# AT&T Commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070 "2013-05-22T21:25:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/21 "2013-05-24T12:07:55Z")
Oh the rawr rawr rawr girl! Her little expression “I wish I was back to a human!” is perfect. The infinity one and the turtle one seem most scripted to me. Of course, my daughter asked me all about the biggest number when she was 4 and used to tell people about infinity plus infinity all the time, so maybe it isn’t. They just seem to really be acting there, but maybe they are mugging for the camera also. Some kids will do that. Guided improv. That makes a lot of sense! ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/22 "2013-05-24T17:23:14Z")
My wife’s favorite is the one kid who would want to be called _Nicky Flash_ _Adult: Why ‘Nicky’ Flash Kid: Becauase it rhymes… almost._ ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/23 "2013-05-24T17:42:13Z")
And the thing is, they make me really, really want to buy whatever it is that AT&T is selling… not. What are they selling again? Cellular service? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/24 "2013-05-24T18:16:02Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > My wife and I have been arguing about whether these are scripted are not. As others have mentioned, some seem scripted and some seem more natural. Although if not scripted, I suspect they must film quite a bit of footage in order to get 30 seconds of cute for the ads. The articles quoted says they film the groups for 4 hours, then edit. The editing tries to stay away from anything that looks staged or forced or stilted or fake. Sometimes the kids are prompted. The Island Made of Candy was prompted, but the rest was riffing off that line. The “pickle roll” is clearly a prompt line to tie in to basketball. The kid delivering the line doesn’t understand “pick and roll”. The guy tries to save it, but the kids riff on “pickle roll”, so he runs with that. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/25 "2013-05-24T18:23:40Z")
Here’s a [behind the scenes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXAC5rvnXE) video with the actor and director. They say they do have scripts for the kids, but they pretty much just wind up using whatever goofiness the kids come up with. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/26 "2013-05-24T18:32:49Z")
The adult host is named Beck Bennett and the commercials are riffing on his YouTube series called “Fresh Perspectives” which is essentially a political talking heads show, except using kids instead of experts. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/27 "2013-05-24T20:59:47Z")
The only one I really don’t like is the we want more we want more one. The pickle roll one kinda went over my head, since I don’t follow sports, but I still found it funny enough on its own. Bitten by a werewolf is my all time fave. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/28 "2013-05-24T22:53:13Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Here’s a [behind the scenes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXAC5rvnXE) video with the actor and director. They say they do have scripts for the kids, but they pretty much just wind up using whatever goofiness the kids come up with. Is that the guy from The Lonely Island? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/29 "2013-05-25T00:36:58Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I like the one where the kid is flapping his hand and shaking his head and the adult says “hang on, I’m watching this.” Yeah, it took me about five viewings before I got the joke in that one! ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/30 "2013-05-25T07:49:02Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Is that the guy from The Lonely Island? Yes, it is. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/31 "2013-05-25T12:17:22Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > The adult host is named Beck Bennett and the commercials are riffing on his YouTube series called “Fresh Perspectives” which is essentially a political talking heads show, except using kids instead of experts. Holy crap! Thank you for this. I just watch a few of these on YT, this guy needs his own show on Saturday mornings on MSNBC! ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070/32 "2013-05-25T12:25:17Z")
were these commercials for AT&T? Like most commercials these days, you watch, then you wonder who it was for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-commercials/659070.md?page=1)