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PennyLane Housemate	posted 08-20-2001 09:39 AM "Nothing gets to you, staying fresh, staying cool, with Mentos fresh and full of life!" Mentos provided my friends and i with hours of enldess enjoyment in high school. We would actually buy a roll of Mentos to have handy at all times, which I guess means mentos succeeded in the long run. But we would re-enact those babies all over the place. If we tripped in the hallway, no reason for emabarresment, just roll into somebody, give a charming smile and say "The Freshmaker!" We also used to imitate those lame ass Calvin Klien commercials, "Be a secret .. be a rumor ... " Whatever. IP: Logged
BranMuffin Housemate	posted 08-20-2001 03:55 PM I have like a million commercials floating around in my head at any given time (Some Ad Agency is doing their job, huh?) But the one that sticks with me the most is the VW commercial where the guy in the car is in a tux, racing in the rain to get to a chapel, and it's cut with scenes of a bride getting ready to walk down the aisle. The music is the sound of church bells clanging, and you can almost sense the tension in the air (I am so melodramatic- but i swear I can) and just as he gets to the church and into the chapel, you see that it's not his wedding he was in a rush to get to but that he has come to stop it. He just stands there, dripping, staring at the bride, and she kind of raises an eyebrow and it cuts to the slogan 'Fasten your seatbelts' or something like that. I just think it's such an awesome commercial, it strikes me as so romantic, even though the guy was there to break up the chicks wedding. Anyone else seen this commercial and agree? Oh and also the VW commercial where the guy gets his Golf stuck up in the tree. Funny. IP: Logged
Epicurus Housemate	posted 08-20-2001 07:02 PM Um, I can't stop thinking about the Old Navy miniskirt commercial. IP: Logged
Keka Housemate	posted 08-21-2001 08:41 AM I remember one from the late 70s, it was for the Detroit Zoo. Various shots of different animals but people voicing what the animals would be saying. I forget what the penguins said but I remember the flamingos walking saying "And one, and two...", this big bear saying "You've just got to keep your cool." IP: Logged
yeefan Head of the House	posted 08-21-2001 09:19 AM Okay, this might be one for the Massholes out there (I've never met anyone from anywhere else who knew what I was talking about when I mentioned this), but far and away the most vivid ad memory from my childhood is that cartoon guy with the hat and bowtie singing the "hanker for a hunka cheese" song. edited to add:Heh, just mentioned this to Ginsu who informs me that guy was a Schoolhouse Rock character. Weird, because I don't remember schoolhouse rock at all (maybe just a little before my time or something) [This message has been edited by yeefan (edited 08-21-2001).] IP: Logged
meredithva Housemate	posted 08-21-2001 10:32 AM AGH!!! Yeefan, i totally remember that commerical! Remember the one where the cowboy cheese dude is in a cheese factory or something? Hankerin for a hunk of cheese! That one was great, but do you also remember those ones for milk where the kids were playing on all the gym equipment and then lining up for big glasses of milk in the cafeteria? Weird. Far and away the worst commercials in Mass will always be for Jordan's Furniture. Radio or tv. ugh. IP: Logged
BranMuffin Housemate	posted 08-21-2001 03:28 PM I totally remember the cheese guy. Funny how something from so long ago can be brought back to your memory so vividly....! IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 10:25 AM In college, there was this bagel place that had radio ads.... breakfast time...bagel! lunch time...um, bagel! anytime...um, gotta get a bagel! Brad's Bagels and Deli, great food anytime...Brad's! It was the "gotta get a bagel" part that sticks with me the most. The delivery was great. I say it now & people look at me strangely. It's had to explain. The MOST annoying ads in that town were for Bob Rohrman car dealerships. Everyone HATED them. Strangley, his ads in Chicago are no where near as cheesified. Guess he was playing to the market. ick. I cringe when I see his sticker on a car these days. ugh. Love that Levis' ad with the singing bellybuttons I saw last night. That was pretty good. I am bothered by the RX drud ads that never say what the drug is for so they don't have to list the side effects. Ridiculous. I mean, why bother? "Hi, doctor, I am a 29 yr old woman. I think I need an rx for Viagra, but I'm not sure what it's for." Please! IP: Logged
emmalola Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 11:31 AM the one ad I really remember is the dunkin' donuts add with the guy wandering through his days muttering "it's time to make the donuts." There are mornings when I do the same and nobody else remembers that commercial. When I was a kid I was convinced that the dunkin' donuts guy was the same as the Maytag man. no wonder he was so tired all the time- donuts during the day and laundry at night. IP: Logged
kellyrae Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 11:40 AM a couple come to my mind: the levis commercial from a couple years ago with the guy who gets into an elevator and sees this girl in levis and "i think i love you" comes on and his whole future life with this chick flashes before him. anyone remember that? that hysterical jetta commercial with the grocery store parking lot and the shopping cart cracks me up every time. and this one maybe have just been a regional commercial (i'm from pittsburgh) because none of my friends here in maryland have seen it, but i just loved it. it starts out in an office building and you see people getting out of an elevator with funny looks on their face and then you look and see there was a stork in there with them. there's this weird kinda carnival music playing that always gets stuck in my head. so the stork starts walking around and the receptionist picks up her phone and is like "uh, sir, there's a stork in the office" and you see this lady squatting on the floor beckoning to stork saying "its MY turn!" and this fat grumpy lady saying "get outta here." so the stork keep walking and he gets to the office of this cute lady with curly hair and she turns and looks at him with this wonderfully surprised face and the commercial freezes on that. it's a commercial for the march of dimes advising you to get lots of folic acid before you even know you're pregnant, but i just love it. sorry for the lengthy description, has anyone seen it anywhere but pittsburgh? ok one more: in pittsburgh we have this restaurant called eat n park and every year for as long as i can remember, during the christmas season they show this commercial with a pine tree and a star and the star is trying to hop up onto the tree but no matter how hard he tries he can't get up and finally the tree bends over and lifts him up and it all lights up and is wonderful. anyways, for me, its not christmas until i see that commercial. IP: Logged
emcarb Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 01:20 PM quote: Originally posted by Joanna: a cat and dog keep appearing and disappearing behind mounds of snow, singing in counterpoint... "Pounce/Snausages/Pounce/Snausages Pounce/Snausages/Pounce/Snausages" over and over? I've never seen it, but it sounds hilarious!! I like that VW commercial in which the guy keeps driving back and forth and back and forth to a girlfriend who can't make up her mind about him. I like most of the VW commercials, actually. There's one out now, with a guy who's driving someplace to break up a wedding. IP: Logged
greschya Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 04:30 PM I love the stork ad! And I'm in Maine, so it can't be too regional . . One that IS regional is an ad from Phoenix -- for a personal injury lawyer that goes by "The Wolf." It shows a "real person" saying something like "I lost both arms in a cement truck accident!" and a voice over, in this very deep dramatic voice, says "What did you do?" and the person says "I called the WOLF!" The "What did YOU do?" is so . . something, that my friends (even ones who never saw the ad or were even in phx) will use it sometimes in conversation. Other conversational commercials are the old June Whats-her-name for the Depends commercials . . " because you've got a lot of living to do!" "living" is the standard euphemism for, well, guess. "I went to Taco Bell and something was bad, now I have some living to do." And, it makes songs like "Fame" funny. We're simple folk up here. IP: Logged
amandafaith Housemate	posted 08-22-2001 05:34 PM quote: Originally posted by kellyrae: anyways, for me, its not christmas until i see that commercial. Ohhh! How bout that super old McDonalds one that they always play around Christmas- these kids are ice skating, and the littlest one, who can't keep up, is left behind. He's super sad and happy day! Ronald McDonald shows upand begins skating around with the kid. It always made me cry when I was little to see the littlest one left behind (definitely knew that feeling!). Anyway, that's the ad that marks Christmas for me. And yeah, I've seen the stork one, and I'm from North Dakota. I think it's national. It's really cute. IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 08-25-2001 09:41 AM Joanna - God, yes, I remember the snausages commercial. Lol. Do you guys rem,eber, I think my favorite is the Levis commercial where the guy is in a hospital ... hehas a heart monter tacked to him going "Beep .. Beeep.." He sits up in his hospital bed and says "Sometimes i feel I've got to (beep beep) run away I've got to (beep beep) get away ..." Anyway he starts singing "Tainted Love" and all the nurses and doctors join him. And that one creepy Slim Jim Commercial from a few years back, following the trek of the Slim Jim guy down into the girls stomach, where he wreaks havoc with all the vegetable chicks hanging out in there. From my childhood, I rembemer this little jingle: Push a push pop, push it for flavor Push a push pop, save some for later... Give me a push! A Push Pop! Gawd, that sounds dirty. IP: Logged
KirstenL4W Housemate	posted 08-26-2001 06:43 AM I have a vague memory of that hunk a cheese commercial, and I agree, those Jordans Furniture commercials totally suck. Every time I hear Barry and Elliots voices I change the channel. There is also a commercial here on the local cable stations for a service station in Salisbury MA that is doing really bad rip-offs of the Blue Man Group commercials. There's nothing worse than a bad commercial. For good commercials, though, I loved those Pets.com ones, they cracked me up! The VW ones are great too, I love the one with the guy singing. Staples has a great one they rerun every year around this time "It's the most wonderful time of the year" referring to back to school. I also like their Christmas one with the dog all wrapped up in wrapping paper. IP: Logged
Pistachio Housemate	posted 08-26-2001 11:22 AM I think some of those Jordan's ads are in poor taste. The Blue Man Group Rip off might be tacky, but have any of you heard this one... It's starts off explaining that Mad Cow disease is spreading. So at first, it kind of sounds like a public service announcement or something PETA would put together. However, what they are actually doing is telling the customer to buy leather furniture before proces skyrocket on account of Mad Cow disease. Barry and Eliot are in poor taste. IP: Logged
greschya Housemate	posted 08-26-2001 05:19 PM The Levi's "tainted love" OR commercial comes into my head every time I get my oil changed at Prompto. The beat of the oil pumping through the hose into my car is the exact same as "tainted love." I always leave with the song in my head. IP: Logged
KirstenL4W Housemate	posted 08-26-2001 06:46 PM Thanks for the warning, Pistachio. I havent seen that one yet, but I'll pray that I dont. IP: Logged
kellyrae Housemate	posted 08-27-2001 05:26 AM Oh my gosh, my boyfriend just showed me the funniest commercial... You can see it on http://www.adcritic.com . Its called PETABadCat, it should still be on the top ten list on the left of the main adcritic page. Has anyone actually seen this on TV? Hee hee, I love it! Oh yeah. And that Mitsubishi commercial with "Start the Commotion" makes me want an Eclispe. IP: Logged
Riah Housemate	posted 09-06-2001 06:57 PM When I was living in the dorms at school, there was a commercial that was alway on for dog treats. A little dog was searching for "snausages, snausages in a blanket" Another favorite is the christmas commerical where a little girl's father asks what kind of cookies she left for santa and she says. "I didn't leave him cookies. I left him cheese." and the little cheddar block flashes up and says behold the power of cheese IP: Logged
risusa Housemate	posted 09-07-2001 12:21 PM My current favorite commmercial - four words: Mr. Yoshida's Fine Sauces!!! Has anyone else seen these? They're hilarious! "Exciting Asian sauces from an exciting Asian man." IP: Logged
Epicurus Housemate	posted 09-07-2001 01:49 PM Oh man, the Mr. Yoshida commercials are hysterical! I just about fell out of my chair the first time I saw one--the one where he is lying on top of the vegetables in the supermarket. "Your vegetables will thank you, Mr. Yoshida will thank you." IP: Logged
kikinoir Housemate	posted 09-08-2001 05:46 AM Mr. Yoshida is the bomb. Two superb ones from recent years: This OJ commercial: Mom: Billy, drink your orange juice. It's good for you. Billy: Aww, Mom, I don't wanna. Mom: It tastes great. Billy: I don't believe you. Mom: Well, who would you believe? Billy: Robert Loggia (as if this kid would know who Robert Loggia is!) LOUD MUSIC announces Mr. Loggia Billy: ROBERT LOGGIA! RL: Hey Billy, your mom is right, Tropican Orange Juice tastes great, and it's good for you. Drink up, Billy. Billy: Sure thing, Mr. Loggia! (This is said with SUCH reverence as if RL is one of his total heroes who can do no wrong. This is so brilliant.) Also: I love the Sprite ad that parodies Sunny Delight. The cartoon sun jumps off of the bottle to tell how great his beverage is, and the family is terrified, running screaming from the kitchen. That commercial is so god. And: Detroiters may remember former football star Mel Farr donning a red cape for his car dealership to the background song of "Mel Farr Superstar for a far better deal," always ending with the line (as he flew off, much like Superman) "and they can't fly eitherrrrr!" about the other dealers, who don't give such great deals. Lastly: EVERYONE who grew up with a TV in the Detroit area in the 70's and early 80's remembers the country tune: Hey dog, come on dog/Me an dog want you to go to Tell-ee-graph Road/Right now/Get a good deal. IP: Logged
Pistachio Housemate	posted 09-08-2001 12:36 PM I love the Robert Loggia Commercial, Too! IP: Logged
pompier.de.paris Housemate	posted 09-09-2001 01:18 AM I have yet to recover from that Acura commercial with Ella Fitzgerald singing "Key Largo." That little bit of montage put me into a permanent vacation-frenzy, and my psyche is appreciatively manipulated. AND. The Gap commercial (I think I've elsewhere lauded Gap commercials) with Juliette Lewis, in "Lucky Star" formation with the robots -- I love it. And I really don't like Juliette much, so that's saying something, right? IP: Logged
Keka Housemate	posted 09-10-2001 11:18 AM I miss the Scott & Joey cheese commercials they used to run in Canada. Two little boys, 7 or so, just playing around and stealing cheese that the adults had put out for some party. The boys were so cute - not the professional actor kind of cute - but the let's just put these two in front of a camera kind of cute. They must be in their 20s by now. IP: Logged
emcarb Housemate	posted 09-10-2001 11:29 AM quote: Originally posted by pompier.de.paris: I have yet to recover from that Acura commercial with Ella Fitzgerald singing "Key Largo." That little bit of montage put me into a permanent vacation-frenzy, and my psyche is appreciatively manipulated. That commercial was inspiration for my trip to the Keys! I obsessed about that song, and figured it was someone like Ella Fitzgerald, but I found that's it's sung by Anita O'Day, someone I've never heard of. Hmm...Maybe there are different versions. I'll have to do some more research. The whole time we drove through Key Largo, of course, that song played over and over in my head. IP: Logged
ragazzina Housemate	posted 09-10-2001 03:14 PM blush who is Robert Loggia? IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 09-12-2001 01:36 PM It broke my heart to watch the Gap commercial, "Everybody in Leather" where they had those herion chic models singing in monotone Depeche Mode's "I Just Can't get Enough." I love Depeche Mode, as you probably well know, and for weeks after they played that commercial I spit on the floors of Gap stores nation wide. Okay, thats an exaggeration, but you get the point. IP: Logged
Epicurus Housemate	posted 09-12-2001 02:52 PM quote: Originally posted by ragazzina: blush who is Robert Loggia? Mancuso, FBI. He's a character actor specializing in crusty old men. Forgettable, which is why the commercial is so great. A kid picking Robert Loggia is just absurdly funny. You can do a search on http://www.imdb.com to see his other forgettable stuff. IP: Logged
prarie girl Housemate	posted 09-14-2001 07:05 AM quote: Originally posted by risusa: My current favorite commmercial - four words: Mr. Yoshida's Fine Sauces!!! Has anyone else seen these? They're hilarious! "Exciting Asian sauces from an exciting Asian man." Oh my goodness, I love Mr. Yoshida! My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I always bust out laughing when they show him doing that little jiggy with the carrots in his hands and that funny smile on his face. Anybody actually tried the sauces?... I saw a Gap commercial last night that was absolutely awesome. It starts out with a girl guitarist playing the first few rifs of AC/DC's "Back In Black", and then she stops and says "Angus Young always was my first love." Or something like that. Anybody seen that one? I'm embarassed to say that I don't know who the female guitarist is... anybody know? Anyway - I thought it was pretty cool. IP: Logged
prarie girl Housemate	posted 09-14-2001 07:09 AM quote: Originally posted by risusa: My current favorite commmercial - four words: Mr. Yoshida's Fine Sauces!!! Has anyone else seen these? They're hilarious! "Exciting Asian sauces from an exciting Asian man." Oh my goodness, I love Mr. Yoshida! My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I always bust out laughing when they show him doing that little jiggy with the carrots in his hands and that funny smile on his face. Anybody actually tried the sauces?... I saw a Gap commercial last night that was absolutely awesome. It starts out with a girl guitarist playing the first few rifs of AC/DC's "Back In Black", and then she stops and says "Angus Young always was my first love." Or something like that. Anybody seen that one? I'm embarassed to say that I don't know who the female guitarist is... anybody know? Anyway - I thought it was pretty cool. IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 09-14-2001 08:21 AM quote: Originally posted by prarie girl: I saw a Gap commercial last night that was absolutely awesome. It starts out with a girl guitarist playing the first few rifs of AC/DC's "Back In Black", and then she stops and says "Angus Young always was my first love." Or something like that. Anybody seen that one? I'm embarassed to say that I don't know who the female guitarist is... anybody know At first glance, I thoguht it was Lenny Kravitz. Oops. IP: Logged
pompier.de.paris Housemate	posted 09-14-2001 11:42 PM I'm embarrassed to admit this, having an aversion to girly romantic stuff, but. . . the diamond solitaire anniversary ring commercial, in which the couple have a movie theater to themselves in which to watch their wedding video brings me to tears whenever I'm hormonal. It makes me feel like getting married, even, which is not an inclination I normally possess. Looks like I'm a total sucker for marketing that involves fantasies of ridiculous wealth, too. But, yes, I'd like to be rich if it meant driving to Key Largo in an Acura to watch my wedding video in a private theater. And afterwards, I'd give all my money away. IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 09-22-2001 12:19 PM "Excuse me, are those Bugle Boy jeans you're wearing?" "Whatever it is I think I see, becomes a Tootsie Roll to me!" "You gotta win it, it's a CrossFire! (CrossFire!)" IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 09-22-2001 12:27 PM Here's a great list for the 80's kids, plus some public service announcements: Apple's "1984" ad (1984) Band Aids ads "I am stuck on Band Aids cause Band Aids stuck on me!" Bartles and Jaymes "Thank you for your support" ads Big red gum ads - "Just kiss a little longer...longer with Big Red!" Bonkers candy ads where the old people got crushed by giant fruit. Bounty paper towel ads with Rosie and the "quicker picker upper" Bubble Yum Thieves commercials Budweiser's Spuds McKenzie commercials Burger King commercials with an actual Burger King Burger King's Herb promo/contest - we would win something if we found him at a Burger King.) Burger King commerical with the girls at a slumber party and they scream at the mention of fried McDonald's patties. "Calgon, take me away!" ads California Raisins claymation ads Calvin Klein ads with Brooke Shields - "Do you wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins.....NOTHING." Captain Crunch contest/ads - "Where's the Captain?" (BTW, he was in the Milky Way) Cheer's "Diva" ads - man in tuxedo puts laundry, Cheer, and ice water into cocktail shaker. (1988) Chips Ahoy's ads with people trying to bite a Chips Ahoy cookie without biting a chip Cookie Crisp commercials with the wizard Crest toothpaste's Cavity Creeps ads Diet Pepsi ad with Michael J. Fox running through rain, over car hoods, and through traffic to get a DIet Pepsi for his girlfriend (1987) Dominos Pizza's Noid Dow's bathroom cleaner's scrubbing bubbles Dunkin' Donuts' classic "Time To Make The Donuts" ads (1982-1997) Eastman Kodak's "Daddy's Little Girl" ad (1989) EF Hutton ads - "When EF Hutton speaks, people listen" Eggo waffles ads - "Leggo of my Eggo" Federal Express ads with speed talker, John Moschitta Jr. Fretter appliance store commercial where the kid is supposed to be playing piano, so he puts on a reel-to-reel of the song and climbs out the window to play football. Fritos ads - "Luncha buncha luncha buncha, Fritos go with lunch!" Hershey breakdance commercial Hershey ad with people and Looney Tunes dipping their chocolate in peanut butter Hershey chocolate syrup's Messy Marvin ads Honeycombs cereal's Honeycomb Hideout ads Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum showdown with cowboys IBM PC Jr. ads with Charlie Chaplin lookalike Impulse body spray for women ads - "When a man you have never met before gives you flowers, that's Impulse." Isuzu's Joe Isuzu/Liar ads (1985) Jordache Basics Kibbles and Bits ads - "I'm long for my kibbles, I'm long for my bits, I'm long for my kibble and bits and bits!" Kit-Kat commercials - "Gimme a break! Gimme a break! Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat bar!!" Kool-Aid Man Levis commercials where there was this cartoon levis logo that would open up and all these little people and stuff would come out of it? Macintosh 1984 ("Why 1984 won't be like '1984'") Mc Donald's Mac Tonight ads (moon playing a piano to the song "Mac the Knife") Mc Donald's Big Mac Ads - "2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese....pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun." McDonald's "double double cheese cheese burger burger, please" ads McDonalds' McDLT ads - "keeps the hot side hot, and the cool side cool" MCI's "Parents' ad - elderly parents reflect on talking to their son long distance, all teary-eyed, and then start crying when they see their phone bill (1982) Meow Mix ads with singing cats ("Meow meow meow meow...") Michelob Beer commercial with Genesis. "Milk. It does the body good." ads Motts Applesauce cups "Tony, I got the Motts" ads "I want my MTV!" commercials "Nair for short shorts" ads Palmolive ads - "Madge, I soaked in it!" Pantene "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" ads Pepsi commercials with Michael Jackson and his brothers, promoting their "V" tour Peter Pan peanut butter ads "picky people pick Peter Pan peanut butter, it's the peanut butter picky people pick." Pringles Potato Chips jingle - "I've got the fever for the flavor of the Pringles (CRUNCH!!)" Purina Chuckwagon dog food ads with the little chuckwagon zipping across the kitchen past the dog Push Pop ads - "Don't push me. Push a Push Pop Reese's Pieces ad with the short blue alien Seagrams Golden Wine Coolers ads with Bruce Willis 7-Up ads with the black man wearing all white who says "Never had it. Never will." Shasta soda/pop ads - "I wanna pop-pop-pop... I wanna... Shasta!" Skippy's ads with Annette Funicello Smith Barney ads with John Houseman saying "Smith Barney. They make money the old fashioned way. They eaaaaaarn it." Starkist Tuna ads - "Sorry, Charlie, Starkist wants tunas that taste good, not tunas with good taste!" Sunbeam bread ads - "I like bread and butter, I like toast and Jam. I like the taste of Sunbeam Bread, its my favorite brand!!" Sunkist "Good Vibrations" commercials Sure deodorant ads - "Raise your hand! Raise your hand if your sure!" Sweet Pickles ads (with the big animals in the Sweet Pickles Bus) "I don't wann grow up, I'm a 'Toys R Us' kid..." Toffifay's "Toffifay, it's too good for kids" Trix cereal "Will the rabbit get some Trix?" (kids voted against it) V8 ads - people hit themselves in the head and say "I could have had a V8!" Vlassic pickles ads with the stork that delivers pickles Arrid Extra Dry commercial - "Get a little closer. Now don't be shy!" Welch's Grape Juice ads with children's clothing turning purple on them Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" ads (1984) Wendy's "Russian Fashion Show" ad with the same fat, ugly Russian woman keeps coming out on the runway with the same grey outfit on, and various props. (1985) Ernest P. Worrell ads (as in "Hey Vern!") "Don't wear it if you don't mean it." ad for Exclamation perfume Reeses Peanut Butter Cups ads - "You got peanut butter on my chocolate!" "No, you got chocolate in my peanut butter!" Public Service Announcements One To Grow On O.G. Readmore Emmanuel Lewis anti-sex abuse ad ("Say No! Go! And Tell!") anti-drug commercial with MacGyver ("Don't do drugs. Just don't.") McGruff "Take a Bite Out of Crime" commercials MTV's "RAD" (Rockers Against Drugs) anti-drug commercials anti-drug ad where son tells father where he learned to use drugs - "From you, all right?! I learned it by watching you!" The Bod Squad (i.e. "Exercise those Choppers!") Anti-smoking ad with cartoon Nic-a-teen, Last of the Red Hot Buttheads "Be cool, stay in school" ad with penguins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints commercials Ricky Schroeder anti sex abuse ad "We're Not Candy" ads with the singing prescription pills IP: Logged
Epicurus Housemate	posted 09-22-2001 12:59 PM How about the public service announcement from the ASPCA that showed an egg frying on a car's dashboard: "Hot enough to fry this egg, hot enough to fry a dog's brain." IP: Logged
travelfreak Housemate	posted 09-25-2001 05:20 PM There is one commercial out now that all of my friends and I find very disturbing, upsetting and entirely unnatural. Unfortunately, we can't remember what product it's for because everyone tries to change the channel as quickly as possible or runs out of the room. I think it's some kind of clothing store... The commercial has several girls in it, all with cropped tee-shirts a few inches above their belly buttons. What's upsetting is that the belly buttons become little mouths and start moving, talking and singing as the girls walk around town. It's really horrific. I'm getting the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it. IP: Logged
Caterwaul Housemate	posted 09-25-2001 06:11 PM It's the Levi's low-rider jean, and that commercial has the same effect on me. After the first time I saw it, each subsequent time, I've had to either change the channel quickly, cover my ears close my eyes and sing loudly, or run from the room with my hands over my ears. I don't know what it is, but the sight of singing belly buttons is profoundly disturbing to me. shudder Anyone from the Los Angeles area? Do you guys remember those Cal Worthington and his dog Spot car dealer commercials? Spot was always anything but a dog: a cow, a kangaroo, etc. And the jingle sung to the tune for "If you're happy and you know it": "If you wanna buy a car, go see Cal," only it never made any sense to me, b/c for the longest time I thought they were singing "If you wanna buy a car, pussycow!" IP: Logged
PennyLane Housemate	posted 09-26-2001 08:44 AM I don't like the Levi's commercial, either. "I'm coming out, I want the world to know, I've got to let it show..." So gross. IP: Logged

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