Best Adverts on TV…

[DavieW]

Enjoyed the current TUI ad with the elves. LOL'd at the "plop" the elf made somersaulting into the pool

[cuprabob]

DavieW said:

Enjoyed the current TUI ad with the elves. LOL'd at the "plop" the elf made somersaulting into the pool

Yes, it is quite good.

[WPA]

cuprabob said:

DavieW said:

Enjoyed the current TUI ad with the elves. LOL'd at the "plop" the elf made somersaulting into the pool

Yes, it is quite good.

Agreed

[Anonymous John]

Pluto TV.
She can climb in through my window anytime.

[nuyorican]

I really like the Cunard one with Alan Watts voiceover.

Also, not to everyone’s taste but I think the JustEat ads are very good.

[nicanary]

Anonymous John said:

Pluto TV.
She can climb in through my window anytime.

Hell yes..... till it drops off.

[LARK F1 GTR]

The Twix left & right one with the two bears. I think it's a very good ad!

[Saleen836]

LARK F1 GTR said:

The Twix left & right one with the two bears. I think it's a very good ad!

This and the Dairy Milk choc bar advert where the man gets fuel for his car have been 2 of my favourites for a while

[Nickp82]

I quite like the Uber ones with people boarding trains, reasonably humorous.

[DavieW]

As always, the Famous Grouse advert is good.

[21st Century Man]

My boy sent me this one from Japan. Apparently it's an older ad that's being re-aired.

https://youtu.be/K-TYsAHbb18?si=cQS0gN0kLWWDoNw8

[JagLover]

21st Century Man said:

My boy sent me this one from Japan. Apparently it's an older ad that's being re-aired.

https://youtu.be/K-TYsAHbb18?si=cQS0gN0kLWWDoNw8

That's a good one

[52classic]

52classic said:

Sorry to be a bit late to the party but somebody must have previously mentioned the Cunard cruising ad on this thread but I couldn't find it.

Streets ahead of any other cruise company commercial IMHO. Alan Watts V.O. (although he died in 1973 I think) Simple proposition, beautifully executed. Not sure about the lead actor, excessive make-up perhaps, looks like he's been dug up.

Nuyorican. Glad to see I'm not alone in appreciation of Cunard. I guess the V.O. is a clever edit from one of Watts' motivational speeches.

[21st Century Man]

Dunno how I missed this? I'd not seen it before.

Outstanding.

https://youtu.be/vsGrFYD5Nfs?si=fqafYo52RxkDCi3F

[cuprabob]

21st Century Man said:

Dunno how I missed this? I'd not seen it before.

Outstanding.

https://youtu.be/vsGrFYD5Nfs?si=fqafYo52RxkDCi3F

Thanks, me neither.

[Fermit]

21st Century Man said:

Dunno how I missed this? I'd not seen it before.

Outstanding.

https://youtu.be/vsGrFYD5Nfs?si=fqafYo52RxkDCi3F

That really is rather splendid. If Mr Benz was married, how did that allow him to name the brand Mercedes after the girl he was infatuated with, or was it Mr Daimler who had the hots for her?

[RicksAlfas]

Fermit said:

That really is rather splendid. If Mr Benz was married, how did that allow him to name the brand Mercedes after the girl he was infatuated with, or was it Mr Daimler who had the hots for her?

The Mercedes-Benz name is a combination of two names: Mercedes Jellinek and Karl Benz. Originally, Mercedes-Benz was founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and was part of Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, better known as DMG. The company was first known by the name Daimler-Benz, as an homage to the founders.

After Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler passed away, entrepreneur and racing enthusiast Emil Jellinek was brought on by chief engineer Wilhelm Maybach. Emil went on to help create the Mercedes 35hp in 1900. Jellinek named the new cars after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek, whose Spanish name translated to “mercy.” The company later went on to have the “Mercedes” name trademarked 1902. While the company continued to trade as Daimler-Benz, the car line began to carry the Mercedes-Benz name.

https://www.mercedesbenzchicago.com/what-does-the-...

[Fermit]

RicksAlfas said:

Fermit said:

That really is rather splendid. If Mr Benz was married, how did that allow him to name the brand Mercedes after the girl he was infatuated with, or was it Mr Daimler who had the hots for her?

The Mercedes-Benz name is a combination of two names: Mercedes Jellinek and Karl Benz. Originally, Mercedes-Benz was founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and was part of Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, better known as DMG. The company was first known by the name Daimler-Benz, as an homage to the founders.

After Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler passed away, entrepreneur and racing enthusiast Emil Jellinek was brought on by chief engineer Wilhelm Maybach. Emil went on to help create the Mercedes 35hp in 1900. Jellinek named the new cars after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek, whose Spanish name translated to “mercy.” The company later went on to have the “Mercedes” name trademarked 1902. While the company continued to trade as Daimler-Benz, the car line began to carry the Mercedes-Benz name.

https://www.mercedesbenzchicago.com/what-does-the-...

Ah OK, TY. I must have misremembered things.

[ajprice]

It's getting close to Superb Owl advert time. Paramount Plus for starters

[Wotzname]

Sharing the joy of what could possibly be the best advert of 2024 ? - answers on a postcard......