NCAA Tourney Commercials

[Gmadaduke]

I believe at this point I have watched enough basketball over the last two days to publish a credible list of my Top Five Least Favorite Commercials (which seem to be on loop during these games, regardless of channel). Here goes:

5. The All-State Mayhem missed dunk advertisement.
4. Buffalo Wild Wings (Fast Break - "How can you tell") (they should've just stuck with the tourney expansion one, which is actually funny)
3. The Subway Italy Sandwich - Either one in the Boat or on the Bike - both terrible, take your pick (haven't tried the sandwich though).
2. The AT&T circle with the kids making a joke about a "Pickle Roll"
1. The Instrumental Northwestern Mutual ad that never ends...

Thoughts?

[TNDukeFan]

Is that Mitsubishi heating/cooling unit ad with the screechy woman...fencing with herself?

OTOH, the Subaru spot with the dog has teared me up approximately 87 times since yesterday morning.

[oldnavy]

Anything with Charles Barkley... dude cracks me up!

[Ben1029]

I am a fan of the Nothing Beats an Astronaut commercial by Axe.

[Ggallagher]

Anything with Charles Barkley... dude cracks me up!

I'm with you Alec Baldwin and Sir Charles with his bun warmer is classic.

[Tripping William]

Favorite: Knight/Digger for Applebee's

Least favorite: The Hanes kitten commercial.

Barkley > MJ (by a few thousand miles)

[Native]

Nicky Flash. Can we go ahead and offer him a scholly?

I like the Axe one with the astronaut interrupting the Valpo buzzer-beater. I'm also a fan of the CokeZero ads, specifically those involving Sharon's Reign of Terror. I'm sad to report that she'll probably beat me this year.

Thanks for nothing, Sharon.

[oldnavy]

Barkley and Smith arguing about the flagerant 1 call, Barkley told Smith that they don't have to agree, then added "I wouldn't have worn that shirt with that suit"... guy is a nut!

[throatybeard]

This Duluth Trading buck naked underwear scourge has got to end.

[BlueDevilBrowns]

I believe at this point I have watched enough basketball over the last two days to publish a credible list of my Top Five Least Favorite Commercials (which seem to be on loop during these games, regardless of channel). Here goes:

5. The All-State Mayhem missed dunk advertisement.
4. Buffalo Wild Wings (Fast Break - "How can you tell") (they should've just stuck with the tourney expansion one, which is actually funny)
3. The Subway Italy Sandwich - Either one in the Boat or on the Bike - both terrible, take your pick (haven't tried the sandwich though).
2. The AT&T circle with the kids making a joke about a "Pickle Roll"
1. The Instrumental Northwestern Mutual ad that never ends...

Thoughts?

What makes the Subway Italian commercials so bad is they are from LAST year! Are you that cheap Subway? I would think after paying 28 bucks for the average family to eat at Subway they'd have enough extra change to make some new ads.

And did you know that if you play the Northwestern Mutual ad and "Dark Side of the Moon" together, they both end at exactly the same time!

[throatybeard]

I would think after paying 28 bucks for the average family to eat at Subway they'd have enough extra change to make some new ads.

Dude, what are you ordering at Subway? Footlongs for all, chips, cookies, and big gulps? Have they put single malt on the menu when I wasn't looking? Do you have five offspring?

[throatybeard]

This Bud Light "Internet Date" commercial is torture.

Also, how is "Here we go" a slogan? Especially for a woman with no hair and a douchey male date from the internet on a first date with Bud Lights. And all their friends looking on with Bud Lights. How are we going anywhere from that? Neither Bud Light nor "Here we go," nor your friends being some sort of safety net sounds like a springboard towards a good relationship.

[BlueDevilBrowns]

Dude, what are you ordering at Subway? Footlongs for all, chips, cookies, and big gulps? Have they put single malt on the menu when I wasn't looking? Do you have five offspring?

Well, Mayor Bloomberg...

I eat 1 footlong combo = $8
My wife eats a half sub combo = $5
Teenage son eats footlong combo = $8
Daughter gets a half sub combo = $5

If I do my math correctly that's $26 before tax.

Sad but true...

[JNort]

Well, Mayor Bloomberg...

I eat 1 footlong combo = $8
My wife eats a half sub combo = $5
Teenage son eats footlong combo = $8
Daughter gets a half sub combo = $5

If I do my math correctly that's $26 before tax.

Sad but true...

I get the footlong subway melt double meat and double cheese and it is $11 with no drink and no chips

[dukestheheat]

.....the fact that many of us on this thread can mention the product name along with the company and even more details than those basics, in some cases, makes those ads successful!

That's what the company wants: time with us. That time may lead to more sales of their products, which makes everybody smile bigger, from the president of the company on down. Money floats the boat.

What is dreaded is the huge expenditure of company resources on ads that do not work, that no one can remember. That is a bad thing.

My $.02.

Dth.

[mbd1mbd1]

This Bud Light "Internet Date" commercial is torture.

This. As if wannabe-hipster yuppies would drink bud light in the first place.

[wilko]

This. As if wannabe-hipster yuppies would drink bud light in the first place.

Oh thats a bud? I can block that stuff out...
However the girl gets a bit cuter with every play...

[Rickshaw]

I don't remember any commercials like that.

[rifraf]

I think we can all be happy they aren't playing na-na-na-napa know how! every 5 minutes.

[Tripping William]

I think we can all be happy they aren't playing na-na-na-napa know how! every 5 minutes.

They gave us Jiffy Lube instead. Only a slight improvement.