Awesome Commercials

Apparently some people think that killing animals for their fur is fine because man has been doing it since the Stone Age. Animal rights group NOAH agrees with that line of thought. Kind of.

David can’t figure out why people avoid him. He think he’s a pretty normal guy. Except for his moustache. Or perhaps he’s just missing the forest for the trees. An ad for Movember by TAXI Canada.

A hilariously warped and entertaining animated walk through the many absurd ways you can do yourself in. Only when you get all the way to the end do you even know it’s an ad. GIFs here. (Thanks Ian!)

An awesome – if a bit dramatic – commercial for the Toyota GT 86. Advertising agency Happiness Brussels captures the desire of every man to satisfy his inner child. The song is Heavy Pop by WU LYF.

This Brother commercial by is this good? features a MIDI orchestra made of printers, hard drives, modems and other old and broken machines playing Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’.

Skyfall’s coattail marketing continues with this fun stunt that was pulled at a premiere event for the new Bond flick to promote Sony’s waterproof Xperia acro S smartphone undercover style.

(NSFW) Despite the introduction, this isn’t an ad for a dental product. It’s actually a commercial for Big Rock Beer. Let’s just say this dude is a man of his words. His stupid, stupid words.

YouTuber TTCdirektor took advantage of cats’ well documented love – or is it hatred? – of lasers to make this GoPro ad. He put a Hero 2 camera inside a tissue box and put a laser pointer on top of it.

Technical terms are unavoidable in this world we live in. But sometimes they’re just meaningless jabber that folks make up to sound professional. A clever ad for Adobe Marketing Cloud.

Basketball legend Bill Russel asks Uncle Drew to get his old team back together to teach the young blood a lesson. Drew’s first recruit is Wes, a tall sharpshooter. Does Wes still have it?

Behold, the greatest airplane safety video in all of Middle-earth. Air New Zealand partnered with Weta to come up with a Hobbit-themed video, with cameos from the world of the Lord of the Rings.

You know we love Apple, but it looks like Conan O’Brien has discovered some other options for us, just in case that original iPad is too big and the iPad Mini is too small. Does art imitate life? Yep.

“Where childhood thrives, war does not.” War Child is an organization dedicated to educating children in war-affected communities. Donate or sign up to volunteer on its website.

Cadbury jumps on the zombie bandwagon with this hilarious stop-motion commercial clip called “Last Stand” for their special Halloween-edition Creme Eggs candy. Goo goo goo goo goo!

A funny commercial for the Rainforest Alliance promoting their partnership with companies that make sustainable products. Written and directed by Max Joseph and produced by Aaron Weber.

LG scared people to death when it replaced an elevator’s floor panels with its high end monitors. You probably know what happens next. Impressive, but there are at least 11 people who hate LG now.

ESPN has made a ton of skits for their long-running This is SportsCenter campaign. YouTuber Kobe24Bryant1324 compiled some of the funniest ones. Find more on ESPN’s YouTube channel.

If you ever wondered how they shot those crazy Old Spice commercials, here’s a little look behind the scenes to show how they rigged up Isaiah Mustafa to do shoot a whole spot in a single take.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest turns the classic polar bear Coke commercials on their head, reminding us of the grave consequences of consuming excessive amounts of sugary soda.

Devilfish recreated The Simpsons’ opening sequence in real life to promote the show’s airing on Sky 1 in 2006. Matt Groening liked it so much that it was used as an actual opener in one episode.

Misuse of the word “anthem” aside, this commercial for WaterisLife puts the meme to good use with a heartbreaking juxtaposition of first world problems and people with real concerns. Donate here.

Lead Designer Jake Solomon is deployed to a videogame store to try and sell the turn-based tactical game XCOM: Enemy Unknown to customers and ends up resorting to hilarious verbal tricks.

If you already forgot the lesson that Vinnie Jones taught you, perhaps these zombies will make you appreciate the merits of CPR. Because food tastes better when it’s fresh and screaming.