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You can watch the show, I’m just here for the ads!

Oct 11th 2007Karen Hawkins
Karen HawkinsMy Life As A Plebe

I love funny ads. I love them more than most shows.

I’m one of those people who watch the Superbowl for the funny ads, like this one. (Of course, if the Packers ever make it to the SB again, I’ll actually stay in the room for the game parts, too, but that’s another blog for another day.)

taco_bell_chihuahua.jpgToday, I’m all about ads. Like this one for beer. This one, for a fairly common product you see in every checkout lane in America. And this one, where not a single word is spoken, but we all get the message.

I love ads because they often represent some part of our fantasy life, or an exaggeration of our real life. And sometimes they just make a very smile-worthy point. The time it takes to watch an ad? Thirty seconds. The Value? Priceless.

I inherited my love of ads from my dad. I can’t count the number of times he’d swoop into the house and screech like an old woman, “Where’s the BEEF?”, which would make us all laugh hysterically. And don’t even get me started on how well he could do the Taco Bell chihuahua.

What about you? Do you like funny ads? Which ones tickle you the most? Have you ever bought a product because the commercial made you laugh?

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91 Responses to “You can watch the show, I’m just here for the ads!”

  1. lillipilli1978 on 12 Oct 2007 at 5:03 am #

    The BEST beer ad is this one - it’s from Down Under, so you probably missed it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGJiTpBBD18

  2. pri.r. on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:05 am #

    lillipilli i agree :P i’m from Australia so i find it hilarious when you realise the similarities of australian men regarding their relationship with beer…
    this is a bit stupid…but my favourite ads are the “Huggies” ones…with the little babies running across the screen doing something funny… ehehehe cracks me up everytime.

  3. SuzyQ on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:29 am #

    Karen, I’m like you – I love the Superbowl ads. In fact, I spend time in the kitchen getting food while the game is on so I won’t miss the commercials.

    One of my favorites was the Terry Tate ads where he is the office linebacker tackling anyone who is goofy off.

  4. Keri Ford on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:41 am #

    funny ads are great! I love them. My BIL reminds me and DH of the not so smart guy in the Sonic ads. (the one with the two guys). He looks just like him, sounds like, and on occasion, acts like him.

    but my faves are the Budwiser commercials where they have the horses and the dalmations. Those are too cute to not fall all over

  5. MarthaH on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:42 am #

    lillipilli, I have to agree tha add was great. Ads these days are really creative, but I have to say that one of the funniest commercials I’ve seen is called “woman driver”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9s3_Tw6Mic
    Always makes me LOL

  6. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:53 am #

    Fun blog topic, KarenH!!

    I first saw this group of ads when Kay showed them to me - The Trunk Monkey series. They’re hilarious. Here’s my favorite - any parent with a daughter old enough to date should have one of these:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6poJ6M7MA&mode=related&search=

    The one with the woman trying to bribe the cop into not giving her a ticket is a hoot, too.

  7. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:03 am #

    Ellen on Ads

    Very interesting topic. You see, I’m an evolved beast when it comes to ads because of the decade I was born to. The children of the sixties were forced to watch ads for one undisputable reason: There were NO REMOTE CONTROLS! (I just shuddered)

    Now, I know half the goddesses in this room are going to picture me riding to school on the back of a brontosaurus, but it really wasn’t that long ago that the ONLY black and white TV in my home did not have a remote. As a matter of fact, the youngest sibling of seven was usually forced to sit next to the television with a tin foil wrapped wire hanger to ensure a better picture. (Age had its privileges) To this day, she still gets punchy during electrical storms…go figure.

    So, the moment an ad comes on, I switch over to another channel. I love my remote control more than….chocolate carrot cake!

  8. doglady on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:17 am #

    As the proud owner of a chihuahua, who thinks he is a Rottweiler, the Taco Bell commercials are a big hit at my house. I too love the Budweiser ads with the Dalmations, especially the one where to puppy that didn’t get picked for the fire house and ended up on the Budweiser wagon and sticks his tongue out at his brother. I don’t know if everyone has them, but we have one where California cows are playing Marco Polo. There is a whole series with these cows and they just make me laugh. Anything with animals gets me. My Mom loves the Geico gecko and the Aflac duck. And, by the way, Ellen, I remember the days of black and white tv, no remote and the foil wrapped coat hanger as well. My youngest brother was the antenna. He now has cable, satellite and an actual antenna attached to the house that most tv stations would envy. Go figure!

  9. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:18 am #

    Funny ads are the only ads worth watching. I’m always amazed to by weak commercials that make me scratch my head saying “someone was paid to write that garbage” i.e., the Empire floors jingle, the Newsday (LI newspaper) jingle, that horrid “free credit report dot com” song - really? Someone is putting their kid through college on that junk? They didn’t event try to make a quality product.

    I searched through my e-mail for the link to a brilliant Spanish (?) Coca Cola spot with a beatiful girl on spotting an Adonis coming out of the surf. He approaches her with his amazing body and gorgeous face while she’s enjoying her Coke. I’m not going to spoil the end in case a fellow blogger has the link.

  10. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:20 am #

    Here’s the link. FROS potential?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvsIiyx8IC8

  11. SuzyQ on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:22 am #

    Here’s one of the Terry Tate links:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRkiouh5NEI

  12. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:24 am #

    Fresh, that ad’s so not right. On so many levels… I laughed, then looked over my shoulder for lightning to strike my butt.

  13. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:29 am #

    Karen, that’s what makes it so good. It makes you feel “caught doing something bad”.

  14. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:46 am #

    oh my the tabs I have open just trying to watch all the ads!
    I like ads so much that even fast forwarding through my show, if something flashes, I’ll go back and watch the ad. Here in Canada, we have these great ads that run. no youtube link, but here is the company’s ad site..use the tv remote
    http://www.bicks.ca/en/media.aspx
    It’s my favourite

  15. Gannon on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:51 am #

    OMG, Fresh! That was hilarious, even though, like Karen, I was waiting for the lightning to strike!

    SuzyQ, my whole family loves Terry Tate. We quote him all the time—”you kill the joe, you make some mo’!”

    My younger son even calls himself the “pain train” when he’s playing football!

    I still love the part when Terry’s blessing that guy out he knocked on the floor, and when the woman says hi, Terry says, “Hey Janice” in that sweet voice and then turns back to the guy and starts back on him! So funny!

  16. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:52 am #

    Doglady…how funny is it that we both identified a practical use for those pesky younger siblings!

  17. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:52 am #

    BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! Lillipilli, that’s hysterical!!! I’m going to email it to my DH. He’s a guy and he’ll love it.

    pri, I have an Aussie friend and he told me that “Beer is life’s lubricant. I can live without it, but I’d be chaffed.” He’s quite a colorful guy and every time I run into him, I leave giggling.

    SuzyQ — I LOOKED for that ad and couldn’t find a good copy. Some of the youtubes are very blurry. I love that one and my dad always laughed SO hard at it.

    Keri, I love the Budweiser Christmas ads where the Clydesdales are trotting through the snowy forest. I should have mentioned cuddly ads, too! My bad.

    Martha H, how FUNNY! I wonder what they’re advertising, though? Not that it matters — the ad’s priceless!

    Karen Rose, I loooove the trunk monkey! Isn’t that hysterical?

    Ellen and doglady? Tin foil on a coat hanger? I don’t know WHAT you’re talk— Ok, ok. I, too, had to stand beside the TV and hold a coat hanger over my head. But I loved commercials even back then.

  18. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:55 am #

    Cookie - those ads are brilliant.

  19. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:59 am #

    yes, we youngest of many (7) siblings are the antennas of the world. I have the most electronics among my siblings now too and have to go in to program everyone’s equipment.
    Now admit it Karen, you just posted this topic as a way to see everyone else’s fav ads, didn’t you?
    I’m finding myself on youtube now looking for ads to share. my friend from England and I spent two hrs instant messaging each other ads from our respteive countries acouple of weeks ago.

  20. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:01 am #

    a funny one I found
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy-unA-yUmQ&mode=related&search=

  21. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:01 am #

    And doglady, we all knew you’d love the animal commercials! I do, too — I forgot the fire house dog commercial, but I LOVE it! So funny!

    Oh my gosh, FreshEchelle, that’s the essence of Guilty Pleasure, isn’t it? Lol! I did NOT see that coming! But yes, DEFINITELY a good FROS. Wonder if we should do a Sexy Men of the Cloth one week? Hmmm.

    cookiedough, how clever! Online ads are getting to be so much more popular, too. It’s neat how many things they had on that one screen. “Brilliant!” as they say in the Guinness ad.

    Ok, Suzyq, you found a great, clear copy of the Terry Tate ads! THANK YOU I looked at about five and they were all blurry, so I decided to go with another example. I’m so glad you posted that! The announcer/CEO makes that work — he seems so civilized!

  22. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:03 am #

    Let’s play a quick game of “Who remembers.”

    -Mutual of Omaha: “Like the mother bear protecting her cub, so should you protect your family. Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance.”

    -“More Park Sausages Mom! PLEASE?”

    -“Chick Chick Chickerina Soup. It has meatballs so delicious. And the soup is so nutritious. Chick Chick Chickerina Soup!” (I had a crush on the boy singing into his transistor radio)

    -“I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.”

    -“Momma Mia that’s a speecy meatball.”

    OR MY FAVORITE….The Drake Cup Cake Commercial. I cannot remember any of the dialog; just the image. They show a chocolate cup cake filled with fluffy white whipped cream, dipped into a river (I swear!) of dark chocolate.

  23. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:05 am #

    It was called a Ring Ding I believe.

  24. SuzyQ on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:09 am #

    OK, here’s one for you Ellen - how about the Dr. Pepper man? He was the same guy who played in An American Werewolf in London.

    Karen, did you see the one where Terry is on vacation? Sooo funny.

    I’m just not getting any work done this morning because I’m spending all my time on you tube. Great ads everyone!

  25. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:10 am #

    Karen H., just might need to run, don’t walk, to the confessional whether or not you’re Catholic!

    Ellen - Love your game I remember all but the Chicker soup. I just got home from Venice, IT and all the laundry hanging from the windows made me think of Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day - “Anthony!” Drake’s makes cupcakes too , their Yankee Doodles. Dad was a driver for them. No, we rarely had them in the house and yet, still I have thighs only Devil Dogs can give a girl.

  26. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:11 am #

    Cookie…Gay Airline is TOO FUNNY

  27. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:11 am #

    I love the local ads - the ones so bad they make you wince, years later. I did a take-off on local ads in DIE FOR ME - one of the victims was in an ad that every local person remembered - because it was so bad.

    When I lived in Cinci, we had the Buy-Rite Kid - and his band. Jug band… He sold furniture for the low, low price of 19.99. And I recall his wife was semi-abusive, only making him a frozen cookie for dinner.

    I grew up in the MD burbs of DC and there was an add for a local martial arts studio. At the end, he has these CUTE kids (his grandkids maybe?) saying “Nobody bothers me.” and “Nobody bothers me, either.” Then one of the kids winks. SO CUTE! Me and DH can still sing that song in its entirety - and we do so when we want to annoy our children. Works every time.

    And there was the Marlo Showroom ad “Ten million cubic feet of furniture, accessories and so much more!!!” I’m singing it as I type.

    FUN :-)

  28. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:15 am #

    Now I’m remembering the “we’re having beef- a-roni!” ads that ran on Saturday morning cartoon time.
    We also tended to watch a lot of US tv growing up ,so we got all the ads. Oh how I wanted a Little Debbie anything.
    I’ve been watching the mac uk ads on youtube…not going to get any work done today!

  29. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:17 am #

    Oh, one more - the little boy with the puppies in the Pepsi ad - I used to LOVE this ad and WANT those puppies! When he giggled, the whole world had to have smiled. I still do!

    http://www.roadode.com/drink_2.shtml

  30. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:18 am #

    Heh heh! Good one, cookiedough! And yes, I was hoping you all would entertain me today with luscious links to hysterical commercials! My evil plan has been discovered! Muhahahahahaha!

    Ellen, I remember all of those except the chicken soup and cupcake commercial, though I’m dying to see the cupcake commercial now. A RIVER of chocolate? Yes, PLEASE!

    SusyQ, I loved the Dr. Pepper man! I’m a pepper, she’s a pepper, he’s a pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too! I also loved the 7-Up Yours man. Teehee! I’ll have to go can check out Terry on vacation and see if I remember that one. Those are awesome!

    FreshEchelle, I’m not Catholic, but after seeing that guy, I wish I was! Btw, I’m going to Venice at the end of Nov, too. I’ll have to pick your brain for Things To Do other than the usual gondola ride, etc. :)

  31. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:18 am #

    This cracked me up. Don’t think it’s an ad, but still made me LOL

    http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Moms%20dress%20in%20car%20Worst%20Day%20Ever&search=Search

  32. SuzyQ on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:21 am #

    Remember how we talked about relaxing in the tub in a recent blog? Check this one out:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3oHNRY6JvE

  33. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:27 am #

    found another one I like and will watch everytime it’s on..mostly because this is me when I’m pms-ing!
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OXl0nTjcrzs

  34. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:28 am #

    KH - I’m not C. either which maybe why I get such a rush from that ad. Venice is incredible. Get away from Piazza San Marco crowds and walk to and around the old Jewish Quarter area - it’s cool, quieter and feels more “local”. The water taxis are expensive but worth it. Where are you staying? Our hotel, the San Clementi was on a separate island. It’s a former monastery, then a former asylum for hysterical women - hah!

    Sorry to go off topic folks but you know the most recent converts (to Italy in this case) are the most zealous.

  35. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:28 am #

    SuzyQ- that was hilarious!

  36. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:29 am #

    For anybody who grew up in the DC area in the 70’s and 80’s, here’s a walk down memory lane. I found Master Rhee’s ad on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7PEMGuA6tw

    It’s exactly as I remembered it!

  37. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:30 am #

    I’m a lapsed Catholic, and I laughed so hard at the ad. My sister is now an anglican minister, and she has the raunchiest sense of humour- she’d love it

  38. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:35 am #

    Very cool, Cookie. We need to get your sister on this blog!!

  39. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:38 am #

    she is hardly ever on a computor. It took a lot to get her on facebook, and her picture is still a big question mark

  40. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:40 am #

    growing up, we had classy ads for beer…seriously!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1jXTJSG5vw

  41. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:42 am #

    cookiedough, anyone who has ever PMSd and had to pretend to be nice when they didn’t feel nice, can relate. I’m this way on a diet, too. It’s not pretty.

    Ellen, that should be an ad. Did you see her expression when she realizes he’s still filming! That would be my kids to a tee.

    SuzyQ, I love that one!

    FreshEchelle, we’re staying at the Hotel America-Denesen which is a 20 minute walk from the Piazza San Marco. We’re going off season, so I’m hoping there won’t be as many lines or crowds. Your hotel sounds neat! I’m off to peek at it online.

    And heck, yes, we need Cookie’s sister on the blog! Tell her to stop by!

  42. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:42 am #

    As a practicing Catholic, I assure youl…the priest never look like that or every mass would be standing room only. Furthermore, we’d have to live in the confessional to confess our “sins of lustful thoughts.”

  43. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:45 am #

    KR, Jhoon Ree beats NY’s Crazy Eddie any day of the week. That is wonderfully awful

  44. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:46 am #

    Karen Rose… LOL “No budy bod das me E ter.”

  45. FreshEChelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:51 am #

    KH, check out the hot guy sitting on a stool outside that little bar by that one canal. That’s enough direction to get you there, right? Ha. There was also that handsome sophisticated guy in the restaurant in Padova who my colleagues photographed for me by pretending to photograph people at our table. Hope Italy doesn’t have anti-stalking laws. I’m lucky I wasn’t thrown out of the city.

  46. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:56 am #

    Karen Rose, that is a horrible commercial! We have a guy here in Orlando who runs a place called Appliance Direct who is horrible, too, but you can’t help but watch . . . and grin. I love the way he says WHITE PORCELAIN as if he’s invented it. Cracks me up every time.

    And Fresh, the best looking guy I’ve ever seen was in Florence in 96. He was walking down the street and I was escorting a group of college students who all stopped dead in their tracks. He was wearing an perfectly fitted Italian suit and dark gray overcoat and the wind was blowing like in a commercial. Wow. He was smoking hot — all dark hair and eyes and WHAT a smile. After he walked past, one of the girls looked at me and said in a fervent tone, “Ms. Hawkins, THANK YOU for broadening my horizons.” Lol!

  47. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:57 am #

    Okay–I’m joining in late, but who remembers the commercial for Diet Coke when the ladies are all standing by their office window watching the hot construction worker take off his shirt and drink a Diet Coke ( I think he kindof looked like James Denton from Desperate Housewives)

    I also love the old Coke commericial they played at Christmas time in the 70’s “I’d like to teach the world to sing…in perfect harmony” Brings back so many happy memories of Christmas time as a little girl when Grandma and Grandpa were still alive…okay I am going now…..sniff sniff

  48. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:58 am #

    I also LOVED the Pepsi commercial with the little boy and all the puppies. I can still remember him laughing….

  49. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 10:02 am #

    This ad did great things for our country, this guy became a national hero, and then later on got cast in the hot diet coke delivery guy ads
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg

  50. Karen Rose on 12 Oct 2007 at 10:20 am #

    Oh, the Det Coke Guy … An icon of my generation… And I used him in a book, too :-)

    Dana (asking Caroline about her new boss, Max Hunter): “Then tell me for God’s sake. I’m sitting on needles here.”
    Caroline, rolling her eyes: “You remember that diet Coke commercial?”
    Dana, stunned: “No way.”
    Caroline: “Way.”

    Here’s the link, girls. Not quite 11:30 yet, but you can watch it/him anyway.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzMfW7oSKLQ

    Breathless sigh. “That was nice.”
    “See ya’ tomorrow?”
    “11:30.”

    Gosh, YouTube totally rocks.

  51. freshechelle on 12 Oct 2007 at 10:28 am #

    KH- your florence story makes myheart race

  52. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 10:49 am #

    Karen—thanks for posting that I’m having a hot flash now!

  53. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 11:05 am #

    Karen H, I just watched your crime deterring phone commercial. I can’t stop laughing! I can’t wait for my husband and kids to come home to see it too!

  54. Julia London on 12 Oct 2007 at 11:07 am #

    Oh, this is so much fun! I love the Australian beer ad — and the bathtub beer ad, as that reminds me of someone I know and love who does that in the pool all the time! I looooooved the ad for Canadian Molson. The beaver is a proud and noble animal!

    What a great Friday blog, KH!

  55. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 11:26 am #

    Lisa H, oh my gosh — the Diet Coke guy! I LOVE that commercial and haven’t thought of it in years, but as soon as you said it, I knew exactly what you were talking about! Btw, I always email that crime deterrent phone commercial to my cop bf. He laughs so hard!

    And Karen R, excellent use of pop culture in dialogue to give a visual image. You’re darn clever, you NYT author, you!

    Julia L, isn’t that Australian beer ad hysterical? Those men look SO serious! I hadn’t seen the Canadian commercials but they’re so funny! The beaver is the best mascot, eh?

    Ah, you guys have made me laugh so much already — and it’s not even 1 pm yet! GO TGB!

  56. cail on 12 Oct 2007 at 11:28 am #

    i wasn’t allowed to watch commercials growing up. if i was allowed infront of the TV, my father would turn the TV off during commercials. I was always mad since we’d often miss a little bit of the next portion of the show.

    Now, I love commercials. Especially the funny ones.

  57. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:35 pm #

    ok, I saw this one last night during Grey’s Anatomy
    funny!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTLcZ1BCmms

  58. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:36 pm #

    seriously, how did people procrastinate before the internet?

  59. Suzanne Enoch on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:43 pm #

    I’ve been laughing for an hour, looking at all the commercials. I haven’t gotten a bloomin’ bit of work done!

  60. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:48 pm #

    me neither…even while trying to get some work done, I’m thinking of commercials !

  61. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:55 pm #

    like this one…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN97YkgXmD0&mode=related&search=

  62. Kay on 12 Oct 2007 at 1:27 pm #

    All of these 80’s flashbacks–Karen R gives my back the HOT Diet Coke guy (still won’t drink the nasty stuff, even if he rocked)and now Cookiedough throws in a FLASHDANCE knockoff (SOOOO funny). LOL

    I’m glad Karen R likes the “trunk monkey” ads. They are my DH”s favorite. The theft protection system one is his top pick. I can’t get it to post, though :-(

    Lillipilli, I can’t wait for my DH to get home to show him the beer ad. That has to be one of the best ads ever. I’ve emailed the Canadian Guy to a bunch of my Canadian friends.

    If only more of the shows on TV were worth watching as much as the ads!

  63. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 1:47 pm #

    You know, that guy in the Flashdance Beer commercial is a better dancer than I am…

    Thanks for another laugh!

  64. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 1:50 pm #

    Procrastinate? What is that? Never heard of it. :)

    Btw, I was wondering if you guys have ever bought a product because of a funny ad? I dont think I have. I just laugh, think ‘CLEVER AD COMPANY!’ and that’s it. What about you all?

  65. Kay on 12 Oct 2007 at 2:30 pm #

    Ads have little impact on me, otherwise the Trunk Monkey would have me buying a very different kind of car. LOL

    Same thing for pet food. Some of those commercials are TOO CUTE, but my pets have to have special food–one dog needs geriatric, one dog eats a special grain-free blend, the cat got used to a special wet food that our old, sick cat needed before she died. I think they eat better than I do. :-)

    I remember a story my mom told me to justify NEVER buying what I whined for after seeing it on TV. Back in the day, her family had favorite RADIO programs. Hers was sponsored by Ovaltine. She was a chocolate addict at a young age, and harassed her poor mother, who was running a farm and raising 8 kids, that my mom could not live without Ovaltine. Money was tight, but her mom bought it. My mom hated it! She had to drink it every day until it was gone. I never got new stuff I begged for.

  66. Ladytink_534 on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:03 pm #

    I love watching old ads! They’re always so interesting and you don’t know how many times I’ve seen things I remembered as a kid. Last week I found a commercial for a stuffed animal I loved as a kid.

  67. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:27 pm #

    Hopefully, you’ll all still love me in the morning. By now, you know I can’t control the dark side of my humor.

    http://www.tbs.com/video/0,,116902,00.html

  68. claudia dain on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:32 pm #

    I haven’t done a thing all day but jump from one youtube spot to another! Is this how books get written?

    Uh, maybe. I think so.

  69. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:35 pm #

    lol ellen! loved the Herbal Essence one! forgot about that one!
    I have just that dark sense of humour.
    my whole family does. when my brother turned 50 a few weeks ago, our nephew bottled up some blue jelly beans and labelled them Viagra. I made him a this is your life type video
    then posted it on youtube!hehehe
    wasn’t evil or funny, but made with love

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9PIqVdJNpg

  70. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:41 pm #

    Who wants to see how I behave in the office???

    (Also, check out the chick on a blind date!)

    http://eyeintense.imeem.com/video/hSTUVBUx/the_most_outrageous_tv_commercials_tv_video/

  71. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:52 pm #

    Oh Cookie…I watched the whole thing. That was so sweet! By the way, your bro looked pretty sexy sitting next to the window with the beer can…but nothing is sexier than a little baby being held in masculine hands while he tenderly kisses it.

    Can you email me and tell me how you did the special effect star wars writing at the start? I so want to make one of these! I don’t mind that everyone sees my email address…we are all goddesses after all.
    hensonhistorical@aol.com

  72. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:54 pm #

    Kay, the Ovaltine Lesson is a good one. I tried that once, too, and it was pretty vitamin-y. Not good with chocolate flavoring.

    Yes, Claudia, this is how books are written.

    Not.

    cookie, that video is so cute! You have talent, girlfriend!

    And Ellen, if you were a magic potion, I’d label you “DANGEROUSLY FUNNY. DO NOT READ WHILE DRiNKING ANYTHING YOU DON’T MIND SNORTING OUT OF YOUR NOSE.” Those are simply awesome. I LOVE the copier one! AND the salmon one, too! VERY funny stuff!

  73. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:56 pm #

    Thanks Ellen!
    going to email you right now… sexy? My bro?
    lol
    his wife sure thinks so.
    the viagra gift had her shouting ok party is over!

  74. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 3:58 pm #

    I got bored and silly this afternoon and made a Goddess Blog commercial, but haven’t found the music yet

  75. Kay on 12 Oct 2007 at 4:15 pm #

    Cookie…..I had tears in my eyes, and I don’t even know your family. What a great gift.

    Please tell us all how to do this. My DH will be 50 in a couple of years. I would love to do this for him!

  76. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 4:20 pm #

    I am in there by the way. I’m the little girl in the ugly yellow striped housecoat at Xmas, and in the shot with four of us, with two whacked out sisters, I’m in the back grinning.

  77. SuzyQ on 12 Oct 2007 at 4:28 pm #

    Good job Cookiedough, I watched the whole video! Can’t wait to see your Goddess commercial :)

  78. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 4:55 pm #

    Cookiedough, that was a beautiful tribute to your brother. I loved the part of him holding the new baby and kissing her head. Very sweet!

  79. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 5:36 pm #

    ok Goddesses, it’s up and running…hope you like it
    I’m nervous! lol
    http://www.hans-wurst.de/willst_du_mich_heiraten___streich_4446_media.html

  80. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 5:37 pm #

    whoops! that so was not the one! some prank my friend sent me..I pasted it by mystake. arghgh
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bIb09gc0iE
    there! that is the right one! lol

  81. Lisa H on 12 Oct 2007 at 6:26 pm #

    cookiedough, That was great!

  82. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 6:29 pm #

    Wow Cookie K…That is incredible! I am going to learn how to do this!

  83. Kay on 12 Oct 2007 at 6:29 pm #

    Great job cookiedough.

  84. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 6:32 pm #

    Make sure you post it tomorrow so that all the G’s who have signed off get to see it. We can make you Director of Goddess Marketing.

    “All in favor say Hey!”

    “Hey,” yelled Lisa H

    “Say Hey!” yelled Ellen.

    You are hereby Director of Goddess Marketing (unless otherwise impeached for behavior unbecoming a Goddess…however…with the Blogs I’ve seen, I can’t image what could be considered unbecoming at this point!)

  85. Remotely Ellen on 12 Oct 2007 at 6:35 pm #

    That’s a hey from Kay too

  86. Bumblebee on 12 Oct 2007 at 7:34 pm #

    Wow, Cookie! Loved both of your videos! I’m lucky if I manage to convince my photos to travel down the little wire from my camera into my computer, let alone DO something cool like that!

    -Emmiebee

  87. Cookiedough on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:44 pm #

    thank you ladies!
    I have fun doing stuff like that.

  88. Gannon on 12 Oct 2007 at 8:54 pm #

    Cookiedough, that was fun!

  89. Karen Hawkins on 12 Oct 2007 at 9:56 pm #

    I ran off to have dinner with my DH’s parents and look what I find when I get back! Cookiedough, that is AWESOME!!!!

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! I’m going to email that to you, too, but I had to say it here, as well.

    Ah, guys, thanks for a great Friday! I made a file of these and whenever I have a rough day, I’m going to click and laugh. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

  90. doglady on 12 Oct 2007 at 10:11 pm #

    Great job, Cookiedough! This was just the kind of relaxation I needed after a long day working in the bakery with an all female crew. EEEEEK! Okay, the Catholic diet Coke commercial was SO WRONG on so many levels and brother, I mean, Father, was he cute or what???? Glad I’m not Catholic or I would be saying Hail Marys til Judgement. Oh, and the relaxing bath?? I would snatch that beer bottle and beat him brutally about the head and shoulders with it! Ladies, he would have to be REALLY GOOD in bed before I let him get away with a stunt like that. Hey, I’m a widow! I have standards . . . I’m pretty sure . . . there around here . . . somewhere.

  91. SuzyQ on 15 Oct 2007 at 8:32 am #

    Great job Cookiedough!