1. The rich chocolate ovaltin commercials, those stupid chocolate milk commercials.
2. Eye drop commercials with Ben Stein going ''wow.''
3. Kids' products commercials.

1. The rich chocolate ovaltin commercials, those stupid chocolate milk commercials.
2. Eye drop commercials with Ben Stein going ''wow.''
3. Kids' products commercials.

Lots of them...but I think we have a thread like this in the "Playful Penguin Place"...check it out. ;)

Lots of them...but I think we have a thread like this in the "Playful Penguin Place"...check it out. ;)
We sure do...it's called "Commercial You Hate", I believe ???

Lots of them...but I think we have a thread like this in the "Playful Penguin Place"...check it out. ;)


We do!?  Well I can't delete it now, so I guess it will just drop to the bottom.

We sure do...it's called "Commercial You Hate", I believe ???

Yes it is; actually "TV Commercials You Hate." :)

1. The rich chocolate ovaltin commercials, those stupid chocolate milk commercials.
2. Eye drop commercials with Ben Stein going ''wow.''
3. Kids' products commercials.

The eye drop commercial is funny, it's Ben Stein I can't stand!

Commercials I hate:
1. Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, pant, pant, pant, IT'S BACON!
2. What does everybody want for breakfast? Honey Bunches of Oats!
3. Deitech.com commercials with the fat mortgage salesman.
4. Any commercial for mutual funds.
5. Male enhancement product commercial featuring cocktail weenies.
6. Local commercial for "Bob's Discount Furniture," featuring "Bob" shouting about
his latest great deals.  There's sure to be one like this in your market, too.
7. SUV commercials featuring off-adventures when you know they're all being sold to soccer moms in Downers Grove.
8. Ads for either Presidential candidate.
9. Carnival Cruise commercial w/ Cyndi Lauper song.
10. Swiffer with variation on Devo's "Whip It."
--I know I'm forgetting 100 doozies, so I'll have to come back to this one!

Are you from Chicago?  We have a city called DG & there's a Bob's Discount Furniture (or Bob's Furniture Warehouse or something like that)

In spite of the fact that I mentioned Downers Grove, I'm not from Chicago, I'm from Massachusetts.  The Bob's Discount stores I refer to are around the city of Springfield.  "Bob" jumps up and down and shouts about "A meeatching sofer, ahmcheer, and loveseat set fo-ah only NINE-NINETY-NINE-NINETY-NINETY-NINE!!!"  I'm trying to spell phonetically for the New England accent.  You just know if you go to Bob's, you're going to find out the deal's a snowjob and they're going to talk you out of twice the money.  You just want to find "Bob" and beat him up!
:P

I know Downers Grove from my favorite '80s comedian, EMO PHILIPS.  "I was born in Chicago.  When I was ten, my parents moved to DOOWWNERS GROOOOVE Illinoise, when I was twelve, I found them."  Emo also had a funny song about Downers Grove.  "I like to shop in Downtown Downers Grove, it doesn't take big bucks, and everybody there really is nice...
I went into the clothing store and I made up my mind, I-wasn't-going-to-let-any-pushy-salesman-talk-me-into-buying-anything-I-really-didn't-neeeeed...So after I bought the kilts, I went to the hardware shop, I said to the guy, 'This riding lawnmower's stupid,' he said, 'Next time, you get on top...'"
etc etc.
:-\\

Which shows you how desperate Stuart Pankin is for work since "Not Necessarily the News". (I've also seen Danny Breen and Annie Bloom in ads, too. Nobody's called Rich Hall or Lucy Webb yet.)

Speaking of local ads, I can't stand commercials for Buddy's Carpet, Newport Windows, the Watson's girl, or Don's Guns ("Ah don't wanna make any munny folks. I jus' luv to sell guns, heh, heh, heh, heh.")

3. Deitech.com commercials with the fat mortgage salesman.

Let's see here - every single one of them.

Truth of the matter is I actually used to enjoy watching commercials back when they didn't last 20 seconds a piece and were'nt shown 70 times during the break of a single TV show. Hell I saw one commerical back in the day it was like a small little TV show and it'd be unlikely you'd ever see it again. Now I see a commericial at 9:00 and by 9:15 I got the F'N thing memorized.

Which shows you how desperate Stuart Pankin is for work since "Not Necessarily the News". (I've also seen Danny Breen and Annie Bloom in ads, too. Nobody's called Rich Hall or Lucy Webb yet.)

Speaking of local ads, I can't stand commercials for Buddy's Carpet, Newport Windows, the Watson's girl, or Don's Guns ("Ah don't wanna make any munny folks. I jus' luv to sell guns, heh, heh, heh, heh.")



Oh, I though he looked familiar.  I looked up his profile on IMDB, and he's been in dozens of forgettable flicks!  Whatever happened to the annoying Dell Computer kid from a few years back? 
Suburu had a character in the '80s called "Mr. Easy," which sort of reminds me of the fat Deitech guy.
LOL! "Buddy's Carpet," I can just see it!  What city is this "Don's Guns" in, sounds hilarious!

Steve (I believe that's his name) the Computer Guy was dropped by Dell because he was caught smoking Mary Jane or something.
The Buddy's Carpet ad features his daughter or wife (I think) now, but it's not the same without ol' Buddy's whining voice.
Don's guns is in Indianapolis. They closed the one on Keystone Avenue because a clerk was killed at the store by thugs using some of Don's guns. But his other 2 ranges are still open. 8)  ::)


Oh, I though he looked familiar.  I looked up his profile on IMDB, and he's been in dozens of forgettable flicks!  Whatever happened to the annoying Dell Computer kid from a few years back? 
Suburu had a character in the '80s called "Mr. Easy," which sort of reminds me of the fat Deitech guy.
LOL! "Buddy's Carpet," I can just see it!  What city is this "Don's Guns" in, sounds hilarious!

McDonalds and thier "Micky Dees" commercials with that hip-hop crap and talking about kids just going to bed at the crack....yes I said "crack" of dawn.....Kentucky Fried Chicken trying to pass it off as "KFC" and now it supposedly stands for something else that I can't recall at the moment....Radio Shack calling themselves Radio "Shaq"....idiots....no wonder some kids today can't talk, spell or read anymore ::) :P

Don't Ya Wanna Fanta,Fanta with a bunch of bikini-clad women singing. :P



Howard

Don't Ya Wanna Fanta,Fanta with a bunch of bikini-clad women singing. :P



Howard
I happen to enjoy bikini-clad women, Howard ;)

I hate those commercials where they show a cure for men's balding and then the guy says I got Geico. I am going to save money on my car insurnance. Talk about corny.

McDonald's ads
Subaru ads with Lance Armstrong
NASCAR fans would know these ads...UPS ads where they try to convince Dale Jarrett to 'Race the Truck'!
ALL Political mudslinging ads!

McDonald's ads
Subaru ads with Lance Armstrong
NASCAR fans would know these ads...UPS ads where they try to convince Dale Jarrett to 'Race the Truck'!
ALL Political mudslinging ads!
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ads that have Iggy Pop "Lust for Life'playing

Steve (I believe that's his name) the Computer Guy was dropped by Dell because he was caught smoking Mary Jane or something.
The Buddy's Carpet ad features his daughter or wife (I think) now, but it's not the same without ol' Buddy's whining voice.
Don's guns is in Indianapolis. They closed the one on Keystone Avenue because a clerk was killed at the store by thugs using some of Don's guns. But his other 2 ranges are still open. 8)  ::)



I thought that kid "Steve" was supposed to be a copy of Eddie Haskell.  If "Leave it to Beaver" took place ten years later, Eddie would always be trying to talk Wally into smoking a joint with him.  He was just that type of punk.  So the Mary Jane fits right in with the Dell Computer Guy, but I guess Dell didn't want that kind of "image."  You never know, maybe Dell will do some market research and turn around and hire Snoop Dogg next!

Oh, Indianapolis, hence "Indy Gent."
;D
My errant stepbrother lived out in Indy for a while.  At one point he was working in an all-night liquor store on the rough side of town.  He stood behind bullet-proof plexi-glass!
:o

I thought that kid "Steve" was supposed to be a copy of Eddie Haskell.  If "Leave it to Beaver" took place ten years later, Eddie would always be trying to talk Wally into smoking a joint with him.  He was just that type of punk.  So the Mary Jane fits right in with the Dell Computer Guy, but I guess Dell didn't want that kind of "image."  You never know, maybe Dell will do some market research and turn around and hire Snoop Dogg next!

Oh, Indianapolis, hence "Indy Gent."
;D
My errant stepbrother lived out in Indy for a while.  At one point he was working in an all-night liquor store on the rough side of town.  He stood behind bullet-proof plexi-glass!
:o
My area has a furniture store named "Crazy Ned's"! They have this dumb annoying announcer who talks about 'insanely low prices' and makes fun of the mentally ill. Talk about ads that perpetrate stigma about mental health consumers..I don't patronize his store,ever!

  That would be Kitchen Fresh Chicken :P
Thanks 80s_cheerleader...they should change it to Kickin' Fat-laced Crap

Has anyone seen that stupid Domino's where Michael Waltrip's wife is changing the tire of the family wagon, and the announcer goes, "He's wondering after all these years in NASCAR why he can't change his own tire." Doesn't that have something to do with his pit crew changing his tires and he does nothing but drive? So who's the stupid one: Michael or the announcer? :-\\

Has anyone seen that stupid Domino's where Michael Waltrip's wife is changing the tire of the family wagon, and the announcer goes, "He's wondering after all these years in NASCAR why he can't change his own tire." Doesn't that have something to do with his pit crew changing his tires and he does nothing but drive? So who's the stupid one: Michael or the announcer? :-\\
There used to be an electronics store called CRAZY EDDIE'S. The pitch was 'his prices are INSANE'...if store owner EDDIE ANTAR was making that amount of $$ from discount....couldn't he have been HONEST with the IRS and pay his taxes he owed for YEARS!?!

Any ad for color copiers, especially the one that goes, "why settle for this, when you can have this,"  The one with the out of tune violin playing, whatever that is.

The one where the kid's riding with his boss and his friends call him up:
"Thomas Schmidt."
"Schmidtie, yaaayy!"
"It's tough being the first one out of college to land a job!"
That's so obnoxious, I don't even know what product its for 'coz I reach for the remote so fast!

"Guess how many cookies are in my mouth." I don't care and these guys should seek counseling and a job. And maybe take their friend  to emergency if he chokes on those cookies. ::)
Any ad for color copiers, especially the one that goes, "why settle for this, when you can have this,"  The one with the out of tune violin playing, whatever that is.

The one where the kid's riding with his boss and his friends call him up:
"Thomas Schmidt."
"Schmidtie, yaaayy!"
"It's tough being the first one out of college to land a job!"
That's so obnoxious, I don't even know what product its for 'coz I reach for the remote so fast!

CLASSICS
Lines from commercials that annoyed me in times gone by:

Klondike ice cream:
Jingle, What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
"Would you make monkey sounds?"
"Monkey Sounds? Oh, I don't think so..."

Velveeta:
Jingle, Cheddar's lumpy, cheddar's oily, it slides off of your plate onto your doily!

Maalox
Daughter's boyfriend: "Uh, nice house."
Maalox dad: "Nice earring!" (pings the earring)

McDonalds's
Mary Lou Retin: "Double Double Cheese Cheese Burger Burger Please!"

Friendly's restaurants
Jingle, The Friendly's Super Summer Sunday Celebration!

"Guess how many cookies are in my mouth." I don't care and these guys should seek counseling and a job. And maybe take their friend  to emergency if he chokes on those cookies. ::)



Bring home toliet paper....

http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/crazyeddie/graphics/crazy-eddie-ad1.jpg


....These prices are INSANE! :P ::)


Howard

http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/crazyeddie/graphics/crazy-eddie-ad1.jpg


....These prices are INSANE! :P ::)


Howard


OMG Howard!  Is that Crazy Eddie?  I remember how annoying those commercials were! Where did you ever find this picture?  Too funny!

Which reminds me of another painful local commercial (maybe Kroger or Marsh grocery store) where the people yell "Double, double discounts!" ad nauseum.
Velveeta:
McDonalds's
Mary Lou Retin: "Double Double Cheese Cheese Burger Burger Please!"

OMG Howard!  Is that Crazy Eddie?  I remember how annoying those commercials were! Where did you ever find this picture?  Too funny!



I found it on a website.He always went bezerk in the commercials. ;D


Howard

http://www.geocities.com/superherofood/Avgm1M.jpg


This commercial right here. :P



Howard

http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/crazyeddie/graphics/crazy-eddie-ad1.jpg


....These prices are INSANE! :P ::)


Howard
I wonder if he made that face for his PRISON mugshot!?!

The Geico 'courtroom hearing'ad and Geico's 'Reporter with volcano'ad are totally stupid!!

The recent Fanta commercials with the "I Wanna Fanta" jingle were OK at first, but have gotten annoying after a while.  :P

The Geico 'courtroom hearing'ad and Geico's 'Reporter with volcano'ad are totally stupid!!

ALL GEICO ADS ARE ANNOYING!

VEHIX.COM, especially the ones with the Vehix guy as the anthropmorphosized computer terminal.  
I also despise the MSN butterfly guy.  Anywone who's ever dealt with MSN knows it's the rock bottom worst platform on the 'net.  It seems like it's run off of a couple of floppy discs.

Oh, do TV promos count?  I hate the Adult Swim bumpers on the Cartoon Network.  They try to be so slick and PoMo, they might've qualifed in 1991, but not today, baby!

ALL GEICO ADS ARE ANNOYING!




I like the GEICO ad with "Mister Jiggy Fly"  ;)

the old Dell PC ads....no,dude,I did NOT buy a Dell....I have a Compaq Presario,thanks!

Ovaltine commercials.  "Who wants an Ovaltine shake"..."We do."  So stupid. 

The recent Fanta commercials with the "I Wanna Fanta" jingle were OK at first, but have gotten annoying after a while.  :P



The fanta women singing Don't Cha Wanna Fanta has become obnoxious. >:(



Howard

Steve Colbert (The Daily Show) in those irritating Mr. Goodwrench ads. If I were Mr. Goodwrench, I'd probably smoke Mr. Colbert and become Mr. Badwrench. :D

ANY Buick Commercial featuring "Light My Fire"  >:(

Swiffer ads with Genevive Gorter and also the ads with Devo's "Whip It". Are the guys in Devo that desperate for money to let CORPORATE AMERICA use their coolest song and run it into the ground?

Swiffer ads with Genevive Gorter and also the ads with Devo's "Whip It". Are the guys in Devo that desperate for money to let CORPORATE AMERICA use their coolest song and run it into the ground?


Yes.

Ovaltine commercials.  "Who wants an Ovaltine shake"..."We do."  So stupid. 


Yes this was the first one I said.  The adults and especially the kids are some of the worst actors in the world.  ITS JUST MILK!!

What about that yogurt commercial where you see a jumpy cow,a talking sheep,and wacky pigs? ::)



Howard

The Geico 'courtroom hearing' ad and Geico's 'Reporter with volcano' ad are totally stupid!!

I totally agree. On the other thread I mentioned some of the dumb Geico ads, and how "I have some good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico" has nothing to do with the scene. ::)

The deodorant ad where everyone is sniffing their armpits.  ::)

What about that yogurt commercial where you see a jumpy cow,a talking sheep,and wacky pigs? ::)



Howard
That is the Yoplait ULTRA lo-carb yogurt commercial! The reason the animals are in there is because lo-carb diets such as Atkins and South Beach have their adherents eating lots of meat.....which is NOT good for you!

That is the Yoplait ULTRA lo-carb yogurt commercial! The reason the animals are in there is because lo-carb diets such as Atkins and South Beach have their adherents eating lots of meat.....which is NOT good for you!

ATKINS IS A FRAUD

ONE OF THE WORST EVER:

Matthew Lesko's "Free Money" books

First of all, this guy's Michael Kinsley on crack.  Second, when it comes to money, if it sounds too good to be true, IT IS! 

ATKINS IS A FRAUD

ONE OF THE WORST EVER:

Matthew Lesko's "Free Money" books

First of all, this guy's Michael Kinsley on crack.  Second, when it comes to money, if it sounds too good to be true, IT IS! 


Lesko even LOOKS like a fraud with his dumba** costume!

Any of the recent political ads that have been on TV for the last 20 or so years.....why does there have to be so many negative ads like that...don't politicians think that we voters can THINK FOR OURSELVES?

Any of the recent political ads that have been on TV for the last 20 or so years.....why does there have to be so many negative ads like that...don't politicians think that we voters can THINK FOR OURSELVES?
Oh yes,gotta SWAY those voters!!Gotta SWING that vote to your side AT ALL COSTS!!

The Dr. Scholl's "Gel Inserts" are pretty annoying...no, I'm not Gellin, I'm not a fellin and I'm not smellin >:(


You're kinda repelling....

How about the one where they display a 1-800 LAWYERS on the bottom of the screen and they ask you questions.I think that one is phony! >:(


Howard

Edward Jones financial services with their phony jingle sung in bad tenor,
"My life, my world, it all begins with a dream."
What a bunch of garbage!

How about the one where they display a 1-800 LAWYERS on the bottom of the screen and they ask you questions.I think that one is phony! >:(


Howard
Sorta like 'Allen Rothenberg,the Injury Lawyer' in Philly!"Oh I'll get you the MAXIMUM award you're entitled to"....I wonder how much he pockets!?! And that 'Binder and Binder'legal ad...about how they can help almost anyone get Social Security Disability!

How about The Ditech Loan Commercial?


Howard

Sorta like 'Allen Rothenberg,the Injury Lawyer' in Philly!"Oh I'll get you the MAXIMUM award you're entitled to"....I wonder how much he pockets!?! And that 'Binder and Binder'legal ad...about how they can help almost anyone get Social Security Disability!


Ayyup!  Those ambulance-chasing clowns advertise in every city in the country.  Everywhere the rap is just about the same.  Bar associations used to forbid lawyers to advertise, and you can see why!

The 10-10-220 (or whatever the f**k it is) commercials with ALF.  I hated him in the '80s, and I hate him now!

ain't I a sunny guy  ;)

Carrottop and 1-800 CALL ATT. ::)


Howard

Carrottop and 1-800 CALL ATT. ::)


Howard

I kinda liked the ones with Terry Bradshaw, especially in the music store. "Yeah, yeah rock 'n' roll baby!"

How about The Ditech Loan Commercial?


Howard
'Lost another loan to Ditech!'their ads are SO overplayed! But I imagine the guy is making quite a nice sum of money!! But I think he'll always be remembered as 'that Ditech guy'.

The YOOHOO chocolate drink  ad with the kid who pops up after every sentence and says 'YooHoo'!

The FORD ads with Dale Jarrett and Kurt Busch (NASCAR drivers) reciting those stupid rhymes!!

Any of the recent political ads that have been on TV for the last 20 or so years.....why does there have to be so many negative ads like that...don't politicians think that we voters can THINK FOR OURSELVES?


Actually, they DON'T want you to think for yourself.  They would rather you be mindless and uninformed.

Those K-Y Warming Sensation commercials.

Where the lady says "Produces a warming sensation...ON CONTACT".

Gimme a break.

What's next?  An ad for an Avilimil, Enzyte, K-Y Warming "Fun pack" ?

::)

Ovaltine commercials.  "Who wants an Ovaltine shake"..."We do."  So stupid. 

I don't care for those ads either. And that catchphrase, "MORE OVALTINE PLEASE!" is equally as annoying. Mostly I hate commercials that have violence, ripped-off songs, or things that cannot happen in real life, but there are other types of ads that I find annoying too. ::)

Those K-Y Warming Sensation commercials.

Where the lady says "Produces a warming sensation...ON CONTACT".

Gimme a break.

What's next?  An ad for an Avilimil, Enzyte, K-Y Warming "Fun pack" ?

::)
hey...is there somethng wrong with SEX? Or sexual aids?

The YOOHOO chocolate drink  ad with the kid who pops up after every sentence and says 'YooHoo'!



Yeah,that was kinda cheesy back then. ;D



Howard

hey...is there somethng wrong with SEX? Or sexual aids?


Umm... call me a prude but they could market them more discreetly.  :-X

I don't care for those ads either. And that catchphrase, "MORE OVALTINE PLEASE!" is equally as annoying. Mostly I hate commercials that have violence, ripped-off songs, or things that cannot happen in real life, but there are other types of ads that I find annoying too. ::)



And why do they think that Ovaltine is good for us? It's Chocolate Milk for god sakes. ::)



Howard

And why do they think that Ovaltine is good for us? It's Chocolate Milk for god sakes. ::)



Howard


Why do they call it Ovaltine anyway?

The jar is round.  They should call it Roundtine.  :P

Umm... call me a prude but they could market them more discreetly.  :-X


I agree with you, LB. 

Umm... call me a prude but they could market them more discreetly.  :-X

Sex sells, not subtlety.  Well, actually, some claim that subliminal advertising is most effective of all.  Maybe they could do something like
Vote for John KerrY

The KY ads are STILL not as obnoxious as those erectile enhancement ads, and I never cared for hemorrhoid topical ads, like the guy on the bleachers saying "I should have used pre-par-ation-H!," or laxative ads, like the one at the border crossing,
"Anything to declare?"
"Diarrhea!"
Hey, no thanks, man!

Why do they call it Ovaltine anyway?

The jar is round.  They should call it Roundtine.  :P


No body needs to hear Seinfeld's old bad jokes.  :(

Umm... call me a prude but they could market them more discreetly.  :-X
:-[ Hey,having a NASCAR driver sponsored by Pfizer's VIAGRA is not exactly discreet! :-[

Sex sells, not subtlety.  Well, actually, some claim that subliminal advertising is most effective of all.  Maybe they could do something like
Vote for John KerrY

The KY ads are STILL not as obnoxious as those erectile enhancement ads, and I never cared for hemorrhoid topical ads, like the guy on the bleachers saying "I should have used pre-par-ation-H!," or laxative ads, like the one at the border crossing,
"Anything to declare?"
"Diarrhea!"
Hey, no thanks, man!
Tampon and sanitary napkin ads annoy me.....and I'm a gal...why flaunt something that every woman in the civilized world KNOWS they have to use? But the ads that are run in womens' and teen girls' magazines are okay...

I hate MOST commercials but here is a list of the ones that really annoy me:

Gieko (doesn't matter which one)
Deiteck (again, doesn't matter which one)
Viagra where they are singing "We Are the Champions" I'm sure Freddy Mercury is rolling over in his grave.
The one where that guy gets a job and his college buddies call him at work with stupid comments "Guess how many cookies I have in my mouth?"
Commercials that they show two or three times during each break. (Hello TLC)
The Hummer commercial where the kid is cheating during a soap box race.
Spam (Doesn't matter which one)
Investment oppertunities-Owning ATMs in fast food places/DVD rental machines etc.
Precription drugs-ALL OF THEM-personally I think they should be banned (but that is for another thread)

That is just the short list. I'm sure I will come up with more later.



Cat

I hate MOST commercials but here is a list of the ones that really annoy me:

Gieko (doesn't matter which one)
Deiteck (again, doesn't matter which one)
Viagra where they are singing "We Are the Champions" I'm sure Freddy Mercury is rolling over in his grave.
The one where that guy gets a job and his college buddies call him at work with stupid comments "Guess how many cookies I have in my mouth?"
Commercials that they show two or three times during each break. (Hello TLC)
The Hummer commercial where the kid is cheating during a soap box race.
Spam (Doesn't matter which one)
Investment oppertunities-Owning ATMs in fast food places/DVD rental machines etc.
Precription drugs-ALL OF THEM-personally I think they should be banned (but that is for another thread)

That is just the short list. I'm sure I will come up with more later.



Cat
How about the one with Adam West hawking public phones with Internet access? Is 'Batman' that desperate for $$$ that he'd do that dumb ad!?!

How about the one with Adam West hawking public phones with Internet access? Is 'Batman' that desperate for $$$ that he'd do that dumb ad!?!
The PRICELINE ads with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are irritating too!

How about the one with Adam West hawking public phones with Internet access? Is 'Batman' that desperate for $$$ that he'd do that dumb ad!?!



I was thinking of that one when I said Investment Oppertunities. The dude STILL can't act-as well as Bill Shatner. At least Lenard Nimoy CAN act.




Cat

How about any ad where they turn up the sound real loud.

That drives me NUTZ !!!  >:(

LB

OK, I apologize, but I am new to this stuff.  I am trying to find a commercial from several years ago.  I believe it is Bud Light (pre-"American Heroes"), but towards the end of this radio spot, the announcer says in a booming voice "You've got moxy".  I am wanting to know what he is talking about and if anyone knows where I can find this for download/purchase.

Thanks

the Miller Lite "debate" ads...

Radio Shack ads with Howie Long...overplayed!!

Those live sex chatline ads that are aired late at night...same for that '555-Wake' ad for a morning wake-up call...use an ALARM CLOCK!!

P. Allen Smith's gardening tips on the Weather Channel...his voice sounds like the Clear Eyes guy(Ben Stein)!

The RONCO Showtime rotisserie oven infomercials!! I wonder whether the thing actually works as claimed...

P. Allen Smith's gardening tips on the Weather Channel...his voice sounds like the Clear Eyes guy(Ben Stein)!

Clear Eyes for the "Right" guy!

PETMEDS.COM
Especially, I have to get to the vets offiiice!! Woof woof!
and, Mom! What's wrong with Buddy?

Has anyone else seen the Six Flags commercial with the dancing old man?

Has anyone else seen the Six Flags commercial with the dancing old man?


You mean Mister Six?

Yeah, I've seen him.  He looks mildly disturbing.

LB

pepsi with thier feeble attepmts to overtake Coca-Cola as the #1 selling soda in the world by being bullies and constantly trying to make fun of Coke...while Coke takes the high road ;)

Has anyone else seen the Six Flags commercial with the dancing old man?

Yes, I have seen it. I don't find it very amusing, though. ::)

On the other hand, if I had a choice between that one and some ad with violence, I'd opt for the dancing old man.

You mean Mister Six?

Yeah, I've seen him.  He looks mildly disturbing.

LB

I got it!  You know who Six Flags should get as their spokesman?  Nikki Sixx!
;D

pepsi with thier feeble attepmts to overtake Coca-Cola as the #1 selling soda in the world by being bullies and constantly trying to make fun of Coke...while Coke takes the high road ;)


Yeah, I generally don't like Pepsi's lame ad campaigns, either.

But I have to give them credit where it is due.  When the Coca Cola Company came out with that infamous Coke II swill, trying to emulate the oversweet Pepsi, Pepsi ran an ad that said "They Blinked".  Pretty cool, and accurate.

Has anyone else seen the Six Flags commercial with the dancing old man?




You mean the guy who comes off the tour bus and starts dancing like an idiot? ;D


Howard

Those live sex chatline ads that are aired late at night...same for that '555-Wake' ad for a morning wake-up call...use an ALARM CLOCK!!



I guess the sex chatline ads are for guys who only want cheap thrills so they call this 1-800 number for fun. ::)



Howard

This is not a commercial that I hate, but a commercial that I LOVE!

I don't know if they show this one in the States. But it's a commercial for Clorets chewing gum.

It's a take off of a 70s cop show. They show a detective (with the long hair and "stache" eating a sandwich filled with onions and drinking a cup of coffee. His partner offers him some Clorets and he says "In a minute". Then he goes into the interrogation room and gets real close too the suspect and says "Sooooooooo". Right then the suspect catches a whiff of the detectives breath and immediately confesses to the crime! All while playing that cheesy 70s detective show music in the background.

Hilarious!

OK, here's a couple of ads that drive me nuts. I don't know if they've been mentioned yet because I haven't read this entire thread :) but:

The Kellogg's Sultana Bran ad with the horrendous reworking of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" as the theme. Mum comes in and finds her three sons eating breakfast cereal in the afternoon and they all start singing about how they love sultanas. The first ad with the two kids complaining about breakfast was bad (although the boy was wearing a Dokken shirt, which was kinda cool, though strange), but this one is worse.

An ad for a car with a young woman cruising past a cafe in a new car that makes the tops of everyone's coffee blow off as she drives by, even though they're all sitting INSIDE! And she can see what's happening in the mirrors, even though she hasn't even gone past yet.

Any ad made in America that they show on Australian TV with Australian accents dubbed in. It's just not convincing. ie. the latest Smint campaign, a teen skincare product, and a couple of others that I can't think of right now. Conversely, I saw a cosmetics ad the other day with Natalie Imbruglia (who's an Australian) and her voice had been dubbed with an American accent! How bizarre.

Conversely, I saw a cosmetics ad the other day with Natalie Imbruglia (who's an Australian) and her voice had been dubbed with an American accent! How bizarre.



That's weird.  They run Natalie's cosmetics ads here in the U.S. of A. and she has an Aussie accent in them.  :-\\

Christie Brinkley and Chuck Norris for that home gym thing.  Has-been city!

That Diet Coke ad where the guys are sitting around the pool and then all jump in.

What's that all about?  ???

^
That commercial disgusts me, too.

The Zelnorm commercial where all the women have stuff written on their stomachs and they're holding up their shirts.  Although, I have to admit, it's better than seeing some girls today with the fat hanging out between their pants and shirts :P


I can think of worse ways to hawk medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.  ???

What I don't like about the ads is that the writing on their stomachs is computer-generated.  They should have actually written in on those models with grease pencil for realism.  :-\\

I might have already mentioned this, but the Sears commercial they played for 10 years straight:

"It's gonna be even hotter than yesterday."
"Yesterday?!  Yesterday you said you'd call Sears!'
"I'll call today."
"You call now."
"I'll call now."

And then they show the couple in their home with the new air conditioner they just purchased from Sears, not to mention a totally different set of clothing and their hair combed :P

About time they got a new one, although it's just as stupid.

I might have already mentioned this, but the Sears commercial they played for 10 years straight:

"It's gonna be even hotter than yesterday."
"Yesterday?!  Yesterday you said you'd call Sears!'
"I'll call today."
"You call now."
"I'll call now."

And then they show the couple in their home with the new air conditioner they just purchased from Sears, not to mention a totally different set of clothing and their hair combed :P

About time they got a new one, although it's just as stupid.


Yeah I remember that ad.  The wife was all serious like somebody was gonna die if they didn't get Sears A/C.

I wanted to remake the ad.  In my version, the husband said "Shut up, wench! Get me a beer!"  ;D

Something some amount of money
Something else some other amount of money
Another thing yet another amount of money
And a fourth thing: priceless

MASTERCARD

Oh, I just hate that one!




Yeah I remember that ad.  The wife was all serious like somebody was gonna die if they didn't get Sears A/C.

I wanted to remake the ad.  In my version, the husband said "Shut up, wench! Get me a beer!" 
I loved the Married With Children episode where the Bundys go hang out at the supermarke in the heatwave!

"NAUSAEU, HEARTBURN, INDEGESTION, UPSET STOMACH, DIARHEA, YAY! PEPTO BISMOL!"  :P

"NAUSAEU, HEARTBURN, INDEGESTION, UPSET STOMACH, DIARHEA, YAY! PEPTO BISMOL!"  :P




That's the worst commercial I've ever seen.must they dance all the way out of the office while singing the song? ::)



Howard

I've just found another one I hate. It's for toilet paper. A little girl and a puppy pace at the front door, waiting for Mum to bring home the new arrival. And what is it? Super soft toilet paper! Entry the Mum, cradling the paper like it's a new born! See the little girl race into the toilet and rub the stuff against her face to test the softness! Who comes up with this garbage?

What about the ones that tell you about thier side-effects...may cause drowsiness, nausea, stroke, headache....they slip stroke in there like it's comparable to the rest ::)

Has anyone noticed that Agent Cody Banks is coming out on DVD?  If you ever watch commercials, you would have.

What about the ones that tell you about thier side-effects...may cause drowsiness, nausea, stroke, headache....they slip stroke in there like it's comparable to the rest ::)

The law requires them to put all those possible side effects in.  There's that male potency drug that warns, "seek immediate medical attention for erections lasting longer than four hours."  There's a word for that, "priapism" (after Priapus, the Greek god of male procreative power).
However, I think the possible 4-hour+ erection merely suggests, "Hey, this stuff really works!"
::)

If it was up to me, I would put the required list of possible side effects at the very beginning of the commercial.  TV viewers have an attention span of about 60 seconds, so by the end of the commercial, they'll only remember the good stuff!

The law requires them to put all those possible side effects in.  There's that male potency drug that warns, "seek immediate medical attention for erections lasting longer than four hours."  There's a word for that, "priapism" (after Priapus, the Greek god of male procreative power).
However, I think the possible 4-hour+ erection merely suggests, "Hey, this stuff really works!"
::)

If it was up to me, I would put the required list of possible side effects at the very beginning of the commercial.  TV viewers have an attention span of about 60 seconds, so by the end of the commercial, they'll only remember the good stuff!
Godd points, Max ;)

Those 'make stupendous amounts of money with my fail-proof methods'....like Carleton Sheets,and the obnoxious Matthew Lesko...the guy that says you can get all these free government benefits.

The TIDE laundry detergent with that 'anything you can do,I can do better' jingle is annoying!!

The toilet commercials with the bears who badly need to wipe.....

The toilet commercials with the bears who badly need to wipe.....
You mean the Charmin Ultra ads? How about the toilet paper ads with the Northern Quilters...those ads I can also do without.

The TIDE laundry detergent with that 'anything you can do,I can do better' jingle is annoying!!



That is the most stupidest commercial I've ever seen.Who came up with that idea? ::)




Howard

The toilet commercials with the bears who badly need to wipe.....

That reminds me of the bad joke about the bear and the rabbit taking dump in the woods...
:-X

Anyway,
I hate those rockin' ads for "VANS" brand sneakers!

That's weird.  They run Natalie's cosmetics ads here in the U.S. of A. and she has an Aussie accent in them.  :-\\


Haha. Yeah well I saw the ad again after I posted that and it is her voice that's used, but the dubbing makes it look like it's actually another voice. It's just a badly dubbed campaign, because all the commercials for the same company have the same problem. I don't know why. With the amount of money they must have you'd think they could afford to have it done properly but then again, when you fill the screen with sensational looking women, what they sound like probably isn't in the foremost of many people's thinking. :)

Oh yes, and I'll also add here that what sometimes seems to pass as an "Australian" accent on US TV wouldn't pass as one here. ;)

I hate those ads for ING. I must admit, when I first saw the one with the cats talking-it was cute-the first few times but now, PUL-EASE!  It just gets nausating.




Cat

the Motrin'head,shoulders knees and toes...blah blah  blah and lower backs'ad..I forget the rest of it..
The Travelocity ads with the talking elf lawn ornament
Gillette 'Venus' razor ads....they ruined that song by running it into the ground..
American Express 'OPEN' business credit card ads!

Florida's Natural orange juice ad..."We need a restock on Florida's Natural' haven't they ever heard of a STOCKROOM?

"What's in your wallet?" None of your damn business!




Cat

The toilet commercials with the bears who badly need to wipe.....

Yeah, the Charmin toilet paper. That jingle in the ad, "less is more, less is more", is annoying too. ::) It makes me want to hit the mute button on my remote control whenever I see it. >:(

Florida's Natural orange juice ad..."We need a restock on Florida's Natural' haven't they ever heard of a STOCKROOM?

Yeah, well at least it ain't Anita Bryant!

What gets me is "Non-Drowsy" Allegra-if you listen to the side effects-"may cause drowsiness" HMMMMMM, why is it called NON-DROWSY??  ???




Cat

The Subaru ads with Lance Armstrong are extremely ANNOYING!!

The Cisco computer network ad where the little girl downloaded a virus-infected game...

Verizon Wireless ads...CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW.....GOOD! I keep imagining someone like Steve Austin coming along and beating the &*%& outta the guy!

The CRESTOR ad! The rhyme in that ad is soooooo stupid!

Verizon Wireless ads...CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW.....GOOD! I keep imagining someone like Steve Austin coming along and beating the &*%& outta the guy!

Steve Austin? You mean the Six Million Dollar Man?

Steve Austin? You mean the Six Million Dollar Man?


Probably means the wrestler, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

The CRESTOR ad! The rhyme in that ad is soooooo stupid!


Yes they are.  Are they trying for the Theodor Geisel style?

Or, how about the one "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now, gotta go, gotta go, gotta go" where diarrhea is a side effect?  Let's see, would I rather have wet pants or stinky ones?  Such a dilemma ;D

That jingle is annoying too. ::)

Or, how about the one "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now, gotta go, gotta go, gotta go" where diarrhea is a side effect?  Let's see, would I rather have wet pants or stinky ones?  Such a dilemma ;D



I agree with you on this one. UUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!!





Cat

I think I've managed to tune out the Enzyte commercials most of the time...
But now I just can't stand that stupid Taco Bell citrus salad commercial:  "You know why I like citrus? Cuz it contains both U and I.....YOU KNOW WHY I LIKE CITRUS??!!!!"    >:(

The commercial that I do not like is the Levitra ad where the wife coyly says, "It gives him a better quality of response".

Why not just spit it out and say something like "Five minutes after taking Levitra, my husband was hard as a rock and as randy as a dog in heat.  I haven't had more than an hour's sleep in the past three weeks."

Now THAT would sell the stuff.   ;D

Or, how about the one "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now, gotta go, gotta go, gotta go" where diarrhea is a side effect?  Let's see, would I rather have wet pants or stinky ones?  Such a dilemma ;D

Oh, how could I forget?  That one is diabolical!

Dagwood wrote Probably means the wrestler, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Stone Cold, of course.  That shows you how much attention I pay to the thing.  Haw haw haw!  "Six Million Dollar Man," indeed!
;D

I think this one's local, but it's for Sylvan Learning Center with the kid coming up to Mom to surprise
her on her birthday with his report card.  She just puts me in mind of the I know what's best for the
world, you can see it  by my perfect family, get out of the way i'm important in my volvo type.

Probably the worst of those being the two chat line ads: one with a man howling like a wolf, the other with a woman howling and scratching. I would have reached for a rifle and insert lead into those two, not walk over to them.
Those live sex chatline ads that are aired late at night...same for that '555-Wake' ad for a morning wake-up call...use an ALARM CLOCK!!

I think this one's local, but it's for Sylvan Learning Center with the kid coming up to Mom to surprise
her on her birthday with his report card.  She just puts me in mind of the I know what's best for the
world, you can see it  by my perfect family, get out of the way i'm important in my volvo type.


They have the Sylvan commercials here too. 
As far as local commercials, there's this car dealership that goes to local "sites" and makes some little clever(?) saying.  "One of OKC's best-kept secrets is this chocolate factory...for the best deals on cars head down to...."  Like what does the chocolate factory or the old homestead or the whatever museum have to do with your cars?  Then there's the car dealership in Norman..fyi EVERYTHING in Norman has to be about OU.  The stupid people on the commercial singing Boomer Sooner...it drives me NUTS!

I think this one's local, but it's for Sylvan Learning Center with the kid coming up to Mom to surprise
her on her birthday with his report card.  She just puts me in mind of the I know what's best for the
world, you can see it  by my perfect family, get out of the way i'm important in my volvo type.
:)Where do you live?They show them in san jose,california.Anyway,one i don't like is thee one where the guy is diving into bed and he looks down and sees a bunch of bubbly icky s :Ptuff :PCheers!

How could I forget.....

The stupid Sonic commercials where the two guys sit in the car and either talk about how good whatever they ordered is or they go to *different* places and laugh because...oh, let's say the *other* places only have 3 shake flavors...as if Sonic's got that much more to offer.

How could I forget.....

The stupid Sonic commercials where the two guys sit in the car and either talk about how good whatever they ordered is or they go to *different* places and laugh because...oh, let's say the *other* places only have 3 shake flavors...as if Sonic's got that much more to offer.

Yeah...I've heard about Sonic, but only on TV. I haven't found any locations (not that I really need to, but...).

It's better than the Pepto-Bismol ad where they're doing a Macarena-type dance saying "Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea" where each "symptom" has it's own move ::)


I have never seen such a retarded commercial in my life. :P



Howard

Yeah...I've heard about Sonic, but only on TV. I haven't found any locations (not that I really need to, but...).


Actually I think Sonic is Oklahoma based but don't worry, you're not missing much. 

Actually I think Sonic is Oklahoma based but don't worry, you're not missing much. 


Sonic is pretty much all over the country, but they show the commercials even in cities that don't have one.  But yeah, Sonic is rancid, imo.  I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to find one.

No matter how creative they try to get, I will NEVER, EVER watch another subway commercial >:( :P :\'(

Sonic is pretty much all over the country, but they show the commercials even in cities that don't have one.  But yeah, Sonic is rancid, imo.  I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to find one.

Thanks QueenAmenRa and PCG, but I'm in California...any locations out there?

Queen's "We Are the Champions" for Viagra.
It's funny, for decades ad-men have marketed every product as though it will help you get l@id.  At last they have a product that literally DOES help you get l@id!  Where to go from there?
Anyway, this latest Viagra ad is for a sort of frequent buyers discount card.  I mean...really.

And what's the product in that wedding commercial where the use Pachelbel's Canon.  That one bugs me, I don't know why.  Anywa, Pachelbel's Canon always reminds me of thosw 1980s New Age records from Windham Hill.

There seem to be quite a few in Bakersfield and it looks like 1 in LA.  Go to www.sonicdrivein.com.  BTW, they have AWESOME cherry-limes slushies ;)

Thanks for the link, 80s cheerleader. I'll be sure and check it out. ;) By the way, I'm closer to L.A. and I've only been through Bakersfield once. (Actually, twice. Once on the way up to Fresno for a family reunion, and once on the way back.)

:)Where do you live?They show them in san jose,california.Anyway,one i don't like is thee one where the guy is diving into bed and he looks down and sees a bunch of bubbly icky s :Ptuff :PCheers!
You mean the CLOROX bleach ad.....The old Wisk"RING AROUND THE COLLAR"ads were awful too...they ran them into the ground...