Commercials

Advertising is going to the dogs. A new ad for Purina's Beneful Dog Food airing on Austrian TV is using a soundtrack that emits special high-pitch frequencies that can only be heard by man's best friend.

Viral video sensation "Randall the honey badger narrator" (NSFW link) has gone Hollywood. The sassy, foul-mouthed internet sensation stars in the latest commercial for Wonderful Pistachios below.

Arch West, creator of the beloved Doritos snack chips, has passed away at the age of 97. West's relatives revealed said that they would (no joke) sprinkle tasty Doritos in his grave. Doritos: they're even more delicious in the afterlife. In honor of the late inventor of the greatest chips of all time, we present our favorite vintage Jay Leno Doritos ads.

Maybe zombies are just misunderstood. Maybe the stiff brain-eaters would be more relaxed with a little bit of exercise. In a humorous new commercial for Canadian charity Yoga Outreach, a staggering horde of the undead are brought back to life after taking a yoga class. In fact, after a few downward dogs, they're already making plans to get a latte.

Any sports fan knows that the slightest change in their in-season rituals can have a great influence over whether their favorite team wins or loses. So that's why Yankees fan Alec Baldwin refuses to indulge his intense urge to urinate while watching his home team play John Krasinski's (the Boston native is a Red Sox man) in a new ad campaign for New Era baseball caps.

Comedians and YouTube "Commercial Kings" Rhett and Link make purposely ridiculous commercials for legitimate local businesses in hopes that the spots' low-budget production values and absurd premise will make it a hit on YouTube, giving the business a boost in publicity.

This commercial for Dole in Japan features a character called Banana Man, who has bananas for fingers, and also has his namesake fruit growing from out of his nose, ears and head.

These ads take 'viral' marketing to a whole new level: To promote the new Steven Soderbergh movie 'Contagion,' a group of microbiologists and immunologists were tapped to create a billboard out of bacteria.

We recently told you about the Nike Air Mags, the 'Back to the Future 2'-inspired shoes that pay homage to the footwear sported by Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly in the blockbuster sequel. Now, Nike has confirmed the Mags are real, but good luck getting your hands on a pair: In a 'BTTF'-inspired promo (which featured cameos from Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown, Bill Hader as a shoe store staffer and

As the celebrity face of Dior's J'Adore perfume, we've previously seen the almost ethereally gorgeous Charlize Theron slink around in not much more than a smile. The latest ad for the French designer's scent features not just Theron, but famous beauties of the past Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe -- with the help of a little CGI, of course.

Last month, French film star Gerard Depardieu caused quite a stir when he urinated in the cabin of an Air France plane in full view of passengers and crew. The odd story caused even CNN's Anderson Cooper to have a serious gigglefit while covering it for his 'AC360' program. Now Depardieu, 62, has proven he too has a sense of humor about it.

If an ad campaign from Domino's Japan is to be believed, the pizza giant is making plans to take their brand to the final frontier: the moon.

In a couple of new promotional spots for his September 19 Comedy Central Roast, Charlie Sheen is cast as the conductor of the Roast Express, a crazy train loaded with silicon-injected goddesses and visualizations of some of Sheen's notorious catch phrases ("winning," anyone?). The train makes stops in Goddess Harbor and Tiger Valley, but when one babe asks if Normalville is on the route,

TRON Guy Jay Maynard is back and this time he's got a little bit of corporate and creative muscle behind him. Created by San Francisco based agency Ryactive for Duck Brand duct tape, 'Duck TRON' is a colorful, duct tape send-up of the sci-fi flick's famous racing sequences. And who's the 'user' behind the races? Maynard, of course. The video, which went live less than a week ago, has already ra

Burger democratists, rejoice: As of this weekend, the creepy Burger King mascot, "the King,"  is officially dead. Concurrent with the release of the guacamole topped California Whopper, Burger King's new advertising agency of record McGarryBowen has dethroned the edgy monarch in favor of an approach based on health and freshness.