Bridgestone: “Headlights”
This was the funniest commercial I’ve sen all night. There wasn’t quite as long of a buildup as the squirrel commercial earlier in the night, but it was equal to if not funnier.
It started out innocently enough. The driver did a great job avoiding the innocent little deer chilling haphazardly in the street.
Then it got interesting. I couldn’t quite tell what I was looking at, then imagine my surprise when Alice Cooper was in crouching in the middle of the road holding a snake. Okay, that was a little random, but I guess that’s pretty funny…what could possibly be next?Of course the climax came when we saw Richard Simmons doing exercise in the middle of the street. My first instinct was to scream the exact action the driver took. “Punch It!
This commercial would have been glorious if Richard Simmon’s little scream had occurred while his body tumbled through the air like a video game character in a game that employed rag doll physics.
No such luck. We still got a scream, but Richard Simmons survived the experience. I think it was a great commercial nonetheless.
Bridgestone: “Squirrel in the Road”
Took awhile to get there, but nevertheless a squirrel in the middle of the road, having just chased a nut there, screaming as a car is barreling down on it, followed by various other animals screaming in the forest until we ultimately get to the female passenger of the car screaming. The driver, however, simply maneuvers around the small animal and carries on his way. Good tires give you that kind of control. Great commercial, gets your attention, screaming animals are always funny and you’ll remember it’s all about the tires.
Video coming soon after the jump…