Nighttime TV Commercials
Or more accurately, early morning commercials, are freaking awesome. Even more awesome - early morning commercials for the holiday season sales pitches.First, you get to take the classic holiday season ads that are timeless...meaning that you can see them any time of the day from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and they have been the same ads for the past 20 years - they just pull the beta tape out of the archives and pay for the ad to be rejuvinated.
Cases in point:
* The Co-Pilot VCR Remote. The VCR setting remote for people who can't figure out their own VCR remote. It has a spinny dial thing on it. I guess spinny dial things are easier than giant buttons that tell you what to do.
* The Clapper. Does it get more classic than that? "Clap on, clap off, The Clapper!" Those people always look so happy, even though their clothes suck. I wish I could be in that ad.
* The Chia Pet. This one has a special twist for 2006...because it's the 25th anniversary of the Chia Pet. So for the first time in 25 years, the ad is a little different. You get a free alarm clock with your special Chia Pet purpose because of the 25th year. It's pretty exciting. The Chia Pet ad has always been the most compelling of the holiday season ads. How can you not be excited about the process...slather the seed mix on, water the Chia Hole, and voila...you have a spouting pig or Goofy or peacock. It's rather miraculous that a china creature can grow into a green wonder. I have always been a little curious as to what the greenery in the Chia Pet actually is. To be honest, I have always wanted a Chia Pet. I don't know why I never put it on my list for Santa, since I have always wanted one. Probably because I thought that Santa would make fun of me. But I think Chia Pets are cool and funny. I'm glad that the Chia Pet made it to the 25th anniversary, even though I have never actually known anyone that owned a Chia Pet. 
And then this year I have seen a new ad...for some women's pajama delivery service. It had some crazy clever title, but I had forgotten it. Upon some web research, I learned that the clever title is "Pajamagram." They deliver pajamas that are either sexy or comfy depending on the look/feel you are going for (although I didn't really notice a difference between the sexy and comfy pajamas honestly). And they deliver them in a matching hat box with lotion and "other things that women like." Oh, and a matching "Do Not Disturb" sign. You could skip that if you just had the PajamaGram sent to her at the Holiday Inn...her room would come with the sign already. Seriously. And you can go here to learn about why a PajamaGram is the perfect gift, in case you don't already know.
Although the idea of opening up a hat box and being surprised by pajamas and a sachet is exciting, if my man ever bought me pajamas in a round box and got overnight delivery, I might have to get him a kick in the groin. ***Note to self: send this blog post to all boyfriends in the future.***
Ahhh, early morning holiday season ads, does it get any better for comedic value than that?
Ahhh, early morning holiday season ads, does it get any better for comedic value than that?
posted by Steph @ 12:50 AM
1 Comments:
Uh, Steph, you DO know someone who owned a chia pet! I've had two. (yes, they were gifts!)
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