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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:01 pm Commercials |
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What are some of your favorite commercials?
There is a new Dunkin' Donuts/Red Sox commercial that's wicked funny, It has Theo Epstein (Sox GM), and Johnny Damon in it. Right now, JD is known for his hair. In the commercial, Theo walks in on JD, combing out his wig, while standing there, bald on top, Anyway, you'd have to see it, because it sounds dumb in writing, but JD has to pay Theo off with coolattas from DD,
And those stupid Pepto commercials, Heart burn, indigestion, nausea, upset stomach, etc... to the tune of the Macarena....
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nadia cookie
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:02 pm |
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I don't have one because I don't watch tv
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1/1 Rear Admiral
Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 3311 Location: La La Land
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:01 pm |
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I love the gas and electricity advert with the cute little blue and yellow blobs. I really want one.
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Leo Wyatt Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 19045 Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:03 pm |
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I don't even like commercials. They annoy me. I can't watch a show and then a damn commercial comes on. grrrrrr Get interested in something and you see these damn geico commercials
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 10373 Location: The 'Verse
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:50 pm |
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The Burger King ones with all the guys in the office.
"Well, you guys... I guess by now you've noticed that I've updated your Angus Beef to the Western Angus Beef. This is because it's our last time eating all together... I have to fire one of you."
"how do you know which one of us you're going to fire?"
"... I'm thinking of a number. What's your number?"
"Uh...4"
"You're fired."
Last edited by Sam Kenobi on Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:58 pm; edited 1 time in total
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John Connor Admiral of the Terran Empire
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 15657 Location: I.S.S Emperor
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:59 pm |
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I have some favorites yes but thier are some are just totally stupid and things like putting "Woman things" which i dont think they should be on tv. But I cant think of any funny ones. Sorry that im offending.
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:46 pm |
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i just dug up a really old american Commercial that is one of the best. Its the one where the football player het body checked (do you call it that with football) and then the Coach asks him too see if he is okay:
Coach: "He, are you okay? where are you?"
Player; "I'm on the field"
Coach; "Who am i?"
Player: "You're the Coach!"
Coach: "And who are you?"
Player: "I'm Batman"
Coach: "Go sit on the bench"
Player: "But you don't understand, i'm batman."
i almost peed in my pants!
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madlilnerd Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 5885 Location: Slough, England
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:43 pm |
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1/1 wrote: | I love the gas and electricity advert with the cute little blue and yellow blobs. I really want one. |
Yeah! I saw that for the first time yesterday and loved it! I like the one with all the people in the cafe trying to be posh so that they can get cheaper car insurance.
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Hitchhiker Rear Admiral
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 3514 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:28 pm |
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One of my favourite commercials is the Nestea one with the scholarly man describing what happens in places where people don't have Nestea. Then he says, "They do have Nestea in Switzerland," followed by the man falling off a cliff, "but not here in particular."
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:45 pm |
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in my opinion the best commercial ever is a Dutch one.(got a feeling i told it before though...)
Its starts with a black dude with a wlakoman on mopping up the floor in front of a huge fish tank(feel it coming?). He then swings on the beat and in his enthousiasm he prods the mop stick against the glass making a crack. He is chocked when he sees the crack is spreading and he tries too stop it by holding his hands on it(he does it very funy). He looks behind him and his boss on some sort of electical cart nods calmly and drives too a phone. The guy calls multiple glass fabricators and calmly and patiently asks them about pricess and if they have a piece of glass standing of about 4 by 8 meters. Then comes the dialogue:
"You only have blurred glass?" He shouts too the black dude "They only have blurred glass!". The guy nods Yes with a frightening look on his face as he sees a shark passing the window. "Nah, they will notice that emmidiately." and the guy apologizes on the phone and says it doesn't matter, he will just coninue searching. Meanwhile the guy sees the huge shark coming right at him with mouth open while the glass is breaking apart further and further.....
Hope i told it right when you see it you'll know why this is the best one ever, the guy is hilarious
Perhaps you can find it on the internet with English translation, its the best Commercial ever. (its about the golden pages BTW, a phone book for companies)
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borgslayer Rear Admiral
Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 2646 Location: Las Vegas
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:28 pm |
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I will tell you that the only good comercial on TV is Geico Car Insurance and Jack In The Box.
All the other ones are just annoying or pointless.
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:45 pm |
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The Energizer Bunny! Been around FOREVER.
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Valathous The Canadian, eh
Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 19074 Location: Centre Bell
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:01 pm |
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I Am Canadian.
(Only Canadians will get it)
To all non-Canadians, its a series of incredibly funny beer commercials for "Molson Canadian." Funniest I have ever seen in my life!
"Beaver! Attack!"
"Nooodoobtabootit!"
"What? No one shaves during the playoffs!"
"MY NAME IS JOE! AND I! AM! CANADIAN!"
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Hitchhiker Rear Admiral
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 3514 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:07 pm |
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Theresa wrote: | The Energizer Bunny! Been around FOREVER. |
Since 1989. Further interesting tidbits I just found out: the Energizer Bunny actually started as a parody of the Duracell Bunny, which was a commercial for Duracell in Europe. The Energizer Bunny commericals don't air in Europe due to the status of the Duracell Bunny, and vice versa for the U.S.
Valathous wrote: | I Am Canadian.
(Only Canadians will get it)
To all non-Canadians, its a series of incredibly funny beer commercials for "Molson Canadian." Funniest I have ever seen in my life!
"Beaver! Attack!"
"Nooodoobtabootit!"
"What? No one shaves during the playoffs!"
"MY NAME IS JOE! AND I! AM! CANADIAN!" |
Yeah! Those are excellent. And they also aired in the U.S., I think (but Canadians would still probably be the only ones to 'get' it).
I Am Canadian wrote: | Hey.
I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader, and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dog sled, and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President. I speak English and French, not American, and I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peacekeeping, not policing; diversity, not assimilation; and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A touque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced zed: not zee � zed!!'
Canada is the second largest land mass! The first nation of hockey! And the best part of North America!
My name is Joe!! And I am Canadian!
... Thank you. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_Canadian
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:09 pm |
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Gosh. I'm an American, and I "get" them... Must be because I'm so far north,
The Geico chipmunks are classic, Squirrels, w/e.
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Hitchhiker Rear Admiral
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 3514 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:20 pm |
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Theresa wrote: | Gosh. I'm an American, and I "get" them... Must be because I'm so far north,
The Geico chipmunks are classic, Squirrels, w/e. |
The only Geico mascots with which I am familiar is that cool Geico Gecko with the British accent.
Speaking investment commercials, I love the ING Direct commericals--the ones with the guy, not the girl. They are just very odd and unusual. Even though I like the commercials, I find the Air Farce Parody (click on the "Ing Bank" clip) to be absolutely hilarious.
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borgslayer Rear Admiral
Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 2646 Location: Las Vegas
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:42 pm |
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' Well, Hello! '
Typical Geico Gecko words.
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 10373 Location: The 'Verse
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:12 pm |
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My favorite Geico.s are...
"Geico.com. So easy, a caveman could use it."
"Hey..." says the caveman holding the boom mic., "not cool, man"
"Sorry, I didn't see you there..."
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"And just an aside to the people of Detriot... I didn't know that was meatloaf."
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Captain Patrick Commodore
Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 2421
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:16 pm |
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My fav com is the one for K9 Advanctics where the dog is writeing to his family and he is thanking them for the flea meds. It starts off "Hello mother, Hello father, these flea and tichs really bother." and so on.
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Lindley Vice Admiral
Joined: 18 Sep 2001 Posts: 6194 Location: Fairfax, VA
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:54 pm |
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The All-State commercials are funnier than they have any right to be, due to the 24 connection.
Every week during 24, people come up with alternate All-State slogans for Dennis Haybert to say that relate to the current episode. (It's a shame they'll never really be made.....some of them are great.)
One of my favorites:
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You're driving along. Suddenly, a flaming piece of Air Force One crushes the roof of your car: Just like the terrorists intended. It's called a 'Crash and Burn'. Fortunately, All-State keeps CTU on retainer to hunt down the people who would perpetrate this fraud. That's All-State's stand. Are you in good hands? |
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borgslayer Rear Admiral
Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 2646 Location: Las Vegas
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Mon May 02, 2005 10:45 pm |
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The most pathetic commercials are Captial One commericals. They are basically saying if you don't have a Captain One Credit Card an army of barbarians would plunder you to death.
Also those Verizon Commericals that are flat out annoying. I feel like kicking the crap out of that guy who keeps saying "Can you here me now? Good!" Very annoying....
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madlilnerd Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 5885 Location: Slough, England
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Tue May 03, 2005 2:32 pm |
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I saw a funny one for Volvic mineral water. It has all these cavemen dragging along a rock and one of them looks at the bottle top of his volvic and goes "hmm" and then you see him carving. You think he's making a wheel and he sticks a stick through it and makes it into a pole dancing podium. It was rather funny.
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