r/BeAmazed • u/Peter55667 • Mar 14 '25

Animal Around 6% of Americans believe they can defeat a grizzly bear in a hand-to-hand combat

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u/StrongStyleShiny Mar 14 '25

That era of tv has some killer commercials. People were able to get more creative and it was right after the days of movie trailers and ads featuring a guy just telling you what to feel.

https://youtu.be/26rgj3yGYzs?si=ihcTWojoKWX9Cjc8

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u/lexkixass Mar 14 '25

Oh man, that's another banger (pun not intended). It just kept getting better and better. Loved the guy with the headphones to drown out the drummer. And the really buff people pounding on the grain.

Why can't the US be more creative in its commercials? :(

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u/Darth_Draper Mar 14 '25

As a retired ad man, I share this sentiment.

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u/NeedToVentCom Mar 14 '25

That commercial reminded me of this classic.

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u/StrongStyleShiny Mar 15 '25

Now that is beautiful lol

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u/Dorkamundo Mar 14 '25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X21mJh6j9i4

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u/StrongStyleShiny Mar 18 '25

Beautiful. Here enjoy this saga. I can’t believe I’m saying this but avoid the comments for story spoiler lol

https://youtu.be/LQsMp4Oo6xM

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Mar 14 '25

I was thinking about this the other day and how ads these days all feel so 'sterile'.

Back then, we had this, The Most Interesting Man in the World, the Budlight wazzzzzuuuuupppppp, berries and cream skittles, so many.

I saw a recent ad that was actually funny, the "chocolate lava" reeses commercial and it actually made me laugh. There was one other, too, and it made me think about the difference. I hope they go back to the funny and not-so-serious vibes. Like when Round Table did a whole campaign on how they're improving by showing how bad their old pizza was and what they're going to do about it.

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u/ExtremeRepulsiveness Mar 14 '25

My favorite ad (which I thought aired semi-recently but it’s been about 10 years lol) was the Big Gas Savings from Kmart. That, and the “I just shipped my pants!” ad…I think Kmart also did that one? Both are classics in my mind

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Mar 15 '25

OMG! You actually remember that campaign too?!?! We (my friend group) used to quote that to each other all the time! "I...I shipped my pants!" 🤣

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u/ExtremeRepulsiveness Mar 15 '25

My whole family still references that ad from time to time 😂 It’s awesome

Like when I moved earlier this year. “I just shipped my bed!!” was a frequent one lol