Indy 1500 radio ads

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A question for the collective here, has anyone else noticed how annoying these Indy 1500 ads are and have been in the past? I would think for an event like this in the political climate we're in they'd try to make it seem less like a large hillbilly gathering (even if it's the truth.)

 

[lovemachine]

Barney Fife is not hillbilly.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Barney Fife has a job and wears shoes that take a shine. Hillbilly? I think not.

Further, remember the Tarlek Doctrine: tacky sells.

 

[lovemachine]

Don't forget, Barney Fife was a big city cop.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Barney Fife has a job and wears shoes that take a shine. Hillbilly? I think not.

Further, remember the Tarlek Doctrine: tacky sells.

Unless your tastes are refined like mine.

The more obnoxious you are, the more I DONT want to give you my money. For instance the "One Dime Down" bit that car dealer in fishers does makes me not only want to stay away from them but unfortunately for the radio station, it makes me turn the channel. Literally. I go listen to NPR for a few minutes to give the air time to clear from the stink of that commercial.

I understand the "make it memorable" idea. But there comes a point it which you go from famous to infamous.

 

[IndyGlockMan]

Annoying Indy1500 commercials is an Indiana tradition... Barney and Harvey have been doing them for 20+ years now.

 

[SSGSAD]

A question for the collective here, has anyone else noticed how annoying these Indy 1500 ads are and have been in the past? I would think for an event like this in the political climate we're in they'd try to make it seem less like a large hillbilly gathering (even if it's the truth.)

Not as BAD, as progressive insurance ..... I hate flo .....

And, NOT as BAD as Monica, whats her name, and her friend selling cars .....

JMHO, YMMV .....

 

[Bennettjh]

Not as BAD, as progressive insurance ..... I hate flo .....

And, NOT as BAD as Monica, whats her name, and her friend selling cars .....

JMHO, YMMV .....

Courtney Cole and Monica Peck. Sisters of savings.

 

[Swom]

Courtney Cole and Monica Peck. Sisters of savings.

Between those two and Tom Shane and any of the diamond stores, always wearing out the preset buttons anytime their commercials start up

 

[CampingJosh]

The state fair radio commercials are the worst.

 

[chubbs]

The state fair radio commercials are the worst.

 

[Dean C.]

Simple solution, get Google play or something similar and use your phones as radios. I have not listened to an radio ad in years

 

[gmcttr]

USB flash drive I know, but what's 'radio'?

 

[two70]

The state fair radio commercials are the worst.

Completely agree, the state fair radio commercials are the worst and have thankfully ended for another year. I rate the sisters of saving next, followed by Distinctive Diamonds/Shane Co. in a tie for 3rd, and then "One Dime Down". I either turn the station or turn the radio off when any of these come on.

I don't mind the Indy 1500 commercials, in fact I would kind of miss them if they ever went with something different.

 

[Sam Wheeler]

I've always wondered how Fife and Harvey got connected. Didn't Elwood do those commercials with Harvey way back when?

 

[eldirector]

Seems to me all these commercials are working perfectly.

 

[DRob]

Seems to me all these commercials are working perfectly.

LOL. That's a fact. Publicity is good. Bad publicity is good, too. If the Sisters of Savings commercials weren't working, they would have discontinued them.

That said, did anybody else want to slap the crap of Peter Pan in the GEICO TV commercial?

 

[Bennettjh]

That said, did anybody else want to slap the crap of Peter Pan in the GEICO TV commercial?

Absolutely. Little punk.

 

[Craigh]

+1 for the WKRP reference!!

 

[bacon#1]

ONE DIME DOWN, officially the most annoying commercial ever. I have no idea what they sell as soon as I here the dah, duh, dah, duh, switch.