# Is this commercial supposed to be funny?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 14, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-supposed-to-be-funny/618765 "2012-04-14T16:51:04Z")\
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**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:** [April 14, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-supposed-to-be-funny/618765/1 "2012-04-14T16:51:04Z")

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It’s the Hyundai Odyssey commercial. [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYQ-jRHeCW0)

It’s the one where Judas Priest is playing in the background. They’re rock’n a Marshal stack in the back of the van. And my favorite part is when the van changes into a black panther for a split second.

I mean, it makes me chuckle but I’m not sure if that was their intent. Or did they actually think guys would see this commercial and think: “Fuck yeah! Mini vans rock!”

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-supposed-to-be-funny/618765/2 "2012-04-14T17:05:57Z")

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I’m pretty sure that’s supposed to be very funny. Middle-aged dad is grocery shopping, but his van brings back the dreams of his youth! Since everyone knows that mini-vans are pretty much the opposite of cool, it’s funny.

Much like this [Dad Life](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZa7hU6tP_s) rap song.

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-supposed-to-be-funny/618765/3 "2012-04-14T17:14:33Z")

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Or this other [mini-van ad!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4&feature=related) Wow, there’s a whole subgenre of suburban uncool.