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poltr1Cincinnati has a local furniture store called Furniture Fair. Their ads have featured jockey Willie Shoemaker and retired Bengals football player Anthony Muñoz. And quite an odd couple they are -- there's about 2 feet different in hight. But what's really hilarious is the dialogue. Whoever writes the scripts for these commercials is either blissfully unaware of the double meaning -- after all, this is Cincinnati, where you can't even buy a copy of Playboy anywhere in the county -- or is seriously into slash fiction and making us wonder about their....ahem....orientation. Here's an excerpt from this month's commercial, which features leather chairs and couches.
[music: Theme from 'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"]
[Both Willie and Anthony are dressed like cowboys]
Willie: This town ain't big enough for the both of us!
Anthony: This leather sofa is big enough.
Willie: But Anthony, people don't understand leather!
Dayton's sillest commercials are for Hidy Honda. The owner, Dave Hidy, is often featured in humorous, bizarre, or surreal situations. A recent ad has him as "The Used Car Hunter", complete with Australian accent, nabbing a customer with a net. Another on has him walking on various places, speaking on his cell phone, "Did you sell another one? Gooood!", parodying the commercial for Verizon Wireless.
And then there are the ads for Buddy's Carpet. This balding man in a suit is probably in his early 60s and sounds like Crazy Eddie with a lobotomy. His usual pitch, complete with whiny voice, is to instill a sense of urgency while remaining "folksy". An example line is: "But'cha gotta hurry in before tomorrow night at 9!"
Would you buy an RV from a man named Raper? Many people have. His dealership -- Tom Raper RVs in Richmond, Indiana -- is one of the largest in the country, and there are billboards posted a two hours' drive away from the dealership. The commercial jingle even mentions the highway exit (149A).
When I was growing up in Buffalo, the two silliest commercials I remember were:
Dan Creed Chevrolet (early 1970's) -- Dan's tagline was "If you don't buy a car from us, then Shame On You!" He would point and stare at the camera as he said those last three words.
Factory Sleep Shop (mid 1980's) -- The owner, Jim Pachioli, looked and acted like a Rocky Balboa wannabe in the first few years. He'd shout, "Nobody beats my prices!", while duking it out with a large green dollar sign. I'm not sure if he's still doing the same schtick.
What are the silliest commercials that are airing in your area right now?
[music: Theme from 'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"]
[Both Willie and Anthony are dressed like cowboys]
Willie: This town ain't big enough for the both of us!
Anthony: This leather sofa is big enough.
Willie: But Anthony, people don't understand leather!
Dayton's sillest commercials are for Hidy Honda. The owner, Dave Hidy, is often featured in humorous, bizarre, or surreal situations. A recent ad has him as "The Used Car Hunter", complete with Australian accent, nabbing a customer with a net. Another on has him walking on various places, speaking on his cell phone, "Did you sell another one? Gooood!", parodying the commercial for Verizon Wireless.
And then there are the ads for Buddy's Carpet. This balding man in a suit is probably in his early 60s and sounds like Crazy Eddie with a lobotomy. His usual pitch, complete with whiny voice, is to instill a sense of urgency while remaining "folksy". An example line is: "But'cha gotta hurry in before tomorrow night at 9!"
Would you buy an RV from a man named Raper? Many people have. His dealership -- Tom Raper RVs in Richmond, Indiana -- is one of the largest in the country, and there are billboards posted a two hours' drive away from the dealership. The commercial jingle even mentions the highway exit (149A).
When I was growing up in Buffalo, the two silliest commercials I remember were:
Dan Creed Chevrolet (early 1970's) -- Dan's tagline was "If you don't buy a car from us, then Shame On You!" He would point and stare at the camera as he said those last three words.
Factory Sleep Shop (mid 1980's) -- The owner, Jim Pachioli, looked and acted like a Rocky Balboa wannabe in the first few years. He'd shout, "Nobody beats my prices!", while duking it out with a large green dollar sign. I'm not sure if he's still doing the same schtick.
What are the silliest commercials that are airing in your area right now?
