Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[QQQQ]

Can someone tell me what is being sung in the Target ad? I'm hearing "Forget about a good thing" but that makes no sense whatsoever...

[Maverick]

I don't give a shit what it's saying.   I just want it to stop. That song is like nails on chalkboard, and it runs all the damn time. 

[nittany cougar]

10 hours ago, QQQQ said:

Can someone tell me what is being sung in the Target ad? I'm hearing "Forget about a good thing" but that makes no sense whatsoever...

Is it this one - "Good Time" by Anthony Ramos?  "I'm here to have a good TIIIIME," seems to be the refrain.

[peacheslatour]

15 hours ago, QQQQ said:

Can someone tell me what is being sung in the Target ad? I'm hearing "Forget about a good thing" but that makes no sense whatsoever...

I heard the same thing as you and I was baffled.

[proserpina65]

On 9/13/2022 at 5:18 AM, Gharlane said:

What the hell does "Stick it in the onion bag!" mean? 

I've followed English soccer for a couple of decades now and have never heard anyone say this.  I'm guessing it means shoot for the goal?

On 9/13/2022 at 10:56 AM, Welshman in Ca said:

It's a term used in the UK to mean the netting used in the goal in football (soccer) so "stick it in the onion bag" means to score a goal. And yes large quantities of onions are or at least were kept in bags made of a netting type material.

I've never heard that in any of the Premier League or national team matches I've watched since 1998.  Maybe tv announcers don't use it frequently?  (I'm not saying no one ever uses it, just that it's a new one to me.)

As for the Skittles thing, I like them sometimes.  Lime is okay but I know it was a lot of people's least favorite flavor so that's why the commercial is apologizing for it.

On 9/14/2022 at 1:33 PM, Gharlane said:

Oh yeah, I had totally forgotten about those net bags used to store onions and root vegetables! I'm still not sure why some young American men were yelling that while watching a car race, tho.

They were soccer players.

Edited September 22, 2022 by proserpina65

[peacheslatour]

I was wondering why all of a sudden I was seeing all these ads for Pearl Milling Co. because I had never heard of them. Mystery solved.

[CrazyInAlabama]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

I was wondering why all of a sudden I was seeing all these ads for Pearl Milling Co. because I had never heard of them. Mystery solved.

Yes, and Uncle Ben's is now called Ben's Originals.   Others are saying the Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug should be changed.   I thought the  Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug looks like Princess Leia.  

Edited September 22, 2022 by CrazyInAlabama

[Tom Holmberg]

17 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Yes, and Uncle Ben's is now called Ben's Originals.   Others are saying the Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug should be changed.   I thought the  Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug looks like Princess Leia.  

I'm mad about Dr. Pepper.  they should change it to just Pepper.  And don't get me started on MR. Pibb!!!!

[Prevailing Wind]

Actually, it's Dr Pepper. There's no period after the r.  So I go around calling it Dur Pepper.

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I'm mad about Dr. Pepper.  they should change it to just Pepper.  And don't get me started on MR. Pibb!!!!

"Mr. Pibb is a replica of Dr. Pepper, but it's a bullshit replica, cause dude didn't even get his degree! Why'd you have to drop out and start making pop so soon?" - Mitch Hedberg

 

[Gharlane]

21 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

I was wondering why all of a sudden I was seeing all these ads for Pearl Milling Co. because I had never heard of them. Mystery solved.

Yeah, it was stupid and cowardly on their part.  🤬

I bought some Aunt Jemima products as collector items. 

19 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Yes, and Uncle Ben's is now called Ben's Originals.   Others are saying the Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug should be changed.   I thought the  Mrs. Butterworth syrup jug looks like Princess Leia.  

I thought Mrs Butterworth was a black woman, but was told that she's of indeterminate race. 🤷‍♂️

[Tom Holmberg]

3 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Actually, it's Dr Pepper. There's no period after the r.  So I go around calling it Dur Pepper.

Well, I guess Dr Pepper IS so misunderstood. After all, I'm a Pepper, she's a Pepper, wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too?

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

"Mr. Pibb is a replica of Dr. Pepper, but it's a bullshit replica, cause dude didn't even get his degree! Why'd you have to drop out and start making pop so soon?" - Mitch Hedberg

 

In the Midwest we also have a soda called Doc, really? From my experience Dr Pepper isn't a overwhelmingly popular soda, so why so many imitators?

[mmecorday]

The Food Lion knock-off of Dr Pepper is called Dr. Perky. Walmart calls theirs Dr. Thunder. It pairs well with their Mountain Dew clone, Mountain Lightning.

[proserpina65]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I thought Mrs Butterworth was a black woman, but was told that she's of indeterminate race.

Mrs. Butterworth is syrup personified.

[peacheslatour]

11 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

Mrs. Butterworth is syrup personified.

She just hasn't been the same since she and Count Chocula had "the incident."

[Tom Holmberg]

4 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

She just hasn't been the same since she and Count Chocula had "the incident."

And then she ran away with Capt Crunch, the slut!

[peacheslatour]

Just now, Tom Holmberg said:

And then she ran away with Capt Crunch, the slut!

That's okay, I heard the Count swings both ways and has taken up with the Jolly Green Giant.

[cynicat]

5 hours ago, Gharlane said:

Yeah, it was stupid and cowardly on their part.

Personally, I applaud them for making the change. As always, YMMV

[Prevailing Wind]

They should have just changed it to Nancy Green's Pancake Mix.  https://abcnews.go.com/US/untold-story-real-aunt-jemima-fight-preserve-legacy/story?id=72293603

[Leeds]

On 9/13/2022 at 2:17 PM, WendyCR72 said:

When I was 13, I attended a friend's birthday party. She had a cup of what I thought were M&Ms, so I happily put it in my mouth.

HUGE mistake.

Many decades ago. when I was 13, that bowl of M&Ms/Skittles was meant for the grownups.

On 9/18/2022 at 5:43 AM, Prevailing Wind said:

My SIL looks great in photos, but in real life, she does look kind of plastic. She got used to Botox when she did transcribing for plastic surgeons. When a patient wants a Botox treatment, they mix it to activate it right then. If the patient doesn't use all of the mixture, the ladies in the office partake in the "leftovers" before it expires.

Now that she's retired, she still goes to get "treatments."  I would hate like hell to be that vain.

I just wonder what the Botox users think the "tox" stands for.

Not to mention the "Bo".  Nothing like a double dose of poison.

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, Leeds said:

Many decades ago. when I was 13, that bowl of M&Ms/Skittles was meant for the grownups.

Not to mention the "Bo".  Nothing like a double dose of poison.

Not really a double dose. It's not Bo+Tox. The Tox describes what the Bo is. Conversely, the Bo describes which type of Tox it is.

[Tom Holmberg]

On 9/23/2022 at 3:18 PM, peacheslatour said:

That's okay, I heard the Count swings both ways and has taken up with the Jolly Green Giant.

I thought the Jolly Green Giant was dating Mr. Clean.

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I thought the Jolly Green Giant was dating Mr. Clean.

When they marry, they will hyphenate.  Mr. and Jolly Green-Clean.

[nokat]

On 9/22/2022 at 11:09 AM, peacheslatour said:

I was wondering why all of a sudden I was seeing all these ads for Pearl Milling Co. because I had never heard of them. Mystery solved.

I'll make you some pancakes.

On 9/23/2022 at 1:09 PM, peacheslatour said:

She just hasn't been the same since she and Count Chocula had "the incident."

Frankenberry, it was a threesome.

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, nokat said:

I'll make you some pancakes.

Frankenberry, it was a threesome.

 But of Quisp? Such a naif. 

[nokat]

4 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

 But of Quisp? Such a naif. 

I think some of us will have an interesting time in confession. She said Quisp. Do you mean quack? No. Quips? Quakers oats? Sir, I had unintentional naughty thoughts about Quakers.

[Gramto6]

I have 3 cups serving size tubs of Aunt Jemima pancake mix,  guess I should save them as collectors items??

Edited September 28, 2022 by Gramto6

[peacheslatour]

What does "all my ladies pop your backs with it" mean?

[BusyOctober]

What in the HELL a is up with the new McDonald’s ad for “adult” Happy Meals?? I kinda get the nostalgia factor and the continuing infantilism of 20-30-40 something’s.  “Yay! I can relive my youth with my beloved McNuggets!” (because you couldn’t order them before they were packaged in a folded box I guess?)

WHY for the love of Mayor McCheese do the characters have 2 sets of eyes?? 

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

Are they marketing these Happy Meals to people driving home from their local dispensary? Or for the Burning Man after party? 

[peacheslatour]

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WHY for the love of Mayor McCheese do the characters have 2 sets of eyes?? 

The all have two sets of eyes. It's creepy as fuck.

[Tom Holmberg]

20 hours ago, BusyOctober said:

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

I guess they want people to think McDonald's is cool.  Only their food is cool.

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I guess they want people to think McDonald's is cool.  Only their food is cool.

Unless you order McD's from Grub Hub. By the time you get it, your food is cold.

[dleighg]

There's one I just started seeing. A guy receives a text that says "concert tonight. Are you in?" He says yes, and then (apparently because he's suffering from allergies) he takes a spray, then races across town with his tuba to run up on the stage and start playing.

Now what would they do if he said no? Go tuba-less? In what world do you get invited to play 10 minutes before you go on stage?

[mmecorday]

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Now what would they do if he said no? Go tuba-less? In what world do you get invited to play 10 minutes before you go on stage?

I guess in that same world where ulcerative colitis prevents a lead singer of a band from singing the "Ahhhhhhhhh" song. 

[Gharlane]

On 10/7/2022 at 4:54 PM, dleighg said:

There's one I just started seeing. A guy receives a text that says "concert tonight. Are you in?" He says yes, and then (apparently because he's suffering from allergies) he takes a spray, then races across town with his tuba to run up on the stage and start playing.

Now what would they do if he said no? Go tuba-less? In what world do you get invited to play 10 minutes before you go on stage?

They've never shown the part of that commercial where the guy is invited to play tuba with them, just him taking a dose of nasal spray and racing across town to join the concert. It's significantly less confusing but I wondered why he was in such a hurry to get there.

[Gharlane]

On 10/6/2022 at 9:54 PM, Colleenna said:

This commercial for the flu vaccine.   

Why is the wolf wearing a sheep? I mean, I know about the expression, but it doesn't seem to be fooling anyone in the commercial. Also, what was the doctor going to do to that wolf? I know it's sppsd to be Evil, but I got the impression they were going to catch and kill it. 😲

Edited October 11, 2022 by Gharlane

[janie jones]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

 I know it's sppsd to be Evil, but I got the impression they were going to catch and kill it. 😲

I think that's what they were going for. Your doctor (or nurse or pharmacy person) gives you the vaccine and your immune system hunts the virus down and kills it.

[cynicat]

15 minutes ago, janie jones said:

I think that's what they were going for. Your doctor (or nurse or pharmacy person) gives you the vaccine and your immune system hunts the virus down and kills it.

I thought it was a nod to the idea that everyone refers to it as "just the flu" when it's actually quite deadly.  Even before COVID, many people still died from the flu.

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, cynicat said:

I thought it was a nod to the idea that everyone refers to it as "just the flu" when it's actually quite deadly.  Even before COVID, many people still died from the flu.

I just wish they hadn't used an animal.

[Prevailing Wind]

"Are you Jonathan, the guy on TV with the 9.95 plan?"  "Yes, Colonial Penn."

Every person that recognizes him does NOT know the name of the insurance company. Their ads must be big failures.

[janie jones]

5 hours ago, cynicat said:

I thought it was a nod to the idea that everyone refers to it as "just the flu" when it's actually quite deadly.  Even before COVID, many people still died from the flu.

I think that's what the commercial in general is about, but I think the person I was responding to was referring specifically to the doctor looking like they were going to kill the wolf.

[Gharlane]

8 hours ago, TVMovieBuff said:

Do people really dance this way? They stink? They could do a Cialis commercial right after this

I keep meaning to ask something about this commercial. Why does the guy who looks like Mac (Rob McEllheny) seem to have dark skin along his hairline when he's in the pool? Is it a bad hair dye job? It distracts me to no end!

3 hours ago, janie jones said:

I think that's what the commercial in general is about, but I think the person I was responding to was referring specifically to the doctor looking like they were going to kill the wolf.

Kill him brutally. 

[janie jones]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

I keep meaning to ask something about this commercial. Why does the guy who looks like Mac (Rob McEllheny) seem to have dark skin along his hairline when he's in the pool? Is it a bad hair dye job? It distracts me to no end!

I just watched that whole thing and didn't notice anyone in a pool.

[Gharlane]

5 hours ago, janie jones said:

I just watched that whole thing and didn't notice anyone in a pool.

That's because that wasn't the version I had seen on TV. This is the one I thought it was.

Otezla TV Spot, "Beach Volleyball and Dancing"

[proserpina65]

On 10/10/2022 at 11:28 AM, mmecorday said:

I guess in that same world where ulcerative colitis prevents a lead singer of a band from singing the "Ahhhhhhhhh" song. 

From what I understand about ulcerative colitis, sudden urges for the bathroom are a problem, so not being ready to go on stage kinda makes sense.

On 10/10/2022 at 1:26 PM, Gharlane said:

They've never shown the part of that commercial where the guy is invited to play tuba with them, just him taking a dose of nasal spray and racing across town to join the concert. It's significantly less confusing but I wondered why he was in such a hurry to get there.

That's the shorter version of the commercial.  I've seen the longer version with the invitation.  Still a goofy commercial, though.

[chessiegal]

52 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

From what I understand about ulcerative colitis, sudden urges for the bathroom are a problem, so not being ready to go on stage kinda makes sense.

My husband has UC, which thankfully is under control with meds. A few years ago, he had a terrible flare-up that lasted 3 weeks until his doctor found the right meds to get it back under control. He did not leave the house for those 3 weeks because he needed to be near a toilet.

[heatherchandler]

On 10/6/2022 at 1:18 PM, peacheslatour said:

What does "all my ladies pop your backs with it" mean?

Yeah I don’t get it, isn’t that a sexual reference?

[heatherchandler]

Does anyone understand the xfinity home internet commercial?  They say that with t-Mobile home internet, the family shares the wifi with the neighborhood?  How does that work and why would they have to wake up early to access it?

[peacheslatour]

41 minutes ago, heatherchandler said:

Yeah I don’t get it, isn’t that a sexual reference?

My suspician is that it has to do with twerking which totally grosses me out.

[Gharlane]

On 10/6/2022 at 2:18 PM, peacheslatour said:

What does "all my ladies pop your backs with it" mean?

It sounds like what you get from over-aggressive twerking. 😲