# New Funny Commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018 "2004-11-22T01:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/21 "2004-11-23T03:08:26Z")
> [@Spectre of Pithecanthropus](#): > > AFLAC! > > I especially like the one with Yogi Berra in the barbershop, but they’re all pretty funny. I generally like the duck commercials. I especially like the “WTF” expression on the face of the black guy at the end of the commercial (hot dog vendor, guy building a snowman, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/22 "2004-11-23T13:35:32Z")
The new Toyota Tacoma and Tundra commercials are pretty darn funny. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/23 "2004-11-23T13:47:19Z")
> [@Spectre of Pithecanthropus](#): > > AFLAC! > > I especially like the one with Yogi Berra in the barbershop, but they’re all pretty funny. I wouldn’t mind if this one ran for 20 years. I’d still have a smile. The other one I like is the NAPA commercial (I’m a J Gordon fan) where Michael Waltrip/Ralph Jr. are sitting next to each each other and Mike talks about Ralph teaching him new dance moves. Then a bass line starts and Mike tries to be gangsta from Ralph’s teaching, and Ralph denies any connection. Classic. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/24 "2004-11-23T14:02:04Z")
The new commercials for ‘Total’ are pretty funny. Its like they saw the SNL skit ‘Super Colon Blow’ (which originally a parody of the Total Cereal commercials) and just played along. So this elderly mom is giving her grown-up son breakfast in bed. And they’re doing the “You’d have to eat 125 bowls of corn flakes to get the same chromium as Total” and the mom is piling up all these bowls all over the place. At one point the son says, “Can I go?” and the mom replies, “Not till you’re finished” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/25 "2004-11-23T14:03:17Z")
Those Bud Light commercials during the MNF game were hilarious. You’d have to be familiar with the ads that Miller Lite has been running to get the joke, though. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/26 "2004-11-23T14:12:34Z")
I think I’m the only one who likes the commercials where the people are trying to order something over the phone and the person is standing in front of them waiting for them to make the correct “beep.” Beeep Booop Beep Boop And then the guy sings the hold music, that cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/27 "2004-11-23T14:24:21Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > I think I’m the only one who likes the commercials where the people are trying to order something over the phone and the person is standing in front of them waiting for them to make the correct “beep.” > > Beeep > Booop > Beep > Boop > > And then the guy sings the hold music, that cracks me up. “…ing with the Queen of Hearts. The joker is the only foo-oo-ool. . .” I think those are funny too. I always “boooop” along. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/28 "2004-11-23T14:28:27Z")
Netzero is doing a very accurate and hysterical parody of the AOL commercial where everybody wants to meet with the head of AOL, except in this one they want to tell him they’re leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/29 "2004-11-23T14:44:55Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > I think I’m the only one who likes the commercials where the people are trying to order something over the phone and the person is standing in front of them waiting for them to make the correct “beep.” > > Beeep > Booop > Beep > Boop > > And then the guy sings the hold music, that cracks me up. You aren’t the only one. I think those are hilarious–especially the one in the lawn and garden store where the guy walks up and tries to help and ends up ordering 4 million dollars worth of lawn supplies and then says “Okay then” and just walks away. Netzero has another AOL parody commercial that I just saw last night. It was so good that it took me a minute to realize it wasn’t actually an AOL commercial. It was the one with the mother who walks into the AOL office, hands her baby to the guy next to her and the steps up on the desk. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/30 "2004-11-23T15:10:29Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Man, I hate that guy. He sounds like he very nearly says “What the hell are you doing here?” to his wife. And then basically cuts her off to demand where the kids are. Why should she act so guilty about that in the first place? > > I swear, as soon as the cameras stopped rolling, he took her out to the car and smacked the crap out of her. > > Yes, I know commercials are make-believe. I seriously hate this one. Here, here! I’m left wondering “Why can’t _you_ take care of the kids, buttwipe? Cut too much into your manly man time?” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/31 "2004-11-23T15:13:43Z")
Or is it “hear hear!” ? ---
**Author:** ![down\_by\_law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@down\_by\_law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/down_by_law)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/32 "2004-11-23T15:25:31Z")
my favorite commercial of the moment is the mastercard spot with peyton manning. both of them are funny, but the one with him cheering on the deli clerk and begging accountants for autographs is genius. i don’t laugh out loud at tv a lot, but every time this commercial comes on i can’t stop myself from giggling. “CUT THAT MEAT! CUT THAT MEAT!” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/33 "2004-11-23T16:21:20Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > The new Toyota Tacoma and Tundra commercials are pretty darn funny. Are those the ones that advertise as: ROOMIER BRAWNIER VERSATILIER If so, I like em too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/34 "2004-11-23T19:02:49Z")
> [@down by law](#): > > my favorite commercial of the moment is the mastercard spot with peyton manning. both of them are funny, but the one with him cheering on the deli clerk and begging accountants for autographs is genius. i don’t laugh out loud at tv a lot, but every time this commercial comes on i can’t stop myself from giggling. > > “CUT THAT MEAT! CUT THAT MEAT!” Or when the guy is filling his car with gas: “Aaaannnnd… it’s FULL!” “Come on, you’re my favorite accountant. You’re on my fantasy team.” ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/35 "2004-11-23T19:10:07Z")
> [@Exgineer](#): > > Or when the guy is filling his car with gas: “Aaaannnnd… it’s FULL!” > > “Come on, you’re my favorite accountant. You’re on my fantasy team.” “Let’s go insurance adjusters, let’s go! _clap_ _clap_” ---
**Author:** ![down\_by\_law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@down\_by\_law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/down_by_law)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/36 "2004-11-23T20:00:59Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > “Let’s go insurance adjusters, let’s go! _clap_ _clap_” at the end, where he shows his hand to everyone after the accountant slaps it, man, that just cracks me up. i usually dislike sports figures in ads, because the ads are dumb, and/or (most likely and) the athete just sucks at acting. but peyton is perfect. another ad i like is a ups one, maybe. can’t quite remember which shipping service. maybe fedex… it has some nerdy computer guys in an office dancing to salt n’ pepa’s “push it”, blasting out of an 80’s era boombox. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/37 "2004-11-23T20:11:01Z")
> [@down by law](#): > > another ad i like is a ups one, maybe. can’t quite remember which shipping service. maybe fedex… it has some nerdy computer guys in an office dancing to salt n’ pepa’s “push it”, blasting out of an 80’s era boombox. Oh gawd yes! It’s for Nextel phones. I HATE those ^%@#^ beddleybeep walkie talkie phones, but those guys dancing and rubbing themselves cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/38 "2004-11-23T21:14:57Z")
> [@down by law](#): > > i usually dislike sports figures in ads, because the ads are dumb, and/or (most likely and) the athete just sucks at acting. but peyton is perfect. It must be something with his delivery. Earlier in the season, the NFL was doing heavy promotion of their fantasy football leagues. Lots of players with their “owners”, talking about how great it is to be a member of their team. Most of the commercial left me saying “meh”. But the way Peyton says “I’m Peyton Manning, and _this_ is what I play for”, while holding up the dinkiest trophy possible, really made me lose it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![down\_by\_law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@down\_by\_law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/down_by_law)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/39 "2004-11-23T21:34:32Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > It must be something with his delivery. > > Earlier in the season, the NFL was doing heavy promotion of their fantasy football leagues. Lots of players with their “owners”, talking about how great it is to be a member of their team. > > Most of the commercial left me saying “meh”. But the way Peyton says “I’m Peyton Manning, and _this_ is what I play for”, while holding up the dinkiest trophy possible, really made me lose it. 🙂 now that i think about it, he was in another one of my favorite commercials. i think it was a x-box ad for either a football game or their headset that lets you talk to other players during online play. anyway, peyton’s playing this game and his attempts at trash talking are pitiful. that’s been ahile, though, and i can’t remember any quotes or anything. it’s nice to have a recognizeable, funny, non-embarrasing sports figure in indianapolis. we’ve had such sorry-ass teams until a couple years ago. i always thought that it would happen for reggie miller, but for some reason it never did. the guy is super funny, was great player in his prime, and is always extremely quoteable. but i can’t remember him shilling for anyone. maybe it’s his gollum-like visage. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018/40 "2004-11-23T21:46:43Z")
> [@Greywolf73](#): > > You aren’t the only one. I think those are hilarious–especially the one in the lawn and garden store where the guy walks up and tries to help and ends up ordering 4 million dollars worth of lawn supplies and then says “Okay then” and just walks away. > > Netzero has another AOL parody commercial that I just saw last night. It was so good that it took me a minute to realize it wasn’t actually an AOL commercial. It was the one with the mother who walks into the AOL office, hands her baby to the guy next to her and the steps up on the desk. ummm…isn’t that an actual AOL commercial? She makes her demands and in the end the AOL execs agree with her. Thus showing AOL really cares about its members concerns. Right? Maybe I am confused. The NetZero one I like is the spokesguy reflecting on his campaign and the friends he has made and holding up five fingers when he says he’ll be back in four more years…or something like that. Plus his fake beard is funny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-funny-commercials/276018.md?page=3)