MetaFilter posts tagged with Commercial

Hitler Sex...Ewww...

Weebot — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:45:15 -0800

The 30 Freakiest Commercials and PSAs of 2009.

787 First Flight

joshwa — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:47:05 -0800

After many many delays, Boeing's newest widebody jet, the 787 "Dreamliner", will fly for the first time today. Watch a live webcast starting at 9:40AM PT.

"Samurai spirit-a!"

mrducts — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:45:13 -0800

Quentin Tarantino is the latest American celebrity to be featured in a TV commercial for SoftBank Mobile Corp, a Japanese telecommunications and media company. Tarantino stars as “Uncle Tara-chan” in the bizarre and very popular “White family” commercial series. The Whites consist of the "Mom", the daughter “Me” (a Softbank shop saleswoman played by popular singer/actress Aya Ueto), the "Older Brother" (played by African American actor Dante Carter), and the father, Otosan, who happens to be a white Hokkaido-ken dog named Kaikun.

Space Chair

vronsky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:43:00 -0800

Armchair Viewing

I WANT MY...conspiracy theory?

zardoz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:28 -0800

MTV vs. martial law. Larger YT link.

Battle for Milkquarious

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:46:45 -0800

Battle for Milkquarious - The greatest Rock Opera ever made. About milk. [Flash, dairy advertising] From the California Milk Processor Board. There is also a director's commentary.

When mod doesn't mean truck nutz

Mitheral — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:19:00 -0800

Whether it's trailer hitches or complete rebody customizations; Ford, GM and Dodge all provide guides to body builders or upfitters to make safe and reliable modifications to light and medium duty trucks and vans. The guides contain wiring diagrams; dimensions and specifications (eg: how much weight can you put on your van's roof); emissions information; and information on areas to avoid mounting equipment in for safety. GM also makes available extensive information on best practices to maintain fit, finish, safety, reliability and noise standards. The electrical guide[pdf] should be required reading at every stereo and lighting installation outfit.

Reach out and iPod Touch someone

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:51 -0800

There's an app for everything. Even when there shouldn't be. Additional selected commercial parodies from creator Adam Sacks available here.

Mad Men on Acid

Christ, what an asshole — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:53:51 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..!!.. As "charming" as the commercial makes the doll appear, exactly how does Baby Laugh-A-Lot play out in person? Maybe you'd prefer to just chill out with the remix? Still, the reigning champion of videos to show at the expense of your baked buddies remains Pickle Surprise!

Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

grouse — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:15:35 -0800

The Corn Refiners Association has created a series of commercials to counter the increasing sentiment against high-fructose corn syrup. One commercial presents a lovely tableau of a couple in a park on a sunny day discussing how HFCS is not much to worry about (previously). A filmmaker reuses the technique to sell something a little bit less sweet.

Thinking about the box.

CunningLinguist — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:41:16 -0800

Package design: more compelling than you think. From medicine to matches to spices to cookies to vitamins to paper bottles, this blog highlights interesting packaging. (And because it features their products far better than the non-profit store websites do, check out the fun wares from LA's Time Travel Mart, San Francisco's Pirate Supply Store, Brooklyn's Superhero Supply Store, and Ann Arbor's Robot Repair and Supply, previously discussed here on Metafilter.)

More delays with the Boeing 787

crapmatic — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:15:00 -0800

Bob Bogash's diatribe spells out the saga of a corporate trainwreck regarding the Boeing 787 widebody project, his readers responding with a slew of theories. Bob, incidentally, was a manager at Boeing's commercial group. The Boeing 787 rollout was celebrated in 2007 right here on MeFi when the prototype was rolled out. Two years later the plane remains grounded with development costs approaching $10 billion, and Boeing announced further setbacks in a conference call yesterday. The hobbyists and pros and the press weigh in on the news. Bob's site not only addresses the 787 program but raises larger questions about oblique technical and management dichotomies in America's Fortune 500 board rooms.

In that dark space between "awwww, how cute!" and "creepy".

HuronBob — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:11:31 -0800

you watch, because you can't stop. MLYT Making of. (the cute without the creepy) and, more Evian strangeness for your viewing pleasure. Evian has done this baby thing before, sort of.. and, of course, the "reunion" edition. The H2O Terminator ad. and, finally, a just strange use of "we will rock you".

How Lehman Brothers Got Its Real Estate Fix

SeizeTheDay — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:15:21 -0800

How Lehman Brothers Got Its Real Estate Fix. A great article in the NYTimes describes some of the details of commercial real estate lending in its heyday, with a focus on one of Lehman's biggest dealmakers.

Your morning coffee in a cup this big.

miss lynnster — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:40:05 -0800

If I made a commercial for Trader Joe's. Before anyone asks... the song is Águas de Março.

"I can name that tune in 300 yards..."

maudlin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:10:53 -0800

"I can name that tune in 300 yards ..." Not for much longer, though. Honda prepared for an upcoming commercial by cutting grooves in a road in Lancaster, California. These grooves, if driven over at just the right speed and in just the right car (one guess!) should play something resembling the William Tell Overture. But once filming was done (and I'm sure the commerical will be as impeccably produced and successful as Honda's other ads), locals and tourists were left with the driver's equivalent of that huge floor keyboard in Big, with some drivers lining up to play over and over again. Result? The city will pave over the road today. But hey, we'll always have Anyang. And Japan (previously). And Denmark.

What's up, doc?

shakespeherian — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:12:36 -0800

Channel 4 recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season. A 65-second tracking shot through a recreated Shining set, complete with look-alikes.

What does your father do?

absalom — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:13:09 -0800

Join the Iraqi Police. I believe these were made by MediaReach.

Jalopnik Ad Watch

Fuzzy Skinner — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:33:57 -0800

Feeling nostalgic for cheap gas and and a "poke-through air cleaner that jumps when the engine cries"? The Mustang Mach I was the way to swing in '69! But 9 years later, the Cougar XR-7 was the 1978 choice of Cheryl Tiegs for her midnight driving. Speaking of women, what if your wife has to drive alone? It's a shocking concept, sure, but when a woman's at the wheel, you need Polyglas tires. Yep, crazy things used to happen. Heck, Pontiac even sold this thing for a few years. All that and more at Jalopnik's classic ad watch.

50 Greatest Commercial Parodies

Fuzzy Skinner — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:53:06 -0800

The 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies of All Time according to Nerve.com.

Not available in any store, at any price!

msalt — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:03:14 -0800

Starting in 1979, late night TV viewers had their ears assaulted by hard-sell ads for musicians they had never heard of (or didn't know sang), such as Roger Whittaker (bio), Jim Nabors, Boxcar Willie (bio), Zamfir (master of the pan flute - bio), and yodeller Slim Whitman (bio), whose voice literally causes heads to explode. The ads made astonishing claims -- "sold more albums in Britain than the Beatles and Elvis combined!" And a lot of viewers -- some perhaps stoned -- called now. (Roger Whitaker -- 4 million albums. Slim Whitman - 4 million albums. Boxcar Willie - 3 million. Zamfir - 1.1 million). Others just watched, dumbfounded. Heads go boom at 6:45 in this video clip. The ad clips are from a large collection of 70s/80s TV ads, promos, and demos posted on YouTube by "eyeh8cbs". The albums: "All My Best", by Roger Whittaker (1976 TeeVee Records TA-1056). "King of the Road", by Boxcar Willie (1980 Suffolk Marketing 1-24-G/Warwick WW5084). "The Heart Touching Magic of Jim Nabors." (1980 CBS/Suffolk Marketing CSP P 15274). "The Magic of Zamfir" (1984 Heartland 1017). "All My Best" by Slim Whitman (1979 Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SL-8128).

Loser gets creamed

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:35:03 -0800

The Belgian version of Russian roulette.

Gee, Your Penis Smells Terrific!

amyms — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:10:49 -0800

Does Your Penis Smell Perfect? Have you ever asked yourself: "Why is it that no matter how much time and effort I put into washing my penis in the shower, I still get that awful whiff of a rancid smell throughout the day, or even right after a shower?" Nodoro has the solution. There are commercials (Are they real or parodies?) here. Via.

"No, son, that is a transvestite."

LarryC — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:23:32 -0800

Wonderfully strange Thai TV commercial for light bulbs [YouTube]. (Via Andrew Sullivan.)

No more squeezin'

miss lynnster — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:59:23 -0800

Mr. Whi pple is dead. Lon g li ve Mr. Whi pple. Oh how we loved you. The altern atives will just never compare. (PLEASE do not miss the first link in "alternatives." You will be sorry.)