# Funniest commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858 "2013-09-28T07:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/1 "2013-09-28T07:43:00Z")
I’m sure some people remember the Alka-Seltzer commercial "Mama Mia! “At’sa spicy meatball!” and the one with the well-meaning bride who cooks things like marshmallowed meatballs and poached oysters. Then there was a commercial for a candy bar. A little kid posed behind a grid of Full of Almonds candy bars that would disappear, one by one. The voice-over said, "These are Full of Almonds candy bars. This [the kid] is Bobby Thompson. Then the last bar would disappear from just below Bobby’s nose, showing a mustache. “Uh, Bobby needs a shave.” Please post here your favorite funny commercials, current or past. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/2 "2013-09-28T15:30:06Z")
Two of my favorites: [M&M’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyZLipB4CY): Patrick Warburton does a great job. [Nextel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9JSpVH7exY) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/3 "2013-09-28T15:49:46Z")
I normally hate “funny” commercials, but [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghWaikxT4U) makes me laugh every time. ---
**Author:** ![catnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@catnoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catnoe)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/4 "2013-09-29T02:39:30Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I normally hate “funny” commercials, but [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghWaikxT4U) makes me laugh every time. And I laughed again. Also one of my favorites. Hubby finds it amusing that I laugh at commercials I’ve laughed at a thousand times. Then I pointed out that he has a series of commercials that make him laugh every time… This one makes me laugh because it’s funny but mostly because it makes him laugh. (I suck at attaching links and such so here goes…) https://www.youtube.com/embed/wguSXbUe2hw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/5 "2013-09-29T04:15:34Z")
**Aaron Burr!** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OLSsswr6z9Y/hqdefault.jpg "Original "got milk?" commercial - Who shot Alexander Hamilton?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/6 "2013-09-29T04:30:26Z")
[quote=“TreacherousCretin, post:5, topic:669858”] **Aaron Burr!** [/QUOTE] That one helped me find my all time favorite ‘got Milk?’ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N54rfkksxBo/hqdefault.jpg "Got Milk? - Trix (1995, USA)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N54rfkksxBo) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/7 "2013-09-29T08:15:44Z")
Joe Sedelmaier was the champion of funny commercials in the eighties. Here are a few of his best: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skm-YWATXhY) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/igYyepsy8_8/hqdefault.jpg "FedEx commercial - You Can't Count on Anything These Days") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igYyepsy8_8) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpx6ZuM1LCI) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/8 "2013-09-29T11:29:51Z")
I still like the Thumbcats commercials. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/9 "2013-09-29T16:03:10Z")
Currently, the [“smokey eye” commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7bgt/gogurt-smokey-eye) makes me laugh. That actress nails it with the visual and the sly smile… ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/10 "2013-09-29T16:11:25Z")
[We are sinking!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/11 "2013-09-29T16:20:08Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > [We are sinking!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY) Loved it! ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/12 "2013-09-30T11:52:22Z")
The “STAMPEDE!” at the end makes it [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9v_IYA99iL0/hqdefault.jpg "Sprint dachshund commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v_IYA99iL0) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/13 "2013-09-30T14:04:32Z")
Stan Freberg’s classic[Jino’s Pizza Roll](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE-NdrzfFOo)commercial from the 60s is the gold standard for funny commericals. One thing is a bit dated and needs needs explaining – at the time Lark Cigarettes had a commercial where they drove through the streets with a sign “Show us your Lark Packs” and which used the same music. I assume the two characters at the end are still well known today. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/14 "2013-09-30T21:04:49Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I normally hate “funny” commercials, but [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghWaikxT4U) makes me laugh every time. I’m pretty sure the guy on the left cracks up at the end when they are under the bed. At least I’d like to think he does. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/15 "2013-09-30T21:23:30Z")
[quote=“TreacherousCretin, post:5, topic:669858”] **Aaron Burr!** [/QUOTE] Holy shit, that was Steve Buscemi! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/16 "2013-09-30T21:29:58Z")
[Herding cats](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/17 "2013-09-30T22:21:31Z")
[We’ve decided to shoot gerbils through the “O” in Outpost.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1JO2nA3Oa4) ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/18 "2013-09-30T22:22:28Z")
[Poopouri](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/19 "2013-09-30T22:58:24Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Holy shit, that was Steve Buscemi! Nope. Sean Whalen. I always thought it was Buscemi until my wife set me straight. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858/20 "2013-09-30T23:21:37Z")
> [@chacoguy](#): > > [Poopouri](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY) Great googly-moogly! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-commercials/669858.md?page=2)