Amazon’s Napoleon TV Commercial – The Actor, The Joke, and More!

Hello and welcome to Out of the Wilderness. If you’ve been to the blog before, you know topics covered can vary from music to camping to beagles, faith, and a very, very little bit of politics (because who wants to talk about that!?). For more info on popular TV commercials, check out this page: Popular TV Ads, but now onto Amazon Prime’s ad featuring the comedy of… Napoleon Bonaparte?

The Actor. You might be wondering who plays the part of the conqueror turned comedian. Wonder no more! The actor is Tyler Seiple. He’s done quite a bit of acting over the years, check out his website and watch his reel below.

You can also find more info about Tyler on his IMDB page, and be sure to follow him on Instagram.

The Show. In a short amount of time Napoleon goes from a fighter to a friend, in a way, due to what he saw on TV. He was watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a show on Amazon Prime about a housewife who becomes a stand-up comic.

The glass tumbler. A lot of detail went into the production of this Napoleon ad, even using glass tumblers with the Napoleonic bee embossed on them. Conveniently, you can find these tumblers on Amazon and have them delivered faster than a bee stings!

The joke. Napoleon asks if the audience in the back can see him, then has them laughing with his follow-up comment, “OK, I’ll stand up.” This joke plays off the common thought that Napoleon was short (or at least, shorter than other men of his time). According to History.com, though, he was most likely just about average height… which gets overlooked (no pun intended) because of the units of measurement back then compared to modern day.

To make a long post short (another short joke 🙂 ), let’s get to the questions. What are your thoughts on the ad? Is it an effective strategy for Amazon, who wants the viewer to know that Prime changes everything? If you could change courses from what you’re doing with your life now, what would choose to do instead?

Thanks for buzzing by…

-Out of the Wilderness

Central Florida mini tour – RV sites, state parks… in pictures

Hello! I’ve been touring around central Florida, camping in RV parks and state parks. Also, with my Harvest Hosts membership, I’ve even parked for a night in a church parking lot in DeLand, Florida. I loved taking a few pictures in downtown DeLand so the first few pictures are from that little session. The rest of the pictures are photos that weren’t previously posted when I wrote about other camping stories. Thanks for dropping in today!

Parked for the evening at near my brother’s church in Orlando, FL
the cute little dinette in my camper
second of the RV parks I camped in, Tropical Palms RV Park
Tropical Palms
Asia LOVES the squirrels
Laundry day
sky writing
Ferris wheel at Old Town, near Kissimmee, FL
Vegan sub from Publix, so delicious
Piper not posing for a photo
Asia with her eyes on the prize, aka a squirrel
Putt putt
Nova Family Campground in Daytona Beach, FL
Henna from a recent wedding, what do you think about permanent hand tattoos?
the pups

-Out of the Wilderness

Is there a State Farm curse in the NFL?

I had this entire post nearly finished as the Buffalo Bills were 13 seconds away from defeating the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday. Thirteen seconds!!!! No one can orchestrate an offensive drive to score enough points to win a game IN THIRTEEN SECONDS! Wrong. The Chiefs did. They were able to kick a field goal to tie the game and send it into overtime.

I was going to submit this hypothesis that there’s a State Farm Insurance curse in the NFL, more specifically on Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers who both lost on the same playoff weekend but Patrick Mahomes brought his team to victory and sort of spoiled this theory. Nonetheless, here’s what I wrote about the State Farm curse. Realistically speaking, it might still be a valid thought, especially if the Chiefs lose in the next matchup. After all, the Packers (and Rodgers) were thought by some folks to be the team to win the Super Bowl, but they lost unexpectedly in round 2. OK, now here’s the post that would’ve been:

As I watched the Kansas City vs. Buffalo football game, it dawned on me (when I saw a particular commercial on TV) that the NFL might have a new Madden curse. The Madden curse is a superstition that when an NFL player appears on the cover the Madden football video game, the player then fades into obscurity as soon as the next season. I remember it vividly in the 2000s because the player who made the cover was my star running back in fantasy football. I’m talking about Peyton Hillis, running back for the Cleveland Browns. He had a monster season, became the featured player on Madden ’12, then disappeared from relativity (not to mention ruining my fantasy season, what a bum!)

The Madden curse is something that’s hard to deny. But in 2022… is there a State Farm curse?

The commercial I saw (which I referred to earlier) was one starring Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers. Coincidentally (or not?), Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers lost this weekend, in spite of being the team favored to win against San Francisco. Then a day later Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills. I found it funny that both quarterbacks starring in the ad are now out of the playoffs, especially after quite a bit of chatter about either team making it to the Super Bowl.

State Farm, what do you have to say about this? Perhaps Jake from State Farm can shed some light on what’s going on here.

-Out of the Wilderness

iPhone’s Toddler Resistant Commercial – The Music

By now you’ve seen a few of Apple’s iPhone 13 commercials, like this one featuring a kid riding his bicycle all day and recording it. Just like that one, this ad with a toddler running around banging the phone against everything possible (floor, stair railing, kitchen sink, etc) is a lot like what kids do these days, right!? Take a look then scroll down for info about the song.

The Music. The soundtrack of this commercial is “Chitty Bang” by Leikeli47. Full track is below.

Leikeli47 released this song in 2022 and it’s also featured in Madden ’22. It comes from an album released in 2018. Speaking of Madden, come back today at 1pm central for more about the Madden curse and… the State Farm curse in the NFL?

Thanks for dropping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

iPhone 13’s bicycle-riding commercial – The Music and More…

Love iPhones or hate them, Apple often has ads that are unique and memorable. Like this well-known snowman ad. Now the iPhone 13 is being advertised with a long-lasting battery being tested by a young man who feels like the right thing to do is record a close up of his face from sunrise to sunset. Oh, this generation *SMH*

Kids being kids aside, check out the ad below then scroll down for more info…

The music. The song is “I Look Good” by O.T. Genasis. Here’s the full track.

Did you notice? In the background there’s a guy working on a motorcycle and a woman reading a book. But did you catch the painter? The ad begins with a gray house being painted pink. By the end of the ad, the facade is three quarters the way done, almost fully pink. Good continuity in the ad, if I must say so myself. Also… a long shoot day for the crew.

Even longer than the video the kid is recording 😉

Thanks for dropping by…

-Out of the Wilderness