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The 10 Most Memorable Commercials

Nov 19, 2010

by angelodignacio
posted in Awesomeness

Thought I'd put this list together today of some of my favorite and memorable commercials of all time. Some of these are funny, others are inspiring. But all of them are ones I've never forgotten about. Take a look at my top pics, and let me know what you always thought were best in your opinion.

Call of Duty Commercial - Black Ops

No other video game gets more hype about its release than Call of Duty. So when a commercial comes out with two well known celebrities - of course its going to go big. Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Kimmel are featured in this Call of Duty commercial promoting the release of Black Ops. The idea behind the ad is that there is a soldier in all of us. Definitely made me want to go out and get this game!

American Express Commercial - Curtain

Conan never fails to put a smile on faces - even when he does a commercial for charge card company American Express. In this ad, Coco goes all out in his venture imagination while waiting to go on stage - promoting what AMEX can do to help startup great ideas.

Google Commercial - Parisian Love

Google's first commercial was one the most memorable commercials, ever. As to why Google would ever need to advertise is anybody's guess - but this ad which played during the Superbowl was a great way to show just one of the million amazing things that Google has led to. If you haven't seen it yet, stop for a moment and check it out.

Nike Commercial - Failure

Michael Jordan's most famous quote about was put into a commercial, by Nike of course. It didn't let MJ down, either. It was a cool way to represent the Jordan brand while at the same time magnify just how great the man was at basketball.

NBA Commercial - Rivalries Never Die

Continuing on the basketball trend, when the Lakers faced the Celtics in 2008 - the rivalry between the two cities was reborn. All of a sudden, my dad and I actually shared a common theme within both of our generations. For many, this was something to be excited about. There was no better way to show that than getting MJ and Bird to shoot this commercial.

Apple Commercial - I'm a Mac

Today, Apple has set the tone on how to produce product commercials. But back in the day, there was always the "o'damn!' factor in the PC vs. Mac commercials. These ads were very quirky, and to be honest - they rang true at one point to every PC owner. Very well done, Apple, as always.

Nike World Cup Commercial - Write the Future

The 2010 World Cup had some great ads. But this one, by NIke was by far the best. Write the Future was the concept of this commercial, as it showed players on the field imagine the outcomes of their very next move. Their guaranteed fame, their country's love, their deepest fantasies come true. Nike did this one right. Also a must see if you haven't already.

GM Commercial - Paid in Full

It's sad that this commercial didn't really point out the truth that GM still owed the government a ton of money. But I will never forget how I felt when I saw this commercial (before researching and figuring out what was really the case.) GM, in my opinion, was able to harness some pride about American cars in this commercial...and that was a first for me.

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Jcswantko November 26, 2010

"...of all time"? How bout' within the last eight months! Televison commercials have been produced since what... 1953-ish? I know they say generation "whatever you are" has a short attention span, but humor those of us that have taken the time to click on your post OR at the very least change the headline of your blog to read "the most memorable commercials I saw on tv yesterday ... Or at least I think it was yester .... Oh look cheerios!"

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mfb127 November 26, 2010

"Pride about American cars"? I think you missed out on this Jeep commercial... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIBL_ei5VM

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ariajuliet November 19, 2010

I'm partial to the Toy Story version of the Google ad, but I still love them all.

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RyanWeiss November 19, 2010

Great List! That Jordan commercial is heavy!

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devora November 19, 2010

Great list, Angelo! I love that Google commercial. One of my faves! :)

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djevoke November 19, 2010

Love that black Ops commercial but, it's Jimmy Kimmel and not Jimmy Fallon in the ad ;p #2 and #6 are my faves of the list, that eTrade baby cracks me up! Great list, Angelo :)

angelodignacio November 19, 2010

whoops! fixed it. thanks for reading, debbie!

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djevoke November 19, 2010

LOL....you're welcome, Aria ;p

devora November 19, 2010

Bahahaha, you two are hilarious, Ryan and Melissa ;P

angelodignacio November 20, 2010

SAM. thanks for reading, SAM. lol

djevoke November 20, 2010

LOL...I know how it gets when you're in list mode ;p

ivanovitch57 November 26, 2010

hmmmmm commercials don't exist outside of America apparently!

djevoke November 26, 2010

@ivanovitch57- you can always make your own list and educate the rest of us about the most memorable commercials from other countries ;p

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