– – Worldly philosophers have debated this one for eons: Which came first, the chicken, or the egg? In this short commercial for DirecTV, we see a chicken voiced by John Goodman answer his door to behold…an egg distinguishable only by eyeglassses! Well, the egg (voiced by Steve Buscemi) winds up on the chicken’s couch in a homey-looking room where they debate the chicken vs. egg issue while promoting DirecTV. The chicken gets the last word in…
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The Chicken or The Egg?
June 29, 2011The Keyboard Cat!
June 19, 2011
– – Cats on keyboards are nothing new with the original video coming from the early 1980’s, but this incarnation of Keyboard Cat, also known as Pistachio Cat, is awfully cute! Wearing an oversized lime green T-shirt and playing a bouncy little number on the keyboard while promoting pistachio consumption, this cat is likely to win your heart.- -So what if the cat appears mad at times and is being controlled by human hands hidden under the baggy shirt?- -It’s no wonder that as it was sung in The Aristocats, “everybody wants to be a cat!”
By the way, the current Keyboard Cat’s name is Bento, and he is the creation of Charlie Schmidt…
Necomimi; Brainwave-Controlled Cat Ears!
June 17, 2011
– – Japan has done it again! You may know that there are brainwave-controlled wheelchairs, so why not brainwave-controlled cat ears? The devices by the electronics company Neurowear, dubbed Necomimi, stand up when the wearer concentrates or sees something interesting. When you relax, your decreasing brain activity makes the ears fall down.- –I swear I am not making this up!
I wish that they had made the ears more realistic, and that a fox model was available! I don’t know what would happen if you strapped the ears onto an actual cat. Still, the idea keys into the notion of an augmented human body, and possibly a tail will follow that responds to brain waves; this may be furry of the future…
– -These Rats ROCK!!!
June 15, 2011
– – Remember the giant talking ants in earlier Orkin commercials?- -Well, no rat finks these, the latest Orkin commercial features a duo of really rad anthropoid rats playing hot licks on guitars in the living room of a nice suburban home that the family of four in residence comes home to unexpectedly.–Alright, the rats are a bit on the scruffy side and they’ve made a little mess on the floor, but damn, these rodents ROCK!!!- -Think Stephen King meets Jimi Henrix!
The one rat looks positively evil when he chides the family for coming home early, but hey, did you want Justin Bieber?- -These rats have got what it takes, and they know how to use it! They even offer the boy in the family a gig playing drums for them!- –Take it, you fools, don’t you know a gift when you see it?! – –I’ll play drums for them if the kid doesn’t want it, we’d RULE!!! (I can see it now…Foxy and the Vermin, Live In Concert!)
When the rats are driven out by the Orkin man (imagines voice of Stewie from Family Guy, “Damn you, Orkin man!”), they even split in a totally cool rat rod! Don’t drive these rats out, suburban white bread family!- – Sign them to a contract…FAST!!!- –These boys have a future!
Furry Friendly: The Stanley Steemer Man
June 8, 2011
– – Alright, he’s not the Green Lantern, but the Stanley Steemer technician is quietly awesome, a man who goes beyond dedication to outright fanaticism. He is absolutely passionate about his job, in one spot throwing himself upon a trashed carpet by the curb and bewailing its fate. “Why, WHY?!,” he moans with anguished soul. “I could have saved this one!- -I could have SAVED this one!,” he sobs as if in a Shakespearean tragedy.
In another spot, the dedicated cleaner asks an associate if he’s ever cleaned up after an alpaca. “It was awesome!,” he enthuses. Evidently the carpet-cleaning needs of a home with multiple preschoolers, free-range chickens, and an alpaca are all in a day’s work for this unsung hero.
More recently, the Stanley Steemer man is regarding a carpet stain, and mentions that no mammal in the household will accept ownership of it. “But now is not the time for blame,” he philosophizes, “now is the time for action!”
He’s probably deranged, but I’m so glad that the Stanley Steemer man is on our side!
Bears – “That’s Amazing” Geico Commercial!
June 2, 2011
– – Worldly philosophers have long pondered the question, “Do bears (defecate) in the woods?”
Well, this one shown by Geico does…respectably, using a privy, of course! And this bear is also equipped with a newspaper tucked under his arm and reading glasses! Realizing that others may be waiting to use the facility, he leaves when his business is done.- -What more can the observing biker say other than, “That’s amazing!”
While perhaps not as brilliant but twisted as the gecko, caveman, or question guy commercials, this “amazing” furry commercial bears a look!– -With Geico, you never know what’s bruin…
Doritos “Mouse Attack” Commercial!
May 29, 2011
– – This commercial was actually crafted for initial display at the Super Bowl, and has been around a while but seems to be enjoying a renaissance, so we can benefit, too! An apparently wealthy man enters his mansion-like home, wearing an immaculate suit and slicked-down hair. As the opera “Carmen” plays in the background, this man of means baits a mousetrap with Doritos, places it before a classic mouse-hole, and then positions himself in a chair before the baited trap, presumably to enjoy the gruesome spectacle to follow.
The joke’s on Richie Rich, however. As he stuffs his face with Doritos, a human-sized mouse in a cheesy fursuit erupts from the wall and is briefly glimpsed bowling into the man, and knocking him and his chair completely over! We then see the gargantuan mouse astride the prone man, pummeling him with both paws and landing some solid punches!- -Well done, oh mouse that roars!- –Furry Pride!
Netflix Tiger and Bunny Commercial
May 25, 2011
– – In a Netflix commercial spot, a grouchy live-action grandpa intrudes into an animated world where a tiger and a bunny are cutely curled up together asleep. “I’m not going to cry, am I?,” asks grandpa of the ‘toon characters. “Only if you don’t believe in the power of friendship!,” responds the doe-eyed bunny sprightly. “Really?,” counters the jaded and sarcastic tiger. “You guys are good!,” the curmudgeonly grandpa says in parting from the cartoon duo, a ‘toon critter hanging on his back.
In the next scene, grandpa is back in the living room, begrudgingly watching the classically-styled animated cartoon movie with his wife and granddaughter. “That’s so cute, it’s stupid!,” comments grandpa of the Disneyesque movie. As we well know, cute and stupid sells, and so does this clever Netflix ad that works on a variety of levels…
Hail the Mighty Thor!
May 10, 2011
– – There’s something strangely cool about dressing up in Viking gear and then going to dine in a fine restaurant or attending the opening of Thor so attired; besides, who am I to judge, since I am, after all, a furry…whatever floats your boat!
Anyways, the Norse Hollywood Dining Vikings did exactly that, attending a screening of the movie in Glendale, California in a variety of chain mail and horned helmet regalia. They usually do a restaurant gig, but a little change kinda keeps things fresh, and besides, what could be more appropriate? Tony Swatton, de facto leader of the Dining Vikings, is a master blacksmith who designs custom-made weapons, armor, and props for television and film, including Thor.
So what if they look like they just made a Capital One credit card commercial?–I say may their cup of mead be always full!
Advance Auto Parts Speed Training…
May 6, 2011
– – Failure is not an option for those participating in Advance Auto Parts Speed Training, at least not if you value your backside! Imagine sprinting briskly across the African plain while hoisting a muffler to your shoulder…no picnic that, but it gets worse when you’re wearing a meat suit of raw steaks around your waist, and being pursued by a pack of at least five lions very interested in a luncheon! That ought to get the employees to beat feet! The performance of the guy first depicted is apparently at least adequate; he lives to draw salary another day, and earns a “not bad” comment from his boss waiting to pick him up in a jeep. We are not shown the fate of the girl who follows next, a garland of meat around her neck…hope she ran track and field!
In a related commercial, we are shown battery installations practiced while free-falling from a plane; it’s almost as brutal as the performance reviews I used to undergo. One suspects that Advance has a really interesting retirement plan…
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