if YOU were to ask me what was my most favorite advertisement ...this is it

[yuiyoshida]

[House of Roberts]

1. Still my all-time favorite.

[Blue Owl]

4. I loved that commercial! We all wanted to be that kid...

[SeattleVet]

8. That was filmed where I grew up...

Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, NY, just north of NYC. Many community events were held here - my high school graduation, concerts (The Jackson Five just as they were getting well-known, and I saw an amazing performance by James Brown during a 'Summer Concert Series' that the city used to put on), school football, pony-league baseball, etc. Had a large area for picnics and other activities.

Greene managed to get through multiple takes, guzzling a Coke for each one...like 17 times. He said he was sloshing pretty good when they finished. He agreed to do the commercial so he could get a little bit away from the "Mean" monicker - to show that off the field he was a pretty nice guy.

The stadium and field have been in abysmal shape, and they city and county are finally doing the work needed. The grandstand with the bleachers and tunnel will probably have to be demolished, as they are in really dangerous shape. Here's a video a local guy made a couple of years ago showing the state of it:

[Afromania]

11. I didn't know that was filmed there, thanks for the history lesson.

They still had concerts and such going into the 00's and had plans to refit it to be sports stadium for local colleges. I don't know what happened exactly but it closed for that purpose and stayed closed. I passed by recently and everything has been removed and taken down to dirt. I guess they are moving along with building something with all of the construction vehicles onsite. Still, "The Field" has been closed for a long time now and an entire generation has grown up without it ever being open.

[SeattleVet]

14. Part of the problem is when they started/stopped/started/stopped work,

a lot of illegal dumping of hazardous materials on the site also took place. They had to do a lot of mitigation to get it to where they are now. Glad to see that they are FINALLY making progress, and it looks like the current plans are good.

I left Mount Vernon in 1972 when I went into the Air Force a few months after graduation. Have visited a few times...the last time I was in NY (several years ago, for a family funeral) I made sure to go to Johnny's Pizzeria (originally on 3rd Street, then Gramatan, now on Lincoln Ave.) and pick up several pizzas to introduce a 5th generation of our family to their pizza. My grandfather took my mother there when she was a child, and we used to eat there every few months.

[The Genealogist]

2. Mine

When I saw it the first time, I was literally rolling on the floor laughing. The way the dog throws its head back just slays me.

[Blue Owl]

3. Ah yes, back in the days when Little Ceasar's was actually GOOD pizza!

Seems like it's really gone downhill over the last 20-some years...

[The Genealogist]

6. I actually don't hate it

Too many products these days are of diminished quality, no doubt due in large part to corner cutting to make more profit for people who already have obscene amounts of money. Dominos and Pizza Hut, I really don't like theirs. Little Caesars I kind of like.

[trueblue2007]

15. My favorite is a CAT commercial

O2 "BE MORE DOG" .... 46,754 views

[trueblue2007]

16. You are my hero and because of the sheer amazingness of this video, I LOVE YOU

[Blue Owl]

5. Was that aired in the USA? I don't ever remember seeing it -- but it's a dandy!

[yuiyoshida]

22. Yes , I remember seeing

a labatts Commercial during the superbowl many years back.

[geralmar]

7. Volkswagen (topical)

m.

[Sherman A1]

9. The talking babies from E-Trade are my favorite

[trueblue2007]

18. LOVE IT!!!! Thanks for the babies.

[geralmar]

10. Karmann Ghia (mid-'60s)

m.

[ironflange]

12. I'm loving this one

[Niagara]

13. Nissan 300ZX Enjoy The Ride (1996)

I was at home on maternity leave when I first saw this commercial.

[trueblue2007]

19. HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trueblue2007]

17. THANK YOU FOR THE SMILE. I needed to see this. MY FAVORITE THREAD IS HERE

[sarge43]

20. My favorite. Bad dog.

[Tanuki]

21. My fave, from Thailand: Chaindrite termite spray

[cloudbase]

23. My all-time favorite