{"id":2000,"date":"2016-08-01T10:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.muhammadamirzia.com\/armando\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2022-02-05T21:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T02:57:31","slug":"another-top-10-billiards-commercials-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/another-top-10-billiards-commercials-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Top 10 Billiards Commercials List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2015, for my 100<sup>th<\/sup> blog post, I took a \u201cbreak\u201d from blogging about billiards movies by switching my focus to \u201cbilliards breaks\u201d \u2013 specifically, billiards commercials (breaks).\u00a0 The resulting blog post \u2013 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/top-10-billiards-breaks\/\">The Top 10 Commercial Breaks Featuring Billiards<\/a><\/span> \u2013 was not only a hoot to investigate, but also among my most popular posts.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as with any top 10 list, the moment it was released, some omissions became glaring. The more research I conducted, the more examples I surfaced that were certainly list-worthy.\u00a0 Rather than disassemble the old list, I instead have opted for the easy-way-out and generated <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Another Top 10 Billiards Commercials List<\/strong><\/span>, complete with 10 billiards commercials from around-the-world that are entirely different from those cited on my first list.\u00a0 Let the (second) countdown begin!<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong> Dentyne \u2013 Ice. <\/strong>Viewers of Super Bowl XXXV, in which the Rams decimated the Giants 34-7, may remember the CGI-heavy <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m4Fi79V4NTA\">\u201cPool Hall\u201d billiards commercial<\/a><\/span> from Dentyne. With both a 15- and 30-second version, the 2001 advertisement features a sexy woman approaching a sexy man, who is playing pool.\u00a0 The mid-riff baring vixen pops a piece of Ice gum into her mouth, right before kissing the guy.\u00a0 Their arctic breath subsequently freezes over the table, and his shot literally shatters the 13-ball into an explosion of billiards fragments.\u00a0 Learn more about the special effects <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cgw.com\/Publications\/CGW\/2001\/Volume-24-Issue-9-September-2001-\/Freeze-Frame.aspx\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong> Nerf Pool. <\/strong>Who could have predicted in 1969 when Reyn Guyer first invented the NERF ball that 15 years later it would become a critical component of Parker Brothers\u2019 Nerf Pool household game? In this 30-second billiards commercial, presumably from 1984-1985, a grandfather and his grandson convert the kitchen table into a Nerf Pool table by assembling the four pockets with the elastic sidewall strips. Then it\u2019s time for billiards action, as there is nothing Grandpa would \u201crather put away\u201d except maybe Grandma\u2019s dessert.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1980s Nerf Pool Commercial\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opW-l25SnEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong> H&amp;M \u2013 Modern Essentials. <\/strong>Soccer player and supermodel David Beckham continues his sponsorship for clothing retail H&amp;M in this 2015 30-second spot, \u201cPool.\u201d\u00a0 Directed by Marc Forster (<em>World War Z<\/em>) and powered by The Heavy\u2019s song \u201cWhat Makes a Good Man?,\u201d this all-star uniting commercial features Mr. Beckham showcasing the jacket and sweatshirt from the new Modern Essentials collection as he plays an opponent in pool.\u00a0 The ultimate gravity-defying move is Mr. Beckham\u2019s jump shot that supernaturally veers left after pocketing the 8-ball.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/BoQTjvoTHI0<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong> Ford Explorer. <\/strong>To launch the new 2011 Explorer, the automotive company took to Facebook, where it created a series of promotional videos featuring celebrities answering questions about the popular SUV.\u00a0 In this billiards commercial, Hall of Fame pool player Jeannette Lee, addressed the question, \u201cDo the Explorer\u2019s second and third rows fold completely flat?,\u201d by converting the back rows into a pool table where she broke a 9-ball rack.\u00a0 Though the Black Widow utters no words, her follow-up trick shot, in which she jumps the cue ball into her stiletto-heeled shoe, confirmed the SUV\u2019s flatness.\u00a0 Other celebrities, such as Snoop Dogg and Brett Michaels, appears in similar Ford videos.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeanette Lee &quot;Black Widow&quot; Trick Shots in the 2011 Ford Explorer\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IMryKoPVCmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Carling Beer<\/strong>. In 2013, the writing\/direction duo, The Sniper Twins, created a wonderful billiards commercial (\u201cTrick Shot\u201d) in which a bar patron attempts a jaw-dropping trick shot that includes fireworks, elaborate ramps, and an eight-ball jumping a bridge in a toy convertible before sailing through a ring of fire. The eight-ball lands in the designated side pocket, but the cheers are muted after the cue ball falls moments later.\u00a0 The scratch prompts the patron\u2019s partner to exclaim, \u201cIt\u2019s good\u2026but it\u2019s not quite Carling good.\u201d (Note: Carling has been a patron saint of billiards commercials since the early 1980s, when it featured snooker legends John Spencer and Terry Griffiths in its famous <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5hx4tK0ylLc\">advertisement<\/a><\/span>.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/1OIZuxPDNAk<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Jack in the Box \u2013 Spicy Nacho Chicken Sandwich<\/strong>. Jack Box may just be your average joe with an overgrown round white head, blue dot eyes and a black pointy nose, but as evidenced in the 2015 \u201cPool Hall\u201d commercial, produced by the Struck ad agency, he shoots a mean game of 9-ball.\u00a0 As narrated by a regular at a dive bar, Jack approached the table, made \u201cthe shot\u201d (i.e., nine balls on the break in an awesome trick shot), and appeased his stunned opponent with a Spicy Nacho Chicken Sandwich.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/BzeoUumARpE<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Guinness<\/strong>. On my original <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/top-10-billiards-breaks\/\">Top 10 list<\/a><\/span>, the Guinness \u201c<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/zpXG_1aZlZk\">Table<\/a><\/span>\u201d ad took the #3 spot for its rather revisionist interpretation of how pool tables came to have pockets. As I have since learned, \u201cTable\u201d was part of a billiards commercial trinity. The other two pool history ads \u2013 tied here \u2013 are \u201cCue\u201d and \u201c<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4uKpl8gjW10\">Felt<\/a><\/span>.\u201d\u00a0 Both of the 2007 commercials provide a similarly comical interpretation of how certain billiards indispensables fortuitously made their way into the game.\u00a0 Thank god for that local chimney sweep who \u201cextended a helping hand.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guinness Cue\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrccM9LtzM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Budweiser. <\/strong>Like peanut butter and jelly, Budweiser and billiards were made to best friends. The beer behemoth earned the #7 spot in my <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/top-10-billiards-breaks\/\">previous list<\/a><\/span> with their 1999 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lgb7E0nr2Bg\">\u201cSkunky Beer\u201d<\/a><\/span> commercial.\u00a0 But, I evidently and egregiously overlooked two fantastic billiards commercials from overseas that now tie for the bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In \u201cGiant Pool Table,\u201d the agency DDB UK gorgeously shows curious onlookers spying massive billiards balls littered across city streets.\u00a0 Propelled by the song \u201cBrakes On\u201d by Air, the action moves to the top of a Los Angeles skyscraper, where it becomes clear that a giant game of pool is being played, complete with the multi-person chalking of a cue and shooting of an 8-ball through a corner pocket. The 90-second ad launched across the UK and Ireland in late 2010.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW Budweiser Ireland Pool ad\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OaBgseOU4OU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In the 2011 billiards commercial \u201cPoolBall,\u201d the Argentinian division of Oglivy addressed the age-old conundrum that \u201csoccer and nightlife are worlds apart\u201d by combining the two into the unique sport of PoolBall.\u00a0 Played on a seven-meter long pool table, the sport has the \u201csame pool rules\u201d and the \u201csame soccer fantasies,\u201d with \u201cmore than 280 players each night.\u201d\u00a0 The two-minute spot includes all the essentials: rabid soccer fans, hot women, fancy soccer moves (e.g., The Moccasin Effect), and, of course, lots of beer (\u201cFridge Included\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Budweiser &quot;Poolball&quot;\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLZUMNR_okc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> VIP Frenchie. <\/strong>In India, there exists the unfortunate habit of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afaqs.com\/news\/story\/43117_VIP-Frenchie-pokes-fun-at-the-pocket-billiardist\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">men adjusting their underwear in public<\/span>. <\/a>\u00a0In this brilliant 90-second \u201cIPBL\u201d (Indian Pocket Billiards League) campaign from 2015, the innovative underwear manufacturer pokes fun at this male ritual with a voiceover that not only satirizes Indian men scratching in public, but also gives fame to the not-so-clandestine gestures by naming them, such as \u201cthe pant whisperer,\u201d \u201cthe juggler,\u201d \u201cthe double-de-clutch,\u201d and \u201cthe centerfold.\u201d\u00a0 While a quintet of IPBL players are lauded for their patented moves, the end joke is that the comfort of Frenchie, which eliminates the \u201cscratch and itch,\u201d disqualifies people from playing in the IPBL.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Indian Pocket Billiards League | Unique Stories from India\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_hyL71XDbA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Miller Lite Beer<\/strong>. World pool champion Steve Mizerak made billiards advertising history in 1978 with his famous \u201cjust showing off\u201d trick shot <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/3tYL2Btxmjg\">commercial<\/a><\/span> that earned the top spot on my <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/top-10-billiards-breaks\/\">original top 10 list<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 In the 1980 follow-up commercial, one of many that was part of the \u201cTastes great. Less Filling\u201d campaign era, the Miz competes against a who\u2019s-who of iconic figures, including Bubba Smith, Rodney Dangerfield, and Mickey Spillane, before running the table on them.\u00a0 The secret to his success?\u00a0 \u201cPractice, practice, practice.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve Mizerak miller lite  practice practice practice\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lunx8DsoNjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, there\u2019s my Top 10 list, which combined with my <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/top-10-billiards-breaks\/\">earlier Top 10 list<\/a><\/span>, should really be combined into a Top 20 list.\u00a0 And even then, the list would omit such enjoyable commercials as the 2004 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tjHcP3uM3Oc\">Hanes advertisement<\/a><\/span> which featured Michael Jordan and Matthew Perry playing pool, or the 1999 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/adsspot.me\/media\/tv-commercials\/hitachi-rotary-shaver-victory-on-the-billiard-table-b9d8fbcb0fe1\">Hitachi Rotary Shaver ad<\/a><\/span> from Japan that used a pool table to show the closeness of the razor\u2019s shave.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence would seem to support that billiards can be used to sell lots of products, whether beer, underwear, fast food, or cars.\u00a0 Now, if only it would help sell the actual sport and make it a little more lucrative for all those who play professionally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2015, for my 100th blog post, I took a \u201cbreak\u201d from blogging about billiards movies by switching my focus to \u201cbilliards breaks\u201d \u2013 specifically, billiards commercials (breaks).\u00a0 The resulting blog post \u2013 The Top 10 Commercial Breaks Featuring Billiards \u2013 was not only a hoot to investigate, but also among my most popular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Another Top 10 Billiards Commercials List: what would make your list?  http:\/\/wp.me\/p3NFZw-wg","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3NFZw-wg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billiardsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}