Rod Dreher

Rod Dreher

Rhett and Link’s small-town commercials

posted by Rod Dreher

Reader Brett R. improves America by sending in this priceless commercial for an Alabama used mobile home dealer. It’s a real commercial, but apparently it was made by Rhett and Link, two guys who specialize in making funny commercials for small-town businesses. This is safe for work, by the way:Robert Lee is my new hero, by the way. If you liked the commercial, you have to check out the making-of video. Here’s a link to Rhett and Link’s vlog. Go past the jump to see their (safe for work) commercial featuring the Cuban former gynecologist who now sells used cars:



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Jeffersonian

posted May 4, 2010 at 10:59 am


Coffee-spit funny on the second one. I couldn’t get the sound to keep from cutting out on the first one so I’ll have to watch later.



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paulpfaff

posted May 4, 2010 at 11:49 am


nothing to say but this:
Captcha: Ecrement attempts



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Matushkaanna

posted May 4, 2010 at 12:43 pm


I used to live in Cullman. This looks pretty authentic!



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Shelley

posted May 4, 2010 at 1:25 pm


This is too funny, but you know, I’d trust him a lot more than most. There is nothing like telling someone, “If you don’t, I don’t care. You ain’t gonna hurt mi feelin’s”.
(PS I too have noticed that the capta words often relate to the topic at hand!)



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Stuart Buck

posted May 4, 2010 at 1:56 pm


The Red House commercial is the best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOyMSEWNTs



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Scott

posted May 4, 2010 at 3:40 pm


Yup, that there is Alabama (well, Cullman, anyway). I happen to live in Birmingham….



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Jeffersonian

posted May 5, 2010 at 12:14 am


Captcha: Ecrement attempts
Dear Lord, that’s funny…



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TWylite

posted May 5, 2010 at 10:00 am


If furniture and automobiles ever become functionally obsolete, they must be preserved if only to still have locally produced commercials for them. Otherwise, our culture will be much poorer for it.
P.S. I like the word “Freedomize”. It’s downright Colbertian.



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