Thos ads for "Ally" are driving me nuts.

[Archae]

Where the guy in a suit torments kids.

[petronius]

1. The ones where the guy steals the eggs, or makes the kid on the bike stay in a box?

I think they're funny, but it's a cruel humor...

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. They're hilarious and make the point perfectly.

The expressions on some of the kids faces is priceless, as if to say "Holy shit, I think I just met my first asshole!"

It is a television advertisement. Don't take it so seriously.

[Archae]

3. I just don't find humor in tormenting kids.

[A HERETIC I AM]

5. Oh, come on, Archae. It isn't torment.

They're fucking with them and as soon as the take is over, the kids were let in on the joke and you know it.

Then they're sent off to the Green room where there are checks to be cashed, real live ponies, bicycles they can ride around the block and all manner of trucks to play with.

Again, don't take it so seriously. It's a TV commercial. Children are a lot smarter than I think you are giving them credit for. That last point is exactly why it is an effective advertisement. The looks on their faces make the entire point.

"Your double talk and bullshit makes you look like the asshole I now know you to be"

[REP]

4. They're all actors

The kids read the scripts, too.