A new batch of early nineties artifacts from Andrew’s VHS archiving has him and Vieves talking about an era when moms were rapping about cheese and every granny had a secret. Plus, a listener jingle brings up memories of New England.

Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show:

FOX Sunday Line-Up Promo

https://youtu.be/eeM3znTe4xE

KFC - Spring Break

https://youtu.be/gl-lR7YXNWc?si=-yPcgatFXJXFf60K

Suave Deodorant

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

Dairy Farmers Commercial - American Cheese Rap (1993)

https://youtu.be/gPFZ3DX3E2o

Sheeba Cat Food

https://youtu.be/hVz3qrBCk5E

Auto dealers of Montclair - "Nose Family" Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q60EVlMBYQ

Volvo Commercial - 850 GLT (1993)

https://youtu.be/M5OQv-lHuIc?si=IjFJttpbVoWsWZXH

AT&T Universal MasterCard

https://youtu.be/foXkG8smBCY?si=i21log9IXgigz8Z_

Tales of the Crystals

https://youtu.be/Y4mXbs6ypjg

Rogaine Commercial (1995)

https://youtu.be/PBwdupUU0Bk

Eggo Waffles Commercial - Granny (1995)

https://youtu.be/eBhKpSv4XG0

Progressive: Dog Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRsP8X4B5U

Progressive: Dog Park Song Pt. 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Cu1P2AsrQ

Water Country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LOWoD21Z-M

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that use the modern experience of taking a rideshare to sell a surprising array of products, from a simple diet soda to needlessly-confusing non-lethal weaponry. Plus, Big Pharma is getting sparkly.

Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show:

Progressive - Dr. Rick Rideshare

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g4Dl/progressive-dr-rick-rideshares

4Imprint - Clown car

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fO18/4imprint-rideshare

Chevrolet - Charge by gas

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ATxs/2016-chevrolet-malibu-lt-rideshare-service

Byrna - Assault

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gCVX/byrna-rideshare-assault

NYT: Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/uber-sexual-assault.html

Diet Coke - Mom’s rideshare

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZPHQ/diet-coke-drink-what-your-mama-gave-ya-rideshare

Sparkle Papertowels - Taxi

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/78Pu/sparkle-towels-taxi-cab

Alaska Airlines - On Time

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7EMH/alaska-airlines-throwback-thursday-taxi

Pluto TV - Taxi’s coming

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5sSR/pluto-tv-sci-fi-programmer-taxi

Icotide - Unicorn

https://youtu.be/dmUI1xbcqxM?si=J617uXFAb-Esntxa

It’s nothing but fun for Andrew and Vieves as they revel in meme culture, TikTok trends and a fuzzy puppet that might just be the unlikely hero that an insurance giant has been waiting for. Plus, an old PSA feels newly relevant.

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

Pick Four To Protect You (The Rest Are Trying To Kill You)

https://bsky.app/profile/discontinuedfoods.bsky.social/post/3mrdzrbtryk2j

Liberty Mutual: Struggling Actor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-FbVT4ddZQ

Liberty Mutual: Biberty Baby

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Td3f/liberty-mutual-biberty-baby

Liberty Mutual: Dating App

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8IHX-nYWE

Liberty Mutual: Liberty Biberty, Tell Everyone

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g4gU/liberty-mutual-liberty-biberty-tell-everyone

Liberty Mutual: Liberty Biberty At The Bar

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g4Sw/liberty-mutual-liberty-biberty-pool

Key Bank: Andrew, My Favorite Banker (Dry Cleaners)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TS3t/keybank-hanks-laundromat-andrew-my-favorite-banker

Key Bank: Piñata

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BSso/keybank-pinata

Key Bank: Vending Machine

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TJbc/keybank-vending-machine-banker

TIKTOK TREND: Mom, what were you like in the 90s

https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-90s-trend-celebrities

Dog In Hot Car PSA

https://youtu.be/EGKfd2v85po?is=04AlISGYyhYXFrpZ

A frustratingly close-but-no-cigar campaign for crackers gets Andrew and Vieves talking about commercials that hinge on short term memory jokes for their pitch. Plus, a divisive ad for an AI giant has everyone -- possibly including the robots -- talking.

Here are the commercials we talked about this week:

Goldfish - Social Stalking (ft. Ben Marshall of Please Don’t Destroy)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BnSX/goldfish-social-stalking-featuring-ben-marshall

Goldfish - Necklace

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TshC/goldfish-be-like-goldfish-short-memories-featuring-ben-marshall

Goldfish - Dollhouse

https://www.tiktok.com/@manonmathews/video/7603097257235205407?lang=en

Foot Locker: Short Memory Pt. 1

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7jua/foot-locker-short-memory-pt-1-ft-james-harden-charles-barkley

Foot Locker: Short Memory Pt. 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3da2H48abQ8

BrightStor + Computer Associates: Amnesia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qHOhTuFpw

Bounce - Forgetter

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7V9v/bounce-getter

Uber Eats - Forget Something (Super Bowl 2024)

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

Rolo - Elephant Revenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp8vWUEO3Ms

Anthropic - There’s Hope in Hard Questions

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gvAk/anthropic-claude-theres-hope-in-hard-questions

Jesus - He Gets Us

https://youtu.be/SRxEiXiMIXk?is=ERraheaMPzYTm-gL

Veridian Dynamics - Man and Machine

https://youtu.be/yF3of5VRcNA?si=lKECH5Au1b_Tta4D&t=281

An all-Ad Council show yields a discussion of a Geico ad with a confusing premise, the origin story of one of the all-time greats, and a reassuring behind-the-scenes report on the Godfather of Shock Rock.

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

GEICO - Shopping Cart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqvaxcRzMS0

Progressive - Hazmat

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7DoU/progressive-hazmats

Progressive: After School Special

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7FJ6/progressive-direct-after-school-special

Progressive: Whose Turn To Answer

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7wuw/progressive-whose-turn-to-answer

Kenner M.A.S.K. Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt7DNq8UZY0

Xylophone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsfEj_7SKtQ

Vibraphone (Xybraphone)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBu7Om6Bd4

Marimba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJYuI8ya84

FedEx - One missed package

https://youtu.be/FGLtltLOQig?si=HZnV4KEnP0rMkBRz

AAA Washington: Cool Trucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEJ4Yago95w

Longhorn Steak House - Alice Cooper

https://vimeo.com/26837845

A chance encounter with a plumbing company mascot inspires Andrew to investigate other plumbing tools that are doing double-duty as spokesfixtures. It’s all a bit draining.

Bob Oates Plumbing - Big Dumper & Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcl-Wyf0Xk

Bob Oates Plumbing - Big Dumper and Friends: Bathroom Idol

https://youtu.be/SkqhigrcRSw?si=Dx5vxYPqeDvvkyn7

Roto-Rooter Talking Drain - 1980s Radio Commercial

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

Vanish - Singing Toilets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk3kFSUWuVA

Vanish - Dear John Letter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWs13MaLmlM

Mr. Waterheater - Knocking Out The Competition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzUk1NXq_AE

Mr. Waterheater - Shower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCJzf_dl7P8

Allstate - Mayhem Hot Water Heater

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7IpN/allstate-mayhem-water-heater

Ty-D-Bol - Man in the Boat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zZWBJoRFJc

PoopDoc - Talking Toilet Bowl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQBqSDX1vA

Banner Toilet Tissue - Go On And Touch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNxuY65x3II

A long overdue quiz episode pits Vieves against a series of quotes that are either progressive or Progressive. Plus, Andrew must atone for mispronouncing Canada’s sauciest-sounding city.

These are the commercials we talked about this week

Progressive: Bike Obsession

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Zdh/progressive-bike-obsession

Progressive: Jamie’s 40th

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/InTY/progressive-jaimes-wife

Progressive: Reverse Psychology

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bJyH/progressive-reverse-psychology

Progressive: Progressive Ranch

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Ta18/progressive-progressive-ranch

Progressive: Mara’s Mute Button

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGh2qTDo-uI

Progressive: Barbie Secret Client

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1XpV/progressive-barbie-secret-client

Progressive: Alan’s Happy Place

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OBRj/progressive-alans-happy-place

Progressive: Step-Jamie

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ICMH/progressive-step-jamie

Progressive: After School Special Too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWK9AwpAqLM

Progressive: Across the Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUs_M0PlWPs

Progressive: Nature’s Metaphor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87VbBXlxIYo

A Vieves Takeover leads to a discussion about a cheeky new campaign for pet sitting and a bid by an insurance giant to put more suburbanites onto the open road. Plus, a tiny new device can be tolerated by all kinds of idiots, and a defunct Canadian theme restaurant lives on through its jingle.

Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show:

TrustedHousesitters - I like em big

https://youtu.be/bHJ-pQRPUaA?si=LStcB4KaOrzP40g4

TrustedHousesitters - The perfect match Betty

https://youtu.be/WIIjg7nLDJU?si=SlbRbLZ5yE0yPa5_

Liquid Death - Small Ones

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

TrustedHousesitters - Age is just a number

https://youtu.be/4s8ETG1e8RA?si=EiSOqus-y0l02Yay

Progressive - New Boyfriend

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gnzC/progressive-motorcycle-insurance-new-boyfriend

Progressive - Father and Son

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bt05/progressive-motorcycle-father-and-son

Progressive - More than a bike

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g2x7/progressive-motorcycle-insurance-more-than-a-bike

Pocket - Take Notes In The Real World

https://youtu.be/NuzUI3uhx94?si=TxzndsOlhVZT0nlk

Down Unders - Regina, Saskatchewan

https://youtu.be/dpaR1J4CccE?si=HO-cljcLH4vPHmBy

Evidently, there’s nothing that a man in a full body cast can’t sell if this week’s show is any indication. From batteries to Band-Aids, these broken men can still pitch their hearts out.

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

Charter Spectrum

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AT9T/charter-spectrum-body-cast

Got Milk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngru5J-bFCw

Energizer Batteries

https://youtu.be/UfJO-3AAVoo?si=x08OzN7G-aB8piY5

Nut and Honey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eqA0ZyObiI

Doritos

https://youtu.be/fR3j8a5ERh4?si=wenh2OYJ8LOW5-kb

Xfinity

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7xTr/xfinity-bodycast

Ameritrade

https://youtu.be/G_HeQwzFFqQ?si=gkJtsdOHvgi4W9el

E-Trade

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wIJb/etrade-mobile-trading-app-mobile

Morgan & Morgan Law

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Z9N8/morgan-and-morgan-law-firm-insurance-agent-hospital

Band-Aid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNuY7KT9HBQ

1-800-Contacts

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7HFN/1-800-contacts-the-real-tragedy

Pizza Hut

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AzO4/pizza-hut-grilled-cheese-stuffed-crust-near-death-experience

Western Union (1997)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkA_hF3cZ0

Western Union (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyQy1-pEXR0

Heinz Tomato Ketchup

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Gjk/heinz-tomato-ketchup-body-cast

Inanimate objects do all the heavy lifting this week, selling everything from AI to email marketing. Plus, a brand apologizes so hard that Andrew is embarrassed for ever liking it, and we all say farewell to one of the greats from commercial history.

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

Geico - Wallet

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gZdG/geico-wallet

All State - Tree Branch

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gpiw/allstate-mayhem-tree-branch

Google Gemini - Mr. Fuzzy

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Bhml/gemini-mr-fuzzy

Is the other person talking the AI?!

Ovo Energy - When things attack

https://youtu.be/L3V53gxfJ9o?si=8UEcckIx6cRXGod8

Mail Chimp - Cut a Rug

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2NsI/mailchimp-guess-less-sell-more

Coca-Cola - Evil chairs

https://youtu.be/PMLjHwwpAdg?si=81MQ-gy_VygYDQvv

Burger King: You’re The King Now

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gGDV/burger-king-theres-a-new-king-and-its-you

Gold Blend compilation

https://youtu.be/jsN4YwbM9kw?si=dn5L3mfaB9nb1c0m

Liquid Paper - Micheal Nesmith’s Mom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJL7BcGLZqU