Any Geico ad
ALL Political ads right now. Especially the Jeb Bush one that has the Marco Rubio weather vane. The only thing I got out of that ad was wondering why there was a penis in the clouds. (While trying to find an example to link to, it seems there is a new version that changed the cloud background)
These commercials got better when I made up my own backstory about the guys; the dark haired one is a cancer survivor, smoking pot to help with the side effects of chemo, and the other one is a hallucination of a friend who died several years ago.
I like that ad, because I suspect that’s what Peter Pan would have been like in real life.
Whoever mentioned the diet ads, YES. I really am tired of hearing Oprah Winfrey almost have an orgasm because she has bread EVERY DAY! Yeesh. I like bread too, but not that much.
Are there really diets, other than Atkins, that won’t let you eat bread? don’t most legitimate diets just restrict portions, so you can eat bread every day, just not a whole loaf?
Also, it’s my understanding that most of the diet programs advertised are nutritionally sound, but they cost money. If people could afford to pay for them for life, they could keep the weight off, but they can’t, so they can’t. They pay the money until they get down to their target weight, and then quit. What people need to do is go to a nutritionist (which most insurance plans will pay for if the person is overweight) who will teach them to create meals themselves that are healthy and under whatever calorie count the nutritionist prescribes. Then when they hit their target weight, they can up the calorie count a little, but not a lot, and they will know how to do it. They will also know what their target weight should be, so it will be realistic, and they will be trying to get down to 145lbs., not 105lbs.
YES - I hate that one.
I actually liked the earlier ones in this series when they would sometimes have a woman. I had read that the actors are improv comedians and are just put on the set and filmed and they pick the good stuff. I think they ran out of good stuff if that is true.
I’m hating on the ad for some sort of new-fangled nasal irrigator. It’s a machine the pumps the water up your nose and drains it out into a transparent tank, supposedly so you can admire your nasal effluvia before dumping it.
I think it’s the blank smiling face of the model using it that gets to me.
I didn’t start hating the commercial until I did some research on the product to see if it would be useful for my sinus problems. It uses a proprietary pack of saline solution, which the company is happy to sell you at two for a buck and has to be changed after each use. The thing plus a saline solution starter supply is like a hundred bucks.
I’ll wait for the proprietary pack patent to expire.
The one that’s about the size of a toaster oven? and is supposed to be so convenient? It looks like it weighs more than both my cats together.
That commercial is about as pleasant as cracking an egg and getting a chick embryo. Dammit, they’re supposed to screen for that. Especially the kosher ones. A certain kosher certifying agency got a very strongly worded letter.
I’ve been wondering how the models do that without being a hairy person. Yeah, my eyelashes look like that when you put mascara on them, I also have a hairy chest.
I’m starting to think that Geico (or commercials in general) are shooting for the “OMFG that was uncomfortable to watch” levels of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
OTOH, I’m starting to really enjoy just shouting back responses to all questions posed in commercials. So unless I’m just tired of that questionnaire, they’re still almost watchable.
The idiot women in the green van that loudly proclaim, “Butts Stink!”. Usually during mealtime.
That’s one of a very few I flip channels or mute to avoid.
I don’t care what the product is, this is disgusting and I resolve to actively AVOID any company that uses bright green in it’s logo.
I remember that one and every time I said - often out loud- “there ARRRRRRE???”
in a dopey voice. :smack:
The song was used in the ad long before it was getting radio air play.
I can’t stand the new Heineken commercial which (a) ruins “I Need A Hero” song for me and (b) implies that all men are drunken louts who can’t keep themselves from binge-drinking beer until they pass out, leaving their ladies in the lurch.
As a man, I find the commercial incredibly sexist.
You haven’t seen the Newcastle ad, have you?
Brewer’s Hands
I recently saw this horrible piece of shit commercial for knee braces from Medicare, with Grade Z animation. Those mouths - ugh. Everything about it is a disaster. I especially like the “zoom-in” animation where grandma is riding a skateboard, but animating wheels was too expensive so it looks like she’s gliding on a piece of wood. If you make it that far, you’re treated to a robotic repetition of their phone number so many times you want to throw something.
Oh, and upon finding it, I discovered from the comments they’ve made the same one specifically with black animation and actors for BET. And the phone number is completely different.
Ever been exposed to Clutch Cargo?
I hate the Chevrolet commercials with the moderator and a focus group with the “gotcha” at the end.
The stupidest part of that one is the first part that goes:
Ad guy: ‘How much do you think you’d pay for this smartphone?’
Woman: ’ I don’t know, a few hundred?’
Guy: ‘That’s top of the line! More like $425.’
Dumbass, $425 is a few hundred!
There was one Sonic commercial a few years ago that was obviously unscripted and just cracked me up. Pete (the dark haired guy) was eating tater tots and saying something and just as the tot gets to his mouth, TJ reaches over and slaps it out of his hand and yells “Rejected!” And Pete has this total “WTF was that!?” look on his face.
But yeah, nine out of ten Sonic commercials are pretty lame.
My post from another current thread about commercials
I’ve never been fond of Hormel’s attempts at food, with the occasional exception of Spam.