Pyramid was such a great show. You pair up a celebrity with a contestant, they feed clues to each other, and try to guess a series of words. In the bonus round, the rules changed slightly to where instead of being able to describe a word, you had to simply list examples of the word or phrase. Tough stuff. That’s why you always saw the same celebrities over and over again — not everyone is smart or quick enough to be able to play the show well. (As Joey Tribbiani showed so hilariously on the Friends episode where he guests on the new Pyramid hosted by Donny Osmond.)

In Comcast’s new ads from Method Studios in Santa Monica, vintage footage from a Pyramid bonus round with overdubbed audio is used to describe their service. I could be wrong, but it looks like the celebrity giving out the clues in the ad is none other than Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on MASH. Here’s the cleverly written clues:

“High Definition. Amazing Picture Quality.” Of course, “Things That Are Good”.

“Price of Internet. Faster Downloads.” The answer is “Things That Are Great”.

“Warts. Satellite Dishes.” Rightly, the contestant guesses “Things That Should Be Removed”.

“A free library of On-Demand movies.” Quick and excitedly, the contestant answers “Things You’d Give Your Right Arm For”.

“HDTV. High Speed Internet. Free On Demand movies.” And the contestant almost jumps out of his chair, exclaiming “Things That Are Comcastic!”

While I’ve talked to a lot of people of people who absolutely abhorr this ad, I’m not one of them. (One guy at a house party this weekend hated it so much, he told me he thought it was “Craptastic”. I told him quite nicely that I did not agree. And then accidentally spilled my beverage on him. These things happen.)

Of all the new ads debuted during these baseball playoffs, this is easily the best. But don’t take my word for it. Go look at it for yourself, and form your own opinion. I promise not to spill a virtual beverage on you if you disagree with me…honest!