Those swiffer commercials irritate the shit out of me for the simple fact that the product does not work better than a mop and broom.
And it brings back a lot of cheese-assed songs that should be forgotten.
I cannot figure the Parker one out at all? He looks like he is being threatened, acts scared, but the ‘bullies’ don’t really seem all that interested in him. Then he dives into a random car that just happens to have his Mom driving and they drive off for home while the ‘bullies’ sit on the grass and watch Parker stick his tongue out at them.
WTF is going on?!
I’ll agree with you on the song, but for certain things, a Swiffer is worlds better than a broom. Bathroom floors, in particular. Using a regular broom just does not work…all the hair, the wetness, etc… just make a mess that sticks to the broom, then sticks in the corners, etc…with a Swiffer pad, it’s meant to stick, so it works out nicely.
Really! 
The point is that if you had DirecTV, you wouldn’t need to engage in such behavior to satisfy your overpowering movie addiction. It’s a cautionary tale, if you will.
This is exactly my thought process about that commercial. And the Toyota Highlander kid needs smackin’.
My guess is that they were initially going for a explicit “kid being chased by bullies” narrative, but then halfway through the creative process, someone thought that people were going to be offended by it, so they reshot some scenes to turn it into a “race you home!” story that makes absolutely no sense.
Was I the only one who got this?
“Go big money, big money, no whammies, STOP!”
Yup…I have to say…those woodchucks were really chucking that wood.
The Netflix radio commercials where game show contestants answer bizarre, nonsensical questions (Q. If a rhombus has four sides, what is the inverse of blue? A. Purple), then one factual question about Netflix services.
I can’t wrap my head around it. Is Netflix so obscure the only way you’ll know about it is if you know this other stuff? Does having Netflix give you knowledge of all things?
No idea
Except that the “Press Your Luck” chant was just “Big money,” not “Go big money.” Whoever explained it up thread got it right, IMHO. It’s a “Go Duke, it’s your birthday” thing.
I’m hip to your jive:
By the way … I still don’t get it.
That, at least, appears to be truth in advertising.
Though I am still puzzled by the commercial. I think there’s possibly a school of marketing that says if you confuse your audience, they’ll remember you better. I don’t understand why you’d want to be associated with incoherence.
I also can’t stand any commercial that uses marketing or production terms inside the commercial (e.g. the bulldog one). It suggests that you couldn’t come up with anything related to the product, or you’re filled with self-loathing for being in advertising.
They did a bad ADR job on the original commercial. The group of kids, plainly bullies, originally said “let’s get him” instead of challenging him to a race.
The (presumably astronomical) amount of money and airtime being blown these days on halfassed, nonsensical TV advertising suggests that the media culture has become so blasé and oversaturated that no one is really paying attention - not the viewers, not the clients, not even the account people - and moreover, that the creatives know this.
It’s probably supposed to just be background anymore. Semi-subliminal. If it makes you look or listen enough that you might possibly retain the company name and what they do, that is all they are shooting for.
I’m sure the industry would love to get the full and undivided public attention back, but the ways to do this are running out. Progressive Flo’s crisp white smock would surely start malfunctioning in certain late-night slots, that is if the FCC and various parents’ councils didn’t get in a wad about it.
I liken these to those commercials where the product immediately causes halucinations.
Like Sprite - drinking sprite will drive you insane - on the first drink - forever.
Really good way to up your market share - sure, you’ll sell a bunch of your flavorless bubble water one time - but there will be no repeat business - 1) tastes like crap 2) doesn’t deliver the promised hallucinations.
At least cialis users have the hope of getting lucky.
Thanks for bringing this up. It’s wrong headed. “Hey smartphone users, here’s a smart phone that you won’t want to use so you can get back to life.” The time spent checking out Facebook and Twitter are spent because the person doesn’t have the ability to shut off their phone and interact with real people, they want to be glued in their phone. They’re the people texting the person next to them to have a conversation. That is not a result of the phone they are using.
I didn’t know that until I did crack my engine block.
The non-tech adapters aren’t shopping for smart phones. They don’t want twitter and Facebook at their beck and call. They just want a phone. Or don’t even want to carry a cell phone.
There’s a new commercial for the Nissan Juke where the businessman has to get donuts for the meeting. He jumps through the donut store window, drives recklessly towards the office, etc.
It all makes a certain amount of sense, except that he’s inexplicably wearing what looks like orange women’s shoes with no socks with his suit. 
And his parents should tell him so.
Having made use of the pause function on youtube, I concur.