Follies of the Madmen #200

50 Jahre Orion (TV Ad) from MovieBrats Films & Animation on Vimeo.

200 dumb and/or silly ads! How did we get here? What did we learn? Where are we going? Will the public ever wise up? The answers remain enigmatic.

But this over-the-top ad seems his fitting for such a milestone.

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 17, 2013
Category: Anthropomorphism | Business | Advertising | Products

Comments

Well, that was interesting! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/17/13 at 08:21 PM

Everybody that could recognize all the little anthropomorphic toys raise your hands.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/18/13 at 12:47 AM

@Paul. There is an interesting radio series about advertising on CBC that may interest you?
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Under+the+Influence/ID/2333357564/

Posted by BMN on 02/18/13 at 06:18 AM

BMN--that radio show looks like a winner! Thanks!

Posted by Paul on 02/18/13 at 11:14 AM

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