Best commercials ever...........

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kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1162154 - Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 10:36:24 UTC Last modified: 14 Oct 2011, 10:37:55 UTC There are not a lot, with my fading memory, that stand out.... They come and go with such velocity these days that it's just a blurr. But, there are a few notable moments when commercialism managed somehow to rise above it's intent and actually entertains us for those few moments that they have paid millions of dollars for..... My absolute favorite (and go figure, it has cats in it), was this EDS quirk that I think was first broadcast during a Superbowl about 10 years ago. EDS cat herding.... Another great series was the Axe menscare commercials......otherwise known as the 'bom chicka wah wah' series...there were a bunch of them. My favorite of the bunch was this one. Bom chicka grandpa...... And there were some that did not rely on humour to get their message across, but were very classy.....subject in point was the Honda Accord commercial about how all their parts worked together....I think this one won some awards. The Cog...... Soo....some were jokes, some were serious, some just went off the rails, a few were banned after a few showings. Any truly classics of yours? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1162154 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1162197 - Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 14:36:02 UTC I really liked that last one but the top commercial for me is still the Mac intoduction. 1984 Another Honda commercial that I really loved is: The impossible dream and of course: Where's the Beef ID: 1162197 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1162203 - Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 14:44:36 UTC - in response to Message 1162197. I really liked that last one but the top commercial for me is still the Mac intoduction. 1984 Another Honda commercial that I really loved is: The impossible dream and of course: Where's the Beef Thanks, Carlos! The Mac commercial was not bad, I had forgotten 'Where's the Beef?', and the Honda commercial gave me goosebumps. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1162203 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1162218 - Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 15:28:13 UTC Can I haz a Bierbitzch? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1162218 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1162256 - Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 18:24:21 UTC Last modified: 14 Oct 2011, 18:27:30 UTC One of my best loved friends I have lost along the way....Mr. Les Paul. He did a Coors commercial way back...... I will never forget the look on ol' cowboy's face in the freeze frame at the end of the clip. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1162256 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 1162589 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 8:59:27 UTC When flight attendants quit smoking . . . Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 1162589 ·

shizaru Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jun 04 Posts: 1130 Credit: 1,967,904 RAC: 0	Message 1162601 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 10:30:22 UTC - in response to Message 1162589. Last modified: 15 Oct 2011, 10:41:20 UTC Just a few off the top of my head: One for the boys Dodge Charger Super Bowl Ad: "Man's Last Stand" Best Apple ad iMac - Colors Can't find The Exorcist version:( Pepsi - Godfather The copied-to-death Smirnoff ad by the genius called Michel Gondry Michel Gondry - Smirnoff Another Michel Gondry classic Levi's - Commercial And the YouTube version of VW - Beetle I don't think we can top Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" though... (Edit: Sorry kenzieB, must have hit reply by accident) ID: 1162601 ·

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1162624 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 12:52:50 UTC One for the imagination Cadbury's Flake ID: 1162624 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1162639 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 13:28:04 UTC Mama Mia Janice ID: 1162639 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1162642 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 13:38:05 UTC Even better.. Easy Opening Can Janice ID: 1162642 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1162708 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 18:32:16 UTC Last modified: 15 Oct 2011, 18:43:47 UTC Here is my favorite one from Jeep. jeep The sound track and the young people having a blast just makes me think back to my younger days:) [/quote] Old James ID: 1162708 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1162709 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 18:33:54 UTC Last modified: 15 Oct 2011, 18:36:10 UTC As a non smoker I always thought the Hamlet cigar ads with the baldy man funny ... Like this Oggling and ... Motorcycle side car ... and from the early days ... and many many more Blind date It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1162709 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1162711 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 18:52:05 UTC @ John Clark, LMAO at the blind date one. Thanks for that one. [/quote] Old James ID: 1162711 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1162714 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 19:02:28 UTC Remember Fred the baker from Dunkin' Donuts? Time to make the donuts.... Making more donuts... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1162714 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 1162721 - Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 19:21:35 UTC VW ID: 1162721 ·

Dimly Lit Lightbulb ðŸ˜€ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1	Message 1162783 - Posted: 16 Oct 2011, 0:41:58 UTC This made me giggle probably a bit too much :). ID: 1162783 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1162817 - Posted: 16 Oct 2011, 4:10:16 UTC - in response to Message 1162708. Here is my favorite one from Jeep. jeep The sound track and the young people having a blast just makes me think back to my younger days:) Reminds me of earlier today. Took my daughter surfing in Pismo. They still let you drive on the beach. ID: 1162817 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1163184 - Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 12:44:21 UTC This is a commercial that makes both me and the wife laugh. DarthVader [/quote] Old James ID: 1163184 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1163216 - Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 16:08:34 UTC One of the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZYMW8GISg Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1163216 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 1163340 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 0:32:36 UTC Viral Youtube ad for Nissan trucks. Plane lands on truck Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 1163340 ·

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