screamapiller
Feb 29, 2004 @ 4:53 pm
Okay, this may have to go in the "scarred for life" thread, but I just saw the Juicy Fruit commercial with the pinata coming to life and chasing after the kids to get the gum back...
I can't even tell you how many kinds of wrong that is!
ETA Cleo, I think we need to work on this Febreeze grenade idea... we'll make millions and live like kings. Damn hell ass kings!
Phred62
Feb 29, 2004 @ 5:11 pm
Saw for the first time a horrible, horrible Pepto-Bismol ad with office workers dancing and singing about their various intestinal disorders. The woman with diarrhea was absolutely giddy about it. Plus the announcer seemed to have a phony English accent. Disturbing.
Yep, that one totally irritates me.
Has anyone tried the Glad Press N Seal?
I have. I really like it. But for some reason Mario really creeps me out.
I was watching tv the other day and the Whopper “I am the champion!” commercial came on, which was bad enough. But what commercial came on after that? The Viagra commercial with Queens “We are the Champions!” I guess somebody on the network has a sense of humor. The only thing that would have made it funnier would have been if they were being shown while Angel was on.
Speaking of dryers, I saw a commercial for the Dryer of the Gods the other day. It's a Drying Center, with a regular tumble dryer, drawer units, and a cabinet for hanging stuff and all of it is connected to the heat/air source. God, I don't even have nice clothes and I want one.
Yes, yes, yes! I saw that and had to tell call my son into the room to show him.
glstx
Feb 29, 2004 @ 5:24 pm
I am not a fan of the Advair pug, and I only tolerate the Zyrtec bulldog/terrier because my brother has one just like it. I guess I'm just not a dog person. But the Tressemme puppies? Too cute! I'm a sucker for little puppies and those are adorable.
And why does the guy at the end of the Toyota commerical where the people are naming all the types of Toyotas bug me so much? When he says, "oh yeah yeah yeah" I just want to slap him. Yeah, it's so funny you forgot the Solara. Big F'ing deal!
Eegah
Feb 29, 2004 @ 6:08 pm
There's one commercial for (I believe) Bounty, where it show how strong the towels are by putting a bunch of pool balls on one sheet and then pouring water on it. It's very impressive, but one question: why is the theme to The Third Man playing during it? Did they just grab the first piece of music they could find?
Alexandria Bay
Feb 29, 2004 @ 6:30 pm
The "Kitchen Fresh Chicken" ad I hate most of the two is the one where the husband says "chicken" and the wife says "right, kitchen" over and over. Shut up! And you can call it whatever you want, it's still nasty fried crap.
The Comcast Digital Cable with Big Pussy--anyone else seen this? Please? I asked before to thunderous nonresponse, but what is that cartoon character and who/what shows are the others from?
vegasusa555
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:12 pm
am i the only one who wants to dropkick the woman who says "kitchen" strips instead of chicken strips? i am? alrighty then, i'll go crawl into my rage corner.
healing fish
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:21 pm
"Kitchen" strips doesn't sound remotely like anything I'd want to eat.
TheCustomOfLife
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:25 pm
I really don't understand KFC's reasoning behind "kitchen fresh" and "low carb." Anyone who's over the age of say, eight, can tell you that the "kitchen fresh" chicken really means "Grade-D-fowl-body-part-rejects-in-heart-clogging-oil-dripping-all-over-your-fingers-and-on-your-clothing-'chicken.'" And that would be GDFBPRIHCODAOYFAOYCC, and that's just too long. I'd pay good money to see an HONEST portrayal, though. Have a good time at KFC with comfort food, or whatever. Don't patronize us by telling us the shit is good for us.
vegasusa555
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:26 pm
OH. SWEET. LORD!!!!! i just saw the dandruff ad for fructice (sp?) shampoo!!!!!!!!! when you guys were talking about it, i thought it would be a light shower of scalp crust, but no, they had to treat us to an El Nino-esque drenching of dandruff!!!!! excuse me while i go dry heave!
LinaBo
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:32 pm
"Kitchen" strips doesn't sound remotely like anything I'd want to eat.
Sounds more like the remains of old linoleum that has been pulled up while remodelling. Mmmm... chewy goodness.
healing fish
Feb 29, 2004 @ 8:49 pm
Yes, thank you! That's exactly what I was thinking of.
StephenTrendy
Feb 29, 2004 @ 9:13 pm
Poor Diedrich Bader. Now he has to be in JC Penney commercials. Grrr. I feel bad for the guy.
puckish
Feb 29, 2004 @ 9:33 pm
am i the only one who wants to dropkick the woman who says "kitchen" strips instead of chicken strips? i am? alrighty then, i'll go crawl into my rage corner.
Room for me in that corner? You are SO not the only one.
"Kitchen" strips doesn't sound remotely like anything I'd want to eat.
Sounds more like the remains of old linoleum that has been pulled up while remodelling. Mmmm... chewy goodness.
Me too. Which, in turn, makes me think of the movie Se7en, where the first victim (Gluttony) has been forced to eat strips of linoleum. Yick.
screamapiller
Feb 29, 2004 @ 10:56 pm
Tiger Wood's AmEx commerical parodying Caddyshack? BRILLIANT!
Jamoche
Feb 29, 2004 @ 11:02 pm
During the Oscars, I saw a new Mastercard "Priceless" ad. Scruffy-looking biker picks up a lost Boston Terrier, charges all kinds of stuff for the dog. Final shot is the dog riding in the biker's new sidecar, tagline's something like "Always having someone to share the road with: priceless".
Awwww.
skittl3862
Feb 29, 2004 @ 11:35 pm
On the Kitchen Fresh Chicken topic, in that one commercial where the woman keeps calling it "kitchen strips" and the man tries to correct her with "chicken strips". I'm constantly reminded of Girl, Interrupted where Brittany Murphy's character says chicken instead of kitchen. Yeah, suicidal psychiatrict patients don't really put me in the mood for chicken. Granted, I am a vegetarian, but still.
Also like the AmEx commercial with Martin Scorcesse (sp?). I just find it funny.
Oh, they just showed the conclusion for the lost dog Mastercard commercial. So sweet, I actually teared up!
naepTV
Feb 29, 2004 @ 11:59 pm
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It also discusses some surveys that show that tiny kids who have been subject to their advertising can think that McDonalds is good for them to eat, that it's healty, etc.
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That's the same gripe I have about KFC's latest ad campaigns. They are trying to get us to associate KFC with "Kitchen Fresh Chicken"...........sounds nice and healthy, right?
But we all remember that KFC started out as "Kentucky Fried Chicken", with the Kentucky colonel as it's spoksman. "It's Finger Lickin' Good" was the slogan.
The "secret family recipe" has stayed the same. But the image has changed.
Not that image a bad thing............the chicken's still tasty.
Bouvier
Mar 1, 2004 @ 12:22 am
When did the Oscars become the Super Bowl of commercials? Loved, loved, loved the Martin Scorsese Amex ad, and the Tiger Woods Caddyshack one was fabulous also. But I missed the end of the MasterCard dog series! Bummer. That will teach me to tidy up the house while important things are going on.
andel
Mar 1, 2004 @ 12:51 am
I'm so glad that the lost Mastercard dog got home. Aw!
Poodle Hat
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:03 am
On the Kitchen Fresh Chicken topic, in that one commercial where the woman keeps calling it "kitchen strips" and the man tries to correct her with "chicken strips".
Except she says "Kishin' Shrips." Drives me nuts, I tell ya!
I hate Febreeze, and the ads annoy me, but I do love the dog. He's a great dog.
cal331
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:10 am
Tiger Wood's AmEx commerical parodying Caddyshack? BRILLIANT!
I was just coming to post the same thing. I laughed out loud, and that's not something I normally do with commercials. I'm not a golf fan by any means, but I am lovin' Tiger Woods right now.
That Mastercard doggie also had me weeping a little at the end. So nice of everyone to help him get home. Sniff.
healing fish
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:22 am
I adore the Mastercard dog. Cutest thing ever.
Poodle Hat
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:26 am
Is it really a good thing if the diner you frequent keeps an assortment of antacids within easy reach under the counter?
Vacationland
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:32 am
The Martin Scorcese Amex "perfectionist" ad was friggin' genius! The deadpan look of disgust he shoots the photo processor guy when the poor schlub describes the supposedly flawed birthday party photo as "nice" -- too funny. "I gotta re-shoot." I think I laughed harder the second time I saw it, when I finally cought the end bit where "Uncle Marty" asks his nephew how he'd like to turn five again.
Everyone here was also disturbingly involved in the cross-country saga of the little black-and-white dog, so much so that we all let out a big "awwwww" when he got home (even though in retrospect, we decided that the dog seemed to be having more fun out there on the road). Wonder if they're going to keep running them in sequence during a show or programming block? Much more fun than seeing the same damn 15-second spot repeated endlessly (I'm looking at YOU, Cadillac).
Cleo256
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:16 am
That's the same gripe I have about KFC's latest ad campaigns. They are trying to get us to associate KFC with "Kitchen Fresh Chicken"...........sounds nice and healthy, right?
But we all remember that KFC started out as "Kentucky Fried Chicken",
Yeah, and the whole thing seems like a bad plan. We haven't forgotten what KFC really stands for, and trying to make up a new acronym can only make us remember that accursed word "Fried".
So when they try to reassign the acronym, they're actually making us remember the thing they were trying to make us forget by going to "KFC" in the first place. Bad idea.
Jamoche
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:38 am
So how many Mastercard dog ads were there? I only caught the biker and the homecoming.
boomersmommy
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:14 am
OK I'm worried about the little boy on the Good Nites commercial or whatever those pants are for bedwetters. He's the one who says "Wetting the bed...I'd really like to stop that." He says he wishes he didn't wet the bed because he would be embarrassed if a friend stayed over and found out.
Sweetie, you're on TV! All your friends are going to know. This is coming from a concerned former-bedwetter, current mommy, who worries about you getting teased or beaten up at school now.
Vermicious Knid
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:29 am
Completely missed the Mastercard dog commercials. Did see the Caddyshack one which caused me to laugh out loud. Also loved the Pepsi commercial with the bear dressed in hunter's clothing using his id. "Good with leftovers", hee. At least I think it was for Pepsi.
Gah! It's Kidsbop 5! I was too busy cringing to catch all the dubious selections this time but one of the songs is Clay Aiken's Invisible.
beezer
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:30 am
He can take his royalty check and buy himself into a therapy group for people who get the cops called on them after appearing in a recreation on America's Most Wanted.
I missed the end of the dog!! Last I saw he was in the sidecar with goggles. How did he get home? Please?
quickychick
Mar 1, 2004 @ 7:48 am
The Martin Scorsese AmEx ad was aired at least a year ago, wasn't it? Wasn't the first time I've seen it.
LOVED the Caddyshack homage. L.o.v.e.d. it.
Alexandria Bay
Mar 1, 2004 @ 8:00 am
Yeah, the Scorcese ad is an oldie but goodie. "I've lost the narrative thread." Heh.
There was no big thing with the dog getting home, he just ran up as the family was unpacking the RV.
Decormaven
Mar 1, 2004 @ 8:31 am
Yep, the Oscars® have turned into the Super Bowl II of Ads. Total agreement with Vacationland's assessment on the Cadillac ad overkill. Damn them, and Led Zeppelin, for burning a great song into the pits of Hell.
ChinkyGirl
Mar 1, 2004 @ 9:43 am
I actually saw the Tiger Woods/Caddyshack ad this weekend at the movies...how long was it on TV? B/C it was pretty damn long and involved in the theater...
The Mastercard/Dog ad was really sweet though :)
phxchic
Mar 1, 2004 @ 11:25 am
I was watching tv the other day and the Whopper “I am the champion!” commercial came on, which was bad enough. But what commercial came on after that? The Viagra commercial with Queens “We are the Champions!” I guess somebody on the network has a sense of humor.
You must have been watching CSI. I posted this Thursday night when CBS ran these ads together in this order.
Count me in on the Tiger/Caddyshack love!
phxguy was practically rolling off the couch. Who cares if Bill Murray didn't get the Oscar--he gave us this classic!
ubi
Mar 1, 2004 @ 12:49 pm
Yeah, but you're talking about people who want nothing more than to eat candy and chocolate cake all day long. Comapred to what toddlers want to eat, McDonald's is health food. I mean, a cheeseburger has four major food groups (if you count the ketchup).
Don't forget to include the onion and pickle.
The Comcast Digital Cable with Big Pussy--anyone else seen this?
Heh heh, you said "pussy"!
The Martin Scorcese Amex "perfectionist" ad was friggin' genius! The deadpan look of disgust he shoots the photo processor guy when the poor schlub describes the supposedly flawed birthday party photo as "nice" -- too funny. "I gotta re-shoot." I think I laughed harder the second time I saw it, when I finally cought the end bit where "Uncle Marty" asks his nephew how he'd like to turn five again.
That's an old ad from a couple years ago.
Bouvier
Mar 1, 2004 @ 12:54 pm
I can't believe I have never seen the Scorsese ad before. It seemed like it was tailor made for first airing at the Oscars. The Tiger Woods/Caddshack ad was new, though, right?
TraceyBee
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:06 pm
I actually saw the Tiger Woods/Caddyshack ad this weekend at the movies...how long was it on TV? B/C it was pretty damn long and involved in the theater...
It was pretty long on tv, too. Even so, I laughed and laughed.
I loved the MasterCard dog!
senor coconut
Mar 1, 2004 @ 1:54 pm
I heard the academy had to approve all the commercials shown this year and they banned any use of competing companies. That's why there was Caddy-overkill.
MechaAlice
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:03 pm
They also said no commercials for feminine hygiene products, for which I must say I'm very greatful.
iron chef
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:23 pm
Mastercard dog rules.
My favorite current commercial is for Best Western (I think), where the guy is hurrying home because of "bathtime!" as he tells his co-workers. He gets into this hotel room taking off his jacket in a way that makes you think there's going to be some stripper-wife on the othe side of the door, but in reality, he's actually running to a computer to cyber-participate in bathtime with his wife and oh-so-adorable baby girl.
I'd pay good money to see an HONEST portrayal, though.
KFC: It's better than starving.
Now gimme my money!!!
etain
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:54 pm
Yesterday, driving home from carpool, I asked my 2 year old if he was hungry and would like to stop by McDonald's.
Instantaneously, wafting forward from the back seat, I hear, "ba ba ba ba ba... I'm lovin' it!"
Really little kids do this all the time -- it's all just music to them. My mother used to work in a day care, and she said some of the more surreal moments in her life were when the kids were all playing and one of them would suddenly break into the Salad Shooter song or some other jingle at random while he was in the sandbox or something.
I think the Martin Scorcese ads were used last year.
The Last Dodo
Mar 1, 2004 @ 2:55 pm
Was I the only one halfway expecting, "We love the OSCAAAAAAARS...cause they are goldeeeeeeeeen...just like Quizno's SUUUUUUUUUUBS...after you toast theeeeeeeem....they got a BOTOX BAR!!!"?
jadefox
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:21 pm
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Vermicious Knid
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:35 pm
'Nother article about the Quiznos' ad. I thought it was pronounced like 'sponge monkeys' but they claim it should be 'spung-monkees'. Spung monkey?
chris2
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:40 pm
Fabreeze warning alert! I read somewhere that Fabreeze can kill your birds (if you have birds) and other small animals, and can even make a cat very sick. Just so y'all know.
I must be the only one who hates the Citi Bank identity theft commercials, but as I 've said before, they seem backwards to me. If the idea is someone stealing your credit card and pretending to be you, then they should be showing the perpetrator with the victim's voice coming out of them, not the other way around. The girl in the hair salon isn't the one who is pretending to be someone she's not. They should show the dorky robot-building loner with the sistuh's voice coming out of his mouth as he buys all his supplies at the robot store, using her card and pretending to be her. See?
Hilary Dickulous
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:46 pm
Cats,
no, birds, maybe. But the Febreze commercials make it look like you can instantly spritz cleanliness into a room like Mary Poppins.
My dad had no idea why Tiger Woods was "hunting puppets" on that golf course.
iron chef
Mar 1, 2004 @ 3:55 pm
Yesterday, driving home from carpool, I asked my 2 year old if he was hungry and would like to stop by McDonald's.
Instantaneously, wafting forward from the back seat, I hear, "ba ba ba ba ba... I'm lovin' it!"
Did you throw him out of the car? (joking)
roosterboy
Mar 1, 2004 @ 4:00 pm
chris2, I think it works like this: when someone steals your identity, they appear to be you for all intents and purposes. Thus, when dorky robot-building loner buys the parts for his girl robot, he appears to be the girl in the hair salon. So the external appearance is the identity theft victim's while the internal (represented by the voice) is the thief. The mask, if you will, is the victim, while the true identity, the voice, is the thief.
Tornado25
Mar 1, 2004 @ 5:43 pm
I hate that chips ahoy commercial. seriously, why invite the cookie to the party, knowing you're going to eat it? it's so cruel. they even gave him a freakin' party hat.
But you have to get the cookie to the party to eat him, right? So, the best way to someone (or some
thing) to do something they don't want to do is deception. It's not like "we're sick of cake for birthdays, could you please sacrifice yourself to the cookie gods?" The party hat is frosting on the cake.
Zelle999
Mar 1, 2004 @ 6:20 pm
I HATE the cookie commercial. HAAAAAATE it. "We're not HAVING cake <smirk>"
UGH.
And count me out on the TigerWoods/Caddyshack love. I saw this last night and can understand why other people might like it but myself, I hated it.
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