It's a crossover episode this week! Hanna Brooks Olsen of the Spotless podcast joins Andrew and Genevieve to talk about cleaning commercials. They also rank all the iterations of Mr. Clean throughout the decades from least creepy to most creepy.
Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials that go full soap opera in their storytelling ambitions, including a coffee-based love story for the ages. Plus, we regret the error. Ooohh, do we regret the error.
It's a good old fashioned Chees and Jees this week - from the medieval stylings of Bud Light and Nespresso to the questionable hook that Ford has chosen to hang its hat on, Andrew and Genevieve take on the good ones and the bad ones.
Andrew and Genevieve look at ads for colleges and universities that are more sizzle than steak this week. Plus, Samsung once again savages Apple, and we have very special Jingle Time.
It's election season, so products from burgers to beer are hopping on the campaign bandwagon with politics-themed ads. Find out who gets Andrew and Genevieve's votes.
Genevieve and Andrew catch wind of an After These Messages conspiracy...and it goes all the way to the top! Plus, the man behind some of the most iconic advertising characters of the 1980s has passed away.
In South America, Coca-Cola does a nice thing. Back in the States, Andrew unleashes his superpower of voice recognition against Genevieve's diabolical voiceover quiz.
Genevieve and Andrew look at four commercials they love, and one commercial they don't. Plus everybody is rebranding these days - with mixed results. And the Ad Council comes roaring back for Jingle Time.
What's the saddest thing you ever heard? Andrew and Genevieve review commercials that inadvertently humiliate the very customers they're trying to woo. Plus, Coca-Cola has had a LOT of slogans over the years.
Insurance, fast food, financial services... Is there anything old ladies CAN'T sell? This week, Andrew and Genevieve consider commercials that go to the wacky old lady well. Plus IKEA makes a sequel.
A show that started out as a little of this and a little of that rapidly descends into a litany of Jees as Genevieve and Andrew unbottle some complaints this week.
Andrew and Genevieve come up with TV shows based on TV commercials, with a little help from Twitter. But all the Ad Councilors are wondering - will Genevieve sing her long-awaited jingle?
A new, controversial ad campaign has Andrew and Genevieve considering commercials that use suggestive word play to sell their products. (Pearls. Will. Be. Clutched.) Plus, Method cleaning products go viral, and Pepsi hits the big screen.
It's back to school time, so Genevieve and Andrew take a look at back to school commercials. Plus, Andrew makes good on his threat to give a quiz to differentiate sound-alikes John Hamm and Armie Hammer.
Since insurance ad campaigns dominate the airwaves, Andrew and Genevieve decided the least they can do is rank them, which is what they do this week.
Before he took the police procedural world by storm as Commissioner Reagan on the Donnie Wahlberg-vehicle "Blue Bloods," noted mustache-haver and shorty-shorts wearer Tom Selleck did his time in commercial acting. But what if he wasn't ALWAYS the man behind the stache? This week we answer the question: if a Tom Selleck is clean shaven, is he still a Tom Selleck?
Andrew endeavors to make good on his promise to produce the best After These Messages ever. So of course, there's a quiz involved. Plus, Thomas Middleditch's alter ego issues a cry for help about those damn Verizon ads.
Genevieve and Andrew take a look at the sweet commercials for cookies, candies and other sugar-packed foods.
Andrew and Genevieve revive the great ATM tradition of Chees and Jees. They dp struggle to identify some Jees...that is, until Genevieve cruelly savages a helpless Midwesterner.
Andrew and Genevieve consider commercials that pit the unfortunate "Goofus" against the triumphant "Gallant." Plus, they get into the history of the Snoopy Sno Cone Machine and spend a truly tragic amount of time figuring out what kind of nonsense Rob Schneider is supporting these days.
Genevieve and Andrew (with a lot of help from the Ad Council) take a look at commercial slogans that have wormed their way into pop culture.
The Ad Council takes the wheel this week as Andrew prepares for a big road trip. Get ready for extended Jingle Time and a healthy dose of anti-piracy rapping!
Andrew and Genevieve ask what's up with commercials that use tiny people to sell things. Plus, a listener sends in the world's best defense of a squad member.
In honor of the Mariners' ascension to first place in the AL West, Genevieve puts aside her personal prejudices and produces a show about baseball for Andrew. It turns out baseball can be used to sell just about anything!
Genevieve and Andrew welcome special guest and ATM Chief Marketing Officer Tayla Burney, who reveals a decades-old fascination with royalty thanks to a timely introduction to Vanity Fair. Together they look at the use of royalty in commercials throughout the ages. king queen
Andrew and Genevieve look at the recent batch of apology ads from companies that really screwed the pooch, PR-wise. They also once again plumb the depths of Courtney-from-Match.com's psyche.
Andrew and Genevieve turn to the headlines this week as the TV networks grapple desperately with the declining revenues from commercials. We also prepare to enter the era of the Tostitos Princess. Plus Andrew quizzes Genevieve on movie commercials and the listeners weigh in again on the Direct TV ad.
Andrew and Genevieve break out the Judge's Hammer this week for another round of commercial court as they weigh in on some domestic disasters. Plus they consider Facebook's attempts to win back the public, and Genevieve gets back to her academic publishing roots.
It's all dungeons, damsels and dragons this week as Andrew and Genevieve review the ads that rely on the many tropes of the Middle Ages. Plus Snoop Dogg has a self-serving message for all the players out there.
Andrew and Genevieve go hunting for commercials with women sports fans, and after finding a small handful, they celebrate how far we've come, baby! Plus, it's a fun jingle time this week as they stumble onto a deep vein of Andrew's adolescent awakenings.
