In our house we almost NEVER watch live TV. We watch lots and lots AND LOTS of recorded TV, but almost never at the time it actually airs. This means we get to skip all the commercials and get through 3 hours of programming in about 2.5 hours. Awesome! But I have a secret: I'm one of those rare people who actually enjoys watching commercials. Not every commercial - because there are a lot of crappy ones out there - but definitely the really good ones. What does "really good" mean?
A) The commercial features a dog or other really cute/funny animal doing something cute/funny.
B) The commercial references a movie or television show in an interesting/funny way.
C) The commercial features an awesome song (that I can sing or hum along to).
I realize that this is all, of course, completely subjective, but let me give you a few examples.
This post was inspired by this "game day teaser-commercial" (since when is that a thing?), which I saw yesterday when it was posted on FB by the American Humane Association:
What's great about it (besides for the dog dressed as the AT-AT at the end) is that it doesn't even mention Volkswagen until the very end, but you already know what it's for because it reminds you of this incredibly genius ad from last year:
I also happen to really love the commercials for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Here's the one that airs frequently (isn't the song great?), followed by a longer, much more expensive/difficult to produce version:
Here's another fave:
And how about this classic from the late 90's:
You just can't go wrong with horses and dalmatians.
What are some of your faves? Let me know in the comments and maybe I'll do a follow-up post!
A) The commercial features a dog or other really cute/funny animal doing something cute/funny.
B) The commercial references a movie or television show in an interesting/funny way.
C) The commercial features an awesome song (that I can sing or hum along to).
I realize that this is all, of course, completely subjective, but let me give you a few examples.
This post was inspired by this "game day teaser-commercial" (since when is that a thing?), which I saw yesterday when it was posted on FB by the American Humane Association:
What's great about it (besides for the dog dressed as the AT-AT at the end) is that it doesn't even mention Volkswagen until the very end, but you already know what it's for because it reminds you of this incredibly genius ad from last year:
I also happen to really love the commercials for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Here's the one that airs frequently (isn't the song great?), followed by a longer, much more expensive/difficult to produce version:
Here's another fave:
And how about this classic from the late 90's:
You just can't go wrong with horses and dalmatians.
What are some of your faves? Let me know in the comments and maybe I'll do a follow-up post!
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