Commercial Breaks.

Some more fun with television advertising!

From Chicago comes Moo and Oink:


From Japan comes Sangaria:

[via Japan Probe.]

From a much cooler era comes Salvador Dali, the corporate shill:

[via PCL LinkDump.]

And finally, from the Land of Fuck You (a.k.a. Baltimore) comes Big Bill Hell:

Some Words From Our Sponsors.

Here's another collection of weird and wonderful television commercials.

First, proving Gene Simmons will do anything for a tawdry buck, it's the KISS toothbrush! Rock on!


Joey Heatherton can sell me a mattress any day:


Not even the communists could resist the siren call of capitalism. This is a beauty products commercial from the old Soviet Union:


This is even cooler than the KISS toothbrush. I want one!


And saving the best for last, it's... POLE POSITION!!!!

I Want to Just Plug In and Press On.

Man, I'm tired of these handheld phones we have to carry everywhere with us. If only there was some sort of technology that allowed us to put these phones somewhere when we're not using them. Like, maybe on the wall or something. Oh wait -- there is!

Curling!

I'll go out on a dorkiness limb here and admit that I like watching curling. I guess there's just something about it that stirs my Scotch-Canadian blood. And if you're still living in '80s-era Manitoba, here's you chance to join in!



[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Marketing, Japanese Style.

Television advertising is crazy enough, but leave it to Japanese TV to take it to another level.

Here's something you won't see advertised in America: toilets. With big singing mascots:


Frying pans never looked so fun:


The girl group Perfume urges you to recycle:


And finally... Beware! This one will worm its way into your brain and never let go. Thanks to "Bike-Oh," your mind will be destroyed:


[via TV in Japan.]

Sedated Nation.

Ever wonder why every thing seemed so safe and happy and calming back in Eisenhower's America? It was the drugs. Nothing can ensure domesticated suburban bliss like popping down to the corner drugstore to pick up some non-prescription downers. Nowadays everyone's hopped up on Red Bulls and Viagra, and just look at where it's gotten us.

W-E-T- P-E-T-S!

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