Commercials that freak you out

ADPiShannan · #1 06-13-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker

Has anyone seen the anti-smoking commercial with the guy with the hole in his neck. I cannot watch it. I have to change the channel. It totally freaks me out.

Not a fan of that commercial either. That one and the car getting hit in the VW commercial both bother me so much I turn it or leave the room if Im at someones house. I can't take them.

AlphaFrog · #2 06-13-2006, 12:16 PM

Ok, the new Altel series...that woman looks WAY too much like Catherine Zeta-Jones. It took me about 5 times seeing it to figure out it really wasn't her. And when the "Harry Connick(sp?) Jr" look-alike bowls with the Cingluar blob's head, that's kind of freaky too.

Optimist Prime · #3 06-13-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Ok, the new Altel series...that woman looks WAY too much like Catherine Zeta-Jones. It took me about 5 times seeing it to figure out it really wasn't her. And when the "Harry Connick(sp?) Jr" look-alike bowls with the Cingluar blob's head, that's kind of freaky too.

I hate those commericals. The original actors should sue for copyright infrengement. There are no "non-competetion" clauses for TV commericals. If both Cingular and Alltell want to hire Ms. Jones, then Ms. Jones should be the one in both commericals, not someone they dressed up to look like her. /hijack

AlphaFrog · #4 06-13-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Optimist Prime

I hate those commericals. The original actors should sue for copyright infrengement. There are no "non-competetion" clauses for TV commericals. If both Cingular and Alltell want to hire Ms. Jones, then Ms. Jones should be the one in both commericals, not someone they dressed up to look like her. /hijack

I bet T-Mobile is paying her a pretty penny, and I bet that penny wouldn't be so pretty if she did a commercial for another company. Ditto with Harry Conick Jr. and the Verizon nerd. Although I am suprised they got away with using the little Cingular dude, as he's probably Trademarked.

tunatartare · #5 06-13-2006, 04:00 PM

I asked my marketing teacher about commercials that use competing brands' logos once, and she said that it's ok as long as you don't make fake claims about it. So it's ok to use the Cingular dude, but you can't make a commercial using that icon and say that a portion of Cingular's proceeds go to fund terrorism or something like that.

jitterbug13 · #6 06-13-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Ok, the new Altel series...that woman looks WAY too much like Catherine Zeta-Jones. It took me about 5 times seeing it to figure out it really wasn't her. And when the "Harry Connick(sp?) Jr" look-alike bowls with the Cingluar blob's head, that's kind of freaky too.

The guy with the trench coat is suppose to represent Sprint. Remember the guy who went around giving Sprint phones? I like those commercials because it gets its message across. Also because Alltel's my cell phone provider!

And per my cousin's husband (who works for Cingular), the blob's name is Jack.

MysticCat · #7 06-13-2006, 10:46 PM

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The guy with the trench coat is suppose to represent Sprint. Remember the guy who went around giving Sprint phones?

Right. Harry Connick Jr. is the spokesperson for SunCom ("and they get it"), which apparently doesn't rank as high as Verizon, Sprint, Cingular and T-Mobile in Alltel's circles.

I love these commercials, including the legal disclaimer at the beginning.

AlphaFrog · #8 06-19-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jitterbug13

The guy with the trench coat is suppose to represent Sprint. Remember the guy who went around giving Sprint phones? I like those commercials because it gets its message across. Also because Alltel's my cell phone provider!

And per my cousin's husband (who works for Cingular), the blob's name is Jack.

I don't remember those commercials. I see WAY more SunCom commercials then Sprint, but it may be the market down here, so I assumed the last one was SunCom. It does explain why the guy in the coat looks hardly anything like Harry Connick Jr.

I'm also glad to know that the Blob has a name. Even if it is Jack (which reminds me of another round-headed marketing ploy in the name of Jack-in-the-Box).

Drolefille · #9 06-19-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't remember those commercials. I see WAY more SunCom commercials then Sprint, but it may be the market down here, so I assumed the last one was SunCom. It does explain why the guy in the coat looks hardly anything like Harry Connick Jr.

I'm also glad to know that the Blob has a name. Even if it is Jack (which reminds me of another round-headed marketing ploy in the name of Jack-in-the-Box).

I like Jack from Jack-in-the-box. His commercials are usually funny in the way that I actually enjoy.

Such as the larger, juicier chicken breasts ones...

"Lets see.. bigger breasts, plump breasts... etc."

ShaedyKD · #10 09-27-2006, 11:57 PM

I can't stand the new credit card commerical where there are a million pairs of scissors walking around on the street - blades up! How scary! What if someone tripped and fell? He would be stabbed to death by like 20 pairs of scissors! And people give them their credit cards like they would give a dog a treat. It's like, "Here little scissor guy, cut up my credit card!" Scary.