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All time FUNNIEST commercial?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/30/2005 - 14:14.

I just found one that cracks me up - alas it is in Swedish and the funny is so not translatable. It*s a "look who*s talking" baby talking ad gag - we*ve seen them before - and I don*t know if it*s my hormones or the language chosen and the way the VO delivers it, but I laughed until I had tears in my eyes when I first saw it.

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Submitted by Dabitch on Sun, 07/10/2005 - 13:38.

Yo all. Concernedadguys post called All-time Most Epic Commercials? is turning out nicely with suggestions, and shows no sign of slowing down..



So I thought I*d do the same and ask what*s your all time favorite funny commercial?



I*ll start with suggesting that the Push It guys must at least end up on the shortlist



Nextel - Push It (2004) 030 (USA)



But nothing, nay nothing comes even close tomaking me laugh as hard as this does Boreme funnycats .WMV (warning this link has been known to crash firefox, maybe open it straight in your Windows media player)



hmmm.. looks like I*m the only one to have employed the tag "funny" http://commercial-archive.com/tags/funny - though it is subjective of course...

Submitted by caffeinegoddess on Sun, 07/10/2005 - 17:12.

Hmmm. Tough one Dab.



That Push It one is good though. Going to have to think on this one.



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Submitted by suddenwaffle on Tue, 07/12/2005 - 17:10.

Little Caesar*s "I have a brother" spot.

Outpost.com*s tattooed kindergarten heads.

Those are the two that I think of first.

Submitted by troymcclure on Tue, 07/12/2005 - 17:35.

Seven little words "I*ve fallen and I can*t get up." Unalloyed comedic gold.



Oddly enough, I*ve never laughed out loud at any commercial. There are certainly some I find witty or amusing, but none that are bust-a-gut hilarious.

Submitted by concernedadguy on Wed, 07/13/2005 - 03:19.

i would have to agree with Outpost. but i like both wild "pack of dogs" and "gerbil" better than "tatoo."



The FX "Language that guys understand" campaign is perhaps one of the funniest pieces of comedy I*ve ever seen...be that a commercial, stand up comedian, you name it.

Submitted by caffeinegoddess on Thu, 07/14/2005 - 00:55.

http://commercial-archive.com/node/115283 tylenol- nagging pain

Submitted by suddenwaffle on Thu, 07/14/2005 - 12:26.

FX, language guys can understand...was that the one with the newscaster? If so, I agree, that*s up there!

Submitted by concernedadguy on Sat, 07/16/2005 - 23:20.

that*s the one. the campaign featured a newscaster, a national anthem singer, and a guy giving a eulogy.

Submitted by tomcole on Sun, 07/17/2005 - 19:00.

http://www.czar.com/~czar-nl/mattias_schut/7Soesman.mov





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Submitted by concernedadguy on Mon, 07/18/2005 - 01:52.

funny, tomcole. but the funniest commercial ever?



i guess it*s a matter of taste. humor is nothing if not subjective.

Submitted by Dabitch on Tue, 07/19/2005 - 14:11.

Ok, I heard that ad was a scam.. As in it aired only once somewhere local just in order to enter the Cannes awards. I never did see it air myself and lived in the Netherlands at the time it was made. Such a small client though, would only have a budget for the local news media time, I figure.

Submitted by Keistar on Tue, 07/19/2005 - 14:21.

I love the Sculptor ad from Peuguot - it cracks me up how proud they are of his creation when they go for a cruise.



Toyota - "Looks fast" where the dog runs into the parked car.



That*s all I can think of right now...

Submitted by Keistar on Tue, 07/19/2005 - 14:44.

Ooh ooh! John West Bear Fight!

Submitted by Keistar on Thu, 07/21/2005 - 13:08.

Here*s a new one. Super fresh. It*s epic and funny at the same time. Enjoy!



http://www.bigad.com.au/

Submitted by concernedadguy on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 17:30.

is this the all-time funniest? no. but i sure did laugh my ass off.



http://www.toxic.no/php/vis_film.php?id=82

Submitted by Dabitch on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 17:36.

Yikes, that is just freaky. I swear someone just mailed that to me not two minutes ago!



From the posting here June 16th, http://commercial-archive.com/node/121251 the

3D by Rune Spaans at http//www.toxic.no/

Logo by Colin McMahon

Editing by Knut Helgeland

Music by Verdens Sterkeste Mann



And I just added the link my pal mailed, since it*s smaller (not a fat 11 MB) for those who might need a smaller version due to bandwidth limitations. Here;



http//www.viralgods.com/clips2/swimmers.mov



Submitted by Dabitch on Sun, 07/24/2005 - 09:43.

Some funny suggetions;



http://commercial-archive.com/node/119254

Ryvar - Driving Instructor - (1970)



Only for the gal who says What bus?



http://commercial-archive.com/node/119256

Schweppes - John Cleese Taste



Because I loved the way they took the piss of CK ads. smile



http://commercial-archive.com/node/120074

Olympus izoom 75 - Joan Collins is stalking me



Because Joan Collins is taking the piss of herself.





Still no laugh out loud knee-slappers really...

Submitted by Dabitch on Sun, 07/24/2005 - 10:40.

Oh wait, I forgot this one, which might be counted as both Epic and funny? smile



Black Currant Tango - French Exchange student (1997)

http://commercial-archive.com/node/121966

Submitted by johndoom on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 12:13.

Definitely agree with both John West and Blackcurrant Tango being in there - what about the recent D&AD silver winners for TBS comedy channel. These ads I found brilliant because, in addition to being flat-out funny from the off and having a great campaign idea, they reward repeat viewing with little sight gags and in-jokes referring to the shows TBS has (like Seinfeld and Friends.)



You can find them here, if they*re not already somewhere on this site

http://www.dandad.org/awards2005/category.asp?category_no=1



There was also an old ad that perhaps someone will remember that I think was for Fox sports or some other male-oriented TV channel. It was done in the style of an ambulance-chasing lawyer ad, with a guy in a wood-panelled office talking to camera, but his speech was gibberish, merely a string of words like "titties, beer, booze, hockey, " with the payoff guys, we know what you*re really thinking. I*m explaining it badly, but it was very funny. I believe it ended with him saying to camera something like "And remember, we don*t football sex bowling, till you pizza". A copywriter*s ad.

Submitted by Dabitch on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 12:25.

http://commercial-archive.com/node/114303



Milk Truck! "Great now there*s gonna be cats everywhere."



Oh yeah, those "we don*t football sex bowling, till you pizza". ads were BRILLIANT. If only I could remember what they were for.

Submitted by concernedadguy on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 17:00.


>>Milk Truck! "Great now there*s gonna be cats everywhere."

>>

>>Oh yeah, those "we don*t football sex bowling, till you pizza". ads were BRILLIANT. If only I could remember what they were for.





Those were the FX ads that I mentioned earlier. Probably my all-time funniest. Cliff Freeman.

Submitted by suddenwaffle on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 17:08.

Has little to do with the actual agency, just the talent. Anyone know who did them? Cw/ad/ cd? They desreve the credit.

Submitted by Dabitch on Wed, 07/27/2005 - 17:25.

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Those were the FX ads that I mentioned earlier. Probably my all-time funniest. Cliff Freeman.




Oh right, I Thought it might have been. Superb. Yeah, I*d like to know who the team was too. Made me laugh out loud they did.

Submitted by concernedadguy on Thu, 07/28/2005 - 03:14.

Whoops. Not Cliff Freeman. Fallon/NY. How could I have faux pas*d so badly?



Writer Bobby Pearce

Art Director Neil Powell

Director Frank Todaro

Submitted by alphayert on Thu, 08/04/2005 - 03:12.

well, i*m not sure about funniest ever. i have quite a few favorites, but the first commercial i ever remember lauging out loud at was a sprite commercial. this was aired in 1998 and featured a fake product called "sun fizz" where a cartoon sun chases a family through the house pleading with them to like it because of its vitamins and nutrients. the family is trying desperately to get away in classic movie chase scene fare. i loved it at the time. probably not funny to me anymore, but thats a different story

Submitted by Dabitch on Thu, 08/04/2005 - 09:13.

The mad sun!



http://commercial-archive.com/node/10081

Submitted by caffeinegoddess on Thu, 08/04/2005 - 15:46.

Not sure if it qualifies for funniest of all time but it made me laugh when I first saw it.



Spontex - Hedgehog - (1999) 030 (France)

http://commercial-archive.com/119883

Submitted by Dabitch on Sat, 08/04/2007 - 15:35.

Anyone have any more suggestions for this thread? I could do with a laugh. I mean a knee-slappingly funny ad, what would you nominate t funniest commercial ever?

Submitted by RLDavies on Mon, 08/06/2007 - 10:39.

I can't remember if I remember the Blackcurrant Tango ad (if you know what I mean) but it's a good one. The appeal is very British, or indeed English -- ah, it makes you want to go out and wave a little Union Jack.

The Discovery Channel "there's gonna be cats" was intriguing. That loud, disgusting, and totally unnecessary "gulp" effect when she drinks put me right off, though.

Our favourite funny ads on TV at the moment are for the Toyota Yaris. Treat it with respect...

Plane Crash

Muddy Boots

Knickers