Favorite Commercials

[iMonrey]

This commercial for Aldis totally cracked me up.

[Haleth]

I discovered Aldi's a few months ago.  It's awesome.

[ennui]

oops, wrong topic.

Edited October 1, 2016 by ennui

[BabyVegas]

I've seen this commercial enough that by all rights I should hate it now, but I can't help myself, I find it so charming. I love Von Miller and his nerd glasses and I laugh irrationally hard every time Marshawn Lynch tells them they need to work on their people skills. The whole commercial is just the right amount of self-deprecating to make it work.

[Haleth]

Who knew Marshawn Lynch had such great comedic timing?

Edited October 3, 2016 by Haleth

[topanga]

2 hours ago, Haleth said:

Who knew Marshawn Lynch had such great comedic timing?

I know, right? It's great that he can laugh at himself.

I'm another one who likes Von Miller's glasses. He's such a tough, badass defender, yet IRL he has fragile eye wear. 

 

And since we're on the subject of sports commercials, I like the one with Eddie Lacy and some of his teammates (unnamed) who visit local residents of Green Bay, Wisconsin and do their yard work. And then they sit and drink lemonade? Ice tea? with them. Very cute.  I'm assuming those are the actual people who live in the homes? I hope they aren't actors. 

Edited October 3, 2016 by topanga

[millennium]

I like the new Amazon commercial in which runway models deliver packages to your front door, with the payoff line: "Amazon delivers fashion."

Forget drones, Jeff Bezos.   This is the way to go. 

[topanga]

I still like the Nyquil commercials about parents not being able to call in a sick day. And I'm glad there's finally one featuring a mom!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

http://www.tvcommercialspots.com/home-and-garden/lowes-tv-commercial-the-talking-cat-and-the-real-cat-jo-went-to-lowes-and-got-these-stylish-floors-they-have-all-the-latest-trends-i-wish-i-could-roll-around-on-it-make-your-home-happy-l/
 

"I think you've made your point, Deborah."

[topanga]

9 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

http://www.tvcommercialspots.com/home-and-garden/lowes-tv-commercial-the-talking-cat-and-the-real-cat-jo-went-to-lowes-and-got-these-stylish-floors-they-have-all-the-latest-trends-i-wish-i-could-roll-around-on-it-make-your-home-happy-l/
 

"I think you've made your point, Deborah."

Who would get white carpet with pets around?

[random chance]

I wouldn't voluntarily get any carpet with cats. It's much easier to clean hairballs off a hardwood floor.

[Dirtybubble]

I just saw this the other day...cracks me up!

[cpcathy]

2 hours ago, random chance said:

I wouldn't voluntarily get any carpet with cats. It's much easier to clean hairballs off a hardwood floor.

I keep begging my cat to barf on our Pergo!

[Silver Raven]

On ‎10‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 7:29 AM, topanga said:

I still like the Nyquil commercials about parents not being able to call in a sick day. And I'm glad there's finally one featuring a mom!

There's been one since early on, with an Asian mother and baby.

4 hours ago, cpcathy said:

I keep begging my cat to barf on our Pergo!

Our cat finally, I think for the first time, this morning puked on the kitchen tile instead of on the living room carpet.

[topanga]

9 minutes ago, Silver Raven said:

There's been one since early on, with an Asian mother and baby.

Cool! I've never seen it. 

[Silver Raven]

13 minutes ago, topanga said:

Cool! I've never seen it. 

 

Here it is:

 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

"That was awesome."

Yes. Yes, it was.

[mojoween]

The other day I saw a Geico "it's what you do ad" that I finally liked.

A fair maiden is in the forest when Prince Charming finds her and he tries to roust her but alas he cannot.

Turns out, she was faking sleep so she could watch reality shows uninterrupted.  I loved at the end when she was watching aghast with the animals at the action onscreen.

[ennui]

Mayhem is BACK!!  Now he's a sports fan and he's going to the playoffs!  

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Azro/allstate-accident-forgiveness-mayhem-sports-fan-ft-dean-winters

[Brattinella]

14 minutes ago, ennui said:

Mayhem is BACK!!  Now he's a sports fan and he's going to the playoffs!  

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Azro/allstate-accident-forgiveness-mayhem-sports-fan-ft-dean-winters

This is my current favorite commercial.  Great catchy song, too!

 

I LOVE Mayhem!

[Amethyst]

Nice commercial from Principal.  It's good to see adoption discussed in an ad, but not taking up the whole focus.

[LuciaMia]

 Maz Jobrani wrote a memoir, "Im not a terrorist but Ive played one on TV."

Its funny, the original "Im not a doctor…" is over 30 years old and people are still referencing it. And people still get the reference.

Still can't remember though, what the original commercial was pushing.

Edited October 16, 2016 by LuciaMia

[Brattinella]

Hee.  It was probably cigarettes!

[smittykins]

I think it was Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup.

ETA:

Edited October 16, 2016 by smittykins
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[Silver Raven]

Just saw a new ad for Southwest Airlines where there has been a computer breech at a military facility, and everybody is running around trying to stop the intrusion.  One of the analysts is yelling to the general that they need his password to lock down the system, and he's hesitant to give it out, but finally does, and it's "ihatemyjob1".  The announcer says "Want to get away? Fly on Southwest Airlines."

 

:)

[Prevailing Wind]

Quote

Its funny, the original "Im not a doctor…" is over 30 years old and people are still referencing it. And people still get the reference.

I used to belong to a forum for a musician. A woman showed up, claiming to be a friend of his and claiming to be a doctor. She let just enough info slip for some of us who doubted her to determine that was, instead, a lonely recluse.  We nicknamed her INAD BIPOOTI - "I'm Not A Doctor, But I Play One On The Internet."

[topanga]

23 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Just saw a new ad for Southwest Airlines where there has been a computer breech at a military facility, and everybody is running around trying to stop the intrusion.  One of the analysts is yelling to the general that they need his password to lock down the system, and he's hesitant to give it out, but finally does, and it's "ihatemyjob1".  The announcer says "Want to get away? Fly on Southwest Airlines."

 

:)

Ha. I was coming here to post about this very commercial. It's great. But one thing confuses me: When everyone turns to the general with a look of horror on their faces, is that they can't believe that he of all people hates his job, or do these entitled, douchebag millennials have no idea why someone would spend years doing a less-than-fulfilling job so he can send his kids to college, pay his mortgage, and put money in his 401K? Or were they simply embarrassed for him?

[theatremouse]

I'm embarrassed for all of them that they have such a lax security protocol...

[InDueTime]

While I hate the Progressive box, I like this ad for the head shaking owl.

[ennui]

On 10/16/2016 at 2:10 PM, smittykins said:

I think it was Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup.

That clip was the second version... "The original commercial first aired in 1984, and it was hawking Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup. The actor in question was Chris Robinson, who portrayed Dr. Rick Webber on the daytime drama General Hospital from 1978 until 1986. The ad campaign was successful enough that the Vicks execs re-cast it in 1986 (with All My Children’s Peter Bergman, aka Dr. Cliff Warner) after Robinson was convicted of income tax evasion in 1985."

[Haleth]

Geico has done it again.

[ennui]

Cute, but I really hate raccoons.

[OSM Mom]

I love the commercial with the raccoons.  Too cute. 

[riley702]

4 hours ago, ennui said:

Cute, but I really hate raccoons.

Better raccoons than possums. Gawd, those are just prehistoric rats. Opened the front door one time to find one on my porch. Damn thing just stood there hissing at me. Oh, I don't fucking think so! Hissing at me on my own porch... I bounced a BB off its head at 5 paces. It shook its head and then slowly ambled off, unscathed. *shudder*

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Back in the olden days when I was a kid, we had this possum who would come around and get into our garbage cans, before we got one of those wheeled bins from the city. We called him Leroy, and I still have no idea of why.

[Prevailing Wind]

I used to have a possum that patrolled the perimeter of the condo's property. He'd waddle past my unit every night about 9 PM.  They eat tons of ticks, so they're good to have around, even if they do look freaky. Bats eat tons of mosquitoes, too, so *they're* nice neighbors, except for the guano.

[mmecorday]

Taking the possum talk to small talk. :)

[SoSueMe]

On 10/18/2016 at 11:59 PM, InDueTime said:

While I hate the Progressive box, I like this ad for the head shaking owl.

 

Here is another one with an owl :)

[mojoween]

I love the shop NFL.com ad where A.J. Green explains how all his awesome accomplishments helped earn his jersey and the lady next to him is like "I went online shopping for mine".

He's good-looking, she's gorgeous and his exasperated expression is adorable.

[OSM Mom]

I love the ones from Bank of America with the llama .  He's adorable ! 

 

I have no idea why or how the spoiler thing got there. . 

Spoiler

 

Edited October 30, 2016 by OSM Mom

[Cobb Salad]

With all the puns I wonder how the woman in this commercial was able to not bust out laughing.  A disgusting topic but because I'm 12, I think it's funny.

[smittykins]

The VW Passat commercial with Willie Nelson in the classic Beetle convertible.

[Brattinella]

I do love the I7 ad, with the pink balloons!  The song lyrics are so cheesy, the girl's voice is sweet, just a romantic posey all around!

[janie jones]

I like that commercial, but I can't help in the beginning thinking that it looks like undulating taste buds.

[BubblingKettle]

This commercial cracks me up. Plus, I've always loved the song.

[amass]

My son and I love the Dell "handling" commercial. It totally cracks us up and we're not even sure why... 

[captain1]

I love the sleep number mattress commercial with the couple that can't stay awake long enough to get busy - if only for the adorable cat snoozing at the foot of said mattress! (Plus I am envious of their apartment)

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Hilarity.

[proserpina65]

On ‎10‎/‎30‎/‎2016 at 2:54 PM, smittykins said:

The VW Passat commercial with Willie Nelson in the classic Beetle convertible.

Which has none of the fancy, tech bells & whistles the commercial is selling.  I love the irony of that.

[topanga]

As much as I hate the Liberty Mutual insurance commercials (you named him 'Brad'), I must say that I actually liked one I saw today: a commercial with an Asian man who talks about a dump truck hitting his pick up truck, and now he needs a tow truck. The actor seems more talented and natural than some of the other people they've used. This is one I wouldn't mind seeing again.