Comments on: Rejoice, rejoice greatly!

Rejoice, rejoice greatly!

greatgefilte — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:45:19 -0800

So long, farewell, aufwiedersehn... The Canadian Tire Guy has left the airwaves for greener pastures and shinier decks. He's been profiled by Maclean's, who also managed to get a few of his diary entries online). He's been lampooned not once, but twice by The Royal Canadian Air Farce. And now, at long last, the 'Ned Flanders of home improvement,' played by Ted Simonett, will no longer appear in advertisements for Canadian Tire.

By: greatgefilte

greatgefilte — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:53:32 -0800

Oh, almost forgot the Onion-style report of the Canadian Tire couple's marital woes.

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:56:02 -0800

He's been lampooned not once, but twice by The Royal Canadian Air Farce. At least three times: "Say, did you pick up those brake pads I asked you to?" "Nope! I got you something better: marshmallows!"

By: jikel_morten

jikel_morten — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:04:05 -0800

See, if I was in charge of their marketing and saw that people were getting annoyed with the couple, I'd have some fun instead of ditching it all together. Why not have the couple do the regular spots, but with bandaged head wounds that go unexplained and ignored by others? Or have Ted inappropriately topless for an ad - but again, unnoticed by his neighbour that he's helping out? What about having the couple argue a little? People would talk and the ads would stick...

By: loquax

loquax — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:06:39 -0800

Wow. Never thought I'd see these folks on metafilter. Would this be the time to mention the fact that the bizarre faux-Scottish Keith's guy got arrested?

By: saraswati

saraswati — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:06:48 -0800

It's endearing that The Globe and Mail thinks that they actually matter to anyone, Canadian or not.

By: saraswati

saraswati — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:08:18 -0800

Would this be the time to mention the fact that the bizarre faux-Scottish Keith's guy got arrested? Worst commercial personality EVER. What did he get arrested for?

By: docgonzo

docgonzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:09:44 -0800

This news would only be better if it was followed up by the cast members of the Royal Canadian Air Force being sodomised, ritually disembowled and shot from a cannon.

By: docgonzo

docgonzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:10:09 -0800

saraswati: kiddie porn.

By: docgonzo

docgonzo — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:11:18 -0800

Voila.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:11:27 -0800

Even more annoying than the I Am A Shill For Shitty Beer Guy. Thanks, God! You were listening! Rick Mercer also spoofed the Canadian Tire guy a couple of times. (Better, IMO, than the Air Farce, but they're a pain in the ass to find: The first is near the bottom of this page, in the clips dated November 8, 2004. The second is dated December 6, 2005.) Side note: is there an easier way to link to clips in Javascript pop-up players... ?

By: loquax

loquax — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:18:45 -0800

Reflecting on the end of this era reminds me of another famous Canadian TV spot couple - Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of "Body Break" fame. Those were the days...

By: jikel_morten

jikel_morten — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:21:21 -0800

Reflecting on the end of this era reminds me of another famous Canadian TV spot couple - Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of "Body Break" fame. Those were the days... posted by loquax at 12:18 AM EST on March 11 [!] Either still going, or back, if I'm not mistaken.

By: purephase

purephase — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:37:54 -0800

They are back.

By: rosemere

rosemere — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:48:09 -0800

And apparently not divorced, maybe.

By: furtive

furtive — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 06:31:53 -0800

I was expecting him to get busted for the same thing as the Keith's beer guy.

By: ArsncHeart

ArsncHeart — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:49:05 -0800

I heard about Canadian Tire for the first time last night, so this post is sort of coincidental... Can ayone back up the story I was told - that if you pay for $30 of stuff with a $50 bill, they give you "Canadian Tire Money" in change?

By: loquax

loquax — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:12:48 -0800

Can ayone back up the story I was told - that if you pay for $30 of stuff with a $50 bill, they give you "Canadian Tire Money" in change? Ha! No. Canadian Tire Money is just coupons made out in denominations from .05 to maybe $2.00. If you pay in cash, you get a percentage of your bill back in Canadian Tire Money.

By: chrominance

chrominance — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:20:37 -0800

If you pay in cash, you get a percentage of your bill back in Canadian Tire Money. In addition to your usual change, in case that wasn't clear. And yes, BodyBreak is still around. If you watch a lot of Prime, you would know this. But then you'd also have to face the stigma of watching lots of Prime. (I, on the other hand, am a proud supporter of endless reruns of M*A*S*H.)

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:23:38 -0800

Why am I worried he is going to pay $5 and pop in here and tell us how he is being replaced by a new automated mastercraft spokesman that can blow hard enough to knock the paint off your fence? From that point one we can expect him to be the first into a thread with a "Here is a better link" comment.

By: loquax

loquax — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:35:52 -0800

More about Canadian Tire Money. And the history of CTM and "Sandy McTire". An unusual incident occurred in Moncton, New Brunswick in late 2004, when several customers at a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ATM were dispensed a total of 11 bills of Canadian Tire money instead of real bills. They were compensated by the bank. Ha!

By: slatternus

slatternus — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:57:34 -0800

Our national identity is coming APART at the SEAMS! Stitch...by....STITCH!!! The Government needs to do something about this!

By: Savannah

Savannah — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:17:32 -0800

I hate the Canadian Tire guy. I loathe him. He's annoying, smarmy, creepy, and NO ONE OWNS THAT MANY EXPENSIVE TOOLS AND STUPID GADGETS. NO ONE. YOUR NEIGHBOURS HATE YOU AND DON'T WANT TO USE YOUR STUPID POWERWASHER OR BATTERY CHARGER. I hate him. I wish a huge stack of Canadian tires would fall on him and crush him to death. Slowly. That beer guy is worse than obnoxious in those TV spots as well.

By: phirleh

phirleh — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:05:37 -0800

I remember seeing him among an online list of the most annoying Canadians (can't seem to find the link right now) that coincided with the CBC's "Greatest Canadian" series. He had a no interview clause in his contract since they wanted him known as an charactor and not as an actor, much like Canadian Tire's other "lovable" charater, Scrooge. "Give like Santa, save like Scrooge" There's also nothing more fun that getting a giant wad of Canadian Tire money that you've been accumulting for years (say $300 in 5 cent bills) and buying a tent or something.

By: livii

livii — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:16:29 -0800

I love the Canadian Tire Guy, sob. I don't own a home, and have no use for almost anything he pitches, and yet I'll watch an ad and think "huh, I could use a new pressure washer." I don't buy it, but no other ads have ever been able to do that to me. Adieu, Canadian Tire Guy. You will be missed in my household, at least.

By: CynicalKnight

CynicalKnight — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:39:41 -0800

I did buy his $50 windshield wipers though. They're great.

By: Tomatillo

Tomatillo — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 23:46:01 -0800

The Done Right Inn, in Toronto, accepts Canadian Tire money at face value. That's right, you can take your acccumulated Canadian Tire money and exchange it for BEER.

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:28:01 -0800

I remember seeing a comic at Yuk Yuk's in Windsor once who told about going down to Tennessee and trying to pay for his gas with Canadian Tire dollars. He affected a strong Ontarian accent and told the attendant, "It's Canadian money, eh?"