# Your monthly commercial thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771 "2012-09-05T18:06:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/81 "2012-09-19T18:34:30Z")
Hey, thanks, **Kimballkid.** > [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > Speaking of Rodgers, I see State Farm has brought back some of the “discount double check” ads featuring him, now that football season is back. I like those - especially the one where BJ Raji does his little dance, and the customer couple joins in. Such a look of WTF-ism on Rodgers’ face. _“C’mon, you said you were a dancer.”_ Those are very well done. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/82 "2012-09-20T13:57:54Z")
OK – the Beano woman. Who’s with me? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/83 "2012-09-20T17:07:21Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > There’s some pizza commercial maybe where a guy is in the store, they announce some special and he starts tearing off his shirt while yelling “THERE’S NO RULES!” Suddenly a loud voice exclaims “PUT YOUR SHIRT BACK ON!” and he wriggles back into it yelling “THERE’S ONLY ONE RULE!” > > Ha! > [@Kimballkid](#): > > [Little Caesars](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxiSe4iwwGE) I have never seen that commercial before…that is hilarious ---
**Author:** ![Top3ee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Top3ee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Top3ee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/84 "2012-09-22T23:30:19Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Usually I bitch about commercials, but there is one I absolutely love right now for [Ruffles Potato Chips](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaXiclTXeQA). You have to watch it: fairly dowdy GF tags along with BF’s poker game. She has a Ruffles chip… then she has headphones and sunglasses, and so on. I love the headphones. She’s also cute, but it’s not selling sex… just coolness magically coming from Ruffles. And I am adding “ba-ZING!” to my vocabulary. > > This other one… I think I hate it in the short version, but I’m intrigued by the long version. It’s for Heineken, [“The Switch.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZtDqpdvy7s) Dudes go into a dive bar, and magically, by pulling a giant gear shifter, it turns into the most happening spot in town. Replete with a Amy Winehouse look- and sound-alike. The long version has some funny bits, like the piano player hanging on for dear life. The short version, IMO, is badly edited, and the barkeep comes across as spasmodic and creepy. The Winehouse clone is also a little WTF. She isn’t supposed to be portrayed as a typical tag-along GF. she is a ringer. like a pro. She adds on her attire one thing at a time, while she cleans up the table of chips. the Ruffles are just something she is enjoying while kicking butt at the table. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/85 "2012-09-23T00:56:00Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Now there’s a new Geico commercial with Eddie Money. How happy are Geico customers? Happier than Eddie Money owning a travel agency. And he’s singing “Two Tickets to Paradise.” > > Have you _seen_ Eddie Money lately? :eek::eek::eek: He looks like Rosemary Clooney in a leather muumuu. The whole thing gives off the desperate reek of they’re using Take 117 but they’re going to have to wrap because there’s just nothing else they can do. His voice is gone and he just . . . he’s a zombie. I posted this back in post [#18.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15463446&postcount=18) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/86 "2012-09-23T05:16:45Z")
> [@Top3ee](#): > > She isn’t supposed to be portrayed as a typical tag-along GF. she is a ringer. like a pro. She adds on her attire one thing at a time, while she cleans up the table of chips. the Ruffles are just something she is enjoying while kicking butt at the table. No. The point of the ad is that Ruffles make you cool. She shows up and is totally uncool. Then she tries the Ruffles, and _bam_, she’s got sunglasses. _Bam_ she’s good at poker. _Bam_ everyone thinks she’s hot as she cleans the table eating Ruffles, decked out in bling. She wasn’t a ringer he brought in, it’s the Ruffles that make her the star. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/87 "2012-09-23T05:24:15Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > No. The point of the ad is that Ruffles make you cool. She shows up and is totally uncool. Then she tries the Ruffles, and _bam_, she’s got sunglasses. _Bam_ she’s good at poker. _Bam_ everyone thinks she’s hot as she cleans the table eating Ruffles, decked out in bling. She wasn’t a ringer he brought in, it’s the Ruffles that make her the star. She’s in it for the chips… ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/88 "2012-09-23T06:03:10Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I don’t know how widely seen this commercial is, but it’s my current favorite: [Cox Cable ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zsoVHYS3UA&feature=relmfu) with the embarrassing dad who institutes “Bonding Time!” whenever their cable connection is buffering. It’s a series, but the linked one is my favorite, with the son and his girlfriend. The dad is so horrible and the kids are so cute. It’s a good thing it still makes me laugh every time, because they play the shit out of it. [QUOTE=Rhiannon8404] Right now I’m also loving the GEICO commercial where the guy gets his kid a possum instead of dog. “There he is.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/1IDLvaudA-k?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] FUN FACT! (well, fun for me anyway): These guys, the Dads, are from my hometown and are still friends as far as I know. They _wiped the floor_ with everyone at high school speech tournaments. Both were the kind of smart-funny guys who probably thought they were nerds but _everybody_ wanted to be them. Jim (the Cox Cable dad) has a web series about an evil cat which I find hilarious, YMMV: [Jeff the Cat: Merchant of Darkness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhO0jbrhW-c) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/89 "2012-09-24T01:30:52Z")
I like the Samsung commercials too where there are filming the people who are in the iphone line and talking about it, then have the Samsung people show them up. The commercials themselves are only really ok, but I’m applauding Samsung for being ballsy in their direction of their advertising ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/90 "2012-10-30T13:42:51Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > FUN FACT! (well, fun for me anyway): These guys, the Dads, are from my hometown and are still friends as far as I know. They _wiped the floor_ with everyone at high school speech tournaments. Both were the kind of smart-funny guys who probably thought they were nerds but _everybody_ wanted to be them. > > Jim (the Cox Cable dad) has a web series about an evil cat which I find hilarious, YMMV: [Jeff the Cat: Merchant of Darkness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhO0jbrhW-c) **Rachael** , I’ve been meaning to dig this thread up for a while to respond to this post. I watched some Jeff the Cat, and Jim Hanna is my new favorite actor. Of course, I have a crush on him too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/91 "2012-10-30T14:35:55Z")
Generally I think the Geico “happier than a \_\_\_\_\_\_” are really stupid, but I love the actor in the [Gallagher one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mREXE2JxQo). Dude has one line and he totally sells the upper class, overly environmentally conscious DINK: “Does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint?” (Kudos to the writer of that line too.) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/92 "2012-10-30T14:44:01Z")
I can’t link to it because I don’t remember what car the ad is for, but my husband and I both love the one where the guy plays air drums in his car. The tag line is “You’re not invisible anymore”. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/93 "2012-10-30T14:46:12Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > Generally I think the Geico “happier than a \_\_\_\_\_\_” are really stupid, but I love the actor in the [Gallagher one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mREXE2JxQo). Dude has one line and he totally sells the upper class, overly environmentally conscious DINK: “Does your cauliflower have a big carbon footprint?” (Kudos to the writer of that line too.) Speaking of the Geico “happy” ads, does anyone know what the Slinky is saying as he happily rolls down the escalator? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/94 "2012-10-30T16:18:19Z")
This [Samsung commercial](http://www.youtube.com/user/samsungmobileusa?v=bvB3msfJYdk) rocks! Damn, I want to see her video. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/95 "2012-10-30T16:26:24Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Speaking of the Geico “happy” ads, does anyone know what the Slinky is saying as he happily rolls down the escalator? “This is AWESOME!!” ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/96 "2012-10-30T20:03:45Z")
[This one’s a little bit naughty.](http://www.youtube.com/user/samsungmobileusa?v=bvB3msfJYdk) It makes me smile. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/97 "2012-10-30T20:38:38Z")
I saw this commercial for California milk last night. Love the cow talking like a high-schooler. BTDubs! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jQdLUp0HBM) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/98 "2012-10-30T21:21:07Z")
I’m not sure if I like it or hate it, but the song in the recent Prius commercials has become an earworm for me: “Let’s hum, hum, hum, hum, let’s hum. A Prius for everyone.” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/99 "2012-10-30T21:40:24Z")
> [@Chanteuse](#): > > “This is AWESOME!!” Thank you! I have problems with cartoon/distorted voices. That’s why I stopped watching South Park. It wasn’t just Kenny I couldn’t understand – it was all of them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771/100 "2012-10-30T21:46:51Z")
Google Chromebook commercial - a gadget for everyone! - Music by The Death Set “Negative Thinking” - I love that commercial. (and it has the ‘dancing’ twin babies, even better). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-commercial-thread/633771.md?page=4)