Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan There are a couple of TV commercials right now that get me all choked up. It's pathetic. There's the at&t "future president" commercial, where we roll back from a future inauguration to see the president's dad as a young man change his train reservation to be seated next to the woman he saw across the station. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDo1SeBPWQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...o1SeBPWQ</a> And there's a Walmart ad where a high school/college student is waiting in the library to tutor a reading student. You assume it will be a child he will be tutoring, but instead it is an older adult. (Can't find it online) Okay, so I'm a sap. Got any that get you?
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl The one where the dad is talking to his little girl (about 3) in the driver's seat of the car, telling her to drive safely, etc. and then at the end she is his 16 year old daughter. Truly how a parent feels . . . when did they go from being 3 to 16? That one really gets me because my youngest son is getting married in 8 days . .. when did he turn 25? Shouldn't he still be 10?
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Any of those darned "this animal was abused / this dog is going to be killed if you don't help" commercials. I can't take it. I tear up everytime.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I love the future president commercial. I can't really think of any at the moment.
Originally Posted By BrnardM Whenever I see those abused animal commercials I think of Saturday Night Live. They had an actress pertending to be Sarah Mclachlan on Weekend Update. Every time they asked her an interview question she would start to sing and a picture of a dog would appear. Needless to say, I have a hard time taking those commercials seriously.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost This isn't a commercial but I defy anyone to watch it and not get a little sappy. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSMlIM9zLio" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...lIM9zLio</a>
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x The Hallmark Mother's Day commercial, where the mom says good bye to her daughter and family, and goes back into the house and looks through old Mother's Day cards from her daughter, and they progress from child's handwriting to her as an adult, then her and her husband, then to hers, her husbands, and their child. That one gets me, even as I was typing it. (And obviously, it's not on TV right now)
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 What is this commercial?! I've only seen it once, and the sound wasn't on, and I missed the "credits" part. But it choked me up. A young (10? 11?) white kid is new to the school and is obviously overwhelmed by the transition. When he steps foot into the building, he feels disoriented, lost, and alone. An older (12? 13?) black kid notices his inexperience and anxiety and becomes his "angel." He appears out of nowhere to guide the new kid through being in the hall during class changes, navigating the cafeteria, getting milk out of the carton, etc. The black kid just hits and runs. He's not in it for recognition. He's just doing it to be helpful. And then the newbie sees an even younger newbie kid struggling in the cafeteria to get his milk carton to work, and he gets up and goes to help him. Pay it forward. Caring is good. Kindness begets kindness. It's okay to be nice even if nice isn't "cool". Nice IS "cool." Race is irrelevant. I want to know whose commercial that is.
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne Here in Australia we have a McDonald's ad that plays at Anzac Day (which is like Veteran's Day) I suppose. It shows a group of four old men, War medals hanging off their chests, drinking coffee at McDonald's.. the camera pans around and one by one they disappear until their is one left. A staff member goes over and refills his coffee and he says 'Thank You' to which the staff member replies 'No Thank You'. It might not have actually been on in a few years but it always made me bawl!
Originally Posted By SFH There is a smart phone ad running now (can't remember the name... that means as far as the creators are concerned, it is a horrible ad) where everything turns into amusement park stuff... the elevator has shoulder harnesses and drops... there are bumper cars, and spinning tea cups. Doesn't make me cry... just makes me smile as a theme park nerd. I don't want to start a WE-type discussion, but there's a Multi-grain Cheerios ad that makes me cringe. It is apparently a husband and wife, and he notices she is eating healthier, and then he cowers under her glare because somehow a woman somewhere, somehow, may take his statement as "you need to lose weight" - she doesn't say she takes it that way, but she USES the possibility to make her husband grovel and cower in fear.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I hate the way TV portrays married women as domineering nags and their husbands as fearful wimps. Not in all cases but enough to bug me.
Originally Posted By SFH Okay, since I changed the tone of this one, let me try to change it back... An ad that makes you cry AND has you remembering the product/service name is GOLD for the advertiser. So... let's hear about more of them...
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb The Budweiser frogs, I get all sniffly when I think about them because they aren't around anymore. And the Budweiser ferret? Fugetaboudit. *sniff*
Originally Posted By LPFan22 This one ALWAYS gives me goosebumps... and on certain days it does make me teary. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWbO-oq6ZPw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...O-oq6ZPw</a>
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 What a great commercial, LPFan22. I hadn't seen that one before. Thanks!
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Pay it forward. Caring is good. Kindness begets kindness. It's okay to be nice even if nice isn't "cool". Nice IS "cool." Race is irrelevant. I want to know whose commercial that is.>> Tonight I saw the commercial in its entirety. It was just as good as I remembered it being. It's for Oreos.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Not exactly teary, but beautifully done nonetheless. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...PBx7isoM</a>
