Roll tide Night Ranger!

I generally don’t like my popular culture and lexicon smashed together, but Old Navy gotta do what it do. Next up, Winger: “Look at that Old Navy girl, she’s only 17!”

Throw another McFeast on the barbie.

MCFEAST???? For like a family of 12? Relax friends, it’s much smaller than that. And, the Maccas staff are very friendly down under, no? (Agency: DDB Sydney.)

(Via.)

The Commercial Hyundai Doesn’t Want You To See!

I love emails like that. The brand bans it but somehow magically it ends up on YouTube. Yeeaaaaah. Okaaaay.

(Agency: Fitzroy.)

Burger King returns to its glorious food porn past.

Proof of what happens when you let franchisees have it their way. Welcome to a post-King world kids. Is guacamole really their problem? At least they didn’t use succulent in the copy. Enjoy!


(Agency: McGarryBowen.)

DWUIG. (Driving while under the influence of ghosts.)

Yeah, except, no in the new USDOTNHTSA Drive Sober campaign. (Man do we love our acronyms. Like jazz and complaining, one of the few original forms of art we have left.) Checkpoints might catch them but the problem is up to the point someone gets caught, nobody’s watching. Except for your friend, who’s also getting hammered.

“Vote Ron – Because a 1,000 yard stare is a good thing.”

A touch of the crazy is about the only thing missing from this epic trailer for his presidential campaign. He does have a little touch of the something goin on there. Like that uncle who’s always off on his working on his latest invention. Maybe that’s what we need. Not a Bachman crazy per se, but something that hints at him *maybe* going off if you pushed him too far. He hits all the right notes in this spot though. Voted against everything you hated, is the only guy who can beat Obama (althogh I question whether candidates need to hit that point so hard), and it’s got flags. Yeah, I’d vote for him. The crazy bastard.

Will this song die?

Only in my dreams. Debbie. Deborah. The song sucked then, it sucks now. Next up: Kajagoogoo. (These Old Navy jeans are too fly fly.)

You ate them for the prize.

YOU JUST DID, OKAY? Creepy implications aside, how many spots now go without dialog? None I know.

Red Lobster, for the sea food pun lover in you.

So much for this. Well, I suppose if you’re going to evolve food porn, puns and wordplay is one way to go for a Deadliest Catch demo. Except, it’s the same menu, so not much to really sea here.

IHOP, not just for carnies anymore.

I can’t really hate on this IHOP spot after noticing creepy carnival barker guy is played by Raymond O’Connor, the tour guide Bob in the Michael Bay classic The Rock. Commercial’s over Bob.

Pepsi’s Coke homage, part II.

A tale of two bear bros. Pepsi continues its Coke attack.

Bail Bondamonial.

A different twist on bail bonds. This is why you love YouTube.

Serocloud.

INDICATIONS: If annoying graphic cloud device follows you around, discontinue use of Seroquel XR immediately.

Hi, I’d like a...

Great ad from McD’s that’s a whole lotta “no way.”

(Via.)

Toshiba’s introduces new green tech, stuff, er, thing.

Y’all need to stop getting so deep. Organic tech brought you by nature that escapes for greener pastures? I GET YOU NOT. Check out moreness.

Grinding it out in... India.

Promo film time, this one being for Oxelo Skateboards. Featuring riders hitting India in a lush little short where locals watch in awe as they grind the shit out of whatever surface they can find. Only nit about it is that compared to some of the other films I’ve posted here, this one felt like that thing I hate about Amazing Race: a bunch of clearly well-off people with expensive gear trouncing through yet another culture. Not saying the riders in this aren’t nice guys, it’s just this vibe of a place only being valuable as another conquest and nothing more. It works when it explores how locals get turned onto a sport, it works less so when it comes off like an homage to the riders themselves. There’s some nice little moments that you want more of though, like the school kids at the end jumping on a board. That’s universal stuff.

(Via.) Studio: Studio Ores And Guilhemmachenaud.com.

Toshiba laptops - Now with Zombie Guard technology.

Say what you will about Apple and its fanboy nation, AND MANY DO, but at least their advertising doesn’t get in the way of the product.

The 2012 Centigons with bullet-proof bluetooth technology – standard!

“Honey, on the way home don’t forget to stop and pick up some more hollow points.” Awesome protection for the busy CEO on the go.

Old Navy’s sweet land of liberty and half-off prices for everyone!

I’ve written a lot of lines to sell a lot of things, but there’s always been a no-fly zone when it comes to certain topics, like this country’s anthems. When it comes to this new Fourth of July spot for Old Navy and the way it rewrites the lyrics to America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee), some comments in discussion threads tell people like mahself to lighten up. Nah, that ain’t happening. Instead, here’s my counter-offer. Even tacky as hell commercials from local car dealers don’t ‘go there’ when it comes to rewriting an American classic - because they know it’s America who buys their stuff. Getting attention for a brand via polarizing work is one thing, but it also needs to be smart work.

Introducing the Pontiac Raider.

Enjoy the American desert this weekend, all you Judges.