posted 11-08-2003 12:12 PM
I have a neat job vacancy ad (from 1999) hanging on my wall. It shows an astronaut orbiting Earth in an MMU and says something like: "We don't mind you having extravagant hobbies - as long as you'll make it to the office at Mondays on time."
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 11-24-2003 10:51 AM
Two more commercials involving manned space exploration on Canadian TV.
Far away in a field (more reminiscent of Kazakstan than the cape) is a Saturn V poised to take off. All of the sudden a old car drives by and a spacesuited man gets off and runs towards the now taking off rocket he just missed because he slept in. For Timex watches with alarm. I like it for its reference to the sixties.
Two suited pilots in a shuttle-like vehicle get their weekly radio com with wives. One guy's wife tells him that she can't use the car anymore. He teases her, then she snaps back and tells him he took off with the car's remote. He fetches it in his suit pocket and aims it at the surface. The signal has to go through a nearby MIR-like station before reaching. For a remote-control retailer.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-13-2010 10:39 AM
Reviving this 2002 thread with a recent example...
jasonelam Member
Posts: 691 From: Monticello, KY USA Registered: Mar 2007
posted 07-13-2010 12:14 PM
Love the opening of the Chevy commercial: "Once upon a time, a bunch of guys got together with a crazy idea...."
Don't we wish it could be that way now...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-06-2010 08:13 PM
New OfficeMax commercial...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-10-2010 09:19 PM
A bit of space history in the making, this Blackberry Torch ad includes Armadillo Aerospace's vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) rockets.
Fezman92 Member
Posts: 1031 From: New Jersey, USA Registered: Mar 2010
posted 10-10-2010 11:35 PM
There was one a little while back, I never caught who it was for but someone was walking by a newspaper and on the front page, you could clearly see a shuttle launch.
mikej Member
Posts: 481 From: Germantown, WI USA Registered: Jan 2004
posted 10-14-2010 07:43 PM
The wife saved this commercial on the DVR for me:
It starts with what turns out to be the conclusion of a job interview; there are mostly-indistinguishable rocket models throughout the room. On the far wall is that picture of Bumper 8.
While the fellow in the short-sleeved white shirt and black tie is expressing his doubts about the candidate, the "suit" is looking out the window as the candidate is walking back to his car and, seeing car's logo, calls the engineer over and says the they just may have found their next rocket scientist.
The funny thing is that they cut from the engineer standing in front of the picture of Bumper 8 immediately to a shot of the car's bumper, which I thought was a nice touch.
I rewound the commercial a couple of times and tried explaining to my wife how clever I thought the commercial was. It wasn't until the third time through that I realized that they weren't featuring the car's bumper, but rather the car's logo on the front grill. Oops!
(Maybe I should have posted this in the "You might be a space geek if ..." thread :-)
J.L Member
Posts: 674 From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA Registered: May 2005
posted 10-15-2010 11:16 AM
Obviously Hollywood and the advertising world gets it. Too bad the politicians can't see the allure.
dom Member
Posts: 855 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 05-25-2011 02:24 PM
This shuttle-themed TV advertisement for a well-known opticians - remember that, it's important to the punch line - has recently started airing.
posted 05-25-2011 03:07 PM
Had missed this thread before but have now watched all the videos. They're great!
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3118 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 05-25-2011 06:00 PM
The "Specsavers" shuttle advert is an instant classic.
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 05-27-2011 12:49 AM
This is a 1985 Pepsi commercial:
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 05-27-2011 12:55 AM
British Airways:
mark plas Member
Posts: 385 From: the Netherlands Registered: Aug 2000
posted 11-07-2012 06:59 AM
I found this commercial with Gene Cernan. It was shot May this year in Rotterdam. Why didn't I know about this!!
Henry Heatherbank Member
Posts: 244 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2005
posted 11-07-2012 07:01 AM
Great ad. Even better message. Shocking jacket.
garymilgrom Member
Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
posted 11-07-2012 07:32 AM
Goodyear is running an ad showing the LRV on the moon to highlight the diversity of their product line. Can be seen on many racing shows.
golddog Member
Posts: 210 From: australia Registered: Feb 2008
posted 11-09-2012 12:31 AM
quote:Originally posted by Henry Heatherbank: Great ad. Even better message. Shocking jacket.
C'mon, its not that bad!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-09-2012 10:22 AM
Toyota is now airing a commercial featuring their Tundra pickup towing the space shuttle Endeavour on its way to the California Science Center.
(To answer an anticipated question, the weight cited, 292,000 pounds breaks down as follows: Orbiter (Endeavour): 150,000 pounds; overland transporter: 27,500 pounds; beams: 44,500 pounds; bolster beams: 11,500 pounds; dollies: 52,000 pounds; miscellaneous: 5,000 pounds.)
star51L Member
Posts: 340 From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA Registered: Aug 2002
posted 01-26-2013 09:31 AM
For those of you into desktop customization, I happened across this from Deviantart.
Editor's note: Threads merged. The linked art originates from a Carlsberg beer print ad.
Dave Clow Member
Posts: 236 From: South Pasadena, CA 91030 Registered: Nov 2003
posted 01-27-2013 11:27 AM
quote:Originally posted by garymilgrom: Goodyear is running an ad showing the LRV on the moon to highlight the diversity of their product line. Can be seen on many racing shows.
This spot is causing more than a little consternation. Goodyear's suggesting that they had something to do with the Rover tires, but they didn't. Ferenc Pavlics of GM designed the Rover and invented the Rover tires. Boeing and GM fabricated the vehicle. I tried getting Goodyear to correct this, but they never replied.
posted 01-29-2013 11:39 PM
Regarding the Goodyear issue, apparently back in 2008 or so they were working with NASA on the next generation lunar rover.
garymilgrom Member
Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
posted 02-18-2013 08:06 AM
During the broadcast of the opening race of the NASCAR season Friday night Toyota had a commercial featuring the orbiter Endeavour during its move to the California Science Center.
Here's a shot of a Toyota truck pulling the orbiter.
And here's a close up shot from an angle that shows the orbiter's thermal tiles.
WAWalsh Member
Posts: 809 From: Cortlandt Manor, NY Registered: May 2000
posted 02-25-2013 12:29 PM
Not in a location where I can find it, but the classic example for this category would be Pete Conrad's American Express ("You don't know me") commercial.
Glint Member
Posts: 1040 From: New Windsor, Maryland USA Registered: Jan 2004
posted 10-09-2013 01:17 PM
Saw what is apparently a new commercial for USAA insurance. That's the insurance that specializes in selling to members of the armed services and their families. The ads often feature family members stating the "when and where" their insurance coverage began. Usually the year and where the family member served.
In the advertisement, a young woman says, and I'm paraphrasing, "in 1971 while orbiting the moon." Several members of the family are then shown holding what appears to be a white spacesuit photograph of Apollo 14 CMP Stu Roosa, if I'm not mistaken. Apparently Mr. Roosa's family members are in the commercial. Very poignant.
J.L Member
Posts: 674 From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA Registered: May 2005
posted 10-09-2013 01:19 PM
Yes... saw that commercial. I believe it was Jack Roosa, and they show a launch day suit-up photo of Stu. They have my Apollo 14 image disc.
JPSastro Member
Posts: 170 From: Tucson, Arizona Registered: Jan 2009
posted 01-12-2014 07:32 PM
Current TV commercial for Cadillac titled Shoot for the Moon featuring the decent audio clip from the Apollo 11 mission.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-15-2014 08:29 AM
Toyota's new commercial "Science Project" features space shuttle Endeavour:
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-17-2014 02:36 PM
Imagine where Buzz would've gone in today's Jockey underwear:
MCroft04 Member
Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
posted 08-17-2014 06:48 PM
Great one Robert! I especially like the punch in the face.
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member
Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
posted 08-17-2014 07:23 PM
The 9/11 Memorial Museum in NYC is using in its TV ads footage presumably shot from space as well as a voiceover from Frank Culbertson, the only American off the planet during that time.
Rick Mulheirn Member
Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
posted 03-17-2015 03:29 PM
That "Specsavers" Space Shuttle advert cannot be classed a space history but it never fails to tickle me. I hope Eillen Collins gets an opportunity to see it when she come to Pontefract next month.
Wehaveliftoff Member
Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 03-22-2015 04:27 PM
The posted Gene Cernan commercial reminded me of when the International Traveling TV show, GlobeTrekker, had an episode in Venezuela (?) where the gal was interviewing the mayor of the city when low and behold who walked by (looking at camera view briefly), the last man to walk on the moon Eugene; and neither recognized him. LOL.
Jurg Bolli Member
Posts: 977 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Nov 2000
posted 11-01-2015 03:30 PM
An interesting ad for tourism in Switzerland:
AlanC Member
Posts: 147 From: Scotland Registered: Nov 2014
posted 11-08-2015 03:05 PM
This is a lunar-themed Christmas advert for John Lewis in the UK:
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-02-2016 08:59 AM
Buzz Aldrin features in a new ad campaign for QuakerOats UK.
Another version of the ad can be viewed here. From AdAge:
Agency AMV BBDO tracked down some NASA archive material in which Buzz Aldrin and fellow astronaut Mike Collins banter about how much "oatmeal" he ate on Apollo 11. The ad, directed by Tom Merillion at HLA, features Aldrin, now 86, watching original footage of the mission, recalling the beauty of seeing the Earth from space, and inspiring the "next generation of explorers." According to the agency, Aldrin himself had never heard the original clip before.
cspg Member
Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
posted 10-08-2017 10:50 AM
Interesting discussion about astronauts in commercials — courtesy of the French Space Conquest Forum.