Category Archives: health and wellness

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 [...]

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Walk Around in the Desert and Make Make Money

By Street Dude | Published: July 13, 2010

Hi, I’m here to talk to you about money. Look at me — I’m walking around a beautfiul desert landscape, talking about making money, and tell you that, “the American dream is gone and it ain’t coming back.” During shooting breaks, the production team drank fruit punch and ate edible panties — over 10 boxes [...]

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Attention Grill Coddlers: there are three end results with your next grill purchase: ‘Have Fun With It’, Have Your Delusions Shattered, or just Pretend to Have Fun With It

By Street Dude | Published: June 6, 2010

Like, um, like, somebody call the dork police, and the fashion police, because this spot is so totally 30 seconds of dork-alert-5000. This commercial is a recipe for a dork-disaster: 1) the commercial is driven by a kids’ bop rendition of the “Bly Gotta Feelin’ kick-start-party-song by the Black Eyed Peas. 2) the opening line [...]

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Sick of Television

By Street Dude | Published: May 21, 2010

Lovesick of Television Sometimes you need to take a break from television commercial reviews, simply because you are overwhelmed by how much you love to be sick by television. In this instance, this Capri Sun©®™ commercial — great juice pouch, btw — speaks volumes. Some might describe Capri Sun as a nice juice pouch to sip [...]

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Tubbin’ the Turn Around Commercial

By Street Dude | Published: April 4, 2010

Official Synopsis from the Ad Agency: What do you get when you combine a classic hit, unforgettable choreography and first-rate comedic talent? You get Turn the Tub Around, a multi-faceted musical campaign for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® that showcases fresh butter taste the healthier way. The campaign stars the multi-talented Emmy® and SAG-award [...]

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Close Shave America: Barbosol and PM Pancakes

By Street Dude | Published: January 22, 2010

reviewed by Street Dude What is America; what is America to you? To Barbosol, America is the the open road, a road that’s a treacherous journey, a road that, on a daily basis, generally sucks. Sometimes you will not shower, you will feel lonely, you will long for your loved ones, and spirits must remain [...]

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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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