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Target Commercial....Marshmallow World

Abby1967 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:10:09 GMT

This is probably a stupid thread but this commercial is driving me nuts. In the area we live in every night this commercial plays during every commercial break. Thank goodness for the mute button lol. Any commercials out there driving you nuts. Thanks for listening.

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Plaid Pants — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:21:54 GMT

I get that they are playing off of "Alice in Wonderland" in the commercial, but I still think the ad people were smoking something funny when they came up with the ad.

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raven-blackbird — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:23:55 GMT

I actually kinda like that commercial.........it's cute...........and that little girl is adorable...............................raven

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sidsmom — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 06:10:30 GMT

First time...cute. Fifth time....mildly amusing. A 100th time, which TBS plays 2x every 1/2 hour? Yeah, I'm going nuts, too!! But I DO love the little Spuds McKenzie dog w/ elf shoes!

There's another one playing continually w/ 3 women singers...maybe a Big Lots commercial? 'Tis the season!!

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Joey Heatherton — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 06:47:59 GMT

When I first saw this commercial I noted the darling little girl's poofy skirts and dresses..........I figured Marshmallow World was a clothing brand...........but checking wiki, I see MW is a famous Christmas tune written in 1949 and sung by lots of famous ppl...........Target has become famous over the last few years for featuring somewhat obscure Christmas music in its ads, giving them either a wider exposure or a reintroduction.........http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow_World

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Joey Heatherton — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 06:53:22 GMT

BUT....I could be wrong!.........this link says MW was written in 1963........http://tvcommercialssongs.com/target-kind-holiday/..............we are talking about the ad....that makes it a success in MadMenLand...........

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Shorty2U — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 08:13:49 GMT

I generally scan past commercials (that's why I have a dvr, well one reason).

But I saw that Target ad and I think its cute!

The ads I got sick of were Gecko, Flo (the annoying insurance lady- and that insurance is lousy by the way I know someone who had it).

I hate ads pushing booze.

The list goes on.

But I like the Target commercial and the Subaru ad (and I love our Subaru!..lol).

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Kachina624 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:14:02 GMT

I don't think they're running it here.

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LaterGator — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:39:43 GMT

I haven't seen any Christmas ads on TV yet. It's a Marshmallow World was sung by Dean Martin in the early 60's I believe. I remember him singing it. I actually think it was sung in a movie. I'll have to see if I can find the information.

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Abby1967 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:00:31 GMT

On 11/8/2014 sidsmom said:
First time...cute. Fifth time....mildly amusing. A 100th time, which TBS plays 2x every 1/2 hour? Yeah, I'm going nuts, too!! But I DO love the little Spuds McKenzie dog w/ elf shoes!

There's another one playing continually w/ 3 women singers...maybe a Big Lots commercial? 'Tis the season!!

I thought the same way. I thought the commercial was so sweet, love Christmas commercials.but like last night it played 9 times in two hours lol. And yes that big lot commercial with the three women singing is getting there too. 4 times in two hours lol. Thank goodness for mute. They have managed to do one step in advertising they got me talking about them.

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MathisFan — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:47:29 GMT

Cute once or even twice but after seeing it multiple times, I'm over it. Sure hope this isn't Target's only commercial for the season.

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apple1964 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:50:16 GMT

Love the holiday commercials. love the song and the little girl is adorable. The lawyer commercials annoy me the most!

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JustJules — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:00:28 GMT

I think it's sweet and perfect for the holiday season. Sort of a Babes in Toyland meets Alice in Wonderland theme. The little girl is adorable and there are far more annoying commercials out there.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:05:36 GMT

On 11/8/2014 Joey Heatherton said: BUT....I could be wrong!.........this link says MW was written in 1963........http://tvcommercialssongs.com/target-kind-holiday/..............we are talking about the ad....that makes it a success in MadMenLand...........

hi joey.....it doesnt say it was written in 1963, it says it was recorded by that particular singer on the commercial (darlene love) in 1963 and was included on an album she released.

it was written in 1949.

i have been enjoying the commercial! it is getting me in the mood for the holidays.

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LeoGrl — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:39:14 GMT

OMG, I love this commercial...very clever and well done by Target. There are actually two versions of this commercial - a shorter and longer version. My favorite is the longer version when after the little girl throws the marshmallow into the dinosaur's mouth, she snaps her fingers. So cute! Gotta love the Target dog walking up the path in the little booties. I can see how a great commercial can lose its appeal if they overplay it too much, however, for me personally I never get tired of Christmas commercials. I love, love, love Dean Martin's version of the song, Marshmallow World. I used to have it on my old cell phone as a ringtone during the holidays.

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LaterGator — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:51:23 GMT

On 11/8/2014 Joey Heatherton said: When I first saw this commercial I noted the darling little girl's poofy skirts and dresses..........I figured Marshmallow World was a clothing brand...........but checking wiki, I see MW is a famous Christmas tune written in 1949 and sung by lots of famous ppl...........Target has become famous over the last few years for featuring somewhat obscure Christmas music in its ads, giving them either a wider exposure or a reintroduction.........http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow_World

Yes, I looked it up also. It was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Carl DeRose (music). It was sung by several famous people including Dean Martin that I remembered. I love that song, especially when I was young.

I just viewed the Target commercial for this year on YouTube. It's really cute. It's not out yet where we live and I'm looking forward to it. The nearest Target is 100 miles away from us. bummer.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:58:49 GMT

I like it. I think its very cute!!!

I agree about the dumb bacon commercial -- really can't stand that!

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evelomaddict — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:20:11 GMT

my favorite from last year was the jingle bells commercial from k-mart.

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sidsmom — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:58:43 GMT

On 11/10/2014 evelomaddict said:
my favorite from last year was the jingle bells commercial from k-mart.

Is this the one? Like the little 'pop' @ the end!

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shoptilyadropagain — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:36:05 GMT

I hadn't seen the commercial so I found it on Youtube. I thought it was cute and very well done (and I'm not a fan of Target nor Alice in Wonderland). I loved it when the little girl was ice skating in those oversized skates. I've only seen it the one time but I may be like the others and tire of it easily if I see it a lot!