All Senior Citizens Should Have LIFE ALERT

[Sentama Lin]

I really am just curious. Apparently my roommates and I can recite the entire commercial verbatim, in the same tone and spirit. ATG members, have you fallen victim to knowing this commercial practically by heart? And, a better question, how and why do you know it? I think my roommates and I just sort of learned it through aural osmosis. (I'm heading to bed, I promise. I just needed to sate this curiosity first)

Discuss: This Commercial, Other Commercials. Must I Spoon Feed?  

[Rica is insane]

Oh god..that commercial >>; I don't know HOW many times I've seen that. It gets old! D: They could at least make a new one yeah?

 

[Sentama Lin]

As the adage goes: "If it's not broke, don't fix it?"

It's not even the most interesting of commercials, and yet it seems so easy to just remember because it's so uninteresting, yet unique, among all the other commercials airing today.  

[Rica is insane]

Yes yes it is. I can often pick it out just by the sound from the TV alone. But that commercial is REAL old. I remember hearing that 'I've fallen and I can't get up' way back before most of my memories were legible....man it's either I watched too much tv as a kid or I have a horrible habit of remembering the weird stuff o.O

 

[The Chexed Nut]

*Laughs.* Yeah, I've seen that commercial every now and again; moreso on other channels. I definitely don't have that commercial memorized, but there are others I can sing back.

I think the most recent on has been an R.C. Willey commercial with Paige Davis. whee  

[Lune the Looney]

me n my friend memorised it and performed it for a talent show lol  

[Kerrigan_dragon]

A couple of days ago I saw this commercial for the first time in my life. I was just left sitting there thinking "Uh... ok then... what the..?" I found it very odd.  

[AlcoholicPancake]

Annoying commercials? I've seen and heard a few of them...


" They say a man should always dress for the job he wants, so why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant? "  

[Taeryyn]

Can't say I've ever seen the ad, Lin. : (

Kyla_Ewens

gonk Anyone who lives in the New England area, or at least Massachusetts is probably familar with the Bernie and Phyl's ad, and can sing the jingle from memory.

Ohh god. I know that one. We get several TV channels from New England, and that ad drives me crazy. (Well, we did at home. I don't think we do here in Saint John.)


For the Canadian ATGers, does any of the following sound familiar? x3

"He'd be in this cape."
"A what?"
"A cape. Wearing these blue tights."
"A hero in tights, really...here it is."
"Listen, Lois, this guy is faster than anything, I swear!"
"If you're not fast, you're going to miss your train!"
"That's it, a bullet. A bullet! He's fast, no he's faster than a speeding bullet!"
"No one's gonna read a comic strip about a strong man in tights, Joe, it'll never fly."
"Fly, no. But he can leap over tall buildings!"

Or, how about:

"Dr. Penfield, I can smell burnt toast!"

Or perhaps...
*Dramatic music, then a Native elder speaking*
"What's he saying, Father?"
"Commander Cartier, he's saying this nation's name is...CaNAHda."
"Ahh...Ca..na...da."
"Beg pardon, sir, but the word he used? I think it really means those houses down there, the village."
"No no, believe me, I know the word, it means nation and Canada is it's name."
*More dramatic music*
"But I'm sure it means the houses! The village!"

Or...
"Now the people will know we were here."

biggrin  

[Kalstolyn]

Kals is questing again!

lol it was Kanata, Ciel. They actually got it right in the ad.

I liked the winnie the pooh one. Or the basketball one.

"A part of our history."

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[Taeryyn]

I'm just going by memory. x3 I rewatched a few of them to get the phrasing right, but I didn't look up the actual words. I just typed what it sounded like they were saying, lol.

The basketball one was good, too. I also liked the one with the Irish immigrants.

"Alors Molly, voici ton nouveau pere et ta nouvelle mere. Tu vas prendre le nom fier Belanger. Tu es maintenant une petite canadienne, Molly."
"Nooo! We hafta keep our Irish name! Ma mere me l'a dit, juste avant se da mort, en memoir de ma patrie..."
"Quel est ton nom, mon enfant?"
"Molly, Molly Johnson, sir."
"Et comment t'appelles-tu, toi?"
"Patrick. Patrick O'Neil."

x3  

[Agent_of_Misfortune]

HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!

*gunshot*

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[Taeryyn]

Agent_of_Misfortune

HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!
HEAD ON!! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!!!


*gunshot*

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gonk I had forgotten about that one. Kindly pass the gun this way, if you're still able...  

[Agent_of_Misfortune]

not to mention the COUNTLESS other commercials that the company has...

Activon,
preferon,
go-stab-yourself-in-the-eye-with-a-fork-on

the list goes on...