tv adverts

Herding cats, the cat wheel, Davros the cat, Hitler & Churchill: the pets... from judgejon 1168 days old

[ ... ] more than cats in TV adverts (e.g. the Andrex puppy), probably for good reason when it comes to working with them. But how about this "herding ...

Mastercard and automatic toilets from judgejon 1183 days old

"There are some things that money can't buy -- for everything else there's Mastercard" and this advert is priceless. Given that I seem to have morphed ...

Why men shave from judgejon 1205 days old

All is explained in this TV advert from somewhere overseas. Damn sight better than the usual Gillette adverts we get over here. And on the subject ...

Halifax and their singing bank staff from judgejon 1205 days old

Those Halifax singing staff ads. Admittedly they're an easy target, but they annoy the crap out of me. First there was the bottle-bespectacled Howard, ...

Lynx beach advert from judgejon 1226 days old

A friend has alerted me to the latest Lynx advert, which was shown at half-time during the last England game. You can watch it here. All I'll say is ...

Michael Owen running about in the aisles at Asda from judgejon 1227 days old

Michael Owen. You have to feel some sympathy for him. Hero of the 5-1 trouncing of Germany in 2001, stretchered off from perhaps his last ever World ...

One ass good, two asses bad - and don't ride your dog from judgejon 1239 days old

Two ad-related factoids to ponder today: First, there is the ASA (Advertising Standards Agency) ruling that mentioning "ass" once in an advert is fine, ...

"Barry Scott here" from judgejon 1267 days old

"Hi, I'm Barry Scott". Seldom does a complete stranger inspire such loathing. Perhaps it's his patronisingly overly-familiar demeanour. Or the fact ...

Fuel of Britain, isn't it from judgejon 1269 days old

Today's ad for contemplation is: Pot Noodle. I'm mildly amused so far by their new "Fuel of Britain, isn't it" campaign, which features a Welsh pot ...

TV adverts = the final frontier from judgejon 1306 days old

What's a Starfleet captain to do after being turfed out of the big chair? Well, first up we have William Shatner advertising Kellogg's All Bran breakfast ...