# Is this the greatest commercial ever made? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760 "2017-08-16T05:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/21 "2017-08-17T13:27:24Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Got Hamilton?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-KoAi3Nl9Q) is the best parody commercial ever. Huh. That’s not the original version. This one is: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OLSsswr6z9Y/hqdefault.jpg "Original "got milk?" commercial - Who shot Alexander Hamilton?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/22 "2017-08-17T13:30:37Z")
Well, duh… The Got Hamilton is a parody of the Got Milk commercial. It’s advertising the Broadway musical Hamilton, using the actor who portrays Hamilton in the musical. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/23 "2017-08-17T14:06:53Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Well, duh… The Got Hamilton is a parody of the Got Milk commercial. It’s advertising the Broadway musical Hamilton, using the actor who portrays Hamilton in the musical. Oh…got it. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/24 "2017-08-17T15:39:02Z")
I still laugh hysterically at the Trunk Monkey commercials… ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/25 "2017-08-17T16:03:35Z")
GEICO’s “Honest Abe” is still my most favorite: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HZuJHVNSi7A/hqdefault.jpg "Geico commercial: Honest Abe (2010)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZuJHVNSi7A) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/26 "2017-08-17T16:46:25Z")
My favorite is the [Trix Commecial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_c7TSpusXg) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/27 "2017-08-17T18:02:31Z")
Two favorites of mine: [M&M’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgCkaDEEZ4) and [Nextel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwiQEAPlmY) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/28 "2017-08-17T18:04:24Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > This time of year is [The Most Wonderful Time of the Year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcYbo7pjto). No matter how many times I see this commercial, it cracks me up. Have you seen [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyfqvrx9Jx0)? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/29 "2017-08-17T18:14:14Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Stan Freberg’s [Gino’s Pizza Rolls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE-NdrzfFOo) has never been topped. It’s a bit dated, but anyone at the time got all the references (notably to a commercial for Lark Cigarettes where people asked to show their pack of cigarettes and which used the same music). > > . I used to love that ad and wanted to see the sequel with William Tell, complete with Crossbow showing up. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/30 "2017-08-17T18:25:39Z")
A small road safety campaign in the UK made one of the best commercials ever. It’s about wearing seatbelts, and it’s a mini-masterpiece. It’s not gory or anything, but it is very powerful, in a good way. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h-8PBx7isoM/hqdefault.jpg "Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/31 "2017-08-17T18:30:55Z")
edit: Ninja’d by five minutes! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/32 "2017-08-18T17:46:39Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > My favorite is [Abed and Dean Pelton do an ad that jointly promotes Honda and _Community_ and is also a parody of a Matthew McConaughey automobile commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmKvSHkquho). This is the winner! My former Favorite: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmVBmDKLZI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmVBmDKLZI) **Geico Drill Sgt** ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/33 "2017-08-18T17:58:01Z")
Old, very dark humor one: [Penn Tennis Balls - You’ve seen one. You’ve seen them all](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0zj1klxsM). Geico Looney Toons set of commercials: Taz: [Taz Did You Know? GEICO commercial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0zjL3pyrVY) Coyote: [Looney Tunes GEICO Commercial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDey72Bw__s) Elmer: [Elmer Fudd in Geico Commercial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pBM6qhMnsw) Foghorn: [Foghorn Leghorn GEICO Commercial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8m4WCc0nfo) \*Not funny really though. \* ---
**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:** [August 18, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/34 "2017-08-18T18:28:30Z")
I still love the disembodied stomach that climbs up on a squeaky chair to be interviewed about some antacid product. It probably hasn’t been aired in over 50 years. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/35 "2017-08-18T18:38:18Z")
Sorry, no link, but there was a commercial when I was younger, I think it was for a car company, but it was basically Ray Charles driving around on the salt flats with a big old grin on his face. Can’t remember what kind of car it was but it was always one of my favourites! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/36 "2017-08-18T18:40:06Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Sorry, no link, but there was a commercial when I was younger, I think it was for a car company, but it was basically Ray Charles driving around on the salt flats with a big old grin on his face. > > Can’t remember what kind of car it was but it was always one of my favourites! Here you go: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5dggGpq-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5dggGpq-Q) Peugeot 306 Advert: Cabrio with Ray Charles ---
**Author:** ![jkirkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jkirkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkirkman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/37 "2017-08-18T18:44:39Z")
I am fond of the ones ‘The Mountain’ does for SodaStream (as well as their slogan: “F\*\*K plastic bottles”) Here is one, but note that the slogan is in the audio, so mind where you are if you play it. There is also one that is a (lengthy) parody of Cersei's walk of shame in Game of Thrones. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/38 "2017-08-18T19:04:26Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Here you go: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5dggGpq-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5dggGpq-Q) > Peugeot 306 Advert: Cabrio with Ray Charles Hey thanks! I haven’t seen it in ages! ---
**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:** [August 18, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/39 "2017-08-18T19:23:28Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Hey thanks! I haven’t seen it in ages! that’s what he said! (sorry, I just had to) ---
**Author:** ![norvalnormal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@norvalnormal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norvalnormal)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760/40 "2017-08-18T19:28:52Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I still love the disembodied stomach that climbs up on a squeaky chair to be interviewed about some antacid product. It probably hasn’t been aired in over 50 years. It’s currently on Youtube–titled something like Alka Seltzer Protesting Stomach. Said stomach voiced by Gene Wilder (+ with marvelous R. O. Blechman animation) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760.md?page=3)