VW Passat, father and son playing catch |
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Thor
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Posted: 09 Jan 2013 at 1:49am |
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As is the case with so many commercials, the relationship between the product and the "story" is contrived and tangential. Nevertheless, this one makes me laugh.
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Yes! Posted a link to this in the other VW thread, this cracked me up. Love it.
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Tiz
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I don't get why dad throws like that.
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Thor
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That's kinda the joke. He throws like a geek, and he thinks he's teaching his son to throw well.
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LOL one of VW's better commercials
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I keep waiting for the kid to get fed up and whip the ball into the passenger window...
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PaWolf
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Every time I see that commercial I just want to tell 'Dad' to quit that and go put his dress back on.
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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anything but that awful jingle!!!!!
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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off
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aka ron
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This is a trend in commercials: "Hey son, let's play catch in front of my brand new car!" "Gee Dad, what a swell idea!" I guess it's supposed to show that the car is durable, but it's just dumb as hell. Weak arm or not, one good bounce shatters a side window. Come the f*ck on. |
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Yep, the point of the commercial was summed up in the statement, "The Volkswagen Passat, pass down something your son will be grateful for." |
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PaWolf
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That 'Dad' throws a baseball like Steve Blass.
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Not in 1972. He was 19-8 with a 2.49 e.r.a. Now, in 1973, he apparently got the yips and forgot how to throw.... |
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"got the yips".... Love you Hoot.
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Go Orioles!
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Yea - there ya go! Buck Showalter's very own Brian Matusz, a few years back - he really had a case of the 'yips'. I think the O's relieved him with the 'Dad from the VW commercial', who really had so much more form and control....
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The yips were once limited to golfers who were burned out by too many missed putts. But I think the VW dad probably is Madison Avenue suits trying to be funny. But it's not funny, just insulting. Steve Blass, the "Pirate for Life" could teach VW ad execs a thing or two!
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So, the point of this commercial is.... VWs are such junk that it's OK to throw a baseball at them. Who cares? It's just a VW.
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SEA2012
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The other thing I was wondering is why the guy can't take off his tie and dress shoes and all that. I suppose it's the "I just got home from work... in my douchey VW... and I since I don't spend enough time with my kid since I have the Cat's in the Cradle syndrome... I need to drop my briefcase and attempt to throw a ball at my kid" theory.
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This commercial is getting on my nerves.
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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off
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