Shriners Hospital for Children Christmas ad

I think St Jude’s upped their ante

Ricky Gervais needs to critique this.

I think Alec got mesothelioma.

They've got a 30-minute infomercial out this season, hosted by Alec & Kaleb! I was so excited, then quickly bored. They must remember that the essence of their brand is that they are upbeat little showpeople. St. Jude must be raking in more dough, because the Shriner's infomercial concentrates on the children's maladies. It's a drag.

Ugh little defectives. If they can afford slick ads they don't need me.

There are more economic ways to deal with a sub-par child.

Alec is an undergraduate at Northwestern—he must be a junior or senior by now.

Shriners has the I'll Be Home for Christmas commercials which I'm tired of.

Does NO ONE in the media EVER question the absolute saturation of advertising and mailings this place does vs their constant claim to need money?

They're like fucking PBS. If you've got so many and so much resources that you can saturate the airwaves and mailboxes so much that you begin turning people off your brand, you clearly don't need the money. They should both be boycotted for that alone.

They got Trace Adkins shilling for them this year.

Those commercials are just ... too much.

The only hit to come out of an Alec show is Alec and that's ME baby remember?

[quote]Alec is an undergraduate at Northwestern—he must be a junior or senior by now.

Is he on a football scholarship?

R5, same for ASPCA and US Humane Society. Millions to spend on commercials. CEOs who make millions. Give to your local shelter, they really need the money.

R9 In the industry, PBS Fund Raisers are known as "Beg-A-Thons." For $5.00 a month, you can sign-up for the cheapest way to get "Passport," access to previous programs.

Is he, R7? I always thought he was....special.

I just turned 80.... what's my price?

Oh God. I saw it yesterday and it was the worst one yet. Auto tuned singing from the bottom of a barrel.

OP, you better repent for saying negative things about the hospital and kids.

All those Children's Charity kids' voices are adult voice-over actors. Listen to how similar they are, always with a slight lisp.

Shlight lishp.

It wouldn't be Christmas without a DL thread on the Shriners "kids"

I guess r20 proves that Rose at R13 was right!

That kid in the St. Jude's ad just irritates me. You just can tell that he feels superior to everyone because he survived cancer and never lets anyone forget it.

I looked him up online. Not only is he a student at my university alma mater (Northwestern), but he graduated from my high school AND elementary school! Kid’s STALKING me!

He’s a bottom, right?

R27, he doesn’t have to kneel to give a blow job unless Caweb in involved.

"You're too short for that gesture, Kaleb. In fact, you're too short for most gestures."

"Pull up your adowable blankets. It's going to be a bumpy night."

"Kaleb, in all the years of our friendship, I have never let you go to the operating room alone. Now I must."

Between the sick kids and the neglected animals, I'll be glad when Christmas is over! I send in contributions, stop torturing me.

r30 You're part of the problem. Since you're donating, that means the ads are getting results so they'll keep airing them. Same goes for the morons who answer robocallers.

[quote]Shriners has the I'll Be Home for Christmas commercials which I'm tired of.

Tiresome but at least it's only seasonal, R8

[quote]Between the sick kids and the neglected animals

I'm glad they stopped showing the SPCA ad with the Sarah McLachlan song playing in the background on a seemingly endless loop.

From the link below:

[quote]Alec Cabacungan (He/Him) is a junior at Northwestern University studying Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. After he graduates with his bachelor’s degree, Alec plans to pursue his dreams of being a sports broadcaster. He is also interested in pursuing a career in acting and philanthropy. In his free time, Alec enjoys watching new movies, playing/coaching wheelchair basketball, annoying his older sisters, beating his friends in video games and appearing in commercials for Shriners Children’s.

Well, Alec is looking less like Ted Cruz these days. How nice for him.

R31 I admit I'm a softie. But not when it counts the most.

As long as the McCormick commercial goes away, I won’t end up in a hospital for the nervously insane

The animal ads, not including St. Jude's and Shriners, are scams. Over half the money they raise is used to raise more money and both the USHS and ASPCA park millions of dollars in off-shore accounts. Please give to local animal shelters.

Is Alec's name on that Jeffrey Epstein list that's about to be revealed?

R32 I think Alec definitely has a future in sports bwoadcasting.

I always see the little black kid and think he's a priest or a minister.

I just saw a Shriners commercial and thought of this thread.

This is the fourth straight year I've heard that woman's voice cracking under the words, "My miracle child has cancer."

Did LaChaka's daughter, ug, hmm, ahh, you know...?

Caleb is Eve to Alec’s Margo Channing.

Marry me, r43

Those St. Jude’s ads aren’t playing anymore. These kids in the ads are facing recurrences of cancer and dying.

And then Marlo’s tiny nose appears…

R44, you may end up marrying multiple people. That’s been posted here for years.

[quote] Did LaChaka's daughter, ug, hmm, ahh, you know...?

LaChaka? LaChaka Kahn?

What happened to that Trace Adkins TV show with Sarandon? I thought it was god awful.

R43. Then is the girl with the prosthetic Mrs. Lloyd (Karen) Richards?

Fasten your wheelchair restraints, it’s going to be a bumpy night!

is that the one with the elmer fudd ass kid

[quote] elmer fudd ass

Holy shit! They're arming those kids.

That wheelchair-bound little girl shouted"Take your shot!" as she did just that with her regulation size bow and arrow. Shot a bulls eye, too.

Donate or else. Yikes.

Shriners are a great audience.

I love the Shriners for this.

Alec graduated from college a week or two ago.