Favorite Commercials

[Bastet]

There's a second "pretty sure" Tracy Morgan commercial.  I got more laughs from the first one, but I like the figment of our imagination segment of this one:

 

[xaxat]

"Alexa! Lights up! Lights up!"

(Also, that last shot in the tub.)

[KWalkerInc]

I like the Subway commercial with Marshawn Lynch rolling around in a giant tire because it reminds me of when I was 3 and my grandpa let me climb into a tire (in a nice dress that I didn't care for) and rocked it back and forth for a while.  He got in trouble with Mom and Grandma for this (though it couldn't have been too much because someone took a picture of me in the tire).  It's not a good sign though that I had to look up what this commercial was for a few hours later; I remembered it being for tires.

[Madding crowd]

I liked the George Costanza commercial playing George’s answering machine song from Seinfeld ( believe it or not George isn’t at home). I think you had to be a Seinfeld fan to appreciate it.

[Ashforth]

Drake from State Farm.

That is all.

[zoey1996]

This Jeep commercial was one of the Super Bowl ads.  I really liked it when I saw it, but I had no idea it was Springsteen!  https://www.ign.com/videos/jeep-super-bowl-55-commercial-the-middle-ft-bruce-springsteen

 

 

[Haleth]

I keep forgetting to mention this one. It’s been around for years but I still love it, the Citi commercial with the woman who buys a scarf and carrots and makes 3 snowmen for her husband to see when he gets home. The fact that they aren’t that young makes me think they’ve had fertility issues for years and now she is finally pregnant. It makes me happy for them. 

[WinnieWinkle]

There is a new Mcdonalds McCafe commercial on right now - I don't care about the commercial itself really what I love is that they are showing two guys in front of very realistic looking houses!  Normal houses that the average person going to McDonalds would be living in not the McMansions so beloved by most people making TV  shows and commercials that pretend to be about regular people!

Edited February 9, 2021 by WinnieWinkle

[Dirtybubble]

LOVE the new Jimmy Johns commercials with Brad Garrett.   I'm a huge Garrett fan anyhow and I think he missed his calling as a mobster, kingpin,  all around badass 😄

 

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Dirtybubble said:

LOVE the new Jimmy Johns commercials with Brad Garrett.   I'm a huge Garrett fan anyhow and I think he missed his calling as a mobster, kingpin,  all around badass 😄

 

OMG, I'm dying!

[bankerchick]

Hilarious, but I don't get why he calls them 'Jimmys Johns.  First time I thought I heard wrong but that is definitely what he's saying.

[Katy M]

I have never heard of Jimmy John's.  But this commercial makes me want to find one. LOL.

[CrazyInAlabama]

I really like Brad's Jimmy John commercial too.    However, the location in my town is not easy to get to because of the traffic on that one corner.      I understand their subs are fantastic though. 

We also have a Jersey Mike's closer, but I don't much about their subs.    I need to do research on both.  

It's funny, local stations here will have a Subway commercial, then almost immediately the JJ's and Jersey MIke's following.  They're making me hungry.    

Edited February 15, 2021 by CrazyInAlabama

[peacheslatour]

10 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I really like Brad's Jimmy John commercial too.    However, I understand that if you let JJ's put their oil/vinegar mixture on your sub, it will be a lot of oil, so you've been warned.    I understand their subs are fantastic though. 

Just so it's not mayonnaise- blech.

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, bankerchick said:

Hilarious, but I don't get why he calls them 'Jimmys Johns. 

I can't tell whether they're going for him being too dense to get the name right or him dissing the competition by intentionally using the wrong name. 

I've never heard of Jimmy John's, but I looked it up and there about a dozen in the greater Los Angeles area.  Who knew?  (I know, a whole lot of people who aren't me.)

[peacheslatour]

50 minutes ago, Bastet said:

I can't tell whether they're going for him being too dense to get the name right or him dissing the competition by intentionally using the wrong name. 

I've never heard of Jimmy John's, but I looked it up and there about a dozen in the greater Los Angeles area.  Who knew?  (I know, a whole lot of people who aren't me.)

There's one right down the street from us. I've never eaten there but my husband orders from them for his staff during the holidays when his crew is working really long hours. I've seen the sandwiches, I was not impressed. They look nothing like what they showed in that commercial.

[Dirtybubble]

4 hours ago, Bastet said:

I can't tell whether they're going for him being too dense to get the name right or him dissing the competition by intentionally using the wrong name. 

It could be an Italian/Jersey Shore/jabroni type of slang.  I used to live in an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn and the guys around there have that sort of way of speaking.   

The final scene of them burning down the JJ sign and the sign falling on their car is hilarious!

Btw I love JJ but ita dont get oil and vinegar on the sandwich or it will be soooo friggin greasy!

[Haleth]

Apparently one of the appeals of Jimmy Johns is that you can customize your order and they'll do anything you ask.  My son asked them to draw a giraffe on the bag.  They did.  It was really good. 

[scarletine]

I tend to prefer Jersey Mike's over Jimmy John's, but YMMV. I did find this, which also makes me not want to eat JJ's again. 
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-brief/fda-brief-fda-issues-warning-letters-jimmy-johns-and-sprout-distributor-food-safety-violations

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, scarletine said:

I tend to prefer Jersey Mike's over Jimmy John's, but YMMV. I did find this, which also makes me not want to eat JJ's again. 
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-brief/fda-brief-fda-issues-warning-letters-jimmy-johns-and-sprout-distributor-food-safety-violations

Plus the CEO is a trophy hunter.

[Prevailing Wind]

Jimmy John has said he no longer trophy hunts. I have a tendency to believe him because if he still were, there'd be pictures. There are none.  I boycotted him for about 6 years because of that, but lockdown broke my resolve.  Yeah, the sandwiches don't look like the pictures, but...it even says that on the website. They ARE tasty, inexpensive, and they DO deliver "freaky fast."

One time, I received my lunch, took a sip of the lemonade, and immediately called them back - it tasted like water. In less than 15 minutes, there was a knock on my door. The lady on the bicycle brought me a new, tasty lemonade.  (I thought beverage dispensers let them know when they're low on the syrup.)

[Katy M]

35 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

(I thought beverage dispensers let them know when they're low on the syrup.)

No, but a lot of time you can tell by color.

[Browncoat]

54 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

They ARE tasty, inexpensive, and they DO deliver "freaky fast."

They are freaky fast.  There have been times I've gotten my sandwich before I've finished paying for it.  I don't eat there a lot, but I do like their subs.  And that commercial is good, too.

[QuinnInND]

Jersey Mike's and Jimmy John's are sooo good. I'd never go to Subway again.  

Topic? The twin girls in the Hersey kiss commercial are so cute. Love that commercial. 

[peacheslatour]

6 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

Jersey Mike's and Jimmy John's are sooo good. I'd never go to Subway again.  

Topic? The twin girls in the Hersey kiss commercial are so cute. Love that commercial. 

I'm not sure if everybody heard about this but Ireland restricts Subway from calling their "bread" bread. The sugar content is so high, it's considered cake.

Edited February 14, 2021 by peacheslatour

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

I'm not sure if everybody heard about this but Ireland restricts Subway from calling their "bread" bread. The sugar content is so high, it's considered cake.

Did you learn that from Mike Colameco on one of his "The Bite"?

[theatremouse]

Focus on ads, folks.

[mojoween]

I love the Liberty Mutual ad with the seagulls.  The congenial guy is so pleased with that one seagull and then blam!  Just like in real life if you drop one chip.

[sempervivum]

I get a big laugh out of the latest General (auto insurance) ad with Shaq, who's been left in the woods, and looks like a grizzled mountain man. The 2 guys who dumped him there have come back to apologize, and Shaq says 'Give me 5 minutes. The skunk is almost done'. His delivery is very funny, imo.

[peacheslatour]

24 minutes ago, sempervivum said:

I get a big laugh out of the latest General (auto insurance) ad with Shaq, who's been left in the woods, and looks like a grizzled mountain man. The 2 guys who dumped him there have come back to apologize, and Shaq says 'Give me 5 minutes. The skunk is almost done'. His delivery is very funny, imo.

That commercial caused us to Google "is skunk edible?" Why, yes, yes it is. In fact they said it was less bony than squirrel or raccoon but not as meaty as rabbit. Either way, bleh.

[CrazyInAlabama]

I just saw the full (almost two minutes) Jimmy John's commercial with Brad Garrett.   It's even funnier than the short one on TV.  

[Prevailing Wind]

28 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I just saw the full (almost two minutes) Jimmy John's commercial with Brad Garrett.   It's even funnier than the short one on TV.  

It's available at Jimmyjohns.com, too

[HyeChaps]

The guy with the moustache is the same one from Folger's where the Zoom camera shows his underwear.

[TexasTiffany]

On 2/8/2021 at 8:20 AM, Ashforth said:

Drake from State Farm.

That is all.

I LOVE this ad, too! I stop what I'm doing to watch all of it.

It's got Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, and Jake talking about their "stand-ins". Aaron's is a guy that bares no resemblance to him at all. Patrick's stand-in is Paul Rudd. HILARIOUS! Then, there is "Drake... from State Farm" ! Move over, Jake, you're getting in the way. lol

Edited February 18, 2021 by TexasTiffany

[xls]

Radio commercial but me & my co-workers talk to  each other like this all day🤣

 

[Mrs. Hanson]

On 2/17/2021 at 10:12 PM, TexasTiffany said:

I LOVE this ad, too! I stop what I'm doing to watch all of it.

It's got Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, and Jake talking about their "stand-ins". Aaron's is a guy that bares no resemblance to him at all. Patrick's stand-in is Paul Rudd. HILARIOUS! Then, there is "Drake... from State Farm" ! Move over, Jake, you're getting in the way. lol

Plus Aaron's is the same SuperFan guy from a year or two ago who follows him everywhere and yells "RODGERS!!!!"  all the time.  I can always appreciate Packer fans who can poke fun of themselves, plus Paul Rudd is a diehard Chiefs fan, so this commercial really did have it all!

[xaxat]

 

[Crashcourse]

This poor guy is screwed and he doesn't even know why. 😅

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tz0B/snickers-peanut-brownie-relationship-problems

I love the expression on his face.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Crashcourse

[Prevailing Wind]

On 2/20/2021 at 1:05 PM, xaxat said:

 

The characters were named Wilkins and Won'tkins. Guess which was which..

[janie jones]

On 2/20/2021 at 10:05 AM, xaxat said:

 

I don't feel comfortable hearing Kermit the Frog's voice coming out of that other creature's mouth. (And in case you're wondering, I'm also uncomfortable seeing Jeremy Irons speak because I don't feel comfortable hearing Scar's voice coming out of a human being.)

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, janie jones said:

I don't feel comfortable hearing Kermit the Frog's voice coming out of that other creature's mouth. (And in case you're wondering, I'm also uncomfortable seeing Jeremy Irons speak because I don't feel comfortable hearing Scar's voice coming out of a human being.)

Lol, how do you feel about James Earl Jones?

[Prevailing Wind]

4 minutes ago, icemiser69 said:

No butts about it, this ad is hysterical and of course it is about hemorrhoids.

"No donkeys were harmed during the filming of this commercial."  LOL

[janie jones]

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Lol, how do you feel about James Earl Jones?

I feel fine. I knew he existed before I saw the Lion King. 😃

[Prevailing Wind]

I usually hate Facebook Groups commercials, but the one where folks are singing "Your Love Keeps LIfting Me Higher" to their houseplants is amusing/charming to me.

[captain1]

Isn’t the Wilkins coffee creature the prototype of what eventually evolved into Kermit?

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, captain1 said:

Isn’t the Wilkins coffee creature the prototype of what eventually evolved into Kermit?

Sure looks that way.

[CrystalBlue]

Usually I hate dancing in commercials and tax time ads run for far too long (Jan-Apr) but this is one ad I enjoy

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[madmax]

This is a pretty old bunch, but I was reminded of it when I was reading a list of favorite Super Bowl Commercials.  There was series about 25 years ago from Bud Ice with penguins that I thought were great.

What I loved about these commercials, despite that they were funny, was that they were Penguins and that's my hockey team.  Rugrat #1 was about 2 when these commercials came out, and as parents do, we'd ask him what sounds different animals play.  My husband asked him what a penguin says, expecting something like "He scores" since we watched a lot of hockey.  Imagine our surprise when his answer to that question was "Doobie-doobie-doo." 

 

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, CrystalBlue said:

Usually I hate dancing in commercials and tax time ads run for far too long (Jan-Apr) but this is one ad I enjoy

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I don't know. I like my CPA to be nice and boring.

[Crashcourse]

I love the dogs' reactions, especially the wtf look on black dog's face (don't know the breed) who drops the ball.