Top 4 all-time favorite TV commercials

I was scrolling through my YouTube favorites the other day and came across a few commercials that I hadn’t seen in so long. Then I felt inspired to make a list of my top 3 favorite commercials. But I couldn’t narrow it down so here is the list of my favorite 4 commercials of all-time.

1. I remember seeing this Publix ad over a decade ago, and the twist at the end still gets me. Be ready to wipe away happy tears with this one, y’all! The writing is quite clever, too. “Who’s this for?” “Mommmm!” Welp, yep, it IS for mom. He doesn’t want to write the mystery name on the cake, then leaves the cake in the car with his mama. It’s just awesome.

2. This one might always be in my top 3. Sure it’s for cologne but what the guy says has stuck with me for years. I think there is so much freedom in shedding people’s expectations of how to live your life. So when he says his dramatic line, I just love it.

3. Tracy Morgan is hilarious in this one. He plays a seemingly unathletic video gamer who confronts Big Ben Wallace in a stairwell. His facial expressions and his brute confidence skyrocket this ad to one of my all-time favorites. Even after watching it many times, I still catch things I didn’t notice before. “Haha, dog, huh?”

4. Honestly, it was hard to pick a fourth because there are so many that could be in the top 4. But I’m going with GEICO’s horror ad. I’ve written about it before here, but take a look at how they cleverly include well-known horror movie cliche’s in this insurance ad. It’s really funny!

What are some of your favorite ads? Chime in below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Cardinal nest final update…

The cardinals chicks (hatchlings? babies?), whatever they’re called, you can also call them gone! I checked the nest a few days ago to snap what became the final pictures… I wasn’t going to check anymore because the mom and dad were starting to hover (like these robins did) and so I didn’t want to disturb them anymore. The babies were getting big and I didn’t want to be the reason they try hopping out of the nest too early, or just get abandoned by the parents.

Soooooo the update… I checked yesterday late afternoon. I did this from a distance by making a chirping noise. I’m sure my neighbors were rolling their eyes at the weirdo making bird noises in his yard. But for the first time, I didn’t hear any baby chirps in response. I thought, “There’s no way the nest is already empty!”

I grabbed my step ladder (the nest is about 7 feet up in a bush), and checked. Sure enough all except one bird were long gone. The lone bird left in the nest was dead. Not sure why. But four of the five newborns are now in the wild, big enough to make a life of their own and within a year, I’ll be seeing new bright red birds flying around my yard!

I’m already looking forward to it.

-Out of the Wilderness

Toyota’s Wild SUV commercial – The music and more!

Toyota has a new ad highlighting the capability of their SUVs in modern American life. In this ad, the SUVs are on pavement, gravel, and off-road trails and is there anywhere else you’d need an SUV? I think not! I guess Toyota thinks not, too. But having these big vehicles comes in clutch for an outdoor showing of The Secret Life of Pets 2. Take a look…

The music. The song in this ad is “Run Wild” by Nashville singer Laney Jones. What a perfect song for this ad! Here is the full song for your listening pleasure.

You can also find it on Spotify here.

But wait, there’s more. Other than the SUVs and the music, you might also notice the sneaky ad for Android Auto. In other words, how do you say the SUV has Android Auto without saying the SUV has Android Auto? Just show it. Take that Apple Music!

Lights, camera, action. One of the kiddos in the final scene is looking at the camera. Most likely, the director (nearby, behind the camera) is giving instructions to the kids closest to the camera; therefore, the back row of kids might think they aren’t on camera at the time, so they watch the action. Anyone who’s working with kids on camera knows how often this can happen!

Rabbit time. One of the kids is wearing a rabbit costume, and holds a rabbit.

I loved rabbits as a child and for Halloween wore a rabbit costume for probably 5 years in a row. And yes, it was entirely too small for me by the third year. Did I care? Nope.

Be a fan. You can find Laney Jones on her social channels… Twitter and website and Facebook… and here is her reaction to being featured in the Toyota ad, as seen on her Facebook page…

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

Minnie has been accounted for… rest in peace :/

Last week I posted about being surprised by a mouse in my kitchen. Unfortunately, he met his demise and within two days I suspected there was a second critter in the kitchen.

Well, time of death was whatever day I set the trap back out on the kitchen counter overnight. I was in bed, not quite asleep and heard “SNAP!” and went running to the kitchen. Sure enough, mouse #2 got caught with her paw in the cookie jar face in the peanut butter.

I’m determined to not kill mice in that way again. The very next day I found these traps on Amazon and they seem like a MUCH better way to resolve the problem, short of just somehow figuring out why they’re coming in and changing that factor.

click here for this Amazon listing

I hope these types of traps are effective! Do you have a mouse story to share? Comment below and let’s chat!

-Out of the Wilderness

An Independence Day Celebration Playlist

I’ve put together a playlist that is sure to be the perfect soundtrack for your Independence Day fireworks show. Of course, there are plenty you can find on Spotify, Apple Music, and other internet searches but none will get you in the spirit quite like this one 🙂 Check out the songs below for over an hour and a half of patriotic American music… you can also find this playlist on Spotify here. God bless America!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness