InDueTime November 17, 2014 Share November 17, 2014 I hope someone can help me identify this commercial. The thing is, I don't know what it's for, and I only caught a bit of it. There's a man (maybe a sales guy or broker?) who's talking to a woman. She's a psychic, but every time she tries to finish his sentence, she gets it wrong. She never acknowledges it even though he corrects her. I want to see it again because it was pretty funny. I hope that description is enough to prompt those who have seen the commercial. I just saw it today. It's for TD Ameritrade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MJOUUQzWyA 2 Link to comment
Dirtybubble November 17, 2014 Share November 17, 2014 I don't normally like the Progressive Flo commercials but this one just cracks me up. I can't believe it is her playing all these roles..... 2 Link to comment
riley702 November 18, 2014 Share November 18, 2014 She's so totally getting a kick out of being the sister who snarks on Flo. LOL 2 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer November 19, 2014 Share November 19, 2014 I really like the Dos Equis ads as they've gotten more outrageous about "the most interesting man in the world". They've started running a new one with the line "he's made diamonds using peer pressure alone". 6 Link to comment
ABay November 19, 2014 Share November 19, 2014 "He once parallel parked a train" is one of my favorites. 4 Link to comment
beadgirl November 19, 2014 Share November 19, 2014 "His mom has a tattoo that says 'son.'" 4 Link to comment
Aquarius November 19, 2014 Share November 19, 2014 I love the tattoo one, and also "Sasquatch has a picture of him." "He's been the life of parties he's never even been to." 4 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer November 20, 2014 Share November 20, 2014 This is making me wish the most interesting man in the world would meet that crazy broad who was doing the Dewars' ads a while back. I'm laughing just imagining her calling him Angus. 3 Link to comment
xls November 21, 2014 Share November 21, 2014 I like the Kayak commercials. Here's the latest one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKvsIPj6L5U I like when she changes her hair. I know it's CGI, but I just think it's done very well. I like that one too! Link to comment
paramitch November 21, 2014 Share November 21, 2014 First off, this thread is fabulous. I had so much fun reading it, and the best part was discovering all these wonderful spots I hadn't seen (I'll get to SCOOTER in a minute)! 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." I loved the commercial and loved the moment you describe with your Dad even more. It just said volumes. And this commercial is a classic, and so sweet at heart. Sometimes I think nowadays there's so much cynicism and snideness built into our culture that ad people are too ready to equate innocence with stupidity. I'm not even a Hallmark person. But some of these ads are classics for a reason. I'm not sure where to put this one, but it's cute more than anything. I present Scooter, the neutered cat! Why was I not aware of this? How is this possible? I laughed like crazy all the way through this and then shared like a madwoman. Thanks for sharing that -- absolutely hilarious and creative and all for a great cause. I also love the one for this internet service where the techs are installing it at a company, and one of them starts flirting with the female employee by saying, "Did it hurt? When you fell from heaven?" And she gets this pleased look on her face and says, "A little." Then the other guy takes Mr. Flirty by the collar and starts trying to haul him through the hole in the ceiling so they can get back to work. It's just adorable. I love that commercial too -- the actors are all so genuine, and what makes it is that the nerdy-cute tech gives the girl this cheesy come-on, but he looks so adoring that you can kind of see her go, "Oh what the hell... yes, it did hurt when I fell from heaven..." I always feel bad when his cohort pulls him back into the ceiling -- I kind of want them to run off into the sunset together. I will give the ad company a zillion imaginary dollars if at the end of this campaign they bring her back again for some kind of closure. (I have obviously thought way, way too much about this...) Those Polaroid commercials were wonderful. Always delightful interaction between Garner and Hartley, and they kept shooting new ones and varying the nature of the sparring between them so (for me) they never wore out their welcome. (For me, it also helped that I had fallen "in love" with Mariette Hartley when at age 21 she appeared in a Shakespeare play that I saw. Not only was it gratifying to see her become nationally beloved, I was also seeing her become financially secure for life -- as she confirmed in her memoirs.) I always loved Mariette Hartley (even better with James Garner, as they both have that twinkle to them), and remember those commercials vividly from my childhood! But to me she will always be David Banner's most tragic girlfriend, for those of you who watched "The Incredible Hulk." I was really little, but man, did I cry. My own all-time favorite commercials would include: The EDS Herding Cats commercial (the actors are fantastic: "I got this one this mornin'. And when ya look at his face, it's just ripped to shreds..."): The "Call of the Wild" ("Ricky") commercial (all the "RRRiiiickyyyyyyyyyyys" and "RickyRickyRicky" just slay me): My late Mom's all-time favorite commercial was the Kia Soul "Party" Hamster commercial, which I thought was gorgeously produced and so much fun. I also love the DirecTV tiny giraffe ("Opulence, I has it") commercial ( ). And, ahem, I find this difficult to admit, but... I have this incredible weakness for the Fruit of the Loom music video commercials and find them beyond hysterical. "My denim world had put me in a tra-aaaance The world embraced my slate-blue underpa-aaaaaants" 5 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind November 21, 2014 Share November 21, 2014 Re Cat Herders...I love the guy with the lint roller. LOL. 3 Link to comment
riley702 November 21, 2014 Share November 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks, paramitch. I laughed like a loon, too. But recently, some networks have started running a "censored" version that attempts to bleep out "balls", but mistime their bleep, so you hear "balls" anyway. I'm not sure whether it's sad they're trying to censor it, or hysterically funny that they completely fail. Also, why is "balls" offensive, but "testicles" is apparently OK? ETA: Love "herding cats". Wasn't it originally a Superbowl commercial? Edited November 21, 2014 by riley702 2 Link to comment
Bastet November 21, 2014 Share November 21, 2014 I had forgotten all about the herding cats one, but now that I’ve seen it again I remember laughing so hard. I love the whole thing, but it’s the ball of yarn and the lint roller that tickle me most. 3 Link to comment
SoSueMe November 24, 2014 Share November 24, 2014 I love the USPS Priority Mail Christmas commercial with the box that a little kid has drawn on. Snowflakes, snowmen, a reindeer and a sound track that shouts determination! :) Wish I could find it on YouTube. 2 Link to comment
SoSueMe November 25, 2014 Share November 25, 2014 I love Stephen Colbert, but that's the first of his pistachio ads I've liked (and all credit goes to the eagle shifting away from him). I love them all, especially Rocky Mountain High, "he's fine". Lol. Link to comment
Jamoche November 25, 2014 Share November 25, 2014 I love the USPS Priority Mail Christmas commercial with the box that a little kid has drawn on. Snowflakes, snowmen, a reindeer and a sound track that shouts determination! :) Wish I could find it on YouTube. http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7sIb/usps-priority-mail-this-is-our-season ispot has everything. 2 Link to comment
callie lee 29 November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 (edited) I freakin' love this commercial!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLf9_O9RaY&list=UUfOsL5jTPA7yqC8Us5ag1aw&index=1 Edited November 26, 2014 by callie lee 29 5 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 I freakin' love this commercial!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLf9_O9RaY&list=UUfOsL5jTPA7yqC8Us5ag1aw&index=1 aw, that's sweet. Link to comment
Watcher0363 November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 GEICO, must have the best advertising agency in the world. PUSH IT, PUSH IT HARD!! LOL LOL LOL 2 Link to comment
Bastet November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 My favorite parts of the Salt-n-Pepa Geico commercial are those when Spinderella makes an appearance in the background, especially in the elevator. The guy mowing his lawn is pretty funny, too. 2 Link to comment
janie jones November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 I freakin' love this commercial!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLf9_O9RaY&list=UUfOsL5jTPA7yqC8Us5ag1aw&index=1 That is cute, but I had to rewatch the beginning closely a couple times because I did not understand where the brown-haired girl came from the first time. Link to comment
Bort November 26, 2014 Share November 26, 2014 I hadn't seen the Salt N Pepa Geico commercial yet so while looking for it on YouTube, I found this gem of a British commercial for Kia: 3 Link to comment
AntiBeeSpray November 28, 2014 Share November 28, 2014 http://youtu.be/Colw-GucKw0 Yay literal genies! :P Originally posted by kariyaki I hadn't seen the Salt N Pepa Geico commercial yet so while looking for it on YouTube, I found this gem of a British commercial for Kia: Me too! Takes me back. I remember that song. Here's the Salt N' Pepa Geico one. 1 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer November 28, 2014 Share November 28, 2014 I was about to get really annoyed by this one and then I laughed and laughed. 2 Link to comment
peeayebee November 29, 2014 Share November 29, 2014 There's a Nissan Sentra commercial where the people in the car sing Total Eclipse of the Heart. I love the hair of the woman in the back seat. Link to comment
ParadoxLost November 30, 2014 Share November 30, 2014 (edited) Like a Robot Butler, but not as awkward. Of the series, I was surprised that this is the one that I actually saw on TV given the cactus. Edited November 30, 2014 by ParadoxLost Link to comment
AntiBeeSpray November 30, 2014 Share November 30, 2014 http://youtu.be/OCEiv_MZ5l4 XD This new one cracked me up. Poor guy. 2 Link to comment
NYGirl December 1, 2014 Share December 1, 2014 I love the new Honda commercials with Skeletor and Stretch Armstrong..even though I hate car commercials during the holiday season Link to comment
Bastet December 1, 2014 Share December 1, 2014 I'm kind of digging the whole '80s series Honda is doing, even though I'm old enough that I only remember these characters from when my best friend and I had to watch her little brother. I've seen Stretch Armstrong, Jem, Gumby, those weird little toys ("little people," maybe?), Skeletor (was that from He-Man?), and Strawberry Shortcake. 3 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen December 1, 2014 Share December 1, 2014 Ugh, the voices those toys are doing in the Honda ads are on my last nerve. 1 Link to comment
Brattinella December 1, 2014 Share December 1, 2014 I think Skeletor is voiced by Bill Hader, whom I adore! 2 Link to comment
paramitch December 2, 2014 Share December 2, 2014 I freakin' love this commercial!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLf9_O9RaY&list=UUfOsL5jTPA7yqC8Us5ag1aw&index=1 That's adorable. I love the fact that if you pay attention, it isn't the prom queen girl he notices even in the very first scene. That was pretty darn lovely. And I love how awkward and ordinary his girl is until he catches a glimpse of her dancing. Just a really sweet and positive commercial and one I hadn't seen. My favorite parts of the Salt-n-Pepa Geico commercial are those when Spinderella makes an appearance in the background, especially in the elevator. The guy mowing his lawn is pretty funny, too. I love the guy mowing the lawn because he is no longer delighted at Salt-n-Pepa, he simply wants to mow his freakin lawn, so he's like, "YEAH. I'm pushin' it, okay? I'm pushin' REAL GOOD (subtext: GO AWAY)." 3 Link to comment
merylinkid December 2, 2014 Share December 2, 2014 The First Dance one is beautiful. I love how his sister thinks he is such a dork, but then smiles when he dances with her. True siblings. Ahhh first love. 1 Link to comment
ninjawirehead December 2, 2014 Share December 2, 2014 (edited) I absolutely love the Scooter the Neutered cat ad. The bit about "Who's your daddy?" "NOT ME!" slays me every time. I am cat owner and all my feline housemates are neutered/ or spayed except for the youngest one. Luckily, there is a low cost neuter/spay clinic near my home. I have to say that one of my favorite commercials is the one for Duluth Trading Company's long tail tees for women. The one with the gawking gopher. Heck, Duluth Trading Company's ads make me laugh everytime. I have a kid who is planning to attend college in Minnesota so maybe it's time to check out their products? Edited December 3, 2014 by ninjawirehead 2 Link to comment
riley702 December 2, 2014 Share December 2, 2014 (edited) That's adorable. I love the fact that if you pay attention, it isn't the prom queen girl he notices even in the very first scene. That was pretty darn lovely. And I love how awkward and ordinary his girl is until he catches a glimpse of her dancing. Just a really sweet and positive commercial and one I hadn't seen. Yes, he's looking at the brown-haired girl all along, but the blonde girl is standing in front of her every time and thinks he's looking at her. Which explains why she's so surprised when he walks past her at the dance. Not because she's conceited, but because she thought he was looking at her all along. Edited December 2, 2014 by riley702 Link to comment
meep.meep December 2, 2014 Share December 2, 2014 My new favorite is the "If you're happy and you know it, have a snack!" brought to you by WeightWatchers. 2 Link to comment
BooksRule December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 (edited) I like the Little Caesar's Pizza commercial where the guy is on hold to order a pizza and he's listening to a song made up of random phrases such as 'you're holding for pizza, holding for pizza....' Then, when his wife comes in and says 'why don't we just go to Little Caesar's and get a 'hot 'n ready' pizza?' the song lyrics change to 'don't listen to your wife....' Edited December 3, 2014 by BooksRule 6 Link to comment
caci December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 I like the wix.com commercials. One has the tennis lessons gone wrong and the other is the parrots that keep mocking the owner. I'm not sure why, but I laugh everytime I see them. Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 I like the Little Caesar's Pizza commercial where the guy is on hold to order a pizza and he's listening to a song made up of random phrases such as 'you're holding for pizza, holding for pizza....' Then, when his wife comes in and says 'why don't we just go to Little Caesar's and get a 'hot 'n ready' pizza?' the song lyrics change to 'don't listen to your wife....' I love that one too. The way the guy cuts his eyes to the side when the song changes about how he's wasting his life waiting is hilarious. 4 Link to comment
peeayebee December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. Link to comment
Aquarius December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 I like the Little Caesar's Pizza commercial where the guy is on hold to order a pizza and he's listening to a song made up of random phrases such as 'you're holding for pizza, holding for pizza....' Then, when his wife comes in and says 'why don't we just go to Little Caesar's and get a 'hot 'n ready' pizza?' the song lyrics change to 'don't listen to your wife....' My husband loves this one too. He especially loves singing the "don't listen to your wife" lyric around the house. 3 Link to comment
riley702 December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 Here ya go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3uK41UrtyI 1 Link to comment
Aquarius December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 Too bad the pizza looks gross. You got that right. To borrow liberally from Jean Shepherd, that is only a pizza in the academic sense. It is round, and it has toppings. 5 Link to comment
peeayebee December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 Yup. Gross-looking pizza. Great commercial. 3 Link to comment
riley702 December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 I'd try it if it had tomato sauce instead of that gross nacho cheese. Link to comment
6 MeowMeowBeenz December 3, 2014 Share December 3, 2014 IMO the guy resembles a younger Mike Ilitch, the owner of Little Caesar's Link to comment
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