Toyota takes the prize for “most unnecessary demonstration” in this impressive display of the Tundra’s towing and stopping power. If you feel like less of a man because this commercial doesn’t impress you, don’t worry: you are.
Budweiser – 2007 – King Crab
December 10, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Blockbuster – 2007 – Mouse
December 10, 2010 at 11:39 pm
There was outrage in the animal community at the wanton cruelty depicted in this ad, which is clearly racist towards mice. By animal community we don’t mean PETA or other animal rights groups, we mean actual communities of animals. They were soooo angry.
The animal kingdom got the last laugh, though. Most Blockbuster locations have now been squeezed into tiny rental kiosks at your local supermarket. How do the employees even fit in there?
Taco Bell – 2007 – Lions
December 10, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Two lions ignore their instincts and gastrointestinal health, and eat Taco Bell Steak Grilled Taquitos instead of a bunch of doofy white people on safari.
Fun trivia fact: there are no Taco Bell locations in Africa. Unless you’re talking about Africa, Missouri, which may or may not even really exist.
Bud Light – 2007 – Jay-Z vs. Shula
December 10, 2010 at 11:33 pm
While Don Shula and Jay-Z are such terrible actors that this spot doesn’t really gel, we did love that awesome football game they were playing. It’s like a cross between the old vibrating electric football games and that holographic chess they were playing on the Millenium Falcon in the first Star Wars movie. You know, the real first Star Wars movie.
Did anyone ever play an actual game of football on one of those vibrating football tables?
Budweiser – 2007 – Dalmatian
December 10, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Doritos – 2007 – Live The Flavor
December 10, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Bud Light – 2007 – Hitchhiker
December 10, 2010 at 11:26 pm
This spot takes a fresh look at the way men tend to make decisions based on immediate personal satisfaction, while women analyze cost versus benefit and make an informed decision based on long-term goals, which in this case would be survival. The horrified look on the machete guy’s face at the end is priceless.
Victoria’s Secret – 2008
December 10, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Toyota – 2008 – Toyota Sequoia
December 10, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Some of us never had a Big Wheel when we were kids, so this commercial really strikes a happy chord. Some of us also can’t relate to having a spouse who thinks “the dishes will wait”, which really strikes a sad chord, because the dishes will apparently NOT wait.
All in all though, we like that you’re not hit over the head with marketing bullet points and instead just see people having fun.
Toyota Corolla – 2008 – Badgers
December 10, 2010 at 3:37 pm
John O’Hurley’s voice is a perfect match for the tone of this great spot. We think this one could have gone a bit longer though. Maybe have the butler try more and more ridiculous things until the inevitable awakening of the badgers, just to build the suspense. Plus, are we expected to believe that the Corolla is the horseless carriage of choice for the wealthy? Otherwise it’s a perfect ad.
Tide To Go – 2008 – Screaming Stain
December 10, 2010 at 3:35 pm
This is a laugh-out-loud funny spot that captures the experience perfectly of trying to have a serious conversation with someone who has a glaring stain on their clothes. We particularly love it when the stain just starts outright screaming.
Our only problem with the commercial is this: if nobody could ever make an erasable ink pen that could actually erase ink without destroying the paper, how are we expected to believe in a pen that erases stains from clothing?
