The TurboTax Dog Commercial – The Music, Skirting the Rules, and More

Far-fetched. As in, the idea TurboTax hasn’t manipulated their views of this commercial on YouTube is far-fetched. At the time of this post, the commercial has over 630,000 views in just one day… and not even a single comment. If that’s not a sign of fishy business, nothing is. Ironic coming from a product/brand that wants us to trust them to do our taxes, don’t you think? It’s a shame because I like the commercial but it’s sort of like that scene in “The Cosby Show” when Vanessa introduces her boyfriend to Mr. Huxtable. She goes about it the wrong way and it’s compared to offering a nice, juicy porterhouse steak on a garbage can lid. Here’s the ad, then scroll down for more info…

The Music. The soundtrack of this dog show is a song called “I Ran (So Far Away)” by The Beaches. Talk about the perfect song title, anyone with a dog can relate. Here’s the full track.

If you thought the song sounds like something more fitting in the 1980s, you have a good ear. It’s a 2026 cover of the original by A Flock Of Seagulls from way back in 1982.

I like the music in the commercial and the visuals, as well. It’s unfortunate, though, that TurboTax thought it would be smart to skirt the rules of YouTube, which officially state:

YouTube doesn’t allow anything that artificially increases the number of views, likes, comments, or other metrics either by using automatic systems or serving up videos to unsuspecting viewers. Also, content that solely exists to incentivize viewers for engagement (views, likes, comments, etc) is prohibited.

The dog is adorable, the ad is good, but I’ll be sticking with H&R Block for my taxes this year.

-Out of the Wilderness

The Apple Boardroom Slide iPhone 17 Commercial

Slide, slide, slippity slide… wait, hold up, this isn’t a Coolio music video or summer highlights from your Slip N’ Slide in the backyard. It’s Apple’s new ad featuring the durability of the iPhone 17 screen. Face down, it slides across an epically long table in a boardroom where a tense negotiation is not going too well for either side. Take a look then scroll down for more…

That is an absurdly long table and I love this commercial. People waiting with anticipation and anxiety. Waiting. And waiting. Then a simple answer followed by another fantastic voyage for the phone. Not only did the ad make me laugh, it made me happy inside. This is my kind of humor.

I love when simple ideas break through, proving once again that it’s not always complicated to illustrate a clear message. How do you feel about the ad? Did it make you laugh? Should you get a case for your phone that adds protection to the screen? Yes, find one on my Etsy site: Out of the Wilderness on Etsy.

-Out of the Wilderness

TurboTax Karaoke Animation Commercial – The Song and More

TurboTax has a series of ads offering their services to: 1. Do our taxes and 2. Get our mind off of taxes. One of their latest has a jingle that could probably chart on Spotify’s top 10 if they made a full song. Take a look then scroll down for more thoughts…

I’m not saying it’s on the level of the Daisy Cottage Cheese or the new Dommmino’s jingles, but as the kids say, doesn’t this song slap? Do the kids say that? The song is a level up. It’s not mid. It’s a boomer? OK, I need an interpreter for anyone talking to me who’s under 30 but from the comments on YouTube, this song is 🔥.

Blazing hot en fuego. Like hot Nashville chicken.

Nevermind that the commercial has a suspiciously high view count with only a handful of comments, the ad is fun and does an OK job of helping me almost forget that taxes totally suck balls. However, I won’t be singing this song anytime soon because it’s still just a reminder that taxes are real and they’re due soon.

-Out of the Wilderness

The Microsoft Copilot Football Commercial Fumbles The Message

How can you tell it’s still football season? Referees are blowing calls that determine the outcome of games, of course. And yes, that was a not-so-subtle jab at the refs for botching the call against the Buffalo Bills in overtime. Another way we know it’s football season is that there are tons of commercials with football as the focus and for every good ad, there’s a bad one. I’ll let you decide what this one is from Microsoft Copilot.

The coaches forgot to ask one important question: Which guy is going to be poison in the locker room and on the field? That would have helped them avoid the player who TACKLED HIS COACH!! So because of that disaster, I give this ad 3 out of 5 helmet stickers. Everything was going fine until the football recruit went berserk. There isn’t a head coach on God’s green earth that wants a player like that.

What do you think of the ad? Let’s bicker about it in the comments.

-Out of the Wilderness

Bad Actor Guy is Back in New Liberty Mutual Dating Commercial

Bad Actor Guy is back in his starring role as the spokesman for Liberty Bibberty and this time he meets his match. No it’s not Doug or Limu Emu. IT’S MARSHA! I mean… it’s Marsha. I’m glad he found someone, unlike my experience on a date last week! Watch the ad then scroll down for more…

Both are big fans of the bundle, I bet they met on Bumble. Not because of any other reason than they thought the app was called Bundle. The male actor is Tanner Novlan, who you might recogize from the TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful.” And speaking of bold and beautiful… check out bold, beautiful hats in my Etsy shop where my sister and I are designing and selling trucker caps and patch hats. Pick one up before your next Bumble date. 🙂

-Out of the Wilderness