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Favorite Ad One-Liners

Last post by Bobbert « Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:44 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 Bobbert
Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:44 am
Fave TV spots

Last post by kager « Tue Dec 10, 2024 5:10 pm
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by kager » Sat May 25, 2024 9:10 am

I still get a chuckle when I see this one, which - for some inexplicable reason - brings to my mind the old Wendy's Where's the Beef ads...

The...

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Last post by kager
Tue Dec 10, 2024 5:10 pm
Merger Creates World's Largest Ad Firm

Last post by TC Talks « Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:51 am
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by moldyoldie » Mon Dec 09, 2024 8:32 am

Interpublic Group, the mother ship of venerable Detroit ad agency Campbell-Ewald, has agreed to be acquired by Omnicom in a stock swap deal wherein...

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Last post by TC Talks
Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:51 am
Most Annoying Commercials

Last post by CD 94.7 « Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:41 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 CD 94.7
Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:41 pm
Carpooling commercial

Last post by matt1 « Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:23 am

by matt1 » Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:23 am

From 1975 BUT I heard this for the first time around 1982 till 1985 on the former radio show ROCKLINE with the late host Bob Coburn who interviewed...

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Last post by matt1
Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:23 am
Xfinity voiceover

Last post by SolarMax « Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:25 pm

by SolarMax » Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:25 pm

Current flight of Xfinity spots for internet and mobile has a different female voiceover from recent past.
I had really hoped the scratchy vocal fry...

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Last post by SolarMax
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:25 pm
Geico Caveman

Last post by moldyoldie « Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:45 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 moldyoldie
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:45 pm
Super Bowl Commercials 2023

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:24 am
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by radioandtventhusiast » Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:21 pm

What were your favorite or least favorite super bowl ads? I liked the Farmer's Dog and Amazon ads with the dogs, plus the Busch ad with a parody of...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:24 am
Barbie Hype

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:23 am
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by Bobbert » Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:01 am

I'm trying to remember the last time we saw as much hype for a movie as we have for Barbie .

For some reason, I keep thinking about the hype for the...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:23 am
"Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" Huh?

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:19 am
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by SolarMax » Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:20 pm

A PAC ad is running lately, ranting about Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations
I for one have no idea what these proposed regulations are...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:19 am
Wow you gotta lotta balls - Glidden

Last post by kager « Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:37 pm

by kager » Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:37 pm

First I've heard that phrase in a company 'jingle', but since she throws a football while rappin' it, I suppose it eaks by potential censors...

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Last post by kager
Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:37 pm
Chevy

Last post by kager « Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:21 pm
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by SolarMax » Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:54 pm

The latest flight of spots for Detroit Metro Chevy dealers features a female vocal track with a Bonnie Raitt-sound. I can't quite discern the lyrics...

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Last post by kager
Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:21 pm
Time to dump on political ads yet?

Last post by kager « Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:49 am
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by SolarMax » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:41 pm

Sure, I'll start...
Early GOP primary pretenders for MI Governor are slithering out from under the slimy rocks and subterranean hiding places, and...

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Last post by kager
Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:49 am
Roxanne the Dancing Chicken

Last post by Bobbert « Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:27 am

by Bobbert » Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:27 am

I saw an ad for this product in the newspaper and it cracked me up. Then I saw this video, and I was crying tears of laughter.

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Last post by Bobbert
Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:27 am
Lily, Matt Stafford, and Thou

Last post by matt1 « Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:39 pm
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by moldyoldie » Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:33 am

What a great and clever commercial! :D I'm wondering if and how it plays nationally.

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Last post by matt1
Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:39 pm
Battle of the Telecomm Girls

Last post by thatguy « Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:39 am
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by moldyoldie » Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:23 am
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Comcast/Xfinity has Amy Poehler.
AT&T has Lily (Milana Vayntrub).
Now Verizon is jumping on the female spokesperson bandwagon with sassy and quirky...
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Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:39 am
SSSSmokay! Allstate Moon ...

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:33 pm
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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 paul8539
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:33 pm
Interracial Couples in TV Ads

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:47 am
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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
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:47 am
Duluth Trading underwear commercials

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:46 am
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by bmw » Sat Nov 27, 2021 1:19 pm

Most of them are pretty funny...this one is my new favorite:

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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:46 am
Super Bowl Commercials

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:44 am
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by Bobbert » Sat Feb 12, 2022 1:16 pm

I was watching a TV story about the Super Bowl commercials.

One of the ads shows an actress in a staring contest with a Barbie doll.

I started...

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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:44 am
EMU TV Spots' Audio Beeps

Last post by tc « Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:55 pm
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by SolarMax » Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 pm

For some months, Eastern Michigan University has been running a series of TV spots.
If you listen carefully, a couple series of 400Hz or so beeps can...

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Last post by tc
Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:55 pm
Stelara

Last post by Turkeytop « Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:45 pm
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by Turkeytop » Thu Jun 10, 2021 12:41 am

Stelara. It's some kind of prescription med.

The ad shows groups of people in various situations. Then, at the end, without even a word about the...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:45 pm
1812, 1812

Last post by paul8539 « Sat May 29, 2021 5:22 pm
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by SolarMax » Mon May 24, 2021 11:53 pm

Just saw a break in which both Gardner-White Furniture and Detroit Area Honda Dealers Memorial Day sale event spots both use the 1812 Overture as bed...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat May 29, 2021 5:22 pm
Just Back It In Like Butter

Last post by kager « Wed May 12, 2021 4:29 pm

by kager » Wed May 12, 2021 4:29 pm

Good grief! They actually use the above line in the spot...

'Parallel Parking Performance Anxiety'.

I thought I was seeing one of those SNL...

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Last post by kager
Wed May 12, 2021 4:29 pm
What's up with all these gambling commercials?

Last post by SolarMax « Thu May 06, 2021 9:56 am
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by SolarMax » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:54 pm

A few subject lines down see Filling the Void for ongoing thread on this topic.

What's up is that online betting is legal in MI and 20 or so other...

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Last post by SolarMax
Thu May 06, 2021 9:56 am

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