Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[Trini]

11 hours ago, mbluecpa said:

I get the use of ‘softie’ as meaning emotional, but am nonetheless left with the thought of a soft turd instead of the intended product at the end of the commercial.

I'm sure somewhere along the process of making this ad someone knew this exact thing would happen, and they went ahead and approved it anyway, so it's on them.

[Gharlane]

In the commercial for a diabetes drug used for weight loss, are the people following the proverbial Pied Piper using it or want to use it? They're a mix of fat and normal sized people! 🤔

On 12/2/2024 at 8:41 PM, proserpina65 said:

I think it's a live video call and the camera is getting covered with the melting chocolate (or whatever it is).

But that's not how it works! The person on the phone is not going to see the molten chocolate encroaching on the phone screen! 

[dleighg]

1 minute ago, Gharlane said:

But that's not how it works! The person on the phone is not going to see the molten chocolate encroaching on the phone screen!

i gave more thought to this than it deserved. I think the face on the screen was the partner on the facetime call.

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

In the commercial for a diabetes drug used for weight loss, are the people following the proverbial Pied Piper using it or want to use it? They're a mix of fat and normal sized people! 🤔

The normal-sized folks started the drug earlier or weren't that fat, just diabetic, to begin with. The husky folk are in the process. You don't get slender overnight. Trust me. 3 weeks and I've lost just 1½ pounds.

ETA: There's a drug, ZepBound, being marketed as just weight loss - no mention of diabetes control. Yet it's the same exact drug as Mounjaro, the diabetes drug, both made by Eli Lilly.

Edited December 29, 2024 by Prevailing Wind

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

They're a mix of fat and normal sized people! 🤔

What are you referring to with normal sized?  Not fat, it would seem, given the phrasing, but since the majority of Americans are overweight (with around 40% considered obese), you've got the norm backward.

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, Bastet said:

the majority of Americans are overweight (with around 40% considered obese)

Yet the skinny girls' clothes get most of the floor space in stores. Go figure. Before Macy's bought 'em out, we had a department store in Atlanta named Rich's. They had a bakery.  At the store near my condo, they placed the bakery right in the middle of the fat girl department.

 

[Jaded]

I'm somewhere that I have access to a TV that has Directv. I was watching a L&O: SVU marathon and this commercial kept coming on during breaks. My first thought was how dumb it would be for any famous person to advertise that they were in a bus like that on the road. The rest of the commercial is just as absurd and weird especially with her on that fake stage pretending to do who knows what.
 

 

[annzeepark914]

On 6/29/2024 at 5:35 PM, Crashcourse said:

Yeah, I don't understand that one at all.

Haven't seen this ad but I immediately thought: the guest was acknowledging a Master BBQ King. 

[Browncoat]

On 12/26/2024 at 11:00 AM, mbluecpa said:

I’ve seen an ad recently for a hybrid underwear/diaper used for toilet training featuring two animated emoticons representing the two body functions.  The poop figure gets a little weepy as the toddler student apparently starts to master her skills.  At that point, the pee figure says “oh, turd, you’re such a softie.” 

I get the use of ‘softie’ as meaning emotional, but am nonetheless left with the thought of a soft turd instead of the intended product at the end of the commercial.

I guess it could be worse: a new iteration of ironically off-key Burger King guy was the next ad.

I just saw this ad for the first time today -- and am speechless that they not only have poop and pee figures talking about potty training, but their names seem to be "Turd" and "Urine."  I would have gotten in so much trouble if I'd said turd when I was a little kid!  

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fv4t/huggies-turd-and-urine-training-pants-potty-training

 

[InDueTime]

I saw a Sprite ad a while ago where it was a remake of a previous ad that I remember from childhood. Between this and the remade Snickers ad, it seems like they're running out of ideas to try to tap into a viewer's nostalgia.

 

 

 

[Gharlane]

10 hours ago, InDueTime said:

I saw a Sprite ad a while ago where it was a remake of a previous ad that I remember from childhood. Between this and the remade Snickers ad, it seems like they're running out of ideas to try to tap into a viewer's nostalgia.

 

 

 

Ohhh, so that's why that new commercial seemed familiar!

[Tom Holmberg]

22 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I just saw this ad for the first time today -- and am speechless that they not only have poop and pee figures talking about potty training, but their names seem to be "Turd" and "Urine."  I would have gotten in so much trouble if I'd said turd when I was a little kid!  

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fv4t/huggies-turd-and-urine-training-pants-potty-training

 

Yes.  In our home it was "number one" and "number two".

[proserpina65]

On 12/28/2024 at 7:43 PM, Gharlane said:

But that's not how it works! The person on the phone is not going to see the molten chocolate encroaching on the phone screen! 

If it's during a video call, wouldn't they see it as it encroaches on the camera?  Would that be on the same side of the phone as the screen if it was in selfie mode?  Honest question as I am a smart phone idiot.

 

[AgathaC]

I have no idea where to put this because it fits in multiple threads, but the Airsupra commercial with the dinosaur following the guy around? I love the dinosaur. He’s cute and genial and friendly. But because of that, I think the commercial is poorly thought out. You’re supposed to want to get rid of the Dino (representing breathing problems). He’s so cute, though, that I’d want to keep him around. But that may just be me and my lifelong over attachment to puppets, anthropomorphic animals and other such creatures.

[Trini]

9 hours ago, AgathaC said:

I have no idea where to put this because it fits in multiple threads, but the Airsupra commercial with the dinosaur following the guy around? I love the dinosaur. He’s cute and genial and friendly. But because of that, I think the commercial is poorly thought out. You’re supposed to want to get rid of the Dino (representing breathing problems). He’s so cute, though, that I’d want to keep him around. But that may just be me and my lifelong over attachment to puppets, anthropomorphic animals and other such creatures.

I haven't seen this ad; but it reminds of a campaign years ago by Weight Watchers(?) where the 'bad guy' was the Hungry Monster -- except the "monster" was a cute little orange fuzzy muppet that followed you around offering you snacks. What's not to love??

[Gharlane]

10 hours ago, Trini said:

I haven't seen this ad; but it reminds of a campaign years ago by Weight Watchers(?) where the 'bad guy' was the Hungry Monster -- except the "monster" was a cute little orange fuzzy muppet that followed you around offering you snacks. What's not to love??

Speaking of Weight Watchers, did I imagine seeing a commercial from them announcing they offer Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs?🤔

[lh25]

55 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

Speaking of Weight Watchers, did I imagine seeing a commercial from them announcing they offer Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs?🤔

You did not imagine it.  They do now offer such drugs.  Looks like Ozempic and then compounded versions of GLP-1 meds.

[Prevailing Wind]

I've been on Mounjaro and my blood glucose drops precipitously overnight. I'm concerned that these weight-loss people taking these GLP-1 meds are doing serious harm, especially if they're not under a doctor's care.

I was doing fine - but about every three weeks or so, I'd have god-awful stomach pains, bloating, & vomiting.  I dreamed I had pancreatitis, which turns out to be a possible side effect. My doc agrees with me - stop taking it. There are other ways to manage diabetes without endangering essential organs.

(I've had dreams like that before that turn out to be correct - my body is telling me the only way it knows how.)

[peacheslatour]

I just saw the Mutual of Omaha life insurance commercial. You know the one where the old guy says "I never wanted to talk about it" meaning end of life planning? They have a whole different actor. Whereas the last guy was an intellectual idiot, this one is sweet and kind of heartwarming. Weird.