Today on the pod Land and Aviva discuss insurance ads. They chat about a giant male eagle laying eggs, Scientology, and why the Geico Lizard is from the UK (despite England not being the most tropical of climates). Also as a fun bonus, they len

Skip-It, Crocodile Mile, Don't Wake Daddy, Baby Born, & More Kids Commercials!

Jun 17th, 2021 51m 51s

Aviva and Land share the most unforgettable commercials from their childhood, and maybe yours too (If you happened to be a kid at exactly the same time as either of them, in the United States, in a similar target market, depending on the region

Miller Lite "Tastes Great, Less Filling" / Crazy Bruce's Liquors with Scott Simpson

Jun 3rd, 2021 1h 4m

We've all had Miller Lite, and can agree that it's one of the most delicious hoppy nectars here on G-d's green earth. But what we can't agree on, is whether the best part about Miller Lite is if it tastes great, or if it's less filling. Both th

Duracell's "The Puttermans" / Battery Bill with George Chen

May 20th, 2021 51m 24s

Duracell's creepy and disturbing battery-powered family The Puttermans make their way back into our consciousness, along with local Hawaiian commercial "Battery Bill". The Ad Wizards discuss these commercials and more with friend of the show Ge

Pure Moods / Living In The 90's & Other CD Compilation Ads With Kate Elston

May 6th, 2021 59m 17s

It's 4AM in 1998. You're in a sort of half-awake half-asleep state when Enigma's "Return To Innocence" starts playing from your TV. Why is this song playing? Why did you forget to turn off your TV? What "mood" does this CD represent exactly? We

The Noid / The Hamburglar with George Sukara & Pons Maar (AKA The Voice Of The Noid!)

Apr 29th, 2021 1h 3m

This is an episode you don't want to avoid, because today on Ad Wizards we're talkin' The Noid. For those of you who don't know, The Noid is a "man" dressed as a rabbit who tries to ruin pizzas. Why does he do this? Is he okay? We ask these que

Education Connection / FreeCreditReport.com with Eric Violette

Apr 8th, 2021 1h 2m

The Ad Wizards discuss musical ads, and chat with Eric Violette, the actor who played the lead singer of the Free Credit Report band. They also cover the Education Connection commercial, and discuss how birds are the jingle writers of the natur

Mattress Ranch / Comfort King / Purple with Clara Pluton

Apr 1st, 2021 54m 8s

A dancing man in a Spongebob tie, a sentient mattress that enjoys crushing peoples' bones, and family of Sasquatch's who live in the woods. What do these things have in common? They're all in the mattress commercials we discuss in this week's e

Bagel Bites / Chow Daddy with Mikey Walz

Mar 24th, 2021 56m 31s

You can have them in the morning, in the evening, and even at suppertime. But isn't suppertime in the evening? And what about lunch? In today's episode, Aviva and Land discuss the enduring legacy of Bagel Bites with son-of-a-jingle-man & comedi

Cal Worthington / Mazda "Zoom Zoom" with Dan Sukara & Micah Kanters

Mar 12th, 2021 58m 52s

Welcome to Ad Wizards, the podcast about commercials. For our inaugural episode, we discuss some of our favorite car commercials, including So-Cal icon Cal Worthington (and his dog Spot) as well as Mazda's Zoom Zoom campaign. We're joined by sp

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