More and more, the commercials we see on TV are much more entertaining than they used to be, whether funny, sad, poignant…you get the idea. Here are some of my favorite.

1. Ikea Lamp

Spike Jonz directed this commercial and did it with perfection. I think it got a lot of us, perhaps making us feel a little silly for feeling sorry for the lamp, but it also made me laugh.

2. Muscle Relaxant Commercial for ProLine

This Canadian commercial was brilliant. Such a simple idea, but well acted, edited and directed. Granted you tend to forget who it was for, but nonetheless we’re still talking about it today.

3. Vicks

This started my obsession with Anathallo, but really the music is what makes this commercial appealing and even emotional.

4. NHL Stanley Cup Commercial

It must have taken forever and a day to do this commercial, but it is an homage to the roots of hockey, a celebration of its stars of yore and a great salute to the greatest trophy in sports. The Stanley Cup.

5. Dove Real Beauty Campaign

I’m sure we’re all acutely aware of how much photoshop is used nowadays, but this put it in perspective…it was a brilliant commercial.

6. HTC You

I don’t know, maybe because I love the song Sinnerman by Nina Simone/Felix Da Housecat (Remix), but this commercial is decent enough to capture the essence of life with our phones. I prefer my iPhone…but still.

7. Jetta Shopping Cart

Simple, yet effective and decently funny. Frankly, I would have done this too. The only knock on this is the voice saying “I’m okay” at the end. Just took it far enough to almost suck. Almost.

8. Stella Artois Pirate Ship

The style, the visuals, the actors…a nice change from the old Stella commercials which were cheesy and not funny at all. This commercial was perfect and set the tone of ol’ Belgium (of which we’ve been we know). The frame of art for the pirate fight? Awesome.

9. Extra Gum Commercial

No surprise, it’s on the blog in another post…

10. Mitsubishi Outlander

This was another one of those commercials where the music made me a big fan of the band. Telepopmusik. This song, Breathe, is a hit. The commercial also tells a nice story too…one man’s journey through life with his car.

11. Yes, we’ll turn it up to 11. Chuck Storm Commercial…

Okay, shameless, shameless plug…our very own Chuck Storm in TransUnion’s TrueCredit commercial.

FUDDYTV Chuck Storm Video TrueCredit from FUDDYTV on Vimeo.

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