[GERALDINE]

Originally Posted by babbs455

WOW I am glad it is not just me who's skin crawls every other minute when the back to back ads come on..i suppose since Bob has passed away last year that all that money is going to advertising
Hope Gracie has a great college fund saved up and it's not all being spent on tv ads..
hopefully she will not go into car sells..but then again it may bring a whole new generation of GRACE DANCE ad where her kids are yelling.... I told you everybody rides..

Bob did not pass away...maybe his Dad did, but Grace's FATHER, the one on the tv ads is alive and well. I saw him being interviewed by channel 9 when he got his "Dear John" letter from Chrysler. He is sooooo disgusting!!

[GERALDINE]

Originally Posted by tony

From my perspective the ads achieve their purpose in the extreme. I never even heard of the place and 18 posters have put the business name in my head.

Why talk about it at all if you don't like their commercial? If you want to do the justice you seem to want, ignore them. If vox populi has a collective change of mind, this thread could be removed and the company denied its desired publicity. You're giving the company exposure in front of the largest residents' group in The Villages.

Just let me know. Your call. Or somebody could ad a poll.

Tony, why would you want to pull this thread? I was under the impression we were free to "talk" and "get off our chest" all that was bothering us here? Is my opinion, that these ads are totally disgusting, not worth printing? Are we only allowed to post things you agree with?????

Come on now...read the posts...I'm definitely not the only one that thinks bob dance is running sick ads to grease his own pocket.

If we can only air those things that you, personally, agree with then count me OUT from now on.

Oh, gotta run...grace is on TV now .... where's my MUTE button

[tony]

Patches,

I suggest you read my post again, a little closer this time.

[Cassie325]

Originally Posted by Patches

I TOTALLY agree with everything you said. One thing though, Grace is not his granddaughter, she's his DAUGHTER. How a father could do this to his daughter really escapes me. I switched from Channel 9 to Channel 2 thinking I could avoid these ads, but lo and behold they're EVERYWHERE!!!

OH YUK....now I will have those thoughts everytime I see the darn thing...

The saddest part is that in the 6 minutes it has taken me to read through everyone of these postings....the ad has been on 3 times!!! Oh dear!!

[GERALDINE]

Originally Posted by tony

Patches,

I suggest you read my post again, a little closer this time.

Sorry Tony if I misinterpreted your post. I guess I have to admit then that I have no idea what you were trying to say. Just sign me:

Dense

[catmeister]

I feel so much less guilty for hating the ads. What an annoying child. And I tried switching channels too but there they were. Every thing all about them and the everyone rides. How much longer do we have to put up with this before everyone rebels? Is there a website about bobdancesucks.com? I'd pay to support sending the child and bobbypoo to siberia. I'd put the dog in therapy and adopt the poor thing.
sammie in melbourne

[zcaveman]

Folks - these are nothing but ads. The dad of the girl was used in the ads back in the 60s. Then Grandpa (Bob Dance) switched to the grand daughter. We have David Maus, We have the cute blie-eyed blonde with the wink and the tight tee-shirt. We have the guy with the dog. We used to have the sexy voiced latino lady with Lexus. Where did she go?

When I was in NJ, we had different but the same aggravating ads. I am sure that these type of ads exist in the area where you are from.

These people are just trying to sell cars. A very hard job in itself and they need all of the gimmicks that they can find.

Let it be or either hit the mute or previous channel button if you do not like it. That is the beauty of television.

[katezbox]

And as much as I hate the ads that exploit children - IMHO they are far less obnoxious than Jon & Kate or the shows where wives are swapped. How do you explain to kids that there mommy is gone for a few weeks? To me it borders on child abuse. When I was 7 my mom needed heart surgery so I stayed with my aunt & uncle - and that was traumatic. How much worse to have a stranger in your home tucking you in at night. Ughhhhh!

[graciegirl]

and speaking of things on TV to hate. How can anyone enjoy those reality shows where they eat worms. YUCK!

[babbs455]

sorry but bob did in fact pass away last year and his son ..GRACIES dad is now doing the commercials..bob dance was gracies grandfather and she used to do the ads with him before he died...
Local Icon Bob Dance Dies At Windermere Home

Friday, September 12, 2008 – updated: 6:52 pm EDT September 12, 2008
WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Central Florida car dealership owner and local icon Bob Dance died Friday, Eyewitness News has learned.

Dance, who owns three car dealerships in Central Florida, died at his Windermere home.

No details were released as to the cause of death.

Dance, who was 72, owned a Dodge dealership in Sanford, a Kia dealership in Merritt Island and a Hyundai dealership in Longwood. He'd been in the car business for 40 years.

[catmeister]

If I hit the mute button everytime the ads came on I'd have blisters. And yah Dave Maus is annoying too, but in an entertaining way. The kid is just plain obnoxious. And every channel? Give me a break. I can take Appliance Direct too...at least they make fun of themselves with the clothes thing.
And the rest of the dealers...they don't cram it down your throat every single available commercial moment.

[Stub3434]

I had to see it (and read some of it) to believe it. With the state of the nation in its present condition (unemployment, bankruptcy, stock market losses, etc.) it's unbelievable that so many can get so upset over TV ads. With all of the facilities and opportunities available in The Villages, you are spending too much time in front of the TV. There are some TV ads that grab your attention because of their humor, visual presentation etc. The only problem seems to be that you remember the presentation and can quote it from memory, but are hard pressed to remember the product. That doesn't seem to be the case with Bob Dance. Their ads may have a negative effect, but you certainly remember the product. GET A LIFE PEOPLE!

[nONIE]

STUB3434,

I so ! with all the serious concerns in the world at present......

But I must admit, the part where the kid said " Bob Dance where everybody rides" sort of makes me
actually, this ad really reminds me of the TV ads from the 50's, kind of nostalgic for me.

and thats my 2 cents.

[ptownrob]

Hey this is Florida- Land of the tackiest of the tackiest, outside of Vegas.

[Hancle704]

TV pitchman Billy Mays ( Oxi-clean, etc) passed away today.