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ad review for the playstation vue tv commercial
October 31, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: PS Vue gets it right

Sony’s live TV streaming service, PS Vue, is ending. But don’t blame the ads, because they were great. Let’s see what PS Vue advertising got right that so many ads

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cranky ad review dennis quaid for esurance
September 24, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Esurance commercials with Dennis Quaid

Remember Erin, the pink-haired secret agent who starred in the first Esurance TV commercials? Alas, some people liked the character a little too much and the company was forced to

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the cranky creative reviews liberty mutual's new truth tellers ads including zoltar
July 29, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Liberty Mutual Ad Review: Zoltar, bad actors, and other dumb ideas

Liberty Mutual’s “Truth Tellers” ads are back, and they’re as bizarre and unfunny as ever. Let’s look at the four new car insurance commercials we’ll all be muting with extreme

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three young women trimming bushes in schick hydro silk trimstyle razor tv commercial
July 25, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Schick Hydro Silk TrimStyle “trimming bushes”

Schick’s “trimming the bushes” TV commercial for its Hydro Silk TrimStyle women’s razor debuted in 2015, raising eyebrows and sparking controversy across the ad world. Schick received a fair few

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ad review allstate mayhem what tv commercial
June 19, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Allstate. Mayhem. WHAT?

“Mayhem” is the character that creates mischief and, er, mayhem in all those Allstate insurance TV commercials. Mayhem is also what nearly happens in my bedroom at 2 a.m. when

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chevy blazer tv commercial showing real people
June 11, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Chevy’s hilariously bad Real People ads

Chevy’s “Real People” commercials have been around for years, but I’ve been fortunate enough to dodge them—at least until last Tuesday when I found myself a captive audience in a

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liberty-mutual-limu-emu-tv-commercials-are-lame-o
May 30, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Liberty Mutual’s LiMu Emu is Lame-O

I’m no fan of Liberty Mutual TV commercials, having savaged the company’s awful “Truth Tellers” ads in January. But soon after, the company rolled out a new campaign. “LiMu Emu

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ad review terrible liberty mutual car insurance commercials
January 15, 2019 The Cranky Creative

Liberty Mutual ad review: no safe harbor from bad humor

I hate most TV commercials with the white-hot fire of a thousand suns—so it takes something special to get me riled. Enter Liberty Mutual, the company whose car insurance commercials

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Cranky Creative Ad Review: KFC commercials
July 4, 2018 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Let’s talk about those terrible KFC ads

The Cranky Creative cries fowl over some of the most annoying ads on TV. You know the ones. Those loud, obnoxious TV ads featuring Norm MacDonald, Darrell Hammond, and more

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