Thursday, November 14, 2013

Maybe this song should just not be used in commercials at all



About a decade ago, this same stupid song was used in a reprehensible, downright creepy Dr. Pepper ad.  In that commercial, "Stacy's Mom" could not contain her delight at her ability to get a group of soccer-playing preteen boys to mob her minivan's supply of sugary soda.  The ick factor was strong with that one- Stacy's mom clearly enjoyed being the object of....umm....something to these little boys, and if it took ten bucks worth of Dr. Pepper to get them to swarm her, it was money well spent.

I couldn't find that commercial on YouTube, otherwise I would have included it along with this Not Quite As Squicky But Pretty Damned Close Cadillac commercial.  In this one, we are grateful that the guy ogling Stacy's Mom (actually, her car- as in the Dr Pepper ad, there's nothing especially attractive about the woman being featured) is at least an adult.  The creepiness comes in the way he's transfixed by what looks to me like a very typical SUV type vehicle to the point where he has to be shaken out of his Car Lust Coma by his kid, who may or may not get that what he's getting hot over is the car and not the woman driving it.

Oh, and the super-pleased-with-herself woman in this ad-- jesus, lady, do you realize that you are actually settling for being admired for your car?  That's just depressing.

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  1. Here it is, and yes, there's a definite ick factor there

    http://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/46933

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    1. Thanks Harry. There was just SO MUCH WRONG with that commercial- I half-expected it to end with the door of the van slamming and locking behind the kids and Stacy's Mom carting them off for some...um...."fun" at her house....she's enjoying baiting and being popular with those kids WAAYYY too much. Again, ICK.

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