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The Best Dove Beauty Sketches Parodies

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:31:47 +0000

Surely you've seen this ad from Dove, in which a forensic sketch artist draws women as they describe themselves, then as other women describe them, then everybody starts crying? If not, it's here for the watching, just to give you some context before we settle in to what this is really all about -- making fun of that ad.

Best Buy 2013 Super Bowl Commercial with Amy Poehler Almost Makes Us Wish We Worked At Best Buy But Not Quite

Jackie Mancini — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:32:55 +0000

Best Buy’s 2013 Super Bowl Commercial with Amy Poehler did something amazing — it made us love her even more. Amy Poehler is our dream girl: She’s pretty, smart, and really funny. Basically, she’s the kind of woman we’re hoping we’re married to someday, but we’d settle for helping her buy a tablet like the [...]

Punk's Not Dead — At Least Not in Commercials [VIDEO]

Meagan Kyla — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:01:30 +0000

Punk is definitely not dead -- it's just old and drunk. There are a lot of commercials that I've seen that made me think, “WTF? I know this song!” and while people may get angry that certain -- possibly slightly inappropriate -- songs are being used to sell products, I just laugh.

Watch This Ridiculous Commercial That We Think is For Beer

Mike Adams — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:00:36 +0000

Anytime a beer commercial begins with a robotic stink finger giving the old “show stopper” to a wall mounted cassette deck armed ready to pump out the Knight Rider theme song, you know you’re in for a treat.

Of course, up until a few days ago, we had never in our lives witnessed such a c

Super Bowl Commercials Spoiled By Internet

Jillian Benedict — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:09 +0000

YouTube.com We live in the day of the Internet. Where nothing is kept private, thanks to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on and so forth. But the fact that companies are releasing their Super Bowl commercials via the web early is really getting to me. I know they want the viral storm, but won’t that come Sunday night?

You Won't Believe What TV News Anchors Do During Commercial Breaks? [VIDEO]

Jack FM Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:24:02 +0000

TV news anchor bloopers rock. Yeah, admit it, it’s fun to watch someone else screw up, especially on camera. Makes you feel better. What about off camera though? This next video is not exactly a blooper, but an inside look at some of the fun of TV news. Chicago’s WGN News anchors Robert Jordan and [...]

2012 Doritos Superbowl Commercial Finalists [VIDEO]

Jack FM Staff — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:25:54 +0000

Hands down, “Hot Wild Girls” gets our vote. Although “Sling Baby” and “Man’s Best Friend” are awesome too. These are three of the five commercials Doritos has selected as finalists in its annual Superbowl commercial contest. The winner gets a million bucks and a trip to the Superbowl. Meanwhile, Doritos is asking for your votes to [...]

Ads I Wish I Wrote: Second Edition [VIDEO]

Jillian Benedict — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:00:02 +0000

These spots have been around for years and it doesn’t matter whether they run on TV or on the radio. Either way, they’re awesome. All of them. It almost makes me want to crack open an ice cold Bud Light. Almost. [Ads I Wish I Wrote: First Edition]

15 Sexy Superbowl Ads That Didn't Air

Dean Of Country — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:00:19 +0000

The Superbowl. Sure it's about the game of football. Who will rank supreme in a game of gladiators? But it is also about what commercials can capture the heads and hearts of the American consumer. I'm not into talking babies or animals playing football. I'm into the spots with the hott chicks. Unfortunately, the following spots never aired live during the games. Fortunately, I have a lot of free time to show you where to go to see them-

Who Cares About The Game; I Want To See The Ads

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:16:25 +0000

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and die-hard football fans are focused on one thing: The Super Bowl, minus the hype, half-time show, parties and glitz that go along with the most important game of the season.