Archive for the ‘furry commercials’ category
September 30, 2018
Who’s green and keen? — The Mintmobile Fox, of course! Now normally when foxes turn green, it’s not a good thing, of course, and may signify severe gastrointestinal distress. It all right for this little guy, however, ’cause he’s just a ‘toon, but one who we can see appearing in a wide variety of settings, beginning with his bed and ranging to such diverse environments as a supermarket and gymnasium. This fox meditates…he rides in cars conversing with women…and looks ever so cool motoring in his own sweet ride. He’s an inspiration to all of us of the vulpine persuasion…
The Mintmobile Fox is a mascot or spokesman for a wireless internet service, and that’s all right. What’s not all right, as he’ll tell and show you, are such things as finger dipping and carpet showers. We are then witness to such things as people at a gathering plunging their fingers into bowls of dip, and a guy showering in a stall layered in carpet. I, for one, do not wish to be party to such things, nor would any sensible fox.
This bright-eyed and perky little guy even wears eyeglasses, or when the occasion calls for it, shades. Catch his act for Mintmobile on commercials, although a cartoon series spin-off would be great…
Categories: animal presence, animal spokepersons, cartoons, commercials, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: Mintmobile fox
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September 26, 2018
KitKat has memorable Halloween commercials, such as a previous one featuring a cat with bat wings. In this year’s atmospheric offering, a Jack-O’-Lantern scares the woman who just carved him by shouting, “Boo!” and then laughing. The woman, momentarily startled, is wearing cat ears. That’s right, furries, she might be one of us! I think I’m feeling a connection here…
Anyways, the lady has done a hideous job in carving the poor pumpkin, and apologizes to him for what she’s done to his face, featuring a crooked grin and disproportionately sized eyes; Ray Charles could have done a better job. This is a mellow orange fellow, however, and he’s not bothered by her lack of pumpkin prowess, even accommodatingly offering her a KitKat right out of his mouth! The woman accepts and promptly eats the proffered treat, a contented look on her face. All is right in the strange world of talking pumpkins, which I’d take any day over the current reality in the news.
So have a KitKat…breaks are good! Chocolate…is there anything it can’t make better?! – – And the woman with cat ears? – – She wears them well!
Categories: Brilliant but twisted, commercials, furry, furry commercials, strange
Tags: halloween KitKat commercials, KitKat talking pumpkin
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July 22, 2018
Imagine performing dentistry on a Great White Shark…now that’s a toothy business! This shark is reclining on a dental chair, too, although there’s no need to tell him to open wide…his maw gapes enormously, and is full of razor-sharp teeth. In the Kayak commercial, you can even see the shark’s tail moving slightly. The attending dentist doesn’t appear too worried about his unusual client, however, just going about business as usual. An observing guy in the background comments that the dentist appears confident. A woman also in the background agrees, but adds that he doesn’t appear Kayak confident as she is, with Kayak having searched hundreds of sites for her to find the best flight. It’s “search one and done,” you see…
Now being offbeat, I fantasize about crossover commercials. Picture one featuring the Kayak shark, and the Aspen Dental dentist. “You really should take better care of your teeth,” the Aspen Dentist might lecture the Kayak shark, who perhaps deliberately in spite ate a whole box of Oreos before visiting the dentist. “Cancel the rest of my appointments for this afternoon!,” our Aspen guy might add before settling undaunted into the task of cleaning the hundreds of teeth before him. Dentistry soldiers on…our unsung heroes.
Or imagine Progressive Insurance’s agent Flo trying to sell insurance to the shark, who would only listen so long before snapping at Flo in frustration. Cobra-like, Flo would whip safely away before chiding the shark that he didn’t have to snap her head off. Flo has impressive survival skills, you see, enduring being marooned on a desert island with only a “name your own price” tool in a commercial that recalls a Tom Hanks film…
Categories: absurdities, animals, anthropomorphic, aquatic, commercials, furry, furry commercials, television, twisted reality
Tags: Kayak "Shark" commercial
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February 26, 2018
This Geico commercial must rank pretty high on the silliness scale. As a family visits a aquarium and pauses before the manatee (“sea cow”) exhibit, they are rewarded by a view of a quartet of the creatures, each wearing a different colored tee shirt, complete with slogan. There are many surprising things in this world, you see…what’s not surprising is how much money the father, Matt, saved when he switched his insurance to Geico.
“What does ‘come at me bro,’ mean?,” questions the son. Dad replies that it’s something you say to a friend. It’s good to know that manatees, sluggish though they may be, have a sense of fashion. I do hope that their tee-shirts have color-safe dyes…
Categories: animals, anthropomorphic, aquatic, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: manatees in novelty tees
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November 27, 2017
One of the latest commercial pitch-beasts is Ernie the Elephant, voiced by John Cena. Although a fish out of water or elephant away from the jungle, Ernie is strangely at home everywhere, and would be infinitely more affable as a symbol of the Republican Party than the sitting American president.
Now Ernie prefers pistachios to peanuts, and touts them for the Wonderful Pistachio company at a variety of sites including a ball field (above) and even in an elevator where he’s set off a weight sensor alarm. Ernie regards pistachios as a healthy snack, which he relates to be important in a age of unrealistic body images; ain’t it the truth! Nothing says healthy snack more than an elephant with saggy gray skin and a ton of junk in the trunk, apparently.
Elephants in commercials are rare, with the icon for Elephant Insurance being the other exemplar who comes to mind. Ernie is far more laid back, however, and if you have to have an elephant in the living room, I’d rather that it be this easy-going guy. In my mad world I’d love to see a cross-over series with cgi animal characters such as Ernie, Chester Cheeto, and the milk-that-messes-with-you cow from the Lactaide commercials…now that’s entertainment!
Categories: absurdities, animal spokepersons, anthropomorphic, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: Ernie the elephant
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November 8, 2017
If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Lassie,” this commercial may resonate with you, because it presents a variation on a classic scenario from the old television series where young Timmy falls into a well, and it’s up to the faithful collie Lassie to summon rescuers. Timmy needed a dog to take care of him, ‘ya see…
The story elements are essentially there, with the alteration that two adults rather than Timmy are trapped in the well. The canine on the surface is sent for help, but returns with…a dentist. Although this is Aspen Dental’s heroic dentist, the misunderstanding well victims nonetheless tell the dog that she is bad before the intervening dentist drops a rope over the well’s edge, telling those captives that use of it will be a little like flossing. They are in a cavity, after all…
That’s just a little dental humor coming from the man in the white clinical coat, who is equally adept at defeating bank robbers, rescuing folks from elevators, or starting cars stranded in the desert. Perhaps in the future, the Aspen Dental guy will take on a personification of gum disease, tooth decay, or plaque. He might even travel with a youthful sidekick called Oral Hygiene. At any rate, it’s good to know that Lassie hasn’t been forgotten…and do watch out for abandoned wells out there!
Categories: animal presence, animals, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: Aspen Dental commercials, dog rescuers
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October 21, 2017
People with multiple cats tend to be regarded as demented; “Crazy Cat Lady” is practically part of the language. Well, cats can really come into their own on Halloween, as illustrated in this 2016 Kit Kat candy commercial. The brief spot begins when a mother out with Trick-or-Treating kids asks them whose house they want to visit first. “The Cat Lady!,” they gleefully shriek.
Next we are shown the woman in question, seated comfortably in her home. The doorbell rings, and immediately one cat across from her unfurls an impressive set of bat-like wings. Next an Egyptian-styled cat saunters regally across the room. “It’s go-time, Kitty-Cat!,” announces the woman as she grabs a bowl filled with Kit Kat treats.
So have a break…have a Kit Kat bar! Wouldn’t you like to have a winged cat? And Halloween is a lifestyle for some of us, really…
Categories: furry, furry commercials, humor, television
Tags: Kat Lady, Kit Kat Halloween Ad
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October 13, 2017
We all know that monsters prefer to reside either in the closet or under the beds in our bedrooms. Tapping into this childhood fear, a boy summons his parents during the night, afraid that there are monsters in his bedroom. The parents dutifully appear, assuring their son that there are no such monsters, and that Progressive Insurance, not monsters, are keeping watch over them 24/7. Dad then says goodnight and exits before the boy can ask other questions.
“Flo” then appears out of the boy’s closet where she’s been checking the wiring, clad as always in her spotless white uniform…now that’s scary! Also appearing then from under the bed is a wonderful horned and hairy monster who in well-spoken and literate terms expresses concerns over the boy, wondering aloud if something wasn’t going on at school that was making his charge not quite himself…he’s just not engaging!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have your own private guardian monster? Just the thing to turn loose on telemarketing agents and religious, fund-raising, or political solicitors who come unwanted to your door! I want one for Xmas…and Happy Friday the 13th, buwahahaha!
Categories: anthropomorphic, Brilliant but twisted, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: bedroom monsters, Progressive's "The Closet"
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September 29, 2017
As I have posted before, I worry about the Charmin Bears…seriously! I think that we need to get the psychoanalysts in here, because their attraction to a product line transcends the normal and healthy, and borders on some kind of strange anal eroticism that is cringe-worthy, a place where I’d really prefer not to go.
In their Ultra Soft commercial, the entire bear family is sitting around their living room with “bedroom eyes,” listening to romantic music while caressing the product…and there is some serious stroking going on here! Some of the family is even rubbing the toilet paper on their face with ecstatic expressions while the strains of “Unchained Melody” swell. — Isn’t this a bit “over the top?”
Momma Bear would seem to think so, with the music finally screeching to a halt and the matriarch declaring, “OK now, this is starting to get a little weird!” More than a little, I would say…one does not cuddle with toilet paper. I love peanut butter, but I wouldn’t want to marry it…
…Mr. Whipple, our troubled Trumpland nation turns its lonely eyes to you! Only you can sort out and make right what’s gone wrong with toilet paper advertising!
Categories: animal spokepersons, animals, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: can't keep their paws off, Charmin bears
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September 21, 2017
This is quite the Zen goat, serenely sitting on a couch in a Hotwire tv commercial and playing a sitar. I haven’t heard a sitar played this well since Ravi Shankar, or perhaps Muriel in Courage the Cowardly Dog. Since he’s anthropomorphic, the mountain goat’s name is “Carl,” and he’s in this surreal “No Pressure” environment to help demonstrate that time is a construct of human perception, an illusion like that we are shown of Martin Starr, our host, in an hourglass filling with red sand. Since Hotwire can always get you a great rate, you’re under no pressure to book at a certain time. So book, or don’t…the universe abides irregardless, dig?
And perhaps seated at the hooves of Carl, we could all be wafted away by his sitar music to partake of a little transcendental meditation…groovy, baby! Anyone else up for a ’60’s revival? Bring your Beatles and Jefferson Airplane albums, your Peter Max poster, and of course those psychedelic brownies…far out!
Categories: animals, anthropomorphic, furry, furry commercials, television
Tags: Hotwire "Time" commercial, sitar-playing goat
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