Author Archives: Urban Pal

Is That Oak?

By Urban Pal | Published: August 16, 2010

This commercial is both funny and scary to me.  This bug speaks with a calm, creepy baritone voice that reminds me of the killer from “No Country for Old Men.”  You know he really wants to do more than use your phone, but you can’t help but be caught off guard by his compliment of [...]

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Weight-Loss Blunder

By Urban Pal | Published: August 16, 2010

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this ad from 1982 was aired right around that time that AIDS (the disease) was becoming a global crisis.  I’m not sure how they didn’t see this as the “worst possible name for a diet pill,” at the time.  That’s like naming a tobacco product canzer. Rating:  30 seconds [...]

Posted in '80s-'90s, and Pills, health and wellness | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Step Yo Game Up!

By Urban Pal | Published: August 16, 2010

This one seems to have really taken a page out of Sega CD’s playbook. See “older posts,” for evidence.

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Double-Shot of Racism

By Urban Pal | Published: February 22, 2010

I’m not entirely clear on what this commercial is supposed to be advertising for, but it sure is offensive. No amount of sentimental banjo playing or smiling black laborers can convince me otherwise. Confederate Family acknowledges that many other people might feel similarly to me and answers back with the statement, “no matter what they [...]

Posted in Family, infomercials, Lifestyle & Happiness, Racism, Stereotypes | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wunder Boner

By Urban Pal | Published: February 22, 2010

This lost gem from 1994 is one of those “is this a real product?” commercials that makes you wonder how well they thought the product’s name through. I realize that 1994 was over 15 years ago, but I’m pretty sure the term “boner,” has been used as slang for an erect penis since at least [...]

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Crotch Injury

By Urban Pal | Published: January 17, 2010

This ad for a hospital makes light of possibly the most beloved of all slap-stick injuries, the swift kick to a man’s testis.  Where did they find this kid, who so eloquently narrates a Chuck Norris fight scene?  My guess is a MacDonald’s play-place.  Though the anecdote is an amusing one, the titles at the [...]

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Sprite Spray

By Urban Pal | Published: January 11, 2010

This ad examines the thoughts that go through the minds of many girls in this situation; “why put something in your mouth if it is not going to have the same refreshing qualities of a shaken up bottle of Sprite?”  Honestly I was a little taken aback by this ad, as it seemed a little [...]

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