The latest installment in a whole slew of anti-drug commercials targeting teens shows leeches hanging off various people’s limbs. Leeches are disgusting, disgusting creatures. I do not want to see them ever, and especially not if I’m snacking in front of the TV, for God’s sake.
On top of that, the entire premise of the commercial is ridiculous and, of course, insulting to its ostensible target demographic. Putting a leech on your skin is in no way the equivalent of smoking pot; moreover, it assumes that peer pressure is the key reason kids would want to smoke. Ludicrous.
I still have to sheild my eyes from any of the VW “Holy shit!” commericals.
Also, I’m not gonna relate what my son yelled at the screen the first time he saw that Pedigree commercial for fear that you will think him cruel and mean for saying it. . . and me completely heartless for laughing.
It still makes me wanna go out and get a doggus. And we will, once we move out of the tiny apartment.
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I am not a big tv watcher so can someone tell me what this Pedigree commercial is trying to sell with these pitiful animals? Or is it supposedly a public service thing to get people to adopt unwanted pets?
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Pedigree is trying to sell their dog food; the end of the commercial says that Pedigree donates a portion of every purchase to animal shelters. And we can see that they’ve been successful with at least one poster in just this thread, already.
Normally, I’m really irritated by such slickly manipulative marketing, but… aww, puppies!
[QUOTE=Antigen]
I saw the short version several times before ever seeing the whole room deflate. It’s an effective, almost-funny ad in its short form, but it’s just* weird* in its long form.
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Anyone know if the long form is available online somewhere?
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I am not a big tv watcher so can someone tell me what this Pedigree commercial is trying to sell with these pitiful animals? Or is it supposedly a public service thing to get people to adopt unwanted pets?
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Part public service, part they are working with the American Humane society on an animal adoption drive. Linky.
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One I love, but could see it as disturbing, with the beastiality implications and all, is the one with the monster who goes up to the girl in the bar and offers her flowers or something and she smiles lovingly at him, I guess it would help if I could recall the product.
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During college basketball season, viewers are constantly subjected to this Verizon commercial where a guy gets a shot blocked into his face. They show him at work the next day with his nose disgustingly bruised, and his co-workers are all making fun of him because somebody took video of it on his camera phone. I hate hate hate this commercial.
[QUOTE=Biggirl]
Also, I’m not gonna relate what my son yelled at the screen the first time he saw that Pedigree commercial for fear that you will think him cruel and mean for saying it. . . and me completely heartless for laughing.
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PLEASE PUT IT! You can put it in a spoiler box…
The Pedigree commercial JUST came on as I was reading this thread. It’s heart-breaking, sure, but I’m always trying to figure out why the dog’s inner monologue sounds exactly like David Duchovny.
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There’s a Valentine’s Themed commercial (not sure what is’t for) running now showing people getting hit with arrows - one shot shows a guy getting hit in the back - no cutaway at all.
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That’s the one I came in here to post about. It’s supposed to be all Valentine’s-Day romantic, but it’s just creepy watching people get hit with arrows.
I’ve only seen the Pedigree commercial once, yesterday. It made me cry. I have five cats, and I wanted to go adopt one of those dogs. I don’t even want a dog and it made me want to go rescue them. That’s a very effective commercial. If they ever do it with cats, I’ll just puddle up on the floor (and feel tremendously guilty because I can’t bring home every one in the commercial.)
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There is an ad for some shampoo where the boyfriend pulls a tissue out of his girlfriend’s hair, and asks her “You stuff your hair?” At which point some surreal horror movie takes over and her hair literally sucks the life right out of everything in the room. The boyfriend just…deflates! It’s the creepiest damn commercial I’ve ever seen and when I saw the shorter version that leaves out the deflating, I thought they changed it because they got complaints…
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This goes way beyond the traditional “use this hair product, and someone wonderful with fall in love with you,” and beyond the embarrassment of having your artificially full-bodied hair unmasked. There she is, making out with her boyfriend, getting him all inflated, and her flat hair makes him go limp! Oh, no! Another lonely night when she has to come unscrewed, and all because she didn’t use the right hair stuff. :smack: So sad.
[QUOTE=Kitchen Wench]
I have to change the channel for two commercials: the Pedigree pound puppy advert, and the Cymbalta one showing the guy unable to get out of bed, the forlorn-looking chick with greasy hair in the back of the cab, etc. Even the music is depressing. Makes me want to put a bullet in my skull every time.
I’m not saying that adverts for antidepressants should be all smiles and sunshine, but the Cymbalta ad makes me even more depressed and ready to carry out “The Plan.”
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I hate that Cymbalta commercial. “Who does depression hurt? Everyone.” All these people in horrible beige homes with bad 1970’s paneling and decorating. I’d be depressed if I had to live in those homes too. And that guy with the freaking walrus mustache needs to shave!
I can’t remember what the product was. Basically it was to prevent women from developing shaving-related rashes.
I really, really do not need to have a nice tight close up of some woman’s groin, covered with a big red rash. And right in the middle of my usual lunch break. What…the…fuck…?
Another all-time favorite was the nasty toe fungus demon what peels peoples’ toenails off. Complete with “CRUUUUNCH” sound effect. Yeah, thank you. And thanks for putting that one, too, on my lunch break.
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The Pedigree commercial JUST came on as I was reading this thread. It’s heart-breaking, sure, but I’m always trying to figure out why the dog’s inner monologue sounds exactly like David Duchovny.
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'Cause David Duchovny did the voice over work for it? <—question mark indicates my confusion with your question, not uncertainty about my answer.
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Another lonely night when she has to come unscrewed, and all because she didn’t use the right hair stuff. :smack: So sad.
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She could “work it out” with her (unplugged) curling iron.
Yep, David Duchovny does all of those “We’re for dogs!” commercials.
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The rotten kid commercials, as I call them. The most outrageous one is the kid with the orange soda pop. :mad:
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You mean where they spill shit all over and Mom comes to the rescue with Bounty/Brawny Pick-a-size It Will Clean Up Anything and isn’t mad at all?? Or even starts a food fight with the kid? Yeah.
There’s a commercial for one of the prescription medicines (for IBS?) that shows a series of stomachs. That’s it, just people holding their shirt tails up so you can see their stomachs. For some reason, my wife just has to leave the room when it comes on.
[QUOTE=WhyNot]
'Cause David Duchovny did the voice over work for it? <—question mark indicates my confusion with your question, not uncertainty about my answer.
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Yeah, I realize that - I guess I’m saying that it throws me off to be able to recognize the voice in that commercial. He’s speaking AS the dog, but then I think “Hey, that’s David Duchovny!” and I’m taken out of the moment. It’d probably be even sadder if I didn’t have that thought distracting me.
The Truth bastards have a new PSA featuring ice sculptures of women with plastic fetuses in them. Crowds gawk at them while the sculptures melt in the sun, and the plastic fetuses finally fall to the ground. After a sufficiently long time to make all viewers think “What the hell kind of statement is this supposed to be?” it comes up that 30 children lose their mothers to smoking every day.
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The Truth bastards have a new PSA featuring ice sculptures of women with plastic fetuses in them. Crowds gawk at them while the sculptures melt in the sun, and the plastic fetuses finally fall to the ground. After a sufficiently long time to make all viewers think “What the hell kind of statement is this supposed to be?” it comes up that 30 children lose their mothers to smoking every day.
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What about the one with human arms and legs stuffed in trash cans all over a city? All I could think about was “Why are they all white?”.