Most hated commercial? (Part 4)

[The Penguin]

You love, you hate, you love to hate. The thread that won't die until "bad" commercials do continues.

Part 1 (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=83615)
07-31-2003 to 02-21-2006

Part 2 (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=160982)
02-21-2006 to 08-03-2007

Part 3 (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=195035)
08-04-2007 to 03-28-2008

[TheVofSteel]

I'm getting tired of seeing that Sharpie commercial with David Beckham writing on the golf ball to make it look like a soccer ball. There's nothing particularly irritating about it, it's just on a lot during the shows I watch.

[Michael24]

Do we even see Beckham in that commercial? All I ever recall is a pair of hands and some feet at the end of it. But yeah, it's kind of annoying.

Another one I've been seeing where it goes something like, "One . . . one dollar . . . foot long . . . " Sandwhich commercial or something. Subway perhaps? Annoying.

[JPPT1974]

Hate the Sharpie Beckham commercial!
I mean, really find no big deal about him or his wife.
But not a big soccer fan either!

[Jay]

That sobe water commercial with naomi campbell and those stupid lizards,that commercial is really annoying.

[JRP82190]

That sobe water commercial with naomi campbell and those stupid lizards,that commercial is really annoying.
completely agree

[tucsoncoyote]

Actually it's odd that there's a new commercial I loathe and even though they don't play it that much it is rather moronic and lame all in one shot.

The commercial I'm refering to is called "The Adventures of Savingsman", which is first off a blatant rip off of any superhero/heroine formula.

In this one (and it's only 1 commerical), you see a cashier ring up a bill for a bit over 175 bucks, and the female customer goes. "Gee I don't have that much money, I'll think I'll use my credit card!" but then this superzero dressed up like Superman (right down to the S on his chest, (which is really a $), Suddenly appears and advises the woman not to use her credit card, but gives her perhaps some cheesy tips on how to save money.

Now what is really oxymoronic about this one is the fact that right now people are still saving up cash, and that's what has caused a bit of a recession, so during that time, wouldn't it be logical for people to be spending? I mean I could see it if things were more in a boom period (as these boom periods encourage spending.

The who commercial to me comes over as some cheesey excuse to make folks save dollars and cents, yet this is about as corny as "Attack of the Killer Checkbook."

:coyote;

[Silverstar]

That sobe water commercial with naomi campbell and those stupid lizards,that commercial is really annoying.

You know, I've heard a lot of hate for that ad, however both my parents love it.

I just like to look at Naomi. :cool:

[IDistractedYou]

I'm really tired of the alltel commercial where the other phone guys someone the wizard off their van. Its on constantly here.

[CaptainHero]

I cannot stand those stupid obnoxious and cheesy E-Surance commercials with the secret agent, they are so corny and annoying and play all the time.

I am getting pretty sick of the "Free Credit Report.com" ones too with the guys singing

[Michael24]

I am getting pretty sick of the "Free Credit Report.com" ones too with the guys singing

Agreed. I still really like the first one, in the pirate restaurant, and the second one where they're in the basement is okay, but the newer one where they're in the car rapping is just... ugh!

[mookie75]

Agreed. I still really like the first one, in the pirate restaurant, and the second one where they're in the basement is okay, but the newer one where they're in the car rapping is just... ugh!

Is that the one where they're driving around in an old junker and complaining about being laughed at by the girls in the sports car next to them?

That commercial always puzzled me because they make it sound like checking your credit report will somehow improve your credit. If those guys had checked freecreditreport.com, the only result they would have seen is that they would have known that they had crappy credit going into the dealership. In all likelihood, they still would have been stuck with the junker. :D

[Michael24]

Yeah, that's the same one. If they hadn't been rapping, I probably wouldn't mind it, because I still liked the first two ones.


That sobe water commercial with naomi campbell and those stupid lizards,that commercial is really annoying.

That's Naomi Campbell? Really? I never would have guessed. I thought the girl looked too hot to be her.

[AhmedtheHead]

I hate the new McDonald's ads where they try to convince you that their food is made from "fresh, natural ingredients." Oh please.:shrug:

(Example: Notice that McDonald's advertised their McNuggets saying, "NOW with all-white meat." What on Earth were we eating before!?:confused:)

Are we stupid to you executives? They make it seem like the employees actually COOK the food when all they really do is take the food out a frozen bag and heat it up. Nice try, Mickey D's. We're not stupid. You sell fast food, for Pete's sakes.

On another note, I can't believe the Optimum Triple Play ad with the Spanish rapper is STILL being shown in heavy rotation.

PULL IT FROM THE AIR ALREADY! :mad:

The ad went from being a mildly amusing, cheesy ad to a grating, annoying, channel-switching pest. (But even if you do change channels, the same ad would be on again!)


Plus, there is an ad for the Boys & Girls club in which random kids are easily reading from a cue card about the program, some of them lacking enthusiasm. Plus, at the end of the commercial, if you listen closely, you could even hear the director yell Cut!

Terrible job from the director and editor. What happened to their previous ads with Denzel Washington? WAAAAAYYY better than this one.

[The Irishman]

I hate the new McDonald's ads where they try to convince you that their food is made from "fresh, natural ingredients." Oh please.:shrug:

(Example: Notice that McDonald's advertised their McNuggets saying, "NOW with all-white meat." What on Earth were we eating before!?:confused:)


IIRC McDonalds had an ad at home where they stated that McNuggets were now made with "Real Chicken". Kinda makes you wonder...

New hated ad, the Saturn one where the guy goes into the dealership only to walk back out again to make sure he's in the right place. Yup, no better way to admit all your previous cars were rubbish. And being from Europe, I can safely say that their "all new line-up" isn't quite what they claim. Some models are at least 5-6 years old.

[Michael24]

Okay, I'm officially sick of the Progressive auto insurance ads with the annoying, freaky-looking hyper-attractive chick at the register who gets all excited when the guy checking out says how much he saved and she announces it over the PA. "Yeah! *laughs* I say it louder." Doesn't help that they usually show it and another one back-to-back.

[Charlie]

I'm getting really sick of those animated CVS Pharmacy commercials. Its shows up every commercial break on CNN during Anderson. I never new hatred for a song (in this case Ordinary Miracle by Kathy Fisher I believe) could exist in me.

[Silverstar]

Okay, I'm officially sick of the Progressive auto insurance ads with the annoying, freaky-looking hyper-attractive chick at the register who gets all excited when the guy checking out says how much he saved and she announces it over the PA. "Yeah! *laughs* I say it louder." Doesn't help that they usually show it and another one back-to-back.

IMHO, Progressive hasn't made a memorable commercial since "Boredom Insurance", and that was years ago.

[DrTooth]

I cannot stand those stupid obnoxious and cheesy E-Surance commercials with the secret agent, they are so corny and annoying and play all the time.

I have to say 2 things about that. The Flash animation they use is way too god for something like that. Even the character designs are pretty amazing. If only more flash animated TV programs looked like than instead of, say Jacob 2 2 or Will and Dewitt. Those things look like it took them an afternoon.

That and, I give them credit for being different. While people are still laughing at Weird looking guys in weird looking costumes in situations where it is awkward and rediculous, they're actually being pretty bold. Sure, I'll never get the connection between secret agents and dodgey insurance companies, but at least they aren't 2 guys in burger costumes with their own human heads sticking out harassing a Wendy's Call Box. Yeah, that one was clever. Rolls eyes...

[Lonestarr]

Sure, I'll never get the connection between secret agents and dodgey insurance companies, but at least they aren't 2 guys in burger costumes with their own human heads sticking out harassing a Wendy's Call Box. Yeah, that one was clever. Rolls eyes...

I'd gladly take the burger guys over the pinheads in red Wendy's wigs extolling the virtues of square burgers. It's bad enough when those ads came on the TV, but playing before movies...that's just right out.

[Silverstar]

I'd gladly take the burger guys over the pinheads in red Wendy's wigs extolling the virtues of square burgers. It's bad enough when those ads came on the TV, but playing before movies...that's just right out.

Wendy's seems to have abandoned the 'red wig' campaign for now; lately they've been doing generic, slice-of-life type ads featuring somewhat creepy animations of the Wendy's girl at the beginning and end.

[DrTooth]

I'd gladly take the burger guys over the pinheads in red Wendy's wigs extolling the virtues of square burgers. It's bad enough when those ads came on the TV, but playing before movies...that's just right out.

Let's agree that they both completely suck. At least the Orville Reddenbacker people got it right, and just digitally altered old commercials to feature new products.

[Kitschensyngk]

I'm not a fan of that DiGiorno's commercial where the guy sits in his backyard and "orders" a pizza by calling his wife in the kitchen on his cell phone and snapping at her. Then he and his friends just keep sitting there unfazed when she turns the lawn sprinklers on them in revenge. Am I the only one who finds it a little misogynist?

Also that commercial where two coffee shop regulars discover that McDonald's serves capucchino and in relief start throwing off every intellectual stereotype they can think of.

"I don't have to call movies films anymore!"

"I almost bought a beret!"

I don't know why, but this ad just bothers me.

[Silverstar]

I'm not a fan of that DiGiorno's commercial where the guy sits in his backyard and "orders" a pizza by calling his wife in the kitchen on his cell phone and snapping at her. Then he and his friends just keep sitting there unfazed when she turns the lawn sprinklers on them in revenge. Am I the only one who finds it a little misogynistic?

No, it's not just you. I find that ad to be misogynistic as well, and I'm a guy!

The thing is, they altered the ending of that spot. Originally, the husband and his buddies winced and recoiled when the wife squirts them. For some reason, they re-shot it so that the guys just continue watching TV and make no reaction, thereby showing no remorse for being such pigs.

I actually thought it was funnier the other way.

[ToOn~g@l]

There is actually a radio commercial I cannot stand. I think its for some HD radio company, not sure but everytime the first commercial comes on while I'm listening to the radio the commercial goes "hey its your radio, thanks for not switching to HD, I'm so proud of you." or something like that. What makes it worse is that it seems to follow me when I change the station. Has anyone else heard this one?

[Michael24]

Sci-Fi Channel's ads for the "What The Frak Is Going On With BSG" marathon. As if I didn't already have zero interest in your show before, doing an annoying "quirky" promo that says "frak" or "fraking" in every sentence generates even less.


No, it's not just you. I find that ad to be misogynistic as well, and I'm a guy!

The thing is, they altered the ending of that spot. Originally, the husband and his buddies winced and recoiled when the wife squirts them. For some reason, they re-shot it so that the guys just continue watching TV and make no reaction, thereby showing no remorse for being such pigs.

I actually thought it was funnier the other way.

I never saw that commercial as being misogynistic, just funny. Though I haven't seen the version with the new ending. Haven't even seen that commercial in probably close to a year, actually.

[Peter Paltridge]

There is actually a radio commercial I cannot stand. I think its for some HD radio company, not sure but everytime the first commercial comes on while I'm listening to the radio the commercial goes "hey its your radio, thanks for not switching to HD, I'm so proud of you." or something like that. What makes it worse is that it seems to follow me when I change the station. Has anyone else heard this one?
Oh, you'll bend to their will eventually, or else. Remember, HD Radio is not a marketing scam, because you get a higher picture resolution than you would with ordinary radio.

[Blue Priestess]

There is actually a radio commercial I cannot stand. I think its for some HD radio company, not sure but everytime the first commercial comes on while I'm listening to the radio the commercial goes "hey its your radio, thanks for not switching to HD, I'm so proud of you." or something like that. What makes it worse is that it seems to follow me when I change the station. Has anyone else heard this one?

I HATE that "Hi, it's your radio, I'm gonna act like that whiny guy you knew who drove everyone nuts because I'm afraid you'll switch to HD" campaign. Generally, I like my car radio, but that ad campaign makes me want to bludgeon it.

That seems to be a trend: take a competing technology and make its users look like jerks/nerds/jerky nerds; somehow, this equals comedy gold, even though all you're left with is a sense of irritation at the mix of obnoxiousness & smugness. Comcast does it with VIOS and DSL (I swear to God, if one more person tries to convince me that the Slowskis are somehow funny because they act like a-holes to everyone, I'm gonna punch them), and now radio does it. I guess TV knows that the mandatory HD transition is a burden for some people (people who are still afraid of VCRs, I guess), so they aren't going that route, but they're the only ones. Once this trend dies, I'll be very happy and a lot less violent.

[carlaspirit]

You know, I read somewhere the HD in HD Radio apparently stands for "Hybrid Digital." Good to see they're not trying to profit off our undying fascination with anything high definition.

IIRC one of the more annoying spots had a guy getting into his friend's car and saying something like;

"Hey, there's a great new HD station. [a perfectly natural statement] What? You don't have an HD Radio!"
He then rambles on about "hidden stations," incredible sound quality, and other reasons we should own this product. Then he ends with this brilliant zinger.
"What did I expect, you still use VHS."

The best part is even if you own an HD Radio you still have to sit through those insufferable ads. Just now they're in CD quality, so you really have no reason to complain.

[Blackstar]

I'm somewhat disturbed by these new Cheetos ads in which Chester Cheetah has become a demonic entity who convinces people to do bad things to other people with Cheetos. At least in the one with the woman in the laundromat and the one with the woman in the plane, they at least had some reasons for being tempted to do what they did, but the guy in the office had no reason to trash his co-worker's cubicle other than he was annoyed by how much of a clean freak he was. And when did Chester Cheetah obtain and English accent? That's one heck of a way to shill your product; Cheetos are not only fun to eat, but they can also be used perform acts of impish evil.

[DrTooth]

That seems to be a trend: take a competing technology and make its users look like jerks/nerds/jerky nerds; somehow, this equals comedy gold, even though all you're left with is a sense of irritation at the mix of obnoxiousness & smugness. Comcast does it with VIOS and DSL (I swear to God, if one more person tries to convince me that the Slowskis are somehow funny because they act like a-holes to everyone, I'm gonna punch them), and now radio does it. I guess TV knows that the mandatory HD transition is a burden for some people (people who are still afraid of VCRs, I guess), so they aren't going that route, but they're the only ones. Once this trend dies, I'll be very happy and a lot less violent.

I could just kiss you if I had any lips. I thought I was the only one that thought that, in a "Welcome to the NHK" conspiracy sort of way, but now I see I'm not alone. It's all part of this rich 20 year old crapsack culture. Unless you have the greatest, newest, most expensive toys, you don't matter.

It's like that Thomas Edison cutscene in Family Guy. The rich guy with fancy gadgets wags his fortune in front of some poor person's face, and then mocks them for not having them. That's essentially what these commercials do. Oh, you still listen to (chortle) regular radio? Well, if you were making ten times your own salary and maxx out your credit cards, you can listen to the same radio, only clearer.

I really hate how the same internet conglomerates who used to mock people for not having DSL are mocking them for having DSL and not the ultra expensive new thing only businesses and really rich people can afford. Just having this computer and their crappy DSL service cost me more than I'm even worth. The extra slap in the face is that the DSL isn't all that good, and cuts out every 5 minutes for 30 minutes or more.

I really hate those HD TV commercials. "Notice how digital makes everything better?" Sorry, I didn't. My antenna just broke of my Tv that I had for 8 years, and can't afford another one, since they only have the expensive models now. And Digital didn't exactrly make music so much better. You can fit it on another device I can't afford, but the sound is really distorted in some cases. I know that we have to convert to digital and such, but for the cost of these advertisements, they can give us a better deal than a coupon for 40 bucks off a converter.

[warnerbroman]

I'm somewhat disturbed by these new Cheetos ads in which Chester Cheetah has become a demonic entity who convinces people to do bad things to other people with Cheetos. At least in the one with the woman in the laundromat and the one with the woman in the plane, they at least had some reasons for being tempted to do what they did, but the guy in the office had no reason to trash his co-worker's cubicle other than he was annoyed by how much of a clean freak he was. And when did Chester Cheetah obtain and English accent? That's one heck of a way to shill your product; Cheetos are not only fun to eat, but they can also be used perform acts of impish evil. at leeast it's original IMO

what realy creepy was thos burger king ad with their mascot if I "woke up with the king" I would freak out

[Michael24]

I'm somewhat disturbed by these new Cheetos ads in which Chester Cheetah has become a demonic entity who convinces people to do bad things to other people with Cheetos. At least in the one with the woman in the laundromat and the one with the woman in the plane, they at least had some reasons for being tempted to do what they did, but the guy in the office had no reason to trash his co-worker's cubicle other than he was annoyed by how much of a clean freak he was. And when did Chester Cheetah obtain and English accent? That's one heck of a way to shill your product; Cheetos are not only fun to eat, but they can also be used perform acts of impish evil.

Yeah, I hate this new ad campaign. Chester Cheetah used to be cool. Now he's a Palpatine knock-off who encourages bad behavior? "Hey, people! Buy our product, and you, too, can't mistreat your fellow man but feel good about it because you're eating a nice crisp Cheeto." :confused:

[Swordfish_II]

I just saw one of those Geico celebrity ads where the celebrity was...a bottle of Mrs. Buttersworth syrup.

Um, what?

[Michael24]

Oh, I forgot about that one! I saw it last night and went, "WTF!?" As if the others weren't bad enough, now I guess they've run out of celebrities they could afford and have to resort to kitchen condiments! The Quaker Oats guy or Cap'n Crunch is probably up next.

[Blue Priestess]

I just saw one of those Geico celebrity ads where the celebrity was...a bottle of Mrs. Buttersworth syrup.

Um, what?

It's official - we've run out of celebrities.

[Mr.Penguin]

Oh, I forgot about that one! I saw it last night and went, "WTF!?" As if the others weren't bad enough, now I guess they've run out of celebrities they could afford and have to resort to kitchen condiments! The Quaker Oats guy or Cap'n Crunch is probably up next.

Actually, Capn' Crunch would be pretty cool...if it was, y'know, the 60's version.:sweat: That Mrs. Butterworth one is dumb, but that last line is pretty funny.



I'm somewhat disturbed by these new Cheetos ads in which Chester Cheetah has become a demonic entity who convinces people to do bad things to other people with Cheetos. At least in the one with the woman in the laundromat and the one with the woman in the plane, they at least had some reasons for being tempted to do what they did, but the guy in the office had no reason to trash his co-worker's cubicle other than he was annoyed by how much of a clean freak he was. And when did Chester Cheetah obtain and English accent? That's one heck of a way to shill your product; Cheetos are not only fun to eat, but they can also be used perform acts of impish evil.


^Quoted for truth. The thing is; that plane one....isn't she technically...killing that guy? Suffocation-by-Cheeto?:o

[Michael24]

While I have nothing against the show itself, TBS's incessant "Earl Earl bo bearl" ads for My Name Is Earl, while short, are beyond annoying. :mad:

[Fifi Fanatic]

Well, every "truth" commercial ever made is like having to sit through a nazi propaganda film, but this latest one ("Must have been a typo") brings in the added annoyance of a song and dance number. I was praying that an 18-wheeler would come barreling down the street and squash those guys in mid-dance. :evil:


And all of the Sonic commercials are beyond irritating. Are the people in those ads having some kind of competition to see who can be the most obnoxious and annoying?

[Dracula_Marth]

1. Cheetos: So, The point they are trying to get across is that Chester Cheetah appers to people who eat Cheetos to teach them to become his minions by doing crazy, mean-spirited and stupid things? All of a sudden, I'm reminded why I've always preferred Doritos.

2. Truth: I haven't seen many, and I don't neccessarily approve of smoking, but the commercials are boderline propaganda.

3. freecreditreport.com: All i can gather from it is that if you don't go to their website and sign up, you'll be ruined for life and also sing at inappropriate times.

[Michael24]

The T.G.I. Fridays commercial with that Guy Frietti or whatever his name is. A) Who is this clown and B) why does it act like we should already know who he is?

feedthepig.com - That half-man/half-pig creation is just... *shudders* frightening.

[tucsoncoyote]

feedthepig.com - That half-man/half-pig creation is just... *shudders* frightening.

Well I'll see your half-man/pig and raise you a whole herd of muppet like pigs in the "Energy Hogs" commercials we have out here.. Think of the scene as a bunch of evil muppet pigs (like Miss Piggy and all of her "Pigs in Space" friends/fiends), showing up in your living room with all the lights turned on. wasting your energy.. then imagine you walking in on them... next thing you know, they'll pull out the guns and knives and kill the homeowners..

But yeah anything to do with Pigs is purely wrong sick.. on so many levels..

:coyote:

[Blue Priestess]

The T.G.I. Fridays commercial with that Guy Frietti or whatever his name is. A) Who is this clown and B) why does it act like we should already know who he is?

He hosts the really awesome show "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" on Food Network, and that's the only place I've seen these ads. More specifically, they're aired during "Ultimate Recipe Showdown", which he cohosts; Fridays is carrying the winning recipes for the different categories. His shows are cool and so is he, but I can see where he'd annoy anyone unfamiliar with his stuff.

[Michael24]

Ah. I never watch Food Network, but I've seen those ads on a variety of channels.

[Blackstar]

The Burger King breakfast commercials with the Robo Burger King 3000. This robotic King exists to show us that there's something out there even creepier than the regular silent King. And of course, in one ad, we also got a bonus awkward moment when the man's wife tells her husband that King 3000 is "So good with his hands!", implying that she's "fooling around" with the King bot. Personally, I'm getting a little tired of advertisers using unfaithful, cheating wifes and girlfriends for a cheap laugh. How exactly is portraying wifes as being unfaithful empowering women? If a man cheating on his wife isn't supposed to be funny, why are we supposed to think that the reverse is?

[Silverstar]

I'm already tired of those commercials for ESPN Radio in which regular shmoes make the ESPN commentators feel awkward and uncomfortable by acting like they're old buddies, when in fact the ESPN guys obviously have no idea who the frell they are. Particularly this one spot in which some d-bag and his family are going on vacation, and they pull up to an commentator's house and dump their cat on him, complete with cat box, ear drop medicine, the whole 9 yards. No, that's not funny. What would've been funny if right after the family drove off, the ESPN guy just dropped the furball onto the pavement and let him run away.

I'm getting really sick of these endless ads in which all the "humor" stems from awkward moments and uncomfortable silences.

[Maenos]

Lately that Nutrisystem food commercial has been really annoying me. It's the one with that woman (is she famous? I honestly don't know who she is, though I don't really pay much attention to what's being said). Anyway, at one point (I'm paraphrasing from memory, so will be slightly off), she says she loves sports, catches a football thrown from offscreen, and says "Football. How many other girls can do that?"

Maybe it's me, but I take that almost as if she's saying "Women don't like sports, but I do. I'm a catch of a lifetime, fellas!", which really gets to me.

And Truth I didn't mind until the whole animated characters thing. That's...just odd.

[Silverstar]

Lately that Nutrisystem food commercial has been really annoying me. It's the one with that woman (is she famous? I honestly don't know who she is, though I don't really pay much attention to what's being said). Anyway, at one point (I'm paraphrasing from memory, so will be slightly off), she says she loves sports, catches a football thrown from offscreen, and says "Football. How many other girls can do that?" Maybe it's me, but I take that almost as if she's saying "Women don't like sports, but I do. I'm a catch of a lifetime, fellas!", which really gets to me.

Her name's Jillian Barberie, and she's 'famous' in the very loosest sense of the word. Basically, she makes the rounds from one basic cable show to another. She was on The Best Damn Sports Show Period on FOX Sports Net for a time, and for a while she had her own show on Spike TV (IIRC) called The List with Jillian Barberie.



And Truth I didn't mind until the whole animated characters thing. That's...just odd.

Those ads are weird to be sure...but I also find them to be strangely amusing in their extreme dumbness. Of the 2 they've done so far, I like "The Magical Amount" more than "Typo", probably because it sports some notable voice actors from animation: I recognize Jim Cummings as the leprechaun and Tara Strong as the fairy.

[The Nameless]

Her name's Jillian Barberie, and she's 'famous' in the very loosest sense of the word. Basically, she makes the rounds from one basic cable show to another. She was on The Best Damn Sports Show Period on FOX Sports Net for a time, and for a while she had her own show on Spike TV (IIRC) called The List with Jillian Barberie.

She's 'famous' for hosting Good Day LA on KTTV in Los Angeles too.

[Michael24]

I think I'd watch an advertisement for just about anything if Jillian Barberie was in it. :D

[tucsoncoyote]

Well if I have a new bad commerical I can hate, I got one now, and it would have to be none other than Turbo Tax... for good reason.

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, I'm going to tell you all about it..

First off there's a guy, and he's just trying to be nice and start a friendly conversation with a woman as he's standing next to her at a bus stop..

The guys says, "Do you know what time it is?"

and at that point, the woman goes all 'ballistic'...

"I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!" Growls the woman back.. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME!"

Then they freeze the scene for a few seconds to tell you that it's less than x days before the Taxes are due, on April 15th.

Then we cut back to the Woman and she growls

"LEAVE ME ALONE! I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!"

sheesh lady.. take a chill pill.. it's just your taxes.. or maybe he's just asking you to tell him the time the next bus arrives.. but you don't have to bite the guy's head off!

Frankly I think Turbo Tax really must hate us all.. either that or they're going to annoy us to heck and back, with such a tasteless and very spiteful ad.

But yes, Turbo Tax. Just don't stand next to anyone who's not done their taxes... Else you'll have your head given to you on a pike!

:coyote:

[SirLemming]

Well, every "truth" commercial ever made is like having to sit through a nazi propaganda film, but this latest one ("Must have been a typo") brings in the added annoyance of a song and dance number. I was praying that an 18-wheeler would come barreling down the street and squash those guys in mid-dance. :evil:

What particularly annoys me about that is that they go off on this "typo" idea as if it's something the tobacco executives said at some point, but it's just something they made up on the spot. They made it up and then started mocking it with an elaborate song. It doesn't make sense.

[Patchwork]

2. Truth: I haven't seen many, and I don't neccessarily approve of smoking, but the commercials are boderline propaganda.

Just borderline? Really?

[DrTooth]

Well I'll see your half-man/pig and raise you a whole herd of muppet like pigs in the "Energy Hogs" commercials we have out here.. Think of the scene as a bunch of evil muppet pigs (like Miss Piggy and all of her "Pigs in Space" friends/fiends), showing up in your living room with all the lights turned on. wasting your energy.. then imagine you walking in on them... next thing you know, they'll pull out the guns and knives and kill the homeowners..


I find that one kinda cute, myself. I give them credit for using puppets, including what looks to be like a giant animatronic (think Earl Sinclair or the Ninja Turtles in the first 3 movies) Hog guy. If you ever sit down and look at the figures, puppet making isn't something that happens cheap.

But the Pig/human is another in a long line of "let's see how disturbing we can make a commercial" style commercials. Maybe I'm old school, but I'd tend to think a commercial should be as pleasant as possible, so people don't turn it off halfway... which brings me to...


The Burger King breakfast commercials with the Robo Burger King 3000. This robotic King exists to show us that there's something out there even creepier than the regular silent King.

My sentiments exactly. So they decided to make his eyes narrower and scarier? I mean, I learned to not hate the regular one due to the kitsch behind the idea, but this is rediculous.

That said, who here let out a huge sigh of releif when they stopped making commercials with the Applebees Apple? wow, that campaign flopped.

[The Irishman]

That said, who here let out a huge sigh of releif when they stopped making commercials with the Applebees Apple? wow, that campaign flopped.

So much so that they changed their logo?

I anyone else getting tired of constantly seeing ads for slasher/gore/horror movies? I mean the trailers all pretty much show the same thing.

[Michael24]

That said, who here let out a huge sigh of releif when they stopped making commercials with the Applebees Apple? wow, that campaign flopped.

I had no idea that campaign was over, but that's good news. Now I don't have to hear the obnoxiously-unfunny Wanda Sykes anymore.

[SirLemming]

So there's a new line of Mac ads. One of them uses the age-old "Vista destroys computers" tactic, but a lot of PC users claim that as well, so I can't be too mad about it. (For the record, I've found that if you put Vista on a computer that meets the requirements, it seems just as stable as XP.)

But there's another one that really irks me. Although in a way, I'm not sure whether it's good or bad. It basically advertises the fact that all the components of a Macintosh are built by Apple, whereas the components of a PC come from many different manufacturers, which is why PCs are less stable. To which I say, yeah -- that's why Macs cost significantly more than PCs (no competition, so Apple can charge whatever they want) and are more difficult and expensive to upgrade. Stability comes at a price, and one thing Apple has never done is try to make its computers affordable for the average consumer.

So the commercial really doesn't lie or anything. It almost works against its own company, aside from the usual snide tone of the ad. You just have to think about it a little.

[The Irishman]

So there's a new line of Mac ads. One of them uses the age-old "Vista destroys computers" tactic, but a lot of PC users claim that as well, so I can't be too mad about it. (For the record, I've found that if you put Vista on a computer that meets the requirements, it seems just as stable as XP.)

But there's another one that really irks me. Although in a way, I'm not sure whether it's good or bad. It basically advertises the fact that all the components of a Macintosh are built by Apple, whereas the components of a PC come from many different manufacturers, which is why PCs are less stable. To which I say, yeah -- that's why Macs cost significantly more than PCs (no competition, so Apple can charge whatever they want) and are more difficult and expensive to upgrade. Stability comes at a price, and one thing Apple has never done is try to make its computers affordable for the average consumer.

So the commercial really doesn't lie or anything. It almost works against its own company, aside from the usual snide tone of the ad. You just have to think about it a little.

Heh heh. I'm sure that's what Apple would like you to belive that everything in the machine is built by them, but the fact is, Apple sources parts from many different suppliers, much like PC makers. The difference is that Apple normally put everything together in their own factory, rather than using a third party; who simply builds the machines then sticks the PC company's name on the box.

I've grown rather tired of Apple's ads. In the beginning they were witty and clever, but over time they've become rather bitter and like, you said SirLemming, they often come with a snide tone that implies that if you use Windows then you're just an idiot of a consumer.

Of course, Apple have been running their "Switch" campaign for some years now, and it's hardly made a dent in overall Macintosh usage.

And for the record, I am not biased, I use neither Windows or Apple on my computer.

OK, rant over, is anyone getting tired of those Checker's Philly Cheesesteak Burger ads? They're not necessarily annoying at first, but they play two of them in each ad break during the Simpons and Family Guy. After a while, it just gets irritating.

[DrTooth]

I had no idea that campaign was over, but that's good news. Now I don't have to hear the obnoxiously-unfunny Wanda Sykes anymore.

The new home videos type campaign is boring, but I'll take boaring over annoying anyday. And I am a fan of Wanda, myself. Just...gahhh... what's with the terrible career choices. Unfunny Julia Louis-Dryfus comedy and horrible commercials, but not reprising her Word Girl character? Aw whatever, I like Cree Summer better anyway.


So there's a new line of Mac ads. One of them uses the age-old "Vista destroys computers" tactic, but a lot of PC users claim that as well, so I can't be too mad about it. (For the record, I've found that if you put Vista on a computer that meets the requirements, it seems just as stable as XP.)


I'd love someone to make a counter commercial saying that Macs are for people with quite a bit more disposable income than PC's. I mean, those dudes are expensive. I would have rather gotten a MAc, but PC was the way to go, finaincially.


I anyone else getting tired of constantly seeing ads for slasher/gore/horror movies? I mean the trailers all pretty much show the same thing.

I'm getting sick of these kinds of movies period. Actually, scratch that... I was already sick of them by "I know what you did last Tuesday" or whatever. But Trailers in general are just so... ugh.. at least try to be original and make an original looking trailer.

Seems to me, there are 3 types.

The Action/Horror film that has the same dark, nasty, evil sounding voice over, which tries to make the opening of the trailer a slice of life, and it could easily happen to you.

The Comedy film that always names a main character, and says, "John Doe lead a very ordinary life, until one day, Blah blah blah, Yakkidy Smakkidy." Sure, that was clever the first 200000 times.

And of course the general movie that uses random, cliched pop songs that don't even appear in the actual film. Especially ones used out of context.

I also hate how kid's films seem to have trailers that focus extensively on every single poop and fart joke that appears in the movie, even if there's one or two, and they're basically low keyed when you see the actual film. The Chipmunks trailer was guilty of this. And using all the random interjections out of context, redubbed onto footage where they didn't even use it (the "Daddy's Home" quote, Alvin's porno music reference).

It makes me hunger for the "In a world where yadda yadda yadda" again, but those are reserved for unintellegent commercials that want to pretend to be movie trailers. Especially car commercials.

[SirLemming]

One more addition to my Mac vs. PC rant: they say Windows Vista "still has problems". Of course it does. Computers in general still have problems. My sister's iMac, which she got last year (a real strain on my parents' wallets, but it was a de facto requirement for art school), has had plenty of problems so far, including non-bootups, upon which you are greeted with a vague icon that doesn't help you at all. I had to figure out a way to reinitialize the PRAM. That's right, PRAM. It's more advanced than anything I've had to do with my dad's computer, which has Vista installed on top of Windows XP Media Center Edition. You would think that would be the bigger trouble area. (This is one of the new iMac series computers, by the way.)

But then agian, the commercial didn't explicitly say Macs don't have problems as well...

[Peter Paltridge]

Seems to me, there are 3 types.

The Action/Horror film that has the same dark, nasty, evil sounding voice over, which tries to make the opening of the trailer a slice of life, and it could easily happen to you.

The Comedy film that always names a main character, and says, "John Doe lead a very ordinary life, until one day, Blah blah blah, Yakkidy Smakkidy." Sure, that was clever the first 200000 times.

I also hate how kid's films seem to have trailers that focus extensively on every single poop and fart joke that appears in the movie, even if there's one or two, and they're basically low keyed when you see the actual film. The Chipmunks trailer was guilty of this. And using all the random interjections out of context, redubbed onto footage where they didn't even use it (the "Daddy's Home" quote, Alvin's porno music reference).
Not from what I've observed. Today's comedy trailers all pretend they're hocking Farrelly movies. It's not just kids trailers that hinge on the fart jokes--of course, often the adult comedies have nothing but, so it's no exaggeration there.

The result is that it leaves me not wanting to see any of them, because I don't find gross-out comedy funny. I wish "There's Something About Mary" had never been made. It's polluted everything.

[Michael24]

There's a new ad I'm seeing for Comcast Digital Cable, advertising their home listings on Searchlight 888 or something like that. A man and woman can't seem to find the right house, which constantly changes around them via green screen as they walk about and strike unusual poses while deciding they don't like a particular house until they finally settle on the one they want. Their actions, the commercial's length, and annoying music drive me crazy, and it doesn't help that I see it at least once every commercial break in the evening. It's gotten to the point where I change the channel just to avoid it, something I hardly ever bother to do.

[tb4000]

The new Subway commercials advertising the 5 dollar footlong. One scene features a faux-Godzilla type guy in a suit rampaging, then a closeup of a japanese chick gasping and holding out her hands and saying in subtitle, "5 dolla footlong!" Yeah, no innuendo there at all.

[The Irishman]

Seems to me, there are 3 types.

The Action/Horror film that has the same dark, nasty, evil sounding voice over, which tries to make the opening of the trailer a slice of life, and it could easily happen to you.

The Comedy film that always names a main character, and says, "John Doe lead a very ordinary life, until one day, Blah blah blah, Yakkidy Smakkidy." Sure, that was clever the first 200000 times.

And of course the general movie that uses random, cliched pop songs that don't even appear in the actual film. Especially ones used out of context.

I also hate how kid's films seem to have trailers that focus extensively on every single poop and fart joke that appears in the movie, even if there's one or two, and they're basically low keyed when you see the actual film. The Chipmunks trailer was guilty of this. And using all the random interjections out of context, redubbed onto footage where they didn't even use it (the "Daddy's Home" quote, Alvin's porno music reference).

It makes me hunger for the "In a world where yadda yadda yadda" again, but those are reserved for unintellegent commercials that want to pretend to be movie trailers. Especially car commercials.

Where's Monty Python when you need him?!


...which has Vista installed on top of Windows XP Media Center Edition.

Ouch! Best play it careful there. Backup as often as possible.:shrug:

[Michael24]

The new Lowe's commercial with (I believe) Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" is beyond annoying.

[Blue Priestess]

But then agian, the commercial didn't explicitly say Macs don't have problems as well...

No, but the generally smug tone of the Mac representatives sort of gives it that implication.

I never was biased until Mac started running these ads. As a result, I almost feel like I should renounce my iPod; it's the only product they make that I'm willing to admit to owning. I don't want to be lumped with that public perception of Mac users being smug jerks thanks to the ad campaign. While it probably makes their existing customer base feel like they're special or something, it has also turned off a lot of potential buyers. When I was buying my laptop, the first thing I did was rule out iMac Portables because of how much the ads irritated me. And seeing as how I dropped a couple thousand on my made-for-Vista Inspiron and am probably not the only one willing to do so, that will probably hurt Mac in the long run.

[Don_East]

There's the Chef Boyardee ads where hungry kid turn into a reject from a Maurice Sendak book.

[Dracula_Marth]

Just borderline? Really?

Like I said, I haven't seen that many. If you can, could you please post a link to one worse than what they are showing now.

[hobbyfan]

I cannot stand those stupid obnoxious and cheesy E-Surance commercials with the secret agent, they are so corny and annoying and play all the time.

Oh, and what's wrong with Erin? She is SO hot.

[hobbyfan]

Lately that Nutrisystem food commercial has been really annoying me. It's the one with that woman (is she famous? I honestly don't know who she is, though I don't really pay much attention to what's being said). Anyway, at one point (I'm paraphrasing from memory, so will be slightly off), she says she loves sports, catches a football thrown from offscreen, and says "Football. How many other girls can do that?"

Maybe it's me, but I take that almost as if she's saying "Women don't like sports, but I do. I'm a catch of a lifetime, fellas!", which really gets to me.

And Truth I didn't mind until the whole animated characters thing. That's...just odd.

The chick in the Nutri-System ad is Jillian Barberie (Fox NFL Sunday weatherbabe). Nutri-System jumped the shark when Larry the Cable Guy did a bit with Dan Marino, though.

[hobbyfan]

Count me among those who can't stand RoboKing in the new Burger King ad campaign. As if the character wasn't annoying enough already......

Let me add this. Who among you has seen the Verizon ad with America's least favorite filmmaker, Michael Bay? Played during Mets telecasts in Spring training. Mr. "I demand everything to be awesome" just proved the haters on the net right. Or is he just playing them for fools?

GEICO needs a new ad campaign, although I saw a new caveman ad earlier tonight where it's just one guy dancing. The Mrs. Butterworth bit was a jump the shark moment in that campaign, though.

[The Irishman]

Oh, and what's wrong with Erin? She is SO hot.

I concur, when compared to some of the other insurance commercials out there, this was a bit if a fresh breeze.

[Silverstar]

Oh, and what's wrong with Erin? She is SO hot.


I also concur. Erin Esurance is a tasty little cookie, so I don't mind those ads (although I admit the latest ones starting with "What I Like About You" have been somewhat uninspired.)

[Michael24]

Let me add this. Who among you has seen the Verizon ad with America's least favorite filmmaker, Michael Bay? Played during Mets telecasts in Spring training. Mr. "I demand everything to be awesome" just proved the haters on the net right. Or is he just playing them for fools?

I actually thought that was a great commercial and shows Michael Bay has a good enough sense of humor that he can poke fun at himself. Even lots of Bay bashers seemed to like it.

[Blue Priestess]

Oh, and what's wrong with Erin? She is SO hot.

Wow, thanks for proving my argument that the ad campaign is aimed at horny guys and not people actually looking for car insurance. I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

[SirLemming]

Um, take it easy, dude.


GEICO needs a new ad campaign, although I saw a new caveman ad earlier tonight where it's just one guy dancing. The Mrs. Butterworth bit was a jump the shark moment in that campaign, though.
The Mrs. Butterworth one is pretty lame. But I do like the new caveman one where they make fun of the TV show. "I thought their diction was good. You could hear everything that they were saying."

[warnerbroman]

Wow, thanks for proving my argument that the ad campaign is aimed at horny guys and not people actually looking for car insurance. I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.dang you make me feel bad:sad:

[The Dork Knight]

There's this radio commercial that plays here in New York all the time. It's for some New York Lotto game that has to do with "Silver." The commercial replaces the word "Golden" with "Silver" throughout it. Every time I hear it, I want to kick my radio. It's seriously the most annoying commercial I've heard in years.

[Michael24]

I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

That's a little extreme.

[mookie75]

Wow, thanks for proving my argument that the ad campaign is aimed at horny guys and not people actually looking for car insurance. I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

Actually, I would say that they're aimed at younger drivers who need car insurance just like everyone else. Hence the animated secret agent angle.

[DrTooth]

Here's a new one. the BK "Steakhouse" Hamburger advertisement where, "You just can't wait to get it"

In other words, when you're in a drive through, get into a horrific collision that can endanger people's lives for a freaking 4 dollar gummy patty. I know these commercials promote selfishness, and greed, now they're promoting violence in the name of greed. Nice one, BK. Nice one. As for your advertising agency, You're dealing with dangerous nutjobs here.

[hobbyfan]

Wow, thanks for proving my argument that the ad campaign is aimed at horny guys and not people actually looking for car insurance. I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

Uh, no I don't.

[DisneyBoy]

There's a new one with a dog eating directly out of a bag of dogfood. Does anyone enjoy the sound of someone else eating amplified by a microphone?

God Bless the Mute button.

[Kitschensyngk]

Remember that "McDonalds serves lattes" commercial? I saw the female version last night.

"I don't have to listen to jazz anymore!"

HUGE slam on jazz music out of nowhere.

[Lonestarr]

Those Eggo commercials where the father tries to get the breakfast food away from his daughter (and he really ought to be spending his time getting her psychological help if the only things she can say are "Yum-yum" and "Leggo my Eggo").

a) The whole 'character tries to get breakfast food and fails humiliatingly' genre was played out years ago.

b) The stuff that happens to the father is not the least bit funny. Imagine if Oscar on "The Proud Family" were white and you have a pretty good idea.

[Master Moron]

I hate the new McDonald's ads where they try to convince you that their food is made from "fresh, natural ingredients." Oh please.:shrug:

(Example: Notice that McDonald's advertised their McNuggets saying, "NOW with all-white meat." What on Earth were we eating before!?:confused:)


Dark meat.


Are we stupid to you executives? They make it seem like the employees actually COOK the food when all they really do is take the food out a frozen bag and heat it up. Nice try, Mickey D's. We're not stupid. You sell fast food, for Pete's sakes.


Uhhhh...they do cook the food.

[Michael24]

I usually don't mind those "Beggin' Strip" dog snack commercials, but the new one is just so long and so loud I can't stand it! :mad:

[TheVofSteel]

Those Eggo commercials where the father tries to get the breakfast food away from his daughter (and he really ought to be spending his time getting her psychological help if the only things she can say are "Yum-yum" and "Leggo my Eggo").

a) The whole 'character tries to get breakfast food and fails humiliatingly' genre was played out years ago.

b) The stuff that happens to the father is not the least bit funny. Imagine if Oscar on "The Proud Family" were white and you have a pretty good idea.

You hit the nail on the head. That has never failed to irritate me. It's really time to give it a rest.

[Master Moron]

I'm somewhat disturbed by these new Cheetos ads in which Chester Cheetah has become a demonic entity who convinces people to do bad things to other people with Cheetos. At least in the one with the woman in the laundromat and the one with the woman in the plane, they at least had some reasons for being tempted to do what they did, but the guy in the office had no reason to trash his co-worker's cubicle other than he was annoyed by how much of a clean freak he was. And when did Chester Cheetah obtain and English accent? That's one heck of a way to shill your product; Cheetos are not only fun to eat, but they can also be used perform acts of impish evil.

I didn't even understand the first commercial. The woman at the laundromat says "Other people are trying to do laundry too" as if the Cheetos lady did something wrong. But, no matter how many times I watch the commercial I can't figure out what the Cheetos lady did wrong.


The new Subway commercials advertising the 5 dollar footlong. One scene features a faux-Godzilla type guy in a suit rampaging, then a closeup of a japanese chick gasping and holding out her hands and saying in subtitle, "5 dolla footlong!" Yeah, no innuendo there at all.

The thing that really annoys me is that the monster holds out his hands to represent one foot. But, if he's really supposed to be a giant monster, then he could fit two buses in between his hands, which is way more than a foot.


I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

What?

[Michael24]

Those annoying "Boop. Hi, this is so-and-so's phone" ads. The first one with the guy up at the lookout looking in all the cars for his daughter was funny, but the rest have just been annoying.


I didn't even understand the first commercial. The woman at the laundromat says "Other people are trying to do laundry too" as if the Cheetos lady did something wrong. But, no matter how many times I watch the commercial I can't figure out what the Cheetos lady did wrong.

I think it's supposed to be that the Cheetos lady is using up all of the dryers with her stuff, save for the one at the end with the other lady's sheets.

[Zorak Masaki]

That cell phone commercial with that motorhead fan. Not to mention that i didnt know you could say that word (not sure if its allowed here, so i'll just say it rhymes with willdeed) on a nationally televised commercial.

[mookie75]

This is a broad subject, but I'm getting tired of any and all commercials that feature a "busy" family or "busy" mom. "I'm so busy, I need recipies from Super Target!" "I'm so busy, I need stow-and-go seating in my Toyota for my 53 children!" "I'm so busy, sometimes I just need Applebee's Carside To Go!" :p

I don't know....they've just been annoying me lately.

[warnerbroman]

That cell phone commercial with that motorhead fan. Not to mention that i didnt know you could say that word (not sure if its allowed here, so i'll just say it rhymes with willdeed) on a nationally televised commercial.dill weed?

[mookie75]

dill weed?


I actually like that commercial (if that's the one he's talking about). It made me laugh out loud the first time I saw it because that "he's a dill weed" comment came out of nowhere. It still makes me giggle most days....the guy does look like a dill weed. :p

[Ishtar]

I am really loathing the 5 Dollar Footlong Subway commercial. It's been played to death, and the jingle is just plain annoying. The Enyte and CreditReport.com ads are also getting pretty annoying. Don't get me started with Nutrisytem:

Larry The Cable Guy: "I lost 50 pounds! I just heat and eat. GIT R DONE!"

Yeah, that sums up that ad pretty nicely. >_>

[veemonjosh]

Oh, and what's wrong with Erin? She is SO hot.

Physically, yes, but I don't really feel her personality is attractive when all she does is forcefully advertise car insurance on everything that moves, even to her own boyfriend. :sweat:


I guess you like the Ax 'aid to date rape' ads, too, because the girls are SO hot in those, too.

I REALLY did not need to know about your fantasies.

[Michael24]

The Trojan commercial that represents all guys as big freaky-looking mechanical pigs just because we may not happen to be carrying condoms in our pockets is stupid and, frankly, insulting.

And while I'm certainly all for what it represents and think it's a great, worthy cause, the ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLaughlin is so freakin' long and slow-paced, and it seems to run during every commercial break in the evening.

[Bird Boy]

Cool it in here, guys. No need for this to become heated debates. Play nice and keep the name calling out of it.

-Zach

[Daxdiv]

The Trojan commercial that represents all guys as big freaky-looking mechanical pigs just because we may not happen to be carrying condoms in our pockets is stupid and, frankly, insulting.

I know what you mean. It telling me that... I'm a pig because I don't have a condom in my wallet. I may not be a bar person, but it saying I'm a pig because I'm in a bar with women when what I would do in a bar is to drown my sorrows... is sort of mean.

[Rocketboy]

Although some of their commercials has made me want to eat there, Red Robin's commercials tend to get annoying.

"MONKEH'S TRYIN' TA EAT MAH BERGER!"

[Blackstar]

The Burger King Kids Meal ads are beginning to wear thin. The original concept of the parents acting more immature than their children was innocuous, but occasionally chuckle worthy. But soon after they replaced the original family with different actors, the ads have really gone South. The last 3 spots have degenerated in to the age old "Daddy's the dummy" shtick that anyone who's watched TV in the past 20 years could write in their sleep. Now the only formula for the spots is Dad does something dumb and Mom and the kids just sit and watch him being a moron, which I can deal with every once in a while, but not time after time, without a break. At least before, when both parents acted immature and silly, the ads were more original.

[Kitschensyngk]

The Burger King Kids Meal ads are beginning to wear thin. The original concept of the parents acting more immature than their children was innocuous, but occasionally chuckle worthy. But soon after they replaced the original family with different actors, the ads have really gone South. The last 3 spots have degenerated in to the age old "Daddy's the dummy" shtick that anyone who's watched TV in the past 20 years could write in their sleep. Now the only formula for the spots is Dad does something dumb and Mom and the kids just sit and watch him being a moron, which I can deal with every once in a while, but not time after time, without a break. At least before, when both parents acted immature and silly, the ads were more original.

I did like the one where the father was rattling off Snoopy trivia in front of his "in-the-know" offspring.

Some things you just can't dumb down for children. :)

[Silverstar]

The latest Nationwide insurance ad in which a guy uses a bank's drive-through teller booth during 'Take Your Kid to Work Day', and one teller's son starts shoving everything in the office through the chute, totalling the man's car. Not only is this spot a bit on the chauvinistic side (everyone by now is familiar with Take Your Daughter to Work Day-it's been the subject of several recent cartoons-but here they changed it to a gender-neutral 'Take Your Kid to Work Day just so a boy can get to do everything funny; cause everyone knows that girls never misbehave), but it's also unrealistic: they don't show the ad's proper ending, where the guy in the car sues the pants off the bank, the mom gets fired and the son receives a severe beating.

[Nexonius]

I hate that new Mario Kart commercial with that guy talking so much. Why did Wii make that?

[Lonestarr]

The latest Nationwide insurance ad in which a guy uses a bank's drive-through teller booth during 'Take Your Kid to Work Day', and one teller's son starts shoving everything in the office through the chute, totalling the man's car. Not only is this spot a bit on the chauvinistic side (everyone by now is familiar with Take Your Daughter to Work Day-it's been the subject of several recent cartoons-but here they changed it to a gender-neutral 'Take Your Kid to Work Day just so a boy can get to do everything funny; cause everyone knows that girls never misbehave), but it's also unrealistic: they don't show the ad's proper ending, where the guy in the car sues the pants off the bank, the mom gets fired and the son receives a severe beating.

I forgot about that one. Horrible little (turkey) baster of a kid.

[Rolling Cloud]

^I like that one. xD

One that I hate is the one with the guy in the car singing "rock me gently, rock me slowly" and all these animals pop up in the car. It's downright trash.

[The Nameless]

One of the newer Dairy Queen ads for the Waffle Bowl Sundae. 10-year-olds in love? *imitates Hank Hill* What has the Disney done to you, DQ?

[tucsoncoyote]

I hate that new Mario Kart commercial with that guy talking so much. Why did Wii make that?

I know this is dating myself...but.

Six words: Cal Worthington and his Dog(s) Spot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEm1ibd1_xQ)

I think that's why they did that... Go See Cal..He'll tell you..

:coyote:

[SirLemming]

Although some of their commercials has made me want to eat there, Red Robin's commercials tend to get annoying.
The main reason they annoy me is that they play them here in Long Island where there is not a single Red Robin's in sight. It only adds to the pain.

[Blackstar]

The main reason they (the Red Robin ads) annoy me is that they play them here in Long Island where there is not a single Red Robin's in sight. It only adds to the pain.

That's like me and the commercials for Sonic Drive-In. There's not a single Sonic anywhere in Maryland. Pity, because the food looks good. :sad:

[tucsoncoyote]

That's like me and the commercials for Sonic Drive-In. There's not a single Sonic anywhere in Maryland. Pity, because the food looks good. :sad:

Well it is good, but Pricy... After all we have 3 here in Tucson and to pay 3 to 4 dollars for a foot long chilli cheese dog called a 'Coney' is still a bit steep. That's why I food at either Der Wiennerschnitzel or Hamburger Stand (which is a subsidiary of Wiennerschnitzel). At least for 5 bucks you can get 5 chilli dogs and nothing else..

:coyote:

[Michael24]

That's like me and the commercials for Sonic Drive-In. There's not a single Sonic anywhere in Maryland. Pity, because the food looks good. :sad:

I'd say you're not missing match. I don't think Sonic's that great, and they have the worst commercials. Yeah, two annoying people in a car bickering really makes me wanna go eat at their place.

But I know how you guys feel. I see commercials for Chick-Fil-A, where I used to eat at all the time when I was a kid, yet the nearest location to where we live now is in Sacramento, about an hour-and-a-half away. :mad:

[The Nameless]

I sometimes see ads for Jack in the Box on Comedy Central, and there's not a single Jack in the Box in Colorado!

What's the food like?

[Michael24]

Nick@Nite's obnoxious "Uno Dos Tres Cuatro Cinco de Lopez" ads have had me diving for the Mute button for the last few nights.

[ppccd]

I sometimes see ads for Jack in the Box on Comedy Central, and there's not a single Jack in the Box in Colorado!

What's the food like?

Are you near Denver (http://www.jackinthebox.com/locations/displayresults.php?section=5&state=co)? I would compare it to Good Times or Hardees maybe.

[The Nameless]

Are you near Denver (http://www.jackinthebox.com/locations/displayresults.php?section=5&state=co)? I would compare it to Good Times or Hardees maybe.
There are JITBs in CO? I had assumed there were no JITBs in any corner of this state!

[tucsoncoyote]

Are you near Denver (http://www.jackinthebox.com/locations/displayresults.php?section=5&state=co)? I would compare it to Good Times or Hardees maybe.

I would tend to agree here.. JITB is in fact better than Sonic, and their seasoned curly fries aren't that bad. Comperable to Arby's curly fries...

But then I digress.. and between Red Robin and their ads and Sonic's It's amazing I even eat at Sonic's...

But then you want bad? Some of the newer Geico commercials with the Geico Gecko talking to animals seems.. I don't know.. Dumb? it's almost like an intelligent human is talking to the village idiot..But then that's Geico for you.. So easy that a bear can do it..(See didn't say "Caveman")

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[The Irishman]

Well, I think those Esurance commercials have finally jumped the shark. I saw one today where there was some guy (live-action) in a theater (animated) going on and on about something to do with the fact that your women is a cartoon; before she pushed him out of the way of falling lights. He then goes on to grovel apologetically at her feet.

I like Erin Esurance and I'd gladly take her over a gecko any day, but she's gone down a slump and isn't near as exciting as when she first flew on the screen. Now, the other one I saw had a tie-in with the Speed Racer movie, and that wasn't near as bad, more in keeping with the auto theme. I hope it's either an improvement or a quick swing of the axe for this one though.

[Daxdiv]

I'm starting to dislike the a new ads for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2, where it has a bunch of kids talk like what type of pokemon they are, then say their names and have a shadow.

I prefer the one they had to promote the game pre-ordering since it did have those animations from the Japanese ads, the ad even had the Ping noise associated with Nintendo ads in Japan.

[Don_East]

The Skittles ad with the talking pinata is stupid, and the pinata itself looked creepy.

[Mist]

I'm starting to dislike the a new ads for Pokemon
I prefer the one they had to promote the game pre-ordering since it did have those animations from the Japanese ads, the ad even had the Ping noise associated with Nintendo ads in Japan.

Ugh. Why don't you just move to Japan if you love it so much?

I actually like the Pokemon ads in America. I dont really play the games, and I havent watched the cartoon since I was 14, but I thought the one with the kids saying what pokemon they were was stylish, and nicely done.

I hate the Erin Esruasnce commericals though. a secret agent has nothing to do with auto insurance, and her voice sounds so dull and emotionless.

[Blue Priestess]

So I'm watching Animal Planet (It's Me or The Dog), and I noticed that they only seem to have one sponsor - Quaker Quakes. They're little flavored rice cakes in bite size; I've had them, and they taste like chemicals. So it's not a good product.

But they make it worse by having an unfunny blonde lady from VH1's compilations (and I think she was on the Daily Show at one point) named Rachel something acting like a jerk over her diet and how these are apparently the only acceptible foods for her to eat on it.

The worst one is the one at the movie theater, where the ticket seller catches her smuggling in her precious rice snacks, and she proceeds to talk his ear off about how all that darn candy just is too tempting, and she's allowed to act like a (I'm trying to be non-profane) about breaking the rules & tying up the line because she's weak-willed & snotty.

Who thinks this woman is funny? Her delivery is the condescending, clipped tone of a know-it-all, and her rambling about how her rice snacks are her lone salvation in a world of junk food and how strangers just trying to do their job or enjoy their lunch break NEED to understand that wouldn't effectively sell ANY product. Animal Planet needs a new sponsor.

(About the eSurance ad with the 'oh, thanks for saving me, cartoon lady' guy: That whole ad is in response to a Massachusetts law saying that car insurance companies - all of them - need to put more actual info about their services instead of relying on witty mascots & mentioning it's a car insurance company as an afterthought. It's aimed at Geico as much as them. Since eSurance isn't about to do that, they decided to make themselves look even more shady by sloppily mocking the criticisms. At least Geico has the maturity to ignore it.)

[tucsoncoyote]

(About the eSurance ad with the 'oh, thanks for saving me, cartoon lady' guy: That whole ad is in response to a Massachusetts law saying that car insurance companies - all of them - need to put more actual info about their services instead of relying on witty mascots & mentioning it's a car insurance company as an afterthought. It's aimed at Geico as much as them. Since eSurance isn't about to do that, they decided to make themselves look even more shady by sloppily mocking the criticisms. At least Geico has the maturity to ignore it.)

Oh Geico has the maturity alright. After all where is it that you see a Gecko that has a British accent, that's talking like a rational human being in complete proper sentences, talk about car insurance to a bunch of dumb animals who can't even carry on a conversation unless you can understand grunts, whistles, facial expressions, and growls?

Heck you know it's all downhill from here for Geico when the Gecko asks a jellyfish if that open orifice in it's body is a mouth? Or rather it's belly button?
Yeah.. Real mature there Geico... Show us how intelligent you are by having a real mature lizard who acts more human, asking others in the animal kingdom to help him sell car insurance..(Now who's being shady? Getting a bunch of dumb animals (And one highly evolved Gecko) to sell car insurance? It does make you really wonder if we should bring the cavemen back. *Shakes head*...

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[Maenos]

I originally liked the Discovery Channel's new ad, the "I love the world" song one.

Now I'm getting real sick of it. Seems to play every other commercial or something.

[Rocketboy]

So, there was this coke commercial that had an eyeball and a tongue. That's all I can remember, because the commercial was so horrible, I intentionally blocked it from my mind.

[Peter Paltridge]

There's a Carl's Jr. ad now where someone is eating a spicy burger and he looks like he's in pain. I mean PAIN--his eyes are watering and red like he's got razor blades in his mouth. I can't even watch it. How is this supposed to make me want to eat that thing?

Erin Esurance rules, end of story.

[SirLemming]

Every day I see this one Verizon ad a few times. It's the one where everyone says "Wow". It's really annoying at this point.

[The Irishman]

Every day I see this one Verizon ad a few times. It's the one where everyone says "Wow". It's really annoying at this point.

YES! That one is starting to get real annoying. Although I swear that's Rodger Bumpass doing the voice of the flea or whatever it is that lives on the cat. It's not necessarily a bad ad, but it's on at every single break. That wears a bit thin after a while.

[Blackstar]

The E-Trade commercial with the talking baby who buys a clown with his trade earnings. Just savor the irony of a live action baby speaking with an animated mouth and an adult man's voice describing something else as being "creepy".

[warnerbroman]

those new cell phone commercial with that wizard: one appearance was enough

[tucsoncoyote]

There's a Carl's Jr. ad now where someone is eating a spicy burger and he looks like he's in pain. I mean PAIN--his eyes are watering and red like he's got razor blades in his mouth. I can't even watch it. How is this supposed to make me want to eat that thing?

Heck I had one of their Chilli Cheeseburgers and Fries just recently.. two words... Never again! (Yeah talk about a "Fast Burn" .. Those fries and Chilli Cheeseburger were like munching on napalm...


Erin Esurance rules, end of story.

QFT... Definitely Erin Rules.. and then some.. heck they should make an animated show out of her instead of just a commercial!


Every day I see this one Verizon ad a few times. It's the one where everyone says "Wow". It's really annoying at this point.

Wow...just.... wow....:D :anime: :p :evil:

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[Ykwia]

Yes. Skittle's ads usually borderline between artistic and stupid.

[tucsoncoyote]

Okay if you want a commercial that is becoming annoying, it's gotta be the Bridgestone commercial they showed at the Superbowl (Some 3 months ago).

if you don't know what I'm referring to I think this might jog some memories (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkSFeWNAOV0)

Seriously.. either hit the squirrel and end it all or worse, watch the car flip as the helpless humans get ejected from the car! (But come on, Enough with the screaming already!)


http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/30/2008/02/04/320x240/bridgestonesquirrel.jpg
ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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[Michael24]

The Quiznos one where people are literally eating $5 bills.

[Nel]

The Mentos (I think) gum commercial where the chick cracks the guy's nose upwards, kisses him (making some kind of watery noise) and cracks his nose back into place. I'm finding it cringe worthy.

[Maenos]

The new Geico Caveman/HIstory Channel commercial is absurdly long and annoying. At least two minutes long consisting of one of the cavemen ranting at the tour group he's leading through a museum. I mean, it was so long and pointless that I wasn't even sure it was a commercial. I thought that my cable company had messed up somehow and was airing one of the few episodes of their show instead of the History Channel.

The short ones were bad. This one was absolutely horrible.

[Blackstar]

The Quiznos one where people are literally eating $5 bills.

Seriously. What a waste of money, even if it is only 5 dollars. And who is the old Asian lady looking at when she's pointing to the sandwich? The director? Shouldn't she be looking at the camera to us, the viewers at home?

[BartWinkle]

If that ad for Vonage with the woman pushing a "wall" forcing the guy from the phone company off-screen comes on again I'll scream.:mad:

[Elven Moon]

The Quiznos one where people are literally eating $5 bills.

That one makes me cringe. The germs... the GERMS... :ack:

[Kitschensyngk]

There is this ad on G4 that is totally repulsive.

The commercial is for a male enhancement drug called Vivaxa. This girl keeps leaving this guy messages on his answering machine saying she "can't stop thinking about last night, it was like DOUBLE OVERTIME, you really wore me out!"

Male enhancement ads are bad enough, but that has to be the most disgusting ad I've ever seen.

[Michael24]

Oh, man, the new KY one is just all kinds of disturbingness. The man and woman are lying in bed, talking about their own respective tubes of KY. First the lady says something about how great her's is and says "the sensation it produces inside my, uh..." and the husband chimes in, "I think they get the idea." Then he proceeds to talk about his and says "the sensation it produces on my, well..." and the wife says, "I think they get the idea." He smiles sheepishly, then says "But when they go together..." and it cuts to a shot of them energized and dancing around the room together.

Yeah, I get the idea, people, and I don't want it.

[ROBOTRON]

:raven: - McDonalds "sweet tea" commercial...must they put sex into everything? A guy watching tv getting ready to drink sweet tea and a half naked woman stands up in the cup and then later a sexy woman grabs for the cup as the guy fantasizes is just....sick.

They show it every 5 mins which makes it more sickening.

[warnerbroman]

:raven: - McDonalds "sweet tea" commercial...must they put sex into everything? A guy watching tv getting ready to drink sweet tea and a half naked woman stands up in the cup and then later a sexy woman grabs for the cup as the guy fantasizes is just....sick.

They show it every 5 mins which makes it more sickening. yes that is filthy! *turns on TV*

[Elven Moon]

That Suave commercial that "shows the motions" of a woman becoming a mom and thus ending up with messy hair and crappy clothes. But suddenly, and complete with a ear-piercing opera climax, she's all pretty and wavy and fabulously dressed. It's really the high opera pitch that annoys me, but I find it furthur supports my want to never have kids XD

[Master Moron]

That Suave commercial that "shows the motions" of a woman becoming a mom and thus ending up with messy hair and crappy clothes. But suddenly, and complete with a ear-piercing opera climax, she's all pretty and wavy and fabulously dressed. It's really the high opera pitch that annoys me, but I find it furthur supports my want to never have kids XD

I think the reason the commercial fails is because she actually looks older in the shot where she's all wavy and fabulously dressed. Most of the commercial is done from a wide shot so she looks rather young and attractive. Then at the end they zoom in on her face and you can see her wrinkles. It almost makes it seem like they're trying to tell you using Suave will give you wrinkles.

[JTurner954]

As I was going through this thread, a commercial came on with this digitally enhanced talking baby buying stock where he vomits at the end. Terrible.

There's a Just for Men commercial where the man's two daughters give him a box of Just for Men because they "think he'll be a good catch for someone". So hair coloring is for ugly men who are divorced with kids? How insulting.

[purplehairedwonder]

SuperCuts radio ads drive me up the wall. There's one where this woman is interviewing a guy who helped foil a robbery and she keeps changing the subject to his hair. "You're a hero. A really good-looking hero." Huh? And another one has a guy being pulled over by a cop and acts like he was being pulled over because the cop wanted a better look at his haircut and ends the ad saying, "So, what's jail like?" So, only stupid people get their hair cut at SuperCuts? Sooo annoying.

[Daxdiv]

I started to see a Scion ad where it has two orange cars, and the chant that most people say about when picking the pedal off a flower "They love me, they love me not." in a very creepy voice. During this there this pendulum thing that destroy one of the cars while the voice says "Loves me not"

How is that supposed to make want that car or anything. At least with the Wendy's burger ad that followed it, at least it was more convincing way to make me eat their burgers.

[Nel]

I started to see a Scion ad where it has two orange cars, and the chant that most people say about when picking the pedal off a flower "They love me, they love me not." in a very creepy voice. During this there this pendulum thing that destroy one of the cars while the voice says "Loves me not"

How is that supposed to make want that car or anything. At least with the Wendy's burger ad that followed it, at least it was more convincing way to make me eat their burgers.I hate it too. "love it or loathe it, the Scion blah blah blah." um... okay? What if I loathe it? That means I won't buy it...

Especially if it's so weak that it can't even take a giant pendulum thing swinging into it.:p

[tucsoncoyote]

(Sings)
Freecreditreport dot com!
We should have seen this coming, like an atom bomb
I really hate this commercial cause it starts my ears to hurt.
While listening to this guy selling ice tea and T-shirts!

Yep Free Credit Report Dot Com is getting old.. too fast.. but still get over the credit reports already.. sure the tunes might be catchy.. but after hearing this one 1000 times.. don't you think they need to figure something else out?

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[mookie75]

(Sings)
Freecreditreport dot com!
We should have seen this coming, like an atom bomb
I really hate this commercial cause it starts my ears to hurt.
While listening to this guy selling ice tea and T-shirts!

Yep Free Credit Report Dot Com is getting old.. too fast.. but still get over the credit reports already.. sure the tunes might be catchy.. but after hearing this one 1000 times.. don't you think they need to figure something else out?

:coyote:

Yeah, I've been making fun of those for awhile. Lately, I've been trying to figure out if that kid is really singing or not. I suppose it would be a recording either way, but his mouth really doesn't line up with the words sometimes. I'm sure it would be hard to sing while driving his little car, but he doesn't have an excuse when he's standing in the restaurant with guitar in hand. :p

[Michael24]

I read somewhere that he's a French-Canadian actor who speaks no English and is just lip-synching to the song. LOL!!

I actually like the first commercial, and the second one a little bit, but the third one where he's rapping is just :eek: .

[carlaspirit]

Taco Bell's latest blunder where a guy is rapping his order into the drive-thru speaker to impress the girl working there. Words fail me.

[Michael24]

Oh, God yes. I saw that the other night, but kept forgetting to mention it. Jeez, what a new low. And I love Taco Bell. I can't believe rap is even still popular.

[Kitschensyngk]

(Sings)
Freecreditreport dot com!
We should have seen this coming, like an atom bomb

You think that's bad?

"F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report dot com bay-bee..."
THAT ONE is worse.

Shaggy-haired white guys should not rap. Period.

[purplehairedwonder]

Taco Bell's latest blunder where a guy is rapping his order into the drive-thru speaker to impress the girl working there. Words fail me.The funny thing here is that I saw that ad for the first time right after reading this post xD It was pretty bad, though.

[Michael24]

I think it's for La-Z-Boy, but there's a Memorial Day Sale commercial where all these people are relaxing on couches and recliners, and all of their exaggerated sighs form a rhythm. I always have to hit the Mute button when it comes on.

[The Nameless]

In my area, they keep showing these ads for Rocky's Autos where the Shagman (who's been their spokesman since probably before I was born) and three other characters are debating the offensiveness of the word "damn".

I can tell you what that ad is... DAMN ANNOYING!

[purplehairedwonder]

There's a radio ad for the Georgia Lottery that has this guy and his new bride making a toast on their wedding day. He's saying it's the best day of his life then remembers a day when he was at a bar watching a game, playing keno, and his team won and he won a bunch of money. He goes, "That was the best day of my life!" and his wife starts crying so he goes, "Honey, this isn't going to affect the honeymoon, is it?" *facepalm*

It plays five or six times during Braves games and drives me up the wall.

[Dracula_Marth]

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that it's easier to find bad commercials when you're aren't directly seeking them out. but I've still managed to find a few

1. Swingball: It's like tetherball but while using tennis rackets. the idea alone deserves a spot

2. Hulk Smash: It's some board game where you geta foam Hulk Fist and smash Play-Doh cars. It's set to the most uninspired song ever. then the have a quick promotion for Operation with Hulk, and the doctor is Spiderman.

3. Pop-Tart Ninja: It goes like this: two kids are looking for anthropomorphic Pop-Tarts. There are also 2 pop-tarts.One has a ninja garb and the other is a blue one. The blue one says "Hey! we gotta get outta here". The "ninja" says some gibberish (Probably trying to pass it off as Japanese). they go on a tree which bends, the ninja jumps off and the blue ones is flung over to the kids and they act all crazy. Crazy, but not "Crazy Good".

4. McDonalds: I saw 3 commercials advertising the same thing
4a: Some kid gets pelted with strawberries and shouts "Parfait!"
4b: Line Rider track of a bottle of Dasani, a Snack Wrap and something else
4c: Some girl acts like a chicken

[Michael24]

I'm sick of the Progressive commercials with the freaky Amy Winehouse clone.

[Hanshotfirst113]

The Mike's Hard Lemonade commercials that they ran once upon a time were really, really, really, really creepy and....wrong.

[mookie75]

I'm sick of the Progressive commercials with the freaky Amy Winehouse clone.

She amuses me for some reason. And she's nowhere near as freaky as Amy Winehouse. :p

[blazecat]

I hate those creepy germ/virus commercials. Let me give you an example of one of these commercials. A boy comes in from playing outside. Female Narrator: You're son could be affected with millions of viruses. (They show the boy covered with hundreds of disgusting computer animated worms and viruses).

[Lutochris]

Has anyone mentioned TheTruth.com (http://www.thetruth.com/) ads? They were always annoying and obnoxious with their ads full of propaganda BS, but they've taken it to a new level with these new animated commercials. Apparently we're supposed to think they're being really clever and ironic using these cute Disney-esque characters and musical numbers to spew their crap. But they're really just insulting my intelligence even more than they ever have before (which is saying a lot). These people need to be stopped. Someone please poke Rob Reiner with a fork.

[Fifi Fanatic]

Has anyone mentioned TheTruth.com (http://www.thetruth.com/) ads? They were always annoying and obnoxious with their ads full of propaganda BS, but they've taken it to a new level with these new animated commercials. Apparently we're supposed to think they're being really clever and ironic using these cute Disney-esque characters and musical numbers to spew their crap. But they're really just insulting my intelligence even more than they ever have before (which is saying a lot). These people need to be stopped. Someone please poke Rob Reiner with a fork.


I mentioned them a few pages back somewhere. I've never smoked, but those commercials are so self-righteous that I want to go out and buy a carton just purely out of spite for them.

And this latest Esurance ad with the weirdo folk singer guy.... I have to hit the mute button every time I see him. :ack:

[warnerbroman]

4. McDonalds: I saw 3 commercials advertising the same thing
4a: Some kid gets pelted with strawberries and shouts "Parfait!"
4b: Line Rider track of a bottle of Dasani, a Snack Wrap and something else
4c: Some girl acts like a chickendumbest commercial I have even seen

anyone remember that The Real Gilligan's Island commercial?

[Gatomon41]

I mentioned them a few pages back somewhere. I've never smoked, but those commercials are so self-righteous that I want to go out and buy a carton just purely out of spite for them.


As annoying and overly self-righteous as they are, it still doesn't change the fact that there are apathic, greedy companies that thrive on selling an addictive, life sucking poison.

Speaking of which, I'm rather sick of the Trojan ads, the one with the pigs. It's creepy.

[Michael24]

Has anyone mentioned TheTruth.com (http://www.thetruth.com/) ads? They were always annoying and obnoxious with their ads full of propaganda BS, but they've taken it to a new level with these new animated commercials. Apparently we're supposed to think they're being really clever and ironic using these cute Disney-esque characters and musical numbers to spew their crap. But they're really just insulting my intelligence even more than they ever have before (which is saying a lot). These people need to be stopped. Someone please poke Rob Reiner with a fork.


I mentioned them a few pages back somewhere. I've never smoked, but those commercials are so self-righteous that I want to go out and buy a carton just purely out of spite for them.
QFT!

[The Nameless]

I hate the Yoplait Light ad where the woman is mentioning all the flavors of pies on the phone and her husband is searching through the fridge for them.

I also hate The N's promos for That 70's Show. "Like your friends. Only funnier". I hate that show.

[Michael24]

"We wish you a red hot deal day, we wish you a red hot deal day, we wish you a red hot deal day, and a brand new cell phone!"

Whenever I see this ad, I recall a line by Mike Nelson in MST3K: The Movie - "Where's my gun?"

[tucsoncoyote]

Let's face it, I have started to see this commercial dealing with Hoveround chairs.. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC8x4UdSi50)and when you hear this commercial you think.. Huh?

Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.
Get around, round, round, I get around.

I guess listening to Beach Boys Music is about as bad as... Head On, Apply Directly to the Forehead!


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[Pomegranate]

I truly hate most of the Jetix ads. The announcer sounds like an annoying and hyperactive sports fan, who has consumed way over 20 gigantic buckets of caffeine per day.:shrug:

[warnerbroman]

I truly hate most of the Jetix ads. The announcer sounds like an annoying and hyperactive sports fan, who has consumed way over 20 gigantic buckets of caffeine per day.:shrug:that's rock lee for ya

[NewcomerDC]

that's rock lee for ya
You're right about that. Funny how Jetix could get the guy who played Rock Lee but not Naruto the series itself.

Anyone seen that new contest commercial from Jetix that will be on Toon Disney for the summer? It is the worse photoshopped commercials of all.

[carlaspirit]

Pamper's latest ad where the baby pees all over the room with the force of a fire hose.

[Lutochris]

I can't believe I just saw an ad for Amway/Quixtar last night in prime-time. I think it was on during the Lakers/Celtics game. Look, these proud peddlers of overpriced crap can sell their junk all they want, and they've been very successful doing so. But if they're trying to break into the mainstream consciousness now, damn the US economy is bad enough without these panderers being accepted as a "normal" mainstream business.

[Blackstar]

I'm beginning to truly dislike those E-Trade ads with that damn talking baby. These ads are anything but cute. Why does E-Trade keeping making more of them? In the latest ad, the baby's got a blackberry and hooking up with girls (women?). Loose women "pleasuring" a baby with an adult man's voice? Again, creepy!

[Classic Speedy]

Has anyone seen these TBS commercials where a female comedian (not sure who it is) is doing stand-up? A couple of things annoy me about these.

Firstly, she's hawking products, since at the end of the commercial she basically says "Go eat at Quizno's and Wendy's". It's really weird. It's like subliminal advertising; the company logos don't appear in the ads, but they might as well.

Second, the people in the audience are WAY too happy. Her material isn't even that funny, and the audience thinks it's a riot. And the cameras cut to the audience every five seconds for a reaction shot. It's annoying.

[Nel]

These new staekhouse burger commercials where someone asks two guys wha they did to EARN those burgers. One will give a response like "I donated half my paycheck to charity" and the other will go "I was just hungry." Suddenly the second one is called arrogant and is actually smacked in one of the commercials I've seen for this.

I fail to see how it's funny. Just seems... I dunno, egotistical to me.

[Zorak Masaki]

The Subway commercials where they say that 1 burger will make you fat. I thought the whole low-carb craze was over by 2005. Also, there are these ads for sylvan learning center where they essentially guilt-trip parents into taking their kids there so they dont "lose their learning". Not to mention the ads dont air on shows that parents would watch, but shows like transformers:animated. No matter how good sylvan learning center is, no kid will want to hear about going to school during the summer.

[NewcomerDC]

Also, there are these ads for sylvan learning center where they essentially guilt-trip parents into taking their kids there so they dont "lose their learning". Not to mention the ads dont air on shows that parents would watch, but shows like transformers:animated. No matter how good sylvan learning center is, no kid will want to hear about going to school during the summer.
Quoted for truth. What about the commercial when this girl, and this is from Sylvan, goes into the teacher's lounge and then everyone lives it up like it's the '70s again. The young girl leaves and one of the teachers says, "Great job." To me, that's as dorky and unbelievable than whatever is being put out of tv to attract the kids today.

And all of the commercials advertising Disney Channel's Camp Rock had been on the level of borderline way before anyone knew what the film was about. No one really care about seeing Jonas Bros. three times in a whole weekend. We got the DVD in August if kids want to rewatch it that badly.

[Michael24]

I hate that new commercial where the guy is sitting in a hallway chewing gum, and a lady comes up and uses his mouth like a water fountain to apparently get a drink. The sound effect they use just grosses me out.

Also hate that Carl's Jr. (which I like) is still showing that disgusting commercial where the guy is so dumb he can't even eat a hamburger correctly and winds up with chili smeared all over his face in huge thick runny clumps. It's just disgusting and makes me want to puke everytime I see it.

[Dracula_Marth]

I hate the Yoplait Light ad where the woman is mentioning all the flavors of pies on the phone and her husband is searching through the fridge for them..

I never did like that commercial


"We wish you a red hot deal day, we wish you a red hot deal day, we wish you a red hot deal day, and a brand new cell phone!"

The line was " an awesome new phone" but it doesn't make it any less annoying





I started to see a Scion ad where it has two orange cars, and the chant that most people say about when picking the pedal off a flower "They love me, they love me not." in a very creepy voice. During this there this pendulum thing that destroy one of the cars while the voice says "Loves me not"

Scion has a tendency to make bad commercials


Taco Bell's latest blunder where a guy is rapping his order into the drive-thru speaker to impress the girl working there. Words fail me.
Taco Bell also has a tendency to make bad commercials.


Well, I think those Esurance commercials have finally jumped the shark
I honestly can't believe that i've never mentioned eSurance before. I've always disliked the advertising campaign and it just keeps getting worse.


I hate that new commercial where the guy is sitting in a hallway chewing gum, and a lady comes up and uses his mouth like a water fountain to apparently get a drink. The sound effect they use just grosses me out.

Also hate that Carl's Jr. (which I like) is still showing that disgusting commercial where the guy is so dumb he can't even eat a hamburger correctly and winds up with chili smeared all over his face in huge thick runny clumps. It's just disgusting and makes me want to puke everytime I see it.

1. That would be Mentos. and on the subject, why do all the chewing gum and candy commercials suck nowadays?

2. Oddly enough, I have never seen the Carl Jr.'s ad. In fact, I don't think there's even one around where i live.


The Subway commercials where they say that 1 burger will make you fat. I thought the whole low-carb craze was over by 2005.

Also, there are these ads for sylvan learning center where they essentially guilt-trip parents into taking their kids there so they dont "lose their learning". Not to mention the ads dont air on shows that parents would watch, but shows like transformers:animated. No matter how good sylvan learning center is, no kid will want to hear about going to school during the summer.

1. Subway also has a reputation for crap commercials
2. I remember when those used to air during every break. Unfortunately, Proactiv no holds that dubious honor.


The Trojan commercial that represents all guys as big freaky-looking mechanical pigs just because we may not happen to be carrying condoms in our pockets is stupid and, frankly, insulting.

Anyone notice how stupid the song playing in the background of that one is? and of course, the pigs.

[Lutochris]

2. Oddly enough, I have never seen the Carl Jr.'s ad. In fact, I don't think there's even one around where i live.

You live in Michigan? It might be called Hardees around there.

[ThePeterNetwork]

Also, there are these ads for sylvan learning center where they essentially guilt-trip parents into taking their kids there so they dont "lose their learning". Not to mention the ads dont air on shows that parents would watch, but shows like transformers:animated. No matter how good sylvan learning center is, no kid will want to hear about going to school during the summer.

There's another set of commercials for a supplemental education center, I forget the name of the place, but it shows parents and teenagers arguing about their failing grades. This puts a message into my head that children hate their parents and parents hate their children, and neither party will ever co-exist in harmony, even to the point where the authorities come to intervene with extreme prejudice. I hate that. :mad:

[Rolling Cloud]

There's this Red Bull commercial that I saw last night that was just plain stupid. It's so wtf-y.

The commercial went as follows: It's set as a funeral with the widow and her two kids listening to the father's will. The reader of the will says that the dead dude leaves all his belongings to this random blonde (who the camera shifts over to.) The widow then grabs a red bull, grows wings, steals the will and flies up to heaven.

[Daxdiv]

These new staekhouse burger commercials where someone asks two guys wha they did to EARN those burgers. One will give a response like "I donated half my paycheck to charity" and the other will go "I was just hungry." Suddenly the second one is called arrogant and is actually smacked in one of the commercials I've seen for this.

I fail to see how it's funny. Just seems... I dunno, egotistical to me.

There is another one where it a few guys cleaning up a beach. That one was more tolerable than that one mentioned, but it was still annoying.

[jrh31584]

Scion has a tendency to make bad commercials


They should just air the episode of Frisky Dingo where they spend much of the episode plugging the Scion tC in lieu of their usual commercials.

[Pomegranate]

Anyone seen that new contest commercial from Jetix that will be on Toon Disney for the summer? It is the worse photoshopped commercials of all.

:shrug: Tell me about it. Jetix's horrid ads are starting to make me miss the old Toon Disney and it's one of the main reasons why I wish for TD and Jetix to split into their own stand-alone networks.

Speaking of horrid ads, the Trix ads also get on my nerves. Those bothersome brats should leave the rabbit be and let him have the Trix food he has earned fair and square. Those ads are also a bad influence on our children, because they teach that sharing is a bad habit and selfishness is the way to go instead, even though it'll have dire consequences later on in life.:shrug:

[D Dubbs]

Speaking of horrid ads, the Trix ads also get on my nerves. Those bothersome brats should leave him be and let him have the Trix food he has earned fair and square. Those ads are also a bad influence on our children, because they teach that sharing is a bad habit and selfishness is the way to go instead, even though it'll have dire consequences later on in life.:shrug:

I couldn't help but laugh at this. I watched those ads maybe a thousand times when I was a kid, and they didn't have any effect on my sharing abilities.

[Pomegranate]

I couldn't help but laugh at this. I watched those ads maybe a thousand times when I was a kid, and they didn't have any effect on my sharing abilities.

Well, that's good for you, but young children are usually very impressionable and those ads are aimed towards them, so they could get the idea that sharing is a very bad habit, if they were exposed to the Trix and other similar ads.:(

[Michael24]

I couldn't help but laugh at this. I watched those ads maybe a thousand times when I was a kid, and they didn't have any effect on my sharing abilities.
Same for me, though I never really understood the point of the commercials in the first place. Why can't the rabbit have some Trix? Didn't Family Guy do a gag where the rabbit cut them all down with a machine gun and ran off with a bowl of Trix? :D

[Gatomon41]

I hate that new commercial where the guy is sitting in a hallway chewing gum, and a lady comes up and uses his mouth like a water fountain to apparently get a drink. The sound effect they use just grosses me out.


Yeah, I almost vomited when i saw that commercial.

[Fifi Fanatic]

Oh no! They've trotted out those annoying Yoplait women again. You know the ones I mean: "This is like cute best man good." "No, this is like burning this dress good." Not them again! What, Yoplait can't afford to shoot a new commercial so they drag out this same one about every two or three years? :p

[Dracula_Marth]

I remember this one bad commercial for a phone service where some girl got an A

[Dracula_Marth]

Sorry for double posting, but what i was writing got posted before i finished.

As i was saying the girl got an A in some class, possibly in college and she calls her dad. The dad says he's disappointed in her because she was running up a phone bill. then some boy is driving and looks away for a second and crashes into a garage door, and the dad gets angry because of the phone bill. I forgot what happened afterwards, but it was generic stuff.

[SirLemming]

Oh no! They've trotted out those annoying Yoplait women again. You know the ones I mean: "This is like cute best man good." "No, this is like burning this dress good." Not them again! What, Yoplait can't afford to shoot a new commercial so they drag out this same one about every two or three years? :p
Of all the bad ones mentioned in this thread, and the ones that haven't been, I think that ad campaign really deserves the title of the worst, most annoying, most soul-crushing commercial ever made. It shouldn't even be legal to air it.

[purplehairedwonder]

Of all the bad ones mentioned in this thread, and the ones that haven't been, I think that ad campaign really deserves the title of the worst, most annoying, most soul-crushing commercial ever made. It shouldn't even be legal to air it.I... like that ad. Maybe you need to be a girl to appreciate it or something? *shrug*

[Silverstar]

As i was saying the girl got an A in some class, possibly in college and she calls her dad. The dad says he's disappointed in her because she was running up a phone bill. then some boy is driving and looks away for a second and crashes into a garage door, and the dad gets angry because of the phone bill. I forgot what happened afterwards, but it was generic stuff.

Originally, what happened after that was they cut to their other teenage son, who's in his room trying on a dress and putting on lipstick. The dad bursts in and the son tries to explain himself, but dad is still obsessing over the phone bill and never comments on the son's cross-dressing. At the end of the spot, the entire family are in a T-Mobile store and the other son is still in drag, and Catherine Zeta-Jones says to him, "Nice dress."

Recently they re-released that ad with Catherine Zeta-Jones and all the parts with the cross-dressing son taken out. So now the ad is just innocuous, but no longer controversial.

[Dracula_Marth]

Originally, what happened after that was they cut to their other teenage son, who's in his room trying on a dress and putting on lipstick. The dad bursts in and the son tries to explain himself, but dad is still obsessing over the phone bill and never comments on the son's cross-dressing. At the end of the spot, the entire family are in a T-Mobile store and the other son is still in drag, and Catherine Zeta-Jones says to him, "Nice dress."

Recently they re-released that ad with Catherine Zeta-Jones and all the parts with the cross-dressing son taken out. So now the ad is just innocuous, but no longer controversial.

I must have seen the re-released version, because i don't remember the cross-dressing son.

and as I am writing this I have to say: that Enzyte ad is overplayed on Comedy Central. I just want to watch the Colbert Report without constantly being bombarded with ads about "natural male enhancement"

[The Irishman]

I think the new Playstation 3 ad where they show clips of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Little Big World or whatever is annoying. not necessarily the clips, they look good, but the silly rallying-cry of a voice-over just makes me want to smack the ad guy that came up with it. The other ad with the music was way better.

[Silverstar]

I have to say: that Enzyte ad is overplayed on Comedy Central. I just want to watch the Colbert Report without constantly being bombarded with ads about "natural male enhancement"

As if that weren't enough, while are they still running the Christmas version of the commercial when it's now JUNE??!?

[AhmedtheHead]

There's this Red Bull commercial that I saw last night that was just plain stupid. It's so wtf-y.

The commercial went as follows: It's set as a funeral with the widow and her two kids listening to the father's will. The reader of the will says that the dead dude leaves all his belongings to this random blonde (who the camera shifts over to.) The widow then grabs a red bull, grows wings, steals the will and flies up to heaven.


That commercial is hilarious. Creative, weird, and funny at the same time.

[Mr. Ralph]

I must have seen the re-released version, because i don't remember the cross-dressing son.

and as I am writing this I have to say: that Enzyte ad is overplayed on Comedy Central. I just want to watch the Colbert Report without constantly being bombarded with ads about "natural male enhancement"
what's worse is that those pills don't even freaking work. it's false advertising and they don't even refund your money.

[SirLemming]

what's worse is that those pills don't even freaking work. it's false advertising and they don't even refund your money.
:yakko: Goodnight, everybody!

[Dracula_Marth]

As if that weren't enough, while are they still running the Christmas version of the commercial when it's now JUNE??!?

I forgot to bring that up. It's completely irrelevant. It's like they're saying "Christmas is 7 months away. Order some Enzyte in time for the holidays."

[Mr. Ralph]

:yakko: Goodnight, everybody!
hey, i'm just adding to the hatred of the commercial. don't judge me.

[SirLemming]

I think the new Playstation 3 ad where they show clips of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Little Big World or whatever is annoying. not necessarily the clips, they look good, but the silly rallying-cry of a voice-over just makes me want to smack the ad guy that came up with it. The other ad with the music was way better.
Yeah, it's really terrible... I don't know what they're going for.

[Galaxy 9000]

Vonage and phone company ads, and the goofy burger king family.

The new one with the incredible hulk just makes the dad look even dumber.

[Michael24]

The Comcast "Relatively Recent News" ads. I always hate commercials that are done as mock news broadcasts. And it doesn't help that these ones star this guy who I can't stand. I don't know his name, but I've seen him in other stuff where I've never failed to end up thinking, "Who encouraged this guy to get into show business." :mad:

[Dracula_Marth]

The Quiznos one where people are literally eating $5 bills.

I actually saw that one this morning. It was terrible, which is unusual considering Quiznos has a relatively good track record for commercials.

I've also been getting annoyed by this one Capri-Sun ad: there's two kids and one of them finishes a Capri-Sun then fills it with air and places it on the ground, planning to stomp on it. he does so and they blow up. The moral?: RESPECT THE POUCH! RESPECT IT!

[Michael24]

I actually saw that one this morning. It was terrible, which is unusual considering Quiznos has a relatively good track record for commercials.
Really? I don't think I've ever seen a good Quiznos commercial. I'm glad they finally stopped those annoying ones with the singing dead rats or whatever the heck they were supposed to be.

[DarthGonzo]

Well, that's good for you, but young children are usually very impressionable and those ads are aimed towards them, so they could get the idea that sharing is a very bad habit, if they were exposed to the Trix and other similar ads.:(

Dude, millions upon millions of children watched these commercials (as well as the Pebbles and Lucky Charms commercials) for decades on end and I'd wager a guess that the vast majority turned out all right. You don't have much of a case on this one.

[Blackstar]

There's this ad for Old Spice body wash that features a man talking to the audience about the product, and it turns out that the man is a centaur, and at the end of the commercial, he's got a human woman wrapped around his arm. What planet is this where women are willing to hook-up with anyone or anything. They get together with dogs, talking babies and half human/half hamburger people. These ladies don't care if it's an animal, a baby or a food product, as long as it's male. And how exactly does one make love to centaur anyway? :sweat:

[Master Toon]

and the goofy burger king family.

The new one with the incredible hulk just makes the dad look even dumber.

I hate that one. He plays with the toys and makes The Hulk lose and then just starts babbling on making The Hulk seem like some kind of wimp. I'll be glad when that promotion is over.



I've also been getting annoyed by this one Capri-Sun ad: there's two kids and one of them finishes a Capri-Sun then fills it with air and places it on the ground, planning to stomp on it. he does so and they blow up. The moral?: RESPECT THE POUCH! RESPECT IT!

I don't have a problem with the commercials themselves, just the respect the pouch stuff. Remember the Capri Sun commercials where the kids would turn into liquid and surf around? Good times, good times.


Really? I don't think I've ever seen a good Quiznos commercial. I'm glad they finally stopped those annoying ones with the singing dead rats or whatever the heck they were supposed to be.

I thought I was the only person who said that, I used to think they were dead hamsters. Not only was the singing annoying but they looked disgusting.


There's this ad for Old Spice body wash that features a man talking to the audience about the product, and it turns out that the man is a centaur, and at the end of the commercial, he's got a human woman wrapped around his arm. What planet is this where women are willing to hook-up with anyone or anything. They get together with dogs, talking babies and half human/half hamburger people. These ladies don't care if it's an animal, a baby or a food product, as long as it's male. And how exactly does one make love to centaur anyway? :sweat:

I haven't seen that one yet. Any paticular channel(s) it pops up on?

[Silverstar]

^That Old Spice ad runs on [adult swim] quite frequently.


I've also been getting annoyed by this one Capri-Sun ad: there's two kids and one of them finishes a Capri-Sun then fills it with air and places it on the ground, planning to stomp on it. he does so and they blow up. The moral?: RESPECT THE POUCH! RESPECT IT!

Actually, it's only the chubby white kid who inflates his pouch who blows up. That's just 1 of 3 alternating endings that spot has: in another, the fat kid's clothes fly off, leaving him only in his briefs, and in a third his clothes magically change into a fairy outfit. I admit I thought that last one was kind of dumb.

[Blackstar]

and the goofy burger king family.

The new one with the incredible hulk just makes the dad look even dumber.

I actually didn't mind the early ads with the goofy Burger King family because then both the mom and the dad were portrayed as being equally silly and more immature than their 2 children, but later on (after the original cast was replaced with different actors), the mom became the bland, normal parent, and the commercials themselves devolved into the same "Daddy's the dummy" shtick that we've seen hundreds of times before. Now the rest of the family does nothing except react to how dumb the dad's being. I don't know why they changed the formula, it was more interesting before.

[Master Toon]

^That Old Spice ad runs on [adult swim] quite frequently.

No wonder I haven't seen it.


Actually, it's only the chubby white kid who inflates his pouch who blows up. That's just 1 of 3 alternating endings that spot has: in another, the fat kid's clothes fly off, leaving him only in his briefs, and in a third his clothes magically change into a fairy outfit. I admit I thought that last one was kind of dumb.

In the one where he changes into the fairy outfit, the other boy turns into a Grandfather Clock.


I actually didn't mind the early ads with the goofy Burger King family because then both the mom and the dad were portrayed as being equally silly and more immature than their 2 children, but later on (after the original cast was replaced with different actors), the mom became the bland, normal parent, and the commercials themselves devolved into the same "Daddy's the dummy" shtick that we've seen hundreds of times before. Now the rest of the family does nothing except react to how dumb the dad's being. I don't know why they changed the formula, it was more interesting before.

I don't know why that made me laugh, maybe because it's true. His greatest blunder is when they did the Spongebob Pest of the West promotion and he tripped over a tumbleweed.

[tucsoncoyote]

Well I think that sometimes your own local advertisers who have commercials up can get annoying just like a lot of the National commercials.

Take for example here in Tucson we have a Car Dealership called "Precision Toyota of Tucson" (and they have a website too). But it's this one commercial that sticks out like a sore thumb that makes me want to say, "Change the darned Commercial already. In this commercial we have some guy standing there and he has on the front of his T-shirt the website of the car company, and what is it that he says?

"Gee I wonder where I could go in Tucson to find a great deal on a car... I wish it were right in front of me! (and it is.. Look down stupid!)

I mean Precision Toyota of Tucson has been running that ad for ages now and it's gotten so old, that I feel that they need to do something a little bit more catchy..

Then there's that CarFax.com commercial where you see a wrecked or damaged vehicle and on the screen you see someone typing up an ad for the car shown.. For example, a wrecked car has the ad stating "NEW PAINT!" and I mean this is a totally trashed car.

But believe me sometimes the local advertisers are more annoying than the national commercials..(Comcast and Cox are starting to get old too.)

oh well might as well go listen to some music.. at least music doesn't get old.. it ages quite well.

:coyote:

[Dracula_Marth]

Actually, it's only the chubby white kid who inflates his pouch who blows up. That's just 1 of 3 alternating endings that spot has: in another, the fat kid's clothes fly off, leaving him only in his briefs, and in a third his clothes magically change into a fairy outfit. I admit I thought that last one was kind of dumb.

Oh that's right. Only the fat kid blows up. the other one turns into a dog.

And of all the car companies Adult Swim could give a large amount of commercial time to, why did it have to be Scion? The Frisky Dingo episode with the Scion tC was good, but now all Scion airs is all this crap about Loving or Loathing their cars. and I am starting to think the latter.

I have also been seeing the Old Spice commercial with the Centaur that a few people mentioned. But I actually thought it was an okay commercial.

[Michael24]

I don't know what it's for (I can never remember the product when the commercials are so annoying), but the guy opens the back door to go onto the porch and the door squeaks "Ppppaaaaiiiinnnnttttt......" then when he closes it it goes "Mmmmmeeeee....." Several times, faster and more annoying each time. Ugh!

Also, AMC's recent new style of ads are annoying in the way they edit dialogue from the movies advertised to try and sort of form a rhtyhm with the music. "I'm a Terminator. Terminator. Terminator. Terminator. Terminator, I'm a Terminator." :mad:

[mookie75]

Also, AMC's recent new style of ads are annoying in the way they edit dialogue from the movies advertised to try and sort of form a rhtyhm with the music. "I'm a Terminator. Terminator. Terminator. Terminator. Terminator, I'm a Terminator." :mad:

I saw that one when I was at a friend's house last week. It seems like they're always playing a Terminator movie (usually T2) when I'm at his house lately. Are they running them into the ground or something?

[Michael24]

I know. Not that I really mind, since I love T2, but it does seem like when they add a movie to their line-up it sticks around and gets shown on a seemingly-daily basis for a couple weeks at a time. Last week it seemed like all they showed was Troy and Alexander.

[J'onn J'onzz]

Is
what's worse is that those pills don't even freaking work. it's false advertising and they don't even refund your money.why
i don't know about you but i don't sound like that when i orgasm?

[Classic Speedy]

The Multi-grain Cheerios ad with the guy who asks his wife if she's eating them because she wants to watch her weight annoys me. The guy on there is just pathetic, tripping all over himself because he didn't word his initial question quite right (ending with telling himself to shut up). And the woman just sits there letting him make a fool of himself instead of saying something like, "I know what you mean honey, Cheerios are healthy". Hilarious.

[Monterey Jack]

six Flag! More Flag! More Funnnn!!!!!

[tucsoncoyote]

six Flag! More Flag! More Funnnn!!!!!

That should be rewritten to read..


Six Flags! More Flags! More Funnnn!!!!! More Death!!!
After all seems everytime a Six Flags Commercial comes up, someone does something stupid and gets killed or injured on a Six Flags Ride..

But eh, that's how i see it.. Or maybe what Six Flags is trying to do is try and promote the park after these instances of injury and Death to lure folks in thinking it's safe when in reality it might not be..

But eh, it's anyone's guess.

:coyote:

[Elven Moon]

Just saw a Scare Tactic commercial on Sci-Fi. I'm not really digging the slow motion screaming :sweat:

[Michael24]

That car commercial where somebody comes across someone out in the middle of nowhere. First it was the guy on the jetpack, then the hot air balloon full of older nudists. Jeez, how creepy would it be to discover them out on the road? :eek:

[Master Toon]

That stupid Obirt gum commercial where the guy eats noodles with scissors that he used to clip his nose hairs with. The dumb part is, no one eats with scissors except for crazy people maybe. I for one don't like scissors to close to my eyes or mouth. I can see if he used a fork but he has recently scratched his back with it but scissors?

[Master Moron]

That stupid Obirt gum commercial where the guy eats noodles with scissors that he used to clip his nose hairs with. The dumb part is, no one eats with scissors except for crazy people maybe. I for one don't like scissors to close to my eyes or mouth. I can see if he used a fork but he has recently scratched his back with it but scissors?

I think he was supposed to be a poor college student who couldn't afford utensils or something. I remember seeing an ad for Campbell's soup about ten years ago where a college student was making a grilled cheese on a radiator.

[Zorak Masaki]

This is actually a pop-up ad but i keep seeing (especially on retrojunk)the ad for "Fringe" (some new fox show i guess) that pops up and takes over the screen saying "imagine the impossibilities" and shows a bunch of x-rays of various animals.

[The Nameless]

The Multi-grain Cheerios ad with the guy who asks his wife if she's eating them because she wants to watch her weight annoys me. The guy on there is just pathetic, tripping all over himself because he didn't word his initial question quite right (ending with telling himself to shut up). And the woman just sits there letting him make a fool of himself instead of saying something like, "I know what you mean honey, Cheerios are healthy". Hilarious.

The worst part of that ad is that the cereal box appears to be computer-generated. Was a real box unavailable?

[Swordfish_II]

Those work from home ads with that horrible, ugly CG fox.

[Master Moron]

The worst part of that ad is that the cereal box appears to be computer-generated. Was a real box unavailable?

Hmmm...can't recall the specific commercial in question, but perhaps they're reusing an old commercial with an older box design and are using computer generated effects to make the current box design.

[Master Toon]

I think he was supposed to be a poor college student who couldn't afford utensils or something. I remember seeing an ad for Campbell's soup about ten years ago where a college student was making a grilled cheese on a radiator.

Oh, well I still don't like it, I'd just drink the noodles and broth instead. :D


Those work from home ads with that horrible, ugly CG fox.

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk411/CoolRandomImages/commercials/crazyfox.jpg

[Swordfish_II]

NOOOOOOOOO!

It burns us! :ack:

[Chaotix12345]

The new cereal prize commercial for the spring-loaded dark knight figures. The child's impersonation of the joker infuriates me to no end.

[Master Toon]

The new cereal prize commercial for the spring-loaded dark knight figures. The child's impersonation of the joker infuriates me to no end.

I can't tell when he's doing Batman or the Joker. (He is doing both of them, right?) :sweat:

[Fifi Fanatic]

Those work from home ads with that horrible, ugly CG fox.

Those things must air 50 times a day. Am I the only one who notices that the website address is always different every single time? Just one of many things that make me question its' legitimacy. ;)


I've got to nominate the new Subway ad where the moron is more interested in his sub than the fact he's just won ten million dollars....

[Master Toon]

Those things must air 50 times a day. Am I the only one who notices that the website address is always different every single time? Just one of many things that make me question its' legitimacy. ;)

From what I've heard, it's not legitimate at all.

http://www.squidoo.com/crazylikeafox

http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/crazyfox/crazyfox.php



I've got to nominate the new Subway ad where the moron is more interested in his sub than the fact he's just won ten million dollars....I haven't seen that one yet but now I'll be on the lookout for it.

[Michael24]

Although I don't find it annoying per se (the ending actually made me laugh), I don't really like the new Hertz commercial just because of the really blatant Chris Farley impersonator. (Who, oddly enough, I think I also saw last night in Joe Dirt while channel surfing, which really annoys me. Farley was Farley, so stop trying to replace him.)

[Maenos]

*sings* Call JG Wentworth. 877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!

Call JG Wentworth. 877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!


If you haven't seen it (and I think you're lucky if you haven't, I seem to see it every other commercial break lately), its set in an opera where they sing a few of their cash "problems" and then everyone else sings the above line.

And they sing it again. And again. And again.

JG Wentworth's commercials always bothered me ("It's my money, and I want it now!" Or whatever it is, also repeated ad nauseum), but this one really riles me up.

[Elven Moon]

OK, I'm now officially sick of the "Paula? This is Paul" commercials on Nicktoons Network. They play the same two for every single episode they air in a day. They lost their steam months ago - time for something else!

[Ishtar]

*sings* Call JG Wentworth. 877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!

Call JG Wentworth. 877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!
877-Cash-now!


If you haven't seen it (and I think you're lucky if you haven't, I seem to see it every other commercial break lately), its set in an opera where they sing a few of their cash "problems" and then everyone else sings the above line.

And they sing it again. And again. And again.

JG Wentworth's commercials always bothered me ("It's my money, and I want it now!" Or whatever it is, also repeated ad nauseum), but this one really riles me up.
Oh God, JG Wentworth. I really can't stand it whenever I hear those commercials, especially "It's my money, and I want it now!"

[Michael24]

especially "It's my money, and I want it now!"

Is that a new slogan? I always hear "It's your money, use it when you want to."

But either way, I only found them annoying because they ran so often, though the new opera one I find annoying because it really truly is annoying. :mad:

[Master Toon]

Is that a new slogan? I always hear "It's your money, use it when you want to."

It's older than the opera one. It features various people yelling out of their car/house windows "It's my money and I want it now!"

They don't show it much anymore but the American Express commercial with Ellen Degeneres going around asking herself who her people are and if she has people, was getting pretty annoying.

It's been mentioned but the Capri Sun commercials are getting on my nerves with the boys and the stomping of the pouches.

I'll think of some more later.

[Quacktoon]

I'm new to this thread, but I'm sure someone has mentioned the BK Burger Shots commercial, correct? Ugggghhh.

[Nel]

Those wretched J.G. Wentworth commercials caused everynight at college to be full of people to be shouting that stupid phrase out of their dorm room windows.