Favorite Commercials

[Ashforth]

7 hours ago, Zahdii said:

Being transgender is hard, but the way the commercial is presented, it's ambiguous.  Maybe that's what Hallmark is going for.  A nudge for people to be more accepting.  We don't live the same lives, our religions and politics are different, our experiences are different, and our feelings are different.  Don't put people in a box and let them figure out what's right for them.

Beautifully said. 💖

Edited December 24, 2019 by Ashforth

[Colleenna]

7 hours ago, Zahdii said:

The girl cutting her hair seems a bit drastic, but it's not really a big thing.

It's a  kid thing. I think  a lot of kids do that --- I certainly  did. 

[zoey1996]

21 hours ago, Zahdii said:

Not sure if the statement from Hallmark's director of marketing is applying to the above mentioned commercial.

In reading about the commercials in the link, there are two additional; one is remembering "messy times" with an infant.  Also, a child cutting off their long hair is a big deal anyway, but to do it herself (and it looks it!) can be a bit traumatic.  Loved her short, trimmed up haircut when they are decorating the tree.

I still remember cutting my bangs; it was not pretty.  Also trimming my collie because "she looked hot."  She slunk around as if ashamed for days before the fur grew in.

[Gramto6]

My son, then about 4 cut his sister's hair, she was about 2. Did a real number on it. I was recouping from chicken pox which they shared with me, son said he asked if he could cut her hair and I said Ok.  Yeah..no way! It does happen...

[rubaco]

Martin Sheen, with an assist from son Charlie, in an ad for SingleCare. "Felt like a West Wing moment." Love it!

 

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, rubaco said:

Martin Sheen, with an assist from son Charlie, in an ad for SingleCare. "Felt like a West Wing moment." Love it!

It would be a lot better with Emilio instead; I can do without the abusive piece of shit that is Charlie Sheen on my TV.  I understand they went with Charlie because he's the most recognizable of the four kids (and the other two would only be recognized by a relative handful of viewers), but he's also for years been more recognizable for his bad behavior than his work.  So, bleh.  His presence detracts from the wonderful "I didn't want to interrupt; it felt like a West Wing moment."

 

[chessiegal]

I thought Charlie Sheen was considered a PR no no. WTF?

[Prevailing Wind]

Must be all that tiger blood that persuaded advertisers.

[Zahdii]

Hollywood has a recent history of awarding 'pity roles' to actors that have made a name for themselves in the past and have now fallen on hard times, for various reasons.  

Charlie comes from Hollywood royalty, and in the past has garnered acting awards and was a proven money maker until his fall from grace.  He's been active in many charitable causes before he crashed and burned, and still does so today.  

His redemption tour started with his admitting that he's HIV positive (diagnosed around 2011) and bipolar (not sure when or if he was officially diagnosed, but he started saying he might be in 2016).  

He says that his past of drug and alcohol abuse was caused by trying to self-medicate.  It obviously didn't work out very well, as his behavior on his last season of 'Two and a Half Men' proved.  Having lost that job, and his bizarre "Torpedo of Truth" tour where he rambled to audiences about whatever he was thinking about that night, I'm amazed that he got a new series "Anger Management".  That show ended in 2014, and lasted exactly 100 episodes, which qualifies it for lucrative syndicated reruns.  The news stories about how hard it was to get Charlie in shape to film because of his issues are a matter of public record.

I'm assuming that he blames his past problems with domestic violence, a predilection for porn stars, threats against people he's mad at, and his his current status of not being allowed to have unsupervised visits with any of his children on a combination of his drug/alcohol abuse and bipolar disorder.  He also owes an enormous amount of back child support, fines from past misdeeds and lawyers fees.  

Charlie now claims to be sober, and he might well be, as he hasn't been in the news for the last couple of years for questionable behavior.  Not to mention the number of 'insiders' and 'close family friends' who have recently given interviews stating that he was close to bankrupt and was in danger of becoming homeless.  Where is his close-knit wealthy family at this time?  I guess they weren't aware and Charlie didn't want to bother them.  That seems to be enough for him to get small one-off jobs, just to test the waters, so to speak.  He's given interviews in the past where he claims he was blacklisted because of his problems.  

I actually hope that he's turned a corner and is now headed in a better direction.  I'm not sure if it will last, because he still avoids taking responsibility in some ways.  He's admitted that while he takes a 'medical cocktail' to deal with his HIV, he's gone off it in the past for short periods of time while he explored other options.  He also says that although he's had approximately 200 sexual partners since his diagnosis, he insists he told each of them he was HIV positive, yet he's being sued by several women who say they didn't know that and are now angry that they were exposed.  He admitted that he's paid tens of thousands of dollars to people to keep them quiet about the HIV, and only came forward to stop the lawsuits.  He admits to knowing he had a problem but still carried on with his addictions until one day he woke up and decided he wouldn't do it anymore, and he hasn't had any formal counseling.
 

[KLovestoShop]

Every time I see the one with the airline pilot sitting on the pot, with his pants down to his ankles, I crack up. It’s for some VIPoo product.  

[Yeah No]

It's only 15 seconds long, but I laugh every time I see this guy on the treadmill in this Alka Seltzer Plus commercial!

https://ispot.tv/a/o4n9

 

Edited December 28, 2019 by Yeah No

[Annber03]

I kinda like the recent Progressive commercial where they're advertising a "Progressive on Ice" performance, and they show reviews of the show that say things like, "But why?" and "I had the whole row to myself!" 

[Ohwell]

9 hours ago, Yeah No said:

It's only 15 seconds long, but I laugh every time I see this guy on the treadmill in this Alka Seltzer Plus commercial!

https://ispot.tv/a/o4n9

 

That guy is hilarious.  I don't think I could make those moves on a treadmill. 

[janie jones]

On 12/26/2019 at 9:22 AM, rubaco said:

Martin Sheen, with an assist from son Charlie, in an ad for SingleCare. "Felt like a West Wing moment." Love it!

 

I hate this commercial.  "Oh, actually, I take back everything I said.  We don't need to fix our healthcare system.  Everyone should just get this app instead."

[Browncoat]

1 hour ago, icemiser69 said:

I like this Terry Bradshaw Frito Lay commercial.  Gonzalez, Sanders, and Irvin, are also in the ad, but Bradshaw makes the commercial work. 

Reminds me of that stupid movie he was in -- I don't even remember the name of the movie -- where he had a "nekkid room".

[Bastet]

28 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Reminds me of that stupid movie he was in -- I don't even remember the name of the movie -- where he had a "nekkid room".

Failure to Launch.

[Colleenna]

2 hours ago, icemiser69 said:

I like this Terry Bradshaw Frito Lay commercial.  Gonzalez, Sanders, and Irvin, are also in the ad, but Bradshaw makes the commercial work. 

Bahahahaaa! Terry Bradshaw   made a fortune off pretending to be  a  dumb "loozianner coonass." 

[Browncoat]

Thank you, @Bastet!  Stupid movie, but Terry was hilarious in it.

[Lura]

I am so in love with E.T., the Extraterestrial, that I don't even know what the ad is for.  Bringing back the child actor as his middle-aged self was even more charming.

[Ohwell]

I don't drink Coke but I think this is just the cutest commercial.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/d4yZ/coca-cola-puffin

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, Ohwell said:

I don't drink Coke but I think this is just the cutest commercial.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/d4yZ/coca-cola-puffin

soo cute. i feel that puffin, with my broken wrist, that's me trying to open the advil bottle.

[Prevailing Wind]

I love puffins. I only saw 4 when I was in Maine this summer - it was too late in the season - but I did manage to buy a pair of puffin earrings.

[Silver Raven]

The ET ad makes me scratch my head.  ET is an alien, he flies through interstellar space, but his brain gets blown by the Internet and virtual reality.

 

[Browncoat]

I have seen two ads for Quickbooks that I love.  One features Kreese from The Karate Kid, whose karate studio is now KoalaKai instead of CobraKai, and the other has Annie Potts and is a parody of Ghostbusters.  They're both clever and make me laugh.

Karate Kid

Ghostbusters

[kirinan]

I do love the cute puppy at the end of this commercial, and the daughter muscling her way into the back seat next to her little brother makes me laugh every time I see it, as the oldest of six kids myself. But I mostly wanted to ask: Does anyone know the name of the actress playing the mom in the Expedia commercial? I'm 99% positive I've seen her more than once in an acting role, and it's driving me absolutely bonkers trying to figure out where I know her from. But I can't find her name anywhere. 

[peacheslatour]

17 hours ago, icemiser69 said:

I keep seeing those Pinocchio/Geico commercials.   If Pinocchio were into kinky sex, I bet he would be one hell of a catch.   That is, if you could get him to quickly lie quite often and then occasionally tell the truth.

I am glad to see the Geico woodchuck commercials are back again.

are you crazy? that thing would go straight through your cervix and come out your throat. yikes.

[friendperidot]

Peaches, I'm so sorry you broke your wrist, I broke mine about 5 years ago, I still don't have any real strength. Hope you have better luck, I have osteoporosis so breaking bones is never a good thing.

Zahdii, I'm taking my response to your Charlie Sheen post to Small Talk. 

[proserpina65]

I like the new Planet Fitness commercial with the woman on the "Bike of Shame".  Hmm, wonder what that could be?  lol

[Ohwell]

6 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I like the new Planet Fitness commercial with the woman on the "Bike of Shame".  Hmm, wonder what that could be?  lol

I love the female drill sergeant instructor.  The actress really nails that part.

Edited January 6, 2020 by Ohwell

[Silver Raven]

This one has me in tears.

 

[peacheslatour]

5 minutes ago, Silver Raven said:

This one has me in tears.

 

omg, that's a great ad!

[Browncoat]

I love it!  

[friendperidot]

is that a for real ad for a for real product? I could use that.

[Bastet]

1 minute ago, friendperidot said:

is that a for real ad for a for real product? I could use that.

Yep.

(It's sold on Amazon, too.)

[xaxat]

This is pretty clever. Bud Light Seltzer has an ad featuring the "mayor" of Seltzer Pennsylvania.

I was curious, so I googled to see if it was a real location. It is, and the street view photo accompanying the map is a guy unloading a SUV full of their seltzer.

Like the gimmick, don't like the ad itself. 

Edited January 12, 2020 by xaxat

[Ohwell]

I don't drink beer but I like the ad.  

[xaxat]

It's the cameo that makes me laugh.

 

[voiceover]

My new fave is the Pedialyte-for-adults one.

Dad is sick & dehydrated.  He gets an idea -- next shot, he's on the floor next to the fridge, swigging from a bottle of Pedialyte.

His daughter sees him & whines, "That's mine!"

He gives her a look & takes another swig.  "I'll buy you a pony."

 

 

[janie jones]

Why is his response that he'll buy her a pony?  All he "owes" her is more Pedialyte.  I don't think he needs to compensate her for pain and suffering.

[chessiegal]

2 hours ago, janie jones said:

Why is his response that he'll buy her a pony?  All he "owes" her is more Pedialyte.  I don't think he needs to compensate her for pain and suffering.

It's a joke.

[Haleth]

The new Oikos commercials featuring Ares are cracking me up.  This this and this.  The look on his face when he stabs the ceiling in the first one.  And "the enemy does not fear coupons" in the last.  Funny stuff.

[ebk57]

I don't love the commercial (honestly, I rarely actually look at it), but I looooove listening to the Amazon Prime commercial that uses Nat King Cole's "Let's Face the Music and Dance".  Because who doesn't love Nat King Cole?

[friendperidot]

I haven't seen the Nat King Cole one yet, but I like the Ave Maria one. I don't watch the ads, I just listen to them.

[janie jones]

On 1/16/2020 at 10:28 AM, chessiegal said:

It's a joke.

A snotty one.

[ctlady]

On 1/5/2020 at 5:27 PM, icemiser69 said:

I keep seeing those Pinocchio/Geico commercials.   If Pinocchio were into kinky sex, I bet he would be one hell of a catch.   That is, if you could get him to quickly lie quite often and then occasionally tell the truth.

I am glad to see the Geico woodchuck commercials are back again.

Now if the advertising company for Geico were really clever, they'd combine the two - have the woodchuck's chuckin' Pinocchio, who's made of wood :)

[Colleenna]

2 hours ago, ctlady said:

Now if the advertising company for Geico were really clever, they'd combine the two - have the woodchuck's chuckin' Pinocchio, who's made of wood 🙂

Don't  they have the raccoons  chucking  Pinocchio's leg out of the  back of the garbage  truck? 

[andromeda331]

40 minutes ago, Colleenna said:

Don't  they have the raccoons  chucking  Pinocchio's leg out of the  back of the garbage  truck? 

Yes they do! Its funny. Their tossing kind of wood out the back and of course one happens to be his leg.

[raven]

I rarely watch commercials but caught this one and it just cracks me up

 

[xaxat]

Sam Elliott reciting the lyrics from Old Town Road is the best!

 

[Browncoat]

10 hours ago, xaxat said:

Sam Elliott reciting

anything is the best.