Many of us have seen commercials all of our lives. Many good, some okay, a few of them boring, then the ones that are so annoying we see each day of our lives.
However, some are memorable, cute, and just a plain classic.
Here is one from Dunkin Donuts from the 80's that I think is memorable, or at least the characters created for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_G8UYcH2Go&feature=related
It's that time of the year again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4
(This ad is so incredibly *brilliant* on so many different levels....)
:cool:
Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on July 27, 2012, 12:22:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4
(This ad is so incredibly *brilliant* on so many different levels....)
Do you happen to have something against the NFL team from Kansas City? ;)
Found this little gem surfing YouTube... Johnny Cash pitching Amoco Super-Premium Unleaded, and regular unleaded too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjO2zRewxI
Lots of commercials,....too much to remember, lol.
Who remember the PSA with the Crash Test Dummies? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5h2NF2xMYI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRAt7N6afJU
A Toyota ad featuring the Simpsons broadcasted in Canada http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_V4BRdb534
Wendy's "Where's the beef?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0
Labatt beer commercial from 1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmz5mIaT0A0
Chevrolet Chevelle 1970 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ED8X1BNRs
Molson Canadian, walking 500 miles to get some Molson Canadian ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eusx1pBLTtw&feature=related
CROSS-FIYAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrcGBcde_w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Special bonus version of the theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvDUx-RWJxw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The old cigarette commercials were cool.
The mega-classic I've been looking around for, for **years**::::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkndyiEZ70c
I just found it a few weeks ago, reminds me so much of my parents (not the way they look but otherwise)....
"Barbara, you up??"
"Barbara, you UP?????"
"I'm up now....."
Quote from: bugo on July 27, 2012, 06:37:31 PM
The old cigarette commercials were cool.
You might like the Flintstones Winston cigarette ad. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on July 28, 2012, 08:04:58 AM
Quote from: bugo on July 27, 2012, 06:37:31 PM
The old cigarette commercials were cool.
You might like the Flintstones Winston cigarette ad. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c
Flintstones kids... 10 million strong... *cough cough cough HACK wheeze* ... and smooooking.
Quote from: Steve on July 28, 2012, 11:10:10 AM
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on July 28, 2012, 08:04:58 AM
Quote from: bugo on July 27, 2012, 06:37:31 PM
The old cigarette commercials were cool.
You might like the Flintstones Winston cigarette ad. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c
Flintstones kids... 10 million strong... *cough cough cough HACK wheeze* ... and smooooking.
The Flintstones were originally promoted as an adult cartoon, shown in prime time. Not "adult humor" as we've come to know it, though.
Quote from: route56 on July 27, 2012, 12:36:24 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on July 27, 2012, 12:22:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4
(This ad is so incredibly *brilliant* on so many different levels....)
Do you happen to have something against the NFL team from Kansas City? ;)
Found this little gem surfing YouTube... Johnny Cash pitching Amoco Super-Premium Unleaded, and regular unleaded too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjO2zRewxI
Back before the advent of catalytic converters in model year 1975 to reduce vehicle emissions, Amoco Super-Premium was the only lead-free gasoline for sale anywhere (this was before the company started to market the regular unleaded in the blue pump which Johnny also promoted in that commercial).
Does anyone else recall the label on the front part of the pump under the dials? It read, "The
only one CERTIFIED LEAD-FREE." This toy Amoco pump that was apparently for auction in 2008 is remarkably accurate here (http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5321198) (note the price for a gallon of that high-octane unleaded!).
Mr. T did a Burger King commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYHo8J9B09A&feature=related
Commercials featuring kids before they was stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKjqxOIZhg&feature=related
Speaking of ad featuring a guy before he was a star, here one with Michael J Fox for McDonald's from 1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6uQvyEbik
Quote from: txstateends on July 28, 2012, 05:13:36 AM
The mega-classic I've been looking around for, for **years**::::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkndyiEZ70c
I just found it a few weeks ago, reminds me so much of my parents (not the way they look but otherwise)....
"Barbara, you up??"
"Barbara, you UP?????"
"I'm up now....."
Aspirin and Sucrets. I didn't even have to watch it to remember that one. It's amazing how you can just hear a line from a commercial you haven't seen for years and instantly remember what product it was for. By the way, when was the last time you saw Sucrets? Just knowing what Sucrets are dates you.
Many of the Prudential Insurance commercials that aired during the 70s (when M*A*S*H was still on the air) were outright hilarious.
Remember when Coca-Cola tried to create their own Mountain Dew? And pitched it with the same kind of punk-rock marketing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8)
SURGE!!!!
Quote from: triplemultiplex on August 01, 2012, 05:50:16 PM
Remember when Coca-Cola tried to create their own Mountain Dew? And pitched it with the same kind of punk-rock marketing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8)
SURGE!!!!
My grandfather drank that stuff, proving their marketing was all for naught.
Perfect ad for an election year - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTMsMqOJtQ8
"What does Bob Dole think? Bob Dole thinks he's a doofus!" :-D
That reminds me of when Dole appeared on SNL shortly after he lost the election, and was consoling Norm MacDonald, who impersonated him on there. He eventually began to critique MacDonald's impersonation, with the best line being "I don't go around saying Bob Dole this and Bob Dole that. That's just not something that Bob Dole does!"
Quote from: triplemultiplex on August 01, 2012, 05:50:16 PM
Remember when Coca-Cola tried to create their own Mountain Dew? And pitched it with the same kind of punk-rock marketing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY8hrvFck8)
SURGE!!!!
that was some good stuff.
though it got taken off the market. too many people died.
^ They tried replacing it with Vault, but it just wasn't quite the same. Now that Vault's gone, there are online movements to have Surge made again.
Bob Dole Just Can't win ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGx6kYRYj8
Oldies but goodies:
Volkswagen Beetle commercial: how long does a vw beetle float? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qB0lb401ZU&feature=relmfu)
Volkswagen Beetle snow plow driver commercial: Classic Beetle Snow Plow Driver Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfirnP08FP0)
Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett selling Noxema shaving cream Noxema with Farrah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM59nSkjEWU)
Avis-Rent-A-Car commercial from about 1969 featuring a Plymouth Fury: 1970's Avis rent-a-car Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMp2eZ2Qiw)
Great commercial pitching Benson and Hedges 100mm coffin nails: The Disadvantages with the Benson & Hedges 100's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEUHV20kH9g)
A recent one but very predictive: Audi's "Green police" ad aired during the 2010 Super Bowl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxTNZUhesZk
Bushs Baked beans commercials were always cool and I think the one with Jay telling dog Duke "When pigs fly" and Duke getting a pig with artificial wings to glide around Jay's house a few times was the best one of these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jUBTUk1H0k
Quote from: route56 on August 01, 2012, 07:27:08 PM
Bob Dole Just Can't win ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGx6kYRYj8
Just caught up with this one...there's a route shield in the top-right that doesn't appear to be from Kansas at 0:14 in the video.
At 1:44 in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DjHzqzPszo) (the making of the commercial), you can get a better look at them...some sort of "238 Loop" and "11" to the right of it. Looks like Texas, but I'm not sure...They might be mock-ups.
Here is a classic.
Where's the beef. The old lady on this became a star because of her catchphrase.
Speaking of beef, I remember the old "Beef. It's What's for Dinner" commercials using the Aaron Copland composition Hoe-Down from the ballet Rodeo. Also, another Copland composition, Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring, is most famous for use in the Oldsmobile Aurora commercials.
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on July 27, 2012, 01:24:41 PMWendy's "Where's the beef?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0
Quote from: roadman65 on April 23, 2019, 09:01:27 PM
Here is a classic.
Where's the beef. The old lady on this became a star because of her catchphrase.
That would be Clara Peller. IIRC, the
Where's the beef? catchphrase from that commercial really took off when it was used during one of the 1984 Democratic primary debates. Former-Vice-President Walter Mondale asked such to then-US Senator Gary Hart.
Fast-forward to 1:19 in the below-clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjw8m7GmIa4
As shown on your (roadman65) posted Youtube clip, Clara Peller had a nice gig w/
Wendy's until she did this commercial for
Prego a year stating that she
found the beef in
Prego's sauce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kZejc2-h_s
Wendy's was not amused and as result, they fired Peller for doing that ad.
Clara Peller did a cameo appearance in the 1985 movie
Moving Violations. Pardon the grainy video but this clip captures some good/funny scenes w/Peller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAFFSxa41AI
Was not Sam Breakstone the same man who was the Donut Man in the Dunkin Donut commercials in the 1980's?
Also the Breakstone Commercials were classic with the dog always grabbing ole Sam's trousers in the end. In addition someone on here pointed out that one commercial in particular featured a very young Jeffrey Tambor in it.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 09:33:16 PM
Was not Sam Breakstone the same man who was the Donut Man in the Dunkin Donut commercials in the 1980's?
No, the Donut Man's name was Fred. Of course, we all remember his catchphrase: "Time to make the donuts!"
Quote from: Henry on May 01, 2019, 10:38:11 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 09:33:16 PM
Was not Sam Breakstone the same man who was the Donut Man in the Dunkin Donut commercials in the 1980's?
No, the Donut Man's name was Fred. Of course, we all remember his catchphrase: "Time to make the donuts!"
His official name was Fred the Baker. The flyers announcing the opening of the then-new Dunkin Donuts in our building (this was in the late 1980s) stated "Come meet Fred the Baker."
Quote from: roadman on May 01, 2019, 11:15:46 AM
Quote from: Henry on May 01, 2019, 10:38:11 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 09:33:16 PM
Was not Sam Breakstone the same man who was the Donut Man in the Dunkin Donut commercials in the 1980's?
No, the Donut Man's name was Fred. Of course, we all remember his catchphrase: "Time to make the donuts!"
His official name was Fred the Baker. The flyers announcing the opening of the then-new Dunkin Donuts in our building (this was in the late 1980s) stated "Come meet Fred the Baker."
Sam Breakstone= Fred the Baker = Harvey Middleman, the Sound Playground guy. Found this ad, when they were starting to phase him out (apologize for the tracking issues). The earlier ads followed more of a storyline of him much like a Fred the Baker; in this one he was pretty much just a spokesman.
This should have been here earlier
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on May 01, 2019, 12:01:38 PM
Quote from: roadman on May 01, 2019, 11:15:46 AM
Quote from: Henry on May 01, 2019, 10:38:11 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 09:33:16 PM
Was not Sam Breakstone the same man who was the Donut Man in the Dunkin Donut commercials in the 1980's?
No, the Donut Man's name was Fred. Of course, we all remember his catchphrase: "Time to make the donuts!"
His official name was Fred the Baker. The flyers announcing the opening of the then-new Dunkin Donuts in our building (this was in the late 1980s) stated "Come meet Fred the Baker."
Sam Breakstone= Fred the Baker = Harvey Middleman, the Sound Playground guy. Found this ad, when they were starting to phase him out (apologize for the tracking issues). The earlier ads followed more of a storyline of him much like a Fred the Baker; in this one he was pretty much just a spokesman.
Look, I admit it; I was wrong, you were right. Sam Breakstone and Fred the Baker were portrayed by the same man, and he was the late Michael Vale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vale
So there you go.
Michael Vale was also the man in Sound Playground advertisements here in Connecticut and West Springfield, MA. It was mostly an electronics/appliance store. I met Michael in the summer of 1991 at their Newington, CT store. They were holding a celebration for the Panasonic THX sound system or whatever.
Quote from: KEVIN_224 on May 02, 2019, 08:50:13 PM
Michael Vale was also the man in Sound Playground advertisements here in Connecticut and West Springfield, MA. It was mostly an electronics/appliance store. I met Michael in the summer of 1991 at their Newington, CT store. They were holding a celebration for the Panasonic THX sound system or whatever.
I knew that already, with the "Sam Breakstone = Fred the Baker = Harvey Middleman" quote earlier.
Of course, if you read the carton of any Breakstone product you will see that the founder's name is definitely not Sam.
Always realized they are all actors just like even Orville Redenbacker is had two actors portray the founder in the last two decades. Even the now defunct Beefsteak Charlies had a paid actor say he was that person where in fact there probably was even no Charlie to begin with. I was young but I was kind of disappointed when I saw a recast of the original Beefsteak Charlie actor later in the company's tenor. Sad they went under as I remember their peel and eat all u can eat shrimp they featured was the best deal around! :nod:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beefsteak+charlies&view=detail&mid=A020F9B77F9D8D310EA3A020F9B77F9D8D310EA3&FORM=VIRE
I will bet that man is as much Beefsteak Charlie as much as that mustache is really his.
Quote from: Alps on July 28, 2012, 11:10:10 AM
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on July 28, 2012, 08:04:58 AM
Quote from: bugo on July 27, 2012, 06:37:31 PM
The old cigarette commercials were cool.
You might like the Flintstones Winston cigarette ad. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c
Flintstones kids... 10 million strong... *cough cough cough HACK wheeze* ... and smooooking.
That's hilarious.
This isn't old, but does anybody from the northeast get this commercial?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rR02IElLns
Quote from: X99 on May 01, 2019, 12:05:17 PM
This should have been here earlier
Both you and the people who made this must've been inspired by this one;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoaN0IuoTIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2scsaBLEGY
Jason Alexander in a Delta Airlines Commercial and with hair!
The late 1980s were a strange time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-Jcha_zqvU
a decade later, not much better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4n4hBOAzhs
"Charlie works in cyberspace; backslash dot com all day long" just might be the worst sequence of 10 words known to man.
Quote from: kurumi on October 08, 2019, 12:47:17 AM
"Charlie works in cyberspace; backslash dot com all day long" just might be the worst sequence of 10 words known to man.
Honestly, I'm perfectly okay with the fact that the word "cyberspace" has declined sharply in usage.
Quote from: Takumi on August 01, 2012, 07:00:27 PM
^ They tried replacing it with Vault, but it just wasn't quite the same. Now that Vault's gone, there are online movements to have Surge made again.
I've seen Surge in a couple different Burger Kings this year.