# Viagra Commercial Guys \*Don’t\* Know How to Get Things Done? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710 "2014-04-22T20:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UncleFred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/1 "2014-04-22T20:00:05Z")
The Viagra TV commercials talk about guys being of the age to ‘know how to get things done’. When I look at the commercials the evidence seems otherwise; There’s a guy driving through desert and his car overheats. He comes to the only service station for miles around. To avoid getting clipped by the repairman, he buys bottled water, pours it in the radiator, and drives on his way. If he had a leak that’s not going to fix it, and he’s going to be stranded in the middle of nowhere a few miles down the road. Another guy’s towing a horse car and gets stuck in mud. He uses the horses to pull the truck out of the mud. Seems to me a guy who knew what he was doing wouldn’t get himself stuck in the first place. Yet another guy’s working on a bridge. His team saws through electrical cables and puts out all the lights on the bridge. He fixes it. A real guy (or team) who knew what they were doing wouldn’t have an accident like that in the first place. (And judging by the amount of lighting knocked out that was a _major_ cable and whoever cut it may well be on his way to the hospital.) Anybody else see it that way? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/2 "2014-04-22T20:11:41Z")
Yep. I totally think the same thing. I’m mean, I guess if they’re going screw stuff up, at least they don’t leave the mess for someone else to clean up. But why are they screwing up in the first place? Better to show these virile men helping other people out of their jams. I mean, do I want to have sex with the guy who gets his trailer stuck in the mud? Or, the guy who is so kind as to help someone else whose trailer is stuck in the mud? ---
**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 22, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/3 "2014-04-22T20:32:36Z")
Well, I know one thing’s for sure. You’re NOT going to have sex in two separate bathtubs. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/4 "2014-04-22T20:44:51Z")
the printer needs the stuff because he didn’t have hard type. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/5 "2014-04-22T20:45:01Z")
Add to that, you NEVER put cold water in a hot radiator. Even if he didn’t have a broken radiator before, he has one now and a faceful of steam to boot. The first time I saw the horse ad, I pointed out to my wife that he had a 4 wheel drive pickup and was trying to get it out of the mud in 2 wheel drive. One shift of the lever and I could get that out of the mud without horses or dick pills. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/6 "2014-04-22T21:44:15Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > The first time I saw the horse ad, I pointed out to my wife that he had a 4 wheel drive pickup and was trying to get it out of the mud in 2 wheel drive. One shift of the lever and I could get that out of the mud without horses or dick pills. Then you miss the point of Viagra, the 4wd is obviously does not perform (or else he would use it), so that’s why he totes around a backup plan, a couple of horses, to help him get it dun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/7 "2014-04-23T01:51:53Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > Add to that, you NEVER put cold water in a hot radiator. Even if he didn’t have a broken radiator before, he has one now and a faceful of steam to boot. Yeah, when I first saw that commercial, the first thing I wondered was why his hands and face weren’t burned to hell and back. Later, I started to question myself, wondering if maybe that car had one of those fill reservoirs. I didn’t think first generation Camaros did, but I dunno. Then I saw the commercial again the other night, watched very close, and… yep, he’s pouring the water straight into the overheating radiator. Buddy of mine tried that in high school. Didn’t go so well for him. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/8 "2014-04-23T02:25:22Z")
Back in the day, when Viagra was new and still being sampled, I got a lot of their swag. Funny thing, Viagra pens always died sooner than any other pen. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/9 "2014-04-23T02:29:16Z")
[I knew I’d seen this thread before.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13145847) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/10 "2014-04-23T05:42:37Z")
Those products do keep me from rolling out of bed at night. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/11 "2014-04-23T10:07:47Z")
I know it’s a different product, but the Cialis commercials are prime examples of non sequiturs, as far as I’m concerned. _“You make a great team - it’s been that way since you met. But your erectile dysfunction, that could be a matter of blood flow.”_ Um, OK, I suppose there’s a connection between being a team and ED. There are a couple of others that have me shaking my head when they come on - even stupider than the double bathtubs. Whatever… ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/12 "2014-04-23T17:17:20Z")
> [@UncleFred](#): > > Another guy’s towing a horse car and gets stuck in mud. He uses the horses to pull the truck out of the mud. Seems to me a guy who knew what he was doing wouldn’t get himself stuck in the first place. See, this one always impressed me. How he can de-trailer the horses, hook them up, hook up the truck from underneath - all in the middle of a huge puddle of mud - and not get a speck of dirt on him…wow. Impressive. From this I can only conclude that Viagra is at the very least extremely hydrophobic and could actually be anti-matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/13 "2014-04-23T17:37:02Z")
I’m no equestrian expert but turning what look like show horses into draft animals might not be the best use of your investment. IMHO ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/14 "2014-04-23T17:58:31Z")
I always find myself wondering at the end of these commercials- If you’re at “the age of knowing”, why do have to ask someone else (“your doctor”) if you’re healthy enough to have sex? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/15 "2014-04-23T18:02:52Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > …Then I saw the commercial again the other night, watched very close, and… yep, he’s pouring the water straight into the overheating radiator… Is there at least a “don’t try this at home” warning? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/16 "2014-04-23T18:14:33Z")
None of those men look a day past 40-45 or _appear_ to be anything but the epitome of health and fitness. Oh, with a splash of grey thrown in to their thick, full heads of hair. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/17 "2014-04-23T18:15:40Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I know it’s a different product, but the Cialis commercials are prime examples of non sequiturs, as far as I’m concerned. > > _“You make a great team - it’s been that way since you met. But your erectile dysfunction, that could be a matter of blood flow.”_ > > Um, OK, I suppose there’s a connection between being a team and ED. There are a couple of others that have me shaking my head when they come on - even stupider than the double bathtubs. Whatever… I think of this _every time_ I see one of their ads. What does _that_ have to do with ED? ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/18 "2014-04-23T18:29:50Z")
The commercials always make think “What does not being able to obtain or maintain an erection have anything to do with solving problems?” Does Viagra have an off-label use as something which can be used to lessen or prevent ADHD? Is it a more expensive version of Adderall? Not certain about most of the other men on here, but experience has taught me that most of the problems in my life were caused by my erections or my overwhelming to use one when I had it.😉 ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/19 "2014-04-23T18:55:16Z")
Well, you can’t just come out and talk about dicks getting and staying hard on network tv. Or cable tv. Or family hour tv. So, they’re attempting a masculine end-around in much the same way that commercials for feminine dryness, feminine odor issues do feminine end-arounds to peddle their products. It’s an area of selling pretty liberally strewn with land-mines. Tread gingerly. (I’m sure everyone is aware of this. I just felt that it needed to be put into print, lest the thread turn into an end-around.) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710/20 "2014-04-23T20:17:26Z")
What’s the matter with you guys? You’re condemning these at least moderately tasyteful and interesting ads (despite their lameness and inanity)? Do you want to go back to THIS?: > **[Levitra - Football and Tire (2003) 0:30 (USA)](https://adland.tv/adnews/levitra-football-and-tire-2003-030-usa)** > **[The hokey new ad for Levitra.](https://slate.com/business/2003/12/the-hokey-new-ad-for-levitra.html)** > > Spot: "Stay in the Game." [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viagra-commercial-guys-don-t-know-how-to-get-things-done/686710.md?page=2)