Monday, June 1, 2009
By the Way / Daily Diversion / Hannan / Media Pop Quiz, Hotshot: What's Your Favorite Nashville Commercial?
Posted by Caleb Hannan on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:01 AM
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When the scion of the DT McCall empire, A.J., ran for State House last year, he (coincidentally?) started appearing in the commercials.
I think his electoral loss can be pinned to the fact that his "HEEEEYYYY" lacked the verve of his daddy's.
Show you age and sing along:
"What makes a house kinda special?
Close friends comin' through the door.
Flowers bloomin' in the springtime.
Little children playin' on a Buddy Allen floor."
in a low, whisperin' voice, as the commercial ended...
Masterbuilt motors, masterbuilt motors, masterbuilt motors...
I'm going to break a lot of hearts now, but I'm pretty sure Watson's has its HQ in Indiana, thus making it a midwestern/New South chain of pool and hot tub excellence. Technically not local.
And ya'll. "Emma's: The Superlative Florist" is the winner of everything, ever.
You like us! You *really* like us! (Wiping away a tear...)
We see more and more families from your neck of the woods each season. (We know there are many Nashvillians still mourning the loss of Opryland and take any comparisons as a huge compliment.)
Thanks, y'all. :0)
I grit my teeth every time I hear the sign company ripoff of Harold Shyer's, "If Harold says its so...it's so."
I'll have to say that Holiday World is not struggling! They are a first class theme park (the oldest in the U.S.), have been offering free soft drinks for years and are the cleanest & friendliest theme park I have ever been to.
As far as commercials I miss the Family Booterie "Two for the price of one plus a dollar" jingle!
What's with the "struggling" adjective for Holiday World?? It's doing quite well. Why poke fun at the only theme park I've ever been to that actually has staff that WANTS you to be there? Or doesn't gouge you with food prices.
Maybe Pith needs to visit. Or maybe that's just not cool for Pith. Pith's loss.
In a hicksville accent:
"At country boy waterbeds
we jus' wanna say
If you ain't sleeping on water
you oughter"
"Mid-South Business Furniture. Mid...South...Business Furniture. Mid-South Business Furniture."
(x 100)
Still, it echoes in my brain.
Holiday World is in Indiana, too! Tennessee and Indiana are not the same place and I refuse to let this commercial carpetbaggery stand. STEP IT UP MIDDLE TN BUSINESS OWNERS.
Holiday World is the anthithesis of a struggling theme park! Its the most incredibly successful, well run, ever expanding, super clean theme park on the planet! The fact that a regional family owned and operated park advertises in Nashville is a sign of their reach and success, not struggle!
Holiday World is a wonderful, affordable, family-run theme park. Frankly, Opryland had cheesy ads, too, but at least the Koch family (who owns HW) didn't sell off Holiday World for an unstellar mall.
Speaking of cheese,
"Mrs. Grissoms, Mrs. Grissoms, that's the way it's gotta be...
It's a hit at any hour, so hooray for Mrs. "G" (Whoopee)".
Watson's is now called Family Leisure. Indeed, it is not really a local company. So, the Watson's/Family Leisure babe is not a resident and neither are Jolene and that other blonde who do those car commercials.
Indeed again, Emma's Florist probably wins this contest hands down, purely on the way the guy pronounced the word "superlative". Proving that sometimes pronouncing a word in an odd way is all you need (besides love, of course). Though a close second might be that fast-talking fat car dealer (his name escapes me at the moment) who used to demand, "Call me NOW!" Proving that sometimes... well, never mind. Doesn't really prove anything. However, the Watson's girl proves that a perky smile and big hooters can get a girl far.
As for that Carnival Kia weasel, I wouldn't buy a corn dog from him, never mind a car.
This thread makes my heart smile. Thanks for all your contributions, Pithsters. Sounds like I'm due for a visit to Holiday World.
That Kia guy scares the crap outta me. That whole family gives off the same creepy vibe that the Duggar family does. Same khaki pants, same forced enthusiasm.
Speaking of the Duggars, Tobin, did you see the latest episode where their first grandkid started bouncing up and down in the aisle at WalMart (just like all babies all over the world do when presented with a beat) and the whole family went into a panicked "He's not dancing!" damage control, in order to not anger whatever vengeful, Flashdance-hating god they all worship?
Creeped me the fuck out.
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