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I recall Fanta commercials in France managing to be even weirder than that...
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orcishgamer: Okay that Panda thing is weird. How does an abusive, mean mascot associate positive brand image (I don't have any marketing training so I'm totally talking out my ass)? A little funny, but weird!
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hedwards: Probably the same way that the Burger King makes people want to to to Burger King. Or Evil Chester Cheetah makes folks want to buy cheetos.

People see the ads whilst stoned and decide they have to have them duh.
Ah right, I forgot about weed, lol!
Post edited October 08, 2011 by orcishgamer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lTZWUUJrJg&feature=related
Here's a powerful PSA reminding you to wear your seatbelt.
Liberty Mutual is one of my favorite.
Target (starring Santa Claus!). That one made me laugh.
The statefarm guy
Fucking awesome.

Off the top of my head right now in the US there is a commercial where a man is in the doghouse for upsetting his wife. He says "she told me she wanted a birthday present that went from 0 to 200 in seconds, so I got her a scale." That one makes me laugh.

I often, quite sadly, surf old 80's and early 90's commercials on youtube for that nostalgic feeling of being a kid again in simpler times.

EDIT: Oh crap, the Allstate mayhem commercials crack me up something fierce. Like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndHOmYCMaXQ
Post edited October 09, 2011 by StingingVelvet
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Athenvance: Here's a powerful PSA reminding you to wear your seatbelt.
I was honestly expecting for him to go flying off the chair and smash into the wall and there to be blood and broken bones etc. You know, the usual "shock tactics" for these sorts of PSAs.

But this.. this is the way to do it. You don't need to see him get injured to get the message and honestly, they could have just cut it without showing any text and lost nothing either.

I can't actually remember any of the another seatbelt PSAs that uses shock tactics but I'll remember this one for sure.

Whoever came up with this isn't paid enough.

EDIT: Thank you for sharing it
Post edited October 09, 2011 by xyem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94eoXg3lEzc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-9Ae9cvDI
The old Guinness "Brilliant!" commercials were, and remain, my favorites.

Also:

Hooray Beer!
I'd say the "For Warriors" Nike Commercial is among the cooler commercials I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4FXx6khWtI

As for funny, I always get a chuckle out of this old Japanese Zelda commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6HY6hIiAWc
This thread reminded me of this strange commercial that I saw a while ago, for what I believe was pot noodles. I think it was either Belgian or Dutch and it was an animation of a guy on a toilet. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I cannot find it.
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FraterPerdurabo: This thread reminded me of this strange commercial that I saw a while ago, for what I believe was pot noodles. I think it was either Belgian or Dutch and it was an animation of a guy on a toilet. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I cannot find it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWI9wq97Bs
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FraterPerdurabo: This thread reminded me of this strange commercial that I saw a while ago, for what I believe was pot noodles. I think it was either Belgian or Dutch and it was an animation of a guy on a toilet. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I cannot find it.
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shadesofdeath320: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWI9wq97Bs
That's the one! Brilliant!