T-Mobile's New Commercial: Totally Awkward!

[raebates]

T-Mobile has a new commercial. The dad comes in talking to his family about the great new cell phone plan. In the midst of what he's saying his son says something along the lines of, "You can add that lady at my soccer game you always stare at." There's not even a pause. There is no reaction at all. They go right to the daughter talking about a boy with a mustache.

There's something just wrong about the whole thing.

I don't know. Maybe it's just me. http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/confused0083.gif

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

No, it's not just you. Some commercials are beyond explanation.

 

[thecougchef]

everytime i hear that i wonder why the writers of the commercial didnt either a) follow through more on that or b) leave it out all together. the way it is now just doesnt make sense.

 

[KellyTheChef]

Rae...I think it's dumb, too. The entire commercial is stupid, actually!

Sometimes I wonder what they were thinking with some of the commercials that they come up with!

 

[TammyStar]

Thats why I love DVR! Fast forward is the best invention ever! Some commercials are so annoying! I don't like that T-Mobile commercial but I do like the ATT one where the whole family is talking in text, even the grandma!
My biggest annoyance is the Sonic commericials. Its a fast food place if you are not familiar with it. If you've never seen them its always 2 people sitting in a car making up stupid thing so say referring to the Sonic food and nothing they ever say is meaningful or intelligent.

 

[KellyTheChef]

Thats why I love DVR! Fast forward is the best invention ever! Some commercials are so annoying! I don't like that T-Mobile commercial but I do like the ATT one where the whole family is talking in text, even the grandma!
My biggest annoyance is the Sonic commericials. Its a fast food place if you are not familiar with it. If you've never seen them its always 2 people sitting in a car making up stupid thing so say referring to the Sonic food and nothing they ever say is meaningful or intelligent.

I had to laugh at this...most of what is on TV falls under that category!! lol

(BTW- I agree with you on the Sonic commercials, though!!)

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Every time we see the Sonic commercials we roll our eyes because there IS no Sonic around here! The only one in Northern Ohio is not open yet and it's a 45 minute drive from my house!

 

[KellyTheChef]

Di...I agree! When I was preggo with Evan, all I craved were SOUR things and they kept advertising their cherry lime frozen drink. I wanted one soooooooo bad and couldn't get one!!

 

[TammyStar]

LOL DI, when I was in Connecticut they had Sonic commercials and no Sonics and CiCi's pizza (the worst pizza on the planet) and no CiCi's! I only knew what they were because we have both in Arizona!
And Kelly, I happen to like watching TV. I watch football, basketball, baseball, Foodnetwork, HGTV I love Criminal Minds and Without a Trace, I watch CSI NY and Las Vegas. Its cheap entertainment and I don't have to shower or put on make up for it. I don't watch news because its too depressing and I don't really watch movies because they are too long and I will fall asleep. I think commercials are a waste of time because I wouldn't buy a product just because someone I don't know thinks it great!

 

[JAE]

T-Mobile has a new commercial. The dad comes in talking to his family about the great new cell phone plan. In the midst of what he's saying his son says something along the lines of, "You can add that lady at my soccer game you always stare at." There's not even a pause. There is no reaction at all. They go right to the daughter talking about a boy with a mustache.

There's something just wrong about the whole thing.

I don't know. Maybe it's just me. http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/confused0083.gif

It's not just you. It's disgusting.

 

[PamperedCaniac]

T-Mobile has a new commercial. The dad comes in talking to his family about the great new cell phone plan. In the midst of what he's saying his son says something along the lines of, "You can add that lady at my soccer game you always stare at." There's not even a pause. There is no reaction at all. They go right to the daughter talking about a boy with a mustache.

There's something just wrong about the whole thing.

I don't know. Maybe it's just me. http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/confused0083.gif

I found this commercial odd too!! I noticed the same 2 things!!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I found this commercial odd too!! I noticed the same 2 things!!

Ditto to what she said!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Thats why I love DVR! Fast forward is the best invention ever! Some commercials are so annoying! I don't like that T-Mobile commercial but I do like the ATT one where the whole family is talking in text, even the grandma!

I dunno, my BFF, Jill?

My biggest annoyance is the Sonic commericials. Its a fast food place if you are not familiar with it. If you've never seen them its always 2 people sitting in a car making up stupid thing so say referring to the Sonic food and nothing they ever say is meaningful or intelligent.

Sort of like a political thread on CS?

 

[pcchefjane]

It just goes to show how some companies think immorality is funny...which it isn't! It's just sick... I too have a DVR and rarely watch "live" TV for that very reason...hate the stupid commercials! The Sonic ones are probably the worst on TV! They do make the best Cherry Limeades though! We go through at "Happy Hour"...2 to 4 p.m. every day, drinks are half price. My 2 yo grandson says, "Cherry Limeade...easy ice" whenever we pull in! It is too cute!

 

[laurichef]

Ditto to what she said!

Ditto, ditto!!

(can I say that?)

I agree. Immorality is just becoming the norm it seems, and the writers always seem to be pushing the envelope more and more.
Sad, very sad...

 

[tlag1986]

Apparently they aren't trying to reach our age group, maybe a younger group. Otherwise it might actually make some sense.

I think the writers to TV have lost their morals. Everything is either sex, death, or torture anymore.

Where are the wholesome type shows that entertain?????

 

[paigev71]

T-Mobile has a new commercial. The dad comes in talking to his family about the great new cell phone plan. In the midst of what he's saying his son says something along the lines of, "You can add that lady at my soccer game you always stare at." There's not even a pause. There is no reaction at all. They go right to the daughter talking about a boy with a mustache.

There's something just wrong about the whole thing.

I don't know. Maybe it's just me. http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/confused0083.gif

I was saying that just yesterday....why doesn't the wife look pissed or throw something at him? What is the whole point of the kid saying that if there isn't going to be a reaction to go with it? Some of those commercials are so unrealistic.

 

[chefann]

Mad TV spoofed those TMobile commercials. They specifically bashed the one with the same family at the dinner table, in which, when the son says that his fave 5 are the same as the daughter's and the daughter complains, the dad says, "maybe you shouldn't have such hot friends." They went into a riff about how creepy it was for the dad to think that his daughter's friends were hot.

 

[raebates]

Glad to know it isn't just me. I just wonder what the pitch meeting was like. I mean, what kind of twiddle-head thought that was a good idea?

 

[c00p]

Soooo glad that I'm not with T-Mobile!!! It's such a shame that things like this are just passed off without much thought.

 

[chefshawna]

I've wondered about that comment a couple of times myself!!!

 

[chefann]

Ok- I found the spoof. It's from SNL: YouTube - T-Mobile MyFaves spoof

 

[dannyzmom]

My biggest annoyance is the Sonic commericials. Its a fast food place if you are not familiar with it. If you've never seen them its always 2 people sitting in a car making up stupid thing so say referring to the Sonic food and nothing they ever say is meaningful or intelligent.

OMG - I LOVE these commercials!! That's totally me and DH!! LOL

 

[thecougchef]

LOL DI, when I was in Connecticut they had Sonic commercials and no Sonics and CiCi's pizza (the worst pizza on the planet) and no CiCi's! I only knew what they were because we have both in Arizona!

i grew up in arizona so i always had sonic at my fingertips! and now i live in washington where the closest sonic is in HILLSBORO OREGON! trust me - i have made the drive down to portland many times for some tax-free shopping & sonic. they are opening one here in DECEMBER. im almost more excited about that than Christmas :love: i am in love with the Ocean Water & tots. mmmmmmm. is it december yet??

 

[Teresa Lynn]

ok, haven't seen that one but I'm offended by the new KY commercials..... UHHHMMM YUK!!

We have a stinkin Sonic right across the street form our neighborhood (& I live in the country) Hate it!! but if I had to choose between it and Ci Ci's i'd have a salad bar at Ci ci's.

 

[Jessamary]

We have Sonic commercials on all the time. In fact, a friend of mine just said to me last week she wondered why we have these commercials. So I just went on the Sonic web site. The closest Sonic to me is...in Cedar Rapids, IA! There are NONE in Wisconsin. Not a one! So why the heck do we have these commercials?

 

[chefmeg]

I am totally tired of TV degrading men/dads all together. Look at some of the shows on the air (not drama) and the men are constantly being spoken down to by wives and children. Is this really what we want our kids to learn? It is on show & commercials....I know DH would be SO outahere if we were to treat him the way these commercials & shows portray men!

 

[pamperedlinda]

We have Sonic commercials on all the time. In fact, a friend of mine just said to me last week she wondered why we have these commercials. So I just went on the Sonic web site. The closest Sonic to me is...in Cedar Rapids, IA! There are NONE in Wisconsin. Not a one! So why the heck do we have these commercials?

Are they building any near you? I've noticed that you will start seeing commercials months before a new business opens up....makes you rush right over there when they do open What gripes me is when I get coupons for something that the stores don't have yet - about the time it expires, then they get the items :grumpy:

Oh, and if you've never had a Sonic milkshake.....mmm mmm mmm they are so good (and extremely fattening!)