Close shave, America; close shave, Barbasol!
While I do sort of miss the ridiculous number of Rotel/Velveeta commercials on the Big Ten Network, I must say this Barbasol add is unbelievably awesome. The add does not overtly attempt to be funny, which obviously contributes to its brilliant hilarity.
I'll leave you with this:
"America, you're lookin' good: handsome, free, and tall!
Close shave, America; close shave Barbasol!"
The add could use more Stanzi/Lehman, otherwise, it is perfection.
UPDATE: Googled it, looks like Orson has discussed the awesomeness of this commercial:
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2010/01/21/great-moments-in-big…
January 29th, 2010 at 8:07 PM ^
ad, not add
January 29th, 2010 at 8:08 PM ^
Dude, it's all about Lectric Shave.
BLADE CLOSE, LECTRIC SMOOOOTH
January 29th, 2010 at 8:08 PM ^
Barbasol has been the one and only constant in my life. Without it I would be this guy: 
January 29th, 2010 at 8:22 PM ^
I recently went to refresh my supply of Barbasol and noticed that the price increaded by $0.10...Must be for the ad campaign and I'm totally okay with that.
January 29th, 2010 at 9:03 PM ^
You know my man's old lady isn't hanging around faithfully waiting for him to come in from the road! She is pretty hot...the first thing she wants when he comes in the door is him to shave and get the love on. She's half a nymph! Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Damn I'm tired of losing.
January 29th, 2010 at 11:43 PM ^
I'm with EDSBS. That dude is a meth head, and his wife is a whore and a psycho killer. AWESOME!
January 29th, 2010 at 11:50 PM ^
This is pretty random thread.
I would recommend Proraso shave cream
http://www.amazon.com/Proraso-Classic-Shaving-Eucalyptus-Menthol/dp/B00…
You can get more or less the same formulation for about $8 at Bath/Bodyworks from C.O. Bigelow, also.
January 30th, 2010 at 1:07 AM ^
What a bitch. Her man's been raging on meth, driving his ass all over the country to support her, and she can't even say hello before he shaves off his much-earned, manly five day shadow? Tom Brady would be pissed. Long live the stubble.
January 30th, 2010 at 4:02 AM ^
In Cupid's little / Bag of trix / Here's the one / That clix / With chix / Burma-Shave
January 30th, 2010 at 1:07 PM ^
The best way to shave is after a long, hot shower. No need for any cream at all.
Buying shaving cream means less money for beer and hookers.
January 30th, 2010 at 2:01 PM ^
When I was still on campus and working at the snack bar in Oxford, there used to be an old Barbasol ad on CNN that would air every morning. Some mom almost trips over her son's big wheel -- she says, "Close shave!" and the husband upstairs in the bathroom yells, "BARBASOL!" The kid dejectedly says, "...better get Barbasol, mom."
It made even less sense than the ad you're describing.