TV Ads.....favourite and least favourite???

[GreiginFife]

The "bounce ball" ad from Sony for their new range of TVs. Amazing still today, 15 years later.

Worst? Too many, but in general it makes me giggle that there doesn't seem to be many straight couples in today's society if you were to believe the ad makers.

Brilliant song (albeit a cover itself) from the even more brilliantly named Swedish musician Jose Gonzalez. The rest of his album (Veneer) is pretty good too.

Loads of great ads but Phil nails it for me, the "Bruce Lee Bear" John West ad kills me every time.

So many bad ads though, Anything that's a combination of wooden, insincere and cheesy is a wrong un (so basically any "after life" policy plan, secured finance or insurance ads)/

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Brilliant song (albeit a cover itself) from the even more brilliantly named Swedish musician Jose Gonzalez. The rest of his album (Veneer) is pretty good too.

Loads of great ads but Phil nails it for me, the "Bruce Lee Bear" John West ad kills me every time.

So many bad ads though, Anything that's a combination of wooden, insincere and cheesy is a wrong un (so basically any "after life" policy plan, secured finance or insurance ads)/

As a fellow Swede, I agree regarding the song, even though I’m not to keen on the rest of the album. The song is actually a cover of another Swedish band - The Knife.

 

[Jamesbrown]

Volvic mineral water with Tyrannosaurus Alan and Mr volcano. They’re my favourite.

Least favourite. M&S adverts.

 

[larmen]

I am NOT ordering another Domino’s pizza until they stop yodelling.

 

[Foxholer]

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Old ads were great, not that level of imagination and humour around anymore

Best ad I remember was this one. I used to play tennis with one of the guys from the agency that produced it.
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/dear-john-basf-commercial-1981
There was also a series of ads for Toyota HiLux involving Barry Crump (Bushman turned Author/Philosopher) and Scotty (Lloyd Scott, a Radio 1 DJ) that were great also.
And this one's a pretty good continuation of Toyota's approach to ads! https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/bugger-toyota-hilux-commercial-1999

 

[Blue in Munich]

Best current "advert?" Let's try posting it in the right thread this time The OP should approve...

Worst current one? Anything involving numan.com

 

[sunshine]

Any beer advert from the 90s really. A golden age!

This one for Ben & Holly really tickled me. It's a children's show for under 5's but my kids never understood why I found it so funny.

 

[CliveW]

I don't know what it is about this advert that appeals to me...

 

[CliveW]

This is one of the funniest. Never shown is Scotland though...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I don't know what it is about this advert that appeals to me...

It's definitely of an era. Wouldn't get past the story board stage now, unless it was Paddy Power doing it.

A fan of the Flake one as well ??

 

[CliveW]

It's definitely of an era. Wouldn't get past the story board stage now, unless it was Paddy Power doing it.

A fan of the Flake one as well ??

Not really. No Jag XK in that!

 

[Robster59]

 

[Robster59]

I don't know what it is about this advert that appeals to me...

Practical mechanics. Very emancipating.

 

[backwoodsman]

Even if you loathe 'em, you've remembered them - some of them for quite a long time. So the advertising bods did their jobs.

 

[ExRabbit]

 

[Voyager EMH]

From a long time ago, but ran for years.

Directed by Ridley Scott.

 

[sunshine]

From a long time ago, but ran for years.

Directed by Ridley Scott.

Never understood the love for Turkish delight. Probably the only Cadbury product I can’t eat. (Apart from the short lived Anthea Turner bar from early 2000s)

 

[YandaB]

Never understood the love for Turkish delight. Probably the only Cadbury product I can’t eat. (Apart from the short lived Anthea Turner bar from early 2000s)

Totally in agreement with that, as a child I used to describe it as "eating perfume" - disgusting!

 

[Voyager EMH]

Same here, good advert though.

 

[AmandaJR]

Best ad ever!