Who knew that Roddick was a great silent actor?

This spot would not be nearly as rich if they gave Roddick any lines. Instead he is left to mug, and proves himself a brilliant mugger. The moment they stick the laptop in his hand he does a neck-whipping doubletake, and his subsequent expressions of silent fury are a great self-lampoon of his on-court antics. His closing look of disgust almost steals the whole show -- until Bill Kurtis plants a sweet kiss of triumph on the trophy.

It's all about the whinny

Okay so I freely confessed that I think Flo is hot. But she has never made me whinny. That's what she does to this guy. He kind of turns alto when she first gives him the price gun, but when she yells "Power to the people!" he whinnies like a little filly in a blue shirt.

God help me, I think she's hawt.

Flo has got it all going on. So does Mr. Fish Finder.

Ouch!

Ouch.

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Mom, can I put the cat in the washing machine?

Who's to say that the rest of the world is funnier and a bit less prudish than the good ol USA?

It's a Piece of Junk!

Forget Johnny Depp as Dillinger - if they were giving Oscars for great moments, one of the greatest would surely be this round-faced kid's look of utter incredulity when the guy from the Other Bank takes away his fine red truck and gives him "a nice one - I made that one myself."

Sadism toward children has not been a common theme of commercials, especially by failed banks scraping by with huge bailouts from the American taxpayer. 2009 has been such an interesting year!

Oh Gimme That Damn Pony Mister

This is me. The little brunette who thinks it's all coming to her because she gets to go first. Oh yes, sir, she sure would like a pony. And for a moment she is delighted with her pony. Until the Evil Man, who is supposed to represent Other Banks Than Ally, does this Satanic chk-chk thing and brings forth a real pony, spotted and furred EXACTLY like the little toy pony, which the brunette girl now truly detests.

She tries, as we all do, to protest: to get that last seat on the overbooked plane, to tell the IRS it's not fair, to explain to the woman at the call center that the microwave worked fine until the evening of the day after the warranty expired.

If looks could kill, Mr. Brushcut would be so dead.

Best commercial of the year. Cruel irony alert: this is an ad for Ally, the reconstituted GMAC Bank, and what GM has done to many of its employees and retirees this year is much, much worse than giving them a toy pony.