I've decided to take Trini Girl's suggestion and start this new topic, although I've considered doing it for awhile now.

The one I'm thinking of is actually a PSA. It shows a little girl in bed, overhearing her parents arguing(Mom spends too much money, and Dad smokes smelly cigars). The next day, she snaps at her sister, and when her mother reprimands her, she responds, "Well, YOU yelled at Daddy last ngiht." The theme is obviously "practice what you preach," and I'm thinking it might be one of those Mormon spots from the '70s, but I'm not sure.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?

I guess I'll re-post this from the Mini-tearjerker thread:



Anyone remember this ad? It might have only aired in the NY metro area.

There was a commercial that used to air incessantly (sometimes twice in one break!) on ABC's World News Now for the Spanish language program Amigo. The initial version was bad music / bad voiceover / insipid vo'ed Spanish lesson (over a still graphic) that went: "For example, Bank. BANKO. Modern. MODERNO. Public. PUBLIKO."

In time, they actually had a "pitch person" and "testimonials"... none of which made the commercial any better.

I remember seeing this commercial on Nickeledon in the early 90's when Shaq first hit the scene and he was super popular. It was for some toy that related to him, but I forgot what it was. Probably just a basketball hoop, but the jingle in the commercial went:

Shaq Attaq!! I want to be big like that!! SHAQ ATTAQ!!!

I get that jingle stuck in my head all the time and I've never seen anybody ever bring it up anywhere on the internet.

And I still think of Shaq and his 90s commercial plight of Taco Neck Syndrome whenever I eat tacos.

Waaaay back when The Partridge Family was on, David Cassidy did an ad for Rice Krispies cereal. You have no idea how many Rice Krispies this little fan managed to put away because of it.

Back in the early 80's (I think). There was a commercial for this album (before CD's were big and way before mp3's) of slow R&B songs. It featured 2 or 3 young black guys and think it was called "Hey Love." The premise was that you needed this album because once you put the slow jams on you could get romantic with/slowdance with your girlfriend/significant other/date. The catchphrase is the first guy asking the second if he could borrow the album for the weekend and the second one saying:

"Noooooooo, my brother. You've got to get your own."

as he gently takes the record out of his friends hands. Nobody remembers this but me, even though I've seen it parodied in different movies and shows. I can remember at least 2 different times they said it on Whose Is It Anyway? Anyone else remember this?

I know that quote was referenced in House Party; your recollection of the ad sounds familiar. Maybe it was a K-Tel compilation?
[ETA: Here you go my brother- here's the commercial for Hey Love: Hey Love
The most excellent play on this line comes from Say Anything, when Lloyd asks, "Hey my brother, can I borrow a copy of your "Hey Soul Classics"?" and J-Man replies, "No, my brother, you have to go buy your own."]

I vaguely remember that one. I suspect it was brought to us by the same company that brought us "Freedom Rock" (Remember the ad with the Cheech & Chong wannabes? "Hey, man...is that Freedom Rock?")

edited for stupid typo!

No, I remember it as well. It was back when K-tel and a bunch of other companies were making "collection albums" of all sorts.

"Turn it up, man!"

Oh yeah, I must have seen the "Freedom Rock" ad a bunch of times, because I can still picture it, with Freebird playing. Fortunately, my roommate was a huge Eagles/Chicago/Skynyrd/Clapton/etc fan and already had 90% of the songs on albums, so there was no need to buy it.

Oh. My. God. Didn't think there was anyonr else who remembered this little gem from the late 80's. Those two guys were supposed to look like Cheech and Chong and the way one of them said, "Turn it up, man!!" just cracked me up!

Sometimes, while I am with my hubby, if a song comes on the radio that I like I'll say the turn it up phrase and see if he gets it. It has been 13 years and he still does not think it's funny. But I do!

Oh, thank you, THANK YOU, Decormaven! I have looked for this on the internet couldn't find it. I thought I had checked youtube. Now I can prove I'm not crazy. I thought there were 3 guys. Damn, my mind used to be like a sponge when I was a kid.

You mean this one?

OK, let's see if anyone else ever saw this commercial, because every single person I have ever met looks at me like I've lost my mind.

It was an ad for some shoe (Nike or Reebok, most likely). It started out like a nature documentary about praying mantises, and the VO was all about the mating of the species, and the last line was something about how the female kills the male once they have reached their happy place. At that moment, the male mantis turns and "looks" into the camera, and the next shot you see is of him running at top speed down a slender, grass-like leaf, with tiny little running shoes on.

It made me laugh so hard that I gave myself a headache. I saw it exactly one time. Not one other person I have ever met has ever seen this. Was I hallucinating?

This one was on daytime TV in the late 70s. It was for a set of plates and eating utensils, all clear plastic, which fit into a huge plastic box. The ad had the (rectangular) plates all floating around in midair against a dark background, while a deep, booming voice intoned, "SPACE-DINE!!"

I've never seen that commercial, but it sounds awesome.

Does anyone remember the commercial, I think it was for Staples or maybe Office Depot, from the mid 90s. It was about how fast you could fix errors on stuff like multiple copies of memos (or what have you), easily by using their company. Basically, the boss is trying to get stuff together to impress a big client and his assistant has put the client's name on the paper work as "Bib". The boss is like "Bib? The client's name is Bob!" so the assistant has the change everything. Later they are introducing the client. The boss says "Welcome Bob!" and Bob replies "Its Bib!" Oh this still cracks me up to no end- but no one I know seems to remember this commercial. Anyone?

No, but I would have cracked up too!

I remember that one.

Okay what about this one? It would have been from 1983 or 84. It was for Brut 33 and there were about 3 or 4 little vignettes involving romantic couples throughout history. It was really cheeky- pushing the envelope- I was a little kid but I still remember being embarrased if it came on when I watching tv with my parents....and it wasn't on for very long if IRC

The first story was set in the Garden of Eden. Eve was kinda bored with Adam until he put on some Brut 33. The VO was describing the situation. The only words I remember are:
Snake said "Adam, put this on". Autumn came and the leaves were gone! Then singing Where? Where? Where'd you be without Brut 33?! As Eve starts chasing Adam around the tree sans fig leaves. The next story was with Napoleon and Josephine but I don't remember anything else about it.

Sound familiar? It is possible it was only shown in Canada.

OMG, after years of weird stares from friends thinking I was insane...I FOUND IT! Thanks YouTube!

Brut 33 1983 Where would you be?

That Brut 33 commercial is adorable! And funny! They should bring it back.

I think this was some promo for a CBS sports show, or maybe just CBS itself, it was early to mid-90's. Anyway, this guy is trying to kill a fly in his house and it seems like the fly is taunting him. Then it flies out the window and lands in a garbage truck, when someone throws a TV in there and it smashes the fly. The TV flickers on and shows the CBS logo and possibly the sports show logo while the announcer is blathering and there's this peppy music. As you can see, I only remembered this from the sheer WTF factor. (Plus I was a kid and thought it was hilarious.)

So did I dream this, or what?

Nothing screams eighties more than Alyssa Milano's commercial for the workout/dance video "Teen Steam".

I also still find it funny. I was more than a little disturbed that I remembered the damn order the songs played in on the commercial. Oh, the useless information that fills my brain...

I'm in love with that Brut 33 commercial that Mallory K posted. I keep singing the song to myself.

janie jones Me too! I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm obsessed with it- can't stop watching it and forwarding it to everyone. It's better than I remember it!
I even have favorite parts- like the look on the face of the guy in background of the Samson vignette after Samson and Delilah start frolicking in the water. Classic! And how Napoleon sprays the deodorant on OVER his clothes! Can't yet figure out what Marion is saying to Robin Hood, I can only get the end part "ye smellth good!"
And I'm sorry but Snake is oddly attractive in a 1980s pre-cursor to emo "I love wearing black eye-liner" kinda way.

I like the way the snake is watching Adam and Eve run around the tree, and I like the way Napoleon's girlfriend says "Don't get caught without your Brut." My other favorite part is the people from the Robin Hood scene dancing behind the bottle of Brut. I think Maid Marion is saying "In a field or a [something], ye smelleth good." I'm not quite sure if that makes sense, but that's what I hear.

I want to hang out in the deodorant aisle and sing that song to men who buy Brut.

Two blink and you miss it moments that crack me up are when Napoleon is running up the stairs and is repulsed by the not so attractive woman cleaning the floor..he kinda shudders and steps back. Then in the Robin Hood/Maid Marion opening sequence they are carrying in some guy tied to a stick like they are going to pig roast him or something- its so random!

Also love at the end, when they are showing the products against the black backdrop and the singers start 'jamming' the jingle and screaming "where! where!" all crazy. And janie, I'm totally up for a performance of this in any deodorant aisle.

Teen Steam- Gotta let it out! And there was the party line, which I was never allowed to call.

Oh man, I never noticed Napoleon shuddering. That's so hilarious. I never noticed the scrazy singing at the end, either, probably because I'm always laughing too hard. I did do a double take the first time I saw the guy on the stick though. This Brut 33 commercial is genius. Oh, how I love it.

What the hell? What makes Alyssa Milano a workout expert? And what's the deal with her hair.

janie I totally agree! The Brut 33 commercial is brilliant! At first viewing its easy pass off as silly fun, which it is, but there is so much detail in it..in the scenery and the lyrics. I read they cancelled it because it didn't fit the image Brut wanted to portray...but IMHO thats a mistake...as you said, its genius. They should have done follow-up commercials with other historical couples!

Okay topic: Does anyone remember a commercial from 2001, it was for Saab and there was a woman in I believe the back seat of the car looking out. The song was haunting (in a good way), the lyrics were something like "Just want to let go...leave the past behind me" then stuff about moving forward....can't remember exactly...it stuck with me because it just hit on exactly what I was I was going thru at that time. The woman might have looked like Beth Gibbons (Portishead) but I might be just be thinking that because the song was haunting like a lot of her songs. Thanks!

I know! The details in the Brut 33 ad are fantastic! I just noticed that the flower wilts when it gets close to Adam's B.O.! And I also just noticed that in the Samson and Delilah part, the guy with the fan ends up chasing the blonde girl around. I'm so obsessed with this commercial.

Me too- the work they put into it the little details is amazing...if you look really close during the Robin Hood/Maid Marion scene the feather in Robin Hood's hat "stands at attention" after he sprinkles on the Brut 33...its so cheeky! I love! You can keep finding new things in it, it never gets old! New favorite commercial of all time!

I never noticed the feather! I think it's funny how only the Adam and Eve vignette has a cardboard set.

I never noticed the cardboard set...that's HILARIOUS esp since the other sets are so realistic and involved!

I also think its hilarious that we seem to be the only people completely capitvated by this commercial. Like here on the board no one else seems to care and IRL- though I admit a few of my friends thought it was funny, no one is like as into it as we are & most thought it was silly. I'm stumped because I think its the most brilliant thing! And I want to share the awesomeness of it! Okay, I need to go watch again....

I know, people are like, "Yeah, that's funny." Funny? Funny? It's not just funny, it's brilliant! It's genius! It's magnificent! Awe-inspiring! A masterpiece!

They should show this commercial in film classes to teach students about detail.

I couldn't agree with you more. I even tried reposting the link a few posts ago hoping some others would share in our joy. Definitely it should be shown in film class and if they have like ad-exec class for sure, the amazing stuff you can put together for a 1 min commercial.
It seriously makes my day a bit brighter whenever I watch it:) It makes me happy!

It makes me happy, too! I seriously don't understand why people don't get it.

There was a commercial for (I believe) Twix which featured a "Touchdown Dance Training Camp." I loved that commercial and I remember where a group of huge football players are dancing in perfect formation, while their trainer shouts, "Show me who's the man!"

janie Are you still thinking about the commercial? I'm obsessed- but if it brings me joy what's the harm in that?

Yes, I was getting deodorant today and I went into the men's deodorant section to see if there was Brut 33 so I could sing and dance, and there was none there, so I was very disappointed.

I still love that Brut 33 commercial. I just wanted to put that out there.

My family and I loved this IBM ad when it was airing. (Can't believe it was on youtube!) Avery Brooks' great voice and righteous indignation make it. Where ARE our flying cars?!

Help, please! There's a commercial currently airing on TV, and I can't remember what the commercial is for.

There's a guy in a giant pepper costume, who's passing out flyers. A slightly effeminate guy comes over and tells him he's not doing enough to bring the customers in, then jazz dances in place and chants, "I'm a hot! hot! hottie jalapeno, the spiciest pepper in tooooowwwwwwwwwwn!" Followed by licking his fingertip and touching his own bum, making a hissing sound. The guy in the pepper costume slaps the flyers on the guy's torso and walks away. Any ideas?

That ad is for Airtran. Its called "restaurant".
You can see it here:
http://www.airtranairways.com/advertising/sample_ads.aspx

I love that commercial.

- Alan

SWEET. Thanks so much, Alan! I never would have remembered that was an AirTran commercial.

Help!

I remember a commercial, I think that it was a camera commercial, from the mid to late 80's. It revolved around a daughter's wedding day and her father remembering her growing up. She danced on his feet as a little girll and now its her wedding day. I think that Michael Bolton sang the theme song, but I'm not sure. I think that one of the lyrics to the song was "You'll always be daddy's little girl."

Does anyone else remember this? When I try to get other people to remember, they say that I'm crazy!

One commercial I remember seeing in Canada, which very well may have aired in the United States as well, was a Duracell commercial from early or mid 1995. All I remember was that the disco song "Staying Alive" was in it. But, I can't find a video of it online. Any help?