After These Messages Podcast

Andrew and Genevieve celebrate spooky season with a list of Top Ten Scariest Brand Names Of All Time. They also celebrate the life of Teri Garr with the commercial that helped launch her movie career. And an Ad Councilor sings the praises of a spicy little jingle.

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

Axe Deodorant - Blind smell test

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6fHi/axe-the-blind-test-featuring-kris-jenkins-shareek-oneal

Black Rock - Teacher

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1Yrl/blackrock-inc-ap-and-honors-economics

Pandora - That song

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A6vH/pandora-radio-that-song

Dirt Devil - Fred Astaire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oarI_7ypT7U

AMC Gremlin - A car with pants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2Lg4sJInY

Skull Candy - Avant Guard

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A7C8/skullcandy-avant-guard

Boar’s Head - Deli counter

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6dhJ/boars-head-the-deli-counter

Giant Eagle - Babys Big Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kNBXRQFpsMY

Liquid Death - Don’t be scared

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwt4rzmVxY

Monster Energy - Washed Up

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/50Sf/monster-energy-washed-up-featuring-cam-zink

MJB Coffee

https://youtu.be/rpvMmlxhonk?si=wqGFRvsLFDbQ5rFQ

Progressive - Friday Night James coda

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fT0M/progressive-friday-night-james-quit-the-team

Texas Pete Sriracha “CHA”

https://www.tiktok.com/@texaspetehotsauces/video/7419422666324462890

A grab bag of Ad-collades and Admonishments reveals a surprising profusion of doubles and look-alikes in current commercials. Plus, AT&T needs a lesson on how to talk dirty, and the sameness of “inspirational” commercial copy gets justly lampooned.

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

Progressive - Friday Night James

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ffp1/progressive-friday-night-james

Progressive - Backup w/ Case Keenam

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/f23k/progressive-backup-backup-featuring-case-keenum

Progressive - Backup with Josh Dobbs

https://youtu.be/mttQiuo2KvU?si=RHp3xKSgJc9n1YRO

AT&T - Rekindle the love

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fBsc/at-and-t-wireless-rekindle-the-love

Native Deodorant - Traffic stop

https://youtu.be/7774Qigl2kQ?si=NqHSC6YDgH75o049

FanDuel - Lingering Hunch w/ Jon Lovitz

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/flYq/fanduel-sportsbook-your-lingering-hunch-featuring-jon-lovitz

FanDuel - Surprising Hunch w/ Eric Andre

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fRQ9/fanduel-surprising-hunch-bet-5-get-300-featuring-eric-andre

Fanduel - Powerful Hunch w/ Dolph Lundgren

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fSEI/fanduel-powerful-hunch-bet-5-get-200-featuring-dolph-lundgren

Discover Card - Twins w/ Matt Leinart

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/f1Dg/discover-card-twins-featuring-matt-leinart

Uber Eats - Conspiracy w/ Christian Mccaffrey and Jerry Rice

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fDsn/uber-eats-football-is-for-food-featuring-matthew-mcconaughey-christian-mccaffrey-jerry-rice

Honda Power Sports: “My Name”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnZggbD1Ses

Taco Bell - Adam Devine

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IKDR/taco-bell-delivery-the-go-getters-featuring-adam-devine

Tubi - Proud to be free

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/f2Ad/tubi-proud-to-be-free

Sears Air Conditioning

https://youtu.be/4rqZZgVxnCk?si=yusVSZnBf90L-SHU

PNC Bank

https://youtu.be/hrvN7hza4T0?si=BXkWaCS2Ok95AwrA

Andrew and Vieves aim for nothing but bullseyes in a show about commercials featuring darts and dart players selling everything from lotto tickets to soda pop. Plus, an Ad Councilor beefs with a TikTok inspired ad, and Italian actors had a real monopoly on an antacid campaign.

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

Zoosk: Dart Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWcprxCH57o

Washington Lottery: Dart Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnfXkIp-UrQ

Tooheys 2.2 Beer: World’s Worst Dart Player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YuEqYA7cKU

Stroh Light: Looks Like A Stroh Light Night: Darts

https://youtu.be/z2V_C6XNkEQ?si=UQhn2zov3JVqrLEJ

Pepsi: AI Can Do That?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PLioW-uHy0

Murphy's Irish Red Beer: Darts

https://adsspot.me/media/tv-commercials/murphys-irish-red-beer-darts-0645415b2383

Sam Adams Light: Darts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ag7gz67ZVFs

Rocket Money - Stand Up

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6FZZ/rocket-money-stand-up

Tums: Health Food For Your Bones

https://youtu.be/-t8fzI-L4Bo

Tums: When Your Food Doesn't Love You

https://youtu.be/S6kTxJ4jaYw

Andrew and Vieves dig into some spicy content when they look at commercials that rely on fiery dishes to sell phones, soda and car insurance. Plus, Vieves turns out to have been weirdly prescient about a tourism campaign, salmon-flavored candybars are underrated, and when is a dog not a dog?

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

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6: Interpreter

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

Amazon Prime Visa: Spicy Food

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5yAU/amazon-prime-visa-spicy-food-tina

Amazon Alexa/Thursday Night Football: “Hot Chili”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2fpn/amazon-alexa-thursday-night-football-hot-chili

Sprite: Cousin In Nepal

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

Tums: Camping Trip Pepper

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tep1/tums-naturals-super-bowl-2021-camping-trip-chili

Venom: The Last Dance: “Hot Ones”

https://www.designrush.com/news/venom-promo-on-hot-ones-receives-praise-for-unique-collab

Geico: Wing Place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlug0L5s34k

Mountain Dew: Spicy Wings

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Opva/mountain-dew-spicy-wings

Dairy Queen: Flamethrower Sandwich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUOqFV_v5po

Bud Light - Ghost Spuds

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A30e/bud-light-super-bowl-2017-extended-ghost-spuds

Nebraska tourism slogan is no more

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/05/nebraska-tourism-slogan-is-no-more-everything-has-a-shelf-life-official-says/

Nebraska: “Tanking”

https://youtu.be/Vh1PHxd3XLE?si=6tRdHOo0FQxz4Q8U

Nebraska: “That Odd Kid”

https://youtu.be/0mlC43X8ARg?si=0S8KZdvIoUUCqY2W

With the spooky season in full swing, Andrew and Vieves look at commercials featuring ghosts that are selling everything from hotdogs to home insurance. Plus, some Ad Councilors get hip to jelly innovation, and we all get emotional about jingles sometimes.

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

State Farm - This is a nightmare

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ftm_/state-farm-nightmare

Rakuten - Ghost of Cash Back Past

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5y_X/rakuten-ghost-of-cash-back-past

Progressive - Ghostbusters

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AKtN/progressive-official-insurance-of-ghostbusters

Bud Light - Ghost Spuds

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A30e/bud-light-super-bowl-2017-extended-ghost-spuds

Butterfinger - BFI

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/27yT/butterfinger-bfi-halloween-theft

TurboTax - Ghost in the attic

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wao_/turbotax-live-super-bowl-2018-the-noise-in-the-attic

Sonic Drive Through - Profiling

https://youtu.be/CBO-WN3QQ84?si=63Q88yl8F0yzjWX1

Johnny The Skull game

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2bik/johnny-the-skull-i-see-ghosts

Visit Mississippi

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2Z_A/visit-mississippi-haunted

Southwest: “Workout”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/q0DU/southwest-airlines-workout-59

Welch’s Jelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4j4JZDFXPc

UAW “Look for the Union Label” (1978)

https://youtu.be/Pt-JPCXHQFg?si=5tnRNbu8hZTu1z4A

Special guest and renowned boys choir expert Justin Morissette joins the show to relive his glory days as one of British Columbia’s premier child singers. Plus, he weighs in on the relative merits of childrens’ choirs in commercials, albeit with a Canadian’s understanding of letter grades.

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

Domino's Pizza "Christmas Choir"

https://youtu.be/cQRDTAKP3aw?si=sNzlZkBxnNGj-gL6

Honda: “Odyssey Choir”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Alo6/honda-summer-clearance-event-boys-choir-odyssey

Seventh Generation: “Maya Rudolph & The Seventh Generations”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wvCH/seventh-generation-maya-rudolph-and-the-seventh-generations

Gap: “You Got What I Need” (ft. Janelle Monea)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stGPvs0JSaw

BOAC Airline: “Vienna Boys Choir”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bACq7f_-WoQ

BEHR Paint: “BEHRthoven”

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

NFL: “Super Bowl Babies Choir” feat. Seal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqekigARfE

While struggling through the fog of jetlag, Andrew and Vieves attempt to discuss commercials featuring incidents of sleepwalking. Plus, their cultural illiteracy is really catching up with them, and Andrew’s VHS side project makes yet another wish come true.

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

Highland Appliance Radio Commercial: “Sleepwalker”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xo-bT1Snwk

Coca Cola: “Sleep Walker”

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

Smile Direct Club: "Sleepwalking"

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/opRO/smile-direct-club-nighttime-clear-aligners-sleep-walking

Toyota: “Sleep Walking”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZdSb/toyota-deals-you-wont-want-to-sleep-on-t2

Sudafed Sinus: "Don't sleepwalk through your day" (1989)

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

Hidden Valley Secret Sauces: “Sleep Sauce-ing”

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/nunr/hidden-valley-secret-sauces-sleep-talking

Sleep-Eze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox7WS4mn9AQ

Dunkin “Dunkin’Terns: Orientation”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq1AAhkBrKg

Dominos Pizza "Christmas Choir" Commercial (Dec. 1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQRDTAKP3aw

Kraft Macaroni: Blue Box Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUHjqMUdRk8

Corporate Natalie: “POV: Your manager hates your idea”

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_NllDrpnq6/?hl=en

The Ad Council steps up with their own Hot Takes(™) on everything from roving Amazon deals to a tragically endangered booze jingle. Plus, Vieves makes a new best friend named Corporate Natalie, and Lions coach Dan Campbell gets flex his advertising muscles.

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

Applebee’s (ft Dan Campbell)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn4JopgxugI

Amazon Treasure Truck

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dJy7/amazon-treasure-truck-peg-leg

Tums: Health Food For Your Bones

https://youtu.be/-t8fzI-L4Bo

Dunkin’ - Dunkinterns

https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog/meet-the-dunkinterns

Oslo - Is It Even A City?

https://youtu.be/8vhD59ac7nw?si=jNfYPAfbrGaxpt16

UAW “Look for the Union Label” (1978)

https://youtu.be/Pt-JPCXHQFg?si=5tnRNbu8hZTu1z4A

A night of retro TV ads has Andrew and Vieves wondering why certain product categories seem to have disappeared from modern commercials, even though they're still sold in stores and online. Or are they? Whither the buggy whip ads?

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

Super Glue (1977)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3eqqShGvIw

Gorilla Glue (2023)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/17oO/gorilla-glue-fence

Isotoner gloves commercial (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3mUnA7O2OQ

Isotoner Gloves (ft. Dan Marino)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnsi472UqOM

Citizen Watches (1980s)

https://youtu.be/iE1J9zEu_IQ?si=d_5ZwNqcqIX12k7_

Seico (1986)

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

Casio (1987)

https://youtu.be/V2aERsHoKxQ?si=lznUaxZhYRpyuDJx

Apple Watch - Sleep Goals (2023)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5h4t/apple-watch-sleep-goals-song-by-audrey-nuna

Samsung Galaxy Watch (2022)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bfWZ/samsung-mobile-night-owls

Citizen Watch - Beach Time (2023)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1_Wq/citizen-watch-beach-time-song-by-miley-virus

Citizen Watch - Holiday Gift / Powered by Light

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1M6f/citizen-watch-holidays-a-gift-to-the-world

L'eggs Sheer Energy (1989)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdniscIjx7E

L'eggs Sheer Elegance (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axk_p5jAANE

Ultrasense Panty Hose (1980s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf05Swz8jvY

Run Free Pantyhose

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wvSB/run-free-pantyhose-microknit-design-prevents-runs

Sheertex TV Spot, 'Lab Testing'

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/254B/sheertex-lab-testing

Folgers (19080s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrBZasAtBX4

General Foods International Coffees (1980)

https://youtu.be/0gmgp8pVviA?si=B-N9Inphr-Sa4lz_

General Foods International Coffees (1982)

https://youtu.be/2PN8k3W4a_g?si=kcM_pKpl2X3UC1lV

Folgers (July 2024)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fLGC/folgers-reintroducing-folgers

A new haul of mystery VHS tapes has Andrew back at it with a crop of very early 90s ads that include a lot of grandmas (and one spicy surprise!) It’s all fish-eye lenses, swooping camera movements and some very outdated ideas about “health food.”

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

Ritz Air Crisps

https://youtu.be/ePZpCaJ45wY

Kellogg’s Healthy Choice Cereal Commercial: Golf Guy On Roof (1995)

https://youtu.be/GNkT8R1nfH8

Hanes Commercial: Winds of Change (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfanDXRa5A

Post Waffle Crisp Cereal Commercial (1995)

https://youtu.be/vk8NX2PaPRw

Unisom Commercial: On The Phone With Mom (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsKpGX02KM

Kraft Free Honey Dijon Dressing Commercial

https://youtu.be/s6yTYBREcjs

That’s My Dog Promo

https://youtu.be/heTDMke1Z8Q

Hallmark Shoebox - The Way To Show You Care

https://youtu.be/TOD-NaD04Eg

Tums: Health Food For Your Bones

https://youtu.be/-t8fzI-L4Bo

Weeder Weeder Commercial

https://youtu.be/H6u8oZDJnII

Keebler Chacho's Commercial

https://youtu.be/k1f6Tqlz_TE

Maytag JetClean Dishwasher "Dog Pre-cleaning" Commercial (1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLABxYlpMI4

Denorex "The Serious Dandruff Shampoo" Commercial (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOC_gkL9tG8

Southwest Airlines - Seatbelt Restrictions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB3rlLHTZg0

Beefaroni Kids

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