The folks over at the Infomercial Hell Blog have done it again, finding this amazing gem.

For all the ladies who want a little more J-Lo in the backyard, just toss on some of these football pad panties and watch your profile rise.

How could you not want to try these butt-cushions after this explosion of ridiculous adjectives: "Booty Pop turns a droopy derriere into a youthful-looking, head-turning, bootylicious booty."

They really needed to squeeze another booty into that sentence.

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There's not much to be said about this video other than it's best to watch it when you're not eating lunch. Also, be warned that there is much dog pooping, naturally.

This handy-dandy gadget allows you to walk your dog without having to clean up after it. Just strap it into this torture-looking device and cram the plastic "trap" under your dog's tail.

No poops! No oops!

Much thanks to our pals at the Infomercial Hell Blog for sending this one our way. Those guys find the best of the best (worst of the worst?) commercials in existence.

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Faithful WTN reader Toby Srebnik (aka @fsutoby) sent us this video this morning on Twitter, with the following message: "Whooo!"

Clearly, Toby knows that we're suckers for commercials featuring wrestlers selling lottery tickets. Thanks, Toby!

Got a video to share? Make sure to follow @watchthisnow on Twitter and send it to us. (Don't worry, we'll give you credit.)

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First, it was Dokken versus a chicken. Now it's famed street fighter-turned MMA prospect, Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, versus a caterpillar in this hilarious antivirus commercial.

Slice is a polarizing figure among MMA fans (of which I am one). He grew famous for pummeling people in Miami back yards, but got his comeuppance in MMA in his first fight against a skilled opponent.

More interestingly, Slice joined the cast of The Ultimate Fighter, a Spike TV reality show that has upcoming MMA fighters duke it out for a contract in the UFC. One of my favorite shows. It will be interesting to see how Slice does against skilled opponents under the tutelage of two former UFC champs. The show's premiere is tonight.

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Before there was eHarmony or match.com, there was Maurice -- an executive by day and a wild man by night.

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This is a randomly glorious commercial: Norton comparing a computer virus attacking your hard drive to the metal band Dokken unleashing their wrath on a chicken.

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The "House Party" has been over for awhile for rapper Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid n' Play fame. He's wearing suits now.

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Fashionistas watch out, the Winkers are coming!

This is taking pants to a whole new level.

If you want to know more, go to the Winkers site.

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OfficeMax has been rolling out more of its "Penny Prank" videos. The premise is that someone tries to pay for an expensive object with all pennies. I've chuckled at a couple of the videos, but mostly feel sorry for people being asked to take pounds and pounds of pennies.

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I'm not exactly sure what MSI was thinking with this video. Does a guy in a wrestling singlet catching laptops with his butt cheeks make you want to buy a laptop? Not me.

What are they trying to say? Their laptop is so thin you can launch it into someone's crack?

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The "As Seen on TV" products have some of the most entertaining commercials ever. This one, however, holds a special place in my heart.

This is another video that generally speaks for itself. It's a "comfort" product women can jam between their boobs before they go to bed. Yes, really.

I've gotta thank Paul Lucas at the Ridiculous Infomercial Review Blog for this gem. He has a talent for finding the very best (worst?) products around.

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Creepy pale woman leave me alone!

I can't seem to escape the new Palm Pre commercials. They are everywhere (and for those of you who tell me to turn off my TV, I ignore your logic). For some reason, they bug me on a base level. Maybe it's because she is so holier than thou. Maybe it's because she looks like the lost cousin of Data from Star Trek:Next Generation.

Here is one of the offending commercials:

Someone has made one of the commercials even weirder:

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This is one of those videos that needs very little comment (especially since I don't want a call from our HR Department).

Needless to say, the Shake Weight is awesomely lewd. Just watch.

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I had never heard of mattress dominos until I saw this clip produced by the British company Bensons for Beds.

Cute commercial, but it sounds like it got a little painful.

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For pet lovers not content to look like cult members by themselves, now you can humiliate your pet too!

You knew it was coming, the Snuggie for pets. And another commercial full of rhymes to make you cringe in embarrassment just for hearing them.

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Aspray promises to cover up stinky body odor "all over." Yup, there is now something that addresses "beastly butt odors."

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Have you ever wished your dog would do his dirty business inside your house? Then the Potty Patch is for you.

I'm not sure if this is tailored toward crazy dog people (the corollary to crazy cat people) or people who are too lazy to potty train their pooches. Either way, I'm thinking that emptying this thing at the end of the day is about as much fun as dumping out grandpa's urine bag.

Thanks to the folks at Infomercial Hell for this one.

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Best rendition of a Britney Spears song ever.

This apparently is a commercial for a language school in St. Petersburg (Russia, not Florida).

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Could Evian be reviving the "dancing baby" phenomenon? God I hope not.

This video is kinda neat, kinda disturbing with its CGI plastic "babies" on roller skates with their cold, dead, lifeless eyes and android-like skin.

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This is another of those commercials that I just had to research to see if it was a parody. Alas, this one is no parody.

Watch as the "Credit Mack Daddy" so excites this woman in the commercial that she ends up assaulting her husband with a pie before entering into the Mack Daddy's sinful service.

My advice to people in Moultrie, Ga.? Keep a close eye on your credit so you don't have to use his services.

And keep a closer eye on your wife.

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There is a new and glorious invention out there called the Comfort Wipe. I can't really explain what it does without this becoming a very juvenile post. Let's just say it's something I could see Kramer inventing on Seinfeld.

Best quote from the commercial: "Think about it, toilet paper is really archaic and disgusting."

It seems to me that the inherent problem with the Comfort Wipe is you would have to clean it after it's been used.

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Remember when a mini-version of the Man in Black sang about the great values at Taco Bell?

I didn't. I think I mentally blocked out this 1992 commercial.

I shot a man in Reno just for his Chalupa.

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This video purports to show Christian Bale's first acting gig as the "cool" kid in this Pac-Man Cereal commercial. If so, it's a long way from the brooding Bruce Wayne, American Psycho, etc., he's portrayed since then.

I must say, his hair was better in this commercial though. And check out those dance moves!

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This is no Pickle Surprise, but it's still a bizarre clip.

Imagine a movie solely consisting of baby faces, adorable baby faces. No plot. No characters. No dialogue. Just baby faces.

This is another great find from Everything is Terrible.

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I'm really enjoying the T-Mobile commercials from Europe. In this one, several hundred people sing "Hey Jude" together.

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I actually want to buy one of these things now. I think it's the breakdancers.

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Got a neck like a bullfrog? Do you have more of a "dewlap" or "wattle" than a chin? Does your bull mastiff have tighter face skin than you?

If so, you might need the Neckline Slimmer, a ridiculous contraption that will no doubt make you look like a nodding imbecile for hours on end.

I've also been negligent in pointing out one of my favorite resources for terrible commercials, Infomercial Hell. Thanks to them for pointing out this video and making my life easier.

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This summer there are not one, but two movies that highlight the biggest threat to the world: killer robots.

So with the Terminator and Transformers movie set to go out, Denny's has rolled out this ad.

Never thought I'd see the day in which I might side with killer robots on something.

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Looks like Swine Flu is another trend people are borrowing from the '70s. Nice to see not much has changed in 30 years.

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I have no idea who the heck this guy is, but he goes from mildly obsessive about business cards ("this card is CRAP!") to American-Psycho-80s-music obsessive.

"You see that card? This is the most impressive business card I've ever seen. It's mine. It took me 25 years to design this."

Dude, you took 25 years to design a freaking business card that looks like a children's pop-up book? I hate to break it to you, but your life is LOL.

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Why aren't more people jumping rope? Because it's just too hard.

Here's why this is ridiculous: If jumping rope is too hard for you -- maybe you missed that day in elementary school P.E. -- you can just jump in place and move your arms around like you're jumping rope.

I bet people will still buy this thing. Just like the Snuggie.

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"Baby Got Back" is now being used to hawk a fast-food kid's meal?

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I don't know that I've ever seen anything starring Nicholas Cage that I've liked.

Until now.

Witness these bizarre Japanese commercials for Pachinko starring the powerhouse behind such movies as Vampire's Kiss, It Could Happen to You, Face/Off, The Wicker Man (what a God-awful remake) and Next. Whereas in all of those movies Nicholas Cage plays... Nicholas Cage, he plays something almost other-worldly in these surreal commercials.

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This commercial for Guitar Hero:Metallica debuted during the Elite Eight. I was really thrown for a loop when Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski slides out. Initially I thought, "Is that the dude who played Mr. Walsh in the original Beverly Hills 90210?"

Fun stuff even though I've never been a Bob Knight fan.

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This past week Geico launched a stealth Internet campaign featuring its trademark gecko. There's no phone number in the clips. There's not even a mention of Geico. It's just the gecko reenacting popular YouTube clips.

The most popular one so far has been the gecko dancing while the Numa Numa guy, Gary Brolsma, sings the "Somebody's Watching Me" song featured in recent Geico commercials.

Then there's this clip released a couple days ago- "Gecko on an accordian." It's a takeoff of "Hamster on a piano." Here's the original and then the Geico version.

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Ah, Paul Rudd's geek cred just went up a bunch of points. Here he is pushing the Super Nintendo. There's lots of air punching and fog machine use.

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It's a Nissan commercial (probably fake) that almost makes no mention of that particular car company. It's all right at first, but stick around for the end. It's quite striking.

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So what would you do if someone came up to you while you were trying to enjoy gorging on a pastry, held up a foreign object and said, "Hey, smell this!" Oh yeah, and if you smell it, you won't want to eat any more! Sound appetizing?

AromaTrim claims that if you take one whiff of it, you'll lose your appetite. Didn't
Tom Green do this much cheaper? I don't want to know what either product smells like.

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Two months ago I posted the ad for the Snuggie--the blanket with sleeves. I couldn't imagine anyone actually wearing one of those out in public. Frankly, I couldn't imagine anyone buying one.

Sigh. The other morning the cast of the Today Show was wearing Snuggies. A certain contributor to this blog now has his own Snuggie (hint: his last name is Tran). There are now even plans for Snuggie Pub Crawls.

My question: Why did the Snuggie catch on, but the Slim Suit fail? Don't people look just as ridiculous in tin foil suits as they do in blankets with sleeves?

This video was posted on YouTube by Internet Lurker--a fun site you should check out.

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The iPhone might as well be a telegraph compared to the Pomagranate. It has a universal translator, a la Star Trek. It makes coffee. And it has a built-in razor.

The company behind it has only released a trickle of its features in several commercials. My favorite? The harmonica. Seriously.

Watch each video, it gets more amazing as it goes along. Also, make sure to hit the jump.

Overview:

Translator:

Coffee Maker:

Razor:

Harmonica!

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There's only five more days until Valentine's Day and you can get gifts for your sweetie in an unexpected place-- the local pawn shop.

This clip was "found" by one of my favorite sites- Everything is Terrible.

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Here are the great reasons why you should buy a weekend edition of the newspaper. Pictures of goats! Anyway, it stars Paul Rudd, so go ahead and click it.

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I know the pickings were slim, but some of the commercials during last night's game made me laugh out loud.

Here are a few of the ones I liked. Which ones were at the top of your list?

First off, the MacGruber series (featuring Richard Dean Anderson, aka MacGyver). I know some people thought SNL sold out, but I thought it was hysterical.

Next up, Conan O'Brien's "Swedish" ad for Bud Light:

I think the Bridgestone Taters ad resonated with my husband:

Posting your favorites after the jump.

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This commercial is either a crass, cynical insult to family law or the most honest thing I've ever seen.

Me? I'm thinking "truth in advertising." Straight down to the domestic violence at the end...

"Whatever!"

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Sunday is a huge day for advertisers, all of whom want to be the buzzed-about commercial on Monday.

Some are trying to get a jump on the competition, with teasers on YouTube.

First up is CareerBuilder.com, which wants us all to find new jobs:

More after the jump.

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Are you a baby's momma who can't reach your man? Is he avoiding your calls because he's hanging with some other honeys?

This calling card may be for you.

In what is one of the worst commercials I've ever seen (awesome stereotypes!), comes Dramatel. It's a calling card that not only lets you mask your number to caller IDs, but also lets you manipulate your voice so you sound like "T-Money."

"You've been Dramatelled, playa!"

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I don't know where this video came from, but it's amazing how much this self-righteous woman hates wrong numbers.

Why must she make a peanut butter sandwich in the middle of the video? Why is she comparing an answering machine to a pompous butler?

And lastly, who would ever call this woman? The only calls she probably gets are wrong numbers.

This clip was found by the excellent blog Everything is Terrible.

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Yes, I know it's an ad; but it's too good not to pass along. This T-Mobile song and dance spectacle took place overseas in the Liverpool Street Station.

You can also check out a behind the scenes look at a rehearsal here:

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Laid off from work? Problems at home? Did the tumbling stock market erase your family's fortune? Yes, things may seem tough, but maybe you're just feeling down because you don't have a cheering section.

Now you do! On a CD! A motivational CD! Stick it in your stereo and listen to people cheer! Just for you! And it's only $25!

Hooray for you!

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A broken ankle can happen to anyone at any time. Thank goodness for Kobe Bryant (and Nike) for providing this commercial on ankle insurance.

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Somehow I went through all of the 1980s without realizing that there was a William "The Refrigerator" Perry action figure. Thankfully, my friend Jeremy brought this old clip to my attention.

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This neat viral video features a Micha Albacow, the "Human Beat Box from Uzbekistan." I'm not even sure if that is real (one of the problems of viral videos, what is real?), but the commercial features a bunch of bizarre, Tic Tac-based instruments and a little crowd participation. The best instrument has to be the Tic Tac Pan flute. No idea how it works.

Eat your heart out, Zamfir.

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This IHOP commercial apparently debuted in 1969, Frankly, I don't know who it was intended to target.

My theory: The commercial was a government plot to freak out hippies who were on mind-altering substances.

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Hey gang, wouldn't it be a great idea if we had the office do its own version of the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle"?

That thought actually crossed someone's mind back in the mid-80s and 15 co-workers from the Southern Food Brokerage Corporation agreed to be in it. This is truly a testament to awful rapping, awful dancing and general awfulness.

I couldn't stop laughing at the second and third rappers. Frankly, I could watch them rap all day.

In addition, does that sales guy say at the 2:40 mark that if people don't buy his products they can go to hell? Or am I just hearing things?

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Remember Vince, the bug-eyed, fast-talking pitchman for ShamWOW, the super absorbent towel. Well, he's at it again. This time hawking the SlapChop--a food dicer.

Until he mentioned it, I never thought of tuna fish from a can as boring.

And yes, he actually says that line at the :55 mark with straight face.

And in case you don't remember Vince, here's his first infomercial for ShamWow. It's invented by Germans and you know the Germans make good stuff.

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This awesomely-named fish cleaning product has perhaps the most thinly-veiled sexual references of any non-European commercial I've ever seen.

Best line: "My wife would like that." I bet she would, blue-collar fishing guy, I bet she would.

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It's the New Year, which means the gyms will be packed for a few weeks.

But why pay $300 for a gym membership when you can take your exercise cues from Watch This Now? If you watch our favorite exercise videos, you will be jazzy, have a toned face and look like a poodle.

Can you get that at a gym?

First off, you can begin your workout with a little Jazzercise. As the woman in the video says, "You gotta find that boogie body."

By the way, do you think that's her real voice or her boogie voice?

Next, we move to the face. When doing these facial exercises, make sure you crouch.

For the next exercise, you'll have to find a group of poodle-human hybrids.

And to end your workout, well, just watch...

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Why do advertisers think it's OK to exhume the dead body of some celebrity to shill some product? Did they not learn from Zombie Orville Redenbacher?

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Don't be surprised if a co-worker sends this video to you claiming it's real.

It's not. Just another "Is it for real?" ad courtesy of Levi's.

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This commercial has been out for a few months now but I saw it for the first time a couple nights ago. And within the first 15 seconds I had a "What the..." reaction.

Apparently regular blankets are a terrible burden. So someone invented the Snuggie, a blanket with sleeves. You used to have to make the choice of whether to eat a snack or stay under a blanket. Now you don't.

I really want to see someone wearing one of these out in public. Imagine walking in the woods one night and seeing four people gathered around a campfire wearing Snuggies (as seen at the 1:01 mark).

You would either: a) die of laughter at the ridiculousness of the Snuggie or b) run away in fear thinking you had stumbled upon a cult's initiation ceremony.

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You can get hurt like this guy, that's why.

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New rule: If you own an electronics store, you cannot claim to be "crazy." Ever since Crazy Eddie, a guy like this seems to be in every town.

Now if you own a store that only sells tin foil hats and Whopper wrappers, it's OK to say you are crazy.

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This Nokia commercial has so much win in it, I have no idea what to do with it all. I'm sure this is either some amazing CGI special effects or a Bruce Lee lookalike with a computer inserted ping pong ball (think the Forrest Gump ping pong scenes), but the results are pretty damn awesome. Also, I know I spelled "nunchaku" wrong in the title. Sue me.

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Now there is a toilet for your cat.

The commercial begs one major question: Why didn't that woman get dressed before a camera crew came over to her house to talk about the Cat Genie? I question her commitment to the Cat Genie if she can't change out of her bathrobe so she can provide a testimonial.

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This commercial is bound to give me nightmares for years to come. What is it about ad agencies back in the day making these psychedelic commercials for children?

I'm convinced that Remco was not pushing a doll so much as trying to turn our little girls into manically laughing soul cannibals. The Children of the Corn are like the Partridge Family compared to these deadly creatures.

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The "wassup" commercials were some of the most hilarious ones in 2000. A group of guys, gregariously greeting each other whilst extolling the virtues of Budweiser. Unfortunately, times have been hard on the guys and the result is this hilarious commercial. Warning, it's partisan in nature at the end.

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Meet Saw, The Ride. A roller coaster based on the horror flick series "Saw", this short commercial for the ride already has me on the edge of my seat. Unfortunately, the ride is in London at Thorpe Park.

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Say you're locked in a war of attrition with your fellow cubicle-mates with rubber bands flying everywhere. You don't just want to win the war, you want to shock and awe them.

For you there's... this thing, called the Silver Wolf. I have no idea why anyone would need a semi automatic rubber band gun complete with laser sight and front-mounted flashlight (for those night battles?), but why not go all out when the boss isn't looking?

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Remember back in the day when punk rock meant eschewing anything corporate, spitting in the face of convention and conformity and espousing an antisocial attitude? Apparently Johnny Rotten -- excuse me -- John Lydon, formerly of the Sex Pistols, does not. I can see aging rockers endorsing, say, Marshall guitar amps or Fender guitars.

But butter?

Something is Rotten in the state of England.

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With the rise of the Internet, 1-900 numbers have become nearly extinct. Some of them provided us with gloriously cheesy commercials.

I don't know if this commercial is real, but it feels real. The clip was found floating around YouTube earlier this week by the folks at videosift.

Why do you think these people are crying?

Better question: Why would you call a phone number that would make you cry?

via videosift.com

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Here's a new dancing car commercial. The first one was so cool, everybody was like, why doesn't somebody make a Transformers movie? And somebody did.

And so here's the newest commercial, with a car strutting like Travolta, not fighting over some energy cube.

Want to watch the first car commercial I mentioned above? Click the following link

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The new commercial for Old Spice featuring Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher made me laugh.

Plus, it's refreshing to see a football player in a commercial whose last name is not Manning.

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This Microsoft commercial is funnier than the first, but still really, really weird. Alright, I admit it, the series is growing on me. Wait for the robot encounter. It's worth it.

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You know Mr.T saw the sacks of cash George Foreman is sitting on and said, "I've got to become a spokesman for the next revolutionary kitchen appliance."

Well, Mr. T, meet the Flavorwave Turbo.

I briefly considered buying a Flavorwave Turbo just so I could have friends over to my house and say in a robotic voice, "Now I will cook your meals in the Flavorwave Turbo."

The best line from Mr. T: "If you're like me, you love great tasting food but hate spending hours in the kitchen."

Mr. T, we finally found some common ground. That, and our love of gold medallion necklaces.

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The best commercial of the summer: Nike's spot to The Killers: "All These Things That I've Done."

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Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates shop for shoes and everyone eats churros.

This commercial just hit YouTube this morning and its already getting a ton of hits (the number keeps changing so I'm going to go with the estimate of "a ton."

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Madonna recently turned 50, too, though apparently Watch This Now forgot -- sorry about that, Madge. (She turned 50 on Aug. 16, for those of you still wondering if too much time has passed to send a gift.)

I remember when Michael Jackson and Madonna were two of the biggest, if not the biggest, names in music. Now the only thing these two have in common anymore is age. Madonna remained culturally relevant during the past two decades, and Michael Jackson has become a punchline.

Want proof? This Pepsi commercial, famously banned because of her scandalous "Like a Prayer" video, still holds up today. So does the song, which ranks among my all-time favorite Madonna hits.

Watch it and try to remind yourself yourself why exactly was this such a big deal that it had to be pulled from the airwaves. I'm just glad it's on YouTube.

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This Duracell commercial is a little too scary for my taste. So people who use Energizer batteries are bad parents?

By the way, just checked my "battery stash" and they are all Duracell. Whew, my family stays intact.

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Darth Vader playing golf. Boba Fett sipping espresso. Tusken raiders at the office.

You don't have to be a fanboy to appreciate these Spike TV commercials.

(Ahem, Kathy, bring on the So You Think You Can Dance? clips or Care Bears movie trailer)

Spike Star Wars Spots

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Ah, behold the glory of local TV commercials.

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The makers of the Klondike Bar have a contest going to see who can produce the best video extolling the virtues of the frozen treat. The winner gets $100,000.

SNL star Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island cohorts already have one up. I never knew the Klondike Bar was such a jerk.

Warning: The Klondike Bar gets blue.

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Well, here it is. The new iPhone. Cheaper and faster than the first one. Do I feel silly for getting the previous version on the first day last year? Definitely. Will I still be in line for this version? Most probably. Sigh.

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This clip is burning up the Internets--L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant jumping over a speeding Aston Martin in his new Nike sneakers. By the way, it's fake, so kids please do not try to jump over moving cars.

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Watch this commercial closely. Some have come to believe the blue mist alongside the car after it goes behind the large tree may be a ghost. You be the judge.

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How awake are you? Do you think you're up to the challenge presented by the announcer?

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Years from now, you will be able to tell your grandchildren where you were during the Great Power Outage of February '08. I don't think anyone can say that the media ignored the story. But has the media gotten to the bottom of what really happened? Here's a possible explanation (albeit a bit grainy):

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Ok, listen carefully as I touch my neck: I am sexy. I am very sexy. You will pay for dinner. You will pay for a very expensive dinner. With Valentine’s Day approaching, this hypnotherapist shows “how to anchor people to you.”

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Check this out on our sister blog, The Skinny. Can you imagine sitting in one of these chairs at work? I think I'd have to call HR.

Here's the link to the blog, or you can click here and go directly to the Hawaii Chair entry.

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I've got to admit, I thought this was a fake Super Bowl ad on YouTube (there's a ton of 'em on there) until I saw it included in a round-up of commercials that will run during the game. So I'm pretty certain this is legit.

Nothing against the dog, but I think this spot has the potential of being the lamest commercial on TV tonight. What do you think?

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The best use of Chris Kattan in years.

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Not bad, Hyundai. But did you have to go so low-key?

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I love this Pepsi commercial. I hope they play it just as much during the Super Bowl as I'm sure they'll play the Justin Timberlake and Diet Pepsi Max ads.

Check out more of Pepsi's Bob's House videos here.

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Here is GPS maker Garmin's entry for the 2008 Super Bowl Ad Sweepstakes. I don't know that I'm going to rush out to buy a GPS, but it's clever and the music is good.

Random thought for you readers: Do you think YouTube will lessen the importance of Super Bowl advertising? If we can find this commercial on the Internet and watch it now, in the future will companies still want to pay a premium to get Super Bowl air time? I'm curious to know what you think -- after you watch this clip.

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Clearly the folks at Budweiser aren't going to spend millions on Super Bowl advertising, only to have the clips come out a few days earlier on YouTube. Nope, you're only getting a short preview, YouTubers. (And don't believe those clips purporting to be the beer maker's 2008 Super Bowl ads -- they're either old commercials or ads shot on spec.)

If you look on the BudweiserMedia channel on YouTube, you'll find short clips of this year's Bud and Bud Light ads. Looks like they have potential, if you can gauge potential in roughly 11 to 18 seconds.

Here's one that I like, from the snippet I saw online:

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Watch a Pepsi Super Bowl ad... before the Super Bowl.

Justin Timberlake is featured in this Pepsi commercial and gets his "bits" smashed by a mailbox more than once.

Also in the ad are Tony Romo and funny man Andy Samberg in a blonde wig.