David T. Cole March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 I don't watch football so it wasn't until recently I saw the "Moink!" Super Bowl ad. I'm putting it here in an effort to rid myself of its ear-wormy mojo. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/
Lola16 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 One of my favorite commericals of all time is for a Canadian company - Danier Leather Love the song as well. Read that Danier won't allow it to be released or for the artist to make a longer play version. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11187
Rogaine2233 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) I love this one. And having spent so many years in the advertising biz, I can tell you that the agency was probably having a major squee over this. A great commercial! but it costs a mint to produce. We've got big name talent, copyright, complicated set and shoot....What? No problem you say? Budget approved? Wasn't that supposed to imbed? Edited March 30, 2014 by Rogaine2233 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11206
Lola16 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 I like the Mercedes commercial too! (I think you need to paste the web link, not a mobile version.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11209
AntiBeeSpray March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) I really love the Hump day (Wednesday) commercial with the camel in it from Geico. So funny. It makes me laugh every time I see it. Edited March 30, 2014 by AntiBeeSpray 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11212
Lola16 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 Another favorite of mine is the Visa Check Card commercial that is set in a pet store. Love it when the clerk picks up the phone to call in for approval and he picks up a bunny instead. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11251
Rick Kitchen March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 The Geico Hump Day camel is now making an appearance in movie theaters to remind you not to use your cell phone during movies. "Is that your mom?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCLO9OOMtqE 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11267
BabyVegas March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 For me the commercials that work best are usually the ones that don't have a ton of dialogue. Generally the dialogue is where a commercial makes me want to shoot the TV. This old Geico one has almost no dialogue but it works really well for me because a) I'm always a fan of a complex high five ritual and b) I'm pretty sure squirrels do try to mess with humans. 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11287
cynicat March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 That's a fucked up ad, and now 'bacon in your burger' is stuck in my head. I need to find a way to get rid of it ASAP. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11577
Dani-Ellie March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 I listen to an internet oldies radio station at work, and every time they play "Rock Me Gently," all I can think of is this Jeep commercial with the singing animals: The "Dude, so uncalled for!" look the guy shoots at the wolf when he eats the bird cracks me up. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11627
lucindabelle March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing! I love the wolf coughing him up and getting into the song! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11756
Rogaine2233 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) We saw the Geico camel in the theater recently. I actually like him too...much more than the pig...but he can get grating. The fact that my teenaged son can do a pitch perfect imitation of him probably doesn't help. He's in college, but every Wednesday, I get a call. WHAT DAY IS IT? I'm on my iPad so the mobile link is what comes up, but maybe this will work for the Mercedes commercial. If not, mods...help?? Edited March 30, 2014 by Rogaine2233 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11763
shlbycindyk March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 Dani-Elli I had never seen that commercial but I love it! Thanks for posting the link. I would also like to thank the Previously TV folks for being so accomodating and creating these topics. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11790
Maverick March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) I should really hate the Geico camel commercial but I just can't help myself. The only thing that ruins it is the the two banjo playing dorks at the end. Hopefully they have run their course, but the camel can hang around in small doses. BTW, the camel's name isn't Mike.....he's addressing Mike. In my head, his name is Joe.....Joe Cool, And part of the reason he's so happy is because he finally found a job after being out of work for a decade when the government forced Camel Cigarettes to fire him. Edited March 30, 2014 by Maverick 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-11951
smittykins March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 I listen to an internet oldies radio station at work, and every time they play "Rock Me Gently," all I can think of is this Jeep commercial with the singing animals: The "Dude, so uncalled for!" look the guy shoots at the wolf when he eats the bird cracks me up. IIRC they had another one using Jonathan Edwards' "Sunshine(Go Away Today)". Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12137
Dani-Ellie March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 You're very welcome, lucindabelle and shlbycindyk! It's an older commercial; I haven't seen it on TV in years, but I love it to pieces. IIRC they had another one using Jonathan Edwards' "Sunshine(Go Away Today)". Ooh! Now I have to try to find that, haha. I love that song, too! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12512
Lola16 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) I don't watch football so it wasn't until recently I saw the "Moink!" Super Bowl ad. I'm putting it here in an effort to rid myself of its ear-wormy mojo. Talking food - always so disturbing! Wonder if he's the product of the California Happy Cow (Kristen?) and Maxwell the Geico Pig? Edited March 30, 2014 by Lola16 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12518
OriginalCyn March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 (edited) One of my all-time favorite commercials aired in Europe - no way would it make it past the censors here in the US: Edited March 30, 2014 by OriginalCyn 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12548
Rogaine2233 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 It's totally sappy, but the guy who raises the Clydesdale horses for Budweiser always tears me up. And then this year, they came out with the sequel with the impossibly cute puppy. http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p4 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12558
Lola16 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 It's totally sappy, but the guy who raises the Clydesdale horses for Budweiser always tears me up. And then this year, they came out with the sequel with the impossibly cute puppy. Flove that ad. Puppies and Clydesdales! Too bad Bud tastes like warm pee. Not that I'd know. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12571
TheGongOfDoom March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 (edited) It's totally sappy, but the guy who raises the Clydesdale horses for Budweiser always tears me up. And then this year, they came out with the sequel with the impossibly cute puppy. http://youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p4 Love the commerical, LOATHE the song. Please tell me the name of the act/person/band who sings that so I can make a note NEVER to buy their records/ see them in concert and also have them hunted down and shot. Also, how do you code a Youtube video so it embeds rather than the link showing up? And do you have any chocolate cream pie? Edited March 31, 2014 by TheGongOfDoom 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12661
OriginalCyn March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 Love the commerical, LOATHE the song? Please tell me the name of the act/person/band who sings that so I can make a note NEVER to buy their records/ see them in concert and also have them hunted down and shot. Also, how do you code a Youtube video so it embeds rather than the link showing up? And do you have any chocolate cream pie? To embed a youtube video, just paste the link in the thread without using the "link" button -- it will automatically embed the video. I'm going to start a thread about the Music in Commercials as I've found songs in ads that I love as well as ones that make me want to gouge my ears out with a spork. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12669
Rogaine2233 March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 Fleetwood Mac "Landslide" was in the original spot. I really like that song. I didn't mind this one, but it didn't have sentimental meaning for me on top of the commercial like the Fleetwood Mac song. It took me a few tries because I'm posting from an iPad, but apparently the forum won't recognize the mobile URL. If that's your problem, just take out the "m." when you copy paste the URL and the video should embed. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12671
TheGongOfDoom March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 Margaret and her skillet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzysQp9oRc I also chuckle how she gets it tangled in her purse straps and uses it as a pointer for the graph on the wall. The voiceovers for these annoyed me at first, but his tone and intonation have grown on me. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12673
TheGongOfDoom March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 I don't watch football so it wasn't until recently I saw the "Moink!" Super Bowl ad. I'm putting it here in an effort to rid myself of its ear-wormy mojo. Christ. Why not take the final step and make the goddamned bun out of bacon. I have NEVER understood how bacon became "A THING." 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12695
Rinaldo March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 This is a classic from 1981 (a time when new commercial campaigns would sometimes run to a full minute). I still recall it fondly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waRsphBoTts I remember watching it with my father, himself a director of commercials (and therefore inclined to be cynical and analytical about them), and at the end he said "Isn't it the damnedest thing? They break your heart over their stupid hamburgers." 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12807
Callasin March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 I like the camel but he annoys my roomate who is named Mike. My all-time favorite is the little girl who says "Thank you mommy for my Fathead." I chuckle every time she's on. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12865
OSM Mom March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 I should really hate the Geico camel commercial but I just can't help myself. The only thing that ruins it is the the two banjo playing dorks at the end. Hopefully they have run their course, but the camel can hang around in small doses. BTW, the camel's name isn't Mike.....he's addressing Mike. In my head, his name is Joe.....Joe Cool, And part of the reason he's so happy is because he finally found a job after being out of work for a decade when the government forced Camel Cigarettes to fire him. Actually, the camels name is Caleb. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-12889
Lola16 March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 My all-time favorite is the little girl who says "Thank you mommy for my Fathead." I chuckle every time she's on. Small world story. About 2-3 years ago I was recruited by Fathead to head up their advertising unit. They wanted to make Fathead a household name. It would have required a move to MI. I went to school briefly in MI. I declined the interview. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-13805
theredhead77 March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 (edited) I absolutely love the current esurance commercial with the women who don't understand how Facebook works. I could totally see my Nana doing that. That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0yD-9CDwI Edited March 31, 2014 by theredhead77 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-14497
gabrielle April 1, 2014 Share April 1, 2014 I am completely obsessed with that esurance commercial. If only it was polite to say "I unfriend you" in real life... Otherwise, my favorite commercial of all time is this Nextel one from 2005: 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-15031
smittykins April 1, 2014 Share April 1, 2014 Toyota Highlander + Muppets = awesome! :) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-15299
scout1207 April 1, 2014 Share April 1, 2014 Otherwise, my favorite commercial of all time is this Nextel one from 2005: I swear the guy in the white shirt is this close to twerking... Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-16628
TheGongOfDoom April 3, 2014 Share April 3, 2014 I am completely obsessed with that esurance commercial. If only it was polite to say "I unfriend you" in real life... Otherwise, my favorite commercial of all time is this Nextel one from 2005: WGN's weather team did a nice version: 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-19137
captain1 April 4, 2014 Share April 4, 2014 I love the Valspar paint ad with the adorable chameleons! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-21257
theredhead77 April 4, 2014 Share April 4, 2014 Honey Made has a response to One Million Mom's and their "outrage" 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-21854
Jamoche April 5, 2014 Share April 5, 2014 Please tell me the name of the act/person/band who sings that so I can make a note NEVER to buy their records/ see them in concert and also have them hunted down and shot. ispot.tv is better than imdb for ads - it's got actors, songs, and the ads themselves. The "Puppy Love" song is Let Her Go by Passenger Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-22659
Prevailing Wind April 5, 2014 Share April 5, 2014 I think I have to go buy some Honey Maid now. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-22861
AimingforYoko April 5, 2014 Share April 5, 2014 I think I have to go buy some Honey Maid now. Pro tip: Buttercream frosting between two Honey Maid graham crackers. Perfection. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-23415
Rick Kitchen April 6, 2014 Share April 6, 2014 And just so you know, Passenger is a he, not a they. Michael Rosenberg used to be in a band called Passenger, but when the band broke up, he kept the name, though he's the only member. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-23716
ramble April 6, 2014 Share April 6, 2014 Kodak's Daddy's Little Girl commercial. I still remember my dad, who gave his sappy gene to me, tearing up the first time he saw it. I did as well, while my mom & sister rolled their eyes at us. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-23937
Bubbacat April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=148dowDhkVY An oldie but a goodie! The FedEx commercial from the 2006 Superbowl. Cracks me up every time. Edited April 9, 2014 by Bubbacat Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-27568
Bastet April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Was it FedEx or another delivery company that had the commercial many years ago with a French driver sitting in a cafe sneering about the "bourgeois businessmen waiting for their packages"? Whatever company it was for, I loved it. In my family, we will still adopt a bad French accent and use that line at random times. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-28604
The Crazed Spruce April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Still one of my favourites. Apparently, you can really taste the garlic. :) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-28800
shlbycindyk April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 (edited) I haven't seen this one mentioned. I love all of the Malcolm McDowell and James Earl Jones Sprint commercials. Edited April 10, 2014 by shlbycindyk 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-30457
ramble April 12, 2014 Share April 12, 2014 Have y'all seen this? It isn't exactly a commercial, but an example of how commercials all tend to use the same footage. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-32988
Jamoche April 12, 2014 Share April 12, 2014 (edited) It's in Spanish so I'm missing 99% of it, but grandma mocking the duck-face selfie gets a giggle out of me: http://www.ispot.tv/share/7Sj1 Edited April 12, 2014 by Jamoche 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-33016
WendyCR72 April 13, 2014 Share April 13, 2014 Maybe because the grandpa in this commercial was so deadpan and dry and snarky, and it was so unlike the old family-friendly, folksy Oscar Mayer ads of old, but this one, to me, was hilarious: http://youtu.be/kVVs_68Jai8 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-33242
captain1 April 20, 2014 Share April 20, 2014 I love the new Maytag ads featuring Mike Rowe as various appliances - especially the one where he is the (always running) refrigerator. I'll have to figure out how to embed the video. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-42592
captain1 April 20, 2014 Share April 20, 2014 Hope this will work: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DyZpULQwxQ4 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2715-favorite-commercials/#findComment-42596
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