# \#commercials-ads **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/commercials-ads/32.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Again with the annoying commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7678\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2026-09-30T04:40:45Z")
The previous thread has dropped off my first page, which is set to show any thread with a post within the last month. So here’s a new thread on this perennial subject. There’s a commercial for something called Dentastix… --- ## [Commercials you don't hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 1326\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672 "2026-09-07T21:33:49Z")
I can ignore most commercials. There are a few I detest so much that they can’t be ignored. But this one is kind of cute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU\_c8aabw2Y and, of course, any commercials that include these … --- ## [California's SB 576 on Extra-Loud Streaming Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190 "2026-08-09T22:37:56Z")
For those not aware of the legislation (passed last year, went into effect on July 1, 2026) Now, the legislation is California facing, but I’d personally love to see this implemented at the Federal level! I wanted to… --- ## [Most tone-deaf/out of touch commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tone-deaf-out-of-touch-commercials/1032017)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tone-deaf-out-of-touch-commercials/1032017 "2026-08-06T00:57:48Z")
I think of this every time I see a commercial of John Walsh for OmegaXL. He talks about how the green-lipped mussel goo gives him the energy that he needs to exercise his polo ponies on his ranch. I always think of how f… --- ## [Kalifornia Klubs Kars 4 Kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalifornia-klubs-kars-4-kids/1030135)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalifornia-klubs-kars-4-kids/1030135 "2026-05-17T02:00:08Z")
A court in Orange County has ruled the -shall we say - memorable Kars 4 Kids ads be pulled from the state ion the grounds they are misleading. Specifically, that the ads hide the fact that the program only benefits teena… --- ## [When celebrities' reputations jump the shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-celebrities-reputations-jump-the-shark/1028887)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-celebrities-reputations-jump-the-shark/1028887 "2026-05-04T17:28:26Z")
Dionne Warwick recorded decades worth of hit songs. Then one day in the 1990s she signed on to become the spokesperson for a 1-900 service called ‘the Psychic Friends Network’. Celebrities have, of course, been using the… --- ## [Has any show's promotional product out lasted Flintstones Gummies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906 "2026-04-18T23:13:24Z")
Random thought while being mobbed by my young (2-7 yo) kids for their Flintstones gummies. To them Flintstones are entirely a kind of vitamin gummy. They have no concept of the Flintstones as a show I watched the Flint… --- ## [Mr. Clean retires! What's that you say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-retires-whats-that-you-say/1027959)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-retires-whats-that-you-say/1027959 "2026-02-27T02:12:00Z")
Mr. Clean, the Bald, Broad-Shouldered Cleaning Mascot, Retires The character became the face of a household cleaner in 1958. It’s not clear what the brand plans for its next mascot. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u… --- ## [The new World Cup commercial with Owen Wilson and Sofia Vergara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-world-cup-commercial-with-owen-wilson-and-sofia-vergara/1027863)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-world-cup-commercial-with-owen-wilson-and-sofia-vergara/1027863 "2026-02-22T01:05:20Z")
Is the Spanish spoken in the commercial grammatically correct? In the ad, Sofia Vergara is teaching Owen Wilson how to say his name. They both say “Mi nombre es Owen.” My high school Spanish teacher taught us that the… --- ## [New Chevrolet commercials reviving old slogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chevrolet-commercials-reviving-old-slogan/1027726)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chevrolet-commercials-reviving-old-slogan/1027726 "2026-02-19T00:16:42Z")
“See the USA in a Chevrolet”, which a remember being sung by Dinah Shore (and others) when I was a tyke, has been revived in a new set of commercials with it now being sung by an up-and-comer named Brooke Lee, with an ad… --- ## [Australian Lamb advert - 2026 released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992 "2026-01-27T05:19:52Z")
Australia Day is on January 2026. While not completely supported as the right day to talk about national unity, a feature over the past two decades has been the Lamb advert, put out by the Meat and Livestock Association… --- ## [2 ad campaign characters on at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746 "2026-01-17T16:42:50Z")
Watching TV (too much, but it is winter time) and noticed Progressive Insurance has 2 popular ad campaigns going on at the same time right now with completely different characters. Flo and her group and Dr. Rick and his … --- ## [1970s BankAmericard Christmas commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-bankamericard-christmas-commercial/1019999)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-bankamericard-christmas-commercial/1019999 "2025-06-23T15:16:03Z")
In the '70s there was a BankAmericard commercial that used Jingle Bells as the theme music. I don’t remember the lyrics, so I’ll make some up: Shoes and socks Radio clocks BankAmericard! I always conflate this one w… --- ## [Explain the Hyundai commercial with the passing motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-hyundai-commercial-with-the-passing-motorcycles/1017966)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-hyundai-commercial-with-the-passing-motorcycles/1017966 "2025-06-11T03:50:26Z")
In a current Hyundai Tucson commercial, a woman is driving in the middle lane on a highway with her husband and daughter asleep in the car. A group of motorcycles are behind her. She signals left, and the motorcycles p… --- ## [Really Good Advertising Jingles & Slogans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-advertising-jingles-slogans/1018679)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-advertising-jingles-slogans/1018679 "2025-05-24T21:39:20Z")
We’ve complained plenty about bad advertising here, and talked about commercials we love & hate. But what about jingles and slogans that are just really good and clever? One topic that I think leads to clever jingles is… --- ## [Remember this 1960’s drivers’ safety PSA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-1960-s-drivers-safety-psa/942184)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-1960-s-drivers-safety-psa/942184 "2025-04-22T04:21:35Z")
POV through the windshield driving on a highway: Voiceover “Guess who (man’s name/woman’s name ran into the other day?” -Head-on collision into another car with two passengers- “(different man’s name/woman’s name)” I… --- ## [Creepy commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-commercials/1017152)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-commercials/1017152 "2025-04-20T06:11:25Z")
Rather than resurrect a zombie, I’m starting a new Creepy Commercials thread. I’ll start it off with this one for Austex Beef Stew from 1966. --- ## [Thoughts on Smart TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-smart-tv/1016954)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-smart-tv/1016954 "2025-04-12T12:05:20Z")
I’m seeing a lot of commercials for medications. Maybe because I’m working my way through Grey’s Anatomy. I find myself wondering who the heck makes up the names for these drugs. Three syllables, three letters in each s… --- ## [Help finding a commercial from the 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-commercial-from-the-70s/1014360)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-commercial-from-the-70s/1014360 "2025-02-17T12:21:34Z")
Don’t ask why, but I am trying to find an old commercial from the 70s (possibly early 80s.) I feel like it was for Hush Puppies shoes, but not certain. It was a man’s face in closeup, and then a number of feet come in an… --- ## [New Superbowl ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-superbowl-ads/1014153)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-superbowl-ads/1014153 "2025-02-14T01:12:56Z")
This year the crop was okay. The big winner to us were the sloths for Bud Light. My wife cracked up over the sloth grocery cashier. The Stich ad was cute, and the Harrison F–d :grinning: commercial was really well don… --- ## [Commercials with spelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-spelling/1013873)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-spelling/1013873 "2025-02-05T07:41:07Z")
I saw this commercial on Facebook yesterday, hadn’t seen or thought about it in decades but remembered it. Which of course calls back to an older Nestles jingle. And there is this. … --- ## [90s infomercial for bowl holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-infomercial-for-bowl-holder/1013588)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-infomercial-for-bowl-holder/1013588 "2025-01-29T23:10:52Z")
I remember an infomercial from the 1990s where the seller was offering something to hold down bowls while you stir them - maybe a kind of suction attachment to the counter. To show why it was important, he stirred withou… --- ## [Obscure lines from commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-lines-from-commercials/1011420)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-lines-from-commercials/1011420 "2024-12-16T12:49:05Z")
I’ll start: “She can’t count too good, but she shore is purty.” Cowboy Sid, referring to Sheila The Wonder Horse on a Krystal commercial. --- ## [Warner Brothers Lawyers: (Spittake!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warner-brothers-lawyers-spittake/974164)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warner-brothers-lawyers-spittake/974164 "2024-12-14T06:54:36Z")
Uhm…the fuh. I have a difficult time believing Diddy got permission for this because there would be creative control issues…etc…you can’t just call up DC and say “Yo im doing a tequila commercial, how many zeros do i add… --- ## [Are you SURE that's the song you want, commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-thats-the-song-you-want-commercial/1004528)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-thats-the-song-you-want-commercial/1004528 "2024-07-23T01:41:31Z")
I didn’t think anything would beat that cruise line’s use of Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life which, as far as I knew up until then, was a musical appreciation of heroin. Now I’m hearing Pandora (the jewelry people) using the Be… --- ## [Please decipher this saying on a t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737 "2024-06-15T03:39:05Z")
In the endless ads online for Temu, for fathers day they are peddling t-shirts with sayings, and one of them goes: “I Love My Wife but sometimes I want to square up.” I looked it up for a definition, still don’t get it… --- ## [Pigeon Forge commercial jingle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeon-forge-commercial-jingle/1002027)
**Author:** [@Dingbang1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeon-forge-commercial-jingle/1002027 "2024-05-24T16:02:57Z")
The current tv commercial for Pigeon Forge, TN, has a child singing a jingle about all the wonderful things to do there. I am positive I’ve heard this tune before with different lyrics and it’s driving me crazy trying to… --- ## [Do advertisers not know I already bought the thing they're trying to sell me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590 "2024-05-22T02:04:59Z")
So I bought a couch yesterday online. So now all these advertisers have polluted my screens with couch advertisements. But the thing is, it’s not just any couch; it’s the exact same couch I bought. Same color and every… --- ## [New iPad commercial--made to offend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipad-commercial-made-to-offend/1001385)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipad-commercial-made-to-offend/1001385 "2024-05-18T18:36:59Z")
I see all the backlash from people outraged, outraged! by the new iPad commercial, demanding and receiving an apology from Apple for making it. This article even says Of course, to be fair, the ad is also meant to caus… --- ## [How do you feel about the new ads for Body Wash, Mando Whole body deodorant etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-ads-for-body-wash-mando-whole-body-deodorant-etc/1001120)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-ads-for-body-wash-mando-whole-body-deodorant-etc/1001120 "2024-05-13T02:42:57Z")
My tv feed is inundated with commercials for Mando, Old Spice Body Wash and other products. It’s especially irritating they are constantly referring to using the product on our genitals. I can honestly say I’m not conce… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/commercials-ads/32.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=commercials-ads)