My Favorite Commercial

Recently, on Facebook, a friend complained about a commercial she hates.  It got me to thinking.  Everyone always complains about commercials but we rarely give praise to the ones we like. 

My favorite commercial of all time, one that I could easily watch over and over again, is a Visa Check Card commercial.  In this one, a guy is getting a tattoo of his girlfriend's name, Donna.  In the background, we hear a cover of Richie Valens' "Oh Donna."  As it turns out, he doesn't have enough money and the tattoo artist stops before completing the artwork.  As the poor fellow's girlfriend walks out on him, we see a closeup of the tattoo stating "I love Don."  In keeping with the new artwork, the song changes to "Oh Don."  The guy turns to the camera and says, "Very funny."  It is and I laugh every time.  In case you'd like to see it for yourself, here's a YouTube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCwZO1QoFQI 

So?  What's your favorite commercial?  Why do you like it?  Is it a nostalgia thing?  Does it touch you emotionally?  Does it make you laugh?

While we're on the subject of commercials, here's one of my own.

I've added some new pieces to my web site.  Here's an example.  I hope you like it.  (Yeah, not an entertaining commercial, but it's short, sweet and to the point.)