victim" vibe from them, probably not what they were after...

 

[bilgistic]

I hate the commercials with Mr. Jenkins and "Bobby". They make me vaguely uncomfortable for some reason--probably because they are serial killers. Bobby's obviously fake accent bugs me, too.

[knitorpurl]

This is for an actual Kansas City law firm. 

[knitorpurl]

This one cannot compete with the Tarzan for wackiness but always cracked me up when it used to run. 

[bilgistic]

11 hours ago, knitorpurl said:

This is for an actual Kansas City law firm. 

I guess he can't ever cut his hair.

[knitorpurl]

4 hours ago, bilgistic said:

I guess he can't ever cut his hair.

Guess not. If you watch it.until the end you will see these other two women with big 80s hair. Please let me assure everyone that this commercial does not represent KC hairstyles. And I hope not the status of our legal representation.

[Moose135]

This is a local lawyer here in Charlotte.  He's on TV a bunch, and has a couple of these with the little kid lawyer...I assume he got his ass kicked every day growing up.

 

[Silver Raven]

There's a local ad for a guy who bills himself as "Motorcycle lawyer".  It sounds like the concept for a bad 70s TV show.

[Prevailing Wind]

WTF is Linda Beaver wearing? Don't you just love how she stands like she's a recent graduate of charm/modeling school?

[Browncoat]

She looks like she needs to pee.

[Silver Raven]

Bryan Wilson, Texas Law Hawk.  Fueled by Red Bull, apparently.

[bilgistic]

O.o

[Prevailing Wind]

OMG. I bet he's the laughing stock of all the other lawyers in Texas.

[Moose135]

42 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

OMG. I bet he's the laughing stock of all the other lawyers in Texas.

I don't know, it's Texas, he may be the envy of all the other lawyers... "Why didn't I think of doing a commercial like that???"

[Annber03]

Oh, my god, please stop screaming at us, dude. 

Wow. What an obnoxious ad.

[cynicat]

On 8/29/2018 at 10:59 PM, Silver Raven said:

Bryan Wilson, Texas Law Hawk.  Fueled by Red Bull, apparently.

OK, that made me laugh.  The cardboard breathalyzer with the little person inside dressed as a cop was the cherry on top.

[bilgistic]

On 8/30/2018 at 10:09 AM, Moose135 said:

I don't know, it's Texas, he may be the envy of all the other lawyers... "Why didn't I think of doing a commercial like that???"

Yeah, I'm thinking he knows his audience and the current climate pretty well. He's a buffoon for sure, but then...something something no political talk something something.

[janie jones]

I would never hire Bryan Wilson, Texas Law Hawk.  But then I don't drink and drive so I guess I don't need his services anyway.

[cynicat]

The Pennsylvania lottery has used 'Gus' for awhile in many different commercials.  For a local commercial, they're pretty cute.  I think he's supposed to be a groundhog, but they probably couldn't get the rights to use the name Phil.

[janie jones]

Gus is so cute.  I love his little vest!

[funky-rat]

On ‎10‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 9:34 AM, cynicat said:

The Pennsylvania lottery has used 'Gus' for awhile in many different commercials.  For a local commercial, they're pretty cute.  I think he's supposed to be a groundhog, but they probably couldn't get the rights to use the name Phil.

 

Yep - he's Gus Groundhog.  I think they just wanted to differentiate him from Punxsutawney Phil.

[funky-rat]

There's a commercial that I see ever day at least twice for this car lot that isn't really local to where I live, but they have a lot of billboards in my area, and people I know do drive there to get cars because they're a huge dealership, and they claim to do better deals than anyone else.  I tried dealing with them once, and they laughed at me that I was looking for a car under $10,000 for my husband, so they burned any goodwill with me.

The woman in their commercial over-annunciates everything.  Ford becomes "Fo-Ward".  She pronounces the somewhat silent "d" in "Dodge" (Dod-juh).  They talk about their dual pick-ups, and it comes out "Doo-elly Die-zels".  I just want to chuck something through the TV.

[Browncoat]

I think this is a local ad -- I can't find it anywhere online, which makes me sad, because I'd love to share it.  It makes me laugh every single time.

It's for a furniture company, and there are two women sitting on a sofa, chatting about the furniture.  Meanwhile, in the background, three kids are running around and around a wall/partition, through a doorway, and yelling.  One of the women calmly gets up, walks over to the wall/partition, and slides a large wooden shelving unit in front of the doorway.  The next thing you hear is a thump, and things fall off the shelves.

I know I am evil for laughing, but I can't help it.

[topanga]

Local radio ad in Philadelphia/Delaware/Southern NJ: Springfield Mitsubishi's spokesperson does a wonderful (terrible?) and exaggerated impersonation of Marisa Tomei's Mona Lisa Vito from My Cousin Vinnie. The car dealership's claim to fame is that you only have to pay one dime for a down payment on a new car. "One. Doime." --in Mona Lisa's voice

My mother hates the commercials, but I love them. The actress is all in and doesn't care how ridiculous she sounds. And I guess the ads are working. There have been several versions of the commercial, and they've been running a while. 

[catlover79]

For my fellow Clevelanders...Garfield 12323!!

[Colleenna]

On 10/13/2018 at 9:34 AM, cynicat said:

The Pennsylvania lottery has used 'Gus' for awhile in many different commercials.  For a local commercial, they're pretty cute.  I think he's supposed to be a groundhog, but they probably couldn't get the rights to use the name Phil.

That because he's PA's "second most famous groundhog." Keep on scratching! :-) :-) 

Don't know where in PA you are but the ads for Shenderovich, Shenderovich and Fishman crack me up. Those twins trying to look serious....

[Was-MArsenault]

Here's one I really can't stand:

[friendperidot]

Community Builders, a regional home improvement company, the owner (I guess) has a tag line of "I'm going to save you a lot of money." I hate the way he says it. On the words "a lot", it' like he choked on the words, they caught in the back of his throat and now he's gargling them out. It annoys me. It is not cute or clever.

[chessiegal]

Cullman AL - my husband's home town. He swears he is not related to any of these people. This is one of the funniest ads ever.

Cullman mobile homes

[Silver Raven]

On 6/19/2020 at 9:01 AM, chessiegal said:

Cullman AL - my husband's home town. He swears he is not related to any of these people. This is one of the funniest ads ever.

Cullman mobile homes

Another Rhett and Link masterpiece.

[Browncoat]

I just saw a local ad (produced by the station) that had a little girl singing the national anthem.  Her voice was so high-pitched that it actually hurt my ears.  I felt terrible about muting the national anthem (and a little girl!), but I just couldn't take it.

[SnarkySheep]

On 4/30/2018 at 6:23 AM, knitorpurl said:

This one cannot compete with the Tarzan for wackiness but always cracked me up when it used to run. 

Imagine being the poor receptionist:  "Good morning, Stacy Shaw Law!" "Good morning, Stacy Shaw Law!"

[cynicat]

21 hours ago, SnarkySheep said:

Imagine being the poor receptionist:  "Good morning, Stacy Shaw Law!" "Good morning, Stacy Shaw Law!"

Makes me think of Bob Loblaw from Arrested Development

 

[catlover79]

Would the Ohio Lottery be considered local? In any case, I always lose it at the present tossed out of the moving car. 😂😂😂😂😂

 

[shlbycindyk]

We have a commercial running here in the Charlotte, NC area about a doctor that does, "Veins!  All day everyday!".  He's recently put out a new commercial where he walks up to his office and his entire nursing staff is outside playing volley ball.  Then he tells them, "Come inside!  You know we do veins all day everyday!".  I was a nurse for thirty years and nobody ever asked me to play volley ball between patients.  I feel a little cheated now. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

I used to live near Columbus, GA/Phenix City, AL (that's not misspelled) and a local commercial we had was for a septic service.    They were called Royal Flush.     They were singing, and dancing, and were the actual employees.    Fortunately, when they were servicing my septic tank, before I sold the house, they were very professional, and weren't singing and dancing while they worked. 

Edited December 17, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[bilgistic]

My ex-brother-in-law is from Phenix City.

Edited December 17, 2020 by bilgistic

[Prevailing Wind]

I was in Columbus GA one weekend and took a drive over the bridge to Phenix City. I drove past the "Phenix City Department of Water and Sanitation Department."  I wondered if the sign maker got paid by the letter on the sign and was he the one who added the redundant "Department."

 

That annoying "Piccanil" Brat for Pinnacle is back.  I wouldn't use those people even if they offered to do renovations for free. Not until they teach that brat some manners.  "That's what I said! Piccanil!"

[SoMuchTV]

Oh, gosh local car dealer. I get that your premise is “hey, 2020, the worst, right?” but maybe “kiss 2020 goodbye” with lots of customers and salespeople mingling with no masks or social distance is a little too soon!

[catlover79]

Spudnuts is a great local donut shop here in Northeast Ohio. This commercial is from 1996. It is still going strong in the same location and the building seen briefly in the clip looks exactly the same today. 😊❤

 

[mbluecpa]

A local (Seattle) cosmetic dentist has been running a commercial featuring a captioned “actual patient” whose entire speech is her relaying a second-hand testimonial that she got from another unnamed, unseen patient in the waiting room. She concludes by saying that someone asked her if she’d had a facelift, to which she replied “yes, I did.”  I think the intent is “I’ve got great teeth, and all my friends mistakenly thought I had a facelift,” but that’s lost in translation. 

Edited January 17, 2021 by mbluecpa

[Prevailing Wind]

15 hours ago, mbluecpa said:

A local (Seattle) cosmetic dentist has been running a commercial featuring a captioned “actual patient” whose entire speech is her relaying a second-hand testimonial that she got from another unnamed, unseen patient in the waiting room. She concludes by saying that someone asked her if she’d had a facelift, to which she replied “yes, I did.”  I think the intent is “I’ve got great teeth, and all my friends mistakenly thought I had a facelift,” but that’s lost in translation. 

That reminds me of a lady I used to work with. One day, after she had a vacation, she looked different.  I asked her best friend in the office if I was imagining it and Debra said, "No, I think she got new dentures"  LOL.

 

 

[Nicmar]

On 9/1/2018 at 12:30 PM, janie jones said:

I would never hire Bryan Wilson, Texas Law Hawk.  But then I don't drink and drive so I guess I don't need his services anyway.

We have a Jim Adler the Texas Law Hammer , And I would never hire  either one of them. 🤣

[smittykins]

Rochester used to have JIM! THE HAMMER! SHAPIRO!, but I believe he’s been disbarred.

[QuinnInND]

Where my SIL lives, there's a lawyer who's slogan is "Hit by a truck? Call Chuck!" 

 

[Prevailing Wind]

We've got John Foy, The Strong Arm.  - the trial lawyer with a speech impediment.

He did have another ad where he said that really wasn't HIS arm. LOL

[smittykins]

14 hours ago, QuinnInND said:

Where my SIL lives, there's a lawyer who's slogan is "Hit by a truck? Call Chuck!" 

 

Rochester now has “Hurt in a car?  Call William Mattar.” There was also “🎶Cellino and Barnes, injury attorneys, call 888-8888🎶” which was spoofed by Saturday Night Live among others, until  Steve Barnes was killed in a private plane crash  late last year.

[xaxat]

Upstate New York advertising legend Billy Fuccillo has died.

 

 

[Tom Holmberg]

On 1/18/2021 at 1:00 PM, Nicmar said:

We have a Jim Adler the Texas Law Hammer , And I would never hire  either one of them. 🤣

Chicago has a "Hammer" lawyer as well. I wonder if every city is required to have one.

[Prevailing Wind]

50 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Chicago has a "Hammer" lawyer as well. I wonder if every city is required to have one.

Atlanta doesn't have one, but we've got a "strong arm" - said with a lisp.