Comments on: best and worst super bowl ads, 2008

By: bug_girl

bug_girl — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:05:04 +0000

There’s been a great deal of discussion about whether the Sales Genie ad played into racial stereotypes.
It certainly was an odd choice to have that accent–they didn’t have to go the Apu route. Not everyone who’s brown has a strong accent.

What say you?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:16:12 +0000

Joel,

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who didn’t get the CB ads. If you like to have fun wtih commercials, have you checked out Firebrand.com? Some really funny stuff much of which we don’t get here.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:21:59 +0000

What about the Tide Stain? To me that one was the best.

By: Martin Snyder

Martin Snyder — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:33:22 +0000

The heart jumping out and walking to the boss was disgusting - really nasty stuff. But no doubt that these things are focus grouped for the demographics they are seeking and maybe to a 20 something male the ad was not nasty, gross, and unfunny but rather hip and interesting. I do like the Toyota ad where the pickup busts out thru the dragon’s chest with the heart in the truckbed- but then again, things busting out of chests was already overdone in 1979 when Alien came out…..

By: BP

BP — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:36:19 +0000

Is CareerBuilder.com trying to appeal to a younger demographic?

They are the latest advertiser on humor web site CollegeHumor.com . Their bright orange brand and tag line fills the background of the CH main page.

The top of the CH page links to CB with bold text and a button that states, “After you’re done watching dirty skanks, Find a Better Job.”

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:13:28 +0000

Vitamin Water was the only one that made me really laugh. Make sure you watch it to the very end!