Have you seen the Chris Farley ad yet for DirecTV? It features Chris Farley in a scene from Tommy Boy, playing out the “Fat Guy in a Little Coat” bit while David Spade comments on DirecTV as his Richard character from the movie.
Not unexpectedly, David Spade is taking a lot of heat for the Chris Farley ad, which makes it seem that Spade trades off good taste for a paycheck. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh, David Spade… how could you?? Check out this video clip of a DirecTV commercial, featuring the “Fat Guy in a Little Coat” scene from Tommy Boy. The late Chris Farley’s “Fat Guy in a Little Coat” bit you know and love – with the shameless David Spade hawking DirecTV and cashing a paycheck.
I hate the DirecTV commercials overall… but this one is just wrong.
Paula Abdul brings the funny in this commercial for VH1 Divas, airing September 17.
Check out the Divas 2009 ad video, featuring Paula Abdul, who will host the VH1 special.
Funny… check out the Britney Spears/Russell Brand promo commercial for MTV’s Video Music Awards/VMAs in the video clip above. The VMAs air live September 13 on MTV at 9 p.m. EST.
This texting while driving video may be a graphic representation of what can happen – but the PSA’s visual may just hit home with teens and other drivers who think there’s no risk of texing while driving.
The texting while driving PSA video was produced by a Gwent, Wales police department, but the graphic message applies in the states too. The Today show further analyzes the impact of the hard hitting commercial in this video clip. Read the rest of this entry »
Entertainment Weekly will be featuring a CBS video ad in their upcoming issue of EW – the first time a video has been embedded in a print ad.
CBS and Pepsi Max are embedding the 40-minute video ad in EW’s September fall TV preview issue. The video ad/commercial will show clips of CBS’s fall schedule on a video device a quarter-inch thick, seen through a cut out in the print ad. Read the rest of this entry »
Selena Gomez previews one of the Sears back-to-school commercials in their Sears Arrive campaign. The Sears Arrive air band is looking to cast a new member – get details in this video of how you can be part of the group, which will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) this fall.
Well, the Taco Bell dog has died, but at least Gidget the Chihuahua had a long life… she lived to 15 years old before dying from a stroke on Tuesday night.
Gidget the Chihuahua became famous for her appearances in the Taco Bell ad campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
