Without a doubt these are the best commercials in recent memory. I hope the creators are paid well. The best part is when the little girl raises her eybrows and nods her head toward the jerk that gave her friend a real pony but only gave her a piece of junk toy pony.

Kudos...and I would be more inclined to find an Ally bank and do business with them after viewing this series of commercials.

Does anyone here remember Pepsodent toothpaste? It died in the If not, it's because of their commercial/jingle "You'll wonder where the yellow went, When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent."

What did consumers take away from this? Pepsodent = Yellow Teeth. Negative associations stick to your own reputation. Ally Bank will learn this too.

These commercials are MEAN. I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's a sad commentary on our society that so many people feel the opposite. It is horrific sometimes to see what we think is funny in our society and the values and behavior that reflects. Everytime they come on, we feel bad for the kids and angry at the adults for their meanness in taking advantege. They are driving us so crazy that I decided for the frst time in my 67 year life to contact the company to complain ask them to take them off. Sadly, it looks like we are lonely voices in the wind.

I have to disagree. I think the Ally Bank "Pony" ad is, aesthetically, the best thing I have seen on TV this year. I seriously doubt that any damage was done to the little girls in these ads. It would have been a simple matter to explain to them, and their parents, that the pony would not be "for keeps" etc.

I have to disagree, I like these ads, I think they're funny. The one with the chunky kid & the red truck is my favorite, he has such a look of disbelief on his face when they guy gives him the cardboard truck. And the one with the pony, the slighted little girl has the perfect expression of annoyed on her face. They got some good kid actors for these parts.

So many haters on this site! I haven't seen either of these commercials before. They are hilarious!
Thanks for reviewing them Jane

Tommy - Just giving my opinion. That's what the "Op" is in OpEd. That's what bloggers do.

MCW - Those commercials don't bother me as much as they do some people. I kind of like her cheery attitude.

wow, we hate ads, rarely watch them as most of our TV is TIVO'd or Redzone channel and I must say I love those commercials. Nothing quite as funny as a kid that's peeved and unwilling to saying anything...

When did TV Squad turn into a blog-version of The View? "There's just something so wrong ... about giving a kid something and then taking it away from them"? Are you bonkers!?!?

Jane -- stick to reviewing things about Jon & Kate, anything ABC airs and random housewife-demographic-targeted garbage. Your "OpEd" piece is mind-numbing.

You're not a journalist, and you just proved it.

Worse than these commercials: http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/01/15/80/image_7680151.jpg ?

I think not.