A tight schedule and a Christmas tree shopping trip combine to inspire a show about ads with talking trees, of which there are a surprising amount. Plus, a Detroit-area classic brings up happy memories for Andrew and Vieves.

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

Stubhub: Marriage Counseling

https://youtu.be/MD2CZaF02lk?si=qC67-H266xGnFhK7

Stubhub: Screaming

https://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34481236/screaming-tree/stubhub

Geico: Falling Trees Do Make A Sound

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7210/geico-did-you-know-a-tree-does-make-a-sound

Geico: Falling Branch

https://youtu.be/tlSxG_wChu0?feature=shared

Sunkist Fun Fruits (Compilation)

https://youtu.be/DkN0fL3VkF8?si=9gl7c7mCq6QerpEh

Royal Horticultural Society - We Speak Plant

https://youtu.be/TrbX3oSxHCw?feature=shared

Adbusters: Tree Farms Are Not Forests

https://youtu.be/49mUeTWGWBE?feature=shared

Mic Mac Mall (Nova Scotia) (1984)

https://youtu.be/BIpIoeO8vwo?si=wJ6IIE4D1KO3MshJ

Dittrich Furs Horse Commercial

https://youtu.be/g3XTP2XJEwU?si=kyJSVIpYUGSVToJd

Devereux Wigs

https://vimeo.com/261624073

Advertisers can rarely say no to an actor willing to reprise an iconic movie role, whether they’re shilling for Black Friday discounts or tracking a pizza delivery. Plus, an Ad Councilor tips Andrew off to his new favorite ad campaign for *checks notes* TV channels.

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

Walmart - Mean Girls Black Friday

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5jIZ/walmart-tv-black-friday-deals-spot-jingle-bell-rockin-feat-linday-lohan-amanda-seyfried

Honda CR-V - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7YC7/honda-cr-v-ferris-buellers-day-off

Dominoes - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off w/ Joe Keery & Alan Ruck

https://youtu.be/z4xmmwiyXJQ?si=QLfm5POirziudgBv

Rakuten - Clueless

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/24lm/rakuten-super-bowl-

2023-pre-release-not-so-clueless-feat-alicia-silverstone-elisa-donovan-song-by-su

Google Assistant - Home Alone

https://youtu.be/-lfHXKbsMLE?si=hgvBiefx9T4KybIZ

KFC- Rudy w/ Sean Astin

https://youtu.be/fz_dHteB7P4?si=L6SkTto754q_pPLu

DiGiorno Pizza - Psycho

https://youtu.be/ye0V3v9yjLI?si=DmM0zuIzhRCplXMv

1-800-collect - The Birds

https://youtu.be/Cj-XGbGI7GU?si=Ehg66gRpVF7xoTUq

Saw X- Nicole Kidman AMC ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hewhq7KEuW8

Direct Line Insurance - Winston Wolf (Pulp Fiction)

https://youtu.be/jQirllj_0QA?si=hjbofidh8qgYqmtu

Direct Line Insurance - Winston Wolf: Roger (Pulp Fiction)

https://youtu.be/kWoKkTRH8Vg?si=PInsNN-bccoosHLa

NY Post - Robert De Niro to reportedly revive ‘Taxi Driver’ role in Uber campaign

https://nypost.com/2023/09/20/robert-de-niro-to-revive-taxi-driver-role-in-new-uber-ad/

Meet Pluto TV's Human Programmers: True Crime Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QafrDihcAf8

Meet Pluto TV's Human Programmers: Sci-Fi Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKjLXyu3Imo

Meet Pluto TV's Human Programmers: Rom Com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asz3s8QdZDo

Christmas comes early for Andrew and Vieves when the New York Times’ Caity Weaver profiles living legend Stephanie Courtney a.k.a. “Flo from Progressive.” Plus, long distance calling in the 90s was absolutely demented, and a Philly lotto campaign is so nice they made it twice.

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

NYT: Everybody Knows Flo from Progressive. Who is Stephanie Courtney?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/magazine/progressive-insurance-flo-stephanie-courtney.html#commentsContainer

NYT: I Went on a Package Trip for Millennials Who Travel Alone. Help Me.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/magazine/women-friendships-travel-morocco.html

Progressive - Superstore #1 (2008)

https://youtu.be/J4MYhWFUB0E?si=f3TZTyniglB_MMM2

Bud Light: “Paper or Plastic?” (Super Bowl Commercial 1999)

https://youtu.be/KDZB6W71-f4?si=XwbVzSxBFx2qlUX_

Progressive - It’s for Everyone!

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5TUe/progressive-its-for-everyone

Progressive - Compulsive Shopping

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5Z0m/progressive-janice-compulsive-shopping

AT&T True Reach Savings Commercial: Limo Driver (1995ish)

https://youtu.be/H40RpvaeZ3E?si=6IE9_EkJbdIzcXg3

PA Lotto Holiday Commercial: Side-by-Side remake

https://youtu.be/44fBRRwHn3Y?si=Gg03FO-juAlgdc30

Andrew and Vieves get into the Thanksgiving spirit with a look at ads for Turkey Days gone awry. Plus, how sad does a grocery store’s marketing have to be before you’ll shop there? And a fast food restaurant evidently snuck one past the goalie.

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

Stove Top: Pilgrim-isms - Scurvy

https://youtu.be/d_ZbN8jAN70?si=ef6AW6O9I4wObvVd

Stove Top: Pilgrim-isms - Grace

https://youtu.be/jefyEQaFwGw?si=K2sjvutcA11Yh6Tz

Oscar Meyer - Anyday Thanksgiving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-4VHJghas

Macy’s Parade / NYC Tourism Commercial (ft. Billy Crystal & Robert DeNiro)

https://youtu.be/H2VIv9SpgpA?si=zNSjUS9j-_mxpRb2

VIZIO - Thanksgiving Gone To The Dogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhrtof6Zamk

Meijer - Cheering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYgOOAuQ2iA

AT&T: It’s Not Complicated: Pet Turkey

https://youtu.be/a6GTrgBivH0?si=DYb7cQe_HQ7NoBWo

P.C. Richard & Son

https://youtu.be/dhNJ3YDb6hA?si=FHKP6OkZfvWanUcD

Publix: A Recipe For What Matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kAssyB09Bg&t=60s

Publix: Celebrating Life’s Special Moments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE428ovk0Uk

Publix: Keep Giving Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH_7Cx0hSPY

Hardee’s: “Holes”

https://youtu.be/XTPl9f-yqp0?feature=shared

When a genius like Christopher Guest assembles a troupe of talented comedic actors and improvisers, it’s only a matter of time until commercial casting directors cash in. From credit cards to cable competitors, the stars of the Guestiverse have sold it all. Plus, Andrew waxes rhapsodic about Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and people are getting weird about siblings.

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

SportsCenter - David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean - 1995)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nh0q0

Discover - Cashback Debit - Jennifer Coolidge

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5BTP/discover-cashback-debit-introducing-discover-cashback-debit-featuring-jennifer-coolidge

Nissan - Eugene Levy & Catherine Ohara (Super Bowl 2022)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qvvl/nissan-super-bowl-2022-pre-release-presenting-thrill-driver-feat-eugene-levy-brie-larson-t1

Chase Freedom - “Kevin”

https://youtu.be/YCYSa1-E1do?si=wrcRonxvDU9RX4zL

Sierra Mist - Michael McKean, Fred Willard

https://youtu.be/gNt4yeMBP1g?si=Ht6ztLbXuaMh8_yI

DirectTV - John Michael Higgins and Don Lake (and Ed Begley Jr)

https://youtu.be/uhJqnyEPp2Q?si=yOMEwq4CDJ08dZ5g

DirectTV - John Michael Higgins (and Mark Evan Jackson)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AAQ7/directv-cable-boxes-featuring-john-michael-higgins

Direct TV - John Michael Higgins

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYLd/directv-cable-corp-merges-with-cableworld-feat-jeffrey-tambor

DirectTV - Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, John Michael Higgins

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A7Yc/directv-innovative-featuring-jeffrey-tambor-jennifer-coolidge

Pepsi - Parker Posey and Jimmy Fallon

https://youtu.be/W8Sa3YK-qg0?si=OBUsAcaPDPbiEtl6

PetSmart - Jane Lynch

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7cbg/petsmart-dont-mess-with-this-lady-feat-jane-lynch

NFL - Jane Lynch

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IIbw/nfl-may-the-best-celebration-win-featuring-jane-lynch

Fanta - Disney

https://youtu.be/NkYgHxA1ee0?si=pVcTUqomh7b9CZNt

The Complicated History of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

https://youtu.be/sJ1cf00rq1w?si=1UvNFTzuUIif3J-X&t=2276

Bob’s Discount Furniture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r96iKdvMhJ8

Andrew unveils another classic quiz for Vieves that pits soup against soap. Plus, a 90s product splits the difference on sexism, and an ATM all-star calls in a jingle that makes Andrew queasy.

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

Campbells Soup

https://youtu.be/CBc9aRfBz_k?si=OWu6EUclBY5IMKeD

Campbells Soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWWlB-D7ds

Campbells Soup

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

Coast soap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn9AOC_I2sI

Campbells Soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb2mprrfBsQ

Ivory Soap

https://youtu.be/Vm0hCwkfgWk?si=Yb-PVbvw7NiqGszU

Gain detergent

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Oy0U/gain-dish-soap-seriously-good

Ivory soap

https://youtu.be/-28AmP7dmNs?si=rXe9J0WGoy_Z3t6M

Campbells soup

https://youtu.be/vBP97kFm7X4?si=GLRqdfTWvXHO7VLj

Life Buoy Soap

https://youtu.be/K4S04Ca6y9c?si=xveueXyyxFLvF_Mi

Puncture seal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8NHCTsIyFE

Litter Critters (SNL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9gTPlvspQs

Genevieve and Andrew celebrate Halloween with a costume contest based on this year’s crop of trick-or-treat commercials. Andrew also tries to sneak a Terminator-inspired outfit into the mix, but Vieves isn’t having any of it.

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

Sour Patch Kids - Fireman

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ALXG/sour-patch-kids-trick-r-treat-fireman

Geico - Rivalries

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/o8r4/geico-trick-or-treat

Nissan Heisman house - trick or treat

https://youtu.be/ff7JL-nUVCo?si=qvPno2qvXFMadXT9

Butterfinger - Aliens

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oa1J/butterfinger-trick-or-treat

Reeses - Trick or treat

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dJ1k/reeses-mtv-trick-or-treat

Kit Kat/Reeses - Choose both

https://youtu.be/0Kq9bTzSN_g?si=brnjg0CdC1taAf-E

Ring Video Doorbell - TAKE ONE!

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/om5t/ring-video-doorbell-2-trick-or-treat

WalMart - Take one

https://youtu.be/81x7iRd7Lt0?si=qFBB7mPWechbEgPT

Target - Good house

https://youtu.be/BYr1t2lCjhc?si=bpiAV1zxRoqOEufg

Milky Way - Adult Trick or Treaters

https://youtu.be/iAOsfWEgK5M?si=FM5aPXOZYCSfA-S5

PetSmart - Dog costumes

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYGy/petsmart-halloween-weekend-sale-song-by-queen

Orkin Man Commercial: "The Exterminator" (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXFXf4GPhY

The Ad Council takes over to share a Tubi campaign that couldn’t be more delightful, a missed connection in a Burger King campaign, and a personal tie to McDonald’s french fry hegemony.

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

Tubi: Abs

https://youtu.be/paA-XcMsUoU?si=iJ5LDmhRd6zxoZNr

Tubi: Sitcom Laughs

https://youtu.be/kod6BK_YH_4?si=lKln1tUSXWVDipBj

Tubi: Musicals

https://youtu.be/reL_s5Gl4Ds?si=Ifk1jiDA_WTJIFQY

Tubi: Speedboat

https://youtu.be/SVSIq4_XifY?si=O_kKT5fWZN7qx41g

Burger King: BK Have It Your Way (2023)

https://youtu.be/Jef50c8AuNo?si=aChVM3uWxep2EEX6

Burger King: Have It Your Way (1974)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJXzkUH72cY

Burger King "Remember the Song" Commercial (1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0mqGtvoANA

Kroger: The Magic Cookbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaa5CpamkTE

McDonald’s UK: “100% British Potatoes”

https://vimeo.com/440962936

McDonald’s Potato Supplier, Jenn Bunger - ‘A Way of Life

https://vimeo.com/189684058

Carlos O’Kelly’s Inspired Mex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okwta29s-88

SOS Heating & Cooling: “DeColdest” ft De’coldest Crawford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afn8632F9L8

Imperial Leather

https://youtu.be/XLibirXsrkg?si=I4xl-iZdabbRbQDO

Andrew and Vieves fumble their way through a discussion of social media as a device in TV commercials, while doing their best to keep it 100. Plus, a pair of empty nesters deserve more from life than frozen teriyaki sauce, and Little Caesars is making solid plays for our affection.

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

Beecher's - Life changing

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5qH9/beechers-handmade-cheese-real-comments-life-changing

Beecher’s - Makes me cry

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5giY/beechers-handmade-cheese-real-comments-never-recovered

Beecher’s - Go hard

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5tZZ/beechers-handmade-cheese-real-comments-go-hard

Zaxbys - social media

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OCTg/zaxbys-signature-sandwich-social-media

Navy Federal Credit Union

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1uHs/navy-federal-credit-union-gails-slang

Progressive - Dr. Rick social media

https://youtu.be/hsUxvMO-rq8?si=XlL8iVFaxUot6NF-

Allstate - Mayhem - Social media burglar

https://youtu.be/7pV-kvG3OrQ?si=kteSq5LphHxFJzQv

Bobbie Baby formula - social media

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qaKe/bobbies-baby-social-media-featuring-tan-france

Coca-Cola - Dance video

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/b1jh/coca-cola-social-media

Quest Chat - social media influencer

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tre5/quest-chat-social-media-influencer

Social Media Victims Law Center

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qy_r/social-media-victims-law-center-teens-and-social-media

Morgan and Morgan - Is your child addicted to social media?

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1oi2/morgan-and-morgan-law-firm-social-media

Dove / Stevonnie PSA

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/O95L/dove-cartoon-network-social-media

Green Giant Create-a-Meal: Empty Nesters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpXOxNQvC0Q

Little Caesars: NFL Player Song

https://youtu.be/23HhLKoXnnk?si=xEw2Cb1aisHVFuyj

Little Caesars: Skippable

https://youtu.be/dl3auP2NVk4?si=wbjy2Co5EV63KIL9

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that might not be directed by Wes Anderson, but they’re “quaint, pretty or sentimental” enough to fool the casual observer. Plus an airline ad celebrates our shared humanity at a moment when low-twee Andrew and Vieves really need it.

Here are the commercials we talked about on this week's show:

Litter-Robot: “A Robot That Eats Your Cat’s Poop”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_K4nqqrtG4

Stella Artois (Dir. By Wes Anderson and Roman Copolla)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ3dtPlD-8Q

Hotels.Com: Italy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRRlWP7ZBM

Hotels.com: Palm Springs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBnxO-8g9g

EHarmony: “Scooter”

https://youtu.be/5QIZqr6zKIY?si=xGyFghDEetKlEZxh

Kroger: “Juice is Worth the Squeeze”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCT892b0FCw

Kroger: The Magic Cookbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaa5CpamkTE

McDonald’s UK: “100% British Potatoes”

https://vimeo.com/440962936

JET: Keep on Moving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqnTwK-bIDw

Premier Inn: Great Aunt Mabel’s Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh5npVETzS4

Dubai: A Romance to Remember (ft. Zac Effron & Jessica Alba)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBOSsH3Oy14