Favorite Commercials

[proserpina65]

On 1/22/2025 at 6:09 PM, andromeda331 said:

I love the Small cat food commercials with Oscar the cat. He's so adorable and ending with him the box is so accurate. 

That's my one exception to being annoyed by all the commercials for overly expensive pet foods because Oscar in the box is tote adorbs.

[andromeda331]

9 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

That's my one exception to being annoyed by all the commercials for overly expensive pet foods because Oscar in the box is tote adorbs.

Yes it is.

[Red Bridey]

I like the Special K commercial with the tiny Asian woman living her life, being strong and self-sufficient because she eats her healthy cereal. It's odd because it's a grey-toned ad that at first I thought was going to be a PSA for some religion or a Life Alert kind of service, but instead, it's, "Eat this and you will be able to live life." I'm impressed.

[Haleth]

I’ve seen a couple new Super Bowl ads that are hilarious. Watch out for Eugene Levy for Little Caesar’s and David Beckham for Stella Artois. Very funny!

[Browncoat]

Once upon a time, we'd actually have to wait until the Super Bowl (or after) to see the Super Bowl commercials.  It just seems wrong that I can watch them so far in advance.

[Haleth]

14 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Once upon a time, we'd actually have to wait until the Super Bowl (or after) to see the Super Bowl commercials.  It just seems wrong that I can watch them so far in advance.

At least we don’t have to worry about missing anything when we go to the bathroom. 😄

[Shrek]

3 hours ago, Haleth said:

At least we don’t have to worry about missing anything when we go to the bathroom. 😄

I go during the game so I'm ready for the commercials. 

[Crashcourse]

I don't even care about Instacart, but I'm so glad to see the Old Spice guy doing this Super Bowl commercial.

 

[Browncoat]

I could have done without seeing puppy monkey baby again ever in my whole life.

But the Old Spice guy can show up any time.

[Shrek]

If nothing else the puppymonkeybaby ads did their job because they're not exactly easy to forget.............or get out of your head once you've seen one. So they certainly did what they were meant to do.

[Browncoat]

1 hour ago, Shrek said:

If nothing else the puppymonkeybaby ads did their job because they're not exactly easy to forget.............or get out of your head once you've seen one. So they certainly did what they were meant to do.

Not really, though.  I remember the puppy monkey baby, but I have absolutely no idea what the ad was for. 

[andromeda331]

I love the new Aflac commercial with the stunt duck instead of the stunt man.

[proserpina65]

On 2/5/2025 at 11:58 AM, Browncoat said:

Not really, though.  I remember the puppy monkey baby, but I have absolutely no idea what the ad was for. 

Exactly.  I remember the horrifying creature but couldn't tell you what that commercial was supposed to be selling if my life depended on it.  The Seal as a seal commercial, however, I'll never forget that it's a Mountain Dew ad.

 

[Browncoat]

39 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

The Seal as a seal commercial, however, I'll never forget that it's a Mountain Dew ad.

I can't decide if I like that one or am horrified by it.  It is clever and amusing, but also the stuff of nightmares.

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

LOL ! The King looks like Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) from All Creatures Great and Small.  Anybody else catch this????

[kathyk2]

I love the Rocket Money ad where everyone is singing Country Roads.

[Kimboweena]

Love this Progressive Insurance commercial, "That's a whole rabbit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OifTrWzb_NU

Edited February 12 by Kimboweena
Video link didn't start at the beginning.

[Haleth]

20 hours ago, Kimboweena said:

Love this Progressive Insurance commercial, "That's a whole rabbit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OifTrWzb_NU

Ha!  I also had a rabbit named Foot. He wasn’t Swedish. Or from NJ. 

[SoMuchTV]

There was a report on the network national news tonight about kayaker who was “swallowed” (then immediately spit out) by a humpback whale. (Somehow it got caught on video.)  Followed directly by a Pacific Life commercial featuring mother and child humpback whales. Best product placement ever!

[Yeah No]

13 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

There was a report on the network national news tonight about kayaker who was “swallowed” (then immediately spit out) by a humpback whale. (Somehow it got caught on video.)  Followed directly by a Pacific Life commercial featuring mother and child humpback whales. Best product placement ever!

That's interesting because just a few days ago I watched an episode of "History's Most Shocking" on the History Channel and it featured a video of 2 women whale spotters that were swallowed by a whale accidentally and were spit out. It happened on a whale spotting expedition where people went out in small boats to get up close to the whales, I forget where. Interesting coincidence!

Edited February 14 by Yeah No

[sempervivum]

The Weather Tec commercial with a carful of rowdy grannies is pretty funny, although I draw the line at the boob-flashing at the bingo parlor. 

[Shrek]

I guess we don't taste good to whales if they keep spitting us out, must not like pork either then.

[Yeah No]

34 minutes ago, Shrek said:

I guess we don't taste good to whales if they keep spitting us out, must not like pork either then.

It's actually that hump back whales' mouths and throats are not designed to be able to swallow or break down humans or any large creature so that's why they spit us out. They feed on small fish that swim in huge schools. It's only when humans get close to them when they're feeding on those fish that they accidently get scooped up along with them. I learned that from watching that show.

[Shrek]

11 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

It's actually that hump back whales' mouths and throats are not designed to be able to swallow or break down humans or any large creature so that's why they spit us out. They feed on small fish that swim in huge schools. It's only when humans get close to them when they're feeding on those fish that they accidently get scooped up along with them. I learned that from watching that show.

And that's the problem with the internet & texting. I guess I should have put a laughing emoji at the end because in my mind it was funny & meant as a joke as there's not many pigs in the ocean.

But thank you for the whale lesson.

Edited February 14 by Shrek

[Yeah No]

20 minutes ago, Shrek said:

And that's the problem with the internet & texting. I guess I should have put a laughing emoji at the end because in my mind it was funny & meant as a joke as there's not many pigs in the ocean.

But thank you for the whale lesson.

LOL, you're welcome. But knowing me, I probably would have given it to you anyway. 😉

[Browncoat]

Krill are also an important food source for humpback whales, and krill overfishing (for krill oil) is a huge problem.

[Ancaster]

On 2/14/2025 at 10:10 AM, Shrek said:

I guess we don't taste good to whales if they keep spitting us out, must not like pork either then.

You mean we don't taste like fishy chicken?

[Shrek]

On 2/16/2025 at 8:33 PM, Ancaster said:

You mean we don't taste like fishy chicken?

Original pork not that awful fishy stuff that's full of water.. 

[ebk57]

Don't care about the vehicle, but love the song...which I was really surprised is sung by Elaine Stritch (and not a Latina singer like I originally thought)!

 

[andromeda331]

The weather tech commercial with the older ladies having the time of their lives as Born to be Wild plays while their speeding in the car, spraying the truck, playing bingo, getting arrested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKwh3AAxI7s

[Crashcourse]

And one of the ladies flashing her boobs at bingo, and the old gent needs a breathing mask. 

[andromeda331]

The Spruce commercial with Who Let the Dogs Out as dogs jump into the pool and having a pool party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CiSxkyYu9w

I didn't think anything could beat Frank barking to Who Let the Dogs Out but this commerical managed to do that. Or maybe tied.

[Dirtybubble]

IDC what anyone says, Jamie is the coolest 😎 

 

[PokerDot]

On 2/21/2025 at 1:08 PM, ebk57 said:

Don't care about the vehicle, but love the song...which I was really surprised is sung by Elaine Stritch (and not a Latina singer like I originally thought)!

In the last 5 years or so, commercials have been using either late 50s, early 60s rock and roll songs, which I think are either obscure old songs or new songs made to sound like they're from that era. While I have no opinion of that music, I like it in commercials. 

Jamie has become quite the badass.

[mbluecpa]

I saw an Instacart commercial last night that was the best one I’ve seen in a while. A couple disagrees on storing ketchup in the pantry vs the fridge. The dialog (husband: “baby, your momma didn’t raise you right”) and punch line (husband orders two bottles on a 2 for 1 Instacart special and labels one “pantry” and the other “fridge”) is funny to me. It’s only 30 seconds but the actors have a playful chemistry. 

[Red Bridey]

That's always been my stock answer to the debate over what to put in the fridge vs what stays at room temp: Buy two. You do you and your partner does them (sorry for grammar!). Isn't that cheaper in the long run than just a pesky annoyance that irritates and irritates?

Edited March 11 by Red Bridey

[Prevailing Wind]

6 hours ago, Red Bridey said:

That's always been my stock answer to the debate over what to put in the fridge vs what stays at room temp: Buy two. You do you and your partner does them (sorry for grammar!). Isn't that cheaper in the long run than just a pesky annoyance that irritates and irritates?

Same goes for toothpaste tubes. One gets squeezed from the end and the other is squeezed in the middle.

 

[Red Bridey]

2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Same goes for toothpaste tubes. One gets squeezed from the end and the other is squeezed in the middle.

 

I have always squeezed my toothpaste from the end. I live alone. I had a girlfriend visit me and woke up to a big dent in the middle! She did it ON PURPOSE. AUGHH! 😉😂

[AnimeMania]

My favorite commercial is when the dog jumps into the mouth of a giant ringworm and comes out of its butt, then runs over to its female owner who kisses the dog on the mouth.

[KWalkerInc]

I enjoy the ad for the Granite Stone cookware set.  The voiceover asks if you are tired of yelling at your pans, and a woman promptly puts her hands on her head and lets out a dramatic scream (but not so loud that it would startle anyone that had the TV on as background noise).  It is wonderful infomercial-level acting.  Later, after she has bought the Granite Stone, she has a different hairstyle, perhaps to show that she isn't as frazzled now.  When the voiceover is pointing out the virtues of non-stick cookware, she helpfully takes a cookie sheet out of the oven and makes all the cookies flip in the air to demonstrate.  Plus, it has the requisite visual of a little honking truck to indicate free shipping, because of course no one would otherwise understand such a "difficult" concept.  This ad always makes me laugh and is a relief from the generic Viagra ad that usually airs for the entire ad break late at night.

[andromeda331]

I love the first time home buyers in Progressive commercial with Mara. It's just so accurate. Excited over buying your first home and then all the stuff you have to do to maintain the house sinks in. The fertilizer guy is right about not putting down too much of it or not enough. 

[chessiegal]

8 hours ago, KWalkerInc said:

I enjoy the ad for the Granite Stone cookware set.  The voiceover asks if you are tired of yelling at your pans, and a woman promptly puts her hands on her head and lets out a dramatic scream (but not so loud that it would startle anyone that had the TV on as background noise).  It is wonderful infomercial-level acting.  Later, after she has bought the Granite Stone, she has a different hairstyle, perhaps to show that she isn't as frazzled now.  When the voiceover is pointing out the virtues of non-stick cookware, she helpfully takes a cookie sheet out of the oven and makes all the cookies flip in the air to demonstrate.  Plus, it has the requisite visual of a little honking truck to indicate free shipping, because of course no one would otherwise understand such a "difficult" concept.  This ad always makes me laugh and is a relief from the generic Viagra ad that usually airs for the entire ad break late at night.

What cracks me up is them pulling pans out of a presumably hot oven with their bare hands. Then there is a stock pot they take out of the oven with a cooked chicken half in the pot, feet up, with carrots stuck around it. 🤣 There is another company with the same products. I forget the name, but both are owned by the same company.

[Crashcourse]

1 hour ago, andromeda331 said:

I love the first time home buyers in Progressive commercial with Mara. It's just so accurate. Excited over buying your first home and then all the stuff you have to do to maintain the house sinks in. The fertilizer guy is right about not putting down too much of it or not enough. 

And the other guy was right about the busted water heater.  My brother's broke down and flooded the basement a few months ago.

[KWalkerInc]

There is a commercial for Marco's Pizza where they announce that Marco's won America's Favorite Pizza chain and a guy goes, "Who?!"  That makes me laugh because of his delivery and because that was my reaction to some earlier commercials, as I guessed they were nowhere near me.  From looking at their web site, the closest ones are just 330 miles away!

[SweetieDarling]

I love the FanDuel commercial with Charles Barkley interacting with ChuckGPT

ChuckIRL: "What does Charles Barkley really need help with?"

ChuckGPT: "Hundreds of results found.."

[proserpina65]

On 3/15/2025 at 12:53 PM, andromeda331 said:

I love the first time home buyers in Progressive commercial with Mara. It's just so accurate. Excited over buying your first home and then all the stuff you have to do to maintain the house sinks in. The fertilizer guy is right about not putting down too much of it or not enough. 

Yep, totally reminds me of me when I found out there was a leaky spot in my roof which hadn't shown up in the inspection.

[ebk57]

March Madness has brought back Maxwell.  I love Maxwell.

 

[andromeda331]

8 hours ago, ebk57 said:

March Madness has brought back Maxwell.  I love Maxwell.

 

So do I.

[JudyObscure]

I love the sick woman on the bathroom floor who's so happy she's found an online doctor.

 

[Bastet]

I wish the "wee!!" segment wasn't an entire 12 seconds long, because it's too much for me, but I love "Maxwell!" and "Thanks, Mrs. A."  With maybe 7 seconds of squealing, I'd probably count the commercial among my favorites.