Really Bad Commercials - any opinions?

[wdwoldtimer]

ROFL....can you hear me now?

SHUT UP YOU MORON, I CAN HEAR YOU!!

Back to the tampon commercials....not only do they do the white pants thing, but they practically zoom in on certain areas to show how WHITE they still are. This is just so bad.

 

[Deb in IA]

Those Mazda "zoom zoom" commercials -- that kid is creepy.


Those Christopher Lowell furniture commercials -- that is the most annoying man I have EVER seen!!

 

[mrsv98]

Those horrible Quiznos commercials with the man who was raised by wolves. What were they thinking when they showed him "nursing" on a mother wolf???? I lost my appetite everytime I saw that!

 

[preshi]

This is OT but mrsv your daughter is so adorable!

 

[Melora]

I HATE those Charmin (?) commericals where the bear is pooping in the woods.... Maybe its the animation but it bugs me they make this beg deal of how the bear is wiping his butt and how happy is makes him...

Also the Cottonelle toilet paper comerical where they are showing laundry and how white and clean the undies are... I didnt think much about it at first (I guess I filed it under a "laundry detergent ad"), but then I stopped to think about it, and realized they are basically saying "If you use OUR toilet paper then you wont have skid marks on your undies...." EWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwww how gross!

Everytime I saw it after that I just cringed....

OK I guess I have a thing about TP commericals...

 

[JetMom]

Those Citibank identity theft commercials really creep me out!

I also hate the MasterCard commercials where they try to rhyme like Dr. Seuss and fail miserably!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

women's products are the worst along with the subway ads.

 

[Harley Chick]

They just pulled the ads off TV, but the KFC ad about the guy who tells his friend he looks great and wants to know his secret. It's because he eats KFC chicken.

Also the one for Mentos mints where the dog is kissing the guy on the mouth. Disgusting! (Do we have a "puke" smilie?)

 

[snoopy]

Can't believe no one has mentioned "Gellin' like a felon". They must have fired the copywriter, because now its "Gellin' like Magellen." Equally as bad. Someone should have put a stop to this the first go around, and made a decision that there is no good rhyme for "gellin'" to be found in the English language.

I agree with the Lexux-in-the-driveway-all-tied up-with-a-big-bow ads. They are as despicable, but so typically American. We are so good at glorifying overindulgence in this country. I don't know about you, but the only thing I'm going to find in my driveway this Christmas is my 8 year old, beat-to-crap Chevy.

And yes, the Yoplait "so good" commercials are so very bad. Hideous acting and copy. Can't get to the clicker fast enough.

I used to write copy for advertising, so I am particularly sensitive to poor advertising. There are so many bad commercials on TV, that I'd have to commit to a novel if I were going to talk about all of them.

 

[Joyciemc]

JetMom- yes! All of those AWFUL Cat in the Hat tie in commercials. They do a horrible job with them, plus I don't think there is any movie that I want to see in credit card, BK, AND Sierra Mist/chips commercials. I can't wait till the movie is out of theaters, so we can stop seeing those comercials!

I do like the identity theft ones, they make me giggle.

 

[Robinrs]

LOL!

You guys mentioned all of mine!!

What's so bad is the BAD ones are the ones you REMEMBER and that was the intention! YIKES!

I also don't like the Mastercard Identity theft ads because they're really not that effective. Now THAT is a bad commercial!

 

[elmosmom]

You Are My Shinning Star---the sony DVD thing. I'd like to smack that little girl. What a violation of her brothers privacy! There is also a picture telephone--sloppy eating guy!

Any 10-10-phone ones-even John Stamoes is annoying after awhile. Can you hear me now? Any of the Country Crock ads.

I will not buy the products if the ads bug me too much.

ps--I wouldn't really smack that icky Sony brat--------

 

[phorsenuf]

The ones I can't stand are the clairol herbal essence shampoos.
I get pretty embarrased watching them with my sons. They know what they are implying. I think those shouldn't even be allowed on the air!

 

[KingsFanInRI]

How about any Billy Mays commercial, especially the one where he's some kind of stain spy or something out of MIB? Those annoy me. Billy Mays annoys me.

My new least fave now is for my place of employment... a rather sizeable Toyota dealership near Boston. The owner of my company is in our showroom hyping up the 2004's and as they pan back who do I see? The biggest brain-dead Gigantor-sized moron of a car salesman in the known galaxy. I about put my foot right through the tv. Maybe I just need decaf.

 

[Dakota_Lynn]

I tried to post this earlier, but it didn't take so I'll try again!

I hate commercials that show a sports star or olympic athelete chowing down on a big mac and fries and implying that he or she eats that food regularly. Bull! I've seen enough interviews with sports stars to know that the last thing they put in their bodies is that greasy stuff.

 

[Mary Ellen]

The "Ancient Egypt" commercials for the upcoming Discovery special are the most annoying things going today.

While I don't like many of the commercials mentioned, I REALLY HATE this one. I can just feel my blood pressure spiking.

 

[Robinrs]

Originally posted by KingsFanInRI
How about any Billy Mays commercial, especially the one where he's some kind of stain spy or something out of MIB? Those annoy me. Billy Mays annoys me.

My new least fave now is for my place of employment... a rather sizeable Toyota dealership near Boston. The owner of my company is in our showroom hyping up the 2004's and as they pan back who do I see? The biggest brain-dead Gigantor-sized moron of a car salesman in the known galaxy. I about put my foot right through the tv. Maybe I just need decaf.

My son ran into my room when he heard me laughing at this!!!

 

[Grog]

Those Mazda "zoom zoom" commercials -- that kid is creepy

I thought I was the only one who felt like that. That kid is Stepford-Wives creepy!

 

[Growin'upDisney]

The beer commercial where people are falling down like dominoes. Its way too long, makes no sense, and has nothing to do with beer, beer drinking, or really anything!!

 

[CamColt]

I agree with the La Batts commercials with the bear. They just make no sense. Especially the one about "where were you, hibernating?". Nothing to do with beer!

And also the ones for pregnancy tests..."Did I do it right? Should I retest?" If you cant figure out how to pee on a stick you should not be reproducing!

I know I have more, Ill have to think of them.