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Television Advertising

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Material Girl: Madonna's Top 10 TV Commercials

    They don't call Madonna the Material Girl for nothing. She's definitely a self-promoter when it comes to her music. Better yet, when she does this, it's never the same advertised persona. Take, for example, when she first came onto MTV and performed "Like A Virgin" at the 1985 VMAs versus her perce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Super Bowl Ads: Bud Skews Decrepit, Clint Endorses Obama -- 5 Things We Learned

    Another Super Bowl, another series of high-priced, high-stakes TV ads. What did we learn? These five things: 5. Budweiser has a hard-on for Prohibiition Because your target demographic is, we guess, is prople who remember fondly when beer was made legal again in 1933. 4. Never ever believe a baby ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    MFAH Film Premieres: 2011 British Arrows

    Another Super Bowl, another series of high-priced, high-stakes TV ads. What did we learn? These five things: 5. Budweiser has a hard-on for Prohibiition Because your target demographic is, we guess, is prople who remember fondly when beer was made legal again in 1933. 4. Never ever believe a baby ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Is J Lo the Calmest Driver Ever?: Five Questions About Current TV Ads

    We got some questions.​Given the confluence of football season and the World Series, we're watching a lot of TV these days. Unfortunately, there's often not something to switch to during commercial breaks, so we're seeing more ads than usual. They've left us with a few questions we hope the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    An Awesome Houston Oiler Public Service Announcement

    Granted, there's plenty to be entertained by in this collection of early-`70s TV ads. If you don't love the huge land-yacht 1973 Lincoln-Mercurys, which look big enough to land helicopters on, you're bound to like the "small" version which retains all the luxury in a more efficient body (that nevert ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Super Bowl Sunday: Live-Blogging the Commercials

    You may be asking yourself WTF is going on in that wacky 1970s Laugh-In-esque commercial above, starring Joe Namath and one incredibly frightening woman. Well, that commercial is the one that started it all, the era of billion-dollar Super Bowl spots, the most coveted 30 seconds of advertising on ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2010

    The 2010 British Television Advertising Awards

    You may be asking yourself WTF is going on in that wacky 1970s Laugh-In-esque commercial above, starring Joe Namath and one incredibly frightening woman. Well, that commercial is the one that started it all, the era of billion-dollar Super Bowl spots, the most coveted 30 seconds of advertising on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Rudy's Country Store Sign Don't Need No Thought Control

    Craig Hlavaty​Either someone in the front office at Rudy's Country Store & Barbecue near U.S. 290 and Huffmeister got a push from the corporate higher-ups to start slinging more banana pudding, or they are really stoked to have scored front-row Roger Waters tickets. Or maybe Live Nation is in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Kroger Fired Him, But They Kept Using Him In Ads Because He's Black, Man's Lawsuit Claims

    Kroger will do anything to lure African-Americans inside their stores. At least according to one former African-American employee who is accusing the grocery store chain of repeatedly airing a TV commercial that he starred in -- aimed at buttering up a black audience -- well after the company had fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Mexico Protests Tex-Mex Commercial

    The Mexican ambassador to Spain has written a letter to Burger King objecting to a new ad campaign for the "Texican Whopper." The print ads and commercials, which appear only in Europe, feature an unlikely pair of roommates--a tall cowboy who travels by horse and short Mexican who answers the fro ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2008

    British Television Advertising Awards

    Think of today’s screening as the Super Bowl, without all the football — just the great, over-the-top ads

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Obama Ads On The Air In Houston?

    Think of today’s screening as the Super Bowl, without all the football — just the great, over-the-top ads

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Rocket Fuel: Not Just for Adults

    Think of today’s screening as the Super Bowl, without all the football — just the great, over-the-top ads

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    It’s 3 a.m., and the Kid in the Bed Is Voting for Obama

    Think of today’s screening as the Super Bowl, without all the football — just the great, over-the-top ads

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    British Television Advertising Awards

    It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Anders Parker

    It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    May Cause Discomfort

    It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    May Cause Discomfort

    It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    All Aboard

    It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Local TV Commercial

    Hilton Furniture

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002
  • Dining

    December 20, 2001

    Deli-Gate

    Katz's never closes -- except perhaps in the face of a father-son lawsuit

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Deli

    Katz's Deli

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000
  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Cash Box

    The Port referendum means lots of jobs -- for consultants

  • News

    October 30, 1997

    The Insider

    The Port referendum means lots of jobs -- for consultants

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