There was one for auto insurance, where two people have a minor collision, get out of their cars, and grin their heads off at each other - because they got INSURANCE!
Can’t remember which lot it was for.
Years ago, there was a Burger King commercial, touting something like 2 for $2 (or maybe it was 2-for-1, I don’t recall) Cheeseburger Special.
The ad just showed two cheeseburgers, and some guy off-screen picking the first one up and eating it while going on about how great Burger King cheeseburgers were, and what a great deal they were too, and then grabbing the second cheeseburger, while this guy is actually mumbling around a mouthful of two cheeseburgers that he just keeps cramming in his gob.
When the ad was running, I literally could not grab the remote fast enough to change the channel, and I don’t eat at BK anymore (for other reasons, but this disgusting, talking-with-your-mouth-full commercial did nothing to endear me to the King of Burgers).
But did you have anything to do with Crazy TV Lennie?
The Cal Worthington ads were genius. People who grew up in SoCal still remember them. But his real genius was owning his own finance company. “Here is a (used) 2008 Toyota Camry $7,999” with accompanying chyron $99 a month…and a much smaller chyron announcing X amount down for 84 months. These ads appealed to working class people with little savings. He made a fortune.
Not so long ago, a local mega-dealer with various locations for each car brand would start each commercial with a little chime, followed by a seductive female voice stating the dealership’s name (“Hendrick!”). Then a male announcer would go on to tell you about the vehicles. The tone of the ads made me think that their target audience isn’t women, so I’ve never felt compelled to look at them when I’ve been in need of a dealership.
I will never buy a product whose commercial contains:
“FACT: blah blah blah. FACT: blah blah blah.”
Anyone who’s telling you the truth doesn’t have to announce that fact at the beginning of each statement. I assume these people are lying.
Plus, it’s annoying as hell.
No, thank God. For anyone who doesn’t know, Lenny was your typical Loud ‘n’ Enthusiastic Schlockmeister Owner yelling about this week’s deal, which in the 70’s often included a FREE TEN SPEED!
So I have a soft spot for Lenny. My now-wife was a young, friendless transplant from the west coast (to a Wisconsin winter) who had no one in her life, nothing in her apartment, and no car. So she bought a cheap portable B&W television… and got a bike!
And now, he’s Crazy E-Bike Lenny! (wouldn’t it be great if you could get a free TV with each bike? I should drop by his store and tell him that).
Not sure if you use Android or if it works on iPhone but download YouTube vanced and the vanced micro g , thank me later
We might thank you later, but only if you tell us what it is first.
Same goes for commercials which state that the product being advertised is legal.
I remember some commercials like that, except the people were so happy because they were using a certain Dr. Scholls product.
Do you mean the “are you jellin’” insole commercials? I wanted to scream every time one of those came on.
If these bad commercials are giving you a headache 4 out of 5 quacks recommend HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD! HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!
There’s some commercial I’ve never actually seen, that starts out with some woman fumbling and trying to catch her phone, while the soundtrack goes “kedacka-kedacka-kedacka” or some such noise. It’s so annoying that we lunge for the mute button as soon as the ad comes on, so I don’t even know what it’s about.
I think it’s an Apple ad…I didn’t make it all the way through though.
Can we include podcast ads? There’s one that features a group of ladies having a conversation consisting of lots of “da-da-da-da-da!” noises. If I had any idea what it was for, I would complain about it on the company’s social media pages…fortunately, I’ve never had to listen to more than a few seconds.
It is. Apple thinks it is being so hip and clever with that horrible ad, but it seems to be a turn-off for anyone over 25.
Guess that’s not their target market:
Apple’s iPhone 12 led to largest revenue and profit in company history
The tech giant says its fiscal first-quarter iPhone sales grew by more than 17% from the previous year, marking a strong start for the iPhone 12.
… despite their annoying ads written by middle-aged white guys who are having trouble imagining what younger, hipper consumers would relate to.