Me, me, me! I mentioned it week or so ago (which might be 50 pages or so ago...).

ETA: My post was on 2/26. I've been enjoying this ad since.

I haven't seen the polar bear ad, but now I really want to.

Word. Kirstie, honey, you're fat. The ball gowns with the enormous bustles aren't fooling anyone.

I've been looking and I can't find it.
While people are looking, does anyone know where to find the Apple I-Pod ad where the 'regular' people were singing along with their favorite songs? The guy who sang the 'I like big butts' song was priceless!

The IRS e-file ad where the guy spills the coffee on his forms after sharpening the pencils and lining everything up on his desk...is that Christian Clemenson--Socrates Poole from The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.?

Tornado25, I can't believe I missed your post re: the polar bear Jeep ad! I guess I hadn't seen the ad yet so it just didn't register.

This exchange right here? Makes me love this place more than I ever thought possible.

Wow, I just love this thread with all the hoo-hoo talk! Cracks me up.

I like the United commercial too, but only the style of it than for the actual message. Did he go straight to the interview from the airport? His suit would get all wrinkled on the plane. Being on a plane does not do wonders for one's appearance. This is what I worry about.

Oh and I don't mind the T-Mobile girl-gets-a-new-roommate ad only because something about the girl for some reason reminds me of Maeby from Arrested Development.

Ballgowns? More like heavy drapery, eh? I too, would like to thank the powers that be for giving that heifer the boot.

The new T-Mobile commercials with the guy knowing absolutely nothing about his kids? Not working for me. I know it's supposed to be a joke, and I've loved most of their other ones, but this one seems a little more real, somehow, and I can't help thinking that he's just a terrible father.

BoomersBabyBrotherBubby finally has a new favorite commercial (damn Rally's!). This one is a little man doing a little rap for a lawyer who I think also has offices in Dallas. Here we go, rap along if y'all know it:

"I was cruisin' 'round Little Rock just the other day
When I see another car speed my way
If you've ever been injured in a wreck (in a wreck)
And you really, really, really need a check, call Cook
Attorney Hal Cook, at 1-866-540-COOK

I woke up later in a hospital bed
With a big ol' knot on my fo' head
Ev'ry doctor said that I shoulda been dead
If you've ever been injured in a wreck (in a wreck)
And you really, really, really need a check, call Cook
Attorney Hal Cook, at 1-866-540-COOK"

Bubby is a year old and he is obsessed with court shows and lawyer commercials anyway. He will stop what he's doing to hear Robert Vaughn sing (not literally) the praises of Attorney Brad Hendricks. I hope this means my son may have a future as a lawyer and not as a litigant.

AdAge - halfway down, under "Lost Dog Saga"

iPod ads

Heh. Those "ballgowns" remind me of Carol Burnett's "Went With the Wind" parody, lol.

Does anyone know how much the hamster reward was? Because, if it was like, $10..dude, it's not worth getting beat over.

Went with the Wind! "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist." With the curtain rod across the shoulders. Ahhh. Good times. Thom's ads are an improvement over Kirstie's but they aren't scintillating. Maybe I expect too much from him.

Thanks for the link, Jamoche. I can't believe I've not seen the lost dog ads on tv. Didn't make me cry, though. I probably would have if they'd spent any time showing the kids missing the dog.

While at ad age, I checked out the new Puma series of commercials - with the Jamaican Olympic team that will start Monday. Can't wait to see what you guys think of them. While watching them, I thought two things: They're not going to medal if everyone has to pause when the baton is passed, and thank God they did not use a Sean Paul song.

Thanks, Jamoche!

OK, now I'm crying. The music and Badger's whimpering is what did it.

If Badger had visited here, I think I'd have had to keep him. He's so cute!

Thanks Jamoche!



BWAH!
I loved the snark on VH1's Totally Gayer:

Announcer:
"Even Pier One is getting on the 'gay train' by going with Thom Filicia from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

One of the Commentators:
"Weren't they gay enough with Kirstie Alley?"

Ohh yeahhhh... :-)

I love the new jeep ad featuring "Murphy". Hee!

I love basketball.
I think John Thompson was a great coach.
I think Jason Kidd is a great player.
I think that Nike consistently produces some of the best commercials on TV

However I hate the combination of all of those elements in their new ads. Only greatness equals greatness...And the ball said... I'm saying WTF!?

boomers mommy I know that commercial. My English teacher loves it and was singing it one day in class. Something about that little animated rapper.

I've read back pages and pages, but didn't see this one mentioned.

It's the cheap ad where a "doctor" is on and says something like: "Hi. I'm Dr. [Fishcakes], and if you're a casual dieter who only wants to lose a few pounds, [product] is'nt for you..."

I don't know if this is national, or local to DirectTV here, but it is on all. the. damn. time.

And? Fake Dr. Diet Drug, you ain't foolin' nobody with your insincere tagline trying to get money off the body issues of people who think they're obese but really aren't. Get your greedy, sleazy ass off my TV screen, now. (I hate that ad.)

Okay, the new MCI commercial with James Taylor singing that song, "How Sweet It Is" (if that's actually the title) doesn't make me want to join MCI. It makes me want to watch American Pie again.

Going back to page 465, Shelwood wrote:



I saw that commercial and also saw it being advertised on the Home Shopping Network some days ago. (Don't make fun of me! I just watch the channel sometimes but never buy from it!) Anyway, on HSN, they said that this Natural Bra is meant for cup sizes A, B, and C, and that they use some special adhesive that is activated by your body heat. When you take it off, you are supposed to rinse it under hot water, then leave it to air dry in some dust free container they give you. The adhesive is supposedly not washed away, and will reactivate next time you press it on your body.

They advertised the bra as mainly to be used as an alternative to strapless bras so that you can wear all kinds of halter-tops and the like. They also said it's good for women who've had mastectomies and want to even out their profile. God help me, I'm tempted to by the Natural Bra myself because I'm one of those Thank Goodness It Fits (but it really doesn't) odd half-size women who sometimes goes without a bra entirely just because I can't find anything that fits. Yet in certain tops that I own, my breasts are flattened to a disturbing degree and makes my nipples stick out. So maybe those chicken cutlets would smooth that out and disguise my nipple-age.

That's funny, it makes me want to do Kiefer Sutherland :) I have to say I really hate the way this company cross promotes their services and the music. It rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

I hate the Nike ads. While they're creative, their commercials are always so self important. I like sports as much as anyone else, but its just sports!

I think this was mentioned at the VERY beginning of this VERY long thread. I believe this is the same pill that costs $153 a bottle. It caused hilarious snarkage. I still laugh when I think of the poster who said, "When does it cost $153 a bottle? When it's crystal meth."

I agree, though I find him easier to ignore than when they had a Dr. Susan lookalike doing the ad. But your post reminded me of my favorite Geico spoof commercial, where the setup is of a hair loss treatment/toupee service but ends up being a "I have good news -- I just saved a lot of money on my car insurance". There's something about the way the 'Doctor' breaks the bad news that he can't help the poor bald schlub that makes me laugh.

Actually, I think it's a different lesser wannabee Leptoprin.

Nah, I think it's the same one because the woman and the doctor were in the same ad. It's just a different variation of the ad, I think.

I'm nearly sure it's got a different name.

That commercial just makes me sad. I can't believe James Taylor is a shill for MCI.

Hey, old musicians have to pay the bills too.

I've seen the new commericals for M&Ms that are subtely telling you that the colors are back. I'm wondering, did someone win all the prizes already or were black and white M&Ms such a flop they had to get the colors back, fast.

I like the black and white M&Ms. Even though the black ones are so not black. More like dark, dark brown.

In the interest of research I went to the M&M website. Per the March 11 press release, Blue was the last color to be found! The new colored M&Ms have - a bigger M! Not to mention that "the combined food, pet care and snack segments are a symbol of excellence for quality brands"!

Pet care?

I may have to go post-spelunking, then. Although at 489 pages, that's kind of daunting. But I guess at least there'll be glittery hoo-hoo's and such to motivate me.

And I've seen the beginning of that damn ad twice since my post. I'd check which diet pill it was, but my hand twitches the remote before my mind registers the horror.

Poodle Hat was right. The $153-a-bottle ad was for a different medicine. I can't remember the name of that pill, but the one you're probably thinking of is Leptoprin. I just saw that a few minutes ago.

I think I've seen the Dr. Diet Pill ad on Comcast (their own super special station). It was an extended ad, but not a full infomercial, during YogaZone for a few weeks. It went on and on through one long commercial break. Dr. Shill explains how his friend Dr. Other Doctor created this miracle pill and there are testimonials from "patients." I recall one waxing lyrical on how it was wonderful "because not only is it natural, which is the best, but..." blah blah. Definitely not Leptotrin.

Going back a couple of days, so Melted Rubber and I are alone in our love of the Clamato juice ninja kung fu fighting ad? I am stunned.

And, back to the inevitable, what would Sponge Monkey celebrity ads for the Hoo Hoo Hoover with Hemi be like?

We love hoo-hoos
Cuz they are glit-ter-y
With hoovers too!
They are pretty
They are shiny
They don't bleed because they suck them!
. . .
They got a Hemi too!

Heh - phxchic beat me to it ... Nicely done.

Ahh, the jokes about the $153 dollar a bottle o' pills: Leptotrin. I see it constantly during the "Daily Buzz" You know, with the strung out, wonky eyed blonde in the cheap suit. She has a "Sabrina, the strung out Witch" quality to her that just can't be beat.
And when is a diet pill worth $153 dollars a bottle?
Somebody else here said: (IIRC) "When it's a felony to possess it!!" Bwah! 'Tis verily, thouest doth speak a fine jest!

scarletine:

It's called "Venga Bus" by the Vengaboys.

I like the tampon commercial with the leaking boat. That's the closest I've seen a tv commercial come to showing how a tampon is used. But I can understand why chica's date thought she said "lake" instead of "leak." What kind of accent was that?

Re: tiny tampon commercial. Designing a tampon that looks like a packet of sugar or gum or [insert candy here] is a great idea, but you defeat the whole purpose of "disguising" a tampon by showing nation-wide ads about it.

Bwah! So true, I'd forgotten about that.

Thank god I wasn't drinking when I read your post, phxchic. Funny shit.

Oh lord, I just figured out what the tune to the glittery hoo-hoo-hoover ad was supposed to be. BWAH. phxchic, you rock.

One Duane Reade store by me never even bothered to get rid of the colored M&Ms to begin with. Ha! Take your $8 bag of customized M&Ms and shove it!

I recently met someone whose wife is on the marketing team for M&M/Mars and asked him if she was the one responsible for that creepy Wizard of Oz ad because it seriously creep me out. Nope, turns out she wasn't. But by showing my interest in the products, I managed to get the guy to promise me a "treasure chest" of goodies (I hope!), hehe :)

So, the new Gap "Fresh" ad is very enlightening. It appears they have a great variety of "cropped pants" (which are not capris, dammit). The incredible variety includes at least 6 colors. And two nearly distinguishable styles, if you squint hard. And sizes that will fit every woman, as long as every woman is between 5'13" and 5'14-1/2" tall, and up to 93 lbs. Maybe 94 lbs, if you don't mind a really snug fit. But, really, if you've porked up and are carrying 94 lbs on your 6'2" frame, well, you might want to think about cutting out that extra lettuce leaf you've been eating for lunch.

Also, Girl in the Talbot commercials who won't let your boyfriend kiss you? You suck. There's a line between coy and annoying, and you are way past it. He should dump you. Maybe one of the pipe cleaners in the Gap ad will be nicer to him.

You guys are killing me with the Hoo Hoo Hoover gags. Bwah!

Christ, as though I hadn't had to watch enough of those horrid Cat In the Hat commercials a few months ago, now I'm subjected to it all over again. Just come out on DVD already and stop playing the same commercial over and over and over and over until my poor seared retinas and eardrums beg you for mercy, oh powers that be of television.

Well, while I hate to disagree with amiable TWoppers.... I am a happy size 20 who still buys GAP pants....sadly, they're not into getting full-figure models, but they do sell up to a size 20.... not that I'm slipping into capris at any point... :)

I thought we escaped the horror that was Mona Lisa Smile ads, and then...the freakin' DVD comes out. I counted not 1, not 2, but FOUR Julia Roberts's guffaws, cackles, bwah-ha-ha's, whatever the hell you wanted to call them. Some movies just shouldn't come out on DVD, or promoted, for that matter. (was the Gigli DVD promoted?)

I hope it's not a stack of "Wizard of Oz" ad DVDs!

Gah! Mona Lisa Smile and Cat In the Hat DVD ads? Heavens help us!