"Bob"

It can Bernie, it can :)

Nothing sexier than a husband doing the vacuuming, I say.

We have a DVR now, too, and it is wonderful skipping the commercials. Some we enjoy, though, and watch twice! ;)

Bernie,

Bob>other commercials we hate>TIVO>what we don't do instead of watching or skipping commercials>cleaning>lack of cleaning>clutter.

I agree, what a trip, lol.

mg

Back to the commercials:

The one for CITI credit card where the lady uses her garbage disposial for a juicer and then dips a glass full for her hubby. The tag line -- "Tired of waiting for your rewards?"

EEEEEWWWWWWWWW GROSS!

mg

But it is funny. And what a good husband :) I loved their other commercials about Identity Theft....the guy sitting in the recliner talking about the leather boustier (sp?)....that one just gets me!

Does anyone remember the one where the dog was driving the truck chasing the ducks? I don't remember what the commercial was for, but I never laughed so hard.

Have you all seen the one where the racoons steal the minivan and go to Wendy's in the middle of the night? I love animal commercials.

I've had a good giggle or two...or three....reading through this thread. Thanks everyone :-D

It's been a while since I was in the States, so most of the commercials you've mentioned I haven't seen. But I wanted to add my own commercial pet-peeve. Here in Israel, they practically double the volume for the commercials so that even someone whispering on a commercial comes off as screaming. So if we're watching television late at night after the kids have gone to bed, we have to practically LEAP at the remote to turn downt he volume when a commercial comes on so as not to wake the kids. That's SOOOO annoying. I mean, when they turn the volume up for the commercials obviously it's because they want you to hear the commercials even if you've gone to the kitchen to get a drink...but for us it has the opposite effect. When commercials are so loud we just mute them so we don't have to hear them at all.

-Julie

I remember the dog chasing the ducks and the raccoons at Wendy's. Does anyone remember the "My dog's better than your dog" commercials from several years ago. I don't remember the brand of feed but they had some really cute commercials. Back then Jack use to leave the commercials on instead of hitting the mute button.

Kennel Ration - I have had that song stuck in my head for YEARS! I liked the commercials but I sure wouldn't feed that to my dogs.

What's funny are the commercial jingles or slogans that stick in your head for years...even decades LOL.

I asked my BIL to bring me some Nyquil back from the States when we went there for a vacation recently. As it happened, about a month after he got back, I got a chest cold. I opened up the Nyquil box and said "the nighttime, coughing aching sniffling sneezing stuffy head fever so you can rest medicine". DH asked in a surprised tone "What?" so I said it again. He asked where it was from and I told him. He asked "how in the world can you remember that if you haven't seen that commercial for at least a decade" (that's how long I've been out of the US). I answered that when you see commercials with the same slogan for your entire life, they tend to stick in your head LOL.

The other one of course is the "my balogna has a first name...." ;-) or it's brother "oh I'm glad I'm not an Oscar Mayer weiner...."

-Julie

Those jingles do just what they're supposed to: Lodge themselves in the soft, receptive cushion of our brains. :)

I like the new Pedigree dog food ads with the tag lines "we're for dogs" and "dogs rule". The one featuring the new zipper-top bag cracks us up with the dog cocking its head back and forth with each zip sound. Looks just like Sarah, our dog. Their ads have wonderful camera work and effective voicework. Love those doggies!

Their website's fun, too: http://www.pedigree.com/home.asp
View their ads online: http://www.pedigree.com/playarea/Commercials.asp

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I think the commercial where the dog is driving & chases the ducks right into a pond was/is for Carfax - the gist being that you can easily find out if something like this has ever happened to a used car you're interested in buying. That is a really funny one - & I too really like animal commercials.

Anyone remember the commercial for carpet cleaner where a dog, cat, & mouse work together to cause a guy coming into the room with a platter of food to trip & drop it on the floor? That's another one that always had me laughing.

I remember that commercial with the dog and cat scooting stuff into the guy's path, yes! Was it for Resolve?

I remeber that one,GW! It was so clever. Made animals look more intellegent that humans. But then, in some ways they are. Our dogs won't eat Kennel Ration or Pedigee either. In fact, my dogs will only eat Purina One Special Care cat food-UT health one- and the ones for hairballs and seniors by either Purina or Maximum(WalMart's brand). Or raw venison or table scraps.

I laugh at the Alpo ads because our dogs have never liked it. I've been trying it on dogs off and on for over 40 years and have yet to find one who would eat it. Most will eat a generic brand first. I consider Iams and Science Diet to be expensive bad jokes.

Time warp, remember the Chuckwagon dog food ads? My dog always barked at those.

mg

Now here's a weird one I just saw today for the first time for Secret antiperspirant.

A young woman is being served a capucchino at a cafe & the waiter tells her that "she smells nice", to which she thanks him. Then she smiles knowingly at the camera & the caption underneath her reads: "My Secret: I haven't showered in 24 hours."

Now what exactly is THAT all about? That we should all rush out & buy Secret so we don't have to bathe regularly???

how many showers do you take a day? lol
I don't like the commercial either.

Rachel

And I hate it but NO deodorant will fix that problem!! LOL!!

Nicole

Lol!!! Well, I at least manage to squeeze in a shower once in 24 hours. And if for some reason I didn't, I certainly wouldn't be proud of it - lol!!!!

Nope, BO is nothing to be proud of that's for sure LOL
Hopefully, she at least takes a little 'bird bath' in between sipping capucchino and riding around with men she doesn't know!
I guess the message of the commercial is: wear Secret and you too can be a (oops I can't say that on here!)

Rachel

too funny. I haven't heard "bird bath" in a while. LOL

Rachel, give her a break: she probably takes a bath once a week wether she needs one or not.....

Oh Rachel, you can too say that on here...you too can be a taste tester for cappucino and an auto test rider....

Thanks Kathy! I wasn't sure if that was appropriate on here, LOL

YW, I'm always ready and willing to help out a friend in need :) Kathy

LOL!!!! Good one Rachel!

Anyone watched the new Jacks Links beef jerkey ads? They're a fun twist on documentaries: http://www.linksnacks.com/ The helicopter one cracks me up.

funny. I don't remember seeing those in my market area. but I'm glad you bumped this. I was thinking of a new ad that annoys me:

Cristy Brinkley adversiting something and she says "I don't mind being older, I just don't want to look it". What is that supposed to imply? Young=good, Old=bad??? Sure, everyone wants to look their best regardless of age, but this is the kind of ad that perpetuates the notion that being old is a disgrace and, unfortunately, the notion that influenced my younger years.

And how ironic that we then turn around and pay a FORTUNE for anything new that has been treated for that "weathered" look. If we do this with furniture and pottery, shouldn't we pay premium for "weathered" people?

PS: I'm not THAT old, but since I'm on my way, I want to stand for my merits, dang it! LOL

I'm telling ya, I'm getting wiser with age, LOL

I should be worth a small fortune then!! LOL Jo

As the saying goes, "sitting on a goldmine".

I like the girl on the Curves ad who is always a few seconds behind in everything. Falls off the ball for lack of balance, etc. Reminds me so much of myself.