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By Boing Boing on Nov 27, 2023 in: Video, music, television, tv
In 1995, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and The Monkees pitched Pizza Hut pizza in a TV commercial, seen below. (Well, 3/4 of The Monkees anyway—unsurprisingly, the great Michael Nesmith didn't participate.) Perhaps the best part of this story is...
By Boing Boing on Jul 22, 2023 in: Video, advertising, beer, music
Yet another Steely Dan lost treasure has been unearthed. The daughter of late Steely Dan engineer Roger Nichols has found the audio for a commercial jingle the band wrote and recorded for Schlitz Beer in 1972 or 1973. Link to the article on Jake Ma...
By Boing Boing on May 7, 2023 in: Video, animation, cartoons
Watching commercials from the 90s and 2000s feels like dropping acid with Jim Morrison and Grant Morrison on a neon carousel. Lest we forget, the 2000s gave us this "gem" of an ad that still lives rent-free in my to this day. — Read the rest...
By Boing Boing on Apr 10, 2023 in: Video
In 1986 this AT&T commercial aired, voiced by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. by u/Sfphiynckxs in superman With how wonderfully evergreen Superman's premise and mythos are, remembering that the character is only a decad...
By Business Insider on Mar 31, 2023 in: Politics, News
The newly introduced act would make sure the FCC ensures that commercials from television and streaming services aren't too loud.
By Business Insider on Feb 12, 2023 in: Entertainment
The last Blockbuster, located in Bend, Oregon, has been teasing a Super Bowl commercial on its Instagram, but the ad won't be shown on TV like others.
By Business Insider on Feb 11, 2023 in: Entertainment
The last Blockbuster, located in Bend, Oregon, has been teasing a Super Bowl commercial on its Instagram, but the ad won't be shown on TV like others.