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Favorite Ad One-Liners

Last post by matt1 « Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:24 am
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by moldyoldie » Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:47 am
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Stay in your lane, Bro. - AT&T First Tattoo. Punctuated by the expression on the tattooee's face at the end, slightly out of...
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Last post by matt1
Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:24 am
Filling the Void

Last post by kager « Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:17 am
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by SolarMax » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:10 am

The saturation spot buys from the soon-to-be-legal online betting apps have filled the void left by the welcome departure of political ads from the...

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Last post by kager
Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:17 am
What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Last post by matt1 « Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:49 pm
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by Bidengirl » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:56 am

Seems like every commercial break has some type of online gambling ad.

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Last post by matt1
Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:49 pm
Hey St. Joe's, get a new spokesperson!

Last post by moldyoldie « Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:57 am
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by SolarMax » Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:44 pm

Judging from their still-running spots, St. Joe's Health System seems to be clinging to a belief that Matthew Stafford is still a Detroit Lion, and...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:57 am
Most Annoying Commercials

Last post by paul8539 « Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:57 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:19 pm
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1. Progressive Insurance.
2. Haribo.

These ads cause tune outs.
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Last post by paul8539
Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:57 pm
Buy Hammered

Last post by sfpcc « Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:01 pm

by sfpcc » Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:01 pm

I saw a commercial for Gotham Steel Hammered Cookware yesterday. Its website is www.buyhammered.com. Does that suggest that you should purchase the...

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Last post by sfpcc
Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:01 pm
2021 Superbowl Ads

Last post by sfpcc « Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:10 pm
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by sfpcc » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:35 am

Does anyone have any thoughts about this years Superbowl ads? Seeing Spock Beavis And Butthead on Paramount Mountain was kind of funny.

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Last post by sfpcc
Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:10 pm
AD Council "Autism Speaks"

Last post by matt1 « Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:08 am
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by matt1 » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:07 am

AD Council for Autism Speaks featuring the little boy with his parents who was in that In an interview from late 2015 (runs nearly 4 minutes):

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Last post by matt1
Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:08 am
Geico renters problem

Last post by moldyoldie « Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:39 am
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by SolarMax » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:10 am

My current favorite-
Geico- There is a bit of a clogging problem.

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Last post by moldyoldie
Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:39 am
Interracial Couples in TV Ads

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:32 pm
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by moldyoldie » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:14 am

It's heartening to see the emerging preponderance of interracial couples in TV ads these days, not to mention the occasional gay and/or lesbian...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:32 pm
SNL Commercials

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:30 pm
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by sfpcc » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:56 pm

About two months ago I discovered that Xfinity On Demand has the first five seasons of SNL. I binged watched all 106 of them. This leads me to a...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:30 pm
SSSSmokay! Allstate Moon ...

Last post by sfpcc « Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:29 am
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by kager » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:25 pm

In an age where it seems like every insurance company's TV ads are trying to 'out-funny' the competition (to questionable results), I think Allstate...

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Last post by sfpcc
Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:29 am
Samsung Galaxy 5G Girl

Last post by sfpcc « Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:32 pm
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by sfpcc » Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:39 pm

Has anyone seen this commercial for Samsung's Galaxy 5G? It features a girl with a British accent who at one point has a squirrel on her shoulder.
It...

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Last post by sfpcc
Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:32 pm
Mr. Peanut Is Dead

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:56 am
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by sfpcc » Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:27 am

Mr. Peanut, spokesperson, (sort of) for Planters Peanuts, has been killed of in a new commercial. He was 104.

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:56 am
Sam Bernstein - "We Are Family"

Last post by TC Talks « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:50 pm
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by moldyoldie » Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:21 am

Re the Sam Bernstein - We Are Family campaign -- I gotta admit, despite my usual loathing of the use of memorable pop songs in commercials, these ads...

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Last post by TC Talks
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:50 pm
Geico Caveman

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:37 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:31 pm

I miss him. Was funnier than the British Gecko.

Geico, so easy a Cavemen can do it

Did Carrot Top play him btw?

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:37 pm
New Annoying Ad (Refloor)

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:27 pm
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by sfpcc » Wed May 27, 2020 4:57 pm

Has anyone seen this ad for Refloor? Basically it involves generic animation and a theme song that borrows from High Ho from Snow White, (Refloor...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:27 pm
Baby I got your Laundry

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:22 pm
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by SolarMax » Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:27 am

Aughhh. I have a new earworm.
Baby I got your Laundry track for LG WashTower spot.
Derived from ODB's Got Your Money.

full :30:

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:22 pm
The Military-Commercial complex

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:21 pm
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by SolarMax » Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:44 am

On one of those obscure cable channels I'd never looked at before, I saw a spot for The Income Tax Admiral. So now, we've got The Admiral for tax...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:21 pm
Least favorite commercials of all-time

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:17 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:22 pm
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I've been watching commercials for as long as I've been watching TV. What are some of the worst ones you can remember seeing? The ones that you'd...
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Last post by paul8539
Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:17 pm
Wilkins Coffee

Last post by G G « Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:39 am

by G G » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:39 am

Great old commercials. I highly suggst giving them a whirl.

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Last post by G G
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:39 am
All commercials during this crisis are the same

Last post by Turkeytop « Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:00 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:02 pm

There's a video going viral on that internet that showcases ads during this time. The video starts with how nearly every commercial has a somber...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:00 pm
Pump down the volume

Last post by SolarMax « Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:08 am

by SolarMax » Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:08 am

A couple of local restaurant commercials I'm seeing on Loco 4, Antonio's and Happy's, are about five times as loud as anything else in a commercial...

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Last post by SolarMax
Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:08 am
He Was Also A Client (Sy Sperling)

Last post by sfpcc « Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:59 pm

by sfpcc » Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:59 pm

Hair Club For Men Founder Sy Sperling has died at the age of 78.

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Last post by sfpcc
Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:59 pm
End Family Fire

Last post by moldyoldie « Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:26 pm
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by matt1 » Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:24 pm

A story about a little boy talking to his dad about guns. (I thought that the boy said GUMS ) This is the long commercial version:

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Last post by moldyoldie
Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:26 pm
2020 Superbowl Commercials

Last post by moldyoldie « Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:43 am
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by sfpcc » Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:55 am

So does anyone have anything to say about this years Super Bowl Commercials. I wasn't really knocked out by any of them, but I thought it was funny...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:43 am
Dog owner buys $6 million Super Bowl ad for vet school that saved his life

Last post by Honeyman « Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:22 pm

by Honeyman » Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:22 pm

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Last post by Honeyman
Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:22 pm
Porn on billboard

Last post by Realist « Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:23 pm
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by RingtailedFox » Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:34 pm

finally, something to make traffic jams and shitty, potholed roads a bit more tolerable! :P

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Last post by Realist
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:23 pm
More Cowbell? Golden Corral TV Spot-Grazin' In The Grass-Hugh Masekela

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:09 pm
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by CK-722 » Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:52 am

Listen to the cowbell in this and the Golden Corral commercial.

Does this track have enough cowbell for you?

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:09 pm
death to 'doorbusters'

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:34 pm
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by kager » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:55 am

Time to excise this term from advertising.

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:34 pm
Sick of those Animal Abuse Commercials

Last post by Bryce « Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:26 pm
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by Deleted User 4520 » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:49 am

Enough already of these several minute long commercials for animal abuse and things like St. Jude.... for only pennies a day...c'mon! These ads...

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Last post by Bryce
Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:26 pm
"Doctor Patient Unity" ad blitz

Last post by moldyoldie « Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:30 am
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by SolarMax » Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:40 pm

A series of new spots from a heretofore-unknown group, Doctor Patient Unity have begun airing on local TV.
A woman with sad-eyes, and sad voice...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:30 am
Amazon / Lexa Commercial

Last post by Turkeytop « Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 pm
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by sfpcc » Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:18 am

Has anyone out there seen this Lexa / Amazon Commercial? A teen girl comes home pissed after losing a soccer match. Cut to later on that night,...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 pm
Banking With Chime

Last post by Ed Joseph « Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:09 pm
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by Turkeytop » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:20 pm

We've all seen their dumb ads on TV, with the message you can get paid two days early banking with Chime..

Is this just a modern variation of the...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:09 pm
WHO is writing this stuff?

Last post by Calvert DeForest « Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:18 am
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by Ed Joseph » Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:19 pm

Maybe it's just me, but it sure seems like commercials, especially on TV, are just plain stupid anymore. As in, that was somehow funny to the writer,...

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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:18 am
Super Bowl Commercials 2019

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:23 pm
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by mtburb » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:35 pm

I know we are only in the second quarter, but so far most of the commercials have been crap. One of the only excellent ones may be that Bud Light one...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:23 pm
Sling

Last post by moldyoldie « Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:33 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:44 am

Have you guys seen the Sling commercials?
:rollin

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Last post by moldyoldie
Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:33 pm
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Utica

Last post by Mike Oxlong « Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:24 am
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by Deleted User 14888 » Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:22 pm

Wow! Guess where I’ll be as soon as they open that place up, Coffee and Doughnuts every morning before I go to workout at PF now where talking. What...

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Last post by Mike Oxlong
Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:24 am
Trumpy Bear

Last post by Circle Seven « Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:15 pm
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by Turkeytop » Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:27 am

Anybody seen these ads for Trumpy Bear? It's a big stuffed bear with a shock of orange hair on the top of its head, The ad is a series of...

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Last post by Circle Seven
Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:15 pm
Pure Michigan

Last post by Ed Joseph « Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:52 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:22 am

Here in Ontario they play those Pure Michigan tourism promotion ads on TV every night. They've always done it during the summer but this is the first...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:52 pm
Comcast Business Internet

Last post by Ed Joseph « Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:36 pm
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by SolarMax » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:12 am

A commercial currently airing for Comcast Business Internet features a very prim young woman, in proper business attire, seriously presenting...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:36 pm
Nestlè Waters - "Flint" spot

Last post by Ed Joseph « Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:21 pm
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by SolarMax » Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:14 pm

Really??
Seriously??

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:21 pm
Apple iPhone XR

Last post by moldyoldie « Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:22 am

by moldyoldie » Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:22 am

It's been awhile since I've been blown away by a commercial, but this one rivals Apple's famous one-off 1984 introduction of the MacIntosh during the...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:22 am
Subaru

Last post by tapeisrolling « Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:43 pm
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by Turkeytop » Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:57 pm

Kind of a clever ad we've been seeing here in Florida. A family of yellow Lab dogs is riding in the Subaru (real dogs, not animation. ) dad in the...

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Last post by tapeisrolling
Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:43 pm

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