Favorite Commercials

[Jamoche]

IMO the guy resembles a younger Mike Ilitch, the owner of Little Caesar's

He looks like a slightly gone to seed Tom Baker to me.

[bustaphur]

My all time favorite commercial for Canal+ in France (from 2006)

 

[CarpeDiem54]

My all time favorite commercial for Canal+ in France (from 2006)

 

That's great!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

My all time favorite commercial for Canal+ in France (from 2006)

 

 

Just the still is making me laugh, because I went to see Penguins of Madagascar yesterday, and the penguins marching across the tundra looked exactly like that.

[peeayebee]

That is awesomely hilarious!

[BooksRule]

He looks like a slightly gone to seed Tom Baker to me.

 

Thank you!  That's who I've been trying to think of. 

 

Those pizzas from Little Caesar's are definitely not gourmet, but they taste pretty good late on a Sunday night when you're tired and don't want to cook. 

[Prevailing Wind]

I've always believed Tom Baker was the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx.

[InDueTime]

I must say that this Fitbit ad has grown on me quite a bit.

[cynicat]

I must say that this Fitbit ad has grown on me quite a bit.

Me too, and it's really clever.  They have some funny/cute yadafits sprinkled in that makes you pay attention.  At least it made me pay attention.  I liked otisfit and holy$#*!fit

[Prevailing Wind]

The random "Wheeeeee" is amusing, too.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Should I have laughed? You be the judge.

 

 

[riley702]

Should I have laughed? You be the judge.

That's hilarious!

[Haleth]

Should I have laughed? You be the judge.

 

Cue Sarah McLachlan song.

[Dirtybubble]

The March of the Penguins commercial is too friggin funny!!  It kinda reminds me of this commercial....I think it's done by the same cinema company

 

[peeayebee]

That was pretty funny, but it seems like something was lost in translation.

[riley702]

I think that was the point? That a description doesn't always do a good job of telling you what the movie is about?

[Bort]

I love this IKEA commercial, it's so hilarious. It never aired in the States, for obvious reasons.

[peeayebee]

I think that was the point? That a description doesn't always do a good job of telling you what the movie is about?

In the other one, March of the Emperor, it was understandable that the woman would picture an emperor penguin, but I don't understand why the woman would think of a roller coaster when she hears Brokeback Mountain.

[theatremouse]

The only thing I can come up with is that lots of rollercoasters at Disneyland have the word "mountain" in the name. So I guess someone really ignorant of Oscar nominated films might somehow think of a thrill ride.

[Bastet]

but I don't understand why the woman would think of a roller coaster when she hears Brokeback Mountain.

 

As one who enjoyed amusement parks back in the day, I can say one might easily think roller coaster ride upon hearing [X] Mountain, given the number of rides bearing such a name.

 

I love the idea behind these commercials -- that one who is unfamiliar with the film at hand is hearing it summarized by someone and coming up with a first impression and then filling in the blanks in increasingly outlandish ways because movies are meant to be watched rather than described.  Fun.

[gameoff]

This is my favorite Little Caesar's commercial.  I can't help but sing along when it comes on.

 

http://youtu.be/M1TBfOymhbQ

[Dirtybubble]

This is my favorite Little Caesar's commercial.  I can't help but sing along when it comes on.

I really like this commercial as well.  Its so un P.C. .....so wrong it's right.

[SmithW6079]

I love this IKEA commercial, it's so hilarious. It never aired in the States, for obvious reasons.

 

Because we can show all the violence we want, but sex is a dirty, dirty thing no upstanding person should ever see or think about.

 

Is it wrong that I laughed hysterically when the sheep fell out of the roller coast in the "Brokeback Mountain" commercial?

Edited December 10, 2014 by SmithW6079

[janie jones]

This is my favorite Little Caesar's commercial.  I can't help but sing along when it comes on.

 

http://youtu.be/M1TBfOymhbQ

I adore that song.

[peeayebee]

Is it wrong that I laughed hysterically when the sheep fell out of the roller coast in the "Brokeback Mountain" commercial?

No. That cracked me up too. It was the best part of the commercial.

[Bastet]

Because I am That Person, I was initially saddened by the falling sheep.  But when the cowboy started crying over him in ICU, I cracked the hell up.

[Prevailing Wind]

I've never seen the "Deep-Dish Combo Mambo" before.  I like it.  Hate their pizza, but I like the Combo Mambo.

[Rinaldo]

Not quite the same principle as the March of the Penguins or Brokeback Mountain commercials, but another one from Canal Plus that shows they have very funny, inventive writers. (As this ad tells us they do.)

 

[ethalfrida]

One of favorite ads ...

 

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Edited December 14, 2014 by ethalfrida

[ethalfrida]

Embedding not working. I used the link and then didn't use the link. Did a plain url and then the embed url. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

[Bastet]

That link is to an article about kombucha.

 

How that happened, I don't know, but you used the /embed rather than watch=v and the forum software, as someone said, "doesn't like those."
 
The Nyquil ad is here:

 

[ethalfrida]

Thank you Bastet. I will refer to this the next time ti rey embedding.

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[Bastet]

Here is the How-To post on embedding YouTube videos.

 

As for the "sick day" commercial, I saw the Mom one first, and was so pissed that, once again, we had "Moms" do this and that in taking care of kids instead of "Parents."  So I was relieved to see a Dad version, too.

Edited December 14, 2014 by Bastet

[Moose135]

I love this Nest Thermostat commercial with the angry grandpa.  "Being cold builds character..."

 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Nest has another one, too, with a young guy.

 

 

[theatremouse]

Just saw one with a granddaughter and a record and she used some Apple products to turn it into a duet with her and the nana, and then the nana listens on an ipod, with old photos of the whole family, and I was sort of "ok sure fine" for most of the ad, but then the nana's crying at the end and it looked so real and somebody may have been dicing onions in my kitchen at that point...

[Bastet]

I love this Nest Thermostat commercial with the angry grandpa.

 

Mr. Wilhelm!  (From Seinfeld.)

[Aquarius]

Here is the How-To post on embedding YouTube videos.

 

As for the "sick day" commercial, I saw the Mom one first, and was so pissed that, once again, we had "Moms" do this and that in taking care of kids instead of "Parents."  So I was relieved to see a Dad version, too.

 

I saw them in reverse, and I even wondered if they did a "Mom" version because of some kind of backlash.  Conspiracy theorist that I am.  But the ads are cute.

 

The Nest commercials are funny.  I can't decide which I like more.

[Rick Kitchen]

This ad makes me smile.

 

[Bastet]

I don't appreciate being hugged by people I've just met, so I can't even think about the shoes once the girlfriend goes in for a hug after the mother extends her hand.  Shake her hand!  If by the time you're saying goodbye a hug feels appropriate, that's one thing, but damn -- you just met and she initiated a handshake, not a hug.

[Amethyst]

This weight watchers video cracks me up, particularly the woman's face at :29.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHi2RPXdvzw

 

 

This GEICO commercial takes me back to the 80s.  They even brought in Spinderella, and they're wearing the jackets!  Aww.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE0_GaLsX1Y

 

 

 

 

[CarpeDiem54]

 

This GEICO commercial takes me back to the 80s.  They even brought in Spinderella, and they're wearing the jackets!  Aww.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE0_GaLsX1Y

Who are these horrible women? I was going to post how much I hate this commercial in the Hate thread. I either mute the TV or change the channel whenever it comes on.

[Amethyst]

Who are these horrible women? I was going to post how much I hate this commercial in the Hate thread. I either mute the TV or change the channel whenever it comes on.

 

Salt-n-Pepa, a famous rap duo from the 80s.  The woman on the turntables is DJ Spinderella.

[Bort]

Who are these horrible women? I was going to post how much I hate this commercial in the Hate thread. I either mute the TV or change the channel whenever it comes on.

I'm going out on a limb and guessing you're too young to know who they are. Ah, youth...

[Prevailing Wind]

...or, as in my case, too old.

[peeayebee]

I love that Weight Watchers commercial! I haven't seen it on TV yet, but it's excellent.

 

I also love the Salt-n-Pepa Geico commercial. Clever and funny.

[merylinkid]

I like the scene when they are the lamaze class and the pregnant lady is really into pushing.  

[SmithW6079]

Count me in with the love for the Salt-n-Pepa commercial, especially the Lamaze class. Because "Push It" is the right song. It should play in every delivery room.

[Bastet]

I love that commercial, too, but my favorite is the guy mowing his lawn.  "I'm pushing it, I'm pushing it real good." 

 

The first time I saw it, I thought it didn't include Spinderella since the first shot (the guy who pulls when he should push the door) was just of Salt and Pepa, so when she showed up in the back of the elevator in the next shot, I was ridiculously pleased -- I think the commercial is a lot of fun.

 

I keep waiting to get sick of the song because the commercial airs quite often, but I never did get sick of it back in the day, so it may not happen.   

[CarpeDiem54]

I'm going out on a limb and guessing you're too young to know who they are. Ah, youth...

Nope. I was in my late 20s/early 30s in the 1980s, listened to a ton of music and have never heard of them or that song. If they were rappers, that explains it, though.