Topic Posted by: SpellingAddict
Date Posted: Fri May 9 22:43:48 2008
Additional Comments:
Ones I like:
Boniva: I'm SO relieved Sally Field is no longer bragging about how much easier it is to remember to take a pill once a month than once a day, or once a week. HA - as if that made any sense!
Some rental car company (can't remember which but it isn't important): I get a chuckle out of the jealous cars that are grumbling about their owners having rented something more glamorous. Cute.
Disneyland: I love the little boy whose family is leaving for a trip to Disneyland the next day, telling his mom "we're too excited to sreep." (That's not a typo, just the endearing way the cute little guy lisps.) And the ending with the dad saying the same thing. Sweet.
McDonald's: I'm shocked to actually be complimenting them, but I get a kick out of the people sitting in a cool coffee shop (obviously a Starbucks) who find out McDonald's is now serving good coffee. It's like "hooray, we can stop acting pretentious and get our coffee at McDonald's!" I'm a big Starbucks fan, but have to admit that's funny. The advantages they name are clever writing; I can't remember them now. Oh - one ends with one of the two people saying something like "I hate these trendy glasses anyway," and the other one says as they take theirs off, "I don't even need glasses."
Ones I don't like:
Crestor: I always laugh when I see the doctor sitting with his male patient and explaining, "you shouldn't take Crestor if you're nursing or pregnant or may become pregnant." But then, maybe his patient is the pregnant guy in the news!
freecreditreport.com: I intensely dislike their two ads. One has a guy working in a theme restaurant and singing about how he has this job because he didn't check his credit report (presumably why he's so broke and is "stuck" working there). The second has a guy driving with his buddies in an older car and singing about how he couldn't buy a cool convertible or an SUV, also because he didn't check his credit. No. 1: There's nothing wrong with working in a restaurant, guy. It's honorable work and some people are really good at it/enjoy it, making extra money with tips. Which you'd probably be raking in if you changed your attitude. No. 2: There's nothing wrong with driving a smaller or second-hand car, buddy, especially in these days of global awareness. And, both of you, your egos are too big; get real. When you're young and starting out life can be a challenge, but that's the best way to end up a good adult.
How about you?
Posted by: serialmom Date posted: Mon May 12 10:52:29 2008
Message:
This AT & T comml makes me laugh. Kelly! Kelly Moore!
Posted by: katiesbeach Date posted: Mon May 12 9:01:00 2008
Message: I love the one (shampoo commericial) where the girl goes in to the campside shower and comes out with wonderful flowing hair, and then the biker dude goes in there and uses her shampoo and comes out with long flowing gorgeous hair. It's cute!
Posted by: Paige Date posted: Sun May 11 17:49:22 2008
Message: Ah, I love those freecreditreport.com ones!! I even go around "singing" the songs.. LOL. I also love the phone commercial mentioned below about the hot friends and the phone commercials featuring Orlagh Cassidy (Doris, GL). They're the text messaging ones with the kid/grandma.
I absolutely abhor most medicine/pill commercials, especially the Viagra and Valtrex (?) ones. I agree that no way would guys sit around singing about having ED and be happy about it!! Also, the same with the other ones.. where they are like "I have genital herpes and I don't, that's why I take Valtrex". Seriously, if somebody told me they had genital herpes, I'd be like 'ah, that's a shame. Hey, good luck with that' as I'm walking out the door!
Posted by: Blinkie Date posted: Sun May 11 14:39:40 2008
Message: I enjoy that kid in the Disneyland commercial, as well. I think my least favorite commercial at the moment is the Celebrex one that has to be 6 minutes long.
Posted by: Tosca Date posted: Sun May 11 12:36:44 2008
Message:
HATE the one where a bunch of middle aged men are singing away....Veeeeeeeeeee vahhhhh, Vie-ag rahhhhhhhhhhhhh". As if men would sing about ED!
I like the one where the boy and his dad are in the car and the father is lecturing him about the seriousness of learning to drive; that it's not simple and you can't just push a button to start the car. And then the son says " Like this one?" Reminds me of push button transmissions on cars in the 60's (Dodge Dart?)
Like the ETrade commercial- not so much the one where the baby spits up and says "Whoa" 'cause although it makes me giggle, it's a bit gross. But I do like the one where he talks about hiring the clown and "underestimating the creepiness" of clowns.
Posted by: Rosebud1 Date posted: Sat May 10 21:55:17 2008
Message: The latest one that I find irritating is local/regional, I think. The newest Taco Time commercial w/Pat Cashman in the Good Humor suit. Usually, I like his commercials, but this one he comes off as just creepy!
I like the one for the flea/tick solution where the dog & cat watch the flea circus.
I also like the one for the kitty litter where the Bloodhound helps the cat search for the litterbox.
Posted by: Babyducks Date posted: Sat May 10 11:15:45 2008
Message: The commercial about a hotel (I think) and the guy is talking to his wife and there's a jackhammer noise going on and off. That really irritates me.
Posted by: Grandma b@s Date posted: Sat May 10 9:15:00 2008
Message:
I still get a kick out of the phone commercial where the family is sitting around the table and the dad asks the teenage kids ''have you picked your 5'' and the teen girl says 5 names (I can't remember), son says ''funny, I picked (same 5 names), your friends are HOT''.. girl then says to parents ''aren't you going to do something'', and dad says ''maybe you should get uglier friends.'' ........that is SO typical teen sibling rivalry!
As for FreeCreditReport.com... I've mentioned in several commercial topics that I really HATE them... (the seafood restaurant one, AND ESPECIALLY the ''I married my dream girl'' but her credit was bad so instead of a house, we're living in her parent's basement. If I had known she had bad credit, I'd be a happy bachelor with a dog and a yard. (WHAT, she's your dream girl but you wouldn't have married her if you knew her credit was bad?!!!) BUT, I actually like the one with the guy getting the car and having to just get a subcompact. I can relate to that one because my teenage son is trying to get a car and is having problems with credit (he just doesn't have much yet).. and I've spent most of this week online trying to find him a car he likes AND finding ways for him to get financed so when he comes home on leave in a couple weeks, he'll have a brand spanking new(to him) car.
I hate all the ones for drugs that if you miss the beginning of the commercial, all you hear are side effects and don't even know what the drug is for...
hate all E.D. commercials... or any kind of sex aid ones (like KY warming gel etc.)
I know that some people are annoyed by the Cheer Lady who rips the clothes off people telling them they have a ''right bit of the dingies'' but I rather like them.
Posted by: jpa Date posted: Fri May 9 22:52:04 2008
Message: I am TIRED of "do not attempt" commercials!!!!! You know the ones where they're advertising a car and someone is going 400 mph or that one Febreze commercial where the woman is driving in reverse...in circles. Please! But there is a new one that's hilarious...it's Nationwide Insurance (probably a 'do not attempt' one, but didn't notice) where it's "take your kid to work day" and the mom works at a bank. Then a little kid starts sending stuff through the drive-thru tube and it hits the car in the drive-thru line...I think one was a hot dog with the works, ...I can't remember all of them. Also love almost all animal/pet commercials...except the Pet Smart one where the guy comes home and yells, "Mr. Barkey Von Schnauzer!" TG they pulled that one off the air.
