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hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:24 AM Mar 2018

Commercials you still laugh at after viewing countless times (yes, they aren't all annoying)

Mine currently (even after seeing it repeatedly):

The Sumo wrestler Figure Skater Ad for Geico (I love the look on the face of the watching female skater on the bench with her coach--LOL)

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Commercials you still laugh at after viewing countless times (yes, they aren't all annoying) (Original Post) hlthe2b Mar 2018 OP
It's been a long while since I saw them Lindsay Mar 2018 #1
I'll probably never buy Geico insurance but... skypilot Mar 2018 #2
Yup.. here it is... hlthe2b Mar 2018 #3
love this one Skittles Mar 2018 #26
We annoyed our teachers by constantly singing this jingle. lkinwi Mar 2018 #4
Gotta love those old classics. hlthe2b Mar 2018 #5
Yes, I keep wondering how that Sumo wrestler learned to skate Bayard Mar 2018 #6
yeah.. there is a series of G. Retriever Subaru commercials. I like this one.. hlthe2b Mar 2018 #7
I love all of the Subaru dog commercials. Maybe That's why I still drive my 1991 Legacy. sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #12
Yeah, I miss my old outback, but I love the savings in gas with the Prius... hlthe2b Mar 2018 #13
Thanks for the laugh.. Kittycow Mar 2018 #30
There's one that we really laugh at Ohiogal Mar 2018 #51
That's my favorite! nt zanana1 Mar 2018 #49
After ALL these years! nolabear Mar 2018 #8
I probably have a jar of alka seltzer dating from that era. (Never been able to stomach it) hlthe2b Mar 2018 #10
What about their "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" commercials? nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #52
I loved those too! Such deadpan. nolabear Mar 2018 #55
This has to be the #1 most hilarious commercial of all time. Ohiogal Mar 2018 #54
I love pretty much all the Geico ads. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #9
I think it was a Volkswagen ad. rownesheck Mar 2018 #11
Cats with thumbs. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #14
that's so funny... I wish we got European or at least British commercials sometimes. hlthe2b Mar 2018 #15
Love that one! steve2470 Mar 2018 #24
Progressive's "Sprinkles are for winners". Love the 70's afterschool special element too. underpants Mar 2018 #16
OMG... someone just sent me this: German Coast Guard Commercial - Berlitz- 'We are Sinking hlthe2b Mar 2018 #17
Alexa Loses Her Voice Behind the Aegis Mar 2018 #18
This must be the Alexa ad. I missed that one during Super Bowl hlthe2b Mar 2018 #19
That's the one! n/t Behind the Aegis Mar 2018 #20
EDS Cat Herding csziggy Mar 2018 #21
Cat Herding is a classic. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #22
It sure is.. hilarious hlthe2b Mar 2018 #23
Denny's Wise Guys Skittles Mar 2018 #25
Mine sarge43 Mar 2018 #27
those are great! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #28
I came in here to post the carfax commercial - one of my favorites! TheDebbieDee Mar 2018 #35
I gave up commercial TV long ago, but I still remember this series from the 80s Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #29
Classic....! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #45
Probably my favorite commercial ever The Genealogist Mar 2018 #31
great! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #46
Bud Light ad with cattle auctioneer muntrv Mar 2018 #32
Yogi Berra Aflac ad. muntrv Mar 2018 #33
A Pizza Hut Christmas commercial from the 1980s. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #34
oh, I remember THAT one! Not sure how old it is, but seems like it was a long time ago hlthe2b Mar 2018 #56
I dunno why its funny.... but.... JesterCS Mar 2018 #36
The Skittles commercials are great ornotna Mar 2018 #37
One of the "Got Milk?" commercials ailsagirl Mar 2018 #38
Oh look...an Eagle Submariner Mar 2018 #39
Whiska's Buffalo Submariner Mar 2018 #40
The Direct TV ads where people enjoy "sitting in gum" or "getting the back of their airline seat... brush Mar 2018 #41
Any of the Poo-Pourri spots: OilemFirchen Mar 2018 #42
Nationwide Insurance: Bring Your Kids to Work Day (Life Comes at You Fast) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #43
I've never seen that one... LOL hlthe2b Mar 2018 #47
I remembered that one - obviously it made an impression on me! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #48
Eagleman insurance local Chicago commercial mucifer Mar 2018 #44
Spaceship at the Border sarge43 Mar 2018 #50
The GEICO teens in a horror movie ad LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #53

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
1. It's been a long while since I saw them
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:36 AM
Mar 2018

and can't even remember what company produced them - I think it was a bank or credit card company - but there were two commercials that were a take-off on the Geico caveman series.

In one, a caveman was working in a store that sold office equipment. He said to his customer, "Here's your paper shredder" and handed the customer a goat.

In the other, the caveman was working at a hotel reception desk. He said to the customer, "Here's your wake-up call" and handed the customer a rooster.

As I recall, Geico got the series stopped and taken off the air, but they cracked me up every one of the few times I saw them.

skypilot

(8,853 posts)
2. I'll probably never buy Geico insurance but...
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:45 AM
Mar 2018

...I tend to like their commercials. They don't run it anymore but I always got a kick out of the Salt-n-Pepa "Push It" commercial that ended with the suburban white guy mowing his lawn and proclaiming, "I'm pushing! I'm pushing it real good!"

Bayard

(22,061 posts)
6. Yes, I keep wondering how that Sumo wrestler learned to skate
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:09 PM
Mar 2018

I always laugh.

I always like the Golden Retrievers driving the car (Suburu?), especially the puppy in the car seat.

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
13. Yeah, I miss my old outback, but I love the savings in gas with the Prius...
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 01:30 PM
Mar 2018

I'd surely love a hybrid Outback.

Ohiogal

(31,979 posts)
51. There's one that we really laugh at
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:06 AM
Mar 2018

The Subaru dogs are trying to launch a canoe into a lake and not being too successful with it.

(being boaters, it's funny and true) and the dogs' reactions are hilarious.

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
10. I probably have a jar of alka seltzer dating from that era. (Never been able to stomach it)
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:40 PM
Mar 2018

funny, though!

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
11. I think it was a Volkswagen ad.
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 01:06 PM
Mar 2018

It was made a la the "Take on Me" music video. It ends with a guy in a work meeting being awakened from his daydream just as he's singing a high note and then he just kinda trails off seeming embarrassed.

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
15. that's so funny... I wish we got European or at least British commercials sometimes.
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 01:35 PM
Mar 2018

Feels like we miss a lot.

Behind the Aegis

(53,950 posts)
18. Alexa Loses Her Voice
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 01:51 PM
Mar 2018

Especially the part when the voice is Anthony Hopkins! If he had offered her Chianti and fava beans I probably would have wet myself!

And this Hyundai ad:

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
21. EDS Cat Herding
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 10:22 PM
Mar 2018


This one doesn't make me laugh but I still love it no matter how many times I see it:

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
56. oh, I remember THAT one! Not sure how old it is, but seems like it was a long time ago
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:09 AM
Mar 2018

Funny, though and ohhh so true!

53. The GEICO teens in a horror movie ad
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:14 AM
Mar 2018


"Why can't be just get in the running car?"

"Are you crazy? Let's hide behind the chainsaws!"

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I just love the blonde girl.
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