Commercials that Fail
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Yeesh. Is that kid like the white Steve Urkel or something?
This commercial is sort of on the same level, and it's kind of too bad since Zelda was one of the NES Classics.[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXb7PIJYmA[/yt]
Video Game commercials in the 80s were weird, let's leave it at that. 
Wow, that one is even more bizarre. And while we are on the subject of weird Zelda commercials:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mewchVnrBUE[/yt]
Wow, Link is hot!
^ Yeah, that one is pretty bizarre in its own right. 
But Japan tends to be like that anyway. 
I'm tempted to say the one I posted might have been the first American Zelda commercial, as the other seems to be later in the run of the NES, but I could easily be wrong.
But Japan tends to be like that anyway. I'm tempted to say the one I posted might have been the first American Zelda commercial, as the other seems to be later in the run of the NES, but I could easily be wrong.
The Zelda commercial I remember the most is some guy running around yelling "Zelda!" a lot. It may have been the latter (non Japanese) video. It's been 20+ years since I've seen it, so...
But, yeah, Japanese commercials (or popular culture in general) is often... odd.
But, yeah, Japanese commercials (or popular culture in general) is often... odd.
A list of the best commercials ever wouldn't be complete without the following:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL3fbGbU2o[/yt]
There is a series of radio ads the local Toyota dealer runs (might be based on a nationwide template, I dunno).
"Eat, sleep, drive a Toyota". Can a company go any further out of their way to make their product and the people who buy them seem boring as toast? I know Toyotas are supposed to be cars for people who just want reliable A-B transportation, and the ad is simply inferring that if you buy a Toyota you won't have to think about it again as you go about your daily life, but I always thought it should be "Eat, drive a Toyota, then go to sleep because you just got bored to death".
"Eat, sleep, drive a Toyota". Can a company go any further out of their way to make their product and the people who buy them seem boring as toast? I know Toyotas are supposed to be cars for people who just want reliable A-B transportation, and the ad is simply inferring that if you buy a Toyota you won't have to think about it again as you go about your daily life, but I always thought it should be "Eat, drive a Toyota, then go to sleep because you just got bored to death".
^ What you're describing made me think of "Eat and sleep while you're driving and get into an accident."
Best pitchman Chrysler ever had -- even if he mispronounced “Cordoba” (the stress should be on the first syllable).
That reminds me of an outdoor ad for the Toyota Corolla coupe from a few years ago. It was just a photo of the car with four words of copy: “Two doors, no guilt.” WTF? After some head-scratching, I figured what they were trying to say was something like this:
“You need a car that's practical and reliable. But that doesn't mean you have to drive a boring four-door sedan. You can have a two-door coupe that's fun to drive without feeling guilty about it because it's also a practical and reliable car. Because it's a Toyota.”
At least, I think that's what they meant. Normally, the only way I'd think of “car” and “guilt” in the same context is if somebody steals one.
I fell on the floor laughing the first time I saw the Kelly Rippa "infomercial" version of the commercial.
Anyone remember Steve Mizerany?
The Chef Boyardee commercial that shows the can rolling down the street, into the house, and into the little girl's lap. Man, that commercial is wrong on just so many levels.
First, you've got the little girl nicknaming it "Chef", a cutesy and nauseating way for the company to pretend to be your buddy.
Second, you've got the unsubtle tag-line "Boy, this stuff is good!" Coupled with the depiction of the product rolling down the street and through the door, it sounds like they want to literally force their product into your home.
Third, the little girl having "Chef" for dinner every night and being distraught when she can't have it, combined with "Boy, this stuff is good!" heavily implies their product is addictive.
Fourth, you've got the mother who has already told the little girl that she can't have "Chef" again because she's already had it every night this week. Guess what we're having for dinner again? So much for parental authority! A child who sees this commercial might get the idea that anything justifies having "Chef" for dinner. Like stealing it.
Edit: Oh, yeah, and in-universe, what's the next thing that's likely to happen after the commercial ends? What will the mother think when she sees the girl with a product that she obviously didn't buy? It would look like she really did steal it! "It followed me home!" Yeah, right. Someone's going to bed without Chef for dinner, all right....
First, you've got the little girl nicknaming it "Chef", a cutesy and nauseating way for the company to pretend to be your buddy.
Second, you've got the unsubtle tag-line "Boy, this stuff is good!" Coupled with the depiction of the product rolling down the street and through the door, it sounds like they want to literally force their product into your home.
Third, the little girl having "Chef" for dinner every night and being distraught when she can't have it, combined with "Boy, this stuff is good!" heavily implies their product is addictive.
Fourth, you've got the mother who has already told the little girl that she can't have "Chef" again because she's already had it every night this week. Guess what we're having for dinner again? So much for parental authority! A child who sees this commercial might get the idea that anything justifies having "Chef" for dinner. Like stealing it.
Edit: Oh, yeah, and in-universe, what's the next thing that's likely to happen after the commercial ends? What will the mother think when she sees the girl with a product that she obviously didn't buy? It would look like she really did steal it! "It followed me home!" Yeah, right. Someone's going to bed without Chef for dinner, all right....
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The Allstate Mayhem ads:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtP-S9OS0o0[/yt]
Epic Fail!
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtP-S9OS0o0[/yt]
Epic Fail!
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