Who will get the Don Draper award for best ad of the year? Only you can decide, and this week’s nominee is in the cuddly-cute category.
I can’t decide which “Sweet Million” ad from the New York Lottery is cuter, so here are both of them, equally nominated. No further explanation is necessary in this case.
FYI: the original posts relating to these ads are here and here.
The last ad for New York Lottery’s “Sweet Million” game was extremely adorable. But this one is giving it a run for its money. Bunnies at the fair! Who could ask for more?
The New York Lottery isn’t particularly known for their outstanding commercials, but this one is pure advertising gold. It’s by far the best they’ve ever released, for one reason: baby animals. It’s really incredibly cute.
Usually when I get heartburn, I turn to good old Pepto, mostly because I like the taste and texture better than any other stomach remedy. Have you ever tried Mylanta? Shudder. It has the consistency of something I won’t mention in polite company, and the taste of death. But Tums would probably be my backup plan if the world ever ran out of Pepto Bismol (and a terrifying world that would be). They’re certainly better than those ones that take forever to work, Prilosec or whatever.
Regardless, I like Tums ads because they’re simple and they show appetizing-looking food sometimes. Like in the one where the guy is standing in the rain gazing longingly at a cheesesteak store. Then he remembers that he can just take medicine when it wakes up his terrible stomach problems, so he goes in and chows down. I don’t care about his stomach problems, I just like looking at delicious cheesesteaks.
But this bear commercial is clearly their best, because it stars a bear. And the bear gets heartburn! That is one smart yet destructive beast.
Not the gay porn kind of bear, if search results brought you here by mistake
As I’ve previously mentioned, I love anything and everything related to chickens. I just think they’re neat. And this (Australian, I think) ad for Domino’s is by far the best chicken-related commercial I’ve seen, not to mention one of the awesomest ads I’ve ever seen, period.
I wonder why 9 Lives isn’t making their Morris the Cat ads anymore. Maybe the pet food industry is suffering along with everyone else, but I can’t believe that cats and dogs are eating any less than they did before. Here are some of Morris’ cutest moments.
In my haste to big up the K9 Advantix puppy, I almost forgot about the equally cute Cottonelle puppy. Granted, this dog has a major mark against him, namely the fact that he is creepily obsessed with asses. But he’s still cute as hell.
Update: A big thank you to reader Nora who pointed out (in the comments below) that the voice of the puppy is none other than Zach Braff from TV’s Scrubs! So strange, but it kinda makes sense.
I’m a sucker for adorable animals in commercials, and these puppy-related ads are no exception. I don’t really know what K9 Advantix is, but their mascot is a keeper. Here are a couple of the Advantix puppy’s cutest moments.
I was trying to find my favorite new Perdue ad (the one where Mr. Perdue warns a chicken named Gladys not to eat any candy as he takes her hidden stash, and she balks–or bawks–at his suggestion) when I came across this older ad. Needless to say, it caught my attention.
This Beggin’ Strips ad deserves the title “Ad of the Decade” at least, but we’ll start with Ad of the Week. When I die, I want my tombstone to read “Bacon popular, story at 11.”