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Still frame from Chewy's Chatty Pets: Joy TV commercial
August 17, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Chewy’s ‘Chatty Pets: Joy’ truly is

I promise, Cranky readers, I’ll get the cats out of my system soon. But not before I review “Chewy Chatty Pets: Joy,” a 30-second TV commercial from pet-product online retailer

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The Cranky Creative reviews the HomeGoods TV commercial, A Love Story with slogan, Go Finding.
April 26, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: HomeGoods ‘Love Story’ commercial knows its audience

Personally, I don’t much like “A Love Story,” the 30-second TV commercial for HomeGoods. Watching it, I can’t help but think of the scene from that movie, As Good As

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The Cranky Creative reviews Progressive's Bundles TV commercial
April 17, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Progressive’s ‘Bundles’ commercial does creative right

Progressive‘s iconic “Flo” character debuted in 2008. And while the cast of characters in the company’s commercials has expanded since then to include names like Jamie and Dr. Rick, it’s

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Cranky Creative Ad Review: Jeremy's Razors: The Greatest Commercial Ever
March 29, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Jeremy’s Razors commercial takes on ‘woke’ Harry’s and Gillette

Are Americans growing tired of woke companies and brands? The Daily Wire thinks so. Witness this amazing commercial for Jeremy’s Razors — a non-woke alternative to shaving products from Harry’s

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The Cranky Creative reviews Sling TV's 'falling waitress' commercial
January 19, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Sling TV’s ‘falling waitress’ commercial is not funny

Oh, Sling. I like your live TV streaming service, I really do. But your brand’s TV commercials . . . Holy shit, your commercials. What on earth made you think

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The Cranky Creative reviews TV commercials for Marcus by Goldman Sachs
November 18, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Review: Marcus by Goldman Sachs ads can moron

“You can money,” says the slogan for this commercial for Goldman Sachs. A good first clue that the rest of the campaign is a disaster, too. There she was —

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scene from hotels.com tv commercial, the breakup
July 1, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Thanks, Captain Obvious! Hotels.com ads are awful

Adweek has just reported that agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky, creators of the “Captain Obvious” character and campaigns for Hotels.com, has lost the account. Why? Take a look at the

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Gillette Venus Pubic Hair Trimmer Ad the Cranky Creative Review
April 30, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Yes, the Gillette Venus Pubic Hair and Skin razor ad goes (down) there

Would you ever knock on a stranger’s door and, upon being allowed to enter, strip down and start shaving your pubes? That’s precisely what Gillette and model Nicole R. Rasenti

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No one needs Liberty Mutual's wet teddy bears
April 16, 2021 The Cranky Creative

No one wants Liberty Mutual’s wet teddy bears

Liberty Mutual’s new wet teddy bear commercial has convinced me of two things: 1) The once proud profession of advertising is dead; and 2) We really do live in a

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ad review allstate's tv commercial smooth
March 4, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Sorry, Cranky readers, but I like the Allstate “Smooth” ad

In brilliant contrast to so many boorish ads that aim to get our attention through cacophonous noise and vapid jokes, Allstate’s 60-second “Smooth” ad communicates its message with style, grace,

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Cranky Creative ad review: Super Bowl LV
February 7, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Super Bowl LV commercials: The Cranky Ad Review verdict

Really, what did everyone expect? Smarter and funnier than most TV commercials aired during Super Bowl LV, the 1999 Mike Judge film Idiocracy was sadly prescient. So let’s watch a

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