5 Worst Local Commercials
I’ve only got half of the 5&5 but what the hell. As you may know we live in Maine. What else can you say about these “works of art”? These are the commercials that make my teeth itch every time they’re aired.
Bangor Car Care:
This guy plays off the “Maine accent” with his now famous battle cry of “Come Join the Paaahty!” (that’s Party for those of you who haven’t read a Stephen King book in your lifetime). We even get to hear this guy on radio spots, screeching his message to all who aren’t fast enough to change the channel in time.
Bangor Car Care: Come Join the Paahty!
Goodwin Chevrolet:
This guy is about as stiff as they come. I love the full-on ninja slash he does at the end of the commercial though. “Home of the <slash> rock bottom deal”. Makes me laugh every time.
Goodwin Chevrolet: Home of the Rock Bottom Deal
Marden’s:
Marden’s is a discount warehouse with 14 locations in Maine (I only knew of 3. You learn so much from the Internet). My kids were quick to point out this next lady shared an uncanny resemblance to one of our aunts. She does. It’s creepy.
Jolly John:
This guy has been around for 30 years or so. With his grating catch phrase “I’m not Jolly unless you’re happy…” he’s been assaulting the airwaves on both TV and radio spots since the beginning. His car dealership did a promotion back in the late ’80′s, giving away cardboard “Jolly John” masks at all the dealership outlets and for any local businesses that wanted a case. Naturally, Alan called up and was promptly shipped an entire case of masks. Immediately upon receipt, Alan started distributing them to the family by strategically locating them under bedsheets, in kitchen drawers, in textbooks, on the bathroom mirror, etc….
I’m not Jolly unless you’re happy…
The China Dine-ah:
This place isn’t half bad. Good food, always busy but we’ve been seated relatively quickly every time. The theme song….well give it a listen and you tell me. Then listen to it about 10 more times in a row. When they air the commercials for this place you hear this song at every commercial spot, so about every 10 minutes or so. It gets old FAST. Click on the link below and give their theme song a play (it’s right on their home page, you should be looking right at it when you first get there).
Honorable mentions I couldn’t find on the web.
Big Al’s:
This guy’s clearly “not from around here”, sporting more of a New York accent and the same gorilla tee shirt in every tv spot. If you can find him on the web, give him a look.
CMP (Central Maine Power):
This one’s a classic. The commercials were for Central Maine Power Company and featured one of their line workers, Jim Wright. The guy ended every commercial with “No Liun is save ta touch, EVAH.” (no line is safe to touch, ever). I could not locate a copy of any of his old commercials anywhere on the internet. I did find his Facebook Fan Page though.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=54003579298&ref=ts
Date: October 4, 2010
Categories: 5 and 5, Film and Television, Maine Stuff, Uncategorized
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