Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: Why Get Dad a Tie When You Can Get Him Something REALLY Useless?
Normally I have some witty lead-in to every Classic(ally Bad) blog, but I think this one speaks for itself.
I chose this commercial because it’s Father’s Day weekend. While the “average” Father’s Day gifts include ties, dress shirts, socks, and underwear, as boring as those gifts are at least they are useful. As for this magnetic wrist band… I don’t know.
The general idea is when dad has to fix something, he can assume the role of Superman. Always there with his tools, he just can’t use them properly without these magnetic wrist bands. So the next time he gets called, dad has his special wrist bands on so he can put them to good use! He hangs a hammer on his wrist! YAY! Nevermind the toilet is still broken and spilling water all over the place, at least dad can wow us with a hammer hanging off his wrist! Is this how Kreskin got started?
And what good does having a hammer on your wrist do anyways? It’s kind of hard to hammer something in when the hammer is just hanging off your wrist. And not every tool you use is metallic or magnetic, so how many injuries and foul-ups have been caused by some numbskull trying to hang something that wasn’t metallic off his wrist? Now this “super dad” is looking more and more like Monty Python’s “Bicycle Repair Man” sketch.
But you can get one 2-for-1 this weekend only! Now you can hang a hammer and a screwdriver on BOTH wrists! Or maybe you can get wacky and cram four wrenches on both wrists! The possibilities are endless! Try doing that with your gift necktie!
