I love to laugh. It’s such a great stress-reliever. Sharing laughter bonds people and creates lasting memories. Laughing minimizes pain and brings sunshine into dark corners. It’s one of the reasons I incorporate humor in my stories. I want to give others a reason to smile, to lighten their burdens, and encourage their spirits. One of my life verses is Proverbs 17:22.
So, with the hope of inducing a few smiles today, I’m going to share some of my favorite funny commercials with you. If you’re like me, you don’t watch many commercials any more. With DVRs and Netflix, they aren’t the staple they used to be. However, there are a few gems out there that are worth the time.
I’m a sucker for Victorian history as well as the Wild West, so these two recent ads from GEICO became instant hits with me.
I’ve always adored Victorian homes, so part of me wishes this would actually happen.
Every time I watch this commercial, I crack up. Nothing like taking a modern day issue and forcing it onto a bygone era for comedic effect. Genius! Don’t miss your spur fittin’, lasso lesson, or bean eatin’ with the new leather cowboy planners available at Slaton’s Mercantile. Never be late for being thrown through a saloon window again. Stop by at high noon or high 2 o’clock to get your cowboy planner before these little doggies are gone.
Then there’s Walter the cat. Don’t you love when an author takes a cliche and turns it on it’s head to create something completely fresh and fun? That’s what the Chevy advertisers did with Walter. Love it!
And for a different spin on cats, we’ll end with one of the all-time best. I love how seriously the cowboys take their wrangling duties.
What are some of your favorite laughter-inducing moments?
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I think this is one of your best posts yet, Karen! I’m still chuckling. ♥ 🙂
Thanks, Colleen! 🙂 I figure we can all use a little extra joy in our days.
I like the AllState commercial where they’re standing around the BBQ talking about how they actually got to speak to a ‘live’ agent and one of the girls tells him to ‘blink twice if he’s in danger’. Cracks me up EVERY. TIME. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48bw1tVxCVQ
I also like the Haribo Gummy Bear commercial with adults but with children voiceovers. So funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnwmmPFYgU
Those are two great ones, Amy! That blinking is hysterical!
those commercials are so funny. I love to laugh also. I can find something to laugh about in so much. Daily it is our two cats. They are so goofy.
I love that you have goofy cats to keep you in stitches, Lori. My husband fills that role for me. 🙂
Oh my. I watch so little network TV that I miss most commercials. These were so good. I’d seen the herding cats one, but it was worth watching again. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome, Robin. Hope you enjoyed starting the day with a few chuckles. 🙂
I love Walter the cat! Every time I see him, I point it out to my husband, who in turn rolls his eyes because he doesn’t think Walter is an effective marketing tool to which I respond we do talk about the commercial every time. Cats are so much fun to see in commercials.
Too funny, Stacey. Obviously you are the target market. 🙂 I’m not even a cat person, and I love Walter!
These all made me smile and I giggled through the famous herding cats commercial. Thanks for the humor on this Thursday!
You’re welcome, Becky. I enjoy good writing in all its various forms, even in commercials. 🙂
I LOVE Walter lol! I laugh every time and I think my husband laughs at me for laughing every time, hehe.
Laughter is so wonderfully contagious, isn’t it? My husband is a fairly stoic guy, but when he starts laughing, no one in the house can help themselves. We have to join in.
All of the Peyton Manning adds.😂
His dry humor cracks me up. I love his Nation Wide ads. 🙂
I never saw the Walter the Cat commercial. As the reluctant owner of an orange tabby, anyone who can get a cat to do anything is very talented! LOL! Thanks for sharing these!
So glad you enjoyed Walter, Kelly. 🙂 I think he might be what cat owners secretly wish for. Ha!
I love any of the Geico ones that talk with new homeowners about what they love and don’t love about their new homes–Angry Birds, open floor plan, clogging problem, aunt problem, etc. Lol. I also love the Dr. Rick Progressive commercials about becoming your parents. 😀
Yes – Those are great! Geico really has an outstanding ad team. They come up with great stuff. So funny and memorable.