6 MeowMeowBeenz July 28, 2015 Share July 28, 2015 I want one! Oh, me too...me too... Closest I've come is sitting in both of them (Charger AND Challenger, actually liked the Charger better, oddly) at the auto show. Very nice. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1366253
Brattinella July 28, 2015 Share July 28, 2015 backformore: I've see those Sonic ads with Candy in the Slushies and that idea is VOMITOUS! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1366601
LoneHaranguer July 28, 2015 Share July 28, 2015 Well, the latest Sonic ad was for Slushie drinks with CANDY mixed in. As if they don't already have enough drink options to clog the cheap skinny straws they provide. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1367071
backformore July 28, 2015 Share July 28, 2015 according to their website, Sonic's "candy slushies" - a medium has 500 calories, 128 grams of sugar. A large has 730 calories, 185 grams of sugar. Really, a frozen slush drink of sugar and food coloring, needs "NERDS" candy, made of sugar and food coloring, added in? Isn't this just the equivalent of giving your kid a bowl of sugar and a spoon? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1367211
callmebetty July 28, 2015 Share July 28, 2015 Thank you to all of you who also heard "crap" in the Red Lobster commercial. That's all I can hear and I laugh every single time. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1367301
Sandman87 July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 I just saw an M&Ms commercial that uses "Tainted Love" as background music. A lot of people have always thought that the song is about anal sex, STDs, or AIDS (it's not). Do the producers think they're going to sell a lot of their brightly colored sugar pills with that association in the back of viewers' minds? Especially since the ad features a woman in bed with an M&M? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1368037
Jamoche July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Well, the latest Sonic ad was for Slushie drinks with CANDY mixed in. Does anyone past 6th grade think that sounds good? Sounds like a choking accident waiting to happen. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1368650
mojoween July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 All of the models in the Always discreet disposable undergarments ad are bigger and full figured ladies. What, skinny chicks don't have pee problems? I mean, it's nice to see us larger than average chicks represented, but it's not like we roam in exclusive herds. 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1369854
riley702 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I think I snorted, mojo. :D Indeed, we do not. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1371296
slensam July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 All of the models in the Always discreet disposable undergarments ad are bigger and full figured ladies. What, skinny chicks don't have pee problems? I mean, it's nice to see us larger than average chicks represented, but it's not like we roam in exclusive herds. Yeah, these kinds of commercials do seem like some kind of weird segregation-type thing. Like high school or prison. I wonder why they're doing this with this product? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1371634
GaT July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 All I could think about when I saw this commercial was, if these are real people & not actors, how many parents actually picked one of their kids to go in the not-as-safe car? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c-N5E8HWrA 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1371666
erikdepressant July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 All I could think about when I saw this commercial was, if these are real people & not actors, how many parents actually picked one of their kids to go in the not-as-safe car? Man, I hate that commercial. 1) I'm tired of this whole campaign from Chevy with the fake focus groups and faked product exploration. 2) Actors are indeed real people. Like, made of water, carbon, calcium, iron, cells, bones, nerves, organs, DNA -- everything that separates humans from the synthetic people who haven't been invented yet. 3) Why do they act like the moms have to make Sophie's Choice? The Honda Pilot has met enough safety standards to be approved for use on American roads. Plenty of families get by just fine with Pilots. It's not the same as making the kids cling to someone on a motorcycle. 4) Kids know at a young age which one is the parents' favorite. Kids know who will be chosen for the deathtrap before the parent does. 5) American parents these days would be just as heartbroken if the dilemma went, "One of these vehicles has WiFi and a TV in back for the kid. One does not." 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1372036
Hyacinth B July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I really like this commercial. However, no where in the ad does it say what these cars are. So unless you recognize the logos it flashes very briefly at the end (I didn't) you'd never know what they're advertising. Don't you think it would be beneficial to tell you what these cars are? BTW - I found the ad and what the cars are by Googling the song. I doubt your casual couch potato would bother. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jCxehjcYwlc If you are in the market for a high performance car like those, you don't need the logo to tell you what they are. But thank you for posting the commercial - I needed a little Mopar lust on a Monday morning! They flash the make and model names on the screen, but it's easy to miss. Isn't that some of the background music they ran in Risky Business (in which Tom Cruise was driving around in a Porsche, not a Dodge)? Watch closely and the Viper at the end gives a clue as to what brand it is. I don't remember what music was used in Risky Business other than Bob Seger, but this one is a shoutout to Miami Vice, and really works well. What's also VERY cool is that all the footage is actual video, no CGI at all. Peter DeLorenzo at AutoExtremist.com in his On The Table column from July 8 said "The spots were filmed in Miami over three nights and every image in the commercial was actually shot - which believe me, is a revelation in this digital age - including the alligator that morphs into the front of the Challenger SRT Hellcat. There's a boat scene - another image that conjures up "Miami Vice" - that was captured from a helicopter, and drones were used in the production. The car-to-car shots were taken from cameras mounted on a following Hellcat..." http://www.autoextremist.com/on-the-table1/?currentPage=4 It's fast becoming my favorite commercial, even though I gave up on Mopar a few years ago. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1372622
CarpeDiem54 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Memories of the great opening for Miami Vice is the reason I like these commercials so much. They really nailed the "vibe" and that boat scene is the topping on the cake. I still say it wouldn't kill them to say that these are Dodges, though. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1372648
Hyacinth B July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 (edited) Memories of the great opening for Miami Vice is the reason I like these commercials so much. They really nailed the "vibe" and that boat scene is the topping on the cake. I still say it wouldn't kill them to say that these are Dodges, though. Maybe not - but that's a very clever part of the advertising. Make the viewer curious and convince them to sit through it to the end. It hooks you and it doesn't let you in on the secret until the last few seconds. But it DOES say Dodge, eventually. And for us Old Farts and Fartesses, the silhouette shown in the link to YouTube can't be anything but a Dodge Challenger, even if the new one does have the gas cap on the wrong side. Scroll down to the second photo: http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/mopp-1001-1972-dodge-challenger/ Edited July 30, 2015 by Hyacinth B 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1373027
Moose135 July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 It's fast becoming my favorite commercial, even though I gave up on Mopar a few years ago. Come back home, we've missed you! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1373993
Hyacinth B July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Come back home, we've missed you! Nope, they lost me when they shut down almost 800 Dodge and Chrysler dealerships in 2009. A LOT of people I knew in The Bidness had their livelihoods torn to shreds when that happened. And then to make it even worse, they handed the company to Fiat and that colossal handjob Sergio. That's one of the many things Peter DeLorenzo and I agree on. But hey, at least I can still appreciate the sound of a Hemi. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1374690
Ubiquitous July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 All I could think about when I saw this commercial was, if these are real people & not actors, how many parents actually picked one of their kids to go in the not-as-safe car? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c-N5E8HWrA Susan Smith? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1375466
6 MeowMeowBeenz July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Hyacinth B, glad to see another PDL reader here! I do think this is a better commercial that the Honda Pilot Weezer one though. At least you see cars driving and stuff. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1375778
cynicat July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 2) Actors are indeed real people. Like, made of water, carbon, calcium, iron, cells, bones, nerves, organs, DNA -- everything that separates humans from the synthetic people who haven't been invented yet. Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for saying this. Every time I watch a commercial where they say: "these are real people, not actors" I immediately say back: "actors are real people". 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1375981
OSM Mom July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Yes but actors are paid to say certain things, where "real people" aren't. Or that's how it's supposed to be. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1376047
LoneHaranguer July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Yes but actors are paid to say certain things, where "real people" aren't. Another way of looking at it is that both are paid to be in an ad, but the "real people" have to ad lib their lines while the actors get scripts. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1376153
Hyacinth B July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for saying this. Every time I watch a commercial where they say: "these are real people, not actors" I immediately say back: "actors are real people". Except for Tom Cruise, who's obviously a cyborg. 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1376733
Cobalt Stargazer July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 And Denise Richards, who I would bet cash is a fembot. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1376759
LoneHaranguer July 31, 2015 Share July 31, 2015 Intel has been running ads claiming that they provide the technology that lets you turn your PC into a tablet. Since they're really just talking about a tablet with a keyboard that can be physically attached and removed again, what "technology" are they talking about? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1376824
mojoween August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 Other than the one bye week, I don't think I would be very happy if Eli Manning were sitting around watching football games on Sundays. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1377139
ethalfrida August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 I swear I heard "sex without scrubbing" for the Limeaway ad... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1378103
backformore August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 I saw "farmer's only" dating service commercial, where the man says that meeting the woman he's with was "a blessing in disguise". It left me wondering what the disguise was. Usually, that would mean you met someone under a bad circumstance, like "getting that traffic ticket was a blessing in disguise", if you meet your mate in traffic court, for example. But if you meet someone on a DATING SITE - that's pretty straightforward. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1378476
Cobalt Stargazer August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 I saw "farmer's only" dating service commercial, where the man says that meeting the woman he's with was "a blessing in disguise". It left me wondering what the disguise was. [The Golden Girls]"Why would a blessing want to wear a disguise? If I was a blessing, I'd walk around naked."[/The Golden Girls] 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1378518
erikdepressant August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 FarmersOnly seems to be aimed at older, conservative people. The service needs to appeal to young liberals, too: Becky: "I grow medical cannabis on my sustainable, organic farm. It was important to me to find someone who shares my values of compassion and ecological responsibility." Jason: "Whenever I get fired, I help Becky with our farm. She's pretty hot, and I get free weed, so, yeah." 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1378612
OSM Mom August 1, 2015 Share August 1, 2015 Oh and all the girls they show in the commercial are young, pretty and slender. Not a middle aged fatty in the bunch. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1378616
90PercentGravity August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 There is this ad that is like a broadway musical. A guy says "Can somebody tell me how to get a small business loan fast?" and then a bunch of people jump out and start singing. Every time this ad comes on, it cuts off right in the middle and a different commercial starts. It always cuts off at the same point, just as a guy is singing "that's my name about that--" and then bam, new commercial. It is his name above what? And what is this ad for? I've seen in three times and it cut off every time. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1379766
InDueTime August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 It sounds like you're describing the Rapid Advance ad. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1379909
90PercentGravity August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 That's it! It's a bar! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1379964
xaxat August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 Invoking the Declaration of Independence! The Statue of Liberty! Red, white and blue everything! Methinks the Belgian based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owned by a group of Brazilians, doth protest too much. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1380065
Jamoche August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 Invoking the Declaration of Independence! The Statue of Liberty! Red, white and blue everything! Methinks the Belgian based Anheuser-Busch InBev, owned by a group of Brazilians, doth protest too much. Don't they know that those car insurance idiots have given lots of us a knee-jerk grab for the remote whenever we see someone standing up against that particular fence? 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1380414
LoneHaranguer August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 It sounds like you're describing the Rapid Advance ad. You're supposed to trust a company that will give you the money you wanted in sacks delivered by bike messenger? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1380479
sofaslug August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 You're supposed to trust a company that will give you the money you wanted in sacks delivered by bike messenger? Wait! You mean that's *not* a good thing?! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1380720
Fiddler1 August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I saw a commercial last night for Fixident where a woman was making her way along a row of giant teeth, hopping from one to the next. As the voiceover warned how certain foods could cause dentures to loosen, she got tossed around and fell off. Thankfully, at this point the word DRAMATIZATION appeared on the screen. Whew! Glad they told me that wasn't REAL! 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1381995
erikdepressant August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I've noticed something similar in a lot of drug commercials. When someone is describing living with a chronic condition, the disclaimer "actor portrayal" will often appear. It doesn't matter how trivial the problem is (sore feet) or if no lines are spoken (woman staring sadly out window to portray depression). I tried to find something official that describes why advertisers have to do that, but I failed. I found one article about the damaging effects of "actor portrayals" in public health campaigns. If you get bored, here is a twelve-page PDF from the FTC about testimonials and endorsements. The humor comes from the minutiae. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1382167
DeLurker August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I've noticed something similar in a lot of drug commercials. When someone is describing living with a chronic condition, the disclaimer "actor portrayal" will often appear. It doesn't matter how trivial the problem is (sore feet) or if no lines are spoken (woman staring sadly out window to portray depression). Usually watching another couple or family enjoying life - they'll always be happy and active. When your depressed, you never look out the window and see the neighbor hauling out their garbage, sitting on the porch reading the newspaper or taking a walk by themselves because happy people are never alone, never have to do dull household chores and never sedentary. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1382373
LoneHaranguer August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I tried to find something official that describes why advertisers have to do that, but I failed. AFAIK, the law only requires the person to be identified as an actor if it can be seen as an endorsement. The companies may just want to be covered in case somebody takes a broad view. of what that means. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1382665
CoderLady August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I know this is an insanely litigious society, but has anyone actually tried to sue the actors in drug ads when a drug doesn't meet expectations in some way? That's messed up. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1382703
ennui August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 If you are in the market for a high performance car like those, you don't need the logo to tell you what they are. But thank you for posting the commercial - I needed a little Mopar lust on a Monday morning! I recognized the cars without the logos. I love the sound of the engine, too. Great commercial! I just want to know where they found those empty streets and parking garages for their joy ride. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1382838
erikdepressant August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 (edited) I know this is an insanely litigious society, but has anyone actually tried to sue the actors in drug ads when a drug doesn't meet expectations in some way? That's messed up. It's too bad we can't sue commercial actors just for annoying us. DirecTV Customers vs. Flo The People vs. Yogurt Bitch Heck, maybe they could expand the class action suits to include nonhuman defendants. American Breakfast Eaters vs. CGI Almond City of Milwaukee vs. Beer Hipsters Edited August 3, 2015 by erikdepressant 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1383477
Moose135 August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I recognized the cars without the logos. I love the sound of the engine, too. Great commercial! I just want to know where they found those empty streets and parking garages for their joy ride. Here's the 90 second extended cut - turn up the speakers and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCxehjcYwlc http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dodge-brand-halo-vehicles---dodge-charger-srt-hellcat-challenger-srt-hellcat-and-viper-gts---featured-in-new-campaign-making-large--and-small-screen-debuts-beginning-july-3-300107709.html The spots were filmed in Miami over three nights and every image in the commercial was shot, including the alligator that morphs into the front of the Challenger SRT Hellcat. The boat scene was captured from a helicopter, drones were used in production and, instead of the usual pursuit vehicle to shoot car to car, a camera was mounted to another Hellcat, as nothing else could keep up with the speed. The ads were created in partnership with Portland, Ore.-based independent advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1383635
LoneHaranguer August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 instead of the usual pursuit vehicle to shoot car to car, a camera was mounted to another Hellcat, as nothing else could keep up with the speed. I'm sure they mean they had nothing else on hand because fast cars are not something they could justify keeping on hand from a business perspective. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1383712
CoyoteBlue August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 Belsomra commercial - it's a drug for that new insomnia theory about how your "wake" system can interfere with your "sleep" system. So to illustrate this, they make the words "wake" and "sleep" into anthropomorphic (zoomorphic?) creatures, Wake being a dog (I assume - it looks particularly wonky) and Sleep being a cat. And naughty Wake keeps bothering Sleep until he's exiled to the Belsomra pet bed so Sleep can curl up in bed with the lady. Someone took some serious acid to create these furry words, just sayin'. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1384154
90PercentGravity August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 I just saw that commercial and I felt really bad for the Wake creature. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1384186
Moose135 August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 I'm sure they mean they had nothing else on hand because fast cars are not something they could justify keeping on hand from a business perspective. As a man once said "It takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar..." 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/46/#findComment-1384263
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