AT&T husband /abusive wife commercial

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Does anyone know if the actor that plays the husband is Anthony Clark from the sitcom, Yes Dear?

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[+5] - Ticomaya - 10/23/2011No, I honestly don't think you have friends on this forum, or in real life. Most sociopaths don't. Nevertheless, your plea for Riley to be the third person in your "troop" is rather...
[+4] - Joe Nation - 10/24/2011This just occurred to me as I watched the commercial again-- She is standing in her [u][i]greenhouse[/i][/u]. I know it's hers because the husband can barely manage to set his foot inside her...
[+3] - ehBeth - 10/21/2011given that this is at least the second thread that's mentioned it - the ad agency has done its job to some degree
[+3] - Setanta - 10/22/2011Here ya go, Gracie [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtz2Au6BGQ[/youtube]
[+3] - GracieGirl - 10/22/2011[quote="Ragman"] The woman in the commercial is telling her husband that her own mother said she should have married another guy (because he's a loser). How abusive can you get?...
[+3] - GracieGirl - 10/22/2011Okay. You're back on ignore.
[+3] - Finn dAbuzz - 10/23/2011Anyone who is offended by his commercial because the woman is portrayed as a stereotypical bitch needs to go outside more and toughen up their skin. I can see being disturbed or depressed by...
[+3] - Ticomaya - 10/23/2011[quote="hawkeye10"][quote]i agree completely w/ hawkeye's analysis, and wish him well w/ the restaurant.[/quote] Thanks...and welcome to A2K, I like your thoughts so far. We might...

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Is this the one where the wife is taking care of plants and he peeks thru the door to talk to her?

It's the WORST commercial on the air and I don't know why there aren't more complaints about it.

A real ball buster.

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@PUNKEY,

I agree. This commercial is offensive.

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It doesn't even make logical sense.

Who the hell was the focus group who liked this commercial/???

Cycloptichorn

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Any attention at all is an ad agencies thrust - whether or not it's offensive - they've achieved their goal to call attention and put their product or ad in people's consciousness. The fact that we refer to their ad asd well as the product name is their mark of job well done. How pissed off it makes people, or how men as well as women dislike it, matters not at all ...to them.

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@Ragman,

given that this is at least the second thread that's mentioned it - the ad agency has done its job to some degree

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The first time I saw this commercial I wondered why the guy was discussing a phone plan with his mother.

Joe(I thought the same thing all the rest of the times I've seen it.)Nation

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I woud not blame John Clark for it.

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@cwh1947,

Apparently it's not comedian Anthony Clark. It's nowhere listed in his bio on IMDB.com.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

given that this is at least the second thread that's mentioned it - the ad agency has done its job to some degree

I guess so, though it makes me much LESS likely to buy their product; so is that really a good thing?

Cycloptichorn

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@PUNKEY,

yep, that's the one! Her character is certainly one that would make you reevaluate your life choice for a mate. Ouch! If the actor is who I think it is, he has not aged well or the filming of this really took a toll on him. :-)

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@cwh1947,

Hey, cwh, welcome to a2k.

I don't presently watch tv but have followed advertising for a long time. Name recognition used to beat a lot of other advertising modes but I don't know if it does now. But I'm not everyone else, and to this day I'd never purchase Anacin tablets because of a long ago commercial which acted like a brain worm.

I have tended to like clever commercials. Re products themselves, I'll evaluate them on my own, but a smart commercial might get me to look at or look up a product.

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@ossobuco,

Thank you, it seems to be a good place to find out those little things in life that just bug the heck out of you. I think Anacin had another one that had a daughter cooking and yelling at her mom. Mom said, "don't you think it needs a little more salt?" "Mother please!!! I'd rather do it myself" I agree, other than superbowl ads I don't pay too much attention. I do like the e trade babies.

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@cwh1947,

A friend's husband used to produce some superbowl ads - fairly long ago, but I remember a lot of his were good. Now sans tv, I catch the ads online (whatta dork I am) and the superbowl on one of the sports online sites.

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@raprap,

What's so offensive about this ad? I don't think it's that funny, but I don't think it's offensive.

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@maxdancona,

I believe people are offended by the sneering tone the woman takes towad the man.

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@maxdancona,

maxdancona wrote:

What's so offensive about this ad? I don't think it's that funny, but I don't think it's offensive.

The wife mutters, with contempt for husband,
that she shoud have married John Clark
[because of Hubby's offense of failing to consult her qua
the expense of unlimited telephone minutes].

It seems to me that Hubby shoud invite her to use
some of those minutes to call Mr. Clark to see whether he remains available.

David

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@maxdancona,

I'd imagine it's offensive to some women in the same way the predictably formulaic "idiot husband" commercials of the last 15 years or so might be offensive to some men.

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@thack45,

It's a character study. I am not saying it is good, but it isn't offensive.

Old people sitting side by side in outdoor bathtubs is offensive.

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@maxdancona,

It's all pandering to idiots...

I suppose now I'm being offensive.

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