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>Good to know, thanks. And it's not new either. I remember these TV ads[0] from when I was a teenager (1980s) and my peer group and I found them quite amusing
by nobody9999 6y ago
>Good to know, thanks.
And it's not new either. I remember these TV ads[0] from when I was a teenager (1980s) and my peer group and I found them quite amusing.
These days, the same folks take a more threatening tack[1] (a sign of the times, perhaps?), which I find pretty galling.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_fallen,_and_I_can't_get_up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_fallen,_and_I_can't_get_u...!
[1] https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IXwc/life-alert-tragic-outcome https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IXwc/life-alert-tragic-outcome
- WalterBright 6y agoHaha, I wondered if anyone would catch the reference. Sadly, they're disappearing along with "plop plop fizz fizz", "where's the beef", "hey mikey", "hello betty" or "gee your hair smells terrific".
- nobody9999 6y agoYep. One of my personal favorites was "We make your dreams come true!"[0] which was a local thing where I come from, but is truly iconic! Not to mention the "Lullabuy of old Broadway."[1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uosIpj-CRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uosIpj-CRs [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwlvkUMsDgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwlvkUMsDgI
- bobwall 6y agoThis was one of my tops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fucxG-he2qU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fucxG-he2qU Keith Hernandez, Emmitt Smith, and Walt Frazier. There were older commercials for this, but Emmitt was just soo funny in it. "Ohhh it's bad"
- nobody9999 6y agoThat's definitely a good one, but I always dug the "Rejected!" "No play for Mister Gray!"[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQNkKTlDilY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQNkKTlDilY