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Gary Busey lends his talents to a new ad campaign for The Ellen Shop. "The ellen shop does not sell mattresses" ironically is the best line in the commercial considering Busey is on one throughout the entire ad.

William Shatner is the star of the newest Priceline commercial, but this ad is going over to well with the American Bus Association. They are asking the ad be pulled from being aired, apparently seeing Shatner in a bus as it goes over a bridge that ends in a rather dramatic explosion isn't good for the bus biz.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The American Bus Association is asking that Priceline pull an ad that shows its longtime spokesman William Shatner dying in a fiery bus explosion, saying that it believes the ad is in bad taste.

The ad, which started airing Monday, is an effort by the online travel service to drum up attention for its published-price offering, which is much less well known than its name-your-own-price service.

A company spokesman stressed that while they are killing off Shatner's "Priceline Negotiator" character, they still have the former "Star Trek" star under contact as a celebrity spokesman.

But while Priceline is happy with the spot and the buzz surrounding it, the trade group, which represents inter-city bus lines as well as charter bus services, is upset, saying it "damages the reputation of our industry."

Group spokesman Dan Ronan concedes that he doubts any potential customers will be afraid to take the bus after seeing the spot, but said "it portrays the industry in a bad light. We're protecting our brand and our reputation."

Neither Priceline nor Shatner had any immediate response to the group's objection.

The trade group also invited the 80-year old Shatner to ride a motorcoach and see how safe and comfortable they are. It pointed out that Shatner will be appearing next month in an autobiographical one-man show on Broadway, where a large proportion of customers travel by bus.

"In fact, it is estimated that nearly one third of theater tickets are purchased by group tour and motorcoach customers," said the group's statement

Priceless.
A proud father interrogates his daughter to determine who her favorite parent is, mum or dad. It's a no-holds-barred contest of cunning and smarts... and one of them is clearly outmatched.

Totally unrelated to advertising, but just too cute not share with the world. Ah, just wait...Dad (Mike Tippet) is from Pow! Sound in Newcastle, Australia.

This new spot for LG's line of vacuum cleaners, specifically the LG Kompressor Plus, shows us a interesting photo shoot trick using a supermodel in a lil red bikini.

I'm sure this one wont go over to well with everyone. Just imagine the possibilities if a vacuum really could this.

The Outback Steakhouse and creative ad agency Deutsch, NY create "The 12 Days of Leftovers" just in time for Christmas with singing food from our refrigerators. The online campaign comes complete with a series of talking and singing food web ads to get you to forget the leftovers and head on over to Outback instead.

Below are the "Mystery Mashed Potatoes" and "Slab of Slimy Ham" which is an outtakes reel of talking food bloopers. spots for your viewing pleasure, or you could run to Outback!

Holidays come and go, and then you're stuck with leftovers. Crusty, Fuzzy, Icky, Slimy Leftovers--and those are the ones you can recognize.

Take a break from holiday leftovers this season, and head into Outback Steakhouse for a delicious topped steak instead.

"The outtakes reel — some say there is no higher form of cinema. Just like some say there is no lower form of food than the holiday leftover. As a charter member of the past-their-prime portion club myself, I disagree.

But if you just can't spend another night with your old friend Slab of Slimy Ham, then go ahead into Outback Steakhouse for a real meal. I'll be fine. Really. No, I'm not crying..." — Slab of Slimy Ham.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Deutsch, NY.
Client: Outback Steakhouse
Directors: Ben & Julia
Art Direction & Puppets: Ben&Julia Studio
Assistant: David Huckert
Production: Hornetinc
Executive Producer: Jan Stebbins
Producer: Zack Kortright
Line Producer: Joel Kretschman
Editor: R.J. Glass & Anita Chao
Director of Photography: Ivan Abel
Gaffer: Michael Yetter
1st AC: Nathan Spengler
Best Boy: Casey Wooden
Key Grip: Mike Farino
2nd Grip: Leo Schott
Fabricators: Tim McDonald, Nathan Asquith, Connie Chan
VTR: Jon Osterman
Puppeteer: James Godwin
Compositors: Ali Kocar, Peter Fink
PA: Tim Kuhl, Dean Ford

Animal Planet's Too Cute Baby Sloths debuts on December 17th, you wont be able to resist watching the trailer over and over. Welcome to Slothville, dubbed "The Home of Grade A Sloth-based Cute Crack."
The Sloths are Coming trailer was filmed at the world's only sloth orphanage in Costa Rica.

Koko Productions is a sound house that claims it can make anything sound good. So we asked: anything, anything? Yup, turns out it’s anything. Even this.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: DDB, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Dean Lee, Cosmo Campbell
Associate Creative Director: Daryl Gardiner
Copywriters: Amina Halim, Daryl Gardiner
Art Directors: Daryl Gardiner, Amina Halim
Agency Producers: Sue Bell
Account Services: Sue Bell
Film Company: Transmission Inc.
Director: Joe LaFleur
Director of Photography: Mike Hawley
Line Producer: Joe La Fleur
Post Production Co: Transmission Inc.
Editor: Bradley Smith
Post Facility: Transmission Inc.
Online Editor: Bradley Smith
Colourist: Bradley Smith
Audio House: Koko Productions
Audio House Producer: Steve Lowe
Audio House Engineer: Murray Price
Composer / Actor / Flautist: Murray Price

Having grown up around women, Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard have a keen ear for the things that only girls say. One day, after throwing around a few of these phrases, the pair decided to start a Twitter account documenting them.
The tweets come from the girls in their life and on the street, overheard on the subway or at the mall. When the twitter account started gaining a loyal following of girls and the guys that admire them, it seemed only natural to turn the tweets into short videos.

Juliette Lewis was an early supporter of the site and often Tweeted and retweeted the feed, and since she is in Toronto shooting a television series, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to approach her to be a part of it, and the pair were thrilled when she agreed to come out for the videos. In the coming weeks you can expect to see more episodes and more Juliette Lewis. @shitgirlssay has been live since April 2011 and has more than 50,000 followers to date. http://twitter.com/shitgirlssay

Credits:
Director: Graydon Sheppard
Producer: Nick Sorbara
Executive Producer: Jacinte Faria at Hard Citizen
Cast: Juliette Lewis, Graydon Sheppard
Director of Photography: Jonathon Cliff
Assistant Director: Aleysa Young
Assistant Camera: Jonathan Staav
Sound Recordists: Scott Tremblay, Jeff Scheven
Music: "And The Bells They Rang" by Find The Others

The Best Buy "Game On" ad campaign has mom kick it up a notch...literally.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: CP+B, USA
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer: Rob Reilly
Vp Creative Director: Steve Babcock
Creative Director: Dave Cook
Associate Creative Director: Brandt Lewis
Senior Copywriter: Rich Ford
Vp Executive Integrated Music Producer: Bill Meadows
Senior Integrated Producer: Ramon Nuñez
Jr. Integrated Producer: Ben Majoy
Integrated Account Coordinator: Caitlin Sullivan
Production Company: Mjz
Director: Craig Gillespie
Executive Producer: Emma Wilcockson
Producer: Deb Tietjen
Director Of Photography: Gyula
Editorial Company: No6
Post Producer: Leslie Tabor
Editor: Chan Hatcher
Editor: Kevin Zimmerman
Music Company: Honor Roll Music & Thwak! Music
Composers: Alex Wurman, Read Fasse
Animation Company: Stardust
Visual Effects Company: Method Studios
Visual Executive Producer: Robert Owens
Visual Effects Producer: Paula Jimenez

Enjoy the Yodeling Cat as he sings Jingles Bells to us all on behalf of Walmart. Apparently this is a preview to soon air TV commercial.

Credits:
Ad Agency: The Martin Agency

I sure could have used this back in the day.
Credits:
Client: ABInBEV
Product: Norte Beer.
Title: NORTE PHOTOBLOCKER
Agency: Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi
Executive Creative Directors: Maxi Itzkoff / Mariano Serkin
Creative Director: Ariel Serkin
Creative Team: Ezequiel De Luca / Nicolas Diaco
Account Team: Jaime Vidal / Manuela Sorzana
Agency Producer: Adrian Aspani / Camilo Rojas / Lucas Lucas Delenikas
Production Company: Landia
Director: Matias Moltrasio
Executive Producer: Andy Fogwill / Nico Cabuche
DP: Leo Hermo
Postproduction Company: Metrovision
Sound Designer: Elefante Rosagante
Music: Supercharango
PHOTOBLOCKER production: Martin Feigielman –Red Creek
Advertiser’s Supervisors: Ricardo Fernandez / Pablo Firpo / Matias Mediña.

Funny commercial from the Italian ad agency Forchets for Comix entitled "The Veterinarian".

Advertising Agency: Forchets, Milano, Italy
Creative Directors: Niccolò Brioschi, Francesco Montella
Copywriters: Federica Guidolin, Luca Regonesi
Art Director: Ritz Colombo
Account Executives: Claudio Grandi, Federica Ravizza
Visual Effects: BUF
Director: Riccardo Paoletti

From the Toronto Ad Agency, Torre Lazur McCann comes what I think is the best commercial for a drug in many years...that's right Dukoral, you know the one that helps prevent travelers diarrhea.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Torre Lazur McCann, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Matt Jaroszynski
Copywriter: Taylor McCarthy
Art Director: Matt Jaroszynski
Agency Producer: Aimee DeParolis
Account: Linda Hawthorne
Prodco: Spy Films
Director: John Grammatico
Executive Producer: Carlo Trulli
Line Producer: Stanny Park
DoP: Peter Collister
Editorial/Online House: School
Editor: Aaron Dark
Sound Design: Vapor
Colour Grading: COLR
Online: Paul Binney, School

The newest ad for Old Spice, "Motorcycle" features three guys who crack apart like porcelain while sitting in a hot tub just before riding off on a motorcycle. Old Spice quote..."The scents of Old Spice turn embarrassingly normal guys into face model champions who smell like adventure and fine cutlery. So douse your body regions with the scents of Old Spice and "Smell Better Than Yourself."
Credits:
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Portland
Client: Old Spice
Creative Direction: Jason Bagley
Creative Direction: Craig Allen
Copywriter: Andy Laugenour
Art Director: Max Stinson
Producer: Lizzie Marcy
ECD: Mark Fitzloff
ECD: Susan Hoffman
ECD: Icaro Doria
ECD: Guillermo Vega
Agency Executive Producer: Ben Grylewicz
Prod. Co.: MJZ
Director: Tom Kuntz
Exec. Producer: Jeff Scruton
Line Producer: Scott Kaplan
DOP: Philippe Le Sourd
Director of Editorial: Mackenzie Cutler
Editor: Gavin Cutler
Post Prod: Sasha Hirschfeld
VFX: The Mill
Music and Sound: Barking Owl
Mix: Lime Studios

To promote the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Europe, a series of Disco Dancing Chicken TV ads are being aired. It's Time to tab, enjoy the extended version.

Finally a McDonald's ad we like, although totally unrealistic the spot is pretty funny. Nothing beats a kid and his grandfather out fishing.
Credits:
McDonald's Fries: Best Fries on the Planet
Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, USA
Global Creative Director: Susan Credle
Executive Creative Director: John Montgomery
Creative Directors: Avery Gross, Brian Shembeda
Art Director: Tim Ratchford
Copywriter: Jason Curry
Executive Producer: Denis Giroux
Sr. Producer: Bridget Rose
Producer: Samantha Howes
Production Manager: Gretchen Hernandez
Talent Manager: Jeff Cowie
Production Company:
TV: O Positive
Director: Kenny Herzog
Editorial: Whitehouse Post
Editor: Nikki Vapensky

A strange TV spot starring the funny men of Viborg in this commercial for Swedish Viborg Handel. The ad is entitled "Abandoned" and according to the site it's advertising for a trading town of Viborg.
The four men involved in the advertisement all live in the same way in Vadodara. The film was produced by Mindshake.
Anyone else feeling sick?

Little Caesars Pizza is out with a great new ad campaign that should surely go viral, Woo! Dachshund and Woo! Fish....how could they not. The first two TV commercials entitled "Fishing" (above) and "Babe" (below) are the work of the New York based ad agency BFG9000.

Agency: BFG9000 New York
CCO: Gerry Graf
Client: Little Caesars
ECD: Eric Kallman
CW/AD: David Suarez
CW/AD: Danny Gonzalez
Producer: Amanda Revere
Production Company: Station Film
Director: Harold Einstein
EP: Eric Liney
Edit: MacKenzie Cutler
Editor: Gavin Cutler
Asst. Editor: Ryan Steele
EP: Sasha Hirschfeld
Audio: Heard City
Audio Engineer: Philip Loeb
Music: Egg Music
Color: CO3
Colorist: Tim Masick

Forget the Golden Globes and the Oscar’s – this year’s awards season is all about who’s got Game. Nola Pictures’ Bruce Hurwit recently teamed up with longtime partner, Cartoon Network, to create “Training,” a clever spot starring Shaquille O’Neill and Nick Cannon for the Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards. The fast-paced and off-the-cuff ad jumps from a delightfully left-field introduction to a slapstick training montage, allowing the two co-hosts show off their comedic chops with a madcap workout.

“I’m very lucky to have been involved with Cartoon Network since their beginning,” noted director Bruce Hurwit. Indeed, “Training” is just one of the spots produced by Nola for the Hall of Game Awards, following an earlier piece that introduced Nick Cannon as a surprise co-host. The Hall of Game Awards is a first-of-its-kind, sports award and entertainment event for kids where celebrities are honored with the coveted GAME trophy and this year’s campaign gleefully adopts that same self-referential and boffo tone.

Taking a direction more rooted in classic buddy comedy humor than the surreal and absurdist work of the 2012 campaign – which also featured Shaq – Hurwit worked closely with the actors to give “Training” an informal and easy feel. “We stuck pretty close to the script for the most part, but Shaq always brings new ideas to the table. He’s very aware of what goes into directing, which also makes him thoughtful of how things will cut together. There really isn’t much more you can ask for,” recalled Hurwit.

“The chemistry between Nick and Shaq is amazing,” continued Hurwit, “they’re longtime friends, so it added so much to the piece. They’re both so fun to work with that it barely feels like working, making for an enjoyable shoot.”

Credits:
Client: Cartoon Network
Spot Titles: “Hall of Game Awards”
Air Date: February 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network
Agency: Cartoon Network/The Creative Group
SVP, The Creative Group: Michael Ouweleen
VP, Design, The Creative Group: Jacob Escobedo
Creative Directive: Craig “Sven” Gordon
Writer Producer: Matt Peccini
Director of Broadcast Production, The Creative Group: Heather Reilly
Broadcast Designer, The Creative Group: Brian J. Smith
Director, Marketing: Rachel Parent
Brand Manager, Marketing: Lindsey Shuman
Sr. Publicist PR (NY): Shana Ungerson
VP, Talent Development (Burbank): Sharon Lieblein
Sr. Director, Brand Development (Burbank): Lee Blevins
VP Show Production, Cartoon Network (Burbank): Mark Costa
Hall of Game Executive Producer: Michael Dempsey (Dempsey Productions)
Hall of Game Executive Producer: Steve Mayer (IMG)
Production Co.: Nola Pictures
Director: Bruce Hurwit
EP: Charlie Curran
Head of Production: Cheryl Ward
Producer: Coni Lancaster
Editorial: Cartoon Network
Shoot Location: Orlando, Florida

Here's a brilliant new ad for the Lithuanian Vytautas Mineral Water entitled Earth's Juice. Not your typical ad but one that will keep you interested for the full two and half minutes.

Credits:
Created by katashnis85 kanalas
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