Archive through December 12, 2002
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Dahli

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 08:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Lori and Hippyt - done!

Theowl

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 06:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the new Marcellus, I mean, Joe Boxer Christmas commercials.
I hate the Listerine commercial with the guy swishing for 30 seconds as the announcer says "come on, you can do it!" Hate it.

Hate the herbal essence commercials!!

Hate the geico commercials!!

Hate the old navy commercials with Morgan Fairchild!!

Hate all Kirsty Alley pier one commercials!!

Thank God for the MUTE button!!

Marysafan

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 07:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I like the Old Folger's coffee Christmas commercial where the big brother comes home for Christmas and arrives really early in the morning. Little brother wakes up and they make coffee for the folks! I just love that.

Jkm

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 07:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My daughter's love the Herbal Essence commericals -- the oldest does the noises in the shower sometimes (till we yell at her to knock it off) If only they knew!!!

They actually wanted the products because of the commericials -- maybe we just aren't the right demographic - they give me a headache!

I've been listing to www.mychristmaschannel.com for a couple of weeks now - great christmas music - while at work -- but their commericals are driving me nuts!!! Busy town, busy town.... commerical for a Richard Scary exhibit at the Children's museum in Indy. (it's a jingle)!!!!

I may have to find me another station to listen to for a while.

Sia

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jkm, I did tune into mychristmaschannel.com the other day after the first post about it, but I have dial-up and the connection gets interrupted so often that it doesn't make for enjoyable listening. I need to get my Christmas cds out and pop them into my computer!

Halfunit

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 10:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Rig - I like the commercial you talked about, with the office kids, but I really frown upon the last part with the two boys standing at the water cooler.

One boy asks the other, "Golf Saturday?"
The other replies, "Can't. It's my weekend with the kids."

Maybe I'm reading into it too much, but I think it sends out a signal that parents are disappointed they can't enjoy their activities because they are "strapped" with visitation commitments.

Herbal Essence - dumb commercial, but it doesn't offend me. I am let down that the bottles I have in the shower right now do not product the same results as the commercial.

Right now, I like the commercial with the guys hauling butt in the SUV. The park near a river, run out in to the water, and here comes their raft around the bend, lol, too funny. I think it's Nissan.

I also like the one with the tribesmen, talking about the aliens coming to take their virgins, or something like that. It's for a video game, like Sega or X-box or something. That one cracks me up.

Fanny

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hate that Herbal Essence commercial, too. I especially hate those fake moans coming out of that blonde actress. In fact, in my extremely humble but judgmental opinion, her moans are so phoney sounding that I doubt she's ever had a real one if you know what I mean.

Imbewitched

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 10:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I absolutely LOVE the Joe Boxer commercials. They just make me happy. I even downloaded them to my Desktop so I can see them anytime I want. LOL

The Herbal Essence commercials are horrible. And the latest one with Elaine from Alley McBeal is the worst. I was watching TV with my Grandmother the other night when that d@%& thing come on. It made me feel so embarressed that I got up and went to the kitchen for absolutely no reason other than to get out of the room. Any of my friend/family will tell you that embarrasing me is not an easy task but this commercial make me very uncomfortable everytime I see/hear it.

Rig

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 10:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, Halfunit, that part at the end kind of bugs me, too. It's supposed to be funny because it's "adult-like", but it isn't. I lol when the saleman picks up the little boy so he can get something off the shelf. And what does the little girl say? "I have to get a (something) phone?

Halfunit

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 02:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"I gotta get a headset!!"

lol

Babyruth

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 03:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, Teatime! (and anyone else who is interested in the answer to my earlier question)

The terrific singers in the holiday Marshall Field's commercials are from two groups.

The men are Three Mo' Tenors and the women are from The Steeles, a Minnesota based group of brothers and sisters.
The Steeles

I found this out by checking out the fan message board at their site ... Three Mo' Tenors... after a friend recognized them and told me who they were.

Hey FYI, Three Mo' Tenors will be in Detroit and in Grand Rapids in February!

Teatime

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 07:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay you found it!! I wasn't having any luck.

Those are the only holiday ads I enjoy. I come a-runnin' everytime I hear them. Man, I wish I could sing like that!

Sia

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 11:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit, I've noticed that bit at the end of the commercial you mentioned, too, and dislike that as well. It seems to me like it pushes the idea of divorce/separation. That's just how it strikes me, and I don't like it.

I was jealous of the boxer-babes in the second Joe Boxer commercial, so I didn't like it as well as the first, but the new Joe Boxer ad has me just GIDDY WITH JOY!! I love how he shakes his little booty with the gift-box on it and then strips it away, revealing those cute little Santa-shorts. Are those a style that is for sale this season? I will definitely buy a pair for DH if they are available! They're so cute! (How can I get the Joe Boxer guy to come and dance for me in my bedroom? I want him!!)

Draheid

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 05:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I almost never watch commercials, however, late last night I saw a commercial on a news channel that I truly enjoyed.

It was based on the old baseball story of "Casey At The Bat". Only this story was about a young girl named Casey. Playing on a little league team in the 'big game' only this time, Casey doesn't strike out. And it's because her family had spent time with her teaching her to play ball.

Demeter

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 06:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I find the "Ricoh" commercial more and more irritating each time it airs. It's the one with the chieftan that communicates with his tribe by making clicking noises with his tongue/mouth.

Heyltslori

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 06:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That commercial for Michaelinas(sp) where the lady is doing that dance in the office break room really gets on my last nerve.

Fanny

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I adore the ad which shows a little redhaired girl and her parents waking on Christmas morning and looking into the room to see what Santa left during the night. The room is filled with all sorts of extravagant presents, including a silver Corvette convertible. All are struck silent; dad says "whoa...those must have been some cookies you left Santa" and the little cutie says, "I didn't leave him cookies, I left him cheese."

That is one of my favorite holiday commercials.

Bigd

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the Joe Boxer commerical. I beg my husband to learn to dance that way in his boxers. He just laughs at me.

Heyltslori

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 11:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I LOVE that one too Fanny!

Whoami

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 12:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like that cheese commercial too Fanny!

That one is a few years old now. I was wondering the other day if that girl is a teen or so by now. And, how does she feel when she keeps seeing it?

I know, I over analyze things way too much sometimes!

Bananaclip

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I hate the Tampon commercial, I think it's Tampax Pearl. All the ladies have pearls on and that stupid jingle in the back "pearl, pearl she's a pearl girl." It's so stupid! Like I care how pretty my tampon is or how smooth it is, lol!

Rig

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is this of interest to any of you ladies?

Halfunit

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Don't know if this was mentioned before, but I just saw a commercial for Imagistics, where the office girls have to call in the copy machine repair guy, who is a cutie patootie and he pulls out a red pump from the paper tray....

Hippyt

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rig,that is awesome,I had already looked that up! And,my hubby does the Joe Boxer dance for my entertainment!

Heyltslori

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 09:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you unwrap his package? <giggle>