A couple of years ago the hemmerhoid creme guys were going to run an ad campaign, using Johnny Cash's classic tune "Ring of Fire" as the jingle.   ;D

Johnny's descendants found out and put the kibosh on that.

To think there are guys on Madison Avenue pulling down seven figure salaries to come up with this stuff!

I'm waiting for one of the erectile dysfunction guys to grab the old MGM character, Droppy Dog--
http://www.jefm.net/photo/dogs/droopy.jpg

And he's shown on the scoreboard screen...that's dumb. :P So he's in pain...big deal. The whole stadium doesn't need to know about it.



You didn't get the reference in the commercial, obviously.


Have you ever been to a baseball game where a camera roams through the crowd putting people up on the big screen?  That's the joke...that the camera got him when his ass was bothering him. 


I thought people would recognize what they were doing. 

I've never seen a Mac with Windows before, but I'm sure it would look pretty freaky. :o


My sister had a Mac with virtual windows.  It looked just like windows on a PC. 


I hate most commercials.

My sister had a Mac with virtual windows.  It looked just like windows on a PC. 


I hate most commercials.

I have Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 on my computers. It's pretty wild to use a computer inside a computer.

You didn't get the reference in the commercial, obviously.


Have you ever been to a baseball game where a camera roams through the crowd putting people up on the big screen?  That's the joke...that the camera got him when his ass was bothering him. 


I thought people would recognize what they were doing. 


No, I admit I didn't get it.

Most annoying goes to...  "Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead.  Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead.  Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead."  SHUT UP!!!  ;D

Most annoying goes to...  "Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead.  Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead.  Head on.  Apply directly to the forehead."  SHUT UP!!!   ;D



The "Head On" people should work with with the makers of Viagra, to make a product similar called "Hard On".

;D

I too had a butt-full of those Mr. Opportunity ads for Honda, then Lexus comes out with the 'Golden Opportunity' Sale!

I'mgettingmy opportunities mixed up..which one do I want???? :o :o

I too had a butt-full of those Mr. Opportunity ads for Honda, then Lexus comes out with the 'Golden Opportunity' Sale!

I'mgettingmy opportunities mixed up..which one do I want???? :o :o

The only reason I like Mr. Opportunity is because he advertises for Honda. Honda rocks.

Any commercial for a product I bought that turned out to be a piece of crap.  There they are eulogizing the widget's wonders, and it didn't even do what the pitchman said it was supposed to do and busted after a week anyway!  What am I, a zhmuck on wheels?

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I hate any ad opposing a candidate who I plan to vote for, and supporting a candidate who I can't stand.

I hate any ad opposing a candidate who I plan to vote for, and supporting a candidate who I can't stand.



You are aware those ads are required, right?

You are aware those ads are required, right?

Of course. I just don't watch 'em.

I hate any ad opposing a candidate who I plan to vote for, and supporting a candidate who I can't stand.

I hate all TV campaign ads.  Even for politicians I support.  There should be no campaign ads on TV.  A politician does not even have the option of integrity nowadays.  I mean, most successful politicians BS'ed their way through campaigns when the media was just handbills and whistlestops!  You expected it in 1760 as much as you did in 1960.  Yes, there was scandal-mongering, but the campaigns were still based on the issues of the day.  Political campaigns in the 1970s started playing less on issues and more on lifestyle.  Whatever issues-oriented campaigning was left in 1990 was soon killed by Dick Morris and Karl Rove.  The zenith of lifestyle campaigning was the psychotic Club for Growth's anti-Dean spot.  The Club for Growth does not find this idiocy embarrassing, and they shouldn't because it worked:
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/video/iowa-dean-script.php

Ma & Pa Kettle, East Podunk, Iowa:

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOWARD DEAN

The ad that is getting on my nerves if the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ad, where they run "Sweet Home Alabama" as the background music.

I mean, WTF?  It ain't ALABAMA fried chicken.  ::)

The ad that is getting on my nerves if the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ad, where they run "Sweet Home Alabama" as the background music.

I mean, WTF?  It ain't ALABAMA fried chicken.  ::)


I say they replace it with "The Chicken Dance"!  :D

The ad that is getting on my nerves if the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ad, where they run "Sweet Home Alabama" as the background music.

I mean, WTF?  It ain't ALABAMA fried chicken.  ::)




It's just a song.  I didn't know the song had to match the commercial/product.

The ad that is getting on my nerves if the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ad, where they run "Sweet Home Alabama" as the background music.

I mean, WTF?  It ain't ALABAMA fried chicken.  ::)

I've always wondered why they do that.

I'm getting tired of those commercials for Whiskas Cat Food where those people act like cats

"No meat, no Hubert"  ::)

The only reason I like Mr. Opportunity is because he advertises for Honda. Honda rocks.

Do you know how much MORE you pay to repair a Honda or for that matter ANY foreign car vs. American...


foreign=preventative maintenance costs regularly

American= it breaks down, you pay just to fix it

Check your pocketbook on the figuring ;)   

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I hate all TV campaign ads.  Even for politicians I support.  There should be no campaign ads on TV.  A politician does not even have the option of integrity nowadays.  I mean, most successful politicians BS'ed their way through campaigns when the media was just handbills and whistlestops!  You expected it in 1760 as much as you did in 1960.  Yes, there was scandal-mongering, but the campaigns were still based on the issues of the day.  Political campaigns in the 1970s started playing less on issues and more on lifestyle.  Whatever issues-oriented campaigning was left in 1990 was soon killed by Dick Morris and Karl Rove.  The zenith of lifestyle campaigning was the psychotic Club for Growth's anti-Dean spot.  The Club for Growth does not find this idiocy embarrassing, and they shouldn't because it worked:
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/video/iowa-dean-script.php

Ma & Pa Kettle, East Podunk, Iowa:

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOWARD DEAN

Yes I hate political ads that oppose a candidate I like and support a candidate I dislike.

Do you know how much MORE you pay to repair a Honda or for that matter ANY foreign car vs. American...


foreign=preventative maintenance costs regularly

American= it breaks down, you pay just to fix it

Check your pocketbook on the figuring ;)   


That's one way of looking at it. I really haven't been too impressed with the reliability of the last two foreign cars I've bought. They weren't lemons or anything just silly problems that shouldn't have happened with cars less than 4-5 years old.
A new auto-transmission in a car with 43K miles on it. Unreal. Luckily it was still under warranty.

I absolutely HATE the current ads for Wickes stores, becuz they rip off the Commodores' "Brickhouse" in their ads. I've seen people say this time and again on this thread, but...

The FCC should ban use of changed lryics to well-known songs for commercial purposes.

Cmon peoples, leave the classics alone. Compose your own melodies, if you really need to sing in your commercails. ::)

The one with the texas sized Whopper. That ad has been annoying the begesus out of me for the past eight months. :P

The commercial of the golfer loosing his golf ball and those watching it on the NEW TV screen pointing to it..

I DON'T HAVE THE NEW TV SCREEN AND I COULD SEE WHERE IT LANDED....SO , GUESS I DON'T NEED ONE.

DON'T WASTE THE TIME SELLING IT TO ME.

The one with the texas sized Whopper. That ad has been annoying the begesus out of me for the past eight months. :P


That one with the play on the Helen Reddy song "I am Woman", is that the one you mean ?
???

I am not very fond of the ads for Progressive Insurance that use that annoying song, and also for Vonage, where the song goes "Woo hoo a-hoo-a hoo" Pretty annoying stuff!

That one with the play on the Helen Reddy song "I am Woman", is that the one you mean ?
???


As a matter of fact, yes. But that's not the reason why I hate it.

I hate it because it's full of chauvinist pigs and violence! I'm sorry, but taking a 5,000-pound vehicle that's in good condition to begin with and tossing it over a bridge so that it falls into a dumptruck (pulled by a big giant bulky moron who probably loaded up on steroids to look that way, lol) is just highly inexcusable. How is that an effective way to advertise a fast food samwich? And something like that might frighten younger viewers (even at my advanced age, it still makes my stomach turn).

I HATE that commercial where that guys takes some medicine for erectile dysfunction....his name is Bob, I think....and he has that sappy smile on his face the entire commercial...makes me wanna run him over with a car.

That one rates as my most hated. Sorry but I don't want to think about some slimy guy for the 1950's dic or him and his wife getting it on.


;D ;D :D

Any and all erectile dysfunction medication commercials, any and all herpes medication commercials.....basically any commercials related to bodily functions or bodily issues.  This goes for tampon commercials, bladder control problem commercials, Preperation H commercials.....I don't need to know this.  I really don't.  Your penis, your bladder, your herpes sores, your menstrual problems.....none of my concern. 

The lame Burger King tie in video games with the King  ::) :P

the guy juggling the phone/mp3/camera gadget.
Just get to the point!

Any and all erectile dysfunction medication commercials, any and all herpes medication commercials.....basically any commercials related to bodily functions or bodily issues.  This goes for tampon commercials, bladder control problem commercials, Preperation H commercials.....I don't need to know this.  I really don't.  Your penis, your bladder, your herpes sores, your menstrual problems.....none of my concern. 


"If you cut off my head, what would I say... Me and my head, or me and my body? What right has my head to call itself me?  Take out my stomach, my kidneys...assuming that were possible..."
--Roman Polanski
The Tenant

Just another line from a movie you probably never saw, but your phraseology made me think of it! 

The darned thing of it is, our bodies are all we really have in the material world, and lots of things go wrong with them, and lots of people wish they had different features...so there's a limitless amount of money to be made selling us all that "body stuff."  A lot of it creeps me out too, but If I had a monster cold sore on my upper lip, I'd want to do something about it...and Brand X just might do the trick!
::)

"If you cut off my head, what would I say... Me and my head, or me and my body? What right has my head to call itself me?  Take out my stomach, my kidneys...assuming that were possible..."
--Roman Polanski
The Tenant

Just another line from a movie you probably never saw, but your phraseology made me think of it! 

The darned thing of it is, our bodies are all we really have in the material world, and lots of things go wrong with them, and lots of people wish they had different features...so there's a limitless amount of money to be made selling us all that "body stuff."  A lot of it creeps me out too, but If I had a monster cold sore on my upper lip, I'd want to do something about it...and Brand X just might do the trick!
::)



I know why they exist.  I know why they're aired.  That doesn't mean.......I enjoy having to see them. 

I hate those commercials in which somebody is driving their car like nothing is happening, and they are suddenly struck by another car from nowhere.

It was shocking enough when I first saw it in the movie The Forgotten, but at least I was not bombarded with them almost every week.

I am not sure who started the commercials, I think it was Allstate.  But in the last year at least 1 car company has run similar ads.

I find them very disturbing, and wish they would find a less disturbing way to make their point.  Myself, I still suffer from stress from 2 different accidents, and do not like the reminders on TV all the time.

I hate those commercials in which somebody is driving their car like nothing is happening, and they are suddenly struck by another car from nowhere.

It was shocking enough when I first saw it in the movie The Forgotten, but at least I was not bombarded with them almost every week.

I am not sure who started the commercials, I think it was Allstate.  But in the last year at least 1 car company has run similar ads.

I find them very disturbing, and wish they would find a less disturbing way to make their point.  Myself, I still suffer from stress from 2 different accidents, and do not like the reminders on TV all the time.


And at the end of them, someone says "Holy sh.."  Those commercials do get old really fast

And at the end of them, someone says "Holy sh.."  Those commercials do get old really fast


Yes they do.  And for me, they really can re-open old wounds.

My first accident was in 1990, when I was on a motorcycle, and a drunk made a left turn right in front of me.  My ex got a concussion, and I got a knee injury that put me out of the military.  We did not see it comming, I barely got a look at the car before I plowed into it at 45 mph.

Then in 2003, I was driving in my van, when an SUV drove out of a parking lot right into the passenger side cargo door.  I was spun 90 degrees to the right, and still had enough momentum to coast around 50 feet into a parking lot.

I had flashbacks and nightmares from the first accident for years.  Even 16 years later, I sometimes wake up in terror from that.  Luckily, I never saw the vehicle comming in the second accident, so the long-term trauma was much less.

I guess I am just thankfull that none of the commercials have ever featured a motorcycle.

Yes they do.  And for me, they really can re-open old wounds.

My first accident was in 1990, when I was on a motorcycle, and a drunk made a left turn right in front of me.  My ex got a concussion, and I got a knee injury that put me out of the military.  We did not see it comming, I barely got a look at the car before I plowed into it at 45 mph.

Then in 2003, I was driving in my van, when an SUV drove out of a parking lot right into the passenger side cargo door.  I was spun 90 degrees to the right, and still had enough momentum to coast around 50 feet into a parking lot.

I had flashbacks and nightmares from the first accident for years.  Even 16 years later, I sometimes wake up in terror from that.  Luckily, I never saw the vehicle comming in the second accident, so the long-term trauma was much less.

I guess I am just thankfull that none of the commercials have ever featured a motorcycle.


Oh man, sorry to hear about your accidents.  I can see how commercials like those can bring back the terror.  I've been in a few accidents (or near accidents) myself.  I know the feeling

I like those commercials.  If you're going to show people how safe your car is and how they will be protected in an accident, that's a great way to do it.

I hate those commercials in which somebody is driving their car like nothing is happening, and they are suddenly struck by another car from nowhere.

It was shocking enough when I first saw it in the movie The Forgotten, but at least I was not bombarded with them almost every week.

I am not sure who started the commercials, I think it was Allstate.  But in the last year at least 1 car company has run similar ads.

I find them very disturbing, and wish they would find a less disturbing way to make their point.  Myself, I still suffer from stress from 2 different accidents, and do not like the reminders on TV all the time.

Oh yes, I know exactly which ones you're referring to...and I totally agree that they should make their point less disturbingly.

Right-Size Smoothies

"We have testimony from one Right-Size customer, her name is Anne, and she has already lost 17 lbs."

Her name is Anne.  Now THAT makes verification easy!

Just another lame-o ad on the radio.

If it's something to improve your credit, make you rich, or help you lose weight, and there's a 1-800 number you have to call, a little skepticism is healthy!
::)

I agree in principle.  The purpose of the commercial is to show how a potentially fatal accident could be alleviated by a superior safety system in the car advertised.  I drive an older model VW Jetta and I am comfortable knowing that by being in this car, at least statistically, if some yahoo decides to drive his SUV up my tailpipe I'd be less fuct than if I were in an Isuzu.

I understand that part, but I for one just hate it when they go overboard with something like that.

I like those commercials.  If you're going to show people how safe your car is and how they will be protected in an accident, that's a great way to do it.


That is fine, but there are other ways they can make their point.

I am sure that I am not the only one suffering from what is basically PDS from a traffic accident.  And making a commercial that purposefully exploits the trauma of such an accident is both exploitive, and also could be potentially traumatic to people who suffer from it worse then I do.

It would be like having a commercial where some guys are walking through the woods (jungle, pick your terrain), and suddenly the woods exploded around them for no reason.  I am sure that you would have several veterans climbing out of their seat after something like that.

It is one thing to have it in a movie, where you are at least somewhat expecting something like that to happen.  And it really only happens once (maybe twice on the outside).  But the numbers of these commercials means that at least weekly, we are subjected to yet another "new" version, that we have no adapted outselves to ignoring yet.

There are many other ways to make the same point.  For example, one that Allstate did features the collission in "slow motion", and that one does not bother me at all.  Because I know what is comming.  And there have been many "car crash" commercials over the last 40 years, but none of them in the style that we have seen in the last 1-2 years.

That is fine, but there are other ways they can make their point.

I am sure that I am not the only one suffering from what is basically PDS from a traffic accident.  And making a commercial that purposefully exploits the trauma of such an accident is both exploitive, and also could be potentially traumatic to people who suffer from it worse then I do.

It would be like having a commercial where some guys are walking through the woods (jungle, pick your terrain), and suddenly the woods exploded around them for no reason.  I am sure that you would have several veterans climbing out of their seat after something like that.

It is one thing to have it in a movie, where you are at least somewhat expecting something like that to happen.  And it really only happens once (maybe twice on the outside).  But the numbers of these commercials means that at least weekly, we are subjected to yet another "new" version, that we have no adapted outselves to ignoring yet.

There are many other ways to make the same point.  For example, one that Allstate did features the collission in "slow motion", and that one does not bother me at all.  Because I know what is comming.  And there have been many "car crash" commercials over the last 40 years, but none of them in the style that we have seen in the last 1-2 years.


Your key word here is "exploit." 
I always say the sickest programs on TV are the commercials. 
I've been in a traffic accident.  It ain't like the movies! 
If you've in a traffic accident, the auto manufacterers will exploit that.  If you feel like your pecker isn't big enough, the auto manufacturers (and most others with an account on Madison Avenue) will exploit that too!
Advertising is all about spurring you to consumer action via insecurity, envy, and fear.  It might be the single most toxic element in our popular culture.

That is fine, but there are other ways they can make their point.

I am sure that I am not the only one suffering from what is basically PDS from a traffic accident.  And making a commercial that purposefully exploits the trauma of such an accident is both exploitive, and also could be potentially traumatic to people who suffer from it worse then I do.

It would be like having a commercial where some guys are walking through the woods (jungle, pick your terrain), and suddenly the woods exploded around them for no reason.  I am sure that you would have several veterans climbing out of their seat after something like that.

It is one thing to have it in a movie, where you are at least somewhat expecting something like that to happen.  And it really only happens once (maybe twice on the outside).  But the numbers of these commercials means that at least weekly, we are subjected to yet another "new" version, that we have no adapted outselves to ignoring yet.

There are many other ways to make the same point.  For example, one that Allstate did features the collission in "slow motion", and that one does not bother me at all.  Because I know what is comming.  And there have been many "car crash" commercials over the last 40 years, but none of them in the style that we have seen in the last 1-2 years.


Likewise, I'm sure there are other ways to make a point in numerous other tv ads.

I just sent the following e-mail to the Allstate customer care e-mail:

This is a comment/complaint about your television commercials.  In specific, it is a complaint about the "sudden crash" style of commercials.

Twice in my life, I have been a victim of a sudden crash.  The first was in 1990, when a car made a sudden left turn in front of me, an injured me so badly it put an end to my military career.

The second was in 2003, when a car drove right into the side of my van.  Now the second did not leave much of a scar, but the first one was rather traumatic, and I still suffer from occasional nightmares even 16 years later.

Every time I see one of your commercials, it re-opens the scar, and takes me several viewings to learn to "tune out" the trauma of the crash.  But it seems like every few weeks, a new version of this commercial airs, and brings back the same terror I felt when my accident happened.

I sincerely hope that you stop those kind of commercials, and do it quickly.  I am sure that I am not the only person that suffers from PTSD from a motor vehicle accident, and that others as badly affected from them as I am (and some are probably affected even worse).

There are many other ways to make your point, such as the "slow motion" crash.  That one does not affect me, because I know what is comming, and it is not a sudden shock.  But the ones where the drivers are blindsided from nowhere are very troubling.

And it does not make me even consider buying your insurance.  I see them as exploitive, and I refuse to deal with exploitive companies.

I doubt anything will ever come of it, but at least I have made them aware of my problems with the ad.  Hopefully enough people like me have sent similar missives to them, so they stop them from being broadcast.

I just sent the following e-mail to the Allstate customer care e-mail:

This is a comment/complaint about your television commercials.  In specific, it is a complaint about the "sudden crash" style of commercials.

Twice in my life, I have been a victim of a sudden crash.  The first was in 1990, when a car made a sudden left turn in front of me, an injured me so badly it put an end to my military career.

The second was in 2003, when a car drove right into the side of my van.  Now the second did not leave much of a scar, but the first one was rather traumatic, and I still suffer from occasional nightmares even 16 years later.

Every time I see one of your commercials, it re-opens the scar, and takes me several viewings to learn to "tune out" the trauma of the crash.  But it seems like every few weeks, a new version of this commercial airs, and brings back the same terror I felt when my accident happened.

I sincerely hope that you stop those kind of commercials, and do it quickly.  I am sure that I am not the only person that suffers from PTSD from a motor vehicle accident, and that others as badly affected from them as I am (and some are probably affected even worse).

There are many other ways to make your point, such as the "slow motion" crash.  That one does not affect me, because I know what is comming, and it is not a sudden shock.  But the ones where the drivers are blindsided from nowhere are very troubling.

And it does not make me even consider buying your insurance.  I see them as exploitive, and I refuse to deal with exploitive companies.

I doubt anything will ever come of it, but at least I have made them aware of my problems with the ad.  Hopefully enough people like me have sent similar missives to them, so they stop them from being broadcast.


Hmmm...I wonder if I should send something similar to the folks at BK about the stinky ad that I mentioned a couple pages ago. Of course I'd be gentle and cohesive in how I'd write it.

It's Volkswagen that does that "sudden impact" commercial.

I just sent the following e-mail to the Allstate customer care e-mail:

This is a comment/complaint about your television commercials.  In specific, it is a complaint about the "sudden crash" style of commercials.

Twice in my life, I have been a victim of a sudden crash.  The first was in 1990, when a car made a sudden left turn in front of me, an injured me so badly it put an end to my military career.

The second was in 2003, when a car drove right into the side of my van.  Now the second did not leave much of a scar, but the first one was rather traumatic, and I still suffer from occasional nightmares even 16 years later.

Every time I see one of your commercials, it re-opens the scar, and takes me several viewings to learn to "tune out" the trauma of the crash.  But it seems like every few weeks, a new version of this commercial airs, and brings back the same terror I felt when my accident happened.

I sincerely hope that you stop those kind of commercials, and do it quickly.  I am sure that I am not the only person that suffers from PTSD from a motor vehicle accident, and that others as badly affected from them as I am (and some are probably affected even worse).

There are many other ways to make your point, such as the "slow motion" crash.  That one does not affect me, because I know what is comming, and it is not a sudden shock.  But the ones where the drivers are blindsided from nowhere are very troubling.

And it does not make me even consider buying your insurance.  I see them as exploitive, and I refuse to deal with exploitive companies.

I doubt anything will ever come of it, but at least I have made them aware of my problems with the ad.  Hopefully enough people like me have sent similar missives to them, so they stop them from being broadcast.

Good for you! I hate those commercials too. :P

I just sent the following e-mail to the Allstate customer care e-mail:

This is a comment/complaint about your television commercials.  In specific, it is a complaint about the "sudden crash" style of commercials.

Twice in my life, I have been a victim of a sudden crash.  The first was in 1990, when a car made a sudden left turn in front of me, an injured me so badly it put an end to my military career.

The second was in 2003, when a car drove right into the side of my van.  Now the second did not leave much of a scar, but the first one was rather traumatic, and I still suffer from occasional nightmares even 16 years later.

Every time I see one of your commercials, it re-opens the scar, and takes me several viewings to learn to "tune out" the trauma of the crash.  But it seems like every few weeks, a new version of this commercial airs, and brings back the same terror I felt when my accident happened.

I sincerely hope that you stop those kind of commercials, and do it quickly.  I am sure that I am not the only person that suffers from PTSD from a motor vehicle accident, and that others as badly affected from them as I am (and some are probably affected even worse).

There are many other ways to make your point, such as the "slow motion" crash.  That one does not affect me, because I know what is comming, and it is not a sudden shock.  But the ones where the drivers are blindsided from nowhere are very troubling.

And it does not make me even consider buying your insurance.  I see them as exploitive, and I refuse to deal with exploitive companies.

I doubt anything will ever come of it, but at least I have made them aware of my problems with the ad.  Hopefully enough people like me have sent similar missives to them, so they stop them from being broadcast.

Pithy and to the point, but do you think they'll take your point of view into account?

I've been lucky enough never to be seriously injured in a crash.  Especially lucky because of all the sloppy driving I did when I was younger.  I'm a good driver, but I used to drive fatigued.  Several times I dozed off behind the wheel only to jerk my head back up and miss a terrible crash by a fraction of a second!  What's worse is I could have hurt somebody else! 
Hey, why should I stop when there's only 100 miles more of road between me and my destination?  I'd pop into the next 24-hour store, chug a cup of cofee and keep just keep rolling along!
Stupid!  Driving tired can be just as dangerous as driving drunk!

But I drift from the topic...

The charity commercials that guilt trip you.  :D

As a former victim of a street-corner robbery, I must angrily ask,
WHERE THE %&$* DOES HAGGAR PANTS GET OFF PROMOTING THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGH VIOLENT CRIME?!?
Their latest two commercials show two middle-aged idiots modeling their trousers while throwing a teenage boy headfirst out a window(which, whether or not you own the house, constitutes aggravated assault), while the other has them gleefully muscling their way into a kid's car with a potential weapon and using it to violently rip out his stereo! (depending on the judge, that's vandalism, grand theft auto, or CARJACKING, if not all three)!!!
We have enough violent crime in this country without that company glorifying these despicable acts, especially when the two SOBs in the ads were essentiaily hyping them as chapters of a how-to guide! My town began boycotting their company indefintely, and I encouraged others like us to follow suit, and I think we got these abominations pulled from the airwaves. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

I think people are taking commercials far too seriously. 

I think people are taking commercials far too seriously. 

Go down to Madison Avenue, they'll tell you you can never take commercials seriously enough!

It's Volkswagen that does that "sudden impact" commercial.


I know you don't care but Allstate also has one of those commercials. 

I know you don't care but Allstate also has one of those commercials. 



I never said I don't care.  I've seen the Allstate commercial, but that's the slo-mo one that Mushroom was taking about.  I was under the impression he was talking about those sudden impact commercials, and I've only seen them done by Volkswagen.

I never said I don't care.  I've seen the Allstate commercial, but that's the slo-mo one that Mushroom was taking about.  I was under the impression he was talking about those sudden impact commercials, and I've only seen them done by Volkswagen.


Sorry.  You're correct about VW.  I just didn't know if you knew about the Allstate commercial that showed a crash.

The Office Depot commercials with the f'n hand in the box. ::)

Well, I got a response from Allatate today:

Dear Mr. Martin:

We believe that everyone deserves an individual response, and we value
the questions and feedback we receive. Therefore, we'd like to take this
opportunity to respond to your email.

We appreciate the comments you provided regarding our advertising about
Allstate(r) Your Choice Auto Insurance.  The advertising we create is
based on extensive consumer research, which we use to determine the most
effective advertising message that will appeal to the widest audience.
While we try hard to create messages that are relevant to everyone,
unfortunately there will always be some who may find a particular
message unappealing. We're sorry you found this to be the case. 

Our intention is not to scare anyone, but rather to depict the realities
of the road.  We believe showing an accident is an effective way to
remind people that accidents happen and that they should be prepared for
the unexpected.  Unfortunately, this is an event you experienced
firsthand.  The intent of these ads is to inform viewers about a product
Allstate is offering which provides rewards to consumers who drive
safely and avoid accidents, and better protection if they are not able
to stay out of harm's way. 

However, in light of your comments, we are reviewing our current
commercials and the programming in which they run.   

We hope that in the future you will find our advertising messages both
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and sending us your e-mail. We truly appreciate you taking the time to
share your thoughts with us.


Well, sounds kinda like PR-Speak, but you never know.  But yesterday I went to my insurance company, and renewed my policy, with Progressive.  Their commercials have never made me feel anything but humor.

Maybe next time my insurance comes up for renewal, I will go with Geico.  I really find the Gecko and Caveman commercials funny.  ;D

However, in light of your comments, we are reviewing our current
commercials and the programming in which they run.   


Sure, sure!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/bs.gif

If I was in the Allstate PR dept., that's what I'd say if I wanted to keep my job. 

BUT, you made a principled stand, which is positive in itself whether or not the company changes.

THE psaS WITH THE SOMEWHAT DORKY LOOKING LITTLE KIDS ASKING FOR more fat,more grease,a shorter life,etc.Annoying but it gets the point across.

THE psaS WITH THE SOMEWHAT DORKY LOOKING LITTLE KIDS ASKING FOR more fat,more grease,a shorter life,etc.Annoying but it gets the point across.

I find that one disturbing...maybe I'm just taking it too literally or something. Agreed on the last sentence.

It's really too bad for the pharmaceutical industry that they have to run the disclaimers in voiceover: The dreamland mellifluous voice says without a pause, "May cause one or more of the fallowing symptimes: Headaches, nausea, vomiting, irregular heart rate, hypothyroidism, infertility, spontaneous combustion....."
::)

It's really too bad for the pharmaceutical industry that they have to run the disclaimers in voiceover: The dreamland mellifluous voice says without a pause, "May cause one or more of the fallowing symptimes: Headaches, nausea, vomiting, irregular heart rate, hypothyroidism, infertility, spontaneous combustion....."
::)


Don't forget about diarrhea! ;)

I hate the latest ads for Wickes...ripping off a Commodores song for their ads. :P

That Geico cave man ad is getting kinda old.  Very "15 minutes ago".

The Geico Gecko is still cool though.  8)

That Geico cave man ad is getting kinda old.  Very "15 minutes ago".

The Geico Gecko is still cool though.  8)




If you think the Geico Cave man ads are getting stale, wait to you get to watch the sitcom that is coming out based on them! :P

That Geico cave man ad is getting kinda old.  Very "15 minutes ago".

The Geico Gecko is still cool though.   8)





And fifteen minutes or less is all it takes to lower your car insurance.

Anyone not like 'bilingual' commercials???

In LA Kaiser hospital runs one with an exercise instructor goading people throughout the active commercial with 'arriba', and other phrases to the mixed audience watching..

It was brought up whether bilingual commercials were even NECESSARY?? But apparently the ad buyers say they are addressing people of whatever language because they are their customer base ...
(Maybe like the Pizza place in Texas that takes pesos)..hey it's THEIR business, so I guess no one minds it when looking at it like that??

And fifteen minutes or less is all it takes to lower your car insurance.


I walked right into that one.  :P

Anyone not like 'bilingual' commercials???

In LA Kaiser hospital runs one with an exercise instructor goading people throughout the active commercial with 'arriba', and other phrases to the mixed audience watching..

It was brought up whether bilingual commercials were even NECESSARY?? But apparently the ad buyers say they are addressing people of whatever language because they are their customer base ...
(Maybe like the Pizza place in Texas that takes pesos)..hey it's THEIR business, so I guess no one minds it when looking at it like that??



What amuses me is that the "politically correct" Lowes stores here in the Picksburgh area all have those dual English/Spanish store signage inside.

But the truth be known, having signage in italian would make more sense than Spanish here.  The hispanic population is someing like less than a percent 'round these parts.  But I imagine somebody would file a lawsuit...

e-harmony.  'nuff said.
Pine-Sol, the giant nose.
Geico gekko

Anyone seen the commercial for that Yaz drug?  It's so painful to watch yet it's on nearly every commercial break. ;D

Found it on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6nbaEBYR2k

Those Valtrex ads for the herpes elixir.

They usually show this great-looking couple, usually out for a bike ride or walking on the beach, one of whom has the dreaded infection.  The other one looks into the camera and says something like "He has herpes and uses Valtrex... and so far I haven't caught it!  (yet)".

The Yaz one for PMDD. It's so corny.

I hate seeing commercials for Sonic...mostly because there's not a single location in my area! (And there's probably not one within a 100 mile radius of my neck of the woods either.) I mean, what good is it to show an ad for a certain fast food joint when there's not one close by? ::)

Any sanitary napkin or tampoon commercial where they dunk the product in that blue liquid.

Who ever has blue liquid that they need to soak up?  ;D

:-X.

Any sanitary napkin or tampoon commercial where they dunk the product in that blue liquid.

Who ever has blue liquid that they need to soak up?   ;D


Good point... I've always wondered why they use a liquid that color.

Good point... I've always wondered why they use a liquid that color.


Yeah.  If I ever find blue stuff oozing outta my body, I don't think that what I need is a maxi pad with wings.  or even a propeller for that matter.

I'm gonna head straight for the emergency room.  ;D

Any sanitary napkin or tampoon commercial where they dunk the product in that blue liquid.

Who ever has blue liquid that they need to soak up?   ;D

Twelve bar blues:

"My woman's so cold, she menstruates anti-freeze,
I said my woman's sooo cold she menstruate's anti-freeze,
Even the Super-Sorb tampons can't stop the ice floes down to her knees!"

They do that because there is no bodily fluid remotely that color.  There's biiiiig money in products to control, absorb, and abate bodily fluids, but Madison Avenue figured out long ago that the less you remind the consumer of the actual bodily fluid, the better.

Anyway, I bumped up this thread just to mention how deeply I loathe the Direct-TV ad with Sigourney Weaver's "Ripley" and the "Alien" theme.  They shouldn't f**k with a great movie like "Alien," and Siggy, please!  What did you do, blow all your money in Las Vegas? >:(

I cannot stand these commercials for Embarq phone and internet service. Practically every commercial break, there it is, three guys singing some corny jingle. Enough already! AAAACK!  :-[

I still hate the cable triple play commercial with that chick singer band.
maybe it's the sequin jacket? maybe it's her runny eyes.

I really need to get over this.

Those commercials for armpit deodorant where they turn their shirts inside-out to show that it does not leave those "nasty white marks".  ::)

I mean, what the F?  When did Nasty White Marks become the scourge of modern society? ???

I mean, it isn't something serious like, say, "muffin top" or VPL.

Ohhhh....I shoulda used Preperation-H.

Buddy, I don't wanna know!
::)

I mean, it isn't something serious like, say, "muffin top" or VPL.

That's the best part of the muffin  :D ::)

That's the best part of the muffin  :D ::)


So sayeth Aerosmith.

"You ain't seen nuthin' till you're down on the muffin (top)..."

;D

So sayeth Aerosmith.

"You ain't seen nuthin' till you're down on the muffin (top)..."

;D

Better down on the muffin top than Night in the Ruts!
;)

Bush's Baked Beans.

Hey, better not feed that dog none of them beans!
:-\\

Bush's Baked Beans.

Hey, better not feed that dog none of them beans!
:-\\


I don't think Jay will feed Duke The Talking Dog any of those beans. I actually don't mind those ads; they are only a few of the commercials I can tolerate.

I don't think Jay will feed Duke The Talking Dog any of those beans. I actually don't mind those ads; they are only a few of the commercials I can tolerate.

Jay Bush wouldn't but Jeb Bush might!

Yeah, I suppose Bush's Baked Beans is pretty benign as TV commercials go.

I don't like ads for male performance enhancers.  Cialis, for instance, they make it seem so serene and romantic, but what you get right down to it: Pops needs a woody!  Go for it pops!  More power to ya!

Hey,
I need Cialis when I see Alice
and if you saw Alice
you'd need Cialis too!

Jay Bush wouldn't but Jeb Bush might!


LOL :D  I hope they're not related.. :o ::)



I don't like ads for male performance enhancers.  Cialis, for instance, they make it seem so serene and romantic, but what you get right down to it: Pops needs a woody!  Go for it pops!  More power to ya!

Hey,
I need Cialis when I see Alice
and if you saw Alice
you'd need Cialis too!


Speaking of which, I saw an ad for Viagara on ESPN about an hour ago and they had these guys playing their guitars to something called "Viva Viagra"...if you ask me, that's just capital D U M dumb. ::)

I have never seen a Viagra ad on British television, I wonder this type of ad is banned from showing.

Yeah they have this Cialis commercial where the old guy and his squeeze are getting kinda randy, so he pops himself a Cialis and they're about ready to get it on.

But then the neighbours come to the door and the guy has to put the festivities on hold.  After he and the wife ditch the nebby neighbours, they swing from the chandeliers. The sales pitch is basically "Cialis:  The modern-day cure for third party coitus interruptus."

The neighbor was just popping by to ask,
"Hey, buddy, you got any Cialis?"
:D

i can't stand how 90% of the commercials today are humourus...and they're NOT funny! it seems like commercials of the past were generally more straight forward.

so, really, i can't stand 90% of the commercials aired today. but i think the most painful are any Wal-Mart commercials that try to make their clothes seem "hip".

anything promo or other garbage on Disney Channel

though 99.9% of the shows are horrible

i can't stand how 90% of the commercials today are humourus...and they're NOT funny! it seems like commercials of the past were generally more straight forward.

so, really, i can't stand 90% of the commercials aired today. but i think the most painful are any Wal-Mart commercials that try to make their clothes seem "hip".


Why not make it a Wal-Mart day?
You can't afford to go anywhere else....and now there ain't nowhere else to go!

anything promo or other garbage on Disney Channel

though 99.9% of the shows are horrible




Disney Channel doesn't really do commercials...they just have these throw-ins and promo's.

I pretty much can't stand any commercials. I have a very low tolerance for them & the funny thing is my wife and daughter love them. So I'm used to changing the channel when one comes on, but if they are watching with me, they want to see the commercials.  :-\\ 

if your erection last longer than 4 hours, consult a doctor!  ;D

Gieco Caveman

I pretty much can't stand any commercials. I have a very low tolerance for them

yeah that's how it is with me too. There are very few commercials these days which I don't mind seeing. I mean, what ever happened to the traditional way of just advertising the product? It seems like they just wanna get your attention somehow. And they got my attention alright...the negative attention, that is.

Looks like when guys 'wanna doit' they'll be singing VIVA VIAGRA all the way to the bedroom!!!!

Thanks ELVIS song rights holders for letting them drill this one into the ground (or netherparts)!

And another comes to mind:the pizza hut 3 medium pizzas for $5 each and the overexcited guy yelling through the house to a woman I don't think we see?

All the ads for Vonage. I saw a really annoying 2-minute commercial for them last night on tv. ::)

if your erection last longer than 4 hours, consult a doctor!  ;D

That's not a disclaimer, that's a nudge-nudge, wink-wink message.
Pssst, hey buddy, this stuff works!  I mean, this stuff really, really works!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/naughty.gif

if your erection last longer than 4 hours, consult a doctor!  ;D


Heh heh... "If your erection lasts more than 4 hours, go out and get a jumbo sized jar of Vaseline.  And, oh yeah... call your doctor too."  ;D

i can't STAND the new wal-mart commercials for their graphic tees....it makes me feel sick.

Most of the ads I've been seeing on TBS during the baseball postseason. 8-P

if your erection last longer than 4 hours, consult a doctor!  ;D


So I guess it's o.k. if it lasts 3 hrs, 59 minutes and 59 seconds.  Although personally, I'd be running and hiding after the first half hour (or less).  lol

Some of the worst have to be when there's a massive sale on something. The voice-over person is always intent on YELLING at the viewer. And if that's not enough, it's the flashing text, colourful logos (also flashing) and the repetition of something said less than 2 seconds earlier.

And why does everything have to cost $x.99 or $x.95. All that does is puts unnecessary small change into my wallet or my pocket.

And why does everything have to cost $x.99 or $x.95. All that does is puts unnecessary small change into my wallet or my pocket.
It is all down to the honesty of the cashier when personal shopping, well that was the excuse pre-e-business days.

Some of the worst have to be when there's a massive sale on something. The voice-over person is always intent on YELLING at the viewer. And if that's not enough, it's the flashing text, colourful logos (also flashing) and the repetition of something said less than 2 seconds earlier.

They just wanna get your attention, it seems. ::) They got my attention all right...negative attention, that is.

About all tv promos I've seen in recent years

Geico, any Geico commercials, they're very deceptive  >:(

Most of those Nokia cell phone commercials, in particular the one with the woman talking about the process of breaking up with her boyfriend, and the last step is deleting his number off my phone and it asks me...are you sure?  and I say...Oh yeah...I'm sure.  ::)

Those 'Head-On' Commercials.

I wish the Energizer Corporation can have a commercial where the bunny just barges into that commercial.

Those 'Head-On' Commercials.

I wish the Energizer Corporation can have a commercial where the bunny just barges into that commercial.

LOL! I remember when the Energizer rabbit was first introduced, in the late 80's. He would barge into a few commercials that had absolutely nothing to do with the batteries, with the off-camera announcer saying, "Still going....Nothing outlasts the Energizer battery. It keeps going..and going...and going..."

Geico, any Geico commercials, they're very deceptive  >:(


The "True Hollywood Story" parodies aren't funny  :P

"The Flinstones" have been done better on "Harvey Birdman"

The "True Hollywood Story" parodies aren't funny  :P

"The Flinstones" have been done better on "Harvey Birdman"

Ditto...they should NOT be spoofing real tv shows in commercials. >:( Geico does way too many misleading ads. I personally construe it as false advertising.

I hate the ads for the Pioneer TV's.  There's one w/ a guy that has an eye on his chest, one they have an eye on their palm, and one where it's showing a mouth and lips and then pans out and that's the pupil of the eye.

VERY odd.  I can't even find myself comfortable with my kids watching those commercials.  Were I considering a Pioneer TV, it's enough that I'd look toward Sharp or a similar company. 

Any commercials for consolidating debt, credit scores (I can't stand that "I'm thinking of a number" guy!).
JG Wentworth commercials. ("It's your cash, use it when you want it").

Any commercials for consolidating debt, credit scores (I can't stand that "I'm thinking of a number" guy!).
JG Wentworth commercials. ("It's your cash, use it when you want it").



Yeah, those are bad.

I can't stand those get rich quick commercials, like the 'work from your home and makes thousands a month' ones. Fake people and it's all a scam. The website listed changes almost every week even though it's the same commercial.

Haynes commercials are bad too. That store must have gone out of business 60 times in the past 20 years, and they have "sales" like every other weekend.  ::)

Ant

There's another of those money management RADIO commercials playing(not sure if just in LA)..but it has a woman who says one word that throws off the honesty and that is 'A-GAIN'
I think this may be a Canadian company as a US company wouldn't use that pronounciation...and would not have aired it being an important company!

ENCOURAGING???

Another insurance commercial running is for Mercury and it features policy holders(?) emerging from luggage after it comes out of the airport carousel....

Do you think the 1/2 brains watching may get ideas from this to hideaway themselves in luggage to get free travel?

Afterall how many out there drone 'where's the beef' or copy from other ads that were stupid but they tried it anyway??

How about those ads for RepHresh feminine cleansing solution?

The suggested uses are simply TMI for me.  8-P

I don't like the Vonage commercials, although I am sure I've already said this before.  ;D

I don't like the Vonage commercials, although I am sure I've already said this before.  ;D

You're not alone; I've ranted about them too.

In fact, I don't like most of the tv ads that are being shown during the baseball playoffs.

That commercial where this lady walks up to her friend at a cocktail party and asks about her boyfriend then says, "Well how come there's a hot cougar woman chatting him up?" Her friend replies that it's his mother and she says, "Really? She's stunning," with the cattiest look I have ever seen. I think it's a cell phone commercial.

Oh and that Depends commercial, advertising the underwear has had a makeover.

"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."


Talking about the furniture guy shouting reminds me of one guy from Houston, Texas. I am bending the rules I guess, because I admire this guy.
In Houston, Gallery Furniture Show room still features Mattress Mac. Who has always shouted "We'll save you money today!" He has done this since the 80's. But in real life this self made milliionaire has donated to numerous Houston charities. Most recently to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

But one I hate?  "Head On. Apply to the forehead"... repeated over and over. 

But one I hate?  "Head On. Apply to the forehead"... repeated over and over. 


I mentioned that earlier. I wish the Energizer Rabbit would run through those commercials.

BTW-Welcome.

I mentioned that earlier. I wish the Energizer Rabbit would run through those commercials.

BTW-Welcome.

Yeah..that would be quite a commercial mash-up. LOL :D

I still remember when the Energizer Rabbit was first introduced; sometimes he'd interfere with other commercials. I'm not sure how they did that, though.

Yeah..that would be quite a commercial mash-up. LOL :D

I still remember when the Energizer Rabbit was first introduced; sometimes he'd interfere with other commercials. I'm not sure how they did that, though.


Those Energizer commercials were cool.  :)

The Ikea one where the girl is singing about beige.  Lousy song, lousy voice, lousy commercial,

Those Energizer commercials were cool.  :)

Yeah...the ones from back in the day. The ones they make now, they use the Energizer rabbit mascot to charge things up...like an alien spaceship.

The new Ditech.com commercial because the animated dude for the "Real Life Plan" looks just like David Horowitz!
:D

Thank GOD for the almighty MUTE button!!  Whenever one comes on I just give alittle press and presto, I can't hear the noise (((YEA!!))) :D

Thank GOD for the almighty MUTE button!!  Whenever one comes on I just give alittle press and presto, I can't hear the noise (((YEA!!))) :D
Even the sight of some commercials turn me off completely.

Any commercials for RX drugs. I can't stand one for the birth control pill, Yaz with the women in the bar all discussing it.

Thank GOD for the almighty MUTE button!!  Whenever one comes on I just give alittle press and presto, I can't hear the noise (((YEA!!))) :D


Even the sight of some commercials turn me off completely.

I know! There are so many ads out there that I can't stand to look at! Which is why I like to channel-surf during the commercial breaks; at least find something more pleasing to watch. I always return to the main program I'm watching, though.

Any commercials for RX drugs. I can't stand one for the birth control pill, Yaz with the women in the bar all discussing it.

The word on Yaz for years was they were a great synth-pop duo and too bad they didn't last longer!
:P

(I always called them Yazoo, the band and the label truncated the name as courtesy to another group already using it.)

The word on Yaz for years was they were a great synth-pop duo and too bad they didn't last longer!
:P

(I always called them Yazoo, the band and the label truncated the name as courtesy to another group already using it.)


;D

Am I ahead of the times or has 'CELEBREX' started using THREE DOG NIGHTS',  "CELEBRATE" yet?

Am I ahead of the times or has 'CELEBREX' started using THREE DOG NIGHTS', "CELEBRATE" yet?

Well they did have a jingle that went "Celebrate, celebrate, come on and celebrate" (something of that nature)...which I suspect was a ripoff of some older song. ::)

i can't stand any McDonalds commercials, especially on the radio. everytime i have the radio on, and a McDonalds ad comes on, i want to just.......destroy my stereo. they are the least funny and most annoying.

The blurred Elmo  ::)

The EHarmony commercials. I can't stand hearing couples tell their sappy stories of how they got together  8-P

That Kia 'Maniac' commercial.

That Kia 'Maniac' commercial.

I know, it rips off another older pop song. 8-P

Radio commercial about a credit help service.... playing in LA. A woman at the end says something about getting control of her finances 'Ag-ay-N'..as to the most common form-again.
My guess is the ad recorder was asleep and did not catch that pronounciation or it was recorded in Canada, as that's how they would pronounce it...very annoying-who talks like that here?

DUH it's the Hyundai commercial DUH.

My latest commercial to detest is that ad for Lyrica, the elixir that they are hawking to cure fybromyalgia.

Some lady comes on and reads from her diary, gets this pained look on her face and reads how her fibromyalgia is "so teder to the touch".  About every other word in the script is fibromyalgia ad ... her demeanor creeps me out.

Fibromyalgia exists, but the way she does this ad only reinforces the stereotype that fybromyalgia is the same as hypochondira.  Too bad...

Those commercials about Liberty Medical testing supplies are starting to bore me to death now.  ::)

"Ab Rail" infomercial

Some of the people doesn't look near "fat" in the before pictures.

The "True Hollywood Story" parodies aren't funny  :P

"The Flinstones" have been done better on "Harvey Birdman"

I admit the Flintstones and Beverly Hillbillies versions are dumb(Jed Clampett can't keep his family fed, but he can afford a personal computer? And 20 years before they hit the market?!?), but I think the one where a Cabbage Patch Kid is portrayed as a "Struggling Former Child Star" is particularly cute.
As far as Geico commercials go, I hate the "good news" ads, and the cavemen have become irritating(getting their own sitcom? The writer's strike couldn't have come at a better time!), but I do still think the Gecko bits are funny.

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

I admit the Flintstones and Beverly Hillbillies versions are dumb(Jed Clampett can't keep his family fed, but he can afford a personal computer? And 20 years before they hit the market?!?), but I think the one where a Cabbage Patch Kid is portrayed as a "Struggling Former Child Star" is particularly cute.
As far as Geico commercials go, I hate the "good news" ads, and the cavemen have become irritating(getting their own sitcom? The writer's strike couldn't have come at a better time!), but I do still think the Gecko bits are funny.


Agreed on all counts; I think they've gone way overboard with the cavemen characters. ::) The gecko is okay, I kinda thought one of his commercials was funny, namely the one where he answers the phone and says "No I can't save you money on car insurance. You want Geico, not gecko! (babbling on other end) Well that's uncalled for!" Some of the Geico ads in the pre-gecko era were tolerable, too (to some extent).

I do not like to watch commercials and usually change the channel when one comes on. It's funny because Diane & Julie enjoy them & get mad at me if I start changing channels  :-\\

I do not like to watch commercials and usually change the channel when one comes on.

I've gotten into that habit lately, too! For the most part, there's hardly any ads on tv that I actually can stand.

That's one commerical I haven't and refuse to see. When I hear that music I quickly change the channel or look away. I instinctively look away because I figure it's as stupid as the "Nacho Man" commericals of the mid 90's when a overweight 40something thinks he a super cute 5 year old.


Yeah, both of them rip off popular songs and depict grown people making fools of themselves. 8-P

You said it brother!  :)  But what's worse is that they are in your face, trying to force you to watch making a fool of themselves.  >:(

...which I refuse to do. That's NOT how people should be trying to make money. To me, things like that draw negative attention. :P



By the way....


I admit the Flintstones and Beverly Hillbillies versions are dumb(Jed Clampett can't keep his family fed, but he can afford a personal computer? And 20 years before they hit the market?!?),


I saw the "Flintstone" Geico ad this evening and made myself change the channel. How dare they do this to a classic tv show...and rip off E's "THS" idea for it.

I once again came across a link for "Commercials I Hate." There are several of them on there that I have to agree with.

Good Ole Tom's (E. Hartford, CT)

http://gambit.org/2008/02/24/good-ole-toms-creepiest-local-commercials-ever/

Times are tough, folks are hocking their frikkin' heirlooms right and left.  It doesn't help for this guy to look like a cross between a pimp and a Southern sheriff from yesteryear.  Maybe next time they'll try the eyepatch and the hook-hand.  Arrrrh, ye scurvy dogs!
:D

These aren't even the creepiest outtakes of Tom, but they're the only ones I could find--and they happen to be on "Creepiest Local Commercials Ever"!

I've gotten into that habit lately, too! For the most part, there's hardly any ads on tv that I actually can stand.
that's me, I just can't stand them and completely abhor being sold something, but more than that is the amount of commercial time during a regular 30 minute tv show. like 1/3 of the time is commercials  >:(

Good Ole Tom's (E. Hartford, CT)

http://gambit.org/2008/02/24/good-ole-toms-creepiest-local-commercials-ever/

Times are tough, folks are hocking their frikkin' heirlooms right and left.  It doesn't help for this guy to look like a cross between a pimp and a Southern sheriff from yesteryear.  Maybe next time they'll try the eyepatch and the hook-hand.  Arrrrh, ye scurvy dogs!
:D

These aren't even the creepiest outtakes of Tom, but they're the only ones I could find--and they happen to be on "Creepiest Local Commercials Ever"!



You are right about how creepy the guy looks.

I love local adverts though, they are so funny - corny, badly acted and complete with stammers and mistakes!

Ok I know this commercial is not as annoying as others but this one is just so stupid at one part it grates my nerves!!!

It's the Yoplait commercial where the lady's trying to explain that she needs all of her clothing taken in and the other lady thinks she needs them let out.  And they get into the argument and at one point the yoplait eater says "Ok, see, I was just outside and then I came in so if you could..." and then she makes the motion with her hands to take the clothes in. 
It just gets on my nerves each time I hear it cuz I'm going  what the **** does being outside or inside the building have to do with your clothing alterations?? I mean is that stupid writing or what? 

Well I've got two more which involve screaming. What's worse is that they're constantly repeated on the channels they're being shown. First is the promo for "Deadliest Catch" where the capt is screaming about something that he wants NOW! It's like they play this stupid com. every break!  >:(  The other one os for Turbo Tax where a guy asks a woman for the time and she screams at him because for some reason she thinks he's talking about her taxes. 

Or....how about those stupid "Buenoheads" commercials???  Like the one where the lady gives her wedding ring for her meal because she forgot her wallet.  Or those commercials for Taco Mayo or Taco Bueno where they go "Now THAT was unexpected!" in a weird Irish accent.  I mean, Irish accent for Mexican food?  It doesn't make sense!!

I hate the screaming commercials too.  HATE them with a passion.  Especially this one:  The Stanley Steamer commercial where the family dog is dragging it's but across the carpet (I'm sure it's because the poor dog has worms, he doesn't do it to maliciously dirty your carpet!  >:( )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZ_pkAu3TQ

I hate the screaming commercials too.  HATE them with a passion.  Especially this one:  The Stanley Steamer commercial where the family dog is dragging it's but across the carpet (I'm sure it's because the poor dog has worms, he doesn't do it to maliciously dirty your carpet!   >:( )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZ_pkAu3TQ

Egads! Is that why dogs do that?  Our dogs used to do that but I thought it was just more utterly un-self-conscous canine behavior.  I don't have a dog now, but I might in the future so it would be good to know if that behavior is cause for concern. 

Anyway...

Two commercials I really despise:

The freecreditreport ads...all of them, but particularly the one where the guy wants to buy a nice car but can only buy a little piece of junk because he has bad credit and then the girls laugh at him.  As if people end up with bad credit nowadays because they're stoned adolescent slobs!

Then there's the one for that exclusive job search site, something like "if you let everybody play, nobody wins."  "100k jobs for 100k people."  Yes, lovey, we must keep the riff-raff out.  Smithers, will you show Mr. Jones the door?  He only made 83K last year.  Direct him to monster.com with the rest of the trailer trash and hood rats!"
:D

I hate the screaming commercials too.  HATE them with a passion.  Especially this one:  The Stanley Steamer commercial where the family dog is dragging it's but across the carpet (I'm sure it's because the poor dog has worms, he doesn't do it to maliciously dirty your carpet!   >:( )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZ_pkAu3TQ



hahaah...that one always makes me laugh! ;D

Well they did have a jingle that went "Celebrate, celebrate, come on and celebrate" (something of that nature)...which I suspect was a ripoff of some older song. ::)


There is a commercial for a women's PMS drug (don't know name) At first they were using Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". Now they're using the song but a version which has some woman singing it instead. Maybe Dee Snider got after them for it. If they can't get rights to the orginal song they will just record a knockoff version of it. Sammy Hagar said that about Right Now (Crystal Pepsi from the 90s). He said they told them if Van Halen wouldn't give permission/rights they would just record their own version of it.

Does ANYONE know what the lady ios singing on the new commercial for McDonalds' iced coffee from the time they go  out the door following the cup in her hand to when they sing dada dada daaa I'm lovin it?

Those Pepto Bismol ads where they have people auditioning.

If I hear these people screaming out about heartburn, upset stomach, indigestion or DIARHEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! one more time I'm gonna hurl.  8-P

Does ANYONE know what the lady ios singing on the new commercial for McDonalds' iced coffee from the time they go  out the door following the cup in her hand to when they sing dada dada daaa I'm lovin it?


Nah, but I laugh because they announce the coffee as if they've created something new.

Egads! Is that why dogs do that?  Our dogs used to do that but I thought it was just more utterly un-self-conscous canine behavior.  I don't have a dog now, but I might in the future so it would be good to know if that behavior is cause for concern. 


Well...I'm not a dog expert (I'm partial to cats) but I like all animals.  Here's a link about that behavior in dogs.  Could be worms or something else which is just not really anything I'm gonna describe here.  8-P  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070315182754AABBszi

Anyways, back to the topic (sorry for the brief interruption - call it an annoying commercial break from annoying commercials thread)  ;D

I hate the Bare Minerals cosmetics commercials.  Hubby and I make fun of it.  Especially there is one girl in particular that says "My mom uses Bare Minerals now.  My sister uses Bare Minerals now.  etc.. etc."

I don't I've ever found a commercial I could stand.

Am I ahead of the times or has 'CELEBREX' started using THREE DOG NIGHTS',   "CELEBRATE" yet?


I just saw another commercial (diabetic blood testing meter) using a Three Dog Night song. It was "Shambala" but it wasn't them singing, someone else was.

All the Mohegan Sun ones.  They've "parodied" well-known songs very badly (not rhyming, badly paced etc) and put awful dance moves to them all.

ONE OF THE LATEST MIND GRINDERS: 

The KIA commercial where they play some song about "I think I better give up' as they show car owners filling up the gas tank but cvan't remember what side the tank is on and the hose doesn't reach...It's probably because it plays a lot, like the song that was ruined the same way: "Those were the best days of our lives"-which every school graduation party HAD to use as a theme!

a bonus STOP IT ALREADY!!!!: Kaiser Permanente runs a bilingual workout training shouting out instructions in Spanish- 'Aribe'! 'Muy Bien',save it for Mexico!

 

ONE OF THE LATEST MIND GRINDERS: 

The KIA commercial where they play some song about "I think I better give up' as they show car owners filling up the gas tank but cvan't remember what side the tank is on and the hose doesn't reach...It's probably because it plays a lot, like the song that was ruined the same way: "Those were the best days of our lives"-which every school graduation party HAD to use as a theme!

a bonus STOP IT ALREADY!!!!: Kaiser Permanente runs a bilingual workout training shouting out instructions in Spanish- 'Aribe'! 'Muy Bien',save it for Mexico!

   


Damn, Saver, were you reading my mind? I came here to write about that damn Kia commercial with the "Seems I can't get it right today" song. It's in my head constantly.

I hear ya on that Kaiser commercial. Where are we? Oh, yeah the U.S.

There is a commercial for a women's PMS drug (don't know name) At first they were using Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". Now they're using the song but a version which has some woman singing it instead. Maybe Dee Snider got after them for it.

Oh yes, I heard that one not too long ago. I think that rendition is pathetic myself. 8-P



If they can't get rights to the orginal song they will just record a knockoff version of it. Sammy Hagar said that about Right Now (Crystal Pepsi from the 90s). He said they told them if Van Halen wouldn't give permission/rights they would just record their own version of it.

Yeah, and I think that stinks...they shouldn't mess with popular songs at all IMO.

Damn, Saver, were you reading my mind? I came here to write about that damn Kia commercial with the "Seems I can't get it right today" song. It's in my head constantly.

I hear ya on that Kaiser commercial. Where are we? Oh, yeah the U.S.


Our pressure timers must be synchronated!

Those Pepto Bismol ads where they have people auditioning.

If I hear these people screaming out about heartburn, upset stomach, indigestion or DIARHEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! one more time I'm gonna hurl.  8-P

They're still not as bad as the ones for 'rhoid remedies!
::)

The one that gets on my nerves now is the one for 7-up, where this country girl is out walking to her vegetable garden, notices that all the carrots have been half eaten, then she runs into her house, opens her fridge and starts screaming.  Now that 7 up has natural flavors even cute and cuddley rabbits will burrow their way into our refridgerators to drink up all our sodas!  The worst part is the screaming.  Usually the commercial plays late at night or early mornings when really...I don't wanna hear anybody screaming.

Anybody seen the one for Go phone with Meatloaf?

Anybody seen the one for Go phone with Meatloaf?

Oh, come on, those ComCast ones with the "More More More" bit are dumb, but Meat Loaf & son are funny! And it he can still belt it out!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Anybody seen the one for Go phone with Meatloaf?
Is it on youTube?

Is it on youTube?

Here's the long version of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YMVO7-8ns#


I like it :)

This one gets to me because the advertiser allows the sloppy editing to show full on!

In the Southwest a commercial is running for El Pollo Loco-a chicken fast food place...this one shows a man beginning to oreder from a perky girl behind the counter at a 'greasy chicken' store...
The idea behind the commercial is how El Pollo Loco is not fullof grease.


The slop is, they show her bright face full on as you hear her say: HOW CAN I FOOL YOU TODAY? While her lips move to: May(or how can) I help you or something that doesn't even match! BUT IT'S SO OBVIOUS!!!

Why run this if it isn't right..never saw anything like this before!

I'm getting tired of the Geico Caveman advertising campaign. The whole thing went bust with the (not surprisingly) bust of the failed TV Show, it's over. Stop trying to "trick" us into thinking that they're a real oppressed minority. Frankly it's gone from novelty to mockery.

I'm totally with you on all counts. The caveman thing is getting old too (no pun intended). ::)

I'm getting tired of the Geico Caveman advertising campaign. The whole thing went bust with the (not surprisingly) bust of the failed TV Show, it's over. Stop trying to "trick" us into thinking that they're a real oppressed minority. Frankly it's gone from novelty to mockery.


I never liked the Cavemen.  They just seemed like pretentious idiots to me.

I'm getting tired of the Geico Caveman advertising campaign. The whole thing went bust with the (not surprisingly) bust of the failed TV Show, it's over. Stop trying to "trick" us into thinking that they're a real oppressed minority. Frankly it's gone from novelty to mockery.

It was a great ad campaign five years ago, but now it's as stale as a week-old cruller.
8-P

The DishDVR spot with the really, really, REALLY bad Dubya impersonator!
::)

What commercials can you not stand?

Most of them, as a matter of fact.

More that use popular rock songs that have nothing to do with the product:
Swiffer using Blondie's "One way or another"
Toyota using INXS's "What you need"

Two different ones for Ore Ida fries:
"Come on feel the noize" (not Quiet Riot, someone else sang it ),
"Stand Tall"- Burton Cummings version.


Also any product that Billy Mays is pitching.

The Alltell wizard campaign (or did somebody already mention it?).  Anyway, it's magically annoying!
8-P

The Pedisure commercial. Darnnit, what sorta kid doesn't like waffles, but will drink something that tastes like cat urine?  8-P

on the radio...


1-800-52 sii-i-i--x...R-U-G-s...

and it's on all the time. the singer is so annoying!

The Pedisure commercial. Darnnit, what sorta kid doesn't like waffles, but will drink something that tastes like cat urine?  8-P

I don't have the frame of reference.


Johnsonville Bratwurst.

Gotta have a juicy Johnson....


...ville
:-\\

Has anyone heard if this is true:

The radio had run a commercial for LIFELOCK, where a guy states his name and social security number,then goes on to tell how he is so sure with the company that no one will take his identity,(there may be some million dollar guarantee)...well, I heard someone used his info and got money/credit or charged on it...

So what's the story?  I knew it couldn't be that secure and now I'm sure it makes them look bad..I even alerted our local news investigation dept. to see if it's worthy to expose.

Someone else there may have hard it...

HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.
Hate it.
Girls Gone Wild commercials on every other second on comedy central after 11
The commercial with the mermaid and beach people singing 877 654 8889!!!!
I think I hate 99% of todays commercials. They are just so degrading making us look so dumb. I miss 80's-90's commercials when they just showed the product played some jingle music and you were sold.

Well I haven't heard of that but my question is, what about overseas ID thieves? The news programs I've seen say that even the government has a hard time doing anything to these people, where most ID thieves are from.


Yes, I saw one of those expos`es..they let the guy cheating run off..as they were only a camera crew filming the way the scams work...and it continues on and on and on..

HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.


I made a parody of that commercial. I call it 'HARD ON'.

HARD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE GROIN
HARD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE GROIN
HARD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE GROIN

I hate singing ads...especially the ones that feature on-camera people who don't know how to carry a tune very well. 8-P

I hate singing ads...especially the ones that feature on-camera people who don't know how to carry a tune very well. 8-P

Nothing worse than a corny jingle getting stuck in your head for fourteen hours!
::)

J G Wentworth.CASSSSH NOOW! 8-P

If I see on TV or hear on the radio either of those two godforsaken freecreditreport.com songs one more time I'm really gonna fudgeing lose it!!!!! :D >:(

Despite being a song about a guy down on his luck, he comes off instead as a silver-spoonfed jerk, especially seeing that one commercial about how he wouldn't have married "his dream girl" if he only knew about her credit card problems. Must not have been much of a relationship then. It's that little smirk that does it.



I hate that one the most, too.  I want to deck him.

They dragged this one from the bin: IKEA ..the woman customer checking out at the register thinks they rang her price up low and swiftly walks to the door until she gets outside and starts HOWWWWWLING 'START THE CAR, START THE CAR!'


Stuff it.....

All of the current adverts for Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort.  They butcher a variety of 80s songs

i.e.

My Sharona becomes My Mohegan
Hold The Line becomes At The Sun

8-P

All of the current adverts for Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort.  They butcher a variety of 80s songs

i.e.

My Sharona becomes My Mohegan
Hold The Line becomes At The Sun

8-P


I was thinking more of the relentless ones like "Your daughter's new boyfriend...oooohhhh....a Maalox moment! Ahhh that feels better

"Uh, nice house!"
"Nnnniiiice earing!"

--Maalox c.1991

^ On a similar note, the Hillshire Farms ads are dumb too. Guys repeatedly chanting (and yelling out) the name of the product in a chauvinistic manner. "When I say hillshire YOU SAY FARM!" Loud talking and behaviour like that makes me NOT want to go out and buy the product. ::)

ExtenZE.

If you invented a pill that could really make a man's how-do-you-do bigger, you wouldn't need to hock it on late night TV.  You could set up a stand on every streetcorner and the lines would form around the block!
8)

Unless somebody out there wants to give ExtenZE a testimonial...

Burger King (actually my favorite hamburger chain despite their ad department) had a couple of commericals like this too. This was during that thankfully short period a few years ago when the corporations were pushing the notion that if you took any reponsibility for your health you were G..G...A....A...Y....Y because real men ONLY eat fatty foods and empty sweets in overassumption.

The latest one is pretty creepy with the King coming on to (that's two prepositions, not one) the little kid!
:o

You wanna know what commercial I really can't stand?

The one where the person or persons talk about products :D
(btw, that could mean just about any commercial)

You wanna know what commercial I really can't stand?

The one where the person or persons talk about products :D
(btw, that could mean just about any commercial)

The ones where the person or persons talk about services are almost as annoying!
;)

Anyone understand why the advertisers think people will DASH to get a Mazda in the 10 car DASH Commercial where various 'dudes' are jumping on and across the cars..
Can they guarantee to wipe off the hand stains from the handstands and flips the 'dudes' are doing over the parked cars? Or is that extra

Anyone understand why the advertisers think people will DASH to get a Mazda in the 10 car DASH Commercial where various 'dudes' are jumping on and across the cars..
Can they guarantee to wipe off the hand stains from the handstands and flips the 'dudes' are doing over the parked cars? Or is that extra

Dude, I don't know dude!

The ones where the person or persons talk about services are almost as annoying!
;)

"We do this, we do that." A common gimmick in ads.

Dude, I don't know dude!


What a dude!

(You can bet they aren't CEOS doing handflips) 

Just saw one today for Yaz (birth control pill) that uses Scandal's "Goodbye to you" with some pop princess sounding chick singing it. They probably couldn't get the rights to the original version.

I think this is the same product that used Twisted Sisters' "We're not gonna take it"; first the original version and then later a cover of it.

The wrose commercials are those adds (usually for the same station) that pop up on the screen when you are trying to watch something.

Just saw one today for Yaz (birth control pill) that uses Scandal's "Goodbye to you" with some pop princess sounding chick singing it. They probably couldn't get the rights to the original version.

I think this is the same product that used Twisted Sisters' "We're not gonna take it"; first the original version and then later a cover of it.

They should have used Yaz (Yazoo)!
8)

IT'S HONDA CLEARANCE DAYS SALE time again..and yep,....using MR. OPPORTUNITY....

Gimmick? New icon?  Next Taco Bell Dog figure?  Year after year...anyone look forward to him?

IT'S HONDA CLEARANCE DAYS SALE time again..and yep,....using MR. OPPORTUNITY....

And I thought they'd gotten rid of him. ::)


Gimmick? New icon?  Next Taco Bell Dog figure?  Year after year...anyone look forward to him?

He must be used seasonally.

The JC Penney (back to school sale)  where the kids are copying two scenes from The Breakfast Club.

The tear-jerker PSA with Sarah McLachalan and oll the sad-eyed dogs and cats waiting for the big sniff!
:\'(

The JC Penney (back to school sale)  where the kids are copying two scenes from The Breakfast Club.

It's kinda early for a back to school sale IMO. ::)

It's kinda early for a back to school sale IMO. ::)


Depends on where you live.  My daughter started school last week. 

The commercial for deodorant that claims to give you "flawless armpits" and the woman walks throughout the town putting her pits in people's faces...

At the moment, I can't stand the Always commercial with the slogan, "Have a happy period. Always." It especailly embarrasses me when I'm 'on.' I find the car insurance comparison adverts boring. This includes the advert for the 'Go Compare' website. Both of these commercials came on in ad breaks that showed during 'The Dog Whisperer' on Sky Three.

Depends on where you live.  My daughter started school last week. 

In the middle of the SUMMER?! Is she on a year round schedule or something?