Jul 27 2009
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor….
Okay, so commercials aren’t REALLY entertainment. They can be. After all, how many people watch the Super Bowl just for the ads? It’s true. I don’t like football, yet I do watch the Super Bowl, and it ain’t for those tight ends.
One of the most annoying ads running today is the Stanley Steemer TV commercial. You know the one–the woman talking with her friend, when her son comes running into the room, excited and wanting Mom to see his dog’s new trick. Her smile quickly turns to horror at the sight of Toby the dog scooting across the pale carpet, wiping his butt.
Mom starts screaming. “No–make him stop!” Somebody–get Mom a Xanax!
In real life, Mom would be on her feet, rolled up newspaper in hand, making sure ol’ Toby knew his “trick” was not appreciated. But I guess that wouldn’t do much for the carpet cleaning service, would it?
Talk about timing–it’s airing as I write this!
I haven’t seen the Head-On ad in a while. That one gave me a headache. Maybe that was their intention, now that I think about it.
The Enzyte ad is funny. Stupid, but funny. I still can’t believe they actually found a man willing to do ads for male enhancement. It makes me think of the Friends episode in which unsuspecting Joey got a gig doing public service advertising for STDs. Ol’ Smilin’ Bob in the Enzyte ads doesn’t look happy. He looks like he’s in excruciating pain.Like maybe he should head to the ER after having passed that much-publicized four-hour warning. I suspect all the blood drained from his brain and went south….
There are ads, however, that are genuinely entertaining. Has anyone here seen the ad for free credit reports–the one in which the hapless woman tries to manage her rowdy 509 credit score? It chews up the furniture and pees on the carpet. Tell the truth now–how many of you have felt peed-upon by your credit score?
I thought so.
Then, she trades it in for the gentle, loveable 745 credit score. I still wonder where 509 ended up. I’m guessing it wasn’t euthanized. There are a lot of 509s out there.
Another TV ad I’ve really enjoyed is Fazoli’s dinner date–the guy, his stomach and his wallet. The wallet gets a beatdown from the waiter, after which it and the stomach are ready to abandon the guy and go off to Fazoli’s.
I can relate. My wallet has left me high and dry many times, and my stomach hasn’t exactly been a perfect angel, either….
