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Ok - so this isn't *my* favorite commercial, but it's clearly one kid's! The story is making the rounds, so I apologize if this is a repeat, but I thought it was too good not to share just in case.

 

A little guy in Louisiana is *obsessed* with cheesy ads from a local lawyer (which I'm sure one of us would put in the "annoying commercials" thread). So what does mom do? Throw him a lawyer-themed birthday party!
 
Toddler ‘Fixated’ With Personal Injury Lawyer Gets a Birthday Party He’ll Never Forget
 

Here's one of the commercials...

 

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Don't hate me, but the Esurance commercial with Buster Posey delivering the baby always makes me laugh.  I love the way he comes running into the room saying, "Who's ready to deliver this baby?"  I don't like the San Francisco Giants but this commercial makes Buster Posey seem like a cool dude.

I totally love this one, and I think, for me, probably half of it is I'm so used to athletes being just so bad in commercials. There's a special sliding scale for athletes acting in commercials. Posey goes beyond "passable, for an athelete in a commercial" to just plain passable for an actor in a commercial. So the surprise factor there that I'm not cringing at the usual woodenness might be getting him extra bonus points with me, whether I mean to or not.

The other side of it is he plays it so straightforwardly. I freakin' love it. And I am also not a Giants fan. Although I hear he has twins? So it's also super believable to me that he'd be totally "alright, let's do this" in a delivery room.

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Not a FAVORITE, but I do like this Norfolk Southern commercial. It is friendly and relaxed and it's nice to see a portrayal of people who actually like their jobs.

Then there was a previous NS commercial with the creepy out of tune music in the kid's bedroom with toys coming to life,, yikes! A little too "Poltergeist" for my taste, lol.

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ku9/norfolk-southern-corporation-toy-town

I've only seen this commercial without sound at the gym, but I really like the one for some investment company that shows a young woman on her laptop at her kitchen island, when a vision of herself as an old fast-food fry cook materializes as a cautionary tale to talk to her about the wisdom of saving and investing. Very smart way to motivate the target audience, it seems to me.

Man, if they played commercials like that in front of movies I wouldn't complain about sitting through them after I've paid for a ticket. It'd be like getting extra value!

 

My favorite commercials of the moment are those Volkswgen ads with the little old ladies. They're hilarious!

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

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZhGpZaLC10

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-He3Gq43DA

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They're not astoundingly clever or anything, but I like the Match.com (I think) ads positioning themselves as the happy middle between dating sites where people sign up hoping to get laid that night and those where people sign up hoping to get engaged that month... especially because they are clearly making fun of eHarmony with the latter scenarios, and making fun of eHarmony is something I can always get behind.

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This Johnson and Johnson commercial gives me too many feels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PVeOq60GcA

I know (especially as 1 with a history of numerous hospitalizations since birth, due to birth defects & related issues). I also mentioned the same commercial upthread--as far as I'm concerned, this commercial can't get enough mention. I love the relationship that seems to have been fostered between the nurse & his young patient.

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I know (especially as 1 with a history of numerous hospitalizations since birth, due to birth defects & related issues). I also mentioned the same commercial upthread--as far as I'm concerned, this commercial can't get enough mention. I love the relationship that seems to have been fostered between the nurse & his young patient.

Sorry, I must have missed your post, I try not to repeat, but I guess I just missed this one.

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