The Progressive Pigeons Commercials – The Voices and More

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Give me the keyboard, little pigeon! Hi there. Contrary to what you’re probably thinking, this is *not* part of the novel being written in the new Progressive commercial. Two birds notice how much money they can save by signing up with Progressive, and one of them fantasizes about flying south as a passenger on an airplane. He snacks, he works on his book. He literally hunts and pecks to type and it amounts to complete nonsense (in English, at least), except for perfectly spelling “chuckandgina” so maybe those are the names of the birds starring in the ad? Check out Chuck and Gina below then scroll down for more info…

And also, check out another pair of pigeons in this DirecTV ad, they’re funny, too!

Voices. You’ve probably heard these voices and know the actors already. One has a very recognizable voice, the other stars on a cult favorite TV show. Voicing the birds are actors H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob’s Burgers) and comedian Retta (who played Donna on “Parks and Rec”).

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Give You the Bird. Birds are a bit controversial if you believe conspiracy theories have any legitimacy. Think about it, if they were real, they wouldn’t be able to talk. Secondly, Big Bird is proof that the truth was hiding in plain sight throughout our childhoods. Birds aren’t real. I guess these photos I’ve taken just feature fancy drones.

-Out of the Wilderness

Don’t Start an Insurrection and Other Goals For 2024

We’re already 6 days into 3 A.I. (After Insurrection) so I figure now is a great time to document my goals of the year. The biggest one I really want to do this year is not start an insurrection. So I’m not going anywhere unless I’m expressly invited, double masked, and triple vaccined. I can’t think of a more measurable goal than that and they say, whoever they are, it’s good to set goals that can be measured. Every one has their own battles. Maybe it’s alcohol, or gambling, or being married to a Democrat, but mine is starting insurrections. I hope you can share my joy that I’ve been sober (from starting insurrections) for 6 consecutive days in 2024.

Other goals I have that are less insurrectionistist: Listen more. Fight less. Actually that second one fits hand in hand with not being part of a Capitol riot. Here’s to a new year and hoping I can go 365 days without assaulting democracy.

-Out of the Wilderness

Burger King Without The Jingle – The Voiceover Artist and More!

Burger King is flame-broiling their way into the new year with a new commercial and spoiler alert, it DOESN’T include the full jingle we’ve all come to know and love (or hate). All I can say is God bless whoever greenlit a voiceover artist instead! Check out the new ad then scroll down for more info…

The Voice. Providing his smooth, deep voice for the commercial is artist Heath Martin. I found a post of his on Instagram (@HeathMartinVO) and he’s very proud of the commercial, as he should be! Quite an accomplishment to have work on a national level like this.

Flame-boyant. “Made By Flame” is BK’s twist on a well-known phrase, “Forged By Fire.” I supposed they tweaked it for our palettes, I mean, who wants a burger forged by fire? Sounds like we’d be eating a Ford or something. I know some people love the Burger King jingle (blah blah blah whopper whopper “you rule!”) so I have a feeling we haven’t heard the last of it. But I welcome the change in the new ad, even if they keep the musical melody as a backdrop for future voiceovers. Or perhaps they can use singers with pleasant voices (what a novel idea), like the original ads they’re paying homage to?

Either way, share your comments below! Do you like the use of a voiceover instead of the well-known jingle?

-Out of the Wilderness

Peloton Commercial “Something Is Everything”… Allegedly.

We’ve been told for a few years, thanks to SKYRIZI, that nothing is everythieeiing, and now that song’s stuck in your head, isn’t it? You’re welcome! I’m such a pest. Leave your hate in the comments below. SKYRIZI might be playing a trick on us because now Peloton is saying something is everything. Just when you think 2024 is going to be less confusing than 2023, they go and do this.

It’s so perplexing because when something is everything (allegedly), then nothing is nothing and SKYRIZI duped us all. But when nothing is everything (allegedly), then something is just something and Peloton will have made another annoying commercial.

This isn’t the first Peloton commercial I haven’t liked. In fact, there hasn’t been a Peloton commercial that I HAVE liked. They somehow have a knack for ticking me right off every time. In this ad today, it’s the way the instructor says, “Run. Your. Own…. Race.” Get the crap outta here! Although, it’s much less irritating than the woman in a previous ad who says “Gotta love that!” Not only do I NOT gotta love that, I don’t even LIKE that.

If you have any ideas on what is something and what is nothing, let’s get the conversation rolling in the comments below. It’s better to get this cleared up sooner than later or else we’re in for something this year. Which I guess is everything? (allegedly)

-Out of the Wilderness

Coke & Sprite & Zero Water & All the Races in Coca-Cola’s New Commercial

Coke has a new commercial in a joint effort with Sprite, Smart Water, and Honest. Well, “joint” is a little dishonest since Coca-Cola owns all those other brands. If you look closely, you’ll find that this fizzy fun family ad features Fanta, too, making fans flip out, for sure! Yes, Coke owns Fanta, too. Check out the new commercial called “New Guy”…

Homage? I don’t know if this counts as homage or more of just a clever allusion, but the commercial mimics a scene from “The Bear” called Ma Does Seven Fishes. Here’s that scene and be warned: it contains colorful language.

The Family. Although my family isn’t quite as diverse as the one in the Coke ad (does any family have all the races?), holidays sound very much the same. In other words, chaos. Nine different conversations happening in the same room, kids playing board games, a toddler running around in just a diaper and a shirt, food on the stove and in the oven, dogs looking for scraps around everyone’s feet, a faucet left on upstairs, television volume up to 93. Pure madness! Coca-Cola captured the craziness of family gatherings so well. Loud. An organized disorganization. Lots of love. And root beer.

Sorry Coke, I had to.

-Out of the Wilderness