#502 Cool Customer
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Episode description
From hep cats to with-it moms, Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that ride the line between cool and cringe to sell everything from cosmetics to credit cards. Plus, a vintage museum ad is still killing it, and what even IS technology?
Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:
Temptations - Cool cat limo
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fDwA/temptations-cat-treats-cats-lose-their-cool-dont-know-her
Temptations - Cool cat teenager
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1NZq/temptations-cat-treats-too-cool
Discover - Parachute Pants
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Tl3y/discover-card-parachute-pants-featuring-jennifer-coolidge
Discover - Dwayne Jetski https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fUso/discover-card-hat-trick-featuring-jennifer-coolidge-wayne-gretzky
Bosch - Best self
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TnfB/bosch-home-best-self
Men’s Wearhouse - Keep cool
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Trqd/mens-wearhouse-keep-cool
Sephora - Cool Aunt
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fzFb/sephora-cool-aunt
Reese’ Puffs - Cool mom
https://youtu.be/SAz_cIoN0F8?si=kZOyMTJW8S9lj6yY
Pontiac Sunbird - Cool Mom
https://youtu.be/jflED3SGROI?si=SXbSGvZoga_-gCqs
Cox Communications - Cool mom
https://youtu.be/0QI5R9_ngXg?si=hP40xaP8IiCVaRHO
Detroit Institute of Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXbKwP6-x9s
Snapdragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R5RlwXCFu0
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