Commercials

[Disturbed Goth]

I've seen that damn "Shirley Temple Little Darling DVD Collection" so many times, that I just want to buy it, in vain hope that the commercial will go away.
But I absolutely HATE Chuckee Cheeses Commericals. They are soo annoying.
Of course, I LOVE the Berries and Cream Starburst commerical. I wish they played that still.
Also like the, oh what is it? Two-flavoured Airheads? I dunno, it's the one where the two mice are trying to get into the mouse hole and one of 'em says, "Oh! My mouse Parts!" Cracks me up every time.
I also dig video game commercials. Especially for ones that I want.

[UrbanMysticDee]

I really really like the Hershey's Kisses commercials. They make me have hope for humanity.





Though not really a commercial, there is a channel called News 12 Traffic and Weather (it comes in handy a whole lot) that has the most wonderful slogan: "know before you go." I really like that.

[jigglypuffgirl]

I never cared for commercials anyhow, including the "vote for *insert name here*" ones they kept showing on the local channels. I just mute them and unmute when the commercials are over.

Kind of off topic, most of the channels has the "paid programming" stuff after midnight is very pointless to me when i try to find something on TV. :I

[xkrazydog]

Mayhem commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmvh36hWyEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1FwOw1zIc
'nuff said.

[Seven Rain]

Mayhem commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmvh36hWyEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1FwOw1zIc
'nuff said.

<3

[KirbyHead]

I like commercials where unexpected things happen.

[mitchellbravo]

I had a strange realization. I remember having complained about the shitty relationships that always get played "for laffs" in commercials with Dumb Husband and Nasty Nagging Wife.
I realized that the ads with the most functional, nicest, lovingest, "I-hope-I-might-be-in-their-shoes-one-day" couple relationships tend to be the ads for erectile dysfunction pills. Seriously, every time I see one of these ads, I'm like "You go, middle-aged/older couple! I'm so glad you're still in love!"* Like I watch the ad and can actually conceive of reasons why the two people would get together in the first place and then stay together, unlike the other miscellaneous Miserable Marriage ads where you know someone's going to OD on seemingly innocuous prescription meds within the next two to three years.


*I realize they are actors and not actual couples but the sentiment remains

[robybang]

I had a strange realization. I remember having complained about the shitty relationships that always get played "for laffs" in commercials with Dumb Husband and Nasty Nagging Wife.
I realized that the ads with the most functional, nicest, lovingest, "I-hope-I-might-be-in-their-shoes-one-day" couple relationships tend to be the ads for erectile dysfunction pills.

Remember, the key to a successful marriage is lots and lots of sex. Those times you were arguing over yogurt and cleaning products? Should have been having sex.

[Seven Rain]

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I loved this one to death but they relied on it too much instead of making new ones and I got sick of it. D:

[Bre Ishurna the Wolf]

For me, my favorite video game commercial is probably this one:

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Tied with the Kirby Mass Attack one and the Pokemon HG/SS one with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, which made me feel like a kid again.

My favorite commercial that is not related to video games are the Progressive and 21st Century ones.

My least favorite is the Carfax one. I hate that commercial.

[Durvin]

There are rumors that commercials aren't effective much anymore, since most people have the ability to fast-forward through them; some people are considering going back to in-show product placement as a way to advertise without people skipping ahead. You think commercials are bad, wait until Walt or Dr. House pausing from their crazy lives to drink a cool, refreshing Pepsi. Then again, this brings up an issue that they didn't have years ago when this kind of thing was the norm: heroes these days tend to be really awful people--sociopaths at best, murderous drug-dealers at worst. I don't know how good these characters are going to be at hawking products.

Now I can't talk about this without mentioning the one time--the ONLY time--I ever saw this done well. On "The Burns & Allen Show" (a sitcom so old it started out as a vaudeville show), the titular pair were a married couple that had a TV show about their life as a married couple that had a TV show about their life...it was kinda weird. They had normal sitcom adventures, for the most part, except that this one buddy of George's, who lived next-door and was the spokesman for Carnation Condensed Milk. He was still an active character, but if anybody mentioned milk (or anything vaguely related to it), he would go into a spiel about how great it was and how it contains Vitamin D ("the sunshine vitamin") and how it had millions of uses; some characters listened attentively, but others (George especially) would roll their eyes and walk off, and when he was done they'd say something like "all right, can we get back to the story now?" "Sure, sure, sorry; I just get so excited when people talk about Carnation Condensed Milk. Why, did you know that--" "Knock it off!" It was genuinely entertaining, which is more than I can say about most breaks like that in other shows.

[UrbanMysticDee]

Then again, this brings up an issue that they didn't have years ago when this kind of thing was the norm: heroes these days tend to be really awful people--sociopaths at best, murderous drug-dealers at worst. I don't know how good these characters are going to be at hawking products.

Those aren't heroes, they're anti-heroes and villain protagonists and all sorts of other people occupying a grey area of moral ambiguity or down right amorality. Heroes are few and far between in 21st century fictional mass media.

[Rapidkirby3k]

During my high school era, I always adored commercials, especially some of the exclusive ones you see during the NFL Superbowl. Here's one of my most favorites back in the day:

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While there are most commercials that range from enjoyable to okay, there are a few certain commercials I personally dislike, however. This includes Ally Bank, for example.

[walkin_talkin_apocolyps]

i hate all luna commercials D:< it seems like they act badly on purpose so that people remember their commercials but they dont get that people remember them badly! JUST. NUQHQEEOFEKLQ

but also there was a commercial a while ago for somethin called head on. it was so stupid. it was like a glue stick or a deoderant stick for yur head? i dont know. all the commercial had was people rubbin it on their head and the camera kept zoomin in and out and changin angles. then there was a voiceover sayin "you apply it directly to yur forehead. you apply it directly to yur forehead. you apply it directly to yur forehead..." but they never said what it did! just that you rub what ever the frak it is TO YUR FRIGGIN FOREHEAD

[mitchellbravo]

i hate all luna commercials D:< it seems like they act badly on purpose so that people remember their commercials but they dont get that people remember them badly! JUST. NUQHQEEOFEKLQ

but also there was a commercial a while ago for somethin called head on. it was so stupid. it was like a glue stick or a deoderant stick for yur head? i dont know. all the commercial had was people rubbin it on their head and the camera kept zoomin in and out and changin angles. then there was a voiceover sayin "you apply it directly to yur forehead. you apply it directly to yur forehead. you apply it directly to yur forehead..." but they never said what it did! just that you rub what ever the frak it is TO YUR FRIGGIN FOREHEAD

Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead. Head on. Apply directly to the forehead.

It'd be great to see other products try that advertising tack. "Chicken wing. Shove into mouth. Chicken wing." "Movie. Go directly to the theater. Movie." "Condom. Stick on dick. Condom."