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Spock vs. Spock

Podkayne of Pasadena — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:17:06 -0800

The greatest car commercial ever !! Old Spock (Nimoy) and New Spock (Quinto) come together (and battle it out) in what is likely the best car commercial that you ever saw (or will see). Chock full of Star Trek references there's even a scene with Nimoy humming along to "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" . Awesomeness follows ...

If it's out there, it's in here.

Orinda — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:45:41 -0800

Ding! Furniture stripping. Rock drills. Herbs. Die casting. Dumbwaiters. Conductive shoes. Vanity cases. Civil engineers. If it's out there, it's in here. [MLYT] If you watched television in the northeastern US in the late 1980s, you probably remember the NYNEX Yellow Pages ads by California ad agency Chiat/Day. In a frenetic market, the spots were praised for using humor and "pure-concept, minimalist stuff" to capture consumers' attention. p.s. I couldn't find the "Fishing tackle" ad I remember. Can anyone else come up with a link?

dissecting commercials for humor value

sdn — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:21:28 -0800

commercialsihate.com is an old-school site that had me laughing so much that i hyperventilated. does anyone do stuff like this still?

Pepsi Blue Filter

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 28 May 2004 14:51:36 -0800

Discovery Network has some amusing new commercials. (click "Watch the TV spots", lower-left). My favorite? Milk truck!

The Lot,

mathowie — Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:27:49 -0800

The Lot, a New Zealand e-commerce site, has a hilarious commercial (2.7Mb mpeg) that a friend sent to me with the title "Shopping in LA." The NRA could not be reached for comment.