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Someone you know could be havin’ a stroke…act FAST!
There is a public service announcement commercial about strokes that’s been rearing its head often lately from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and no matter how many times we see it, it remains hilarious. The actual commercial, with the dude’s funky voiceover, can be seen here.
But in researching this commercial, I found a full three and a half minute cartoon music video detailing the stories of all the characters in full:
I know there’s nothing funny about strokes, but I’ll be damned if these commercials don’t try their hardest to make strokes hilarious. I mean, we even saw this commercial last week during Lost (though, to be fair, sometimes trying to figure out what’s going on on Lost can almost give you a stroke).
It appears that because it’s produced by the MA Dept. of Public Health that only us lucky Massachusetts residents get to see this commercial. Which is a shame. Because it’s gold, Jerry, gold.
And always remember, bof fry flew.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, act FAST, bof fri fleu, bof fry flew, funky voiceover, gold jerry gold, lost, massachusetts, massachusetts department of public health, public service announcement, stroke, stroke commercial
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That’s gold, Jerry… GOLD!
Wait a sec, I thought I was Jerry Gold.
One phrase Jamie and I like to use around the Songspeak cubicles is “That’s gold, Jerry… gold!” (Jamie used it in his last post in fact).
It’s a reference to the Seinfeld episode entitled, The Fatigues, which features a character named Kenny Bania, the comedian who likes to make jokes about milk-based products. Known for his uncomplicated humor (“jokes you don’t have to think about”), Jerry mentors him and gives some material to him about Ovaltine to (It should be called Roundtine!”).
Here’s the scene where he responds with… “That’s gold, Jerry. GOLD!”
Wait a sec, I thought Jay Thomas was Jerry Gold.
Tags: gerry gold, gold jerry gold, jay thomas, jerry seinfeld, kenny bania, murphy brown, ovaltine, roundtine, seinfeld, steve hynter, the fatigues
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songspeak
I Always Feel Like, Geico’s Watchin’ Me
Geico’s done it again. They’ve put together yet another clever ad campaign that I get a kick out of. I can’t think of another company/product with so many simultaneous great ad campaigns, but it works for them. There’s the Geico gecko, the “so easy a caveman could do it“, the celebrities-assist-in-telling-an-accident story, and now the being-watched-by-the-money-you-could-be-saving campaign:
The best part about these commercials is that they utilize the 1984 Rockwell classic Somebody’s Watching Me. I used to love the video when I was a kid:
Chalk this up as another advertising win for Geico. I may not use them for my car insurance, but I sure do love their quirky out-there commercials. And any company that uses Rockwell in their commercials is gold, Jerry, gold.
Tags: 00s tv commercials, 80s music, car insurance, geico, geico commercial, geico gecko, gold jerry gold, jerry seinfeld, kash, kenny bania, money you could be saving with Geico, money you could save by switching to geico, rockwell, so easy a caveman could do it, somebody's watching me
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