Favorite Commercials

[LoneHaranguer]

 

Not only do you never see a McDonalds with only adults working in it, if they made this commercial today, they wouldn't even think about using an adult.

I don't know about that, but it wouldn't be all male, and they certainly wouldn't have the black guy only sweeping the floor.

[Prairie Fire]

Organic Valley's new ad is hilarious, and takes the piss out of many other ads.

 

[Brattinella]

I worked background on the Jason Statham commercial!  We filmed on New York Street at Paramount Studios. I was there for several scenes, but the only time I caught a quick glimpse of myself was in the restaurant. 

 

I find something new every time I see this funny-as-hell commercial.  The lady with the coif and the sweater set and pearls, the lady with a sports bra!  Plus. the music cracks me up too.

[riley702]

Organic Valley's new ad is hilarious, and takes the piss out of many other ads.

 

 

Is the lady on the bus trying to say "rooibos"? I thought it was roy-boss, not robos. I did like the line at the end about "seizing the cray".

[NYGirl]

The guy's dancing cracks me up.

I love this guy!!  He's so cute.

[Amethyst]

Is the lady on the bus trying to say "rooibos"? I thought it was roy-boss, not robos. I did like the line at the end about "seizing the cray".

 

She was saying "Crow pose."  I had to look it up too, because it wasn't very clear.

 

I really enjoyed that commercial, btw.  Clever, goes beyond the typical cheerful breakfast commercial, and quite funny.

[Bastet]

Oh, that's what she's saying -- repeating the yoga woman's "crow pose," only in a WTF? manner?  Thank you; I couldn't understand it when I watched it.

 

Not that it would have pained me to watch it again had you not posted, mind you; that cracked me up.  I especially love the swearing montage, but the whole thing is fantastic. 

[spaceytraci1208]

The Johnson & Johnson commercial with the nurse singing "The Name Game" with his patient as he gives her a shot. Gives me the warm-N-fuzzies

[ABay]

Oh my god, that Organic Valley ad is hilarious. I'm sad to say I'm in the 21% who check work email before getting out of bed, at least most mornings. What is this dry shampoo they speak of? I need to check that out.

[erikdepressant]

I like the Applebee's "Dad Rap" commercial, mostly because of the dad's commitment.

[ramble]

The Organic Valley ad is great! "Only 16% of women would describe their morning with the hashtag blessed & that seems kind of high." I laughed enough to annoy the dogs.

[AimingforYoko]

I am so tired of the Kobe Bryant Retirement Tour . But this ad made it a little more bearable.

 

As I said in the basketball thread, people who have a sense of humor about themselves can't be all bad, like Latrell Sprewell

[Cobalt Stargazer]

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/A6qF/shark-rotator-powered-lift-away

 

I love that the guys are all, like, eight feet tall in comparison to their mom, and they still clean up after themselves when she gives them that look.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Cobalt Stargazer

[captain1]

The Johnson & Johnson commercial with the nurse singing "The Name Game" with his patient as he gives her a shot. Gives me the warm-N-fuzzies

I was just coming here to say how much I love that commercial.  It hits me right in the feels every single time I see it.  I always wonder whether they are actors or actual nurse and patient.  

[captain1]

Well I answered my own question - I went to YouTube to watch it again, because, you know, I just hadn't cried enough today, and several commenters who sound like they know whereof they speak say this is a real nurse and patient.  I hope she is alive and well!

[blugirlami21]

Am I the only one who loves the lil sweet commercials?  

[Prevailing Wind]

Yes.

[proserpina65]

No.  I wouldn't necessarily say that I love the Lil' Sweet commercials, but I do find them amusing.

[ohjoy]

I'm just glad Justin Guarini has a job.

[Rick Kitchen]

I'm just glad Justin Guarini has a job.

 

He has a very successful theater career, including a couple of shows on Broadway.

[ohjoy]

Ah, that's good to hear. I recognized him almost immediately when those commercials started popping up, but I hadn't seen anything about him since From Justin to Kelly. (Yes, I went there. And no, I didn't actually watch it. :-) )

[Rick Kitchen]

Here are his theater credits.

 

http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Justin-Guarini/

[ohjoy]

Thanks! Didn't realize that Broadway had managed to connect Justin Guarini to Tony Vincent (both in American Idiot) to Misha Collins (via charity even to for Random Acts). Interesting.

[90PercentGravity]

Am I the only one who loves the lil sweet commercials?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owZLdJIfPw4

This one cracks me up because the little girl runs away in the background.

[blugirlami21]

I love that Lil' Sweets ride is the cat and the dad's reaction to it is priceless. I just love Justin's commitment to the ridiculousness of this character.

[Brattinella]

Can we have a separate thread for Lil Sweet?

[NewDigs]

Ah, that's good to hear. I recognized him almost immediately when those commercials started popping up, but I hadn't seen anything about him since From Justin to Kelly. (Yes, I went there. And no, I didn't actually watch it. :-) )

Please tell me he didn't do the part of Billie Joe in American Idiot.

I watched about 15 minutes of From Justin to Kelly. Reminded me of a Lifetime movie but not as good.

[theredhead77]

I don't even know what it's for but I love the commercial with the couple in funky clothes walking the baby bacon on a leash. And I love the baby bacon's swagger!

I also like the song.

[Rinaldo]

I also saw Justin Guarini do outstanding work in the Encores presentation of Paint Your Wagon (a recording was made, though not released yet) and as Bobby in Company in Bucks County a year ago. He has definitely achieved a respected position in the acting community.

[smittykins]

"Ace is the place where lawn advice is always free.

And speaking of free, dot dot dot."

*dies*

[SoSueMe]

No.  I wouldn't necessarily say that I love the Lil' Sweet commercials, but I do find them amusing.

They were meant to be a take off on Prince, weren't they? I wonder if they will be pulled now that Prince has died.

[blugirlami21]

That's what I thought they were as well.  I'm hoping not since I think they're a compliment more than anything else but only time will tell I guess.

[Sandman87]

Just saw the Chase retirement service commercial with the couple power-walking their pig. Made me laugh. The camera work and the music (Shaggy's "Boombastic") make the pig look like he's the one in charge of that little parade.

 

 

One of my high school classmates had a pet pig exactly like the one in the ad. She brought it to school once or twice.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

 

*sniff*

[AimingforYoko]

As I've said before, I like anybody able to laugh at themselves:

[ennui]

On 3/8/2016 at 8:12 AM, xaxat said:

Dos Equis is retiring The Most Interesting Man in the World.

 

After ten(!) years, the jokes have gotten stale, but I'll miss the guy.

It's a lame final ad, and I can't imagine they'd spend the money to show it on tv.  It's on the Dos Equis website.  http://www.dosequis.com/Videos/dos-equis-commercials#post/id/1

[Jaded]

I saw this one a bit ago and thought it was cute.
 

[Jamoche]

Can't find it on ispot, and I don't remember what it's for, but the theme is "Life after internet" - 4 minutes without Internet and the family is lost. "Right now something is happening somewhere around the world and we don't know about it!"

[erikdepressant]

13 hours ago, Jaded said:

I saw this one a bit ago and thought it was cute.
 

I'm not knocking the commercial itself, but the infographic at 0:10 to 0:14... the guy using the really long leash... show him messing with a phone in his other hand, and that's how most people walk their dogs these days.

[theredhead77]

On 4/26/2016 at 7:49 PM, Sandman87 said:

Just saw the Chase retirement service commercial with the couple power-walking their pig. Made me laugh. The camera work and the music (Shaggy's "Boombastic") make the pig look like he's the one in charge of that little parade.

 

One of my high school classmates had a pet pig exactly like the one in the ad. She brought it to school once or twice.

Thank you for the song name! I still love this commercial so much. It's a baby bacon!

I hope their retirement includes food when it grows up!

[Brattinella]

The Subaru 14 3/4 yr old dog commercial makes me choke up every time.  Such a nice thing to do!

[Amethyst]

I still love the Lil Sweet commercials.  At least they took a break for a while instead of bombarding the public with them like so many others.  I wish more companies would space them out like that (cough, Progressive, cough, cough)

There's a new McDonald's ad with a father and daughter that cracks me up.  It could easily be another "These kids today" kind of ads, but the father just commits to the memes so hard, it's hilarious.  You also don't get that typical bratty teen vibe from his daughter, more like bemused at her father's antics.  Can't find it on youtube yet.

Edited May 4, 2016 by Amethyst

[BubblingKettle]

The International Delights commercials are cracking me up right now!  I think the final smiles are too funny.

 

[elle]

On 4/24/2016 at 5:00 PM, SoSueMe said:

On 4/20/2016 at 0:33 PM, proserpina65 said:

No.  I wouldn't necessarily say that I love the Lil' Sweet commercials, but I do find them amusing.

They were meant to be a take off on Prince, weren't they? I wonder if they will be pulled now that Prince has died.

I think it is take off on Steven Tyler what with the hair and the scarves and the scarf in the hair.

[riley702]

Is Steven Tyler short, too?

[Cobalt Stargazer]

10 hours ago, riley702 said:

Is Steven Tyler short, too?

According to IMDB, Tyler is 5'9'', but it also says Justin Guarini is six feet tall, so who knows?

[NoeNoe]

Flotection "Don't bring that mess around here, Evan!"  I don't really know why, maybe because it was unexpected, but I laughed so hard at that!

[Maizie131]

I love this one for Amazon Prime.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AoLv/amazon-prime-lonely-horse-song-by-sonny-and-cher

[Brattinella]

Oh, Maizie, I can't get ENOUGH of that fat little guy!  He is SO adorable!

[Maizie131]

27 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

Oh, Maizie, I can't get ENOUGH of that fat little guy!  He is SO adorable!

I KNOW!  Isn't he just the cutest little thing?!?  That's a really neat commercial - glad you liked it, Brattinella!