It’s been many, many years, but GM used to run Mr. Goodwrench car repair ads which included someone excitedly exclaiming, “…And no parts left over!” like it was a friggin’ miracle.
And they were serious.
The comercial that bugs me most is the one for car insurance (probably Geico) were a guy comes out of his house with a bunch of magnets attached to his suit. A tricycle rolls toward him and falls over when he kicks it. Then, when he gets to the street, as car drives by and he is lifted off the ground and stuck to the car by the magnets! If the magents are so darn strong that they can lift him off the ground, why can he stop the tricycle with a small kick? It drives me crazy every time I see it!
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Thank you all very much…
“If you need a pair of wheels go see cal
'I will stand upon my head to make a deal
I will stand upon my head ‘til my ears are turning red.’
go see cal, go see cal, go see cal.”
The thing is, I’ve only been driven through SD…
“Don’t chew new Extra Polar Ice”.
So, lemme get this straight. First, you take your traditional pepermint, mint or even spearmint gum, throw in some flavor crystals, retsin, glitter or whatever the hell that stuff is, and have a 50 year old marketing genius rename it to something the “young people” will “dig”.
Now, the advertising campaign is a bunch of kids, (stupid ones mind you) running around, putting on little bits of polar bear costumes (or in some cases what appear to be bleached bathroom rugs) and warning people not to chew the gum.
I didn’t think anything would top Sprite’s little “Obey your thirst / We don’t need your pity” slogan.
Other gum commercials at least lie to you. It makes your breath fresh, it makes your teeth whiter, it feels like there’s a party in your mouth and everyone’s invited…
Sheesh.
So, I will listen to mister advertising director. Until Bazooka Joe ditches those loveable comics for excerpts of Atlas Shrugged, I wll not chew new Extra Polar Ice.
Just dumb.
I couldn’t agree more about those Extra Polar Ice commericals, Pollo Boyo. When I first saw those, I was just confused. Most commericials (even those damn gecko ones) at least try and tell you what’s good about their product, even if it’s just a quick aside. (The ones that don’t are usually for things that are hard to sell in 15 seconds, like web companies and prescription drugs, not gum.) What are they trying to tell me? Don’t use our product, because, if you do, you’ll turn into a half-human, half-animal creature like something out of a '50s sci-fi B-movie? Who greenlighted this?
When I lived out that way, the commercials would begin with “It’s Cal Worthington, and his dog, Spot!” Then Cal would come out with some exotic animal on a leash, like a tiger, cow, or horse, instead of of a dog.
Yes, the song did sound like it was “pussy cow”. I remember that distinctly.
As to catchphrases that make no sense, but which I still adore, how about “ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!”
Pete
Long time RGMWer and ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!
I wrote a column on this for my college paper once, eons ago…
“Payless Shoe Source. You could pay more, but why?”
Um, gee, I could think of a few reasons.
“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”
Now, I’ve had good neighbors. They let me sleep on their couch when I’m locked out, and they warn me when the cops are coming. But if my house burns down, those “good neighbors” are NOT going to replace all my stuff! State Farm should give themselves more credit.
“I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV”
Thus my expertise on pain remedies.
“Delta gets you there”
Personally, that’s the very least I’d expect out of an airline flight.
“Next time, take the train”
Not this time, though. No wonder Amtrak’s always in the red.
One I heard on the radio this morning reminded me of this thread.
“Mr. Lube doing it right, before your eyes.”
It’s supposed to be you can come in for an oil change and they’ll do it quick and right there where you can see but somehow it seems sexual… I can’t really tell why*
[sub]* Note: I can tell why so don’t ask me why I put that I’m weird today.[/sub]
I got a kick out of the billboard campaign here in the Tampa area:
The BYC® (Beautiful Young Couple) standing next to a barbecue grill, below the slogan:
**Pork. The One You Love! **
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Vidi Vici Veni!
For those of us poor souls who suffered through Cal’s maiacal escapades, I have created the
Cal Worthington Chevrolet Trauma Support Group..