Ha, yeah, they all want you to know that they are aware that they couldn't care less that their newly developed drug causes more problems that what you started with, but hey, they disclosed it in their commercial so it is your own fault for thinking they wanted you to actually get well when you asked for it after all of that.
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The worst commercials in TV history..
- Thread starter mleach
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Is anyone watching all of the Super Bowl pre-game coverage yet on CBS? If so, if promos count among the "worst commercials" for this thread, did any of you catch the one for the upcoming March Madness coverage on CBS (and TBS, TNT and TruTV) with the guy singing an off-key rendition of "One Shining Moment?" If so, I think that spot's going to wear thin between now and March 17 (or March 15 if you count those four play-in games).
We have yet another new Colonel Sanders -- the third within one year. I guess Darrell Hammond and Norm Macdonald weren't bad enough.
http://uproxx.com/tv/kfc-new-colonel-sanders/
http://uproxx.com/tv/kfc-new-colonel-sanders/
No one counts those play-in games, let alone watches them.
ENOUGH SAID - Mountain Dew during the Super Bowl - "Puppy Monkey Baby." Atrocious, has no meaning, was created by someone with LSD and crack in their system. They should be ashamed.
Also, Jublia, and that Xifaxan pill for disgusting people again during SB-50. I thought Jublia was done wasting $5,000,000+ every year...nah, the toenail fungus was BACK!
Also, Jublia, and that Xifaxan pill for disgusting people again during SB-50. I thought Jublia was done wasting $5,000,000+ every year...nah, the toenail fungus was BACK!
JeeperOne
Banned
NATIONAL TV - Not really a whole lot
LOCAL TV = One name comes to mind - FRANK AZAR !!! He's a local attorney who has his clients appear on TV testifying as to how much they got (Which of course he later says he can never guarantee in every case) & that EVERYTHING he says is TRUE
When I hear that, I just think Yeah - One needn't look any further than YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, which has a check from Mr. Azar FOR YOUR APPEARANCE IN HIS TV COMMERCIALS - DUMBASS
If only you could hear how sarcastic I get when I see his commercials on TV
lol
Cheers & 73
LOCAL TV = One name comes to mind - FRANK AZAR !!! He's a local attorney who has his clients appear on TV testifying as to how much they got (Which of course he later says he can never guarantee in every case) & that EVERYTHING he says is TRUE
When I hear that, I just think Yeah - One needn't look any further than YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, which has a check from Mr. Azar FOR YOUR APPEARANCE IN HIS TV COMMERCIALS - DUMBASS
If only you could hear how sarcastic I get when I see his commercials on TV
lolCheers & 73
JeeperOne
Banned
They should take a cue from Burger King & make Colonel Sanders VOICELESS
Whaddya think ?? Thoughts ??
Cheers & 73
They should take a cue from Burger King & make Colonel Sanders VOICELESS
Whaddya think ?? Thoughts ??
Cheers & 73
The creepy Burger King spoke in his most recent commercial, one spoofing the Presidential candidates' debates.
I can't speak for everybody, but this trend of making commercials just plain silly seems to be directed at 12-year old boys. Examples: Hot Pockets with indoor skydiving. The General car insurance. Really? Pampers where the baby is carrying a big load of poop. Gag me! And any spot where everyone just gets up and dances in ridiculous moves, there are plenty of them. I miss the old commercials that were straight forward, OR if they did offer humor, atleast is was witty and clever. Most so-called humorous commercials today are just plain stupid.
Wasn't John Madden selling it then?
No, that was "BOOM! Tough actin' Tinactin," an athlete's foot remedy. I never bought it because I couldn't find anything named BOOM! on the shelves.
I'm not liking these new Taco Bell ads starring George Takei.
This must have been what a bad acid trip was like.
This must have been what a bad acid trip was like.
Agreed. Those ads are strange. But if you remember, Taco Bell was the fast food franchise with those bizarre "Yo Quero Taco Bell" ads of a few years ago featuring that depressed sounding Chihuahua.
Part of the problem is repetition. If a viewer chooses a certain channel to spend some time with, (won't mention names, but Comedy Central!), they can repeat commercials 3-4 times within a two hour period. Why? To drive consumers away from the product? That is my result. Examples: Lucky Charms, (it was a dream!), or any of the candy commercials, good gawd they could probably be sued for encouraging diabetes. Then there is "The General", where wearing a combat hat actually makes your insurance a great deal. Good gawd. All mixed in between sad anti-smoking commercials where the victims all are telling you about their sad ailments, only to be followed by more candy and sugary cereal ads. Good grief, advertising is important, but is the best we can do?
And The General (who reminds me a bit of the minor Jay Ward cartoon character Commander McBragg) is so cheaply animated that he gives all those commercials a cut-rate look. That, more than the presence of a cartoon general itself, leaves me with the impression that the insurance being sold probably isn't a great deal, or even a good one. Same goes for the CarFax "Car Fox." CarFax is a reputable and useful service, or at least I've found it useful, but having a cheap-looking animated fox tell me to try it makes me wonder, instead, if it really is that trustworthy.
Right on...as they used to say. With so much well-done advertising on the air for car insurance (think GEICO or those Farmers' Insurance ads featuring actor J.K. Simmons), who would consider The General after seeing that cheap animation? One has to wonder why they didn't spend a bit more money, given that they we would be using the animation on many of their commercials.
QUOTE=seatownmedia;6092723]Part of the problem is repetition. If a viewer chooses a certain channel to spend some time with, (won't mention names, but Comedy Central!), they can repeat commercials 3-4 times within a two hour period. Why? To drive consumers away from the product? That is my result. Examples: Lucky Charms, (it was a dream!), or any of the candy commercials, good gawd they could probably be sued for encouraging diabetes. Then there is "The General", where wearing a combat hat actually makes your insurance a great deal. Good gawd. All mixed in between sad anti-smoking commercials where the victims all are telling you about their sad ailments, only to be followed by more candy and sugary cereal ads. Good grief, advertising is important, but is the best we can do?[/QUOTE]
Come on, people. This is the DVR era. Even if you don't have cable or satellite and use an antenna for OTC TV, you can buy a DVR retail. I watch Comedy Central a lot, but this is the first time I've been made aware that they repeat commercials so frequently. Why? Because I filter all their programming through my DVR and skip the ads.
I can't stand those new Nationwide ads...the one where the couple makes a mess and break everything so they can get insurance money. What idiots!
Also can't stand the research group ads for Chevy. They are all stupid!
Aspen Dental also has some new singing ad that I cannot stand at all.
Also can't stand the research group ads for Chevy. They are all stupid!
Aspen Dental also has some new singing ad that I cannot stand at all.
I don't particularly hate those Chevy ads, but I find them laughable. By featuring those supposed consumers who 'ooh' and 'ahh' over the new Chevy cars, and say things like "Really? This is a Chevy?" - they seem to be conceding that their cars have been uncompetitive poorly designed and built junk until recently. That would be MY opinion, but it seems a bit risky to admit it, even in that round-about way.
It reminds me of the Domino's Pizza ads a few of years ago - when they "re-formulated" their recipe. The ads quite explicitly conceded that up to that point, their pizzas were awful.
BTW - my car (not American made) was in the body-shop recently, and I ended up renting a Chevy Malibu. Though three weeks was obviously too short a time to gauge its reliability, I do have to admit that it was a nice looking car, and very pleasant - if not exciting - to drive.