Topic: Space history in commercials, advertisements
uzzi69 New Member
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posted 08-10-2002 11:05 PM
I've seen a couple of neat commercials this weekend. The first one was for Office Depot...
The other was for the newest shuttle astronaut... the Michelin Man!
Cliff Lentz Member
Posts: 631 From: Philadelphia, PA USA Registered: Mar 2002
posted 08-12-2002 08:53 AM
I have a third.
I didn't catch the car company, but the idea of the commercial is a guy is dreaming about the great ride he's getting in this type of car. All of sudden you see he's on the shuttle in the last few seconds of countdown and he quickly pulls down his visor and the shuttle lifts off.
RMH New Member
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posted 11-07-2003 03:32 PM
Molson Canadian Beer has a fantastic commercial out now relating to space.
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: 1050 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: 26581 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-13-2010 10:39 AM
Reviving this 2002 thread with two recent examples...
jasonelam Member
Posts: 432 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...
Rick Member
Posts: 249 From: Yadkinville, NC Registered: Jun 2000
posted 07-17-2010 09:23 PM
Alan Shepard's Apollo 14 golf shot is featured in a new commercial being shown on ESPN. And, yes, it's being shown during tonight's NASCAR event... take THAT all you NASCAR naysayers!!!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 26581 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-06-2010 08:13 PM
New OfficeMax commercial...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 26581 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: 1026 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: 359 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 :-)
thracer New Member
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posted 10-15-2010 09:29 AM
Interesting that this version shows an image of a LM on the lunar surface on the Mission Control monitor, while the only version I've seen on TV shows a clip of the moon from orbit, which doesn't make as much sense.
Also, on the Sprint commercial, while I like it, don't you find it odd that they went to the trouble to painstakingly recreate a Saturn 1B when the Saturn V would be the obvious and correct choice for "Firsts"?
J.L Member
Posts: 364 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: 414 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: 1972 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: 1050 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 05-27-2011 12:49 AM
This is a 1985 Pepsi commercial:
music_space Member
Posts: 1050 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 05-27-2011 12:55 AM
British Airways:
mark plas Member
Posts: 356 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: 146 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2005
posted 11-07-2012 07:01 AM
Great ad. Even better message. Shocking jacket.
garymilgrom Member
Posts: 1507 From: Atlanta, GA, USA 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: 174 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: 26581 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: 117 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: 203 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: 1507 From: Atlanta, GA, USA 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: 791 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.
posted 08-10-2002 11:05 PM
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