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Pepsi Review

Rhaomi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:23 -0800

The 27 Best (Non-Super Bowl) Commercials of the 2000s: Balls [Bravia] - Birthday [Got Milk?] - Bubble Boy [Volkswagen] - Bus Station [Starburst] - Carousel [Phillips] - Cog [Honda] - Dangerously Low [Levi's] - Diorama [Halo 3] - Evolution [Dove] - Freestyle [Nike] - Gorilla [Cadbury] - Grrr [Honda] - Hello Tomorrow [Adidas] - Lamp [IKEA] - Like [Volkswagen] - Mountain [Playstation] - Noitulove [Guinness] - Odyssey [Levi's] - Rabbit [Comcast] - Sheet Metal [Saturn] - Stork [Monster] - Swear Jar [Bud Light] - Tag [Nike] - Tea Partay [Smirnoff] - Touch [Skittles] - Wedding Toast [Budweiser] - Yes We Can [Dipdive]. Part of Adweek's "Best of the 2000s" competition, which also includes rundowns of the 22 Best Super Bowl Spots and the 15 Best Print Campaigns of the last decade, among many other voting categories.

Action Joe! Jouets vendues separement!

MegoSteve — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:05:12 -0800

Awesome Action Joe commercials.

A Teachable Moment

robocop is bleeding — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:50:08 -0800

With tensions high on both sides, it might be time for a teachable moment. What made Pabst Blue Ribbon in alcoholic fuel of choice of the stereotypical hipster? Some think it is its No Marketing Marketing strategy. But Pabst's avoidance of advertising wasn't always the case (previously). Pabst marketed pretty heavily on TV back in the day, but given the quality of one of their final commercials, one could see why they gave it up. Bonus: One of the great things about the revival of Pabst Blue Ribbon is that it showed that there is still some interest in the older, blue collar lagers of America. To this New Englander's mind, that means Narragansett. In 2005 Mark Hellendrung bought the rights for this staple Rhode Island beer from Pabst and revived the brand by following PBR's marketing example. Of course, 'gansett has an advertising history all its own featuring early 60s comedy duo Nichols & May: Film Star, Castro, and Horse. With the resurgance of interest in local lawnmower lagers, could we be seeing a National Bohemian (warning, annoying clip intros) revival in the future? ANSWER: ˙ssǝupɐs ɟo llnɟ sı oq ʎʇʇɐu 'ou

Black and White People Furniture

alms — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:12:37 -0800

The Red House sells black and white people furniture (youtube). (via bookofjoe)

Fast-talker

not_on_display — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:08:21 -0800

A sampling from John Moschitta Jr.'s oeuvre: Minute Rice • Northern Exposure Series Recap • The Theory of Evolution in One Minute • As "Blurr" on Transformers • As Supersonic Seymour on Garfield and Friends • On Sesame Street: 1 2 • As the Micro Machines guy: 1 2 • And the role that catapulted him to fame

Play-Doh!!!

GavinR — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:11:45 -0800

Old Play-doh ads! Chop that mop. Excellent! What has been done cannot be undone. Arbeit Macht Frei! Oooooh...pretty sparkles.... Tasty! Bart Smit? Basa?

Bomb, Blitz, Fumble, or Pass - Super Bowl Ads Go Long

taz — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:11:35 -0800

It's time to get ready for the Super Bowl... Ads! Adland has freely available archives of 37 years of commercials from the big game, over 2,800 ads - from 1969, when Winston, Salem, Camel, Tareyton, Pall Mall, and Silva Thins smoked up the Bowl *cough-cough*, all the way to 2008, when the best-liked ad was Bud's dalmation inspiration (how do we know it was best liked? SCIENCE!). Some highlights of the collection include: 1969 - Shall we take bets on the least expensively produced Super Bowl ad ever? I'll put my money on Gillette's Techmatic razor ad, but it's also cute and clever, and a great example of vintage animation of the period. 1973 - In what was probably the first Super Bowl "superstar" ad, "Broadway" Joe Namath is so excited because he's "gonna get creamed" by Farrah Fawcett. This is a landmark ad, and the only pre-'90s entry to appear on MSNBC's list of Sleaziest Super Bowl Ads of all time. 1980 - Scary-scary Mean Joe Green melted hearts with his "Hey Kid" Coca Cola ad, which weighs in at #1 on Gawker's list of most memorable Super Bowl ads, though ESPN claims it never debuted during a Super Bowl (see bottom note). This ad was such a winner that Coca Cola hopes to recreate the magic this year with a remake, featuring Coke Zero and Pittsburgh Steeler Troy Polamalu. 1984 - Apple's 1984 ad is certainly one of the most famous Super Bowl ads ever - and also one of the most expensive advertisements in television history, with with a budget of $900,000. It clocks in at #1 on a bevy of lists of best Super Bowl ads. 1994 - With his Wavy Lays ad poor Dan Quayle proved no more exciting in marketing than he was in politics, showing up on this list of television's most forgettable Super Bowl ads. zzzzzzzz. 1999 - A former Miss USA heats up the game with Ali Landry's 1999 Doritos ad, voted by Spike as number one in its list of Sexiest Super Bowl ads. This year also featured the offensive Kenyan Runner ad, called "the ad from hell" by Salon, and voted by Adland as number one on their list of the worst Super Bowl ads ever. 2007 - CGI wins the day with Coca Cola's Happiness Factory ad, chosen by DVICE as number one in its top 10 list of Super Bowl commercials featuring technology. 2008 - While now-President Barack Obama's regional campaign ad made history, Audi's Godfather ad got a heads-up on a lot of lists as #1 for the year, and Tide cleaned up with a (previously) Cannes award-winning spot. So... with the economic situation looking fairly desperate, can we expect 2009 Super Bowl ads to be fewer and less dazzling? Well... apparently, no? BloggingStocks says 2009 Bowl ad sales are strong (or are they?), and MSNBC reports that at $3 million, Super Bowl ad time is ... cheap? Either way, the Wall Street Journal advises Super Bowl ad-watching as stock strategy, and all we know for sure is that we won't be seeing PETA's Vegetarians Have Better Sex ad.

They're Grrrrrrrreat!

mudpuppie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:49:35 -0800

Cereal commercials over the decades, starting with Rice Krispies in 1939. 1950s Alphabits Alphabits (animated, feat. short-lived character "Lovable Truly" and a leg-humping dog ) Cheerios (featuring The Cheerios Kid) Cheerios (featuring The Cheerios Kid and Bullwinkle) (Sugar) Frosted Flakes (Sugar) Frosted Flakes (with Superman) Rice Krispies Wheaties 1960s Apple Jacks ("A bowl a day keeps the bullies away") Cap'n Crunch (B/W; actually attempts to claim that the cereal is healthy) Cap'n Crunch (Sing along!) Cheerios (animated, rocket theme) Cheerios (Live action, space theme) Cocoa Puffs Corn Flakes (featuring the Beverly Hillbillies; apparently, Corn Flakes are responsible for Ellie Mae's cleavage) Corn Flakes (American Gothic take-off; MUST WATCH) Corn Flakes (featuring Homer & Jethro) Froot Loops (in Pig Latin) (Sugar) Frosted Flakes (Sugar) Frosted Flakes Grape Nuts Grape Nuts (early use of the MILF as an advertising tool) Grape Nuts (featuring Andy Griffith and Don Knotts) Honeycomb Kix Lucky Charms Quisp Rice Krispies Trix 1970s Alphabits (featuring the Jackson 5) Apple Jacks Cap'n Crunch Cocoa (and Fruity) Pebbles Corn Flakes (featuring Babe Ruth) Count Chocula and BooBerry Froot Loops Frosted Flakes Grape Nuts (with Euell Gibbons) Kix Life (the classic Mikey commercial) Quisp Raisin Bran Rice Krispies Trix Wheaties (Bruce Jenner) 1980s Alphabits Alphabits (video game influence): Apple Jacks Apple Jacks (featuring Urkel before he hit the big time) Bran Flakes (Can you tell who's had their Bran Flakes?) Cap'n Crunch (Bubble-blowing robot = Blowbot) Cheerios (featuring The Cheerios Kid) Cocoa Pebbles Corn Flakes (featuring Keanu Reeves) Count Chocula/Frankenberry/Booberry Crispy Critters (Indubitably delicious!) Froot Loops Frosted Flakes Golden Crisp Grape Nuts ("You know when you have it good") Honeycomb (featuring Andre the Giant) Kix Lucky Charms Nintendo Raisin Bran (Two scoops!) Rice Krispies Trix (Guest starring Bugs Bunny) Wheaties (Mary Lou Retton) 1990s Alphabits (featuring a weirdly funky wizard) Apple Jacks Cap'n Crunch Cocoa Pebbles Cocoa Puffs Corn Flakes Count Chocula Froot Loops Frosted Flakes ("Brings out the tiger in you!") Golden Crisp Grape Nuts Kix Lucky Charms Sugar Crisp Wheaties (Michael Jordan)

Short Vids: No Fat Clips

not_on_display — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:01:43 -0800

no fat clips!!! features a cornucopia of music videos, short movies, commercials, and other kinds of short visual entertainment from around the world, all available for immediate viewing and as high-quality-format downloads. Previous MetaFilter FPPs featuring videos found at no fat clips: • Bows and Arrows by Stephen Irwin • Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions by Henry Selick • The Future of Shaving

The Good, the Stop and the Motion

bjrn — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:30:10 -0800

The animator Pes has just released a new stop-motion short: Western Spaghetti. Since last being mentioned on MeFi, he's made a number of stop motion shorts, including the Human Skateboard which did the rounds a while back [on MeFi] and Game Over. For those interested in a bit of background there is an interview with him about Game Over and two making of movies, one about Roof Sex and one about Kaboom.

Technological Darwinism

desjardins — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:15:19 -0800

The Evolution of Computer & Video Games (Google video) The Evolution of Computer Commercials (video) The evolution of mobile phones (video)

Pop Art in motion.

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:46:54 -0800

Clever! Peppy! Immensely entertaining! The opening sequence of the Dick Cavett Show was a little masterpiece of 60s pop graphics. A similar aesthetic is at work here in this 60s era PSA reminding you to vote. Here's some jazzy 60s animation: a commercial for Beechnut Gum. And lots more typically 60s animation and graphics on display here in this Animation Commercial Collection.

Retro action

dersins — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:49:03 -0800

The Retroist is a veritable treasure trove of 80's (and 70's) goodness. TV commercials, catalogs, and of course the poetry of Mr. Leonard Nimoy. The Youtube channel alone is worth the price of admission-- Tobor! Diet Rite! Candyland!

the red invasion

Armitage Shanks — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:01:32 -0800

Horror movie or pasta sauce commercials? (The company web site is a little odd, too.) [via]

DJ Cringe on the Turntables

cashman — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:27:57 -0800

Haven't got your fill of awkward rap? Well there's Bill Cosby's upcoming rap CD and a new dance joint about a beat down. Or you can reminisce and revel in 13 awkward rap commercials of old. Not enough? Okay fine, how about a freestyle battle. Get right with some Jean Grae and Eternia.

The Legend Will Live On

kuppajava — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:31:27 -0800

Hal Riney, a legendary ad man, has died at age 75. Hal Riney has died of cancer. You may have heard his voiceovers for First Union's PBS sponsorship ads, chuckled at his ingenious fictional 'every person' wine producers Bartles and Jaymes or been blown away or utterly disgusted by his Reagan presidential campaign ad series Morning In America (rumor has it that Riney was a Democrat), worked with him or for him at Hal Riney & Partners or Publicis & Hal Riney in San Francisco, or marveled at how his agency made Saturn a major player in the auto industry (while obscuring it was just another GM product!). So long, Hal! Whether you see advertising as a creative craft or just a bunch of hooey and manipulative psychological tricks, there is no denying that Hal Riney left a big mark in the world of advertising.

This is serious-- we can make you delirious

dersins — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:17:53 -0800

Retrostatic is a treasure trove of 80's (and 90's) TV commercials--from PSAs of singing pills to the Post cereal Create-A-Villain contest (and so much more). Also, cartoons, with descriptions and opening sequences of everything from Alf Tales to Thundercats.

Have a Bowl of Cereal, Make a Bowl of Gut Chutney.

brain_drain — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:02:14 -0800

The latest All-Bran commercial really pushes out the product's virtues, although not without making a stink. Personally, I still prefer a heaping bowl of Colon Blow.

The Living Room Candidate

The Deej — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:47:20 -0800

The Living Room Candidate. A fascinating archive of presidential campaign commerials. (Yes, I saw in on the Colbert Report, and so did you.)

Space Beds Rock

atomicmedia — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:43:20 -0800

People really do love their space beds!

On the otherhand....

Ingmar Bergman's Soap Commercials

Kattullus — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:47:24 -0800

The 9 soap commercials Ingmar Bergman made are a little known part of his oeuvre. Slate's Dana Stevens explains how they came about.

International Ad Men Falling Over to Give Each Other Award-Winning Blow Jobs

progosk — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:33:02 -0800

Not without some con troversy, the advertising industry collectively patted itself on the back again while competing for lions at the Cannes Advertising Festival last week. All the winning commercials are now viewable on-line. The Cannes Fringe provided more insight, while others attempted to distill the festival's essence via text-mining; meantime, Cannes't had its ears to the ground. One of the few alternative events: The Coney Island Advertising Festival (which could presumably feature the best illegal advertising). My personal short-list among the winning films (all .mov's): Epuron - The Power of Wind ; Pot Noodle - Intro, Italy/Wales ; Altoids - Banana Hands Allen ; Axe 3 - Crashes ; Vaseline - Sea of Skin ; Big Yellow Storage - Tide ; Discovery Channel - In A Man's Life ; as well as the Grand Prix winner Dove - Evolution.

East German Commercials

jason's_planet — Sun, 06 May 2007 08:05:01 -0800

East Germany suffers from a posthumous image problem. People think that life in the former GDR was a dreary round of dodging the secret police and mandatory attendance at Boy-Loves-Tractor films. Nothing could be further from the truth. Life in the GDR was fun. You could take pictures with ORWO Film (mildly NSFW. Five seconds of toplessness at 1:15). You could zip through the countryside in your MZ. You could fit every soccer ball in the neighborhood in your Wartburg. And for the ultimate in class-conscious, revolutionary mackitude, there was the Trabant. If these little clips aren’t enough, if you want a whole bunch of East German commercials, here’s a long video called Flotter Osten (Again, mildly NSFW: Same topless shot for about five seconds at 8:07).

Just Commercials... Really Old Ones.

amyms — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:01:23 -0800

An amazing collection of classic American television commercials. Sorted by category: Eat, Drink, Smoke, Clean, Groom, Shop and Travel. Includes descriptions and historical background. The commercials can be viewed in either RealPlayer or MediaPlayer format, and newer ones will work in both IE and Firefox.

I WAITED FOR YOU, FRY

Sticherbeast — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:20:53 -0800

Thailand has some sad insurance commercials. [via]