AT&T's "It's Not Complicated" ad campaign provides some of the silliest ads on the air today. At the same time, the interchangable panel of children surrounding actor Beck Bennett, acting as moderator in these ads, would be appearing as if they're auditioning for a revival of Kids Say The Darndest Things, which was a component of Art Linkletter's legendary House Party back in the day. There have been some real gems, and they get played up to 1-2 dozen times a day, depending on where you live, especially during sports programming.
It should be noted that these ads are directed by entertainer Jorma Taccone of the comedy rock group, The Lonely Island. The latest, "Cutest Grapes", features an adorable kindergartener who apparently doesn't understand how you make grapes into raisins..........
Somewhere up there, Art Linkletter is smiling.
The commercials are cute but there's something off about them. I get the feeling that the conversations are still staged.
ReplyDeleteThe Ally bank commercials from a few years back had a similar set up but those kids reactions seemed far more real - the kids from those commercials were just told to go on set and do whatever, until the actor started chatting with them.
I miss Art! Like Dick Clark he is lovingly remembered by more than one generation of viewers.
You ain't alone there. I barely remember House Party myself.
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