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And now for something completely different…
Just when I thought this particular ad campaign was fading into well-deserved obscurity, it has returned with a renewed vigor and vitality. Meet Bob. Bob is a pitch man for, well, pitching tents as we say in the States. Because he’s so very, very happy about his pharmaceutically-induced erections, he can’t stop grinning like a mental patient every waking hour of the day. Even worse than his insipid smile, however, is the diabolically monotonous whistling throughout the entire commercial which very nearly qualifies as a crime against humanity.
Are there commercials that bother you as much as this one bothers me? (Yes, I know I can change the channel. And I do. I just don’t understand why so many people find this entertaining. ) If so, tell us about them.
–Allen
on July 30th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Commercials are considered successful if, after watching, you remember the product. Even if you hate this commercial I bet you can remember the product name. An entertaining commercial is useless if you can’t remember the product.
on August 13th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Ah commercials, I vaguely remember those. DVR is the way to go. Not even Bob with his eternal erection can evade my fast forward button on the remote, yes it is a beautiful thing.
on November 7th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
What’s funnier is that people buy this product at $39.99 (even more online, if you include shipping costs) when a $10.00 bottle of L-Arginine is all you need, since that and a few (cheap) herbs are the principal ingredients.
PT Barnum, call your office! ;)
on November 11th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Wow…so glad we don’t have ads for that over here in the UK.