A most unusual coffee commerical.
It could have been so funny, had it been done right. Although, I don’t know how you would do it right.
Instead it’s just…really, really odd. And that guy in the shower reminds me of the disturbed guy who whacked Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense. (”I see dead people!”)
Your thoughts, folks? Honestly, I can’t think of a thing to say…
UPDATE: I was struck so dumb by the thing I turned to Ann Althouse for help articulating a thought on it; not surprisingly, she has a witty and interesting take that you’ll enjoy.
I’d like to see this on TV, preferably HDTV, widescreen, to get the full effect, but even just looking at that YouTube-ish rectangle, I’m going to give this commercial the Althouse Seal of Approval… and not just because it’s cleverly creating web buzz. I approve because it’s hilariously engaging and entertaining — enough not only to prevent fast-forwarding but to inspire replaying and even conversation. And that conversation is engaging and entertaining: What the hell was that? How is that a commercial for coffee?
She has more thoughts, (and good comments!) so go over and read ‘em!
I must admit, on repeated viewings the thing has grown on me, and I just drove Buster to his last classes singing “you can sleep when you are dead…” so the tune is catchy enough. And I rather like the way they use wigs on the dead people…dead hair, after all…but I’m not ready yet to totally embrace it! I still prefer sunshine and white mugs over dead people. 
Related: A good VW commercial here.
June 20th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Coffee News: That’s Just Plain Weird
The new Folgers’ commercial answers the questions: “what happens when Oompa-loompas are given hGH and other illicit drugs” but then again, no one was asking that question.
The video is at YouTube: click.
As such, I join Andrew Su…
June 20th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Coffee For Dead People
God bless Folger’s coffee. Two pots a day of their magic elixir got me through undergraduate biochemistry. But this? Did Folger’s actually make this commercial? The Anchoress may be speechless, but I’ve got something to say.
“Y…
June 20th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
I fear even Bryn Terfel couldn’t help this….this…presentation.
June 20th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Because coffee and death, uh, go together…
Anchoress finds an offbeat Folger’s commercial, says it’s growing on her. Ann Althouse gives it a thumbs up. I don’t know - maybe a little too cheerful for me. I do agree it’s clever, though. I just wish they had…
June 20th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
GPE - perhaps not…but there are other ways I’d let him sweeten my morning cuppa.
June 20th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
You Can Sleep When You are Dead!
Folgers has a fun and quirky commercial that is so off the wall you won’t forget it. Here’s the You Tube video When you’re done watching the video, check out the site Tolerate Mornings.
June 20th, 2006 at 7:56 pm
You Can Sleep When You are Dead!
Folgers has a fun and quirky commercial that is so off the wall you won’t forget it. Here’s the You Tube video: Ann Althouse appreciates the commercial’s goofiness: I’d like to see this on TV, preferably HDTV, widescreen, to get…
June 21st, 2006 at 12:40 am
Folgers commercial: “…you can sleep when you are dead…”
Ok, I am not about to start making some moralistic point here. Rest your minds at ease.
It’s just a TV commercial for coffee. And that really is one of the lines, "Get up, get out of bed, you can sleep when you are dea…
June 21st, 2006 at 7:05 am
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