Tell me, has this commercial done anything but make people want to run screaming from the Campbell's Soup section in fear of contracting mad cow disease or whatever caused the brain damage in those women?
What commercials do you love to hate?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Banner ads.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
That's a progresso ad.
Once again, I am tired of that stupid I AM MAN ad and I am sick of that Subway ad with those doods going, "more meat!" GAH!
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
Car sales commercials. To much fine print, annoying jingles and announcers that seem more excited about 0% interest for 12 months than can possibly be healthy.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by Synesthesia: That's a progresso ad.
Is it really?
Maybe that's why they keep showing and showing and showing it -- they figured someday name recognition would sink in.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
I can't think of any. I can't think of any. I can't think of any.
--j_k
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
He went to Jared!
Posted by jlt (Member # 10088) on :
The happy cow ads (notice they're animated because the happy cows on the farms don't exist).
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by jlt: The happy cow ads (notice they're animated because the happy cows on the farms don't exist).
There are plenty of happy cows. (Well, docile and apparently content -- it's not like cows can grin.) But none of 'em talk.
The ads are fairly annoying, though. Sometimes amusing the first time through, but never worth watching a second time.
Posted by dantesparadigm (Member # 8756) on :
I think you guys are head on in your choices of adverts that give headaches.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
Rich Chocolate Ovaltine has to be the WORST.
Posted by JumboWumbo (Member # 10047) on :
Peyton Manning commercials. Ugh!
By the way, I'm from San Diego, and if your not up to speed with all the NFL drama (I admire your ignorance), you should know that Peyton isn't a fan of the Bolts. Both he and Eli have dissed us on several occassions. He really needs to stop making more commercials. As if he's not being paid enough already.
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
quote:Originally posted by Brinestone: He went to Jared!
... Yeah, those ones for me as well.
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
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Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Ooooh, I'm with Samprimary on this one!
(And I actually like the happy cows commercials.)
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Now that I think about it, I'd have to say the "Smiling Bob" commercials for Enzyte. The most annoying thing is that they play during shows I like to watch with my daughters - who are 13 and 11. Why do advertisers think that science fiction fans all have erectile dysfunction?
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Cillit Bang!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
There's a local one-- "Michael's Furniture: the store with LEEESSSS overhead! Your neighbors shop here TOOOO!"
The Progresso ads annoy me, but the Campbell's do, too-- "Campbell's mmm-mmm good possibilities." What's the worst is when they start singing things that really DO NOT fit. "Campbell's Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole possibilitie-e-es."
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Shane Company jewelry store ads on the radio make me mad. I always chance the channel when one comes on, as soon as I realize it's that tool Tom Shane.
"Your wife is pregnant, and you might not know it, but what she really wants is some jewelry."
Right. She doesn't care about saving money for hospital bills, or diapers, or a college fund. She wants a necklace.
That guy makes me want to use language that I can't use on a family website.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Samprimary: head on apply directly to forehead
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Those actually got worse when they started saying "Hey, you know how you HATE our commercials?"
Naming it doesn't make it better.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by CaySedai: Now that I think about it, I'd have to say the "Smiling Bob" commercials for Enzyte. The most annoying thing is that they play during shows I like to watch with my daughters - who are 13 and 11. Why do advertisers think that science fiction fans all have erectile dysfunction?
Those ads squick me out... THye have all these phallic symbols and say "male enhancement" a lot.
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Synesthesia: exactly.
I think I'm going to have to start writing letters to the shows' producers or something and explain that at least some of their viewers are a) not that demographic and b) offended by the ads.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
They play this one at the cinema a lot. I give it the Worst Rhyme in a Commercial Award for "sounds corny and seedy, but yes indeedy."
Optus makes other vapid commercials like this which have precious little to do with their services.
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
"Restore your manhood: buy a Hummer."
"Get your girl on: buy a Hummer."
Ugh.
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
The things I miss by not having a TV.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
"Restore your manhood: Foster self-discipline and develop a sense of moral integrity."
Fixed!
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I agree with Enzyte . Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
OOOOOH I HATE THE SHAME COMPANY!!!!!!!!!!!! (No I'm not appologizing for all caps. Tom Shame sucks monkey butt!)
Every time I hear his ads on the radio I flip to another channel. He's got this nice soothing voice but what comes out of his mouth is infuriating! I hate him I hate him I hate him!!!!
"Did you know that today is buy-more-crappy-jewelery day? You might not know it, but your wife is expecting diamonds today. So buy them at the Shame company. We've got a wide selection of stuff you wouldn't buy except we told you your wife wanted it. You've got a friend in the guilt business. The Shame Company."
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Enzyte annoyed me at first... I started to find it funny later. But aren't they out of business because they were (duh) a scam?
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I like happy cows.
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I hate pretty much any car commercial. I don't understand why people would spend 6 months to a years income on a damn car. I mean, jesus people, think about how many hours you're stuck at work to pay for that thing? Then the extra maintenence and insurance on top of it? zomg!
And the car companies nurish this unhealthy obsession with commercial after commercial after commercial till you think "Yeah, I'm gonna go down to the dealership and buy a six-pack of Lexi"
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Cell phone commercials. Some of them are cute and I don't mind them, but, no, I don't want your cell phone. I don't want any cell phone. I have to carry one because of work, and the safety aspect is nice, but cell phones are a thing of evil because now you can never get away and people will interrupt face to face conversations to talk to someone (obviously MORE IMPORTANT than you) on their stupid cell phone.
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*ding* "Wanna get away?" Yes, from your stupid embarassing humor commercial.
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"Girls Gone Wild"... why the hell can't I look away from those commercials?
Me: "I hate this commercial" *stare* Hubby: "Yes, me too" *stare* Me: "What are these girls thinking?" *stare* Hubby: "Nothing, they're drunk" *stare*
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Any commercial that promotes the insanity of the proprieter. Used to, back home we had "Carpet Cabin" commercials. nigh upon 20 years later, if I moved back home I would buy my carpet from anyone but "Crazy M.D."
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Tante: I'm with you on the credit score...
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
Seattle's Kia dealership commercials are horrifying.
Money Tree commercials make me want to claw my eyes out.
Stereo Warehouse commercials do the same thing.
Not too many national campaigns that bother me enough to be noticeable, except for that AHA one during the superbowl.
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
Does anyone else get those awful MCE Genie commercials, or is that just here in Silicon Valley?
Argh. The link's not working. I really wanted to share the awfulness.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
The new Sonic commercial kinda bugs me. I'm talking about the one with the husband and wife talking about how their ice cream or smoothy or whatever is so good. They are able to have a nice moment together, which is good because they'll be wallpaper shopping later and they know they'll have a huge fight. I can't help but crack up when the wife says "Things from the past will come out" and the husband replies "So much darkness." But really, they're talking about marital strife and potential abuse, and that's not funny. But the way they're talking about it is.
And I can't help but hate with a passion every commercial that portrays some husband/father that couldn't possibly handle even the simplest domestic task without the help of whatever product prevents him from having to think at all. It infuriates me. Where are the commercials about the women that can't cook for their family so they have to microwave some box and everyone laughs about how the woman would never have been able to make anything herself? Not there, that's where they are. [/rant]
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Samprimary: head on apply directly to forehead
head on apply directly to forehead
head on apply directly to forehead
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Those actually got worse when they started saying "Hey, you know how you HATE our commercials?"
Naming it doesn't make it better.
Totally agree. I was barely tolerating the normal commercials. Now the "Head On, I hate your ads" commercials are annoying me even more. Most times I just hit the mute button and do something else when these kind of commercials are on.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
"Hemorrhoids: They don't have feelings like you and me."
Are the Empire carpet ads national? 800-588-2300, Empire . . . yup, that stupid number is in my head forever and ever, I'm afraid.
Then there's the unforgettable jingle for Kaminski Jewelers in Marietta, GA:
"If you wantski good priceski, Come in and see Kaminski."
Posted by Perplexity'sDaughter (Member # 9668) on :
What about the commercial for the "sonic ears" or whatever?
We have a guy in sweats at the gym standing with his buddy -and across the room- a group of scantily-clad women talking amongst themselves giving the guys secretive glances.
And the narrorator says:
"Have you ever wanted to discreetly listen in on a conversation from the other side of the room?"
Pause.
"Well, now you can! With new Sonic Ears!"
Um...what?
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
The Enzyte commercial where they talk about Santa's huge sack has got to be the worst thing out there, and it seems to come on a lot when we're watching stuff with the kids.
My kids really hate the credit score commercial, too.
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
When is a diet pill worth $153/ a bottle?
(Me: AUUUUUUUUUGHHGHGHG! Neverrrrrrrrrrr, you harpy!)
Posted by Kelly (Member # 9576) on :
quote:Originally posted by Brinestone: He went to Jared!
Seconded
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Any commercial related to the presidential election, unless it is 30 days or fewer until the actual election. I'm especially bitter about this since I have to watch them in Canada.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted:
Are the Empire carpet ads national? 800-588-2300, Empire . . . yup, that stupid number is in my head forever and ever, I'm afraid.
No, no, no. It's "800-588-2-300, Empire... Today!" And it's been the same one for YEARS and it bugs me so much!
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
I am chalking this up to a tendency for people to by habit, select similar numbers within a certain range. But when I first saw that commercial I literally threw out 720 to see if I could guess and did a double take when he said it outloud.
I was psychic for those 3 seconds, I am sure I no longer am and will never be again.
Posted by Swampjedi (Member # 7374) on :
I must say, I appreciate the visual and audio puns in the Enzyte commercials.
Posted by Mig (Member # 9284) on :
quote:Originally posted by Euripides: They play this one at the cinema a lot. I give it the Worst Rhyme in a Commercial Award for "sounds corny and seedy, but yes indeedy."
I agree that it doesn't sell the product very well, but that is a fun ad. Don't knock the company for the lyrics they're npt from the ad-man. I've always loved that old song.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted: Are the Empire carpet ads national? 800-588-2300, Empire . . . yup, that stupid number is in my head forever and ever, I'm afraid.
Worse is around Xmas when they do THIS IRRATATING VERSION OF JINGLE BELLS THAT MEKS ME WANT TO REACH MY HAND INTO THE TELEVISION AND CHOKE THEM! I don't know why they t hink annoying people is a good way of selling a product!
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
The guinness "better bar" commercial.
I no longer drink the stuff.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Commercials with eating noises. The campbells soup to go commercials spring to mind. Gross!
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
He's so smug about it. If I knew where he lived, I would rob him! Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
Oh. I just remembered the infomercial about the magic bullet mixer. How many people stay the night after a party?
Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :
1-800-588-2300!
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
Ooo. All comercials for "chaser"
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by vonk: The new Sonic commercial kinda bugs me. I'm talking about the one with the husband and wife talking about how their ice cream or smoothy or whatever is so good. They are able to have a nice moment together, which is good because they'll be wallpaper shopping later and they know they'll have a huge fight. I can't help but crack up when the wife says "Things from the past will come out" and the husband replies "So much darkness." But really, they're talking about marital strife and potential abuse, and that's not funny. But the way they're talking about it is.
And I can't help but hate with a passion every commercial that portrays some husband/father that couldn't possibly handle even the simplest domestic task without the help of whatever product prevents him from having to think at all. It infuriates me. Where are the commercials about the women that can't cook for their family so they have to microwave some box and everyone laughs about how the woman would never have been able to make anything herself? Not there, that's where they are. [/rant]
Sonic commercials are by far worse when they play constantly BUT THERE'S NO SONIC WITHIN IN A 100 MILE RADIUS!
STOP TAUNTING ME, SONIC! Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Any commercial involving food when it airs at a time too late for me to go and eat some. This is also the time when I am always hungry.
Posted by jlt (Member # 10088) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by jlt: The happy cow ads (notice they're animated because the happy cows on the farms don't exist).
There are plenty of happy cows. (Well, docile and apparently content -- it's not like cows can grin.) But none of 'em talk.
The ads are fairly annoying, though. Sometimes amusing the first time through, but never worth watching a second time.
Not all cows are that way, jlt. I have relatives who still own cows that wander in green pastures. I'd assume most of those cows live a decent life (by cow standards).
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I also hate the credit score guy. I yell at him whenever the commercial comes on, and my GF still doesn't understand why he sucks so much.
I also hate any commercial that makes either the guy or the woman look like a complete idiot, while their spouse acts like a horrible nag. I keep expecting one of them to say, "Stop treating me this way! I hate you, you stuck up jerk!"
Since when is it "cool" to portray your product with people acting like morons and/or a-holes? If that's who uses your product, I don't want it.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
jlt: You're brainwashed. sorry guy. Crawl out of your city and drive around the country some time.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted:
Are the Empire carpet ads national? 800-588-2300, Empire . . . yup, that stupid number is in my head forever and ever, I'm afraid.
No, no, no. It's "800-588-2-300, Empire... Today!" And it's been the same one for YEARS and it bugs me so much!
YES!!! Kill the Empire man today, right in his home, and have him delivered six feet under tomorrow.
quote:Originally posted by brojack17: Oh. I just remembered the infomercial about the magic bullet mixer. How many people stay the night after a party?
Good question. Also, how can I get all my pre-zapping prep done by kitchen elves too?
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: jlt: You're brainwashed. sorry guy. Crawl out of your city and drive around the country some time.
No kidding. I live in one of the largest urban areas in the country, and I still sometimes see cows (horses too) in pastures when zipping past on certain freeways.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I've seen cows grazing in more-or-less green pastures in... *counts* eight states. And I've only been to nine states. I think. And I didn't see any cows in Nevada.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by MightyCow: I also hate the credit score guy. I yell at him whenever the commercial comes on, and my GF still doesn't understand why he sucks so much.
I also hate any commercial that makes either the guy or the woman look like a complete idiot, while their spouse acts like a horrible nag. I keep expecting one of them to say, "Stop treating me this way! I hate you, you stuck up jerk!"
Since when is it "cool" to portray your product with people acting like morons and/or a-holes? If that's who uses your product, I don't want it.
That reminds me of that H and R block commercial when the woman's like, "Ask the box." and I want to hit her, or at least shake her because she's being so mean to her husband.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by vonk: The new Sonic commercial kinda bugs me. I'm talking about the one with the husband and wife talking about how their ice cream or smoothy or whatever is so good. They are able to have a nice moment together, which is good because they'll be wallpaper shopping later and they know they'll have a huge fight. I can't help but crack up when the wife says "Things from the past will come out" and the husband replies "So much darkness." But really, they're talking about marital strife and potential abuse, and that's not funny. But the way they're talking about it is.
And I can't help but hate with a passion every commercial that portrays some husband/father that couldn't possibly handle even the simplest domestic task without the help of whatever product prevents him from having to think at all. It infuriates me. Where are the commercials about the women that can't cook for their family so they have to microwave some box and everyone laughs about how the woman would never have been able to make anything herself? Not there, that's where they are. [/rant]
Sonic commercials are by far worse when they play constantly BUT THERE'S NO SONIC WITHIN IN A 100 MILE RADIUS!
STOP TAUNTING ME, SONIC!
Same thing here, drives my wife nuts as she's a big Sonic fan.
Geico's caveman ads stopped being funny pretty much after the millionth 'roast duck with mango salsa' reference.
Most of you are thankfully spared this one, but one of the biggest sponsors for the Buffalo Sabres broadcasts this season is the Vein Treatment Center of WNY. The very first commercial pretty much every commercial break begins with the 'before' picture of a local radio personality's varicose veins. They also have a huge ad on the boards at the Arena, so you can't help but remember the commercial even if you are at the games in person!
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I *love* the caveman commercials. I know how they feel.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I have a decided dislike for people who use their own young children on television ads.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I liked the first three variations of the caveman commercial. Now I can't even tell they are advertising for Geico until the very very end.
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
I do like the Geico one where the caveman is with his therapist and his mom calls. Cliche joke but I still giggle.
quote:No kidding. I live in one of the largest urban areas in the country, and I still sometimes see cows (horses too) in pastures when zipping past on certain freeways.
I live in one of the fastest growing counties in the US and I'm looking out my window right now at horses grazing on the dead brown grass through the snow. Whoops. Now they're running. (Horses seem to like snow.)
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
quote:I've seen cows grazing in more-or-less green pastures in... *counts* eight states. And I've only been to nine states. I think. And I didn't see any cows in Nevada.
KQ: There you go confusing east LA (Las Vegas) with Nevada. There are lots of cows in Nevada. Most of them have to carry canteens, however. Actually Elco county has always been cowboy country and both Fallon and Mindon/ Gardenerville are traditional dairy areas. Don't expect to see cows at a "Ranch" however. The "girls' generally do not fit that discription.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
But I've never been to the part of Nevada with cows, so I don't know if they graze on green pastures. That's all I'm saying. The only part of Nevada I've seen is solid rock and dirt. Never been to Vegas, either. Never went that far north.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
Since some of the grazing permits in our area call for an animal density of less than one per 100 acres, you might not see the cows even if you did come this far north. Oh, and its really not solid rock, if you get out and walk on it. There is lichen every few paces and there will be a "shadscale", "mormon tea", or "rabbit brush" bush every hundred feet or so, in a good year. 2007 is not going to be a good year.
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
Let's go back in time. The Encyclopedia Britannica guys from the 80's was horrible.
Posted by jlt (Member # 10088) on :
OK, I've looked it up. Cows today have varying degrees of quality of life. Some are treated well, some badly. It isn't very reguulated but the USDA does make recommendations to dairy farmers. In any case, that commercial is still annoying.
On a completely different point, I must express my LOATHING for the Old Navy commercials.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by brojack17: Let's go back in time. The Encyclopedia Britannica guys from the 80's was horrible.
"I've got to write a report. About space."
Posted by BandoCommando (Member # 7746) on :
I can't stand the 'jingle' at the beginning of Office Depot commercials: "Whoah - oh Office De - ee poh - oh, here to lend you a hand!"
Seriously, it makes me turn off my car radio and count 20 seconds every time I hear it. As ad campaigns go, it's a complete failure, because I never hear what their company is advertising.
On the other hand, I've gotten pretty darn good at counting twenty seconds and turning on the radio just as the station returns to its programming.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote: On the other hand, I've gotten pretty darn good at counting twenty seconds and turning on the radio just as the station returns to its programming.
See I actually don't mind commercials now that I have made them fun for me. Two things,
1: Read the fine print, and listen to the disclaimers, it's quite enjoyable, at least for me, to laugh my head off when a sleep aid medicine is being advertised and hearing that one of the side effects is, "Drowsiness." WELL DUH! Or when a products side effects seem to outweigh its benefits, "Our product helps you lose weight up to 25% faster, side effects include, nausea, weigh gain, weight lose, dependancy, and internal bleeding. Its fun to even see fine print that completely negates what the advertisement is saying, "None of these statements have been verified by the FDA."
2: If my wife is around Ill actually respond to the commercials while they broadcast,
TV: "Are you suffering from psoriasis?" Me: "YES!!! Honey I need this to cure my Psoriasis." Tiffany: "Honey, in the last half hour you've complained about psoriosis, cervical cancer, PMS, melanoma, and our crippling mortgage we don't have a home."
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Whenever I see the commercial for Bare Escentuals, I always loudly declare that I need to swirl, tap, and buff away my imperfections!
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
quote:On a completely different point, I must express my LOATHING for the Old Navy commercials.
Oh, yes.
quote:I can't stand the 'jingle' at the beginning of Office Depot commercials: "Whoah - oh Office De - ee poh - oh, here to lend you a hand!"
I think they're going to have to concede defeat, as pressing the Staples Easy Button is the only thing that creepy hand is good for.
--j_k
Posted by DaisyMae (Member # 9722) on :
The commercial that I hate the most is the one where the little animated monster guy lifts up a toenail like it's on hinges and climbs inside. It makes me cringe and I have to look away. I have a thing about nails.
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
As much as I hated the old commercials, I really like the guy singing the little diddy about serving to tourists in t-shirts and the other one about his posse riding in his hooptie. When those commercials come on, I sing along.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
Best commercials ever: Little Ceasars. 'Pizza Pizza' Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by brojack17:
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
As much as I hated the old commercials, I really like the guy singing the little diddy about serving to tourists in t-shirts and the other one about his posse riding in his hooptie. When those commercials come on, I sing along.
Definitely an improvement. I'm glad the Credit Report people took the time to read this thread and come up with something better.
Thanks, Free Credit Report people!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
The new credit report ones with the guy singing all the songs about how jacked up his credit is are actually pretty catchy.
I don't watch much TV anymore, so it's hard to say what's on that I hate but, I miss new AFLAC commercials Posted by Selran (Member # 9918) on :
F-R-E-E that spells free credit report dot com BAY-BEE.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by brojack17:
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I'm thiiiiiinking of a number between 450 and 850. Do you know what it is? It's my credit score!
As much as I hated the old commercials, I really like the guy singing the little diddy about serving to tourists in t-shirts and the other one about his posse riding in his hooptie. When those commercials come on, I sing along.
I can see the hoopty thing, but what does bad credit have to do with singing in a pirate outfit? Or even with marrying a girl with bad credit and having to live in your mom's basement?
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I'm not sure about the pirate outfit one, but, when he married the girl with bad credit, it ruined their combined credit, so when they went to get a mortgage for a house, her credit destroyed his and they weren't able to get one, so now they are stuck in his mom's basement.
Maybe the pirate thing is because his credit is bad and he couldn't get a loan for something?
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
quote:Originally posted by DaisyMae: The commercial that I hate the most is the one where the little animated monster guy lifts up a toenail like it's on hinges and climbs inside. It makes me cringe and I have to look away. I have a thing about nails.
Thing is, it's safe to say you're not in that commercial's target audience. If you had nails like that... let's just say that if I had health insurance and could afford to see a doctor, I'd be asking mine about Lamisil.
(Whether it's okay to gross out lots of people who aren't going to buy your product anyway in order to more effectively reach the handful who might is a fair ethical question.)
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
"Delicious lattes from Dunkin Donuts: you order them in English, not Fritalian." Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted:
Are the Empire carpet ads national? 800-588-2300, Empire . . . yup, that stupid number is in my head forever and ever, I'm afraid.
No, no, no. It's "800-588-2-300, Empire... Today!" And it's been the same one for YEARS and it bugs me so much!
YES!!! Kill the Empire man today, right in his home, and have him delivered six feet under tomorrow.
Wait, Empire went national? I thought they added the 800 just because Chicago split into multiple area codes.
The 800 will always sound wrong to me. It's plain old "588-2300, Empiiiiire". We also have "773-202 <ring, ring> Lunaaaa".
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
Five.
Five dollar.
Five dollar foot looooooongs.
Not only is the song annoying but the holding the hands up to show foot long is a little... well... you know.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
brojack, that's a fun one to riff on.
If you're at a sporting event: Five. Five dollar. Five dollar hot doooooogs. (Hands six inches apart)
Movies: Five. Five dollar. Five dollar popcooooorn. (Hands cupped)
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Somebody at work did the "five dollar footlongs" thing with hand gestures and all yesterday. I stared blankly at her for a while. Eventually she explained it was from a commercial and I was reminded how nice it is to only watch TV shows on DVD.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
I hate all Dunkin Donuts commercials right now. It always annoys me when companies advertise in states they don't have any stores in yet.
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I hate the commercials with Billy Mays. He's the loud guy with the beard who does the commercials for Oxyclean, Wonder putty, etc.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
I used to have commercials I hated, until I stopped watching TV a few years ago.
Now, when DH and I go out (blinking in the suddent sunlight and groping our way around the modern world ) and there's a TV on at the restaurant's bar, the commercials look really....eerie. Both funny and nauseating. Very Blade Runner.
Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
I hate the commercial where the mother accuses her daughter of texting too much, the girl speaks as though she is texting, and somehow this is supposed to convince us that the best answer is to pay for unlimited texting instead of taking away the brats phone.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I actually enjoy the "5 dollar footlong" commercial-- as long as it's only on once every hour or two.
And yeah, I totally know all the words to all the songs from the free credit report dot com people. Those are kinda funny and definitely catchy. "I married my dream girl, yeah I married my dream girl, but she didn't tell me that her credit was bad..." is fun; I think my favorite is "They say a man should always dress for the job he wants, so why am I dressed as a pirate at this restaurant?"
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Glenn Arnold: I hate the commercial where the mother accuses her daughter of texting too much, the girl speaks as though she is texting, and somehow this is supposed to convince us that the best answer is to pay for unlimited texting instead of taking away the brats phone.
YES!!! So wrong!!!
The other one that rubbed me that was was during the holiday season, there was a Best Buy commercial where the (very young) teenage girl is on the cell phone (of course) talking to her friend (of course) about how mean her parents are because they won't let her get her belly button pierced. Then she looks out the window and they have gifts from Best Buy, so all of a sudden she loves them and thinks they're cool again, and belly button piercings are lame anyway.
Oh, yes, I want to buy back my daugher's affections with material goods because apparently she is so spoiled that me telling her "no" is enough to make her hate me forever. And also she's 14 and hangs out with girls that have pierced navels and has a cell phone. Yeah, I'm not a bad parent, at all.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
The free credit report dot com commercials are actually kinda fun. I'll actually stop what I'm doing to hear those guys and their guitars.
"Now instead of lookin fly and rollin phat, my legs are sticking to the vinyl and my possy 's getting laughed at, (thanks for the correct lyrics KQ) f-r-e-e that spells free credit report dot com baby."
I HATE those Yaz commercials. Especially the one with the medical students walking through the hospital and outside with their professor trying to make the ad shtick sound like a lecture. The other one with the girls at the party talking about Yaz as if it's a conversation they just happen to be having bugs me too.
"WOW you really know your stuff!" "I didn't go to medical school for nothing." "Show off!" "tee hee hee hee!"
[ May 16, 2008, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: BlackBlade ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
"...my legs are stickin' to the vinyl and my posse's gettin' laughed at."
And I hate ALL birth control commercials. Including the ones for Mirena, talk about annoying. "...finish a SENTENCE!" It takes you five years to finish a sentence? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(I thought the one with the med students walking around campus with the prof was for a blood pressure medication, though.)
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
quote: Including the ones for Mirena, talk about annoying. "...finish a SENTENCE!" It takes you five years to finish a sentence?
Actually, I get that. My life is so chaotic, I often joke about not being able to even finish a sentence. That one, I can relate to.
Maybe that's a more common expression in some parts of the country than others?
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
One of my least favorites ones of all time. It makes me angry, like I literally want to throw a hammer at a real person's face.
"It's my money and I want it now!"
"Yeah, it's my money and I want it now!"
"It's my money, and I want it now!"
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Belle:
quote: Including the ones for Mirena, talk about annoying. "...finish a SENTENCE!" It takes you five years to finish a sentence?
Actually, I get that. My life is so chaotic, I often joke about not being able to even finish a sentence. That one, I can relate to.
Maybe that's a more common expression in some parts of the country than others?
It must be.
But even if it was something I said, often, I wouldn't like the commercial. Something about the sing-songy chant makes me want to STRANGLE someone.
Posted by mistaben (Member # 8721) on :
Vern Fonk insurance. Creeps. Me. Out.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Shipoopi! I really like Vern Fonk ads. Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
There was a particularly awful one in New Zealand that involved a vapid bunny puppet and an equally vapid young woman sending text messages to each other from three feet away... Be thankful you'll never see it.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
There used to be some commercials for Quiznos (sandwich chain if you don't have them) where little mice or rats screeched out songs. Associating rodents with a food store: so stupid it was almost brilliant.
There's a lawyer who runs frequent commericials in Utah who has the most startling combination of straight, white teeth and soulless eyes empty of all but avarice. Keith Barton. His schtick is to show happy accident victims saying how much money he got them, then repeat a catchy slogan that reveals that you, too, can harvest endless bounty from the money tree that is tort law. Used to be "one call, that's all" now it's "It's just that easy." I was happy when I heard his $13MM mansion was foreclosed and sold at auction while he watched (not nearly enough punishment for borrowing that much money for personal benefit, but better than nothing). But somehow, he just won't get off the TV despite personal financial ruination. I still hope he will serve me fries one day.
I thought we were rid of Dell Schanze, former owner of a chain of retail PC stores called Totally Awesome Computers - his own financial downfall combined with multiple instances where his special brand of crazy ran afoul of public safety and enforcers thereof seemed to silence him for a while. But now he's back on the radio airwaves, singing a song about how The Money Train payday loan franchise will gladly give you a hamburger today and charge you for two hamburgers on Tuesday. It's not as bad as when he rented 30 minute infomercials to dispense free advice on how to live a happy life. Oh, and Dell is running for public office. I know Dell will never serve me fries - I think he'll choose to go out in some kind of blaze of glory.
Finally, the best cell phone commercial ever: Meat Loaf singing with his son in the garage.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
scifibum, you refer to the spongemonkeys, no?
*loves the spongemonkeys*
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
Yes, although until now I didn't know what they were called. I really thought they were rodents.
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