The Apple iPhone 17 Wildlife Friends Commercial – The Puppets and Flight of the Conchords, Too

I’m pretty obsessed with wildlife so I’m going to go ahead and mark this Apple commercial is the best one I’ve ever seen. It’s creative and so cute with the little woodland creatures. Well, the not-so-little ones, too. Bears can be cute, right? Yes, yes they can. I have proof as seen in my children’s book “Big and Small, God Made Them All”…

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Besides the fact that you could (and should?) buy my book, here’s Apple’s version of cute wildlife, then scroll down for more.

The commercial was also shot on the iPhone 17, too, which probably doesn’t surprise anyone. I mean, what’s the best way to advertise a camera on a phone in a commercial? The ad is a nod to, and pays homage to, “Friends” by Flight of the Conchords.

There’s also a backstage look at the making of the commercial. People continue to fascinate me with their talents, creativity, and skills!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Top 10 Thanksgiving Pies in the United States

I could bore you with personal anecdotes about each of these pies, but isn’t that why you scroll quickly down other websites to find what you’re looking for without wasting time? So here we go… the top 10 pies for Thanksgiving according to Instacart:

-Out of the Wilderness

John Cena Doesn’t Star in Neutrogena commercial

You’d think John Cena would be the perfect actor for the movie Now You See Me, Now You Don’t because of his signature hand wave coupled with his phrase, “You Can’t See Me” but uh uh uh, not so fast. It’s John Cena in a skin care commercial! Well, he was booked for the ad but as you can see below, he was a no-show.

And no, that’s not Kevin James driving John to the set. I was surprised to learn John Cena’s had skin cancer in the past. With my own recent visits to the dermatologist, I totally get why he was interested in being a spokesman for Neutrogena. Skin cancer is no fun, y’all. Maybe you’ll be tanner than all your friends in high school or college but fast forward 20 years and you’ll have a lot more stitches and scars than your friends, too.

I like John’s sense of humor. That’s part of why he’s been a successful wrestler-turned-actor following in the footsteps of Dwayne Johnson. Do you like his (non) appearance in the Neutrogena commercial? Comment below for all of us to see…

-Out of the Wilderness

The Alzheimer’s Commercial from Eli Lilly & Co

You know a commercial hit its mark when you can’t relate to the product at all but still get choked up. Such is the case with a new ad from Eli Lilly & Co. Whether you think the company is part of the big-picture problem or not, this ad might make you shed a tear or two. Check it out then scroll down for more…

I’ve written before about an ad from Lilly. It was a few years back and I won’t get into the details but in short, I wasn’t a fan. If you want to read about their subtle “White people are bad” commercial, click here. But looking at this new commercial through rose-colored glasses, the idea they present of curing Alzheimer’s is noble. Even if I can’t decipher if the couple in the ad is husband and wife or mother and son.

For more about Lilly’s work to end the disease, check out their site here. Lilly is the parent company behind a million brands, here’s the full list.

Did this Alzheimer’s commercial break your heart? What would you have done differently if you were the director? Chime in below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Florida State is as bad as I wanted Alabama to be

I graduated from Florida State many moons ago and I’ve loved the Noles for practically my whole life. I won’t get into why I no longer cheer for them (and alumni donation callers, you can stop calling me now 😉 ) but my siblings and other family are still all-in with the Noles. Fine by me! I’ve gotten through the proper stages of grief and now I’m pretty much indifferent to anything that goes on with FSU whether it’s sports or anything academic related.

But I’ll admit that when it comes to football, there’s still a part of me that is a little giddy when the team loses. And lately, they’re losing a lot. But no longer do I cheer for the “other team” every time FSU plays. If they’re the underdog, I might root for FSU. This weekend they played NC State, a team with a similar record. NC State came out on top. FSU is having a better season than last year, which was one every single fan will purposely forget and aggressively deny ever happened.

Which is funny because this season started out so well. FSU defeated Alabama. Yes, that Alabama. The stars were aligning until reality came crashing down at Doak Campbell Stadium. Now the team is 5-6 and just hoping to go to any bowl game. An improvement from last year (you know, the season that doesn’t exist).

I’ve been enjoying college football so much because of the upsets, because of the potential lineup of the upcoming playoffs. So many schools are good enough to be mentioned as the National Champion but let’s face it, it’s going to be Ohio State. Unless someone can beat them at just the right time. Can we all agree we’re fine with any team becoming the champions, except Alabama?

-Out of the Wilderness