Just saw the funniest IKEA commercial.

Family picnic: girlfriend is over by the snack table with boyfriend They are talking and looking back at her parents. Dad obviously dislikes the kid and you see, but don't hear him talking and occasionally glaring over at the b/f. B/F makes some remark about how he think her dad is losing up. Then he goes to toss the dad a soda, only the sun glare gets in dads eyes so instead of catching it, it cracks him up side the head.

I thought the same thing, but the black kid calls the guy "Dad" as well. Now I'm confused!

Anyone see these Terminex ads where a guy's doing something and he hear's this loud buzzing noise, turns around a sees a bunch of flying termites coming in through his windows? The voiceover says something like, "It's termite season again..." Makes my skin fuckin' crawl...

I saw the Verizon multicultural family ad last night. That commercial is awesome! Love the dorky dad.

I also saw a disturbing commercial last week that I don't think has been mentioned in here. It was for a laundry detergent and started with a man about to leap atop his bed. Then he froze mid-air, and the voiceover started in asking if you know how clean your sheets are. The sheets that he was about to jump onto turned from crisp and white to bubbling and brown like poo! Ewww!

Yeah, that's disgusting. Not to mention that the dude isn't even hot yet he's in a mild state of undress.

I love the Verizon multicultural family. My favorite part is when the little boy knocks down the tower of CDs after the dad said how cute he was and the older brother deadpans "Yeah, he's real cute Dad." It's all in the delivery.

Major league WORD to that... every time I see that commercial, it reminds me of when I was a teenager with a sister 10 years my junior, and constantly saying those exact same words to my parents when they commented on my sister's cuteness.





Bwah!

Oh, I loved that ad but it appears to have been replaced here by the Super Target ™ ad featuring all the ad mascot/spokespersons traveling to Target. I always laugh when I see the look on Mr Peanut ™'s face when the stewardess on the plane offers him some nuts, hee hee. I am guessing I'm seeing these ads because the Target in town is expanding.


I like the one in which the wooden wall a guy is leaning against literally disintergrates in fornt of him, but I always will like the one's they aired last year with the people making their houses out of solid concrete and filled with zillion watt light bulbs to keep the bugs away.

I just saw the commercial 30 seconds ago. I didn't hear Jamal the Next Door Neighbor say or do anything but sip on his drink, while Jaime the Embarrassed Son just tries to stop his dad from looking like a dork over his drag-and-drop ability. "Yeah Dad...I know Dad...I just did that yesterday..."

Speaking of the spongemonkeys, I found this and thought of this thread immediately.

I know it's a satirical article, but am I the only person here who thinks that this would be an AWESOME idea? ...or, do I need to ask my psychiatrist about going on medication because therapy just ain't cuttin' it anymore?

"We hate them speeeeerm, because they impregnate youuuuuu."

Oh wow. I just saw Bob Dylan in a Vicki's Secret ad. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

They're back. New spongmonkey commercial where he's singing about the $2.99 special. No more peppar baaaar. Guess that means the coupon offer is over. The one with the naval hat is playing a harp. I've see it twice during Adult Swim so far.

Spongemonkeys contraceptive device rocks! But... is it glittery?



We hate them speeeeerm
They are slimy they are swimmy
They are dead because we sponged them
We are your 'gina gaaaaards!

A-hee. A hee hee hee hee.

"We kill the speeeeeerm, with our squishy spoooonge.
We kill the speeeeeerm, when you insert it riiiiiight.
They are easy, they are fun, they are cool to use!
They come in a rainbow paaaack of fiiiiiiive!
We make you so hap-pyyyy, cuz you're not with chiiiiiild!
You cannot reuse us. So do not tryyyyy.
We glit-ter-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZE!
We kill the sperm."

Okay. That didn't even follow the song. But I couldn't stop myself.

Nike's new ad that shows a model of its basketball shoes for every year since the 70s is great. For anyone who has been a member of the 'sneaker culture' it will give you flashbacks to back in the day, whether it is the eighties, nineties or now. I remember all of those eighties kicks!

I have the perfect way for the spongmonkeys to avertise contraceptives.

Show a woman giving birth to one.

I've seen two new Geico ads. In one, the little gecko is singing "Kung Fu Fighting" and in the other, he is wearing tiny sunglasses. He is so cute in his little sunglasses!

Oh, ew. Just...Ew.

I have yet to see the new spongmonkey ad, but I want to. Maybe they'll air it during American Idol tonight...Or something.

New Geico ads?? I'm totally in love with that gecko. He's too cute.

Okay ... where, when and how can I get one?

What I hate is that you're not even paraphrasing. It really is that vague and stupid.

Mr. Greene and I were watching the Today show interview with Jerry Seinfeld and Superman. Jerry is of course hawking American Express with the help of the Man of Steel. Anyway, the ads are apparently going to stay on the web, so here you go.

I think we have a new favorite.

I think the point of the ad, though, is few cars of this size and price range offer the "stuff" this car does. This actually is the cause of some grumbling on some auto message boards I visit, because the Mazda 3 offers some equipment that the Mazda 6--the larger and more expensive brother to the 3--doesn't even offer, optional or standard. (Stuff like HID headlights, etc). That's what pisses me off about the ad. I'm not sure what the point of putting equipment in your entry level car is if you can't get it in your flagship car--you don't want people to move up when they're ready to buy again?

As for it being vague, the images of the car during that part of the V/O is supposed to tell you what it offers, if you know what you're looking at--MP3 player in the stereo, etc. I have also seen a version of the ad, where they cut away from the car and flash the features in words on the screen after the guy says this. The use of "stuff" I guess, is to appeal to what I imagine is the target market--young, first-time new car buyers. I believe the 3 starts around $14-$15k.


I have yet to see the ad, but if it has CZJ in it, it's T-Mobile.

Isn't Bob Dylan in a Victoria's Secret commercial one of the signs of the apocalypse?

Agreed; I love those Superman-Seinfeld ads. And the two teasers with Superman constantly ducking Green Lantern are hilarious.

Our local grocery store (Cub Foods) sold them last year, in the Easter Candy/Seasonal aisle. Be sure to test them before buying, though. Sometimes their batteries are too run-down to cluck.
(ETA here's what they look like.)

Topic? Love most though not all of the Geico gecko commercials.
Song I heard today that reminded me of "natural male enhancement" ads: "Ready for Love" by Bad Company.

That's good to hear the spongemonkeys are back. I was afraid they might fall on hard times like the Pets.com sock puppet, and start hawking a check-cashing service or something.

I've seen the stuffed bunnies at Safeway this year.

Anyone else seen the "Who will save the Pokemon" ad, with a fake protest-folk-rock song? I have to hit the mute. The Pokemon fad is dead, folks - deal with it.

Maybe so- but that song cracks me up!

Jael, thank goodness women can't give birth to spongemonkeys. I have a vision of a lady checking one of those home pregnancy kits, and in lieu of a plus or minus sign, a silhouette resembling a potato topped by a Napoleon hat appears.

Angel Soft bathroom tissue has a new ad with angels -- two middle-aged men in white clothing with big white wings on their backs -- espousing the virtues of the product. One of the "angels" is a vaguely skeezy, smarmy jackass who looks a bit like Ron Livingston (and I pray that it's not actually him) and who sounds like Jerry Seinfeld's comedic rival from his old show. ("It's gold, Jerry! Gold!") Not the most sympathetic mascot I've seen.

I love the singing bunnies! I hope I see them.

I have discovered the extreme vortex of suck - Hooters Air commercials hawked by Dick Vitale. Seriously, if you just threw in Karl Rove, Derek Jeter and Shane Battier, it would be a convergence of all things I hate in the world.

Sorry if this was mentioned already, but there's a Gillette commercial that drives me nuts (not in a good way). Some goofus is rambling on about how his Gillette razor makes him feel like everything is going his way and it makes him feel like a real winner and there are some days when a guy and his razor feel like champions and that it's like have an angel on his shoulder or somesuch. I really wish I had a transcript of what he was saying. So I could burn it in a cleansing ceremony. The worst is the inspirational music that plays in the background. The words to THAT song are "Gillette...the be-e-e-e-est..." A very sad attempt at soufulness. Kill me now. This commercial is not helping with my rage issues.

My sister and I saw the new Spongemonkeys commercial last night. It caught us really off guard and proceeded to scare the crap out of us. My sister was actually wimpering at the end.

Favorite commercial the Mayo BK one. Just for the guy in glasses who baaaa's at the end. So hilarious. I also want that chicken sandwich, looks good.

oh my god. dzdzsty, you are practically my "I hate (insert person's name here)" twin! I can tolerate Dick Vitale, but I hate everyone else you menitoned - and the entire concept of "Hooters Air" - with the fire of a thousand nuns.




I can't imagine that it means anything else. I believe I hear the four horsemen galloping in the distance. And the riders are Matthew Lesko, Billy Mays, Ron Jeremy, and John Basedow.

I don't get the "ba!" guy. He just seems annoying to me.

I do love this IBM commercial where the guy rushes in to the cafeteria where the usual gang of IBM ad guys are, and he's all hyper and distressed because his latop got a virus and he has a presentation to give. So in a panic he says he's going to "rip out the hard drive", and grabs a butter knife. Finally the IBM guys talk him down with some fancy recovery feature his laptop has. The frantic guy is just so funny, and the way he says "rip out the hard drive" never fails to crack me up.

This is from a few pages back, but why do I not listen to you guys? Cal331, I feel your pain. Though I did not lose my keys, I did almost throw up after 3 bites of the nastiest. chicken. sandwich. ever. And they put lettuce on it, even though I asked them not to. Have it your way, my ass.

Anyway, back on topic, I was surprised that my hatred for Geoffrey the Giraffe has been surpassed by my hatred for the creepy singing bunnies in the Easter commercial. Do anything they ask, Geoffrey, just make them stop singing.

screamapillar, it's only a matter of time before William Sadler shows up and challenges the thread to a game of Battleship.

[small voice] I like the singing Easter bunnies "hippity hoppity Easter's on its way" commercial[/small voice]

Saw an ad for AARP insurance this morning that cracked me up - wife at table suddenly telling her old fart husband out of the blue "Bill, it's time for us to get more life insurance! But who will insure you at you're age???" Cuz she wants to be filthy rich when the old greezer kicks the bucket.

Question: Who is sitting next to Florence in the pool (and accidentally pulls off her swimsuit top) in the Swiffer domestics commercial? I'm figuring it's a butler from some show I never watched.

Geoffrey, the butler from Fresh Prince of Bel Aire

Also saw them at Rite Aid. Must. Have. Several.

Aw. The mention of the pets.com sockpuppet almost made me tear up. I miss that little fella.

And maybe that's what irks me the most. I'm in this target market, and the use of the word "stuff" insults me. Mazda, just tell me what the hell is in the car!! Although I must admit, the shot of the car's interios is pretty nice. And it does suck that it's flagship car doesn't have all the 3's "stuff."

Also, [small voice] I kinda liked the "Zoom Zoom" little boy.[/small voice]



FfrauleinN, I saw it for the first time at Rite Aid. I don't know where you're at, or even if there are Rite Aids near you, but I've seen it at most supermarkets and Walgreens-type stores.

ETA: Hee. Susaphone beat me to it with the Rite Aid mention.

*runs to Rite Aid this very instant*

Oh, don't get too misty-eyed, if you watch enough late night TV you can catch him as the new "spokespuppet" for auto credit financer Bar None.... and he says something about how everyone deserves a second chance!

Luckily, I don't have to worry about missing him, I have my very own sock puppet that I bought from pets.com (before I lost a pile of money on their IPO... stupid bastards spent all that money on a Superbowl commerical and then went bust.)

I've yet to see the new spongemonkeys ad (LOVE THEM!), but I also gotta cop to loving the Toys R Us singing bunnies! Two totally opposite ends of the spectrum, but two of my favorites!

chris2 I like the bunnies singing too. I find myself bobbing my head. It makes me happy.

Heh...I've seen the "Bar None" ad. I didn't know it was still playing.

VanillaMonroe, Google Quizno's -- the new ad is available for viewing on the official Quizno's website. The picture link looks identical to the old ad, but when it plays, you get the new ad, new lyrics, and even a little hit of Michaelangelo for your troubles. I'm so happy they're back!

I have one of those too!! But it's just . . .sniff. . . not . . . sniff . . . the same. What I'd really like is all of the original commercials on dvd or similar. Oh...I think I've seen that bar none commercial. Hm. Isn't it that one guy from Ed (who also shows up on all those VH1 "I love the ....whatever" specials) who does the Sockpuppet's voice?

Sigh. I never felt the same about a series of commercials. As much as I love/hate the Spongmonkeys, it's just a different thing.

Alexandria Bay, that would be way bogus. However, maybe all those guys together would be . . . WYLD STALLYNS!!!

Topic? Man, I got nothing. Maybe I'm not watching enough TV.

Oh yeah. I can't get away from them.... for the last few weeks, I've been working from 1:30 - 10:30 PM, so by the time I get home it's pretty late. I end up watching TV for a while to wind down, and between midnight and 3AM I see more of the sock puppet and bad 1-800-LAWYER commercials than I ever thought possible.

Try sitting in front of him at the Broken Egg cafe in Sarasota and, upon hearing the announcement over the loudspeakers that Dick Vitale, Sarasota's local celebrity is right here eating breakfast!!!!! saying rather loudly, "Who the fuck is Dick Vitale and why the fuck should I care that he is eating here?"


I'll never make that mistake again.


True story. Happened last month while I was visiting the inlaws.

Vacationland, thanks for directing me to the new Quizno's ad! That just rocked! It's such a twisted ad campaign, I love it!

A bit of trivia - I read an article about the Spongmonkey's in the Quizno's ad where they were discussing what totally bizarre ads Quizno's has. The reason being is that apparently, Quizno's has very little money for advertising. So they come up with the most wacked out commercials they can think of for a small sum of money. They don't have the cash to do big advertising like McDonald's or Burger King, so they just go with something so memorable yet cheap and bizzare that you can't forget it.

He announces that he eats at that restaurant on the Bob and Tom radio show sometimes. Are their eggs and bacon made of gold, or what?