The Top 10 Funniest Commercials of 2016
By Buckie Wells
3. The Doritos Ultrasound Ad “For the Bold”
Depending on whom you ask, this can be considered a controversial commercial choice for the countdown. (Try saying that five times fast!) But in the name of full disclosure, let me just say that I’m a single-parent to a cat. I find no problem with some light-hearted, childbirth humor.
The commercial begins as average as ever, but for the grungy dad standing beside his baby mama chomping on a bag of Doritos. (For sanitation’s sake, I hope “no food allowed” is a standard rule for ultrasound rooms.) But I can’t knock the guy who knows what’s up in the chip department. I’ve always been a Cool Ranch type of person, but that’s neither here nor there.
Immediately, the baby (yeah, the one in the belly) starts to follow the chip and the dad starts to have some fun with it. Much to the mother’s dismay, he keeps playing around until she grabs the chip and throws it across the room — and the baby follows. The ultrasound technician freaks out and I would have a similar reaction, but it’s followed by Doritos’ tag line: For the Bold.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that babies ejecting themselves spontaneously for an orange chip is a little bit more than bold. But everyone’s reactions are priceless and make this commercial worthy of spot No. 3.
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