# Again with the annoying commercials! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2017-06-28T22:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 369
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7367 "2026-05-17T00:33:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > As for annoying commercials… [California judge blocks repetitive Kars4Kids jingle from airwaves](https://ktla.com/news/california/california-judge-blocks-repetitive-kars4kids-jingle-from-airwaves/). Does that have something to do with the updated jingle? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DtWXCo_8wA4/maxresdefault.jpg "The All-New Kars4Kids Jingle | Official Stevie T. Mix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtWXCo_8wA4) ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7368 "2026-05-17T00:37:30Z")
At least this group of kids looks like they might be familiar with the instruments. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7369 "2026-05-17T02:56:17Z")
And their guitars are actually plugged in, unlike all those old lip-syncing bands of yesteryear. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7370 "2026-05-17T03:42:51Z")
Just to be clear, the judge blocked the commercial because it violated false-advertising laws; not because it’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7371 "2026-05-17T03:44:39Z")
Exactly, and their ads have had essentially the exact same vague wording for decades. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7372 "2026-05-17T12:36:07Z")
I don’t think so - it’s different kids and the music is different but the judge permanently enjoined Kars4forKids from broadcasting any variation of the jingle > “unless said advertisement contains an express, audible disclosure of its religious affiliation and the geographic location of its primary beneficiaries and the age of the beneficiaries, specifying whether they aim for children or families, or both. Any future advertisement must clearly and conspicuously specify the actual age range of the primary beneficiaries. [Kars4Kids] may no longer use images of prepubescent children to solicit donations that support individuals who have reached the age of majority.” The only one of those conditions the new commercial might _possibly_ meet is that the kids are older- although I think at least some of them qualify as prepubescent. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7373 "2026-05-19T17:38:02Z")
“Chevy trucks are as dependable as the Chevy people that drive them.” It only starts to make sense when spoken in a cowboy drawl, as required by law. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7374 "2026-05-20T18:07:34Z")
There’s a Domino’s commercial I’m seeing a lot of now. It has a spokes-puppet. Would it have killed them to hire a puppeteer who knows how to synchronize the puppet’s mouth with the words? Gah!!! Bad puppetry annoys the hell out of me. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7375 "2026-05-22T21:05:53Z")
Walmart has a commercial where a family is trying to spoil a guinea pig aka cavy. Nice cage, carrots, etc. Except that it is a LONE cavy, and in many areas that is illegal, since those animals need another cavy to keep them happy and healthy. > **[Why Guinea Pigs Should Never Be Kept Alone: The Case for Companionship](https://www.crittercolonyclub.com/blogs/all-things-guinea-pigs/why-guinea-pigs-should-never-live-alone?srsltid=AfmBOooXTzy5kXkWmlb5y7z7rJtrBEUCniXIjTZldtZQi4I6PG8KmAEz)** > > Keeping a guinea pig alone might seem fine, but it can actually cause emotional and physical harm to your furry friend. Guinea pigs are social creatures that rely on companionship to stay happy and healthy. Find out why they should always live in... ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7376 "2026-05-24T22:19:32Z")
I just heard a commercial for a product that “kills COVID-causing bacteria.” COVID isn’t caused by bacteria. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7377 "2026-05-24T23:08:36Z")
Well there you go! Every single COVID-causing bacteria will be killed by that product! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7378 "2026-05-25T22:44:17Z")
I’ve got a Tiger Laser, and By God, I’ve never been attacked by a tiger! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7379 "2026-05-26T19:30:41Z")
Lisa, I want to buy your tiger laser. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7380 "2026-05-26T20:37:07Z")
Lisa, don’t do it! We care about you and don’t want you or your groceries mauled by tigers! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7381 "2026-06-08T19:18:09Z")
Ugh, still more of the dumb AI scams on YT. There’s two different vinegar ones claiming that “THIS is the reason there’s no diabetes in Israel”. It’s obvious bullshit without looking it up, but Israel has around a 10% diabetes rate. There’s a new “gelatin trick for fat” commercial, as well. Only this time it’s got a warble and frame stutter as if it’s an actual reel of film that’s about to break in the projector. I have no idea what they’re trying to communicate with that. Possibly “This isn’t new bullshit! This is really old, time-honored bullshit!” At least they’re not trying to make me believe I can bang my nonexistent stepmom, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7382 "2026-06-08T20:04:14Z")
I’ll just add the blanket category of pharmaceutical ads here in California. We are just fucking bombarded with them every ad break. 30 seconds of ‘here’s what it cures’ and 30 seconds of ‘here’s how it can kill you’. And if not that, just a litany of horrible side-effects. It’s so refreshing when we are watching TV in another market, ‘Hi Flo!’ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7383 "2026-06-08T23:43:09Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > I’ll just add the blanket category of pharmaceutical ads here in California. And in every case- if you take that drug, you have a perfect life, full of walking on the beach, hanging out with friends, playing with the perfect children, etc. You dont have to work 8 hours in a cubicle or behind a cash register… or watch drug ads either. Life is perfect. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7384 "2026-06-09T05:09:15Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > And in every case- if you take that drug, you have a perfect life, full of walking on the beach, And get that 1968 Ford Bronco you’ve always wanted. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7385 "2026-06-09T05:25:46Z")
Back in the 1980s, during the days of evening talk radio, I remember a radio ad that was a PSA about myasthenia gravis that ended, “Ask your MD about MG.” I found out a few days ago that 1990s tennis pro Monica Seles has it. I still hate prescription drug advertising. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7386 "2026-06-09T05:32:56Z")
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