What's your favorite TV commercial?

jbomber · Aug 7, 2003, 11:02 PM

There are some amazing commercials out there, most of which are better than the actual shows.

Excluding the New G5 commercials,

what's your current favorite?

Anyone else seen the Converse commercial with the ball moving around on the court and Mos Def doing the voice over? It's hot.

Perci Mac · Aug 7, 2003, 11:16 PM

One good one is kind of a commercial, but more a banner for family guy. The one about the great American family. Everyone is beating each other up. It's pretty funny. Though recently the best commercial I've seen is the converse commercial with the invisible players.

Judo · Aug 8, 2003, 12:28 AM

I don't know if this ad still runs or what but I got it off of the interweb the other day, it's the yard fitness one with the naked basket ball player, and also the John west bear fighting one is cool aswell. I'm from NZ so these ads don't play here but I get to see some of them on those stupid best ad programmes.

MrMacMan · Aug 8, 2003, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Perci Mac
One good one is kind of a commercial, but more a banner for family guy. The one about the great American family. Everyone is beating each other up. It's pretty funny. Though recently the best commercial I've seen is the converse commercial with the invisible players.

Hell yeah, I second that one.

But for my Fav... I think its either the banned Levi's Commerical with the 'blind guy'

No no no, thats 3ed.

1st is the City Bank commerical where the guy is on the treadmill and he hits his head and gets blown back into a Shelf.... you gotta see it, its great.

Kwyjibo · Aug 8, 2003, 12:35 AM

one of the most effective ads I saw was one of the new anti-drug commericials it was logical and not outlandish like most others...

theres a boy about 10-13 yrs old, yeah my brother, he started smoking pot when he was about my age
he never got into heroine
he never got arrested
he never overdosed (more similar to these)
he never really did much of anything, and they show this guy hanging out in a basement of his parent house,

honestyl one of the most effective anti-drug ads i've seen.

3rdpath · Aug 8, 2003, 12:52 AM

coors light "wingman"...too funny if you've been there...

lyrics
This chick's rockin' your bro on the dance floor.
But she's towing an anchor.
A junior investment banker.
Who's talkin' about herself and not much more.
Oh
So buy her a beer,
its the reason you're here:
Mighty Wingman
You're taking one for the team,
so your buddy can live the dream:
Wingmaaaaaaaaaaaan

jelloshotsrule · Aug 8, 2003, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 3rdpath
coors light "wingman"...too funny if you've been there...

lyrics
This chick's rockin' your bro on the dance floor.
But she's towing an anchor.
A junior investment banker.
Who's talkin' about herself and not much more.
Oh
So buy her a beer,
its the reason you're here:
Mighty Wingman
You're taking one for the team,
so your buddy can live the dream:
Wingmaaaaaaaaaaaan

funny you should mention said commercial/song

it makes me vomit quite promptly with each time i see/hear it

Durandal7 · Aug 8, 2003, 01:07 AM

I would have to say this one.

Go ahead and download it, it's only 1.2MB and it has Nicholas Cage.

Steradian · Aug 8, 2003, 01:20 AM

Why the 1984 SuperBowl Commercial

"come see why 1984 won't be like 1984 "

jbomber · Aug 8, 2003, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 3rdpath
coors light "wingman"...too funny if you've been there...

lyrics
This chick's rockin' your bro on the dance floor.
But she's towing an anchor.
A junior investment banker.
Who's talkin' about herself and not much more.
Oh
So buy her a beer,
its the reason you're here:
Mighty Wingman
You're taking one for the team,
so your buddy can live the dream:
Wingmaaaaaaaaaaaan

hehehe. i dig that one too. surprisingly enough, a lot of girls seem to like it as well.

tazo · Aug 8, 2003, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Durandal7
I would have to say this one.

Go ahead and download it, it's only 1.2MB and it has Nicholas Cage.

I don't get it

--

My fave commercial was this one Volvo commercial, its like this guy driving through the forest and he sees all this stuff. Nice soundtrack too...

skymaXimus · Aug 8, 2003, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Durandal7
I would have to say this one.

Go ahead and download it, it's only 1.2MB and it has Nicholas Cage.

You gotta love Japanese media.

Durandal7 · Aug 8, 2003, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tazo
I don't get it

Exactly.

tazo · Aug 8, 2003, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Durandal7
Exactly.

Pardon me if I am still confused but I know there is such a thing as indirect marketing, but there is usually a strategy or a key idea to the campaign. Something this seems to lack or atleast in my eyes

Durandal7 · 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tazo
Pardon me if I am still confused but I know there is such a thing as indirect marketing, but there is usually a strategy or a key idea to the campaign. Something this seems to lack or atleast in my eyes

Hey, it worked on me. As soon as I saw that ad I had a hankering for a game of pachinko.

Too bad there aren't any pachinko palaces nearby...
Maybe you would like this one better.

King Cobra · Aug 8, 2003, 01:39 PM

TV: Aflac

Perhaps the iBrator?

On the radio: Sobe

3rdpath · Aug 8, 2003, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
funny you should mention said commercial/song

it makes me vomit quite promptly with each time i see/hear it

well i guess that's good...

or is it?

it's too hard to keep up with you kids and your fads...

Giaguara · Aug 8, 2003, 03:35 PM

i like watching the advertisings but i can't recall any good ones recently. maybe some beer advertisings of the latin channels...

wdlove · Aug 8, 2003, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by King Cobra
TV: Aflac

Perhaps the iBrator?

On the radio: Sobe

That one is great King Cobra, thank you. I had not seen it before. Great commerical. Brought a smile to my face. Bill Gates gets more than a pie in the face!

MrMacMan · Aug 8, 2003, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Durandal7

Too bad there aren't any pachinko palaces nearby...
Maybe you would like this one better.

Oh yeah that makes a loott more sense.

tazo · Aug 9, 2003, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by King Cobra
TV: Aflac

Perhaps the iBrator?

On the radio: Sobe

heh my dad works for aflac...and omg that iBrator commercial, thats classic

job · Aug 9, 2003, 02:16 AM

'Less filling!'

'Great taste!'

I'm just kidding....really....I promise....Scout's honor....

Dad · Aug 9, 2003, 07:23 AM

It has been a while since it ran, but I really loved that commercial. You might remember it: a bunch of young people driving at night looking at the moon. Meanwhile Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" plays. They eventually arrive at their destination, a party, and some frat boy looks as though he is about to hoark. The riders then decide to leave and go driving. I hate anything to do with cars, but that ad was very special.

idea_hamster · Aug 9, 2003, 11:45 AM

There was a commercial for Mercedes that was called "Reincarnation":

It openned with a junked SEL sedan from the 1960's being dropped into a car crusher and a cut to a view from the back seat looking throught the windshield.

As the crusher starts, the windshield cracks and we see a montage of scenes from the car's life -- being bought new, kids playing, sold used, parked in a crappy area of town...

Then the view cuts to driving into a tunnel, and a white light at the end which grows to white out the whole screen ("Go into the light!").

The white fades to reveal white-coated Mercedes engineers rolling a brand new car off of the line.

My reaction to this commercial was inexplicably emotional -- it made me want to actually go out and buy a Mercedes. Incredible.

I called Mercedes and their ad agency to see if I could get a copy, but they couldn't understand that I just wanted to have a copy of their commercial. The ad agency said that it was going to play during the Emmy Awards. I taped the whole show. Nuthin'. Now it's gone...*sniff*...oh, well.

tazo · Aug 11, 2003, 05:39 AM

i like the new ipod/VW beetle commercials, very cool

Aug 7, 2003, 11:02 PM	#1
jbomber macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn - NYC	What's your favorite TV commercial? There are some amazing commercials out there, most of which are better than the actual shows. Excluding the New G5 commercials, what's your current favorite? Anyone else seen the Converse commercial with the ball moving around on the court and Mos Def doing the voice over? It's hot. __________________ // An ultra premium malt beverage with all natural vodka flavors.

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job macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transit	'Less filling!' 'Great taste!' I'm just kidding....really....I promise....Scout's honor.... __________________ flickr

Aug 9, 2003, 07:23 AM	#23
Dad macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Everywhere I go	VW Cabrio Commercial It has been a while since it ran, but I really loved that commercial. You might remember it: a bunch of young people driving at night looking at the moon. Meanwhile Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" plays. They eventually arrive at their destination, a party, and some frat boy looks as though he is about to hoark. The riders then decide to leave and go driving. I hate anything to do with cars, but that ad was very special.

Aug 9, 2003, 11:45 AM	#24
idea_hamster macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NYC, Area 1	I'm ususally immune to Madison Avenue, but... There was a commercial for Mercedes that was called "Reincarnation": It openned with a junked SEL sedan from the 1960's being dropped into a car crusher and a cut to a view from the back seat looking throught the windshield. As the crusher starts, the windshield cracks and we see a montage of scenes from the car's life -- being bought new, kids playing, sold used, parked in a crappy area of town... Then the view cuts to driving into a tunnel, and a white light at the end which grows to white out the whole screen ("Go into the light!"). The white fades to reveal white-coated Mercedes engineers rolling a brand new car off of the line. My reaction to this commercial was inexplicably emotional -- it made me want to actually go out and buy a Mercedes. Incredible. I called Mercedes and their ad agency to see if I could get a copy, but they couldn't understand that I just wanted to have a copy of their commercial. The ad agency said that it was going to play during the Emmy Awards. I taped the whole show. Nuthin'. Now it's gone...sniff...oh, well. __________________ The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. -- B. Russell

Aug 7, 2003, 11:16 PM	#2
Perci Mac Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In a state of perpetual waiting	One good one is kind of a commercial, but more a banner for family guy. The one about the great American family. Everyone is beating each other up. It's pretty funny. Though recently the best commercial I've seen is the converse commercial with the invisible players.

Aug 8, 2003, 12:28 AM	#3
Judo macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Zealand	I don't know if this ad still runs or what but I got it off of the interweb the other day, it's the yard fitness one with the naked basket ball player, and also the John west bear fighting one is cool aswell. I'm from NZ so these ads don't play here but I get to see some of them on those stupid best ad programmes.

Aug 8, 2003, 12:35 AM	#5
Kwyjibo macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2002	one of the most effective ads I saw was one of the new anti-drug commericials it was logical and not outlandish like most others... theres a boy about 10-13 yrs old, yeah my brother, he started smoking pot when he was about my age he never got into heroine he never got arrested he never overdosed (more similar to these) he never really did much of anything, and they show this guy hanging out in a basement of his parent house, honestyl one of the most effective anti-drug ads i've seen.

Aug 8, 2003, 12:52 AM	#6
3rdpath macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 2nd star on the right and straight till morning	coors light "wingman"...too funny if you've been there... lyrics This chick's rockin' your bro on the dance floor. But she's towing an anchor. A junior investment banker. Who's talkin' about herself and not much more. Oh So buy her a beer, its the reason you're here: Mighty Wingman You're taking one for the team, so your buddy can live the dream: Wingmaaaaaaaaaaaan

Aug 8, 2003, 01:07 AM	#8
Durandal7 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2001	I would have to say this one. Go ahead and download it, it's only 1.2MB and it has Nicholas Cage.

Aug 8, 2003, 01:39 PM	#16
King Cobra Guest Join Date: Mar 2002	TV: Aflac Perhaps the iBrator? On the radio: Sobe

Aug 8, 2003, 03:35 PM	#18
Giaguara macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2002	i like watching the advertisings but i can't recall any good ones recently. maybe some beer advertisings of the latin channels...

Aug 11, 2003, 05:39 AM	#25
tazo Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA actually	i like the new ipod/VW beetle commercials, very cool

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