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04-22-2003, 02:25 PM
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Fun with Psychology: What's YOUR favorite TV Commercial?
hey Everyone...
Well, I'm taking a short lil advantage of my Modding skills, and using our wonderful forum (<-- this is NOT brown-nosing!) for a lil experiment. I would really appreciate some help... *big puppy eyes* Okay...In my Introduction to Psychology Class, We are doing an experiment about how Gender is used in advertisement. We're SUPPOSED to watch two hours of television, and write down information about the commercials. SINCE I only watch about 30 minutes of tv a week... I realized that my best bet was to ask a bunch of my Best friends... (Loves, glomps and brownies to you all!)...what their favorite commericals are. You just gotta tell me Any sort of info about it. Any information Will be helpful...  You Dont HAVE to answer ALL the questions below, but it would help to get as much info as possible... 1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised? 2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product? --->What is the seller's Gender? --->What is their role? (spouse, mother/father, son/brother, daughter/sister, boy/girlfriend, sex-object, worker, professional, celebrity, interviewer-narrator, etc...) 3. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening? 4. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...) 5. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you... -->get popular? -->body/mind enhancement? -->make life easier? -->is there a scientific reason? and the most important question... 6. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music? I KNOW... This is a lot to ask of you, but if you could help me out at all, I would be in your debt, I will build a shrine in your honor, and will give you whatever you want...(in appropriat context!!! Nothing naughty, GK and Leo ) MY ONLY LIMITATION... PLEASE...do NOT go off topic! This is an important thing for me to do, and I'm really hoping this will go well. If you can help me out, you could post it here, OR, if you want, Please PM me. Loves, Machias |
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04-22-2003, 02:50 PM
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Re: Fun with Psychology: What's YOUR favorite TV Commercial?
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Oh man, it has to be that Mug Root beer commercial where the guy keeps calling the guy 'Mr. Dumbass" during the interview. but if you need it in the form above: 1-Mug Root Beer 2-He would be best described as a 'professional' as the choices provided are concerned. No he does not use the product himself. Gener was male. Role was I guess "the butt of the joke" 3-There doesnt appear to be a '3' 4-The commercial involved two men. One interviewing the other. 5-Occupational setting 6-There really was no benefit to the product. However, the slogan is "Sometimes it's good to be thick-headed". The commercial was (to me) made with only entertainment value in mind. There was no true message getting across other than "Buy our product because we are funny". 7-I was never a big root beer fan. I just like the commercial because it's clever. I guess the product does work, however, in never using it I cannot take the liberty to say that it does it's task. (Quenching thirst) |
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04-22-2003, 04:00 PM
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Hrmm.. Okies! I got time to burn here...
1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised? Automobiles 2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product? Nissan. I suppose the designers, engineers, and manufacturers prolly drive Nissan products too. Dunno about the actors in the commercial though. --->What is the seller's Gender? Gender is not specifically defined in most of these *zoom-zoom* commercials, but it goes between portraying the old Oriental guy and then the 12 year old anglo-saxon boy. It does want to stroke the male-ego much, I suppose! --->What is their role? (spouse, mother/father, son/brother, daughter/sister, boy/girlfriend, sex-object, worker, professional, celebrity, interviewer-narrator, etc...) This was something I decided to be rather amsing the mroe I think about it. In either case, you would not imagine that a 12 year old kid OR an old wrinkly guy would be driving a sporty car! (while going zoom-zoom-zoom)  I think this commercial is trying to bring out the little kid in all of us. And to also perhaps appeal to the middle aged guy having a mid life crisis. It could also be that the elderly Asian spokesperson is also representing the ancient wisdom from Asian technology that went inot the making of these cars... hrmm... *again imagines Splinter having a ball while zipping around in a yellow sportscar*  3. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening? This one has a fn zoom-zoom jingle beat playing, with action scense of cars zipping about on a road, doing things that only stunt car drivers only have the legal right to do. In other versions of this, they have the kid and the old guy do a little ad libbing, while there is another VO descriptingt eh features and abilities of said Nissan vehicle. 4. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...) Outdoors, on a road that looks like something really fun to drive on. Vopid of rush hour traffic, traffic in general, and the scenery and surrounding are beautiful and lively with color. 5. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you... -->get popular? That depends. Like if you aere the only teen in school who has a car, especially a nice new one, it would attract attention. But if the buyer is a middle aged guy: eh... the wife (if he has one) may just roll her eyes. And the guy, he'll still be wishing he had that Lamborghni. but decides the Nissan will do for all practical purposes.  -->body/mind enhancement? Nada. Just a vanity improvement. -->make life easier? Maybe. Especially if they had a junk mobile beforehand, that guzzled gas and needed repairs like three times a month. Thus, the new gas effiecent, never-breaking-down, new car would be a much neede investment. -->is there a scientific reason? Hrmm.. aside from being more fuel effiecent, and perhaps better for the envroment because most newer Japanese cars have better fuel emissions and such... 6. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music? Cause I like cars, even though I may never be able to afford the ones I really do like. It also seems to me, that most of the automobile commercials catch my attention more that commerical in general. Just the way they use the lively music, the action scenes of cars doing things we know we could never even do IRL, it just seems to stroke the ego. The inner desire that most humans have about being in a sleek, shiney, attractive vehicle that makes them become more impervious to the obstacles of everyday driving. Heh.. yeah... Excepet I myself would not buy a Nissan. My heart has been sold on Volkswagon. And Honda. 
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04-22-2003, 10:19 PM
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I don't believe in psychology but here goe's...
1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised? Strawberry Pop Tarts 2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product? Kellogs 3. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening? The commercial depicts a guy dressed as a strawberry being abducted by CIA styled "hitmen" who intend to take him to Kellogs HQ, Kill him, and make Pop-Tarts out of him. Then the narrator says "We're putting more Strawberry flavor into our Pop-Tarts..." 4. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...) At a Strawberry's house. 5. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you... Quench hunger. and the most important question... 6. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music? I like the taste. |
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04-23-2003, 05:01 AM
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1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised?
Jack in The Box chipotle peppers. 2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product? Jack in the Box. Everytime I go to Jack in the Crack, there is always some Mexican guy cooking the meals so I guess they make it themselves. 3. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening? Jack is being an idiot trying to pronounce chipotle. 4. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...) Some place in Mexico. 5. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you... You will have eaten something from Jack in The Box  6. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music? It's gross, but affordable. But don't eat at Jack in The Box because you'll get worms. |
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04-24-2003, 10:13 PM
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For good commencials: NesTea Cool(I love that Snowman). Frosted Flakes, and those Red Bull commercials.
Annoying Commercials: I hate those commercials with the Cell Phone guy saying: Can you hear me now? Good. That guy should at least know he is able to talk from Coast to Coast. Del Taco: I Hate that Employee that thinks everyone will buy his Tacos. I-800-Call-UTT: Carrot Top is pretty sneaky. Worst Commercial: Pepsi with Britney Spears  The Car commericals no matter how good the visual effects are.
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04-25-2003, 04:01 PM
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You think car commerical are the worse? What's wrong witchu?
 Just kidding. Though, I will admit Car Dealership commercials are amongst the worse IMO. |
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04-25-2003, 08:55 PM
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I just love that snowman.
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I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD. |
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04-26-2003, 10:21 AM
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Ehh.. no.
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04-26-2003, 12:57 PM
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If you like Ice Tea buy a bottle of NesTea Cool, it will say what the website is. Than Go to the Website and it will have Downloads of the Commercials. You just need ether Windows,Real Player or Quicktime.
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I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD. |
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05-01-2003, 11:03 PM
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1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised?
Subaru 2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product? First it was Dundee. Now it is Lance Armstrong 3. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening? It was a person talking about the all-wheel drive system 4. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...) road rally race 5. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you... enjoy driving a hybrid car 6. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music? I love the product. I have a Subaru Outback
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05-03-2003, 03:19 PM
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1. Amp Energy Drink....from mountain dew
2. Could have been a celebrity, don't know...but it was some girl, and she was drinking it. 4. A voice was talking over what was taking place. 5. It takes place in computer graphics...  6. You will be able to walk like a crab. 7. I never had the product, just saw it on tv, it is affordable because it is just a soft drink. I don't know what you mean by does it work, I guess it cleanses your thirst like every drink. There was background rock/techno crap. What happened to number 3? Anyway, I never tried this product just saw it and figured I'd just post it. The commercial was really rediculous and obnoxious, like almost every commercial... |
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