Archive through December 10, 2002
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Fruitbat

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 07:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't even seen one of those Weiner. Must be regional.

Whoami

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Speaking of Kirsty Alley's Pier One commercials. Has anyone noticed how a few other commercials are copying that theme? T-Mobile, for instance, has an intrusive flighty woman in them too.

Willsfan

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 12:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here Target is the commercial I see the most, oh and Morgan Fairchild and her half-zip Old Navy Fleece top. Argggg. (I like Morgan but that commercial is awful!)

Last year Old Navy had a wonderful ad with several young people in a chorus line dancing to the tune of "I saw Momma kissing Santa Claus Underneath the Christmas Tree". That was my favorite commercial of the year. I even went out and bought the instrumental version of the song (not a kiddy song) and am playing it now.

I also like The Gap ads with the Goldie Oldie music.

Marysafan

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 12:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I hate the Christmas adds that glorify greed. We have one running on the radio where you hear the sounds of an old dot matrix printer and the mother asks, "Is that your Cristmas list?" and the child replies..."Yes...and page two will be done in a minute."

I abhor that commercial.

Whoami

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also hate the commercials that say you must show the level of your love by giving your woman a diamond! Arrgh!

There's one I think, where the guy says, "remember our first Christmas?" and she say's "yea, you gave me a stuffed Rudolph." Then he gives her a diamond, and they talk about how much better he's doing by her this time.

I'm much rather have that stuffed Rudolph!

Weinermr

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 01:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami,

According to my wife, it is now "diamond season". This is the time of year that starts after Halloween, and ends right about Valentine's Day. The number of diamond commercials explodes exponentially during diamond season.

And we laugh at the sentiment (buy a diamond to show how much you love her). Yeah right.

But she does eye those diamonds and her eyes gleam! LOL

Pamy

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the new commercial with Charlie and Martin Sheen!

Zeno39

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 02:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, the Charlie and Martin one is good. I do hate those shampoo commercials with the moaning and screaming, Yes, yes, yes! Stupid and embarrassing at the same time. I used to adore the little Pillsbury Dough Boy commercial.

Mygetaway

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That Penney's commercial played here several times during Survivor and AR. It played sometimes twice in the same commercial break (2 min). It's the same one that Mary mentioned about the kid with the Christmas list. That one's getting on my nerves too.

Hippyt

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 06:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I came here to complain about that stupid Herbal Essence shampoo commercial! I see Zeno beat me to it! I HATE that commercial.
I hate that Penney's commercial too!

Kady

Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 07:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw this one last night....Jeff Foxworthy for Shoney's. He shows a picture of him and his brother with as boys with their prize winning pig. They didn't know what to name him. His Dad or Uncle suggested calling him Bar-B-Que. It was an ad for Shoney's babyback ribs. Totally grossed me out!!

Sia

Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 01:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Saw a funny commercial for the first time a few days ago; think it was for a video rental chain: a guy at the checkout counter asks the clerk something that sounds like "Where are your forn films?" The salesgirl answers emotionlessly, "Our PORN films are in the back behind that curtain."

Everyone in the video store turns to stare at the man and a woman quickly claps her hands over her child's ears (child has amazing wild-eyed expression), and the man quickly protests, "I asked 'where are your FOREIGN films?'!!!!"

I've hated all of the Clairol Herbal Essence commercials for their orgasmic shampoos. The newest one which has the woman enthusiastically shampooing in the shower while her hubby says, "I go through this every morning," is just painful to watch. It's the commercial you hope doesn't come on while you have company.

Have to agree with you all that the commercials promoting greed in children are on my hate-list, too. I try to keep the television turned off as much as possible between Halloween and Christmas. It's just one big greed-fest!

Ariasmum

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 08:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, this is too funny, I just had to post it for everyone to enjoy. Apparently it is a true commercial for Soya Sauce but someone has added subtitles for us foreigners. Turn up your speakers and enjoy! It's so bad I can't believe they really run it on Japanese tv!

http://yoga.tripod.co.jp/flash/kikkomaso_e.swf

Jkm

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The Charlie and Martin Sheen has to be one of my favorites -- although the more I see it, it's not as funny (since you know the punch already)


I don't like the radio shack commericals -

My all time favorite christmas commerial is Coco-Cola's I'd like to teach the world to sing....

Wish they'd still play that one.

Rig

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 10:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I like the one for Office Depot, where all of the office workers shopping in the store are kids. Cute.

Jkm

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 11:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Geoffry and ToyRus -- ugh!! Prank phone calls????

Dahli

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 11:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The Herbal Essence commercial bugs me soooo much - and I wonder if they used Elaine who had a bit of a bad reputation in Ally McBeal for that reason or not. I absolutely abhor that commercial and race to turn the channel, it's a shame but I refuse to buy that product and even threw out what I had! LOL!

Justme

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 12:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ariasmom - That Kikkoman ad was bizarre! I kept thinking "what the hell?" fish head men? a cat hanging from a noose? same fish head man in bed with a child? wacky

Willsfan

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 04:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been taking antibotics for an inner ear infection and my ears must be stopped up, because it sounded like the guy singing the Kikkoman ad said in the lyrics "Die little pussycat". It's in the first verse.

Man, I hate hearing lyrics wrong!

Wargod

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did I see a cat hanging in that commercial??? Willsfan, maybe you did hear it right!

Twiggyish

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 04:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the Publix grocery store commercials. I know you can't see them in other areas. They always have families and beautiful scenes with lovely music. All the commercials are about people, friends, and family.

This year, they have a family preparing the Christmas dinner. There are friends there, too.
A grandfather and child are taking pine cones, dipping them in peanut butter, and rolling them in bird seed. They then hang the pine cones all over the tree in the backyard. Next, you see the whole family looking outside at the beautiful tree covered in white doves. It looks like a Christmas tree.

Hermione69

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 04:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is there even one person that likes the Herbal Essences commercial? They are so stupid!!! I cringe every time one comes on. Why have they not moved on from that campaign yet? It was dead before it even hit the air. Maybe they were going for a Mentos effect... deliberately cheesy. Didn't work.

I love most of the Volkswagen commercials, although the latest one with the man marrying his Volkswagen is just kinda dumb. I think my favorite is the one where the guy licks the handle of a VW to stop this couple at the dealership from looking at it. I also like the one where the guy is sitting behind the wheel, obviously impatient, and you get the feeling he is stuck in a traffic jam. Then he blows the horn and you see he is on the assembly line waiting for his VW to be finished!

I like some of the "Life is best told over Miller Lite" commericals (which is funny because I don't drink). I really enjoy the one where the waiter brings a piece of cake out to this girl and there is a diamond ring in it and she thinks her date is proposing to her and she gets so excited and accepts. In the background, you can see another couple and that woman also has a piece of cake and the man is obviously upset and trying to find out where his ring is! They brought the cake out to the wrong girl! You later find out that the first couple had only been dating a couple of weeks and the man was like OMG!

Speaking of beer commercials, I like the Foster ones too. The Australian for Beer ones. I haven't seen this one in awhile, but they had one where this man and woman were arm wrestling and it was called "marriage counseling"!!

And the Southwest Airlines commercials that come on commemorating the start of football season are pretty funny also. I like the one where this woman is in line and the man in front of her drops something and when he bends over to pick it up, she moves in and starts doing a "hut, hut, hike!" count.

Okay, I'm done now!

Hermione69

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No, I'm not!

I forgot the Kevin Bacon commercial that plays on the 6 degrees of separation theory. I crack up every time I watch that one!

Hippyt

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 07:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay,I was thinking about how much we all hate the Herbal Essence commercials! I say,let's tell Clairol how women feel watching their ignorant commercials! I know,it probably won't do any good,but it's nice to voice your opinion every once in awhile!
Clairol

Heyltslori

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 07:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great idea Hippyt... I sent the following letter...if any of you just want to cut and paste it feel free.

Dear Sir...

I, along with many of my female friends, find your "totally organic" commercials in very poor taste. I would think that females would be the main buyer of your product so it suprises me that you have chosen something like this as your advertising campaign. There is even a whole section in a website that I frequent about how much women hate these commercials. I will not buy your product for this reason alone...and many other women feel the same way.