Insanely Retarded Local Commercial Of The Month

Posted at 2:30 PM Oct 10, 2008

By Kenny Herzog

In the spirit of a recent post on the hottest should-be viral superstar , we bring you NCDSUV's newest monthly feature. (It could theoretically be more recurring, but you kinda shoot yourself in the shin when you call something "... Of The Month.")

There's something about shitty, low-budgeted locally shot ads that endearingly harkens back to the pre-viral era, when car dealerships and furniture shops would be a catalyst for you and your friends discovering your shared affinity for obscure humor. And post-YouTube, a good local spot has an even greater appeal, because they're one of the few creative mediums who have remained impervious to self-awareness and postmodern self-deprecation (I'm lookin' at you, latest GEICO Cavemen ads).

However, it is thanks to the big YT that New York-bred commercials like the above Cash 4 Gold clip get a national platform. It's kind of like good music getting heard by more people thanks to iTunes and Rhapsody, except with phenomenally, awesomely bad bursts of television.

This one has it all. Crazy old yentas who defined the term bling back when the Diamond District was hopping, a nefarious looking business owner who may as well have stepped out of a Jacoby & Meyers ad and what appears to some kind of pyramid scheme around the ever-relevant gold trade.

So, just a little old-school-style mindless entertainment for ya before a weekend of totally brainless hedonism and self-indulgence (well, I guess we should only speak for ourselves).