Good Ads, Bad Ads

[stinkerbell]

Are there some TV commercials that you find yourself giggling at?

Or some some heinously stupid that they guarantee that you will NOT be buying the product they are advertising?


My favorite current commercial is for Dr. Pepper. It's the one with the young couple in love....he's buying her tampons (price check at the store too), folding her panties at the Laundromat, going to yoga and Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I won't do that)" is playing. We just crack up.....the thing he won't do is share his Dr. Pepper. It's just a cute ad.

There's also a Verizon Wireless ad we like. The mom and dad are standing at the living room window watching their kids shovel snow....the dad tricked them into it, saying he'd let them have additional cell phone minutes. The part my husband likes is the dad....the mom says it looks cold out there and the dad says "Yeah, freezing. I ain't going out there." A minute later he burns his tongue on his coffee....and their kids are out shoveling snow. I think it's a glimpse into the future of the type of parents we'll be. :o

Ads I don't like.....usually I can come up with a bunch, but I'm blanking right now. I used to hate the Carl's Jr. ones where everyone's making a mess while they eat. I hated those SO much. I'd actually change the channel.

What about you?

[libraryvixen]

Even though I don't have AOL, I love the guy in the commecial who says "I want my computer to sound like a Yeti". It makes me laugh EVERY time.

The Dr. Pepper one is funny too.

The first time I saw the DL celebration commercial... I was SO excited. They showed it so many times last week during Extreme Home Makeover... that I wasn't so excited anymore.

This is not to say.. that won't buy their product though!!

[Not Afraid]

I don't watch much TV, but I was glad to see the "Fantastic Voyage" ad last night.

DootDoot DootDoot You said "We've got yo get back to the ship", Dr. "I did?"

I haven't a clue what the product is, but I love the commercial.

[mamabot]

The ones I am not so fond of right now are the ones that try to get people to eat more fast food. Weinserschnitzel started it with their "Chili Dog Diet" ad campaign. I know there is another fast food chain that has a similar ad concept running.Yeah, we need people to be eating chili dogs three times a day. Supersize Me anyone?

[stinkerbell]

I don't watch much TV, but I was glad to see the "Fantastic Voyage" ad last night.

DootDoot DootDoot You said "We've got yo get back to the ship", Dr. "I did?"

BAH! That's the commercial during which I thought to myself, "I need to start a thread about ads!" I loved that one! I knew there were three I was going to post about!

And I have no idea what it was for. I was trying to hold it in my head, so I could post about it, but it didn't work.

[Not Afraid]

I can see a logo........maybe it's SCB? Or, some bank. Something NOT fun. But, GREAT ad!

[stinkerbell]

I can see a logo........maybe it's SCB? Or, some bank. Something NOT fun. But, GREAT ad!

They were doctors....that much is coming to me. Dang. Figures.

[Doodle Duck]

There is one that ranks on my ALL TIME most obnoxious...It ran ALL the time just before Christmas...

It's the one with the overacting wife in bed FAKING an orgasm over her freakin' coat.

"Wrap you arms around me...IIII WAAAAAANT TOOOO FEEEEEL Your WAAAARMTH"

And her moron husband is grinning because she's so happy.


PUKE! I never could hit the mute button fast enough.

I will never buy a Burlington coat...I will never buy ANY coat! All coats are evil! They make dorky women overact!

Oh wait...I live in San Diego...I don't need a coat...

never mind.

D :monkey:


BTW: Wienershnitzle can do no wrong...except they should respell their name to weenershnitzle so I can write about them.

[dsnylndmom]

That Verizon one you are talking about Stink, that one 'bout killed me the first time I ever saw it! I was ROLLING!! That's my fave right now.

I like the DP one too, defitnely got a giggle out of that one.

Like LV I liked the 50th celebration commercial but after 100 times feh

[stinkerbell]

That Verizon one you are talking about Stink, that one 'bout killed me the first time I ever saw it! I was ROLLING!! That's my fave right now.

I think it says something about how we'll parent our children when they're teens. That dad just cracks us up.

Ack, I haven't had the displeasure of seeing that Burlington coat ad!!

[dsnylndmom]

I think it says something about how we'll parent our children when they're teens. That dad just cracks us up.

Ack, I haven't had the displeasure of seeing that Burlington coat ad!!

Oh I totally agree when he said "I'm not going out there it's too cold" I swear I cheered! CHEERED I TELL YOU!!

[stinkerbell]

I'm so glad it's not just us! My husband is always doubled over during the ad. He loves it so much!!!

[dsnylndmom]

I'm so glad it's not just us! My husband is always doubled over during the ad. He loves it so much!!!

No not just you, in fact I've entered that commerical into my mental rolodex under "ways to tortue my children when they reach the teen years" I figure they're going to torture us enough I have to plan ahead

[Tinkerbelle]

My absolute favorite ad is the guy talking about everything he has, a 4 bedroom house, like my car it's new, I even belong to the golf club, how do I do it? I'm in debt up to my ears (grinning the whole time) someone please help me....
I crack up everytime (can't remember what company the ad is for though.)

I love the Gieco ads ...hair club for men spoof...great! but I like all the spoof Gieko ads. (cockroaches, reality tv show, cleaning products...etc)

I Hate Quiznos ads...first the dead Hamsters what the H was that all about??????
now they have some talking baby...he just scares me.......

[Alan]

Mu most dreaded ad is the one with Bob and the pills that make him.. whatever.


The funniest ad I ever saw was the one with Bob in the quasi Home Depot. He is in there learning how to handle his wood. Never saw it again but i will never forget it.

Best ad is the Car ballet. The one where the car is weaving its way through cars that are doing a slow spin. Like a beutiful ballet.

[sleepyjeff]

Yeah those food commercials like Carl Jrs where they seemingly try to gross you out makes me go huh :confused:

I mean, you want me to buy your product why are you trying to make me hurl.

Cherios has an ad out now(as does another cereal commerical) that has a guy eating his cereal very loud in my ear...even when I turn on the mute the caption reads "loud smacking"........

Another set of commercials I turn on my mute for is these drug commercials where the side effects are worse then the disease......"side effects may include blurred vision, vomiting, itchy skin, loss of bladder control, death, restlessness, and shortness of breath" ....notice how death is always slipped in there(and who wouldn't lose a little bladder control if they thought they were going to die).....but your toe nails will never look better

I like Sierra Mist commercials, especially the ones with the dog.

I like the new Disneyland Commercials with Dumbo, Herbie, Genie, and many others.

Jack and the Box commercials always make me grin.

I really miss the old 1980s Henry Weinhards Private Reserve beer commercials ......they were the best.

[stinkerbell]

Ew! The talking baby freaks me OUT! Yech!!

The other one I don't like is for a mucus drug....some kind of drug to get the gross germs out of your lungs.....mucinex? There are gross cartoon germ guys being attacked by the drug. It's just gross!!

The other one I don't like is for toenail fungus. The ad literally makes my toenails hurt.

[Alchimedes]

The Chili Dog ad is really bad!! Too real It's scarrrry!!

[Sam the iPod]

I hate hate hate the Dentyne Fire commercial where the parents are meeting their daughter's boyfriend. She pops in a piece of Dentyne Fire into her mouth and immediately jumps on her boyfriend in front of her parents. Then her mom does the same with the dad. :shudder: I hate this commercial.

I'm currently working for a consultant in the advertising industry and have come across some really great examples and pure duds. It's weird the sort of things you learn about advertising from both the agency's point of view and the marketer. Makes me wonder about the marketers who say, "Yeah, that's a good way to advertise our product."

[Disguy]

I also put a vote in for the Verizon commercial. It cracked me up the first time I saw it and still does . My truly favorite commercials are for any type of prescription drugs. I crack up at the side effects. "So take this to remove your wart...side effects include: Vomiting, loss of appetite, skin rash, possible stroke and death has occurred" lol it just cracks me up! I'm sick, I know! :devil: