"Bob"

I not only plead the 5th, I'll drink it too!

*peeking under that mound of clothes, yup, still there*

mg

Well I have to log off now... gotta go to the website to order that "set it and forget it" contraption that cooks an entire turkey in 35 seconds... or something like that...

I'm about to wet my pants from laughing!!!!!

hey I got a good one: how about the paper towel ad where the guy looks like he's about two seconds from seducing you, while baking a cake and bringing you a puppy???? I don't know WHAT to think about that one! Do women look that ridiculous when we advertise liquor, cars, etc. etc.?

Now, now Texasgarden - I happen to own one of those "set it & forget it" Ron Popeil "Showtime" rotisseriens & absolutely LOVE IT!!!

When my husband first bought it for me I figured it would end up in the basement with the other use-once-in-awhile appliances, but I use it so darn often that it has its own permanent spot on the counter.

And no, it doesn't (nor do they claim it does) cook a turkey in 35 minutes. (Actually, it runs about 15 minutes per pound for poultry.) What it DOES do is roast the juiciest, crisp-skinned chicken, cornish hens, duck, that I have EVER tasted. Whole stuffed fish also come out very nice as well. In fact, everything I've ever made in it has come out exactly as it was supposed to, if not better. And it's a snap to clean up as well.

Joke about him if you must (even I find the infomercials funny), but Ron Popeil puts out a nice product. I have his pasta machine as well & love that too!! Guess I'm an infomercial fool!

I don't know if they have these in your town. but in some malls in houston (I'm specifically talking about First Colony) they have a Kiosk called "as seen on TV". They carry most infomercial gadget/gizmo featured and at about 1/2 price. i bought the pots that had the lid with the drainage holes. I don't use it much, but it only cost $8.99 for two pots.

I'm thinking: if we had coops, I wouldn't be spending so much time thinking about the stupid commercials. Oh, I miss the coops so much.....

Thanks, Everyone! l LOVE how this thread has taken off on other commercials. What a hoot!

Have you all seen the one where the office staff are all dancing to the pepto bismol song? With hands on the offending parts of their bodies? It goes "nausea, heartburn, upset stomach, oops. . . diarrhea" with that British-accent announcer, drives me CRAZY! How desperate a starving actor would you have to be to accept that last part and dance around on the tv holding your bum? Argh! I'd much rather work food service (and I have worked food service) than stoop to a pepto bismol commercial. You want to put that on your resume? "I was 'Diarrhea' on the pepto commercial"! No way I would admit a thing like that.

Vossner...Check out http://www.brawnyman.com/innocentescapes/ ;)

I actually like the 50's kitschy Bob commercials mainly because they're so cheesy. The Lending Tree ad with Stanley Johnson cracks me up, too. I wrote to the agency that produced it and told them how much I liked it, and they sent me the file in Quicktime format. Baby Bob creeps me out anymore.

Hey Breezy- we got my SIL one of those rotisseries for Christmas a couple of years ago and she loves hers too. I was more making fun of the whole "buy stuff from infomercials" part of all this! Though I do find the one for the rotisserie particularly goofy with the crowd screaming "set it and forget." Seriously, I have heard quite a few people say that is a good machine. Oh, and my 35 seconds and your turkey is done was just a little sarcasm! I know, I know, y'all are just shocked that I would say something sarcastic, but I did. HA!

Sylvia, that is too funny about the Pepto commercial! I have thought that a million times! Is saying "I'm diarrhea from the Pepto commercial" kinda like saying "I'm the construction worker from the Village People?" :)

Now while the infomercial is not particularly annoying, the girls on the exercise tapes from The Firm are quite annoying. I have the whole shebang. I ordered it all- I have 6 tapes, the "patented Fanny Lifter," the "Sculpting Stick" and now I see there is a NEW Fanny Lifter with an incline! Now I am aware that they have to come up with a new gadget/gimmick to sell the next set of tapes, and the stuff I have is sufficient, but I WANT THAT NEW FANNY LIFTER! HA! I will admit that I use my tapes faithfully and I will be like Breezy here and give it my seal of approval. And I really did see noticeable results in 8 workouts, just like they said. I am just glad I have all of the tapes memorized now so I can do them on mute and not have to listen to those annoying little twits telling me how great I'm doing or to "sqeeeeeeeze your gluts." HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Just found this thread, it is hilarious, Darius never saw 'Bob' but than I do not watch CNN , watch BBC and others like fox sometimes.

The ad that grosses me out is anything too personal and that includes 'Victoria,s Secret' how secret can it be when it is in your face all the time? They even sent me a catalog years ago when my children where still at home, I sent it back and said send it to the ladies of the nights, lol , prudish aren't I ? Generally I am not but things like that I want them to be a secret.
Maria

My current favorite is the sexy young lady who enters an empty elevator...in hip hugger skirt and crop top...looking very thin....as the elevator doors close everyone is craning their neck to see her...then!! after the doors close she lets out her breath and POP...her stomach pooches out and she breaths again!!. LOL

OMG gardenwife, where/how did you get that? Not the same guy as the commercial shown in houston market, but certainly in the same spirit. laughing and gagging at the same time. LOL

roadrunner, that one is funny, I agree.

Oh boy, this is sure to set of gales of laughter at my expense--- I actually own TWO of those Gazelle exercise machines. One is in my home and one in the basement at my place of business. It's the only exercise item I've ever bought that actually works for me and I've got my husband using it too. In my own defense though, I have to say I never heard of Tony Little. The only reason I know who you're talking about is the dumb Geico commercial. I bought the machines through the Heartland catalog.

RR, haven't seen that one... but I watch very little TV. I have sattelite thru my landlord, just basic, and lousy selections.

OhMcCool, don't worry. we're just making fun of the ads. not the buyers.

silvi: "I was Diarrhea in pepto commercial". just tooooooo funny. LOL

That is funny McCool! And we love it that you confessed to owning not one, but TWO of them! Unfortunately, the only way I know about that device is b/c of Mr. Little's infomercial. That would make it a no-go for me. But keep in mind, I am the girl with his workout tapes! You know what they say, those in glass houses.... well, probably shouldn't use at home workout equipment unles they have good miniblinds or curtains. Ha! :)

Regarding "Bob"...

http://www.enzyte.com/bobtv.html

http://www.asianmediawatchdog.com/enzyte/enzyte.html

I love that thin girl fat girl commercial!

Good grief I need a laptop to keep up with you loonies over the weekends!!! :)

Drug commercials - half the time I am so busy watching the pretty pictures I don't even know what the drug is for!

Anyone bought a "Total Gym"? I am dying to get one! I want to find someone that's either used one, or will let me buy the one they don't use! Chuck Norris, Wesley Snipes, and Christie Brinkley can't all be wrong can they? OR can they... hee hee!

Nicole

Hubby bought us a Total Gym from a coworker's mother for $50. Now it is gathering dust in our basement instead of his! I think it is a perfectly good piece of equipment, but you have to be motivated to use it. We just don't use it. Right now, it is serving as a clothing rack. Doing a pretty good job at that.

Oooh Sylvi - you have a "gym equipment" clothing rack too??

Mine is a NordicTrak & it's extremely versatile - lots of places to pile laundry & hang sweaters from. It almost resembles an odd form of modern art if you place the clothes carefully - lol!!!!

Well, I THINK it is the Total Gym that's under there. Either that or a really quiet giraffe?

Darn it you're so far away Sylvi!

We could do a 'trade' LOL!!!

Nicole

Postage would probably be more than you paid for it! :)

I don't want to offend anyone but I am only quoting
"In case of erections lasting 4 hours or more".............
What could they be thinking?

What could they be thinking?
NOT VERY MUCH!
You know, if aliens are receiving our tv transmissions they will never come to earth. They would be scared to death of those crazy humans!

Oh Downscale - I know!!! When they give that ". . . lasting 4 hours or more, seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY" speech I always crack up. Can you imagine the poor guy having to go to the ER & explain that one at the desk - lol????

What would the ER do?? That's what I always wondered, but didn't want to ask!

Ummm on second thought, maybe I don't want to know, lol.

mg

Okay, so....Who's Bob? I watch CNN and I don't know who you are talking about LOL.

I hate Quiznos ads. If I had a cute little kid that talked like that, I'd give him back to the devil. ha, ha

There are some pretty funny commercials out now.....but I have two I really hate. Geico (not to be confused with a Gecco) and I hate that guy doing the robot or whatever it's called!!! and the Nationwide Furniture commercials, I think it's a different name now, but I hate to be screamed at as well and I mute it or change the channel. I will never buy furniture from a place like that.

I also hate the music on The Weather Channel! Very annoying, most of the time. And speaking of TWC, I've never seen so many pregnant women on one network and I'm wondering what's really happening over there LOL.

Kathy

I agree with you re: the guy on the Geico/gecco commercials. In fact, except for the squirrel commercial I mentioned previously, I pretty much dislike all insurance commercials.

If they stopped spending the bazillion dollars it's costing them to have that many commercials on prime-time TV, they wouldn't have to charge US so much!!!!!

MistyMeadows, scroll up to Sept. 18 post by Gardenwife. She has a link to the Enzyte site where you can actually view the "Bob" commercials.

Saw another one this morning that is one of my faves. Can't believe I didn't mention it before! It's those International Delight commercials! The premise is that before the person has their coffee with the ID creamer in it, they are really crusty and mean. Like one lady just stares this man down as he runs to the elevator she is on saying "hold the elevator." She just glares at him and pushes the "close door" button. But to me, the best is the woman in her bath robe outside watering her plants. That is SO me in the morning. So the newspaper boy rides by on his little bike ringing that annoying bell and with out even looking at him she just turns the hose his direction and nails him in the face with a stream of water. BAHAHAHAHA!!!! It's mean, but it it sooo funny!

Oh, and how did we forget to mention the one with the guy who works with all the chimps? They are all in their little suits and acting, well, like chimps while he is all serious and trying to do his job. When the one worker chimp stands up and starts literally kissing the butt of the boss chimp, I crack up every time. GREAT commercial!

Natural male enhancement- that commercial just turned a nerd into a bigger nerd...no pun intended. I HATE that commercial. You notice they couldn't get any stars to play in that stupid commercial. And if Bob can't keep his shorts on he needs to stay home. I could tell you what kind of grin they use to call that...but I won't.

Then there is the pepto one, the one where they pour blue stuff on the feminine pad, plug a hole in the boat with a tampax, geicco, preparation H. You think you have seen it all then pow there is the next stupid one. Stupid is putting it mildly.

I also DISPISE the allstate commercial. I have 2 claims they won't pay from 3 years ago and 1 from last November I am fighting with them over. Are you in good hands with Allstate? Then do yourself a favor and jump out.

On one of 2 and 1/2 men, the son ask his dad if he has erectile
dysfunction. The dad sys why do you ask? The son replied the commercial says 1 out of every 3 men have it and I am ok, must be 1 of you 2. Both shake there head no. Then the son ask hey dad what is erectile dysfunction.
He did not know what it was but was sure he didn't have it.

My all time favorite commercial was for a coffee creamer, but I can't remember the brand. This guy is dancing around the kitchen, singing...

In the morning I wake up....
Reach for my smiley face cup...
And get a little pour from you....
Forever, and ever, you'll be in my heart...
and I will drink you...
Forever and ever...
No more black coffee for me.

Then his wife turns on the kitchen light and is standing there looking really disgusted with him.

I might not have the words exactly right, but they are close.

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Wayne Brady is the guy in that commercial singing to the tune of "I Say a Little Prayer For You". He is on "Whose Line is it Anyway" with Drew Carey. He had a talk/varity show briefly, but it tanked.

I love the wife's face, rofl.

I can't think of the product's name either, lol.

mg

It says a lot for what TV has to offer in the way of entertainment when we talk about the commercials more than the SHOWS! LOL Jo

I love the Wayne Brady commercial. You know, more than anything, my favorite thing he ever did was the skit on the Dave Chappelle show. That was classic! Too bad that ole Dave flipped out and there will be no more show. :( That is true- we seem to talk more about commercials than the television shows!

Our Sunday school teacher once told us we probably retained more from TV than the bible. Example

Anyone remember "how do you spell relief?"

Sure, Sandy -- ROLAIDS! ;)

Wayne Brady is a gem - what talent.

Poor Bob. I change channel immediately!
On the medical front, all the ads for medicine that cures all your woes, then they run disclaimers on all the things you will get or all the things you can't have to take this medicine. Such as pregnant, high blood pressure, stubbed toe & on & on. Who are they expecting to buy this stuff ?
The only good commerical is Yogi in the barber shop & the Aflac duck. Laugh every time it's on.
Bernie